Mehfil

11 December 2015, 05:30 am
Mehfil
Programme Type
Cultural
Mehfil with Pandit Kumar Gandharva bani exponent Shri Bhuvanesh Komkali (Khayal)

Shri Bhuvanesh Komkali was born into a rich legacy of music, being the grandson of Pandit Kumar Gandharva and Vidushi Vasundhara Komkali and the son of Pandit Mukul Shivputra. At present, he continues to receive guidance from Pandit Madhup Mudgal and Pandita Kalapini Komkali. Bhuvanesh will pay homage to Pandit Kumar Gandharva by singing ragas and bandishes created by him.
 

GOVERNANCE ISSUES ON AGRICULTURE

11 December 2015, 05:30 am
GOVERNANCE ISSUES ON AGRICULTURE
Programme Type
Discussions
Skill Development in farm and non-farm sector
 
Keynote Speakers: Dr. Rita Sharma, Former Secretary, M/o Rural Development; and Smt. Gayathri B Kalia,
Chief Operation Officer, DU-GKY, Division, Ministry of Rural Development,

Chair:  Shri MC Verma, Former Technical Advisor UNDP and Secretary to Govt. of India
 
 

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

09 December 2015, 05:30 am
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions
 
Prof. Alok Bhalla, former Professor, Department of English, English and Foreign Language University (EFLU), Hyderabad; Prof. Badri Narayan, Centre for the Study of Discrimination and Exclusion (CSDE), School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Dr. Shweta Singh, Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, Faculty of Social Sciences, South Asian University, New Delhi will discuss A Gypsy in the World of Ideas by Rajen Harshe (New Delhi: Pentagon Press, 2015)
 
Chair: Prof. Harbans Mukhia, formerly Rector and Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University
 

Gaudiya Nritya: In Search of Knowledge – Harmony & Peace

09 December 2015, 05:30 am
Gaudiya Nritya: In Search of Knowledge – Harmony & Peace
Programme Type
Cultural
Choreographic compositions on – Saraswati  Vandana: Worshipping Goddess of Knowledge
Dasavatar of Kavi Jaydeva: Interpretation of ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu, from many other incarnations of Vishnu in  12th century following  the evolution of mankind
Buddha Charit by A?vagho?a: A journey for knowledge and Peace 
 
Dancers: Soumya Bhowmick; Ganesh Das; Sunistha Mandal; Ranjima Chatterjee; Paromita Banerjee; and Mahua Mukherjee
 
Concept & Dance Direction: Prof. Mahua Mukherjee
Presented by: Gaudiya Nritya Bharati, Kolkata
 

A Sanskrit Dictionary of Law and Statecraft

07 December 2015, 05:30 am
A Sanskrit Dictionary of Law and Statecraft
Programme Type
Discussions
A Discussion on the book edited by Patrick Olivelle
 
Chief Guest: Shri Fali Nariman
 
Speakers: Prof Kumkum Roy, Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Dr Heeraman Tiwari, Assistant Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Dr Ashutosh Dayal Mathur, Head, Department of Sanskrit, St. Stephen's College
 
This Dictionary contains technical terms used in Sanskrit texts of ancient and medieval India dealing with law and statecraft within Dharmasastra and Arthasastra. It is the first dictionary of its kind, and the editors hope that it will spur further research into Dharmasastra, one of the most significant areas of ancient Indian cultural expressions
 

Sakura (75 min)

05 December 2015, 05:30 am
Sakura (75 min)
Programme Type
Cultural
A multimedia stage performance dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Presented by Keiin Yoshimura (dance), So Sugiura (shamisen); Jun Kurumisawa (multimedia visual artist)
 

Cross-Border Conversations: European and Indian Women Writers

05 December 2015, 05:30 am
Cross-Border Conversations: European and Indian Women Writers
Programme Type
Seminars
Speakers: Anna T Szabo (Hungary); Annie Zaidi; Bee Rowlatt (UK); Espido Freire (Spain); Elisa Brune (Belgium); Francesca Marciano (Italy); Jasna Strick (Germany); Mrinal Pande; Muriel De Saint Saveur (France); Paromita Vohra; Rizio Yohannan Raj; Sonia Serrano (Portugal); and Vaiju Naravane 
 

Drawing about Drawing

05 December 2015, 05:30 am
Drawing about Drawing
Perspectives, Process, Pedagogy
An exhibition by Rohini Sen from Trivandrum
 
Preview on Friday, 4 December 2015 at 18:30
 

Piano Recital

04 December 2015, 05:30 am
Piano Recital
Programme Type
Cultural
By Pallavi Mallidhara
 
The programme includes works by Ravel, Brahms, Liszt and Berio
 
Pallavi Mahidhara, an Indian American pianist has appeared in solo and orchestral concerts across North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa, performing at the Kimmel Centre  in Philadelphia, the Kennedy Centre in Washington DC, Chicago Symphony Centre in Chicago, Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid, Spain, Teatro del Lago in Frutillar, Chile, Casa de la Música in Quito, Ecuador, National Centre for the Performing Arts in Mumbai, India, National Concert Hall in Beijing, China, City Hall in Cape Town, South Africa, Victoria Hall in Geneva, Switzerland, and the Grand Hall of the Dimitri Shostakovich Philharmonia in Saint Petersburg, Russia
 
 

Hindustani Flute Recital

03 December 2015, 05:30 am
Hindustani Flute Recital
Programme Type
Cultural
By  Rajiv Prasanna from Delhi, disciple of Late Pt. Raghunath Prasanna and Pt. Ravi Shankar Prasanna