Concert
FRIDAY 6
CONCERT ? FOUNTAIN LAWNS AT 16:00
By Fiddlers Green Band of Kolkata
Arko Mukherjee (Vocals, Guitar, Ukulele, Kazoo); Shamik Chatterjee ( Guitar, Bass, Ukulele); Diptanshu Roy (Mandolin, Tenor Guitar, Dotara); and Ritoban Ludo Das (Indian & Afro Latin Percussions)
Fiddler's green talks about folklores of the world through songs of the south Asian subcontinent, sonically connecting them with humane stories of the shires in middle earth, running through the deserts of West Africa, merging with the streets of Havana and Puerto Rico or the wild trekking trails of Nepal or the Appalachian mountains
(Collaboration: Rasaja Foundation)
ART MATTERS
Golden Ratio, Fibonacci Sequence and Fractals in Mathematics, Nature and the Arts
Speaker: Balan Nambiar
Moderator: Ashok Vajpeyi
(Collaboration: Raza Foundation)
ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH SERIES
Noise and Health – How Sound?
Series Moderator: Dr. Naresh Gupta, Director-Professor, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Naresh Gupta, Director-Professor, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi
Panelists: Dr. M.P. George, Scientist `D', Pollution Control Committee; Dr. A.K. Agarwal, Former Dean MAMC and ENT Specialist; Dr. Roopa Vajpeyi, Academic and Consumer Activist and Dr. A.K. Tewari, Ministry of Railways, Govt. of India
(Collaboration: Health Environment Foundation in association with Consumers India)
cHANGES ON CHINA'S FOREIGN POLICY AND JAPAN-CHINA RELATIONS
SPEAKER: PROFESSOR SHIN KAWASHIMA, SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW, IIPS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CSIS-NIKKEI VIRTUAL THINK-TANK
DISCUSSANTS: MS TITLI BASU, ASSOCIATE FELLOW, EAST ASIA CENTRE, INSTITUTE FOR DEFENCE STUDIES AND ANALYSIS (IDSA) AND MS. SHAMSHAD AHMAD KHAN, PHD, FORMER SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW
KEI UNIVERSITY, TOKYO
CHAIR AND MODERATOR: MR.VIJAY NAIK, CONVENER, IAFAC
(COLLABORATION: EMBASSY OF JAPAN AND IAFAC)
Gitanjali Reborn: William Radice’s Writings on Rabindranath Tagore
Thursday 29
Talk ■ Conference Room I at 18:00
Speaker: Dr. Martin Kaempchen, renowned Tagore scholar
Chair: Dr. Rimli Bhattacharya
(Collaboration: Social Science Press)
Indonesia in India’s Act East Policy
Speakers: Ambassador Sudhir Devare, former Ambassador to Indonesia; Vice Admiral Anup Singh, former C-in-C, Eastern Naval Command and Director, Strategic Studies, Society for India Ocean Studies Mr. Dalton Sembiring, Deputy Chief of Mission of Indonesia; and Shri Pranav Kumar
Chair: Professor Baladas Ghoshal
(Collaboration: Society for Indian Ocean Studies)
Shahnameh Khani: Narration of Shahnama
By Mohsen Mirza Ali and Ali Nari
Naqqali - professional storytellers who perform the Iranian epic, Shahnama (Book of Kings) written by Ferdowsi (900 AD – 1020 AD). Traditionally performed in the Qahvekhane or coffee house or on special occasions such as during Ramazan, Noruz or during the winter months. It is the oldest form of dramatic performance in Iran and the stories are narrated in verse or prose accompanied by gestures and movements, sometimes instrumental music and painted scrolls. Naqqali is on the Intangible Heritage list of UNESCO
In keeping with the Iranian tradition, the performance of Naqqali is being held on the Winter Solstice
(Collaboration: Iran House of Culture)
Winter Festival of Dance
At 6:00 pm
Kuchipudi Recital
Bhavana Reddy from Delhi, daughter and disciple of Gurus Raja and Radha Reddy
At 7:00 pm
Bharatanatyam Recital
By Arupa Lahiry from Delhi, disciple of Smt Chitra Visveswaran
Winter Festival of Hindustani Music
Winter Festival of Hindustani Music
At 6:00 pm
Sitar Recital
By Debojyoti Mukherjee from Delhi, disciple of Pt Barun Kumar Pal
At 7:00 pm
Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Amrita Dutta Mazumdar from Delhi, disciple of Pt Dinanath Mishra and Pt Bholanath Mishra
A French View of Gandhi
Speaker: Mr. Michael de Saint-Cheron, specialist on Jewish theology; has taught at the University of Sorbonne and the Elie Wiesel University, Paris; and author of several books, including Gandhi: Anti-Biography of a Great Soul
(Collaboration: Social Science Press and French Institute, Embassy of France)