Prof. Achin Vanaik, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi; Prof. Peter Ronald de'Souza, Senior Fellow, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies; and Shri Harsh Mander, Social worker and activist will discuss Democracy and the Crisis of Inequality (Delhi; Primus Books, 2014) by Zoya Hasan

Chair: Dr. Sudhai Pai, Rector & Professor, Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University

 
Learning Through Play
A workshop for teachers organised by Pratham Books
 
Conducted by Ms Amukta Mahapatra, independent consultant who has been involved with school education for several decades; and Dr. Asha Singh who teaches at the Department of Human Development & Childhood Studies, Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi

A piano duet with Anil Srinivasan, Chennai-based western classical pianist; and Sharik Hasan, eminent jazz pianist

 
Global Warning! (22 min; dvd; English)
Climate change is one issue that is going to determine the future of humanity. Deforestation, industrialization, the changing lifestyles, and other changes have resulted in rising temperatures. Soon, rainfall patterns may change; sea levels may rise, threatening millions all over the world. Focusing on the challenges and threats of climate change, the film urges people to act today
 
 Camps: The Earth We See and The Earth We Want (22 min; dvd; English)
Film on the work of CAMPS – a Tata Energy Resource Institute initiative which has taken on the task of creating informed citizens where environmental considerations become part of our daily decision-making process. Under this project, students take the initiative of effectively addressing environment related issues
 
Films courtesy: Terravision, The Tata Energy Resource Institute, New Delhi
 

An exhibition of photographs of architectural structures
By Jyotica Sikand
 
Preview on Friday, 22^nd August 2014 at 6:30 pm

Mobile  Phones, Radiations and Health                                                                                                                                                                             
   Keynote Speaker: Dr Manoj Sharma, Professor of Radiation Oncology, Maulana Azad Medical College & Associated Hospitals
                                                                                                                                                             
Panelists: Dr Naresh Gupta, Director-Professor, Maulana Azad Medical College & Associated Hospitals and Chairman, Advisory Group, Consumers India; Dr. S B Gogia, Plastic Surgeon (AIIMS), President Elect, Asia Pacific Association for Medical informatics; Ms Ritika Jain, B Tech, Biotechnology, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University; Dr Jayashree Gupta, President, Consumers India

By Shri Laxmi Shankar Bajpai
Chair: Shri Aloke Mehta 

Haveli Sangeet: Bhakti Music in Context                                                                                                                          
By Irfan Zuberi
 
Chair: Vidya Rao, well-known vocalist
 
In recent times, the term 'Haveli Sangeet' has come to encapsulate the entire gamut of musical genres associated with the Vaishnavite temple traditions. This presentation will introduce the different strains of the genre from the perspective of regional, linguistic & stylistic variations
 
Irfan Zuberi is an independent researcher in the field of performing arts associated with the Naad Saagar Archives & Documentation Society for South Asian Music

Director: Sudhesh Unniraman who will introduce the film
 
Screening will be followed by a discussion with Sudhesh Unniraman and Pradeep Sachdeva, well-known architect
 
The film documents the 3-year journey of a 300 year old traditional wooden house from Kerala to its new home in Haryana. The film raises issues of conservation practices, adaptive reuse of older buildings and the need to preserve knowledge skills related to wood building architecture

A collection of textile art and scarves in silk using innovative resist-dyeing techniques
Created by Neha Puri Dhir
Preview on Wednesday, 20 August 2014 at 18.30