MENTAL HEALTH
02 February 2016, 05:30 am
MENTAL HEALTH
Programme Type
Discussions
Internet – Are we “logged” on or “hooked” on ?
Speakers:
1. Dr Yatan Balhara, Asstt Professor, Psychiatry Dept, AIIMS
2. Dr Priti Dhawan, Head, Psychology Dept, Lady Shriram College
3. Ms Bhavna Mehrotra, Student, Psychology Dept, Lady Shriram College
4. Mr Pravin Prashant, Senior Technologist Journalist
Moderator: Dr. S.K. Khandelwal
Internet has become an integral part of life in current times. It has been unequivocally accepted as one of the most exciting inventions of the last few centuries. The debate surrounding Internet includes the issues such as ease and freedom of its access; its regulation; its impact on youth and social fabric of the society in general, among others. The discussion shall focus on some of the diverse and highly relevant issues related to Internet in modern times - net neutrality; impact of Internet on the youth; and ‘internet addiction’
From Lahore to Pathankot: Turbulent Trajectory
19 January 2016, 05:30 am
From Lahore to Pathankot: Turbulent Trajectory
Programme Type
Discussions
Speakers: Amb. Vivek Katju, former Secretary, MEA and former Ambassador to Afghanistan
Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain, forme GOC of Srinagar based 15 Corps, and Visiting Fellow, VIF
Mr. Zorawar Daulet Singh, Foreign Affairs Analyst
Chair: Cmde. C. Uday Bhaskar (Retd.) Director, Society for Policy Studies
Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain, forme GOC of Srinagar based 15 Corps, and Visiting Fellow, VIF
Mr. Zorawar Daulet Singh, Foreign Affairs Analyst
Chair: Cmde. C. Uday Bhaskar (Retd.) Director, Society for Policy Studies
THE CRISIS IN SYRIA, ISLAMIC STATE, AND THE TURMOIL IN THE REGION
26 December 2015, 05:30 am
THE CRISIS IN SYRIA, ISLAMIC STATE, AND THE TURMOIL IN THE REGION
Programme Type
Talks
Welcome Remarks: IIC Director Air Marshal (Retd) Naresh Verma
Introduction: Suhas Borker
Speakers:
Shri K. P. Fabian, former Ambassador and Visiting Professor, Indian Society of International Law;
Dr. Riad Kamel Abbas, Ambassador of the Syrian Arab Republic;
Shri V.P. Haran, former Indian Ambassador to Syria;
Dr. John Cherian, Foreign Editor, Frontline
Followed by discussion.
INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY
01 February 2016, 05:30 am
INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY
Programme Type
Talks
Excavations at Bhirrana: A Harappan Site in Haryana
Speaker: Dr. Prabash Sahu, Associate Professor , Department of Ancient History, Culture and Archaeology, RTM Nagpur University
Speaker: Dr. Prabash Sahu, Associate Professor , Department of Ancient History, Culture and Archaeology, RTM Nagpur University
Chair: Dr. S.K. Manjul, Director, Institute of Archaeology
Many Harappan sites are located on the banks of the now dried up Saraswati river. The excavations at Bhirrana in Fatehabad district of Haryana by the Excavation Branch – I, Nagpur, Archaeological Survey of India for three consecutive field seasons from 2003 to 2006 under the direction of L.S. Rao has brought to light the genesis and developmental stages of the true urban character of the Harappan civilisation beginning from a nascent rural set up in the form of the Hakra Wares Culture passing through the Early Harappan and Early Mature Harappan periods in an unbroken, vertically evolving sequence finally blooming into the First Urbanisation of the third millennium BCE
The Fisherman and his Soul
01 February 2016, 05:30 am
The Fisherman and his Soul
Programme Type
Cultural
Puppet show based on a story by Oscar Wilde
Conceptualisation, design, fabrication, sound design and performance by Varun Narain
The Fisherman and His Soul is a contemporary performance with life sized puppets and props. A complex parody – a dark love triangle between a Fisherman, his Soul and a Mermaid in a world where ‘Love is better than wisdom, and more precious than riches, and fairer than the feet of the daughters of men. The fires cannot destroy it, nor can the waters quench it.’ In this performance ‘love’ is symbolised by character specific music based on Indian classical ragas and beat cycles
In this performance, the material world and worldly desires are visualised using a combination of Bunraku and rod puppetry, whereas the spiritual aspect is visualised with shadow puppetry, object theatre and story telling techniques
The performance is intimidating, boring and scary for any human being below the age of ten
INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY
30 January 2016, 05:30 am
INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY
Programme Type
Talks
Recent Discoveries in Rock Art in Vidharba and Adjoining Areas
Speaker: Dr. Nandini Bhattacharya-Sahu, Superintending Archaeologist, Archaeological Survey of India, Nagpur
Chair: Dr. M. Nambirajan, Director (Monuments), Archaeological Survey of India
Recent discovery of two hundred and forty seven decorated rock shelters in the Gawilgarh Hills, falling under the revenue jurisdiction of Betul district, Madhya Pradesh in the Satpura range on the border of Amravati district of Maharashtra, by a team comprising members from the Archaeological Survey of India, Nagpur emphasises two aspects of rock art studies in India: firstly, the hitherto unknown alcove existing in the intensely researched Central Indian Plateau which remained unknown as late as the twenty first century to be uncovered and secondly, the profusion of hitherto lesser known aspect of Indian rock art namely, petroglyphs inside these rock shelters.
Speaker: Dr. Nandini Bhattacharya-Sahu, Superintending Archaeologist, Archaeological Survey of India, Nagpur
Chair: Dr. M. Nambirajan, Director (Monuments), Archaeological Survey of India
Recent discovery of two hundred and forty seven decorated rock shelters in the Gawilgarh Hills, falling under the revenue jurisdiction of Betul district, Madhya Pradesh in the Satpura range on the border of Amravati district of Maharashtra, by a team comprising members from the Archaeological Survey of India, Nagpur emphasises two aspects of rock art studies in India: firstly, the hitherto unknown alcove existing in the intensely researched Central Indian Plateau which remained unknown as late as the twenty first century to be uncovered and secondly, the profusion of hitherto lesser known aspect of Indian rock art namely, petroglyphs inside these rock shelters.
