DELHI – CAPTURING WOMEN’S LIVES AND CHANGE IN A CITY IN TRANSITION

12 June 2014, 05:30 am
DELHI – CAPTURING WOMEN’S LIVES AND CHANGE IN A CITY IN TRANSITION
Programme Type
Discussions
Approaches to Social History of Delhi
Speakers: Prof. Narayani Gupta , well known historian; Dr. Mahmood Farooqui , historian and theatre personality;   Mr. Sohail Hashmi  a writer,  history enthusiast & cultural activist and  Ms Navina Jaffa, heritage consultant  

INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY

11 June 2014, 05:30 am
INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY
Programme Type
Talks
Brihadeshwara Temple
Illustrated lecture by Dr. S. Dayalan, Archaeological Survey of India, Chennai
 
Chair: Shri B.M. Pande

Raga Elements in Hindi Film Music

10 June 2014, 05:30 am
Raga Elements in Hindi Film Music
Programme Type
Talks
Speaker: Shri K.L. Pandey, Additional Member, Railway Board and who is working on a book, Hindi Cine-Sangeet Rangopaedia
 
Chair: Shri S.K. Jha, GM (Corporate Communications), ONGC

SUMMER SONATA: FILMS ON BALLET AND OPERA

10 June 2014, 05:30 am
SUMMER SONATA: FILMS ON BALLET AND OPERA
Programme Type
Cultural
Curated and introduced by Dr. R.P. Jain
 
Cinderella (102 min; 1969; dvd; English subtitles)
Sergei Prokofiev’s ballet
Production: The Royal Ballet
Conductor: John Lanchbery
Choreography: Frederick Ashton
 
With Antoinette Sibley (Cinderella); Anthony Dowell (The Prince); Frederick Ashton and Robert Helpmann (The Ugly Sisters)

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

09 June 2014, 05:30 am
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions
Prof Pushpesh Pant, noted Indian academic; Shri Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, journalist; and Ms Seema Chishti, journalist will discuss An Undocumented  Wonder: The Making of the Great Indian Election by S. Y. Quraishi (Rupa; New Delhi,  2014)

 Chair: Dr. Subhash C.  Kashyap, former Secretary-General of Lok Sabha

Hindustani Vocal Recital

09 June 2014, 05:30 am
Hindustani Vocal Recital
Programme Type
Cultural
By Madhumita Chattopadhyay from Kolkata, disciple of Smt Purnima Choudhury

Sustainability of Waste to Energy

06 June 2014, 05:30 am
Sustainability of Waste to Energy
Programme Type
Discussions
Panelist: Mr. Vinod Babu, Scientist, Central Pollution Control Board; Dr. Regina Dubey, GTZ  and   Mr. Suneel Pandey, Associate Director, Green Growth and Resource Efficiency  Division, TERI

Moderator: Mr. Ravi Agarwal, Director, Toxics Link 

To Mark World Environment Day 2014

05 June 2014, 05:30 am
To Mark World Environment Day 2014
Programme Type
Talks
The Ecological Insights in the Atharva Veda and their Relevance Today
 
Speaker: Professor Madhu Khanna, Centre for the Study of Comparative Religions and Civilisations,    Jamia Millia Islamia
 
Introduction: Shri A.K. Merchant
 
Chair: Dr. Karan Singh, M.P.

An ecological reading of one of the most spectacular hymns from the Atharva Veda dedicated to the planet Earth 

Bharatanatyam Recital

05 June 2014, 05:30 am
Bharatanatyam Recital
Programme Type
Cultural
By Renuka Iyer from Delhi, disciple of Smt.  Kanaka Sudhakar

To Mark World Environment Day 2014

05 June 2014, 05:30 am
To Mark World Environment Day 2014
Programme Type
Discussions
Second Edition of Dialogue to Develop a Vision for the Environment of Delhi- 2025
Speakers: Shri Dunu Roy, Director, Hazards Centre, New Delhi;Shri Hem Pande, IAS, Chairman, National Biodiversity Authority and Additional Secretary, MOEF, GOI; Shri TarunCoomar, IFS, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Delhi; Dr. Anvita Arora, MD & CEO, Innovative Transport Solutions (iTrans); Dr Chandra Prakash, Senior Environmental Engineer, Delhi Pollution Control Committee, GNCTD; and Dr Deeksha Katyal, Assistant Professor, University School of Environment Management, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
Chair: Shri Suhas Borker, Founder Member, Green Circle of Delhi