Infant Observation
Presentation by Ms Sarah Jones, practicing psychotherapist who has trained at Tavistock Clinic, London and is the author of Understanding Your One Year Old
Discussants: Dr. Vinita Kshetrapal, Training and Supervision Psychoanalyst, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Jesus and Mary College; and Ms Mallika Akbar, Secretary, Indian Psychoanalytic Society, Delhi
Chief Guest: Dr. Sudhir Kakar, eminent psychoanalyst, writer, and novelist
Ms Jones's talk will address a subject pivotal to a psychodynamic understanding of the human psyche. A vastly neglected terrain in our own child rearing practices, the talk will look at how the infant's psyche is being shaped before it comes to be recognized as a person
Inauguration of the seminar Remembering Raimundo Pannikkar: A Pilgrim Across Worlds
Inauguration by Dr. Karan Singh, MP, Chairman, Indian Council for Cultural Relations
Speakers: H.E. Mr. Gustavo Manuel de Aristegui, Ambassador of Spain; and Smt Chanda Singh, Kapur Surya Foundation
Chair: Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Chairperson, IIC-Asia Project