An Ordinary Election (125 min; 2015; India/Germany; Hindi & English)

01 April 2015, 05:30 am
An Ordinary Election (125 min; 2015; India/Germany; Hindi & English)
Directed by Lalit Vachani who will introduce the film
 
Screening will be followed by a discussion
 
An Ordinary Election tells the extra-ordinary story of the Aam Aadmi Party’s debut election campaign in the constituency of R.K. Puram, Delhi. An intimate, ground-up perspective of the anxieties, ambitions, struggles, and intrigues from the electoral battleground itself

Buddha, the Scientist

21 March 2015, 05:30 am
Buddha, the Scientist
Programme Type
Talks
Speaker: Prof. Robert Thurman, well-known contemporary scholar-teacher of Buddha Dharma; and Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies, Columbia University

Chair: Dharmacharya Shantum Seth

JASHN-E REKHTA : CELEBRATING URDU

14 March 2015, 05:30 am
JASHN-E REKHTA : CELEBRATING URDU
Programme Type
Festivals

Baitbazi; Dastangoi; Ghazal Sarai; Nukkad-Natak; Recitation; book exhibition; and calligraphy corner

 

Corridor outside Conference Room I

 Pictorial Calligraphy

An exhibition by Qamar Dagar

 

On Sunday 15 from 15:30 to 16:30 in Conference Room I

Calligraphy Appreciation Session

Conducted by Qamar Dagar

 

The Other Dimension

18 March 2015, 05:30 am
The Other Dimension

Indian premiere of

Children of the Light

The Miracle in South Africa. The Legacy of Desmond Tutu

(92 min; 2014; dvd; English)

Directed by Dawn Eagle

 

Children of the Light is the first film to tell the story of Nobel Prize winner Desmond Tutu, one of the fathers of modern day South Africa. With extensive archival footage, family photos and never before seen interviews, Children of the Light is a personal look into the legacy of one of the greatest peacemakers of our times

 

Sitar Recital

18 March 2015, 05:30 am
Sitar Recital
Programme Type
Cultural
by Hindol Deb from Mumbai, disciple of Pt. Santosh Banerjee and Pt. Deepak Cowdhury

Jazz Concert – Cuban Golden Classics

01 April 2015, 05:30 am
Jazz Concert – Cuban Golden Classics
Programme Type
Cultural
By Van Merwijk’s Music Machine from the Netherlands – Lucas van Merwijk, drummer, percussionist & band leader accompanied by Ramon Valle, Cuban master pianist;  Bert Boeren on trombone; and Samuel Albert Ruiz, bass player from Venezuela

Jazz Concert – Cuban Golden Classics

01 April 2015, 05:30 am
Jazz Concert – Cuban Golden Classics
Programme Type
Cultural
By Van Merwijk’s Music Machine from the Netherlands – Lucas van Merwijk, drummer, percussionist & band leader accompanied by Ramon Valle, Cuban master pianist;  Bert Boeren on trombone; and Samuel Albert Ruiz, bass player from Venezuela
 

Tarpan: An Offering

31 March 2015, 05:30 am
Tarpan: An Offering
75 Years of Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, and beyond…
(45 min; 2014; dvd; Hindi)
Directed by Ravinder Randhawa who will introduce the film
 
Screening will be followed by a discussion
 
Established in 1939 by Pt. Vinaya Chandra Maudgalya, Gandharava Mahavidyalaya is one of the premiere institutions in the country that imparts training in Indian classical music and dance to people from all strata of society. Tarpan is a film that gives a glimpse of the ongoing journey of the Vidyalaya over the years, and more…
 
 

Goswami Tulsidas (120 min)

29 March 2015, 05:30 am
Goswami Tulsidas (120 min)
Programme Type
Cultural
A mono act musical play written, acted and directed by Shekhar Sen

Flute Concert

28 March 2015, 05:30 am
Flute Concert
Programme Type
Cultural
By Pandit Rajendra Prasanna, exponent of the flute and shehnai. Recipient of the Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1995)
Accompanists: Rishab Prasanna (flute) and Shubh Maharaj (tabla)
 
53rd Spirit of India 2015: 15th Margaret Dhillon Memorial Concert organised in collaboration with the Natraj Cultural Centre, Melbourne