Ethiopian Traditional Music and Dance

Illustrated lecture by Shri Saleem Beg, former Director General, Jammu & Kashmir Tourism and presently, Member, National Monuments Authority of India

An exhibition of paintings depicting stories from the Panchatantra. Depicted in different styles - Madhubani, Patachitra of West Bengal and Odisha, Sanjhi, Sikki grass, Santhal, Phad, Contemporay, Gond and Kalamkari styles

Inauguration by Dr. Syeda S. Hameed, Member Planning Commission on Monday, 3^rd February at 17:00

Inauguration will be followed by

Story Telling

By Anwar Chitrakar (Patachitra)

As part of this exhibition, there will be story telling programmes:

4^th February at 11:00; and 17:00; and 5^th February at 11:00

Story Telling

By Anwar Chitrakar

8^th, 9^th and 10^th February at 11:00 and 17:00

Story Telling

By Gurupada (Patachitra)

Illustrated lecture by Dr. Manu P. Sobti, Associate Professor in Buildings/Landscapes/Cultures, School of Architecture, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA

Chair: Prof. Madhavan K. Palat

Positioned within the context of the Arab invasions on Central Asia, Sobti's work examines medieval borderlands that witnessed passage, journey and abandonment along the Oxus or Amu Darya - the region's most significant river. Through the course of these invasions, and within the river's critical role as a liminal zone between two distinct cultural realms - the Arab versus the Persian - the Amu Darya served as the selectively permeable, border/boundary condition for the large Arab armies moving across the region of Khorasan

A dialogue between Peter Fischli, one of the most outstanding contemporary artists of our times; and Shuddhabrata Sengupta, new media practitioner, filmmaker, writer and co-founder of the Raqs Media Collective

Peter Fischli is part of the Swiss artist duo Peter Fischli and David Weiss, often shortened to Fischli/Weiss. Considered among the world's most contemporary artists, their work has been executed in a variety of media, including sculpture, film, and photography. Fischli and Weiss won the Golden Lion prize at the 2003 Venice Biennale

To introduce and garner support for Commitment to Kashmir (Ctok), an exciting new venture that supports young Kashmiri craftspersons. Ctok grantees of 2012 will display and present designs developed for the contemporary market based on their traditional crafts

Inauguration by Dr. Karan Singh, MP at 16:00

By Chinmaya Gharekhan

Kuchipudi Recital

By Arunima Kumar from Delhi

Kuchipudi Bhamakalapam

By Shama Krishna

Simhandini

By Guru Veena Murthy Vijay

An exhibition of live orchid plants and blooms from North-Eastern States of Himalaya and their rapid multiplication techniques

Coordinator: Prof. H.Y. Mohan Ram

Inauguration by Dr. S. Ayappan, Secretary, DARE & Director-General, ICAR on Friday, 31^st January 2014 at 18:30

As part of this exhibition, there will be a talk on Thursday, 6^th February 2014 at 18:30 in the Annexe Lecture Room II on

The Splendour of Orchids

Illustrated lecture by Dr. Satish Kumar, Scientist, Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

Chair: Prof. H.Y. Mohan Ram

This exhibition is a curtain raiser to present the unique flora of the Himalaya. The forthcoming series of exhibitions The Himalaya: A Timeless Quest to be held through 2014-15 will focus on different aspects of the mountain range