Indonesia in India’s Act East Policy

08 December 2016, 05:30 am
Indonesia in India’s Act East Policy
Programme Type
Discussions
 

Speakers: Ambassador Sudhir Devare, former Ambassador to Indonesia; Vice Admiral Anup Singh, former C-in-C, Eastern Naval Command and Director, Strategic Studies, Society for India Ocean Studies Mr. Dalton Sembiring, Deputy Chief of Mission of Indonesia; and Shri Pranav Kumar
 
 
Chair:  Professor Baladas Ghoshal
 
 
(Collaboration: Society for Indian Ocean Studies)
 

Shahnameh Khani: Narration of Shahnama

20 December 2016, 05:30 am
Shahnameh Khani: Narration of Shahnama
Programme Type
Cultural
 
By Mohsen Mirza Ali and Ali Nari
 
Naqqali - professional storytellers who perform the Iranian epic, Shahnama (Book of Kings) written by Ferdowsi (900 AD – 1020 AD). Traditionally performed in the Qahvekhane or coffee house or on special occasions such as during Ramazan, Noruz or during the winter months. It is the oldest form of dramatic performance in Iran and the stories are narrated in verse or prose accompanied by gestures and movements, sometimes instrumental music and painted scrolls. Naqqali is on the Intangible Heritage list of UNESCO
 
In keeping with the Iranian tradition, the performance of Naqqali is being held on the Winter Solstice
 
(Collaboration: Iran House of Culture)
 

Winter Festival of Dance

28 December 2016, 05:30 am
Winter Festival of Dance
Programme Type
Festivals
 
 
 
At 6:00 pm
Kuchipudi Recital
Bhavana Reddy from Delhi, daughter and disciple of Gurus Raja and Radha Reddy
 
At 7:00 pm
Bharatanatyam Recital
By  Arupa Lahiry from Delhi, disciple of Smt Chitra Visveswaran
 
 
 

Winter Festival of Hindustani Music

27 December 2016, 05:30 am
Winter Festival of Hindustani Music
Programme Type
Festivals
 
Winter Festival of Hindustani Music
 
At 6:00 pm
Sitar Recital
By Debojyoti Mukherjee from Delhi, disciple of Pt Barun Kumar Pal
 
At 7:00 pm
Hindustani Vocal Recital
By  Amrita Dutta Mazumdar from Delhi, disciple of  Pt Dinanath Mishra and Pt Bholanath Mishra

A French View of Gandhi

26 December 2016, 05:30 am
A French View of Gandhi
Programme Type
Talks
 
Speaker: Mr. Michael de Saint-Cheron, specialist on Jewish theology; has taught at the University of Sorbonne and the Elie Wiesel University, Paris; and author of several books, including Gandhi: Anti-Biography of a Great Soul
 
(Collaboration: Social Science Press and French Institute, Embassy of France)

PADMAPANI LECTURE 2016

24 December 2016, 05:30 am
PADMAPANI LECTURE 2016
Programme Type
Talks
 
 
 
Ideology of Mahatma Gandhi on Peace, Compassion and Nonviolence
Speaker: Smt Shobhana Radhakrishnan, Gandhian Forum for Good Corporate Governance
 
There are few among the 20th century leaders who can measure up to the standards set by Mahatma Gandhi in the practice of ethical leadership. Mahatma Gandhi proved that moral and ethical behavior is inexorably linked to the sincere understanding and practice of the philosophy of truth, nonviolence, compassion and purity of means. The value based leadership espoused by Mahatma Gandhi in public life is a perfect model to be emulated in all spheres of life. Mahatma Gandhi was the conscience keeper of our country and he can inspire us all at all times and in every age through is ethical leadership practices
 
(Collaboration: Tibet House)

Printmaking is not about Copies

22 December 2016, 05:30 am
Printmaking is not about Copies
Programme Type
Discussions
CANCELLED
 
Kavita Nayar in dialogue with Geeti Sen
 

Body at the Centre: Narratives, Practices, Affects

21 December 2016, 05:30 am
Body at the Centre: Narratives, Practices, Affects
Programme Type
Discussions
 
 
Speakers: Sadanand Menon, Meera Nanda and Sundar Sarrukai 
The aim of the panel discussion is to bring the focus upon the “material” body, examine the body-dismissive idealisms that are culturally abound and which in turn not only influence our embodied practices of yoga and dance but also the making of our body-unfriendly cities 
 
(Collaboration: Studio Abhyas)

Book Discussion Group

21 December 2016, 05:30 am
Book Discussion Group
Programme Type
Talks
 
 
Tibet: Theocracy to Democracy
Edited by Dagmar Bernstorff (New Delhi: Har-Anand, 2016)
 
Prof. Partha S. Ghosh, ICSSR National fellow; (Retd.) Professor of South Asian Studies at SIS, JNU will Chair the program and the panel consisting of Dr. Madhuri Sondhi, Director, M. L. Sondhi Institute for Asia-Pacific Affairs (talk narrated by Dr. Vivekananda Sondhi, Son of Dr. Madhuri Sondhi) Ms. Dolma Gyari, Former Home Minister, Central Tibetan Administration and Mr. Ugyan Chopdup, PhD Student, JNU will discuss the book. 
 
 
Chair: Prof. Partha S. Ghosh, ICSSR National Fellow and formerly Professor of South Asian Studies, SIS, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Camera Dilli – Ka – A Delhi Photo Archive 1880 – 1980

21 December 2016, 05:30 am
Camera Dilli – Ka – A Delhi Photo Archive 1880 – 1980
 
Presented by The Centre for Community Knowledge (CCK), Ambedkar University, Delhi
 
An exhibition of photographs from the personal holdings and amateur photographers of Delhi. Called the Narain Prasad Collection in memory of the late Narain Prasad (1924 – 2016) resident of Haveli Haider Quli, Chandni Chowk, Delhi whose photo donation started off this journey. A unique collection that presents a centred view of the metropolis in its growing years and draws attention to how city spaces – public and semi – private, were used and remembered by those who live there. The themes that these photographs explore make them evocative, textural and emotional, and takes viewers back to moments in their own lives
 
Inauguration on Tuesday, 20 December 2016 at 17:00
 
As part of this exhibition there will be a talk on 23 December 2016 at 18:30 in the Art Gallery
Building the Camera Dilli – Ka Archive
Illustrated lecture by Surajit Sarkar, Parul Malik and Ranjani Prasad
 
(Collaboration: Centre for Community Knowledge, Ambedkar University, Delhi)