From Behind the Barricade (80 min; 1993; dvd; English & with subtitles)
Directed by Tapan Bose who will introduce the film
Screening will be followed by a discussion
Film on the militant Khalistan movement in Punjab. Tracing the development of Sikh political consciousness or what may be called the Sikh identity politics over a period of six decades from the 1930s, the film uses rare historic visuals and other material
Inaugural session of Brain Awareness Week
Panel discussion on Relevance of Brain-Mind Problems and Their Solutions
Panelists: Dr. U.K. Sinha; Dr. Suman Kushwaha; Dr. P.K. Upadhyay; Dr. Deepak Kumar; and Dr. Jahanara MG
Moderators: Dr. R. Roy Choudhary and Dr. Nimesh G. Desai
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Shri Prem Shankar Jha, Editor, author and columnist; Dr. Sanjaya Baru, Centre for Policy Research; and Dr. Neera Chandhoke, National Fellow ICSSR affiliated to NMML will discuss Catch Up: Developing Countries in the World Economy (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013) by Deepak Nayyar
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Chair: Dr. Bimal Jalan, former Governor, Reserve Bank of India