Bharatanatyam Recital

28 August 2014, 05:30 am
Bharatanatyam Recital
Programme Type
Cultural
By Lakshmi Parthasarathy Athreya from Chennai, disciple of Smt Chitra Visweswaran

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

26 August 2014, 05:30 am
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions
Prof. Achin Vanaik, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi; Prof. Peter Ronald de'Souza, Senior Fellow, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies; and Shri Harsh Mander, Social worker and activist will discuss Democracy and the Crisis of Inequality (Delhi; Primus Books, 2014) by Zoya Hasan

Chair: Dr. Sudhai Pai, Rector & Professor, Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University


Jumpstart

26 August 2014, 05:30 am
Jumpstart
Programme Type
Seminars
 
Learning Through Play
A workshop for teachers organised by Pratham Books
 
Conducted by Ms Amukta Mahapatra, independent consultant who has been involved with school education for several decades; and Dr. Asha Singh who teaches at the Department of Human Development & Childhood Studies, Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi

Keys to India – Where the Piano Meets the Piano

25 August 2014, 05:30 am
Keys to India – Where the Piano Meets the Piano
Programme Type
Cultural
A piano duet with Anil Srinivasan, Chennai-based western classical pianist; and Sharik Hasan, eminent jazz pianist

FILMS ON WILDLIFE AND ENVIRONMENT

23 August 2014, 05:30 am
FILMS ON WILDLIFE AND ENVIRONMENT
 
Global Warning! (22 min; dvd; English)
Climate change is one issue that is going to determine the future of humanity. Deforestation, industrialization, the changing lifestyles, and other changes have resulted in rising temperatures. Soon, rainfall patterns may change; sea levels may rise, threatening millions all over the world. Focusing on the challenges and threats of climate change, the film urges people to act today
 
 Camps: The Earth We See and The Earth We Want (22 min; dvd; English)
Film on the work of CAMPS – a Tata Energy Resource Institute initiative which has taken on the task of creating informed citizens where environmental considerations become part of our daily decision-making process. Under this project, students take the initiative of effectively addressing environment related issues
 
Films courtesy: Terravision, The Tata Energy Resource Institute, New Delhi
 

Apertures and Shutters

23 August 2014, 05:30 am
Apertures and Shutters
An exhibition of photographs of architectural structures
By Jyotica Sikand
 
Preview on Friday, 22nd August 2014 at 6:30 pm

HEALTHY MEDICINE Mobile  Phones, Radiations and Health    

22 August 2014, 05:30 am
HEALTHY MEDICINE Mobile  Phones, Radiations and Health    
Programme Type
Discussions, Webcasts

Mobile  Phones, Radiations and Health                                                                                                                                                                             
   
Keynote Speaker: Dr Manoj Sharma, Professor of Radiation Oncology, Maulana Azad Medical College & Associated Hospitals
                                                                                                                                                             
Panelists: Dr Naresh Gupta, Director-Professor, Maulana Azad Medical College & Associated Hospitals and Chairman, Advisory Group, Consumers India; Dr. S B Gogia, Plastic Surgeon (AIIMS), President Elect, Asia Pacific Association for Medical informatics; Ms Ritika Jain, B Tech, Biotechnology, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University; Dr Jayashree Gupta, President, Consumers India

Readings

22 August 2014, 05:30 am
Readings
Programme Type
Cultural
By Shri Laxmi Shankar Bajpai
Chair: Shri Aloke Mehta