Sarnath: Recent Excavations and Discoveries

Illustrated lecture by Dr. B.R. Mani, Additional Director-General, Archaeological Survey of India

Chair: Prof. R.C. Agarwal

Speaker: Dr. Anji Seth, Associate Professor of Geography, University of Connecticut, USA.   Her research is on how changes in climate are likely to evolve in the next century in particular regions
 

Chair: Prof. Jatinder Saigal, Dean, Faculty of Planning & Architecture, Manav Rachna International University

Vocal Recital

By Aishwarya Shankar from Chennai, disciple of Sangita  Kalacharya Smt.Suguna Varadachari

With  Delhi R. Sridhar  on  Violin and  Kumbakonam N. Padmanaban  on Mridangam 

 

Vocal Recital

By Master G. Abilash from Chennai, disciple of Sri A.S. Murali

With V.S.K. Chakrapani  on Violin and  Kumbakonam N Padmanaban  on  Mridangam and N. Hari Narayanan on  Ghatam  

 

Stem Cells: Myths And Realities

Speaker: Dr. Jyotsna Dhawan, CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad

Chair: Dr. Anna George, National Institute of Immunology

 

Stem cells are the foundation cells of our bodies. Basic research shows that stem cells have the potential to specialize into all the different cell types in the human body, which makes them attractive candidates for regenerative therapies to restore diseased or damaged tissue. This lecture will briefly cover our current understanding of stem cell biology and address the hurdles that need to be overcome for their clinical use. Along the way, I will highlight examples of the myths and realities of stem cell applications, touch on the regulatory issues required to ensure their ethical application and hopefully convey some of the excitement in the field of stem cell science

 

Talk and launch of the book – Kalyana Malla’s Suleiman Charitra, a translation from Sanskrit of a 16th century text by Shri A.N.D. Haksar

 

Presentation of the Report on the Tree Census of Lodhi Gardens by Horticulture Department, NDMC

Followed by a discussion

 

Chair: Suhas Borker, Founder Member, Green Circle of Delhi

 

Kathak Recital

By Gauri Diwakar  from Delhi, disciple of Pandit Birju Maharaj, Shri Jai Kishan Maharaj and Ms Aditi Mangaldas

 

At 19:00

Bharatanatyam Recital

By Urmila Satyanarayanan from Chennai, disciple of Late Kalaimamani K.J. Sarasa and Kalanidhi Narayanan