Concert
Presented by Lee-Alison Sibley (soprano) from USA; with Claire Tynte-Irvine (harpist) from Wales
The artists will present a concert of works by Girolamo Frescobaldi, Alessandro Scarlatti, Georg Handel, G.B. Pergolesci and others
The artists will present a concert of works by Girolamo Frescobaldi, Alessandro Scarlatti, Georg Handel, G.B. Pergolesci and others
The Sins of the Fathers
Reading Ibsen in Translation
Dramatised readings from Ibsen’s works translated into Hindi by Astri Ghosh – A Doll’s House (Gudiya Ghar) and Ghosts (Pretchhaya)
Readings in the original Norwegian and Hindi by Astri Ghosh; Moonmoon Singh; Sukumar Tudul; and Rajesh Tailang
Directed by Anuradha Kapur
Dramatised readings from Ibsen’s works translated into Hindi by Astri Ghosh – A Doll’s House (Gudiya Ghar) and Ghosts (Pretchhaya)
Readings in the original Norwegian and Hindi by Astri Ghosh; Moonmoon Singh; Sukumar Tudul; and Rajesh Tailang
Directed by Anuradha Kapur
Wabi-Sabi
An exhibition of paintings by Tarini Ahuja from Delhi
Preview on Wednesday, 2 September 2015 at 18:30
The artist explores notions of illusion in painting, shadows as a deliberate visual trick and, experiments with the materiality of the medium
Preview on Wednesday, 2 September 2015 at 18:30
The artist explores notions of illusion in painting, shadows as a deliberate visual trick and, experiments with the materiality of the medium
Religious Harmony Through Friendship
Presented by Renee Singh (vocal); and Shivani Varma (kathak)
The programme will also include talks by prominent religious thinkers
The programme will also include talks by prominent religious thinkers
Readings
By Mala Thapar from her new book Cultural Conundrums – Poems on Interconnectedness (UK: Hansib Publishers, 2015); and Shri Soli J. Sorabjee
Chair: Dr. Kavita Sharma
Chair: Dr. Kavita Sharma
Heritage Transport Museum – Story of the Journey…
Speaker: Shri Tarun Thakral, Founder and Managing Trustee and Chief Operating Officer at C J International Hotel Ltd.
Chair: Air Marshal (Retd.) Naresh Verma, AVSM, VSM, Director IIC
The Heritage Transport Museum (HTM) is an endeavor to showcase and interpret the multiple narratives of transport movement in India. Opened in 2013, HTM brings alive the history and evolution of India’s transport heritage. In this presentation, Shri Thakral will share the process, creation, collection, architecture design and display and the story of HTM
Chair: Air Marshal (Retd.) Naresh Verma, AVSM, VSM, Director IIC
The Heritage Transport Museum (HTM) is an endeavor to showcase and interpret the multiple narratives of transport movement in India. Opened in 2013, HTM brings alive the history and evolution of India’s transport heritage. In this presentation, Shri Thakral will share the process, creation, collection, architecture design and display and the story of HTM
CHATURANGANA : UNSUNG INDIA. SUNG. DANCED
A dance and music performance inspired by the architecture of the India International Centre
Chaturangana is a project conceived by two architects, Vidhya Gopal and Shinjita Roy, who are students of classical music. The project aims at a convergence of music, dance, literature and architecture where the common component of space is explored
Chaturangana is a project conceived by two architects, Vidhya Gopal and Shinjita Roy, who are students of classical music. The project aims at a convergence of music, dance, literature and architecture where the common component of space is explored
India and Africa – Building New Relations
Lead presentation by Dr. Kacobus Kamfer (Jakkie) Cilliers, a leading scholar of South Africa and presently, Executive Director of the Institute for Security Studies, Pretoria, South Africa
Chair: Shri Lalit Mansingh
In the next stage of India’s outreach in building international partnerships Africa is a major objective. Building stable and friendly relations with this emerging continent with its large natural and rapidly developing human resources will pay rich dividends. Yet, in spite of our historic ties, there is presently neither much substance in our relations nor understanding of the current state of Africa and its many concerns. On the other hand, China has made many inroads with mixed impact
Chair: Shri Lalit Mansingh
In the next stage of India’s outreach in building international partnerships Africa is a major objective. Building stable and friendly relations with this emerging continent with its large natural and rapidly developing human resources will pay rich dividends. Yet, in spite of our historic ties, there is presently neither much substance in our relations nor understanding of the current state of Africa and its many concerns. On the other hand, China has made many inroads with mixed impact
To Mark World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
Screening of a film followed by a discussion
Keynote Address: Cristina Albertin, UNODC Representative for South Asia
Followed by
Meena (20 min; dvd; English)
Director: Lucy Liu
Meena is the true story of a young girl who was rescued from a life of sexual slavery in Bihar. Based on a chapter from the book “Half the Sky” by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, Meena Haseen was eight years old when she was kidnapped by her uncle and sold to a brothel. The film focuses on the life of this brave woman and how she rescued her daughter (also forced into prostitution) from the same brothel
Followed by a discussion
THE INDIAN MODERN AND NEHRU
The Nehruvian Modern Moment: A view of Delhi's architecture and design - 1947-1985
Speaker: Shri Ram Rahman, photographer
Chair: Ms. Romi Khosla
Speaker: Shri Ram Rahman, photographer
Chair: Ms. Romi Khosla