Bansuri Guru (60 min; 2013; dvd; English subtitles)
Film courtesy: Films Division
The film looks at seven decades in the life of flute maestro, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia. It closely follows the journey of this extraordinary musician who triumphed against all odds to achieve that one thing closest to him
HEALTHY MEDICINE My Occupation My Health
My Occupation My Health
Keynote Speaker: Dr. T. K. Joshi, Consultant, Environment & Occupational Health, Member-Secretary, IVPSS, Maulana Azad Medical College
Panelists: Dr Ved Chaturvedi, Lt General, Armed Forces Medical Services, Army Hospital, New Delhi; Dr AK Aggarwal, Professor of Excellence (ENT), Maulana Azad Medical College; Additional DGHS, Ministry of Health & FW and President, Delhi Medical Council and Dr Jayashree Gupta, President, Consumers India
Moderator: Dr Naresh Gupta, Director-Professor, Maulana Azad Medical College & Associated Lok Nayak & GB Pant Hospital and Chairman, Advisory Group, Consumers India
Bad Bugs for the Big Screen - Science Fiction and Fact in Hollywood
Chair: Prof. G.P. Talwar, former Director National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi
In 1944, Oswald Avery together with Colin MacLeod and Maclyn McCarty made the landmark discovery that deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and not proteins carry genetic information and are therefore the basis of inheritance. In the 70 years since Avery’s discovery, DNA has come a long way. Besides being the basis for major discoveries in biomedicine, the genomes of humans and many other species have been fully sequenced providing many fascinating insights into evolution and behavior. DNA is now being developed as a medium for computing, nanorobotics and nanoelectronics. The technologies developed to sequence DNA have also provided a powerful platform to discover new life forms, especially new pathogens that mysteriously cause disease in human and other species
(Collaboration: The Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance)
SUMMER SONATA: FILMS ON BALLET AND OPERA
FILMS ON SPIRITUALITY AND FAITH
Directors: Tina Mascara & Guido Santi
Nicholas Vreeland walked away from a worldly life of privilege to become a Tibetan Buddhist monk. Grandson of the legendary Vogue editor, Diana Vreeland, and trained by Irving Penn to become a photographer, Nicholas’ life changed drastically upon meeting a Tibetan master, one of the teachers of the Dalai Lama. Soon thereafter, he gave up his glamorous life to live in a monastery in India, where he studied Buddhism for fourteen years. In an ironic twist of fate, Nicholas went back to photography to help his fellow monks rebuild their monastery. Recently, the Dalai Lama appointed Nicholas as Abbot of the monastery, making him the first Westerner in Tibetan Buddhist history to attain such a highly regarded position
DELHI – CAPTURING WOMEN’S LIVES AND CHANGE IN A CITY IN TRANSITION
Speakers: Prof. Narayani Gupta , well known historian; Dr. Mahmood Farooqui , historian and theatre personality; Mr. Sohail Hashmi a writer, history enthusiast & cultural activist and Ms Navina Jaffa, heritage consultant