Curated by Rajiv Mehrotra

 

The Long Search -II

A film presented by Ronald Eyre

 

Buddhism: Footprint of the Buddha-India (50 min; dvd; English)

To Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and India to discover the type of Buddhism practiced through Southeast Asia. Among those we meet are Buddhist monks – including one American, school children, novices and housewives. Each offers something from his own experience to help us come to grips with a religion that has high moral standards but does not believe in God

 

Catholicism: Rome, Leeds and the Desert (52 min; dvd; English)

Catholicism, especially since Vatican II, has undergone many changes. In this episode filed in Rome, Spain and England, we discover the diversity and the unity of the religious experience labelled the Holy Catholic Church

 

(Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama)

 

 

 

Hundreds of plants, flowers and fruits from Mesoamerica form the basis of Mexican gastronomy today. Many of these ingredients also travelled throughout the world and have since been assimilated by the cuisine of other countries. This exhibition describes the flora of Mexico through the voices of the first chroniclers and of curious, astonished travellers providing an introductory guide to those who wonder where certain foods come from

 

With photographs by Ariadna Cuadriello and Juan Pablo Cardona

 

Inauguration by Mr. Eduardo Martínez Curiel, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Mexico
on Tuesday, 16 May 2017 at 18:30
 

 

 

 

 

By Gayathri Rajaji from Chennai, disciple of Late Guru Adyar K Lakshman

 

 

An illustrated talk by Dr. Manju Kak on her new book, In the Shadow of the Devi: Kumaon. Of a land, people and craft (New Delhi, Niyogi Books 2017)

 

Chair: Dr. Molly Kaushal

 

The book details the legacy of a land, a people and a craft deeply entwined with its environment. Manju Kak looks at this enigmatic land of Kumaon through the prism of woodcraft, unique in its aesthetic in this part of India, documenting the styles, influences and techniques used by the craftsmen of Uttarakhand, as well as Kumaoni artisans’ world view and beliefs

 

 

 

 

Speaker: Dr. Mrinal Kaul, Assistant Professor at the Manipal Centre for Philosophy and Humanities, Manipal University and is also coordinating its Centre for Religious Studies

 

Abhinavagupta (fl.c. 975-1025 CE), the non-dualist Trika ?aiva thinker of Kashmir and an unusual literary figure belonging to pre-modern South Asia, is recognized for his major contributions to diverse domains of knowledge, primarily philosophy, theology, and aesthetics. He is usually associated either with what is popularly known as ‘Kashmir ?aivism’ or with the Sanskrit aesthetic theory of rasa (“relish”). The former is an historically problematic designation for non-dualist ?aivism, of which Abhinavagupta is one of the main representatives

 

(Collaboration: Studio Abhyas)

 

 

 

By Shri  Leeladhar Mandloi, Director, Bharatiya Gyanpith


Chair: Laxmi  Shankar Bajpai

 

Former Director General of Doordarshan and Akashvani; a renowned poet, editor and film maker. He has several collections of poems and essays to his credit and has received numerous awards, including Raza award, Pushkin award, Nagarjun and Shamsher awards and Kriti Samman. He is also Editor of Naya Gyanoday, a literary Hindi magazine

 

(Collaboration: Indian Society for Authors)

 

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Speaker: Prof. Shahid Amin, A.M. Khwaja Chair in Social Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia

 

(Collaboration: Department of History, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi)

 

 

 

Giving with a Thousand Hands: The Changing Face of Indian Philanthropy

By Pushpa Sundar (New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2017)

 

Panelists: Dr. Rupmanjari Ghosh, Vice-Chancellor, Shiv Nadar University; Dr. Rajesh Tandon, Director, PRIA; and          Ms Ingrid Srinath, Ashoka University

 

Chair: Dr. Kiran Karnik, former President, NASSCHOM and a well-known leader and spokesperson of IT-BPO industry

 

 

 

 

Isa (14 min)

Director: Patricia Vidal Delgado

Isa is a young outreach worker who uses forum theatre as a tool to promote awareness and discussion of social issues

 

The Robbery (O Assalto; 15 min)

Director: João Tempera

An intruder arrives at a country house in search of something he can take and leaves without knowing if he took something or if he left something good…

 

I’d Rather Not Say (Prefiro não dizer; 11 min)

Director: Pedro Augusto Almeida

The day begins with an exchange of favours. An interview, a football game, cigarette after cigarette. Routine fragments of those who live in an isolated space which labels and conditions life choices

 

#Lingo (10 min)

Director: Vincente Nir?

To overcome loneliness and contempt of others, Lingo connects to social network to find some companionship

 

The Carnations & the Rock (Os cravos e a Rocha; 16 min)

Director: Luisa Sequeira

April 25, 1974, the iconoclastic Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha was in Portugal…

 

 

 

 

 

Organised in collaboration with Portuguese Embassy Cultural Centre

 

That’s How It Was (Pronto, era ssim; 13 min)

Directors: Patricia Rodrigues & Joana Nogueira

Animated documentary about the life of six seniors – four ladies and a couple

 

God Will Provide (Deus Providenciará; 15 min)

Director: Luis Porto

A woman of strong moral and religious beliefs living in a remote countryside, has no way of justifying a sudden and unwanted pregnancy

 

My River (Eu tenho um rio; 15 min)

Director: Ricardo Teixeira

One day, Jorge tired of his daily life decides to take a break. Accompanying him to the Douro River is Teresa…

 

Law of Gravity (Lei da gravidade; 13 min)

Director: Tiago Rosa-Rosso

Two characters of a Portuguese film question their brief existence

 

Feral (13 min)

Director: Daniel Sousa

A wild boy is found in the woods by a solitary hunter and brought back to civilization. Alienated by a strange new environment, the boy tries to adapt by using the same strategies that kept him safe in the forest