Learning to Accept Changes in Life
Speaker: Dr. Priyanka Goenka, Senior Psychologist, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
Chair: Dr. Raman Kapur
Covering South Asia: Media and the Saarc Region
Panelists: Shri Deb Mukharji, former Indian Ambassador to Nepal; Ms Nirupama Subramanian, Resident Editor, The Indian Express – Chandigarh; Ms Suhasini Haider, Deputy Resident Editor & Diplomatic Affairs Editor, The Hindu; and Shri Surya Gangadharan, Senior Journalist & Editor, Parliamentarian
Chair: Shri Kishalay Bhattacharjee, Senior journalist and author, Executive Director, Reachout Foundation
Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Prof. Vidyadhar Vyas from Mumbai, son and disciple of Gayanacharya Pt. Narayanrao Vyas
ART MATTERS
CANCELLED
A. Ramchandran, painter with Roobina Karode
A. Ramchandran, painter with Roobina Karode
Moderator: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi
Bojangles to Ballanchine and Beyond: A Century of American Dance
A series of three lectures by Sharon Lowen, well-known exponent of Odissi who will provide a panoramic visual overview of 20th century American dance genres through film and video clips encompassing folk to Broadway, ballet to Pilobolos
Abstract Expressionism
Post Modern, Dance Theatre and Contemporary Dance
To Mark the 80th Anniversary of Lodhi Garden
AT 16:00 IN THE QUADRANGLE GARDEN
IIC Tree Trail Walk
Led by Dr. Vasanti Ramachandran, author of Fruiting Trees of Delhi
Shri Jagmohan, former Union Minister of Urban Development, Tourism and Culture shall flag off the walk
AT 18:30 IN CONFERENCE ROOM I
Lodhi Garden @ 80
Presentation by the Department of Horticulture, NDMC - Shri J.P. Sharma, Director; Shri Babu Khan, Additional Director; and Shri Jitendra Kaushik, Assistant Director
The presentation will be followed by a discussion
Chair: Shri Suhas Borker, Founder Member, Green Circle of Delhi
Saplings will be distributed to all the participants. Kindly please bring a cloth bag for the sapling
Rasik Rang Rachana
A discussion on the book by Pt. Deepak Chatterjee which is a collection of bandishes for over 80 ragas he has written
Chief Guest: Shri Shekhar Sen, Chairperson, Sangeet Natak Akademi
Speakers: Dr. Shanno Khurana; and Dr. Krishna Bisht
Followed by a brief presentation of some bandishes by Pt. Deepak Chatterjee and his disciples
Concert
By Kalàscima
Riccardo Lagana (tambourine, voice); Massimiliano De Marco (strings, voice); Luca Buccarella (accordion, voice); Federico Lagana (percussions, voice); Riccardo Basile (bass, synth. Voice); and Aldo Lezz (flute)
Kalàscima is one of Italy’s famous bands, this internationally acclaimed group combines the ancient traditional ritual dance music of Taranta (Salento, Southern Italy) with electronic music. Explosive, energetic, captivating, Kalàscima features many fascinating instruments (bagpipe, traditional flutes, Italian organetto), a spectacular array of percussion from South Italy and from across the world (rick, darbouka), thrilling vocals and musical instruments (bass guitar, loop machine). Presenting a concert where the ancient meets the modern in an explosive, trance-folk music
The 28th Wilhelm von Pochhammer Memorial Lecture
Knowledge – Led Smart Cities – The Example of Heidelberg
Speaker: Dr. Eckart Wuerzner, Mayor of Heildelberg
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Dr. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director-General, Research & Information System for Developing Countries (RIS); Prof. Baladas Ghoshal, former Professor of Southeast Asia and South-West Pacific Studies & Chairman, Centre for South and Southeast Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Dr. Swagato Ganguly, Editorial Page Editor, The Times of India; and Dr. Rahul Mishra, Research Fellow at the Indian Council of World Affairs will discuss India-Myanmar Relations: Changing Contours by Rajiv Bhatia (Abingdon: Routledge, 2016)
Chair: Shri Ranjan Mathai, former Indian Foreign Secretary