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

 

 

 

 

By Denis Novato on the Accordion 

 

The artist will perform a repertoire of traditional folk songs from Slovenia and wider Europe

 

(Collaboration: Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia ) 

 

By  Suhel Saeed Khan from Delhi, disciple of  Ustad Saeed Zafar Khan

 

 

Dhrupad 

By Ustad F. Wasifuddin Dagar

Accompanied by Mohan Shyam Sharma on pakhawaj

 

Followed by

Khayal 

By Pt. Rajeshwar Acharya

Accompanied by Pt. Govind Chakraborty on the tabla; and Ghanshyam Sisodia on sarangi

 

 

(Collaboration: Dagar Brothers Memorial Trust)

 

 

 

Revisiting the Southern Territory of Asoka: Solving a Few Puzzles

Illustrated lecture by Prof. Susmita Basu Majumdar, Department of Ancient Indian History and Culture, University of Calcutta

Chair: Prof. B.P.Sahu, University of Delhi

 

 

Theatre Beyond Borders

Adil Hussain, well-known Indian stage, television and film actor from Assam in conversation with Kishalay Bhattacherjee
Introduction: Dr. Monica Banerjee, Director, NFI

 

South Asia and South East Asia between themselves comprise two of the most populous regions of the world. The region is fractious and studies on it are primarily driven by disasters and conflict. India’s Northeast is one such area until not long back marginal to Indian history, that has been caught in the throes of imperial expansion, nationalism, partition, isolation and dependence in the 20th century. Second in the series organised in collaboration with the National Foundation for India (NFI) and curated by journalist and author, Kishalay Bhattacharjee, hopes to shed light on the people and places that are caught in these larger forces and bridge at least some gaps in understanding between and within the two regions

 

 

By Pompi Paul from Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, disciple of Guru Poushali Mukherjee

 

 

Speaker: Dr. Kishore Singh, Former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education

 

Chair: Dr. Geetha  B. Nambissan, Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies Jawaharlal Nehru University

 

Collaboration in education being forged among BRICS through Ministerial Declarations is promising. BRICS Network University established by the Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2015 has far-reaching implications as it creates new avenues for BRICS academic community to collaborate. BRICS leaders also remain committed to 2030 Education Agenda and to collective action for ensuring basic education of good quality, especially vocational and technical education and training for skills development, with common strategies and innovative approaches. These developments call for critical reflections on potential and challenges. Creating greater awareness about education system among BRICS countries is crucial. They also need to look at their education laws and policies in a comparative perspective. Shared position and collective voice of BRICS on education can have huge impact on shaping global developments in this field