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 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)

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)

 

MEHFIL

With Pandita Shubhada Paradkar (Khayal)

 

Shubhada Paradkar's musical journey started in Baroda where she learnt from Pandit R. D. Potdar and Pandit Madhusudan Joshi of the Kirana and Agra gharanas. However, it was when she came under the tutelage of Pandit Gajananrao Joshi that her musicality received a clear direction. She has also had the good fortune of learning from Pandit Babanrao Haldankar and Vidushi Padmavati Shaligram Gokhale of the Agra and Jaipur-Atrauli gharanas. For this special mehfil, Shubhada Tai would present a select repertoire of ragas and compositions from the Agra and Jaipur-Atrauli gharanas

 

(Collaboration: Shri Harshavardhan Neotia, Chairman, Jnana Pravaha: Centre for Cultural Studies and Research & NaadSaagar Archives and Documentation Society for South Asian Music)

 

 

ROSALIND WILSON MEMORIAL LECTURE 2017

 

Achieving the Health 2030 Goals: What will it take?

Speaker: Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research

 

Chair: Shri Soli J. Sorabjee

 

(Collaboration: Rosalind Wilson Memorial Trust)

 

Aaj Kavita: Poetry Readings in Hindi 

Prabhat Tripathi, Leeladhar Mandloi, Arunabh Saurabh, Aasteek Vajpeyi

 

(Collaboration: Raza Foundation)