INSTITUTION AS ABHYAS

 

Nation, Institutions and Excellence:  A Short History of Indian University in the Twentieth Century

Speaker: Professor Rakesh Batabyal, Associate  Professor, Centre for Media Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University

 

Chair: Dr. Rupamajari Ghosh, Vice-Chancellor, Shiv Nadar University

 

(Collaboration: Lila Foundation for Translocal Initiatives)

 

 

 

European poets Adrian Grima (Maltese), Yolanda Castaño (Spanish/Galician) and Brane Mozeti? (Slovenian) join Indian poets Sampurna Chattarji (English), Subhro Bandopadhyay (Bengali) and Anamika (Hindi) in a discussion and debate on the poetics and politics of translation

 

The session will be moderated by writer and critic Aditya Mani Jha, and will be interspersed with poetry readings in their original and in translation. 

 

(Collaboration: Literature Across Frontiers )

 

CANCELLED 

 

Professor Enrique Dussel, Argentinian-Mexican philosopher   and Dr. Aditya Nigam

 

(Collaboration: Department of Germanic and Romance Studies, University of Delhi)

 

 

 

Speakers: Prof. Sudha Pai, former Professor, Centre for Political Studies,  JNU; Ms. Smita Gupta,  Associate Editor, The Hindu; and Prof. Archana Prasad,  Professor and Chairperson, Centre for Informal Sector & Labour Studies, JNU 

 

Moderator: Suhas Borker, Editor, CFTV NEWS

 

(Collaboration: Working Group on Alternative Strategies)

 

 

 

 

12 November - the day Gandhiji made his first and only live broadcast on All India Radio is commemorated as Public Service Broadcasting Day. On this day in 1947 Gandhiji addressed more than 2 lakh refugees at the Kurukshetra Camp from Broadcasting House, New Delhi. Gandhiji held no public office or position in Government and it was truly a public service broadcast 

 

Commemoration (Gandhi - King Memorial Plaza) 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Lead Choir: Cambridge School, Noida

Followed by Discussion (Deshmukh Auditorium) 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Usha Mehta's Tryst with Freedom: Reliving the moments with Rita Mukherjee, former Chief Producer, All India Radio

Usha Mehta was arrested on 12 November 1942 and the Underground Radio Transmitter confiscated in Bombay

Discussion on: Why is Public Service Broadcasting critical for the survival of an inclusive democratic India?

Lead Presentation: Suhas Borker 

Media students are encouraged to participate in the programme so that they are exposed to the concepts and values of Public Service Broadcasting. 

(Collaboration: Jan Prasar and Gandhi Yuva Biradari)

 

 

 

Discussion on Sumati Ramaswamy’s book published by Marg

 

Panelists: Dr. Patricia Uberoi, Dr. Parul Dave Mukherjee and Ms Sumathi Ramaswamy

 

Moderator: Dr. Jyotindra Jain

 

Maqbool Fida Husain painted the Raj series at a critical juncture in India’s postcolonial history in the mid-1980s. Many of the promises of secularism, proudly declared at the time of Independence, were under threat. It was against this background that Husain turned for inspiration to his childhood and youth, which he had spent in various princely states, such as Indore and Baroda, in the waning days of British colonial rule that were also witness to the rising tide of Indian nationalism 

 

(Collaboration: Marg Publications)

 

India’s Nuclear Energy Programme: Future Plans, Prospects and Concerns

                                                             
Edited by R. Rajaraman (New Delhi: Academic Foundation, 2014)

Discussants: Prof. Ashok Parthasarathi, former Secretary, Govt. of India and Adviser to Smt. Indira Gandhi (S & T); Dr. Sheelkant Sharma, former Permanent Representative
to the UN Office in Vienna & IAEA, and Secretary General, SAARC; and Dr. Manpreet Sethi, Senior Fellow, Centre for Air Power Studies

Chair: Shri H.K. Dua, senior journalist and former Member, Rajya Sabha

 

  

 

 

Contribution of Folk Music to Hindustani Classical Music 

Presentation by Sarita Pathak Yajurvedi

 

Chair: Smt Manjari Sinha, noted music critic

 

India is marked by a land of vast cultural diversities with its roots deeply embedded in its folk tradition reflecting different time periods. These folk songs very often carry notes which are very similar to Hindustani Ragas. This presentation will highlight the contributions of such folk elements which often blend into Hindustani classical music 

 

Sarita Pathak Yajurvedi belongs to Rampur Sadarang tradition. Married into the illustrious family of Acharya K.C.D Brahaspati,  Sarita has been a disciple of Pt. Shanker Nath Patil and Vidushi Sulochna Brahaspati

 

 

Poetry readings in English and Hindi will be confined to poems on the subject of peace. This has nothing to do with politics or the current situation on our borders. The evening is *not * political 

 

Readings by Bhaskar Ghose, Rukmini Bhaya Nair, Savita Singh, Gagan Gill, Ganga Prasad Vimal, Sanjula Sharma, Kavita Bansal

 

Chair:  K.N. Daruwalla

 

(Collaboration: The Poetry Society, India)