An exhibition of illustrations by Sujata Singh, Suddhasattwa Basu and Mala Marwah

 

Preview on Tuesday, 17 February 2015 at 18:30

 

This exhibition brings together three artists showcasing illustration art – published and unpublished, created over the last three decades. The body of work on view highlights the scope and range of illustrations as they interact, illumine and work in tandem with a piece of written text

Speaker: Shri Shyam Saran, former Foreign Secretary and Chairman, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) and former Chairman, National Security Advisory Board (NSAB)

 

Chair: Shri Vijay Naik

 

The third annual lecture organised by IAFAC

Indian Classical Music – Insight into History and Development with Special Reference  to Carnatic Music Appreciating its salient features and the compositional forms

A lec-dem by Dr. Vageesh, a composer and former DDG, AIR , at present consultant with AIR 

 

Future Clean Paradigms for Clean Environment

Speaker: Shri Virendra Singh Verma, former Member, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission

 

Chair: Prof D.P. Agrawal, former chairman, UPSC

 

Dr. Kavita Sharma, President, South Asian University, New Delhi; Dr. Swapan Dasgupta, Senior Journalist; Dr. Indivar Kamtekar, Centre for Historical Studies, School of Social Sciences, JNU; and Dr. Patho Dutta, Dr. Zakir  Husain College, New Delhi will discuss Nehru and Bose: Parallel Lives by Rudrangshu Mukherjee (New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company; 2014)

 

Chair: Prof Madhavan K. Palat, Historian

 

Hindu Nectar: Spiritual Wanderings in India (50 min; 2014; dvd)

A film directed by Akanksha Joshi

 

Winner of Best Documentary Film, Fiji International Film 2014

 

A daughter's journey distilling the nectar of the stories she heard as a child. Weaving ancient texts in the fabric of modern life. Rediscovering the land of her childhood. Where religion is synonymous with the celebration of life. This cinematic journey creates an experiential rendering of one of the Earth's oldest spiritual traditions