Discussion around the new book by Kamal S. Bawa and Sandesh Kadur

Himalaya: Biodiversity, People and Global Change
Speakers: Prof Kamal S. Bawa and Shri Sandesh Kadur

Himalaya
Panelists: Ms Sunita Narain, Director, Centre for Science and Environment; Prof P.S. Ramakrishnan, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Shri P.D. Rai, MP (tbc)

Chair: Smt  Rohini  Nilekani

Chief Guest: Shri Nandan Nilekani

CANCELLED

Release and discussion of book edited by Dr Abraham George

Chief Guest: Prof P.J. Kurien, Deputy Leader of the Rajya Sabha

Shri Pallam Raju, Minister of Higher Education, will release the book

Introduction: Shri Prabhat Kumar, former Cabinet Secretary

Panelists: Shri Rohit Nandan, CMD, Air India; and Shri Kapil Kaul,  CEO, CAPA

Chair: K.N. Srivastava, Secretary, Civil Aviation, Govt. of India

Traditional Japanese instruments in Indian classical music

Renowned tri-cultural artist-scholar T M Hoffman renders Hindustani classical and Asian crossover music through "˜Japanese hardware (flute shakuhachi and zither koto) and Indian software (raga and tala)', as well as vocal music and the tabla

An exhibition of hand-painted objects based on the vibrant and colourful truck art of Pakistan
Curator: Anjum Rana

Pakistan Art Books
Exhibition coordinated by Jalaluddin Ahmed of FOMMA, Karachi

Opening on Tuesday, 12th February 2013, at 18:30

SPEAKERS: SHRI VED MARWAH, FORMER GOVERNOR OF MANIPUR; SHRI AJIT SHAH, FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE DELHI HIGH COURT; MS. MAJA DARUWALA, COMMONWEALTH HUMAN RIGHTS' INITIATIVE AND MS. SEEMA MUSTAFA, JOURNALIST AND CENTRE FOR POLICY ANALYSIS

CHAIR: SHRI SOLI J. SORABJEE

Samkhya-Yoga: The Primordial and Overriding System of Indian Thought
Speaker: Prof S.R. Bhatt, author, scholar and former Professor of Philosophy, University of Delhi

The second in a series of monthly lectures on Indian spiritual thought that will explore some of the principal schools of Indian philosophy, their impact on Indian civilization, and contemporary relevance  

 "The Major Schools of Indian Philosophy: An Introduction "

The Foundation for Universal Responsibility of H.H. the Dalai Lama is planning a monthly lecture series on Indian Spiritual Thought in collaboration  with the India International Centre. These will explore some of the important philosophical traditions and the   impact they have had on the Indian Mind.  We hope to help cultivate a deeper understanding of India's civilizational heritage in a manner that is accessible to a lay person. To start with we plan to look at Sāmkhya , Yoga, Nyāya, VaiÅ›eÅŸika, PÅ«rva, MÄ«māmsa and Uttara MÄ«māmsa that advanced Vedic ideas & philosophies. In time we hope to look at the philosophies of  The Mahābhārata, Åšankara/Rāmānuja,  Buddhism/Jainism, Ramakriá¹£hṇa/Vivekānanda and the four yogas (Karma, Bhakti, Raja, Hatha) etc.

Details of the second  talk

Topic :            "Samkhya-Yoga --the Premordial and      Overriding System of Indian Thought".

Speaker :        Prof. S.R.Bhatt                     

Date :             12th February ,2013

Time :             6:30 pm

Venue :           Main Auditorium, India International Centre

Bio Note

Reputed as an eminent philosopher and an international scholar Professor S. R.Bhatt is  considered as an authority on Ancient Indian Culture, Buddhism, Jainism and Vedanta. His research areas include Indian Philosophy, Logic, Epistemology, Ethics, Value-theory, Philosophy of Education, Philosophy of Religion, Comparative Religion, Social and Political Thought etc. He retired as Professor and Head, and Coordinator of UGC Special Assistance Programme, Department of Philosophy, University of Delhi, Delhi. He also served as Professor and Head, Dept. of Philosophy, M. S. University, Vadodara.