A discussion on a book by Zbigniew Cynkutis, edited by Paul Allain and Khalid Tyabji

 

A discussion on a book by Zbigniew Cynkutis, edited by Paul Allain and Khalid Tyabji

 

A ‘Chinese’ Pagoda at Nagapattinam on the Tamil Coast: Revisiting India’s Early Maritime Links 

Speaker: Dr. Himanshu Prabha Ray, Chairperson, National Monuments Authority

 

The Buddhist site of Nagapattinam was a major landmark on the Tamil coast from the 7th to the 19th centuries AD, though today it is known for its sea-borne trade and fishing communities. The town suffered extensive damage during the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. This presentation revisits writings on maritime contacts between the Indonesian archipelago and the Tamil coast from 7th to 13th century AD with a view to placing the rich Buddhist heritage of Tamilnadu in context

 

Chair: Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Chairperson, IIC Asia Project

By Arundhathi Subramaniam, well-known Indian poet writing in English

 

Chair: Mr. Keki N. Daruwalla

Introduction: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi, eminent poet and essayist

Jeet Thayil, well-known poet and musician will joint Arundhati in reading of her poems

 

 

Speakers: Shri P.P. Shrivastava, former Member, Northeastern Council; Shri Falguni Rajkumar, former Secretary of the NEC and presently Chairman, IIM, Shillong; Prof. Bhagat Oinam, Centre for Philosophy, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Shri R.S. Pandey, former Chief Secretary, Nagaland

 

Moderator: Shri B.G. Verghese

Speaker: Professor Thomas G. Fraser, Professor Emeritus, University of Ulster and Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society

 

Chair: Professor Kapil Kapoor

By Janaki Rangarajan from Chennai, disciple of Smt  Madhavi Chandrasekhar and Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam

 

An exhibition of hand painted Kalamkari textiles from Srikalahasti, Andhra Pradesh 

Curated by Bina Rao, Creative Bee Foundation

Panelists: Prof. Amit Bhaduri, Professor Emeritus, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, JNU; Shri Vinod Sharma, Political Editor, Hindustan Times; Prof. Gurpreet Mahajan, Professor, Centre for Political Studies, JNU 

 

Moderator: Suhas Borker