Vocal Recital

By Shruti Jauhari from Chennai, disciple of Pt. G.R. Kulkarni, Pt. Sharda Prasad Bhatt and Dr. K.J. Yesudas

Arcadia – Her Creations of Joy!

An exhibition of paintings with natural dyes

By Aruna Devi Tomar from Dehra Dun

Inauguration by Maj. Gen. Dilawar Singh (Retd.), Director-General, Youth Affairs on Tuesday 1st August 2017 at 18:30

Political Mobilisation Through Social Media

Panelists:
Dhruv Arora, Digital and Strategic Communications Manager, Centre for Policy Research: Setting the context: how social media technology propagates binaries and drives political discourse

Parag Mohanty, Political Consultant: How political parties in India collect and use digital data for campaigning

Bhanu Joshi, Research Associate, CPR: Campaign and political outcomes - notes from the field (from recent state elections in India)
Anshul Tewari: Founder, Youth ki Awaaz: The rise of fake news in India - its impact on political discourse and potential solutions

Apar Gupta: Lawyer and trustee, Internet Freedom Foundation: Regulation of social media, data privacy, and free speech

Tamseel Hussain: Public Engagement and Communications Consultant: Way forward: mobilising millennials and generation Z (13 to 17 years) through social media

Moderator :

Richa Bansal, Director of Communications, Centre for Policy Research

The 300 Million Challenge

Launch of the programme and e-kit and I Love Reading book series

The 300 Million Challenge is a Katha-led initiative that stems from the fact that 50% of the 300 million children in India, cannot read at grade level. Katha, along with its strategic partners, seeks to solve this problem. The event marks the beginning of many initiatives to bring the joy of reading to every child.

Katha will be joined by our strategic partners, eminent personalities from various fields, children, women from our communities and various stakeholders

Anyone is welcome to attend the event to get a better understanding of the Challenge. You can donate your old books for our children (Hindi story preferred for 5 – 10 year olds)

(Collaboration: Katha)

THE NORTH KOREAN IMBROGLIO

Speakers: Prof. Srikanth Kondapalli, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Ambassdor Anil Wadhwa; Ambassador S.R. Tayal, former Indian Ambassador to South Korea; Ambassador J.S. Sapra, former Indian Ambassador to North Korea; and Ms Indrani Bagchi, Diplomatic Editor, Times of India

Moderator: Ambassador K.P. Fabian

The Sunset Sonata

Readings from the new book of poems by Rati Agnihotri

Rati will read her poems in English and Hindi interspersed with music compose by Pratik Maheshwari

Margot: Sister Nivedita of Vivekananda

Release and discussion on Dr. Reba Som’s biography of Sister Nivedita which draws on a vast corpus of writings and personal letters that illuminate Nivedita’s life and thought, and the intense relationship she shared with her guru

Panelists: Dr. Shashi Tharoor and Professor Sugata Bose

Moderator: Dr. Malashri Lal

(Collaboration: Penguin Random House)

Carnatic Vocal Recital

By Sumithra Nitin from Bangalore, disciple of Sangita Kala Acharya Smt Neela Ramgopal

Accompanists: G. Raghavendra Prasath on violin; Kumbakonam N. Padmanaban on mridangam; N. Hari Narayanan on ghatam

(Collaboration: Ramakrishnapuram South Indian Society)

Carnatic Music - Homage to Past Masters of Violin

Violin recital by R. Sridhar with Uma Ganesan

Accompanists: N. Padmanabhan (mridangam); N. Harinarayanan (ghatam); and J. Vignesh (kanjira)

(Collaboration: Gayathri Fine Arts)

Heritage and Democracy: IIC-ICOMOS Public Outreach Discussion

Talks, panel discussion. Screening of excerpts from the documentary ""

The Potential Role of Heritage in Building Peace and Reconciliation

Speakers: Dr. Rohit Jigyasu, President, ICOMOS India; Ms. Aparna Tandon, Project Manager, ICCROM and Ms. Aishwarya Tipnis, Conservation Architect

Panelists: Ms. Moe Chiba, UNESCO, New Delhi; Dr. R.C. Agarwal, Archaeologist, Former ASI; Ms. Moulshri Joshi, Modern Asian Architecture Network and Ar. Navin Piplani, VP CIF ICOMOS International

(Collaboration: International Council on Monuments and Sites)

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