Speakers: Dr. Vishwa Adluri, Associate Adjunct Professor, Hunter College, The City University of New York; Dr. Joydeep Bagchee, PhD in Philosophy, New School of Social Studies, New York; and co-authors of the forthcoming book The Nay Science: A History of German Indology

The speakers will address the question of the Mahabharata's historicity. Through a critical examination of the formation of early Mahabharata scholarship, they will discuss how theories of the epic's origins in heroic Aryan circles were used as a vehicle of scientific, evangelical, and racial propaganda by Orientalist academics

Talk by Ms Gloria Steinem, renowned feminist, writer and activist who will speak on her new book

85^th Birthday Commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Songs by Choirs of Schools from Delhi NCR

From 11:15 in the Auditorium

Interactive Session: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere:

(Letter from Birmingham Jail, April 16, 1963)

Moderators: Shri Suhas Borker, Working Group on Alternative Strategies; and Shri Ramesh Sharma, Gandhi Peace Foundation

Students from schools of Delhi NCR will participate

This programme is part of the Taking Children to Gandhi series that brings children closer to the enduring legacy of Gandhi's non-violent struggle for equity, justice, pluralism and sustainable development

The Fourth Great Movement of Indian Renaissance

Speaker; Prof. P.K. Mukhopadhyay, formerly Professor of Philosophy, Jadavpur University

Chair: Shri Soli J. Sorabjee, President IIC

An exhibition of selected photographs, cartoons, letters and extracts from Deshmukh's autobiography and other books

Curator: Dr. Aparna Basu

Inauguration on Tuesday, 14^th January 2014 at 17:30

Swami Vivekananda - His Relevance Today

Speaker: Dr. Pratap Bhanu Mehta, eminent public intellectual, opinion maker & columnist; President, Centre for Policy Research

Chair: Shri Rajiv Mehrotra

By Pratik Shrivastava from Kolkata, disciple of Pt. Ajoy Chakraborty and Pt. Tejendra Narayan Majumdar

Accompanied by Soumen Nandy on the tabla

Concerts organised in memory of the late Amar Mishra

By Sanjukta Biswas from Kolkata, disciple of Smt Subhra Guha

Accompanists: Vinay Misra (harmonium); and Mithilesh Jha (tabla)

Introduction: Shri Vijay Kitchlu

Panelists: Shri  Ashutosh Dixit, The Citizens Alliance, Alakananda, New Delhi; Shri Sumita Kale, Deccan Gymkhana, Pune; and Dr. Dipankar Gupta, sociologist

Moderator:

Presented by The Stenhammar Quartet from Sweden - Peter Olofsson (violin); Per Ã-man (violin); Tony Bauer (viola); and Mats Olofsson (cello)

The artists will present works by Mozart; Hillborg; and Ravel