By Delhi R. Sridhar, disciple of Gurus Shri V.S.K. Chakrapani and presently Smt Akhila Krishnan

 

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

 

The artist will present a musical homage to past violin maestros – Lalgudi Jayaraman, T.K. Jayarama Iyer and others

 

 

 

An interactive performance tracing the journey of Sufism from the 8th Century AD to the present, touching upon the lives of the Sufi saints. Through narrations and live music the performance explores the essence of Sufism and how it continues to impact on our everyday lives

 

Presented by The Looking Glass, Mumbai

With Anuraag Dhoundeyal (singer, composer and performer); Priyanka Patel (storyteller); and Karan Chitra Deshmukh (tabla and multi-percussionist)

 

Narratives performed in English and Hindi

 

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

 

 

 

 

Meena Kumari’s poetry will be interspersed with anecdotes from her personal life 

By Dr. Lavlin Thadani and Dr. Tarannum Riaz, eminent poets 

 

Chair: Dr. Harish Bhalla

 

 

 

With Smt Apoorva Gokhale (Khayal) 

Smt Apoorva Gokhale was born into a rich legacy of music, representing the 5th generation of the heritage of her family. She is the great grand-daughter of Pandit Anant Manohar Joshi and the grand-daughter of Pandit Gajananrao Joshi, both of whom are illustrious figures in the lineages of the Gwalior, Agra and Jaipur-Atrauli gharanas. For this special mehfil, Apoorva will present ragas and bandishes closely associated with the legacy of Pandit Gajananrao Joshi who initiated her into the world of music 

 

 

By Apoorva Krishna  from Bangalore, disciple of  Guru Lalgudi Srimathi Brahmanandam and Guru Anuradha Sridhar

 

 

Geeta Kapur in conversation with Sabih Ahmad

 

Moderator: Ashok Vajpeyi

 

 

The Environment for India’s Environment

Speaker: Shri Jairam Ramesh, MP

 

Followed by a discussion

Panelists: Shri Darryl D’Monte, Chairperson, Forum of Environmental Journalists of India (FEJI); Ms Bahar Dutt, award winning journalist and author; and Dr. Shibani Ghosh, Fellow, Centre for Policy Research

 

 

Paintings and sculptures by Sheila Thadani, senior artist

 

Inauguration by Dr. Karan Singh, MP on Wednesday, 16 March 2016 at 18:30

 

A series of three lectures by Sharon Lowen, well-known exponent of Odissi who will provide a panoramic visual overview of 20th century American dance genres through film and video clips encompassing folk to broadway, ballet to Pilobolos

 

Wednesday 16th March  

American Social Dance 

Origins of the American vernacular: tap, swing, and clogging along with Early 20th century Modern and Ballet

 

Thursday 31st March

Broadway and Concert Dance

Mid-century transitions in Ballet and Modern

 

Monday 11th April 

Abstract Expressionism

Post Modern, Dance Theatre and Contemporary Dance