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Imagined Landscape: Myth and Memory in Early Kashmir

03 September 2013, 05:30 am
Imagined Landscape: Myth and Memory in Early Kashmir
Programme Type
Talks
Speaker: Dr. Shonaleeka Kaul, Assistant Professor, Dept. of History, University of Delhi; and author of Imagining the Urban: Sanskrit and the City in Early India (Permanent Black, 2010)Chair: Shri A.N.D. Haksar, former Indian Ambassador and translator of Sanskrit classicsThe talk revisits Kalhana's Rajatarangini, the celebrated 12th century Sanskrit classic, a saga of the kings of Kashmir that has traditionally been understood as political history. Among the themes covered in the talk are origins of Kashmir, the nagas or tutelary deities, snow and water motifs, Buddhism, ritual, and a deeply spiritual sacred geography

Governance issues in Publc Enterprises: An Approach to Reforms

30 August 2013, 05:30 am
Governance issues in Publc Enterprises: An Approach to Reforms
Programme Type
Talks

Key Note Address - Shri S.K. Roongta, Former Chairman & Managing Director, SAIL & Chairman Experts Panel on CPSE Reforms

Chair: Shri Arun Maira, Member, Planning Commission, Govt. of India

Introduction: Shri Prabhat Kumar, former Cabinet Secretary

 

G.P. and the Sri Lankan Imbroglio

13 August 2013, 05:30 am
G.P. and the Sri Lankan Imbroglio
Programme Type
Talks

Speakers; Smt Meera Shankar, formerly Deputy Secretary, MEA, dealing with Sri Lanka and former Indian Ambassador to Germany and the USA; Shri N. Ram, former Editor-in-Chief, The Hindu; and Shri N.N. Jha, former Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka

Chair : Shri Shurbir Chhatwal, former Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka

Architecture of Consequence

03 September 2013, 05:30 am
Architecture of Consequence

Dutch designs on the future since 1840
An exhibition of the Netherlands Architecture Institute part of the New Institute

Curators: Jules Schoonman & Alfred Marks

Opening on Monday, 2nd September 2013 at 18:30

Tragedy in Uttarakhand: A Homage to the Victims

02 September 2013, 05:30 am
Tragedy in Uttarakhand: A Homage to the Victims
Programme Type
Cultural
Readings by Ganga Prasad Vimal; H.K. Kaul; Laxmi Shanker Bajpai; Lavlin Thadani; Mandira Ghosh; and othersChair: Shri Jagmohan, former Cabinet Minister, Govt. of India

Hai Akhtari: Remembering Begum Akhtar

02 September 2013, 05:30 am
Hai Akhtari: Remembering Begum Akhtar
Hai Akhtari: Remembering Begum Akhtar(27 min; dvd; English subtitles)Scripted and directed by S. Kalidas who will introduce the film Screening will be followed by a discussion with Smt Shanti Hiranand; and Dr. Saleem KidwaiChair: Smt Malavika Singh Hai Akhtari was the cry of Hashmat, a love-crazed tramp of Hazratganj in old Lucknow. Like his anguished and wayward wanderings, this film too, meanders through the legend of Begum Akhtar, easily the most celebrated singer of ghazal and thumri-daadra in 20th century India

The Art of Jamini Roy

30 August 2013, 05:30 am
The Art of Jamini Roy

(55 min; dvd; 2013; English)
Director: Debabrata Roy

Film about the artist and his work with rare archival footage

What is Your Bhasha?

30 August 2013, 05:30 am
What is Your Bhasha?
Programme Type
Discussions

Panelists: Dr. Shobha Satynath, Associate Professor, Dept. of Linguistics, Arts Faculty, University of Delhi; Shri Subir Shukla, Principal Coordinator, IGNUS-ERG who works on improving quality of education systems; and Shri Amit Kaushik, Educational administrator

Moderator: Smt Sharada Jain, Researcher & trainer, Director, Sandhan

Organised as part of Jumpstart: Speaking in Tongues 2013. The discussion will focus on language learning among children and the role that literature does and can play in the process

Archaeological Excavations at Vaishali: Raja - Vishal-ka-Garh and Kolhua

29 August 2013, 05:30 am
Archaeological Excavations at Vaishali: Raja - Vishal-ka-Garh and Kolhua
Programme Type
Talks

Illustrated lecture by Dr. S.K. Manjul, Superintending Archaeologist. Archaeological Survey of India

Chair: Dr. B.R. Mani, Assistant Director-General, Archaeological Survey of India

The ancient city of Vaishali in North Bihar is closely associated with the Buddha and Mahavira. Excavations have revealed a cultural occupation from 8th century BC to Post Gupta period and includes remarkable structures and the town planning of the ancient city

Mayabazaar (The Rhythm of Absence; Bengali)

29 August 2013, 05:30 am
Mayabazaar (The Rhythm of Absence; Bengali)

(120 min; 2012; dvd; English subtitles)
Directed by Joydeep Ghosh

An interplay of illusions and reality, the film is based on three short stories - Smriti (memories); Satwa (soul); and Bhavishyat (future)

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