Rosalind Wilson Memorial Lecture
28 July 2016, 05:30 am
Rosalind Wilson Memorial Lecture
In Search of Humanity : A Tribute to Rosalind
Speaker: Dr. Rajni Kumar, eminent educationist and founder of Springdales Group of Schools
Chair : Shri Soli J. Sorabjee
(Collaboration: Rosalind Wilson Memorial Trust)
Rosalind Wilson Memorial Lecture
Programme Type
Talks
Rosalind Wilson Memorial Lecture
In Search of Humanity : A Tribute to Rosalind
Speaker: Dr. Rajni Kumar, eminent educationist and founder of Springdales Group of Schools
Chair : Shri Soli J. Sorabjee
(Collaboration: Rosalind Wilson Memorial Trust)
Breaking New Frontiers: A New and Immediate Solution for the Water Crisis
27 July 2016, 05:30 am
Breaking New Frontiers: A New and Immediate Solution for the Water Crisis
Programme Type
Discussions
Speaker: Dr. Vikram Soni, Emeritus Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Jamia Millia Islamia
Chief Guest: Shri Kapil Misra
Chair: Shri Kuldip Nayyar
The talk brings to focus a new source of water which is invisible – the sandy floodplains of the river. Over 5 km wide and 50 to 100 metres deep, running the length of the river, 40 per cent of its volume is water that is naturally stored, and recharged with the annual monsoon. A local and perennial source of quality drinking water whose potential is yet not wholly understood and which can non-invasively provide water to over 500 cities that exist on the floodplains of rivers. The first such project is presently nearing completion in the northern Yamuna flood plain at Palla in Delhi NCT.
The talk will also encompass the impact of this ecological breakthrough on river cities all over the world
The Man Who Dwarfed the Mountains (60 min; 2015; English & Hindi)
27 July 2016, 05:30 am
The Man Who Dwarfed the Mountains (60 min; 2015; English & Hindi)
Directors: Ruchi Shrivastava & Sumit Khanna
Produced by the Public Service Broadcasting Trust
Recipient of the Rajat Kamal Award for Best Environment Film, National Film Award 2015-16
Seldom does a man’s deeds loom so large that they dwarf the very mountains from where they emanate. One such person is Chandi Prasad Bhatt, who has strong claims to being the first modern Indian environmentalist, and arguably also its greatest. One of the pioneers of the Chipko movement, the film seeks to decipher the life, the motivation and work of a man who silently changed the paradigm of environment activism in India and has been described by Ramchandra Guha as one of the finest Indians alive today
(Collaboration: Public Service Broadcasting Trust)
Book Discussion Group
26 July 2016, 05:30 am
Book Discussion Group
Programme Type
Discussions
Safeguarding India: Essays in Governance and Security
by N.N. Vohra (Gurgaon: Harper Collins, 2016)
Opening Remarks by Shri N.N. Vohra, Hon’ble Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
Discussants: Dr. C. Raja Mohan, Director, Carnegie India; Shri Prakash Singh, IPS (Retd); and Shri Shyam Saran, Chairman, Research and Information System for Developing Countries
Moderator: Cmdre C. Uday Bhaskar
WOMEN AND SOCIETY
26 July 2016, 05:30 am
WOMEN AND SOCIETY
Programme Type
Discussions
The Dalit Women's Movement: Status, Struggle and Achievements
Speaker: Asha Kowtal, leading a new generation of Dalit women in India in their fight against oppression and multiple discrimination; General Secretary, All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch (AIDMAM)
(Collaboration: ApneAap Women Worldwide)
Are They Better Off (60 min; 2015; dvd; English & with subtitles)
23 July 2016, 05:30 am
Are They Better Off (60 min; 2015; dvd; English & with subtitles)
Director: Aditya Seth who will introduce the film
Screening will be followed by a discussion
The film explores the matrilineal society of Meghalaya, its socio-political complexities and contextualizes it with the status of women nationally. In a place where the birth of a daughter is welcomed and lineage is traced from the mother’s clan or kur, with changing times, the importance of women is diminishing. Through the stories of three Khasi women, the film reveals their customs and traditions
Monsoon Festival of Hindustani Music
22 July 2016, 05:30 am
Monsoon Festival of Hindustani Music
Programme Type
Cultural
6:00 pm
Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Lalita Sharma from Chennai, disciple of Prof V.R. Krishnan and Pt. Jasraj
At 7:00 pm
Hindustani Vocal & Sitar Duet
By Supriyo Dutta from Kolkata, disciple of Late Pt. Ramkrishna Basu and Vidushi Subhra Guha and Smarajit Sen from Delhi, disciple of Pt. Buddhadev Dasgupta
Monsoon Festival of Hindustani Music
21 July 2016, 05:30 am
Monsoon Festival of Hindustani Music
Programme Type
Cultural
6:00 pm
Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Saniya Kulkarni Patankar from Pune disciple of Vidushi Dr. Ashwini Bhide
At 7:00 pm
Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Samir Sathe from Delhi, son and disciple of Pt. Sharad Sathe