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Poetry Connections Europe – India

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28 January 2015, 05:30 am
Poetry Connections Europe – India
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Cultural
 

Poetry Connections Europe – India

Organised by in collaboration with Literature Across Frontiers, the programme this double-bill programme brings  together poets from Europe and India to explore each other’s work through translation and to create a multilingual poetry performance

 

18:30 Poetry Connections Europe - India

A multilingual poetry performance with Tsead Bruinja (Netherlands), Sian Melangell Dafydd and David Greenslade (Wales, United Kingdom), Heike Fiedler (Switzerland), Miguel Manso (Portugal), and Sampurna Chattarji and Mamta Sagar (India)

 

Produced by Literature Frontiers, with support from the Camoes Institute, Douwe Kalma Foundation, Dutch Literature Foundation, Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council, Wales Arts International and Arts Council Wales

 

19:45 Poetry from Poland

Meet three leading Polish poets Julia Fiedorczuk, Dariusz Sosnicki and Jerzy Jarniewicz.

Produced by Literature Across Frontiers and Biuro Literackie with support from the Polish Institute New Delhi, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute and the Polish Book Institute

 

Coordinator: Alexandra Buechler

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

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27 January 2015, 05:30 am
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions
 
Dr. Ruma Satwik, Associate Consultant, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital; Dr. Supriya Bezbaruah, Communications Officer, Communicable Diseases Department of World Health Organisation; and Ms Gita Aravamundan, author and journalist and writer  of the book under discussion  will discuss, Baby Makers: A History of Indian Surrogacy by Gita Aravamudan  (NOIDA: HarperCollins, 2014) 
 
Chair: Ms Karthika, Publisher and Chief Editor, HarperCollins

Tanjore Paintings – All that glitters is gold!

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24 January 2015, 05:30 am
Tanjore Paintings – All that glitters is gold!
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Talks
 An Illustrated talk by Shri Pradeep Chakravarthy,Author of Thanjavur - A Cultural History and  other books.  He is one of Madras's much sought after heritage speakers. Combining music and his experience as a management consultant, he links the past to emotions and behaviors today 
 
The talk will trace the history of painting in Tanjore and examine how Tanjore paintings evolved as a painters answer to an issue we grapple with today – how can we deal with life better? We will also learn the secrets of a few masterpieces in private and public collections across the world 
 

Concert

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24 January 2015, 05:30 am
Concert
Programme Type
Cultural
By Janos Palojtai  on piano  and David Simon on flute 
 
Programme includes works by Bach, Mozart, Liszt, Poulenc, Dohnanyi  and Bartok
 

Hindustani Vocal Recital

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23 January 2015, 05:30 am
Hindustani Vocal Recital
Programme Type
Cultural
By Radha Govind Das from Delhi, disciple of Pt. Vidur Malik

IIC ANNUAL DAY 2015

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22 January 2015, 05:30 am
IIC ANNUAL DAY 2015
Programme Type
Seminars
Revisiting Shakespeare: A Festival of Films by Vishal Bhardwaj
Special focus on adaptations of William Shakespeare’s well-known works
 
At 11:00
Maqbool (132 min; 2003; dvd; English subtitles)
With Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Pankaj Kapur, Om Puri
 
Multiple award-winner including Silver Lotus for Best Supporting Actor, National Film Award 2004; Filmfare Award for Best Actor- Critics, Filmfare Awards 2005; Award for Technical Excellence – Best Dialogue and Best Screenplay, Awards of the International Indian Film Academy 2005; and Critics Choice Award for Best Actor and Technical Award for Best Dialogue and Best Screenplay, Zee Cine Awards 2005
 
An adaptation of Macbeth
 
At 14:00
Omkara (155 min; 2006; dvd; English subtitles)
With Ajay Devgan, Saif Ali Khan, Vivek Oberoi, Kareena Kapoor
 
Multiple award winner including Silver Lotus Awards for Best Supporting Actress; Best Audiography; and Special Jury Award, National Film Award 2008; Swarovski Trophy for Best Cinematography, Asian First Film Festival 2006; Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actress; Best Actor in a Negative Role; Best Costume Design; Best Choreography; Best Playback Singer (Female); and Best Actress – Critics, Filmfare Awards 2007; among others
 
An adaptation of Othello
 
At 18:00
Haider (162 min; 2014; dvd; English subtitles)
With Shahid Kapoor, Tabu, Shradha Kapoor, Kay Kay Menon
 
An adaptation of Hamlet
 
Entry to the screenings on first-come-first served basi

Prevention of Dementia with Ayurvedic and Yogic Methods

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21 January 2015, 05:30 am
Prevention of Dementia with Ayurvedic and Yogic Methods
Programme Type
Talks
 
By Dr. Vinod Verma, Founder and Director, The New Way Health Organization, NOW
 
Dementia is a gradual loss of cognition and memory and it is spreading at a pandemic scale in the world. The present lecture provides guidelines with yogic and Ayurvedic practices to strengthen the mind and give it a regular an appropriate rest by calming down your senses. The wisdom to keep calm and remain unaffected from ups and downs of life is equally essential. The lifestyle, diet and home remedies are also indispensable for the prevention of dementia

TCM SPORTS LECTURE

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20 January 2015, 05:30 am
TCM SPORTS LECTURE
Programme Type
Talks
Speaker : Shri Rahul Dravid, cricketer and former captain of the Indian Cricket Team
 
Chair: Shri Ayaz Memon, Consulting Editor,  NewsX and  columnist  for Dainik  Bhaskar Group, Hindustan Times, Mint, Mail Today, Deccan Chronicle/Asian Age and Times of India
 

The Seduction of Delhi

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21 January 2015, 05:30 am
The Seduction of Delhi
An exhibition of poetry and paintings – poetry by Abhay K; with paintings by Tarshito
 
Inauguration by Shri Dinkar Asthana, Dy., Director-General, ICCR on 20 January 2015 at 18:30
 


“The exhibition evokes the spectral yet palpable histories of Delhi, as well as its vibrant, insistent, kaleidoscopic and paradoxical present” – Ranjit Hoskote
 

DNA- Molecule of the Century: Impact on Human Society

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19 January 2015, 05:30 am
DNA- Molecule of the Century: Impact on Human Society
Programme Type
Talks
Speaker: Dr. Seyed E. Hasnain, J.C. Bose National Fellow, Kusuma School of Biological Sciences, IIT (Delhi)
 
DNA has emerged as the most important molecule of the century with direct applications in health; GM foods and GMOs; creating new living forms in the test tube carrying designer genes for use of bio-pharmaceuticals, energy source or bio-remediation of environmental pollutants; genetic fingerprinting and forensics, etc. With a large number of DNA tests available for ‘predictive medicine’ several companies are cashing on the value of personalized genomics for better human health. Tracing human migration and evolution are some other examples of applications of DNA. With scientists trying to play God and even the basic social notion that “Mother is a Mother is a fact, Father is a Father is a belief” being questioned, judges are now grappling with unprecedented issues centred around DNA and the new Biology
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