SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN'S PUBLIC MEETING ON "WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY"
26 February 2014, 05:30 am
SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN'S PUBLIC MEETING ON "WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY"
Programme Type
Seminars
Emerging ChallengesNepal: Return of Status Quo Political Forces and Implications for Women's Rights?Afghanistan and Pakistan: Confronting Peace Processes, Which Trade, Human/Women's Rights for PeaceIndia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh: Extremist and Populist Politics and the Shrinking Space for Tolerance and setback to Women's RightsSri Lanka, Bangladesh and India: Peace Processes and the Continuation of MilitarisationGender and Justice
SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN'S PUBLIC MEETING ON "WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY"
25 February 2014, 05:30 am
SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN'S PUBLIC MEETING ON "WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY"
Programme Type
Discussions
- 25th and 26th February 2014The two day programme will examine and review the worsening state of affairs of women's security resulting from the escalation of violence, the increasing militarized response of the state to people's political economic and social struggles, the surge in extremist forces and populist politics; and the shrinking space for democratic rights and specifically women's rights. Organised in collaboration with UN Women; IDRC; and SAFHR Inaugural panel on: Eminent South Asian WomenThe discussion will focus on:Worsening State of Women's Security and Setback to Women's RightsAfghanistan Our Shared FuturesWomen Human Rights Defenders
A Tale of Two Cities: The Literary Heritages of Krakow and Delhi
20 February 2014, 05:30 am
A Tale of Two Cities: The Literary Heritages of Krakow and Delhi
Programme Type
Talks
Speakers:H.E. Prof. Piotr Klodkowski; Mr. Robert Piaskowski, Deputy Director for Programme Planning, Krakow UNESCO City of Literature; Mr. Michal Rusinek and Ms. Urvashi ButaliaChair: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
28 February 2014, 05:30 am
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions
Prof. Surinder S. Jodhka, Centre for the Study of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Shri Praful Bidwai, senior journalist; and Shri Roshan Seth, actor will discuss Revolution from Above: India's Future and the Citizen Elite (New Delhi: Rupa, 2013) by Dipankar Gupta
Chair: Prof. Madhavan K. Palat
The Sacred India
25 February 2014, 05:30 am
The Sacred India
Programme Type
Talks
Speakers: Prof. Axel Michaels, scholar of Indology and Religious Studies, University of Heidelberg; and Shri Amit Pasricha, well-known photographer and one of the foremost names in Panoramic Photography who will be making a slide presentation
Chair: Shri Satinder K. Lambah, President, Federation of Indo-German Societies in India
Talk based on their award winning book which documents and explains the manifold religious life in India
