Choreographic compositions on – Saraswati  Vandana: Worshipping Goddess of Knowledge

Dasavatar of Kavi Jaydeva: Interpretation of ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu, from many other incarnations of Vishnu in  12th century following  the evolution of mankind

Buddha Charit by A?vagho?a: A journey for knowledge and Peace 

 

Dancers: Soumya Bhowmick; Ganesh Das; Sunistha Mandal; Ranjima Chatterjee; Paromita Banerjee; and Mahua Mukherjee

 

Concept & Dance Direction: Prof. Mahua Mukherjee

Presented by: Gaudiya Nritya Bharati, Kolkata

 

A Discussion on the book edited by Patrick Olivelle

 

Chief Guest: Shri Fali Nariman

 

Speakers: Prof Kumkum Roy, Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Dr Heeraman Tiwari, Assistant Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Dr Ashutosh Dayal Mathur, Head, Department of Sanskrit, St. Stephen's College

 

This Dictionary contains technical terms used in Sanskrit texts of ancient and medieval India dealing with law and statecraft within Dharmasastra and Arthasastra. It is the first dictionary of its kind, and the editors hope that it will spur further research into Dharmasastra, one of the most significant areas of ancient Indian cultural expressions

 

A multimedia stage performance dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Presented by Keiin Yoshimura (dance), So Sugiura (shamisen); Jun Kurumisawa (multimedia visual artist)

 

Speakers: Anna T Szabo (Hungary); Annie Zaidi; Bee Rowlatt (UK); Espido Freire (Spain); Elisa Brune (Belgium); Francesca Marciano (Italy); Jasna Strick (Germany); Mrinal Pande; Muriel De Saint Saveur (France); Paromita Vohra; Rizio Yohannan Raj; Sonia Serrano (Portugal); and Vaiju Naravane 

 

Perspectives, Process, Pedagogy

An exhibition by Rohini Sen from Trivandrum

 

Preview on Friday, 4 December 2015 at 18:30

 

By Pallavi Mallidhara

 

The programme includes works by Ravel, Brahms, Liszt and Berio

 

Pallavi Mahidhara, an Indian American pianist has appeared in solo and orchestral concerts across North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa, performing at the Kimmel Centre  in Philadelphia, the Kennedy Centre in Washington DC, Chicago Symphony Centre in Chicago, Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid, Spain, Teatro del Lago in Frutillar, Chile, Casa de la Música in Quito, Ecuador, National Centre for the Performing Arts in Mumbai, India, National Concert Hall in Beijing, China, City Hall in Cape Town, South Africa, Victoria Hall in Geneva, Switzerland, and the Grand Hall of the Dimitri Shostakovich Philharmonia in Saint Petersburg, Russia

 

 

Speaker: Professor Max Deeg, Professor, School of Religious and Theological Studies, University of Cardiff, Great Britain. Publications include Das Gaoseng-Faxian-Hsuanals Religionsgeschichtliche Quelle, 2005; and The Places Where Siddhartha Trod: Lumbini and Kapilavastu, 2003

 

Chair: Dr. Himanshu Prabha Ray

 

Since the “discovery” of the Indian past as a subject of research and study in the early 19th century the reports of Chinese Buddhist travellers between the early 5th and 8th century have played a major role as historical sources. They were used to reconstruct Indian history, the state of Buddhism in the first millennium CE, and to locate archaeological sites. The most famous names are Faxian, Xuanzang, and Yijing who left important records about their journeys and stay in India, focusing on different aspects of Indian society, culture and religion. This talk will present the major records in their historical contexts. It will present a fresh approach to reading these texts not only as “documentaries” of some historical reality but also as Chinese sources in their own right with quite specific purpose and intentionality. This will be discussed and illustrated by selected examples from the texts 

 

Pran Nevile pays tribute to the illustrious and eminent poet lyricist

 

 Followed by a concert by Dr. Gaurav Sood

Thought Experiments in Urban Transport


Speaker: Prof. Dinesh Mohan, former Professor, IIT (Volvo Chair)

Chair: Shri Dunu Roy