Films
15 April 2016, 05:30 am
Films
(43 min; dvd; English)
Director: Babak Golroz
Chak Chak (drip-drip, also known as The Green Pir) is the most sacred of the mountain shrines of Zoroastrianism, in the desert of Central Iran. Legend has it that Chak Chak is where Nikbanou, the second daughter of the last pre-Islamic Persian ruler, Yazdegerd III of the Sassanid Empire, was cornered by the invading Arab army in 640 CE
Followed by a talk on:
Zoroastrianism and Ecology
Speaker: Dr. Homi Dhalla, founder and President of the Cultural Foundation of the Zarathustra World who has been a leader and featured speaker in numerous international conferences focusing on the Zoroastrian view of peace, ecology, and inter-religious dialogue
Glimpses from the Bahrot Caves (7 min)
Bahrot caves located near Dahanu, Maharashtra is the only Parsi cave temple in India. A heritage site, it is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India
Udvada
15 April 2016, 05:30 am
Udvada
An exhibition of photographs by Shantanu Das from Mumbai
Inauguration by Dr. Esfandiar Ekhtiari, Zoroastrian Community Representative, Member of Parliament in Iran on Thursday, 14th April 2016 at 18:30
Udvada, the historic ground for the Parsi community in India is known worldwide for its significance to the Parsi clan's growth, housing the Atash Behram (from Middle Persian Atash Warharan for "Victorious Fire", the highest grade of ritual fire of the Zoroastrians) in the fire temple located here. Shantanu Das depict its nostalgia, its semi-urban settings and distinctive heritage in terms of architecture, furniture, lifestyle and more
Outlines of Persian History- The Achaemenian and Sassanian Empires
08 April 2016, 05:30 am
Outlines of Persian History- The Achaemenian and Sassanian Empires
Programme Type
Talks
Illustrated lecture by Justice Rohinton F. Nariman, Senior Counsel, Supreme Court of India
The talk will be followed by screening of a film
Happiness Unto Others (22 min; dvd; English)
Director: Homi D. Sethna
Palestine in India: A Writer’s Colloquium
13 March 2016, 05:30 am
Palestine in India: A Writer’s Colloquium
Programme Type
Seminars
Poetry Reading: “My Country: Distant as My Heart from Me”
Mourid Barghouti and Tamim Albarghouti read their poetry in a mesmerising jugalbandhi
From 16:00 to 17:30
“Stuck in Historical Amber?”
Susan Abulhawa and Sharif Elmusa speak about what it means to be “out of time, out of place”, to be never at home, and much else besides
A free-wheeling conversation with well-known book critic, Sunil Sethi
At 18:30
“Palestine: Nothing Makes Sense, Why Should I?”
Suad Amiry performs the tragi-comedy of her situation as a Palestinian under Occupation in the West Bank
Launch of the book My Damascus
Suad Amiry takes the reader by the hand and walks her through the city of her childhood, interleaving Damascus in history from the 1860s to the 2000s, with family history, of roughly the same period. A tour de force
Ahdaf Soueif is the mistress of ceremonies
Organised in collaboration with Women Unlimited
Organised in collaboration with Women Unlimited
Palestine in India: A Writer’s Colloquium
12 March 2016, 05:30 am
Palestine in India: A Writer’s Colloquium
Programme Type
Seminars
Counterfacts on the Ground
A discussion on living under occupation in Gaza and the West Bank, and on writing back to subvert suppression.
Laila El-Haddad and Adania Shibli talk to Raghu Karnad, and read from their work
From 16:30 to 17:30
Palestine in Publishing
A discussion on the challenge of publishing and selling Palestinian writing in, and outside, Palestine.
Michel Moushabeck, Interlink, USA; Mahmoud Muna, Educational Bookshop, Jerusalem; Sudhanva Deshpande, Leftword Books, New Delhi & Ritu Menon, Women Unlimited, New Delhi exchange experiences and views, talk about difficulties and how they overcome them, intelligently!
At 18.30
“The Blue Between Sky and Water”
Susan Abulhawa reads from her new book and discusses it with Githa Hariharan
(Organised in collaboration with Women Unlimited)
(Organised in collaboration with Women Unlimited)
The Kuwaiti Evacuation of 1990 and the Contemporary Narrative
12 March 2016, 05:30 am
The Kuwaiti Evacuation of 1990 and the Contemporary Narrative
Programme Type
Discussions
Discussants: Shri Kamal Bakshi, former Ambassador and then Indian Ambassador to Iraq; Shri K.P. Fabian, former Ambassador and then Joint Secretary (Gulf), Ministry of External Affairs; Shri K.P. Singh, former Ambassador and then Indian Deputy Chief of Mission in Kuwait; and a senior representative from MEA
Moderator: Shri Suhas Borker
The evacuation of 176,000 Indian national from Kuwait and Iraq, mostly by air from Amman, following the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq in August 1990 was the largest evacuation by air in history. What is the relationship between the historical and fictional narrative? What are its implications on the contemporary narrative?
(Collaboration: Jan Prasar)
(Collaboration: Jan Prasar)
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The World of Recycle
02 April 2016, 05:30 am
The World of Recycle
A visual interpretation of the world of recycle and waste management
Curated by Aditya Arya
Artists: Cheena Kapoor; Manu Yadav; Monica Tiwari; Rahul Sharma; Saumya Khandelwal; Shweta Pandey; Sidhhartha Behl; Sreedeep; and Swarat Ghosh
Inauguration by Dr. Ashok Khosla, Founder President and Chairman, Development Alternatives on Friday, 1 April 2016 at 18:30
Inauguration by Dr. Ashok Khosla, Founder President and Chairman, Development Alternatives on Friday, 1 April 2016 at 18:30
Meet Boman Irani
02 April 2016, 05:30 am
Meet Boman Irani
Programme Type
Cultural
An interaction with the well-known actor
Followed by
Concert
By Basha Ensemble from Iran who will present a concert of traditional folk songs of local seasonal celebrations – Navroze and Zartosht. The ensemble will play music pieces from the Dashti Collection, Isfahan Collection and Mahour Collection composed by Peyman Khazeni
Artists: Peyman Khazeni – composer, tar player and manager; Morteza Sanayel – ney; Rabeh Zand – qanun; Shayan Yazdizadeh – tonbak; Haniyeh Gholibeikian – vocals; and Astiaj Ziaei – Basha Ensemble music manager and setar
THREADS OF CONTINUITY – APRIL TO MAY 2016
01 April 2016, 05:30 am
THREADS OF CONTINUITY – APRIL TO MAY 2016
A series of films, lectures and exhibitions focusing on the philosophy and ideals of Zoroastrianism in practice today affirming both tangible and intangible cultural heritage and the need to preserve it. The films, exhibitions and lectures will travel from the ruins of Persepolis to the present day, bringing to life an exuberant empire and its magnificence, its stories, its truths. What remains – is it only brick and mortar, is there a language, what are its beliefs, where are its people? The series is part of The Everlasting Flame International Programme and is organized in collaboration with Parzor Foundation, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt. of India, and UNESCO and with the support of Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla, Serum Institute
Theme: Parsi Entertainment and Culture
Ferrari ki Sawaari
(134 min; 2012; dvd; Hindi with English subtitles)
Director: Rajesh Mapuskar
Cricket, Ferrari and the adventures of a middle-class Parsi family, the film is a fun-filled story of small guys and their big dreams…and how these dreams turn into a mad comedy of errors
