Organised in collaboration with Natya Vriksha

 

From 10:00 to 13:00

Demonstration of Bharatanatyam Class at Natya Vriksha

Conducted by Geeta Chandran

 

At 16:00

In Conversation

Geeta Chandran in conversation with celebrated dancer, Dr. Yamini Krishnamurthi, Padma Vibhushan

 

At 18:30

Natya Vriksha Young Dancers Festival

Kuchipudi

By Bhavna Reddy

 

The Attic

Interactive presentation in Bharatanatyam

By Dr. Swarnamalya Ganesh from Chennai

The panel consisting of Prof. C. P. Chandrasekhar, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, School of Social Sciences, JNU; Prof. Bina Agarwal, the University of Manchester & Institute of Economic Growth; and Prof. Gopal Guru, Centre for Political Studies, JNU will discuss the book, 

Capital in the Twenty First Century by Thomas Piketty (Bombay: Harvard Business School Press, 2014).  

Chair: Prof. T.K. Oommen

 

With music by Pedro Luna, libretto by Antonio Paso and Enrique Garcia Alvarez

Presented by The Neemrana Music Foundation

 

Zarzuela is a Spanish lyric – a dramatic genre that alternates between spoken and sung scenes, the latter incorporating operatic and popular songs, as well as dance

 

The comic journey of three Spaniards from Madrid to Aleppo and then to Baroda, in a quest for identity, and, more importantly, in search of the marvelous treasures of the Orient. The zarzuela encapsulates the dream that was the orient and showcases a wide cast of characters. All the arias, duets and quartet will be in Spanish with the dialogues in English

 

Provocative plays from around the world presented as visual enactments

Directed by Feisal Alkazi

 

Tea (70 min)

Play by Velina Hasu Houston

 

With Radhika Alkazi, Averee Chourey, Alka Khanna, Vicki Rai and Nandini Sra

 

The lyrical and poignant lives of five Japanese women who marry American GIs and move to America…

 

 

 

Symposium on Bandung Legacy and Global Future

Speakers: Prof. Muchkund Dubey who will speak on Future of the UN System; Prof. Deepak Nayyar on Trends in Global Governance; and Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan on Global Cultural Legacy

 

Introduction: Prof. Manoranjan Mohanty

 

 

 

 

At 11:30

Chand Roz Aur Meri Jaan

A play presented by Wings Cultural Society

 

At 18:30

Charandas Chor

By Habib Tanveer’s Naya Theatre, Bhopal

 

 

 

At 11:30

Panel discussion on Zohra Segal

Panelists: Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan; Ms Amal Allana; Ms Sadia Delhvi; and others

 

At 15:00

Film – Bend it Like Bekham (UK; 112 min; 2002; dvd; English)

Director: Gurinder Chadha

 

At 18:30

Odissi

By Madhyama Segal

Chief Guest: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi
 

 

At 19:45

Daastaangoi

By Ankit Chadha and Poonam Girdhani

 

An exhibition of paintings in oil and water colour on canvas and paper

By Manju Kak

 

Curated by Renu Rana

 

Inauguration by Veer Munshi, contemporary artist on Friday, 22 April 2016 at 18:30

Speakes:: Dr. Rajendra Mehta and Shri Keki N. Daruwalla

 

Chair: Shri Devkumar Trivedi

 

Narsinh Mehta a poet saint of Gujarat, notable as a bhakta, an exponent of Vaishnava poetry. He is especially revered in Gujarati literature, where he is acclaimed as its Adi Kavi