A Debate for and Against the Motion -
10 January 2014, 05:30 am
A Debate for and Against the Motion -
Programme Type
Talks
This House Believes that Libraries and Librarians Are Irrelevant in the Context of the Increase Dependency on ICT for Access to Information
By young Librarians - Dr. Akhtar Parvez, Librarian, Indian Institute of Management, Indore; Shri Rajesh Singh, Deputy Librarian, University of Delhi; Shri Raj Kumar Bhardwaj, Librarian, St. Stephens College, University of Delhi; and Ms Rajni Jindal, Librarian, Vivekanand College, University of Delhi
Remarks by Shri Jagmohan, former Governor, Jammu & Kashmir; Dr. N. Vijayaditya, former Director-General, National Informatics Centre; and Dr. S.M. Dhawan, former Scientist "F" and Librarian, National Physical Laboratory
Chair: Shri Soli J. Sorabjee
Peoples' Movements and Democratic Transformations in the Middle East
07 January 2014, 05:30 am
Peoples' Movements and Democratic Transformations in the Middle East
Programme Type
Discussions
Panelists: Prof. Asef Bayat, Professor of Sociology and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Prof. Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi, Associate Professor of Sociology and History, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; and Prof. Linda Herrera, Associate Professor of Education Policy, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign
FILMS ON SPIRITUALITY AND FAITH
07 January 2014, 05:30 am
FILMS ON SPIRITUALITY AND FAITH
Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets Action
(95 min; 2008; dvd; English)
Director: Velcrow Ripper
Recipient of the award for Best Documentary Feature - Special Mention; and Most Popular Canadian Documentary, Vancouver International Film Festival 2008
In these times of crisis, is change possible? Acclaimed filmmaker Velcrow Ripper sets out to discover the power that is released when spirituality and activism meet. Sparked by what Gandhi called "soul force" and Martin Luther King called "love in action", Ripper spotlights remarkable individuals who are taking action from the heart
The 26th Wilhelm von Pochhammer Memorial Lecture 2014
06 January 2014, 05:30 am
The 26th Wilhelm von Pochhammer Memorial Lecture 2014
Programme Type
Talks
From Ashoka to Jayavarman VII - Some Reflections on the Relationship Between Buddhism and the State in India and Southeast Asia
Speaker: Prof. Hermann Kulke, German historian and Indologist
Chair: Shri Satinder K. Lambah, President, Federation of Indo-German Societies in India
The Economy, Business, and India's 2014 Parliamentary Elections
06 January 2014, 05:30 am
The Economy, Business, and India's 2014 Parliamentary Elections
Programme Type
Talks
Speaker: Prof. John Echeverri-Gent, leading political scientist and Associate Professor, Woodrow Wilson Chair, University of Virginia. His books include The State and the Poor: Public Policy and Political Development in India and the United States (University of California Press, 1993), and Economic Reform in Three Giants: U.S. Foreign Policy and the USSR, China, and India (Transaction, 1990)
Love: The Sufi Foundation for Bliss
06 January 2014, 05:30 am
Love: The Sufi Foundation for Bliss
Programme Type
Talks
A lecture by Shaykh Hisham Kabbani
Introduction: Sadia Dehlvi
A world renowned teacher of the Sufi path, Shaykh Hisham Kabbani serves as a guide and teacher to millions around the world. He has spent his life spreading the teachings of peace, tolerance, respect and love; that are the defining principles of Islamic spirituality
