BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

11 April 2013, 05:30 am
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions

Dr. Kavita A. Sharma, Director IIC; and Smt Mrinal Pande, senior journalist will discuss Indraprastha: The Quest for Women's Education in Delhi by Narain Prasad and Subhadra Sen Gupta (Delhi: New Delhi Book Co. 2012)

Chair: Prof. Aparna Basu

FILMS ON SPIRITUALITY AND FAITH

11 April 2013, 05:30 am
FILMS ON SPIRITUALITY AND FAITH

The Human Experience (90 min; 2008; dvd; English)
Director: Charles Kinnane

Recipient of the Audience Choice Award, American Cinematic Experience Festival 2009; Award for Best Dramatic Documentary, DocuFest Atlanta, 2009; Grand Jury Award, Mexico International Film Festival, 2009; and Award for Best Spiritual Film, Sun Valley Spiritual Film Festival, 2009

In a world fraught with hostility and violence, an altruistic group of young men, in their bid to understand the true essence of the human spirit, visit forgotten corners of the world. They visit the homeless New Yorkers, Peruvian orphans and lepers in Ghana and bring to viewers, a heart-warming film that narrates stories that showcase the depth and the compassion that goes into the formation of a human life, human experience

Dharamkshetre Kurukshetre (29 min; dvd; English and with subtitles)

10 April 2013, 05:30 am
Dharamkshetre Kurukshetre (29 min; dvd; English and with subtitles)

A film by G.S. Chani and Gyandev

Dr. Pushpesh Pant will introduce the film

Screening will be followed by a discussion:
Speakers: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi; Shri B.M. Pande, archaeologist; Dr. Pushpesh Pant; Shri Rajesh Purohit, archaeologist; and Shri Vijai Vardhan, IAS, author of the book Timeless Kurukshetra

Krishna Smaranam - Kuchipudi Recital

10 April 2013, 05:30 am
Krishna Smaranam - Kuchipudi Recital
Programme Type
Cultural

By T. Reddi Lakshmi from Delhi, disciple of Guru Jayarama Rao and Vanashree Rao

Accompanists: Guru Jayarama Rao (nattuvangam); Sudha Raghuraman (vocal); Kesavan (mridangam); and G. Raghuraman (flute)

Buddhism in Sri Lanka: A Great Tradition Shared with India

10 April 2013, 05:30 am
Buddhism in Sri Lanka: A Great Tradition Shared with India

An exhibition of photographs by Benoy K. Behl of the grand stupas, exquisite paintings and other treasures of the Buddhist heritage of Sri Lanka

Inauguration by Shri Ranjan Mathai, Foreign Secretary on Tuesday, 9th April at 18:30

Inauguration of the seminar The Indian Parliament and Democratic Transformation

09 April 2013, 05:30 pm
Inauguration of the seminar The Indian Parliament and Democratic Transformation
Programme Type
Seminars, Webcasts

Opening remarks: Shri Ved Marwah, Chairman, CPA
Keynote Address: Lord Meghnad Desai, MP, House of Lords, UK
Keynote Address: Dr. Florian Hartleb, University of Munich
Inaugural address: Dr. Karan Singh, MP
Chair: Shri Soli J. Sorabjee

Coordinator: Dr. Ajay K. Mehra

Remembering G. Parthasarathi in His Birth Centenary Year

09 April 2013, 05:30 am
Remembering G. Parthasarathi in His Birth Centenary Year
Programme Type
Talks

G.P. and the U.N.
Speakers: Shri Chinmaya R. Gharekhan; Shri N.N. Jha; Shri I. P.S. Chadha; and Shri Ramesh Arora
Chair: Prof. Muchkund Dubey

On display will be two panels of photographs of G.P. in various contexts

Bharatanatyam Recital

09 April 2013, 05:30 am
Bharatanatyam Recital
Programme Type
Cultural
By students of Kalaikoodam
With special choreographed items presented by Komala Varadan

Workshop on Best Greening Practices

09 April 2013, 05:30 am
Workshop on Best Greening Practices
Programme Type
Seminars

Inauguration: Shri Sanjiv Kumar, IAS, Secretary Environment & Forests, Govt. of NCT Delhi

Speakers: Shri G.N. Sinha, IFS, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests & Head, Forests and Wildlife Department. Govt. of NCT Delhi; Shri A.K. Shukla, IFS, Chief Conservator of Forests & Chief Wildlife Warden of Delhi; Dr. Prabhakar Rao, Member, Kalpavriksh; and Shri Ajay Mahajan, Mamber, Kalpavriksh

Chair: Shri Suhas Borker, Founder Member, Green Circle Delhi

First workshop in a series to sensitise personnel of civic agencies of Delhi, VOs, NGOs, RWAs and schools and colleges about the guidelines for greening of urban areas