Resurgence of the Dalit Alternative Worldview in Marathi Poetry and its Impact on the Mindscape of India’s Marginalised

01 May 2014, 05:30 am
Resurgence of the Dalit Alternative Worldview in Marathi Poetry and its Impact on the Mindscape of India’s Marginalised
Programme Type
Discussions
Speakers: Dr. Y. S. Alone, Assistant Professor, School of Arts & Aesthetics, JNU; Dr Raj Kumar, Professor, Department of English, University of Delhi; Dr. Milind Eknath Awad, Assistant Professor, English School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, JNU; Dr. Smita M. Patil,  Assistant Professor, School of Gender and Development Studies, IGNOU; and Dr. Milind Wakankar, Associate Professor, School of Culture and Creative Expressions, Ambedkar University, Delhi
 
Discussant: Dr. Ramchandra, Assistant Professor, Hindi, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, JNU
 
Moderator: Suhas Borker, Editor, CFTV News

MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION

07 April 2014, 05:30 am
MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION
Programme Type
Talks
The Last Flute Maker – The Disappearance of the Instrument Maker
A dialogue between Jagdeep Singh Bedi, sitar and surbahar artist and teacher at Gandharva Mahavidyalaya; and Ajay Rikhi Ram, sitar player as well as instrument maker with ‘Rikhi Ram’, the oldest instrument shop in Delhi
 
Coordinator/moderator: Smt Manjari Sinha, music critic

The Science and Technology Lectures

04 April 2014, 05:30 am
The Science and Technology Lectures
Programme Type
Talks
New Vistas in Chemical Science: A Ring Side View
Speaker: Dr. T. Ramasami, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India
 
Chair: Prof. B. Jayaram, IIT, Delhi

To Mark K.L. Saigal’s 110th Birth Anniversary

04 April 2014, 05:30 am
To Mark K.L. Saigal’s 110th Birth Anniversary
Programme Type
Cultural
Pran Nevile pays tribute to K.L. Saigal, immortal singer, poet and composer
 
Followed by
Concert
Presented by Dr. Radhika Chopra
 

Relationship Between Civil Servants and Politicians

04 April 2014, 05:30 am
Relationship Between Civil Servants and Politicians
Programme Type
Discussions
Speakers: Shri Prabhat Kumar, former Cabinet Secretary; Shri B.K. Chaturvedi, Member Planning Commission; and Shri P.A. Sangma, former Speaker of the Lok Sabha

FRONTIERS OF HISTORY

03 April 2014, 05:30 am
FRONTIERS OF HISTORY
Programme Type
Talks
Letters from a Young Poet: Rabindranath Tagore (1887-95)
Illustrated lecture by Dr. Rosinka Chaudhuri, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta

Einstein, Vegetarianism, World Peace and Veganism

03 April 2014, 05:30 am
Einstein, Vegetarianism, World Peace and Veganism
Programme Type
Talks
Speaker: Shri Anil Narang, Senior Fund Manager, USA and Vegan Activist
 
Chair: Shri Prakash Narain, Member Policy Commission, International Humanist & Ethical Union
 
The speaker traces the fascinating and often unrecognized links between Vegetarianism (abstaining from animal food)/Veganism (abstaining from eating or using animal products) and the attitudes of Homo sapien societies towards compassion, kindness and peace

Hindustani Flute Recital

02 April 2014, 05:30 am
Hindustani Flute Recital
Programme Type
Cultural
By Sudip Chattopadhyay from Kolkata, disciple of Pt. Debaprasad Banerjee
 

IIC Quarterly Journal Release

02 April 2014, 05:30 am
IIC Quarterly Journal Release
Programme Type
Discussions
Living with Religious Diversity
Dr. Karan Singh, MP will release the special issue of the IIC Quarterly (Winter 2013-Spring 2014)
 
Followed by a discussion
Panelists: Prof. Mrinal Miri; Prof. T.N. Madan; and Prof. Gurpreet Mahajan

Millennium Dreams

02 April 2014, 05:30 am
Millennium Dreams
A photographic project presenting eleven photographers presenting interpretations of Gurgaon through distinctive artistic, documentary styles
 
Photographs by Vaibhav Bhardwaj; Chandan Gomes; Manoj Bharti Gupta; Vinit Gupta; Arvind Hoon; saumya Khandelwal; Natisha Mallick; Aparna Mohindra; Vicky Roy; Ajay Sood; and Monica Tiwari
 
Curator: Aditya Arya
 
Inauguration by Shri Raj Rewal on Tuesday, 1st April 2014 at 18:00
 
Guest of Honour: Shri Tripurari Sharan, Director-General, Doordarshan