BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

10 September 2014, 05:30 am
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions
Shri Lalit  Mansingh, former Foreign Secretary;  Dr. H. K. Kaul,  Director, Developing Library Network; and Ms Humra Quraishi, Columnist & Author will discuss, India Through American Eyes (New Delhi: Primus Books, 2014) by Pran Nevile
 
Chair: Dr. Karan Singh, MP

Carnatic Vocal Recital

10 September 2014, 05:30 am
Carnatic Vocal Recital
Programme Type
Cultural
By Smt. Sumithra Vasudev from Chennai,  disciple of Sangita Kalanidhi Vidushi Smt R.Vedavalli 

Greece-India, Cultural Crossroads

10 September 2014, 05:30 am
Greece-India, Cultural Crossroads
An exhibition of paintings and  sculptures by Ntina Anastasiadou who is presently based in Santiniketan
 
Inauguration by Shri Prabhakar Kolte, well-known artist on Tuesday, 9 September 2014 at 18:30 
 

Release and discussion around the book, Culture of Indigo in Asia: Plant, Product and Power

08 September 2014, 05:30 am
Release and discussion around the book, Culture of Indigo in Asia: Plant, Product and Power
Programme Type
Discussions
Release and discussion around the book, Culture of Indigo in Asia: Plant, Product and Power
(Niyogi Books, New Delhi; 2014)
 
Discussants: Prof. H.Y. Mohan Ram, INSA Srinivasa Ramanujan Research Professor; Prof. Himanshu Prabha Ray, Chairperson; National Monuments Authority  and Dr. Lotika Varadarajan, Ethno-Historian and Tagore National Fellow, National Museum
 
Chief Guest: Dr. M Sanjappa, former Director, Botanical Survey of India and CSIR Emeritus Scientist, University of Agricultural Sciences
 
Chair: Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan

INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY

08 September 2014, 05:30 am
INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY
Programme Type
Talks
 
Recent Epigraphical Discoveries
Speaker: Dr. T.S. Ravishankar, Director (Epigraphy), Archaeological Survey of India, Mysore

A Feast of Ghazals

08 September 2014, 05:30 am
A Feast of Ghazals
Programme Type
Cultural
Pran Nevile speaks on the importance of ghazal on people's music 
 
Followed by  
Concert 
By Dr. Meelu Verma 

Vocal Recital

06 September 2014, 05:30 am
Vocal Recital
Programme Type
Cultural
By Omkar Dadarkar from Kolkata, disciple of Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar  

THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LECTURE Mudras of  Molecules

05 September 2014, 05:30 pm
THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LECTURE Mudras of  Molecules
Programme Type
Talks, Webcasts
Mudras of  Molecules
Speaker: Professor Nalin Pant, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
 
Chair: Dr. Dinakar Salunke, Executive Director, UNESCO Regional Centre for Biotechnology
 
Hastha Mudras, hand gestures used in classical Indian dance forms, form a distinct code language and bring unique poetic element while performing abhinaya. The language of the mudras thus enables the dancer to express practically anything and everything.  Using unbridled, the license of metaphor, this talk will attempt to illuminate the hidden world of the "Dance of Molecules"- the dance that creates our material world 

FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS

05 September 2014, 05:30 am
FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS
Programme Type
Talks
Banking Reforms
Keynote Speaker: Shri Pratip Chaudhuri, former Chairman, SBI
 
Chair: Shri D. K.  Mittal, Former Secretary Financial Services