A festival of 10 exceptional nonfiction films from South Asia produced in the last two years. The festival encapsulates a flavour of the Subcontinent with films from Burma, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The festival includes the award winners of Film South Asia Festival 2015, Kathmandu as well as other films selected to showcase the variety, treatment and intensity that marks the world of Southasian documentary and non-fiction. In the words of Film South Asia 2015 Jury “the jury recognizes that it is the human agency that opens up the space for dialogue, dissent and democratic engagement. And documentary is the best manifestation of this agency”. Organised in collaboration with The Southasian Trust, Kathmandu
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Introduction

By Ms Mitu Varma, Director Film South Asia, Kathmandu

 

Followed by

News from Jaffna (Sri Lanka)

(28 min; 2014; dvd; English and with subtitles)

Director: Kannan Arunasalam

 

A young reporter dares to cover press freedom in one of the world’s most dangerous places for journalists – Sri Lanka

 

AT 19:00

The Journey Within (Pakistan)

(86 min; 2014; dvd; English and with subtitles)

Director: Mian Adnan Ahmad

 

Post 9/11 and in the midst of various challenges faced by Pakistan, a quest for self-identity leads the inspirational journey of a music show to help reclaim the rich and vast musical heritage of this region

 

CANCELLED


Shubha Mudgal in conversation with S. Kalidas

 

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)

 

Speakers: Dr. Bettina Baümer, Professor of Religious Studies and National Fellow, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla; and Prof. Come Carpentier de Gourdon, Convenor, Editorial Advisory Board of World Affairs, and Member on the Advisory Boards of several scholarly publications

 

Chair: Dr. Karan Singh, MP

 

(Organised by IIC – International Research Division; and Niyogi Books Publication)

 

Lead Speaker: Dr. Swati Kashyap, former Head, Department of Behavioural Medicine and Senior Consultant at Fortis, Escorts and Kailash Hospitals and presently on the distance Faculty of CMC, Vellore

 

Discussants: Shri Sanjay Mathur, Founder and Director of Rama Rehabilitation and ROAR Deaddiction and Rehabilitation Centres;  and Dr Shivani Aggarwal, Consultant Psychiatrist, VIMHANS

 

Chair: Shri Jagmohan, former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir

 

By Samiksha Sharma Arun from Gwalior, disciple of Guru Rajan Gangani

 

CANCELLED


Release of the first report by CRW voluntary network (Corporate Responsibility Watch)

 

Tagore’s Vision of the Contemporary World

By Indra Nath Choudhuri (New Delhi: ICCR, Har-Anand, 2015)

 

Discussants: Prof. Harish Trivedi, former Professor of English, University of Delhi; Prof. Alok Bhalla, formerly with the Dept. of English, CIEFL, Hyderabad and Professor of English, Jamia Millia Islamia & Ambedkar University; and Prof. Malashri Lal, Dean, Academic Activities & Project, University of Delhi

 

Chair: Prof. Lokesh Chandra, President Indian Council for Cultural Relations

 

Old Dangers: New Challenges for India’s Foreign and Security Policies

Speaker: Shri G. Parthasarathy, former Indian Ambassador and Honorary Research Fellow, Centre for Policy Research

Chair: Shri Jayant Prasad, Director General, Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses

 

(Collaboration: Prem Bhatia Memorial Trust)

 

Curated by Rajiv Mehrotra

 

This Emotional Life…In Search of Ourselves and Happiness (114 mins; 2010; dvd; English)

A film hosted by Daniel Gilbert

 

How can we all live happier, more fulfilling lives? This Emotional Life explores ways we can improve our social relationships, learn to cope with problems like depression and anxiety, and become more positive and resilient individuals.

 

Host Daniel Gilbert, Harvard psychologist and best-selling author of Stumbling on happiness, talks with experts about the latest scientific understanding of our emotions and how we can find support for the issues we all face. Rethinking Happiness we all want happiness and, yet, it remains so elusive for many of us. What is it, why is it important, and how can we get more of it?