The Science and Technology Lecture Series Malaria: A Relentless Serial Killer
Malaria: A Relentless Serial Killer
Speaker: Dr. Amit Sharma, Group Leader, Structural Biology, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi
Chair: Prof. R. Madhubala, Director, AIRF J C Bose National Fellow, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Malaria remains a major killer worldwide. This lecture will give a general overview of this disease, its prevalence, its control and its future
Poetry Readings From "˜Painting Symphony'
Exotic fiction in verse by K.P. Shashidharan, IA & AS, Director General, Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Chief Guest: Dr. Veerappa Moily, Union Cabinet Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Chair: Dr. H.K. Kaul, President, The Poetry Society (India)
Buddhist Heritage of Odisha
Illustrated lecture by Prof. Himanshu Prabha Ray, Chairperson, National Monuments Authority of India
Chair: Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Chairperson, IIC-Asia Project
Based on archaeological excavations conducted at the sites of Ratnagiri, Udayagiri and Lalitgiri by the Archaeological Survey of India from 1958 onwards, the lecture addresses the complex issue of preservation of the Buddhist heritage keeping in view demands of urban planning and development, on the one hand and the pressures of tourism on the other
FILMS ON SPIRITUALITY AND FAITH
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross: Facing Death (Switzerland)
(98 min; 2003; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Stefan Haupt
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, psychiatrist, achieved international fame through her work with terminally ill patients. She founded a healing centre (later destroyed by arsonists) in Virginia and lectured widely on de-stigmatizing death. Conversations with her form the core of the film and through these, she revists her life, her work and her relationships
The Third Dimension: Air Power Combating the Maoist Insurgency
Speaker: Gp. Capt. A.K. Agarwal, Senior Research Fellow, USI
Chair: Air Marshal (Retd.) V.K. Bhatia, PVSM, AVSM, VrC & Bar, Member, USI Council and Chairman, Board of Management of the USI Centre for Strategic Studies & Simulation
Gandhi Lives (52 min; 2012; dvd; English & with subtitles)
Director: Aruna Har Prasad who will introduce the film
Screening will be followed by a discussion
The film does not present a stereotypical portrait of Mahatma Gandhi, but rather looks at him through the eyes of a generation who never knew him. It explores the relevance of Gandhi in modern India through professionals and ordinary people, in urban and rural India. The film highlights what Gandhi was and how he is perceived today