The Non-dualist Shaivism of Kashmir and Its Relevance in the Contemporary World
Speaker: Dr. Bettina Baumer, one of the foremost scholar of Kashmir Shaivism and a renowned Indologist

What is commonly known as "Kashmir Shaivism" is a unique philosophical and spiritual tradition which flourished in Kashmir between the 8th and 13th centuries with its most prominent authors like Somananda Utpaladeva and Abhinavagupta. The lecture will not only highlight the central issues of this tradition, but will also try to connect them with its relevance for the present global situation

Pran Nevile pays tribute to the genius of legendary singer Manna Dey

Followed by
Concert
By Gaurav Sood

Presentation by Ms Sarah Jones, practicing psychotherapist who has trained at Tavistock Clinic, London and is the author of Understanding Your One Year Old
 
Discussants: Dr. Vinita Kshetrapal, Training and Supervision Psychoanalyst, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Jesus and Mary College; and Ms Mallika Akbar, Secretary, Indian Psychoanalytic Society, Delhi

Chief Guest: Dr. Sudhir Kakar, eminent psychoanalyst, writer, and novelist

Ms Jones's talk will address a subject pivotal to a psychodynamic understanding of the human psyche. A vastly neglected terrain in our own child rearing practices, the talk will look at how the infant's psyche is being shaped before it comes to be recognized as a person

An exhibition of photographs commemorating the 1960 visit of the then Crown Prince, now Their Imperial Majesties, the Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan to India

Opening on Friday, 29th November 2013

Inauguration by Dr. Karan Singh, MP, Chairman, Indian Council for Cultural Relations

Speakers: H.E. Mr. Gustavo Manuel de Aristegui, Ambassador of Spain; and Smt Chanda Singh, Kapur Surya Foundation

Chair: Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Chairperson, IIC-Asia Project