(100 min; 2005; dvd; English)

Herbert von Karajan with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

 

Recorded in the late 60s and early 1970s, Karajan directs the Berlin Philharmonic in an Italiante take on Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony and an assured rendering of the Fifth, while the “Pastoral” Symphony, conceived and directed by Hugo Niebeling in 1967, is a revolutionary mix of styles

 

 HAQ: Centre for Child Rights

 

Speaker: Dr. Ishi Khosla, practicing clinical nutritionist, consultant, writer, columnist, researcher, author and an entrepreneur

 

Chair: Dr. Raman Kapur

 

Reviving Faith – A Himalayan Journey…In Search of the Lost Tradition of Conservation

(60 min; 2008; dvd; English & with subtitles)

Director: Rishu Nigam

Film courtesy: Public Service Broadcasting Trust

 

Natural Heritage Conservation Award, 5th CMS Vatavaran, New Delhi 2009

 

The film takes its viewers into the sacred groves of the Himalayas that are still alive because of the faith of its people. It traces the struggles of the Himalayan people to save their forests from being plundered, but as they crumble under the pressure of countless development projects. The film raises a critical question - can the modern world restore the faith that conserved nature, before it gets too late?

 

(Collaboration: World Wide Fund for Nature-India)

 

Curated and introduced by Dr. R.P. Jain

 

La Bayadère (134 min; dvd; English)
 

Ballet de L’Opéra de Paris in three acts

Music: Ludwig Minkus

Choreography: Rudolf Nureyev

 

With Isabelle Guérin (Nikiya); Laurent Hilaire (Solor); and Élisabeth Platel (Gamzatti)

Conductor: Michel Quéval

 

Discussion on Mandira Ghosh's latest volume of verses and hymns

 

Speakers: Dr. Deepika Chatterjee, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Gargi College, Delhi University; Dr. H.K. Kaul, President, The Poetry Society (India); Dr. Sharmila Ray, Professor of History, City College, Kolkata University and poet; and Ms Mandira Ghosh

 

Chair: Shri Jagmohan

 

(Collaboration: The Poetry Society, India)

 

 

Illustrated lecture by Prof. Dr. Shashibala, specialist in Buddhist iconography and cross cultural connection among Asian countries. As a Research Professor at the International Academy of Indian Culture, she has authored nine books, 60 research papers and taught ‘History of Japanese and Southeast Asian Art’ at National Museum Institute