The Mahabharata
Speaker: Dr. Bibek Debroy, economist and Research Professor, Centre for Policy Research and who is currently translating the unabridged Mahabharata for Penguin, India

Old Paths White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha
Speaker: Dharmacharya Shantum Seth, oriented teacher in the Zen Buddhist lineage who will speak on the classic by Thich Nhat Hanh

Chair: Dr. Kavita A. Sharma

 

An exhibition that traces the journey from traditional shadow puppets to kathputli to the present day medium dissolving forms
The exhibits include string, shadow, muppets, bunraku and processional puppets; and masks. Screening of films on puppetry

Curated and presented by UNIMA, India

Opening on Monday, 9th December 2013 at 11.00

A discussion

Panelists: Shri Nikhil Kumar, Hon'ble Governor of Kerala; Ms Kirti Singh, Member, Law Commission; and Ms Susan Viswanathan, Professor of Sociology, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Art workshop for children conducted by Anu Jindal

Japanese animation has made a huge impact worldwide. In Indian television, most American animation programmes have been replaced by Japanese animation and the characters have become household names. Focusing on and inspired by the beauty of Japanese animé, children will learn to draw their favourite characters

For children in the age group of 5 -11 years. Participants are requested to bring their own art material - drawing papers, pencils and colours

A Sufi fable based on Ernest Hemmingway's novella The Old Man and the Sea and poems by Jalaluddin Rumi

Conceived, adapted and directed by Shivani Tibrewala
Performed by Tom Alter
Dance rendition by Zia Nath

The old fisherman in Hemmingway's fable sees the fish as his brother rather than as his enemy or his prey. In their quest for life, the fisherman and the fish are united - silent witnesses to each other's quiet struggle

Prof. Kesavan Veluthat, Dept. of History, University of Delhi; Prof. Najaf Haider; and Dr. Kumkum Roy, Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University will discuss The Past Before Us: Historical Traditions in Early North India by Romila Thapar (New Delhi: Permanent Black, 2013)

Chair: Prof. Uday Kumar, Dept. of English, University of Delhi

The Tibetan Book of the Dead (90 min; 1994; dvd; English)
Director: Barry McLean

The Tibetan Book of the Dead, the ancient source of strength and guidance remains an essential part of teaching in the Buddhist cultures of the Himalaya. The film made in two parts - A Way of Life and The Great Liberation, is narrated by Leonard Cohen explores the sacred text and boldly visualizes the afterlife according to its profound wisdom

A personal memoir between a grandfather and a grandson
National award winning pictorial essay by Zishaan Akbar Latif

Opening on Tuesday, 3rd December 2013 at 18:30