Rasa Yatra: A Pilgrimage into the Heart of India (50 min; 2012; BluRay; English)
01 May 2017, 05:30 am
Rasa Yatra: A Pilgrimage into the Heart of India (50 min; 2012; BluRay; English)
Directed by Param Tomanec who will introduce the film
Rasa Yatra evokes the beauty of pilgrimage through non-linear narrative. Photographed over a period of four years, the film takes the viewer on a meditative journey from the majestic Himalaya into Vrindavan
Discussion on The Political Economy of the Dalit Struggle
01 May 2017, 05:30 am
Discussion on The Political Economy of the Dalit Struggle
Programme Type
Discussions
Speakers: Dr. Srinivasu Bathula, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Jamia Millia Islamia; Dr. Pradeep Shinde, Assistant Professor, Centre for Informal Sector & Labour Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Dr. Smita M. Patil, Assistant Professor, School of Gender and Development Studies, IGNOU; and Prof. Y.S. Alone, Professor, School of Arts & Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Introduction: Shri Vijay Naik, Consulting Editor, Sakal
Moderator: Shri Suhas Borker, Editor, Citizens First TV (CFTV)
(Collaboration: Maharashtra Sanskritik ani Rannaniti Adhyayan Samiti; and Working Group on Alternative Strategies)
Seminar to mark the ‘turning of the sod’ by Smt Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay (15th April 1960 )
15 April 2017, 05:30 am
Seminar to mark the ‘turning of the sod’ by Smt Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay (15th April 1960 )
Programme Type
Seminars
Seminar to Mark the ‘turning of the sod’ by Smt Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya (15th April 1960)
Commemorating Champaran: Remembering Gandhi
Panelists: Prof. Mridula Mukherjee, former Professor of History, Jawaharlal Nehru University and former Director, Nehru Memorial Museum & Library; Prof. Rizwan Kaiser, Professor of History, Jamia Millia University; and Shri Sujay Biswas, Research Scholar, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Chair: Dr. Aparna Basu, Chairperson, National Gandhi Museum
Followed by screening of a film
Gandhi Ka Champaran (57 min; 2016; dvd)
Director: Bishwajeet Mookerjee
(Collaboration: National Gandhi Museum)
WORLD DANCE DAY CELEBRATIONS 2017
30 April 2017, 05:30 am
WORLD DANCE DAY CELEBRATIONS 2017
Programme Type
Festivals
WORLD DANCE DAY CELEBRATIONS 2017
10:00 to 12:00
Chhau Workshop
Conducted by Guru Shashadhar Acharya
(Open to dancers of all styles)
At 16:00
Health for Dance
Illustrated lecture by Dr. Sheela Nambiar
At 18:30
YOUNG DANCERS FESTIVAL
Manipuri
By Nandita Devi
At 19:45
Vilasini Natyam
By Purva Dhanasree
(Collaboration: Natya Vriksha)
WORLD DANCE DAY CELEBRATIONS 2017: 29 AND 30 APRIL 2017
29 April 2017, 05:30 am
WORLD DANCE DAY CELEBRATIONS 2017: 29 AND 30 APRIL 2017
Programme Type
Festivals
WORLD DANCE DAY CELEBRATIONS 2017: 29 AND 30 APRIL 2017
Organised in collaboration with Natya Vriksha
Curator: Geeta Chandran
10:00 to 12:00
Everyone Can Dance
Bharatanatyam workshop conducted by Geeta Chandran
(For all those who have not had any formal dance training; age no bar!)
At 16:00
Dance in Retrospect Part II
Edited by Dr. Sunil Kothari will be launched by Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan
Followed by a dialogue with Dr. Kothari on his life and work
At 18:30
Young Dancers Festival
Bharatanatyam
By Aniruddha Knight, grandson of Balasaraswati
At 19:45
Kathak
By Gauri Diwakar
Hindustani Vocal Recital / Siddha Veena Recital
28 April 2017, 05:30 am
Hindustani Vocal Recital / Siddha Veena Recital
Programme Type
Cultural
Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Parthasarathi Lanka from Delhi, disciple of Guru Chandan Kumar Jena
Followed by
Siddha Veena Recital
By Siddhartha Banerjee from Delhi, disciple of Guru Smt Jaya Banerjee
(Collaboration: Kalaikoodam and Ramakrishnapuram South Indian Society)
(Collaboration: Kalaikoodam and Ramakrishnapuram South Indian Society)
