Summer Festival: 25th and 26th June 2013

26 June 2013, 05:30 am
Summer Festival: 25th and 26th June 2013
Programme Type
Festivals

Bharatanatyam Recital
By Kiran Rajagopalan from Bangalore, disciple of A. Lakshman

Followed by
Manipuri Dance Recital
By Baisali Sarkar and troupe from Kolkata, disciple of Smt Priti Patel and Smt Sruti Banerjee

Summer Festival: 25th and 26th June 2013

25 June 2013, 05:30 am
Summer Festival: 25th and 26th June 2013
Programme Type
Festivals

Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Deborshee Bhattacharya from ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata, disciple of Pt. Ajoy Chakrabarty

Followed by
Clarinet and Flute Duet
By Pt. Ram Krishna and Priyank Krishna from Jaipur, disciples of Shri Mahadev Prasad, Pt. Bholanath Prasanna and Prof. Satya Bhan Sharma

Diaspora: A Tibetan Perspective

23 June 2013, 05:30 am
Diaspora: A Tibetan Perspective
Programme Type
Talks


Let's Read and Talk
Speaker: Tenzin Nangsyal, Assistant News Editor, The Hindustan Times

Moderator: Sonam Chhukyi

An initiative to provide a platform to young Tibetans in exile to present and discuss their ideas and suggestions to stimulate dialogue and improve networks of the vibrant Tibetan diaspora

MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION

21 June 2013, 05:30 am
MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION
Programme Type
Talks
Swarasamrat Ali Akbar Khan - The Greatest Musical Genius
Personal reminiscences by Anindya Banerjee, noted sarodist from Kolkata and senior disciple of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan

Colours of Nature

21 June 2013, 05:30 am
Colours of Nature

An exhibition of paintings with rock pigments and sumi-e technique
By Madhu Jain from Delhi

Inauguration by Mr. Yasuhisa Kawamura, Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Japan on Thursday, 20th June 2013 at 18:30

Hindustani Vocal Recital

20 June 2013, 05:30 am
Hindustani Vocal Recital
Programme Type
Cultural
By Yogesh Hunswadkar from Mumbai, disciple of Chandrasekhar Swami

Your Sites - Our Homes: Iron Age Burial Sites Around Chennai

18 June 2013, 05:30 am
Your Sites - Our Homes: Iron Age Burial Sites Around Chennai
Programme Type
Talks

Illustrated lecture by Dr. Satyabhama Badreenath, Archaeological Survey of India

Chair: Dr. R.C. Agarwal

Early humans have chosen the present city of Chennai and its suburbs as their home. Within a radius of nearly 40 kms to the south, west and north of Chennai, a number of archaeological sites have been reported. An analysis of the archaeological sites within and beyond the Chennai metropolitan area will be studied and assessed both from the view of an archaeologist and also from the view of the common citizen

Bharatanatyam Recital

18 June 2013, 05:30 am
Bharatanatyam Recital
Programme Type
Cultural
By Priya Srinivasan from Delhi, disciple of Smt Leela Samson

The Jungle Gang

15 June 2013, 05:30 am
The Jungle Gang

(65 min; 2009; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Krishnendu Bose

The first Indian wildlife film series for children which mixes animation and live action to tell the stories of four endangered wild animals - Rhino; Elephant; Tiger; and Bear. Three animated animal characters - Bo the Bar -Headed Geese; Kuttu - the Slender Loris; and Bhoora, the Black Buck are friends who travel together to different parts of the country seeking out endangered animals to tell their stories to children across the world

 

Landscapes

15 June 2013, 05:30 am
Landscapes

An exhibition of water colours on paper by Santanu Roy from Kolkata

Opening on Friday, 14th June 2013 at 18:30