By Sergey Markarov

 

First Russian UNESCO Artist for Peace, Markarov has been performing at prestigious halls such as the Carnegie Hall in New York.  He is presently Professor at l’EcoleNormale de Musique de Paris

 

Improving Tax Administration and Processes

 

Keynote Speaker: Shri S.S. Khan, former Member, Central Board of Direct Taxes

 

Introduction: Shri Prabhat Kumar, former Cabinet Secretary

 

Chair: Dr. Parthasarthi Shome, Chairman, Tax Administration Reform Commission, Govt. of India

 

 

Aesthetics of Excess and Transgression

Speakers: Prof. Ashis Nandy; Shri Kamlesh Shukla; Prof. Purushottam Agrawal; and Shri S Kalidas

Coins as Chronological Factor: Evidence from Lal Kot Excavations

Speaker: Dr. G.S. Khwaja, Archaeological Survey of India

With one Voice: Awaken to the Really that Unites us All (2009; 78 min; dvd)

Directed by Eric Temple

 

Winner of Telly Award, Best Overall Documentary and Best Spiritual/Religious documentary (2009); Sun Valley Spiritual Film Festival (2009); Chesapeaks Film Festival (2009); and Global Peace Film Festival (2009)

 

The film features mystics from many of the great spiritual traditions around the world, whose lives have been dedicated to answering the mysteries of existence

Workshop on Jazz conducted by Deborah J. Carter, Quarter from The Netherlands

The workshop includes a presentation on the major movements and evolution in style and content of jazz music through the ages

Introduction: Mrs. Marielle van Miltenburg, Head, Department of Political Affairs and Public Diplomacy, Embassy of the Netherlands