World Heart Day 2015

Creating Heart-Healthy Environments

 

Screening of films

 

Scientific Session

Speakers: Dr Anita Khalil and Dr. O.P. Yadava

Panelists: Dr. A.S. Dave; Dr. Vinod Sharma; Dr. A.P. Arora; Dr. Saroj Kumari Prakash

 

Chairs: Dr. S. Padmavati and Dr. M. Khalilullah

 

 
Dr. Parul Pandya Dhar, Associate Professor, History of Art, University of Delhi; Dr. Naman P. Ahuja, Associate Professor, Jawharlal Nehru University; Dr. Shobita Punja, eminent art historian; and Shri Vikram Lall, architect, educator, author and Patron of the Arts will discuss Metaphors of the Indian Arts and Other Essays by Kapila Vatsyayan (New Delhi: D.K. Printworld, 2014)
 
Chair: Prof. K.D. Tripathi, Hony. Coordinator, Kalakosha, IGNCA, Varanasi

Director: Ruth Lobo
 
The film explores Goa’s musical traditions – a deeper look into the joyful and sometimes wistful tunes reveals a glimpse into the complexity of the Goan identity and way of life. Music has always been the keeper of traditions. The history, struggles and triumphs of a community are forever preserved in their music. The film features performances by the Cotta family choir and also the top mando groups in Goa
 
 

Speakers: Prof. Katsuyuki Yakushiji, Professor at Tokyo University, Adjunct Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs; Shri Aftab Seth, former Indian Ambassador to Japan; Dr. K.V. Kesavan, Observer Research Foundation

Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Pt. L.K. Pandit
 
Followed by screening of
Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (28 min; 1965; dvd; Enlish/Hindi)
Director: Hari S. Dasgupta
Produced by Sangeet Natak Akademi

Welcome
 
Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Bhaveen Gossain
 
Followed by
Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Kalapini Komkali
 

Speaker: Suhas Borker

 

Discussant: Prof. Aditya Mukherjee, Professor of History and Dean, School of Social Sciences, Jawharlal Nehru University

 

Chair: Prof. Arjun Dev, former Professor of History and Head of NCERT’s erstwhile Department of Education in Social Sciences and Humanities

 

To mark the 100^th death anniversary of Keir Hardie (1856-1915), socialist and first independent Labour member of the British Parliament, founder of the modern British Labour Party and a strong advocate of self-government for India. Keir Hardie’s deep involvement in the movement for Indian Independence broadened the vision of Labour regarding conditions in India and began the process of giving Labour a viable imperial and colonial policy which bore fruit in 1947. Keir Hardie visited India from 18 September 1907 to 17 October 1907. His tour of the country was planned in close touch with Tilak and Surendra Nath Bannerjee

 

 

Two films by Ajay Bedi and Vijay Bedi
 
Chambal Gharial in Crisis (26 min; dvd; English)
A disease struck the core habitat of the Chambal Sanctuary in India, wiping out hundreds of Gharials which is more than fifty per cent of the adult and semi-adult population in the entire are. To give Gharials the rightful priority they deserve, this film is an endeavor to ascertain the cause of deaths by carrying out field investigations involving Indian and international experts
 
The Policing Langur (30 min; dvd; English)
Recipient of the Green Oscar Award, UK 2004; and Best Wildlife Documentary, Vatavaran Film Festival, 2005
 
The film captures the colourful vista of man-monkey relationship in India that stretches from mythology to the modern and makes for a captivating tale of veneration, tolerance and co-existence. A fascinating journey through low-budget guerilla style filmmaking
 

Speaker: Mr. Kunda Dixit, Editor, Nepal Times and eminent journalist based in Kathmandu

 

Chair : Dr Ravi Kumar, Department of Sociology, SAU

 

By Sonal Mansingh