Henry David Thoreau: A Transcendentalist
FRIDAY 16 TO 17
Henry David Thoreau: A Transcendentalist
The year 2017 marks the bi-centenary of the birth of Henry David Thoreau (12 July 1817) whose writings ? especially his essay on civil disobedience ? changed the course of history through its powerful advocacy of passive resistance, a form of nonviolent protest later adopted in India by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, in the USA by Martin Luther King, and in South Africa by Nelson Mandela, among other national leaders.
Thus, quite apart from Thoreau’s international reputation as a writer, India is indebted to him for his profound influence on Gandhi, resulting in the freedom movement led by him.
To commemorate the bi-centenary, India International Centre in collaboration with Bharti College, University of Delhi is organising the three day event on “ Thoreau and the Transcendentalists: Their Philosophy and Related Concerns” from 15th to 17th March 2018. The programme will be launched on 15th March 2018 at Bharti College with a series of discussions by eminent experts. The following programmes will be presented at the Centre.
16 March 2018 at 18:30 in Seminar Rooms I to III, Kamaladevi Complex
Plenary Session
Speakers: Prof. Robert Brady Cochran II, Department of English, University of Arkansas; and Dr. Subarno Chattarji, Associate Professor, Department of English, University of Delhi
DELHI MATTERS
DELHI MATTERS
Managing Delhi’ s Solid Waste – A Public Health Imperative
Chair: Sameer Sharma, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Govt. of India who will also give an overview of Smart Cities and Waste Management
Speakers: Swati Singh Sambyal, Centre for Science & Environment - Tracking Trash: Delhi’s Garbage – A Closer Look
Deepak Agarwal, Senior Vice-President, IL & FS Environmental Infrastructure & Services Ltd., New Delhi - Turning Trash into Power, Roads and Manure
Puneet Goel, Municipal Commissioner (South), Delhi – Waste Removal & Recycling Initiatives
Chitra Mukherjee, CHINTAN – “Ragpickers”: Friends Indeed
Coordinator: Smt. Shailaja Chandra
CREEDS OF OUR TIMES
CREEDS OF OUR TIMES
Curated by Rajiv Mehrotra
The Music Instinct – Science & Song (120 min; 2009; dvd; English)
Director: Elena Mannes
Anyone who has been mesmerised by a Bach melody, stirred to dance by a rock rhythm, or taken back in time by the notes of a pop tune from their past, knows the power of music. The film provides ground-breaking explorations into how and why the human organism is moved by the undeniable effect of music, and the deep connection between music and our bodies and brains
(Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama)
Dancers All…Dimensions Beyond the Performative – Gimpses. Conversations. Interactions
Dancers All…Dimensions Beyond the Performative – Gimpses. Conversations. Interactions
With Dr. Sunil Kothari – There is Dance. Therefore I AM
Smt Leela Venkataraman – Dancing in the Word
Shri Avinash Pasricha – The Rapture of Rasa in 2D
Celebrating Dr. Sunil Kothari, Smt Leela Venkataraman and Shri Avinash Pasricha and the vastness of their lives in dance
(Collaboration: Sudhaaya Dance Foundation; and Interface Media)
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Technology and International Relations
By Bhaskar Balakrishnan (New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2017)
Panelists: Ambassador Balakrishnan, former Ambassador of India to Greece, Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic; and Ambassador Shyam Saran, Life Trustee, IIC and former Foreign Secretary
Chair: Dr. R. Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India
Transformed by Travel: Historical Journeys in High Asia
Transformed by Travel: Historical Journeys in High Asia
Illustrated lecture by Shri Ravi Bhoothalingam
Chair: Dr. Manosi Lahiri
Strong convictions or emotional attachments are rarely altered through logical argument. But intense experiences – such as travel in remote and forbiddingly enchanting terrain – can change mind-sets and even personality. The illustrated presentation shows how the journeys of Kumarajiva, Xuan Zang, Francis Younghusband and Nicholas Roerich in Tibet, Central Asia, Mongolia and India, transformed them and influences their legacy for future generations
The Journey of Japan – India Relations Since the Meiji Era (1868-1912)
The Journey of Japan – India Relations Since the Meiji Era (1868-1912)
An exhibition of photographs on the enduring bonds between India and Japan from ancient times through historical bonds of culture and religion, especially Buddhism. Even in modern times, the two countries have maintained friendly relations that have lasted more than a hundred years since the Meiji era
Inauguration on Monday, 12 March 2018 at 17:30 by Shri Shyam Saran, Life Trustee, IIC and former Foreign Secretary and H.E. Mr. Kenji Hiramatsu, Ambassador of Japan to India
(Collaboration: Embassy of Japan)
PURANDARDASA TYAGRAJA MUSIC FESTIVAL
PURANDARDASA TYAGRAJA MUSIC FESTIVAL
Vandey Sathguru Purandaradasa
An illustrated lecture by Dr. K. Vageesh
Followed by
Vocal Recital
By D. Vamsi Krishna
Accompanist: Delhi R. Sridhar on vilolin and Elanthoor Jayan P Das on mridangam
(Collaboration: Ramakrishnapuram South Indian Society)
PURANDARDASA TYAGRAJA MUSIC FESTIVAL
PURANDARDASA TYAGRAJA MUSIC FESTIVAL
Vocal Recital
By Anjana Thirumalai
Accompanists: G. Raghavendra Prasath on violin and Kumbakonam N. Padmanaban on mridangam
MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION
MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION
Mysore as a Seat of Music: 1850-1947
A quick run through of the history of Indian classical music, dance, theatre and the contribution of the royal kingdom of Mysore
Illustrated lecture by Veejay Sai, award-winning writer, editor and culture critic