Programme on Autism with a discussion and screening of a film
Speaker: Juliet Reynolds, author of the book of the same title

Film: I'm Special: My World is Different (India)
(6.08 min; dvd; 2012)
Director: Deepak Parvatiyar

Recipient of the Primo Classificato Award, Autismovie Film Festival, Italy 2013

The programme will be introduced by Shri Suresh Srivastava, Secretary General, Indian Federation of United Nations Associations

Illustrated lecture by Dr. V.S. Prabhakar, Superintending Archaeologist, Archaeological Survey of India

Chair: Dr. R.S. Bisht

The archaeological remains at Karanpura were first discovered in 2010 by Vikas Pawar of M.D. University, Rohtak. The excavations have brought to light housing complexes built of mud-bricks of both early and mature Harappan periods; pottery remains; and artefacts

Coordinator: Dr. Daryoush Akbarzadeh, former Director of the National Museum of Iran and currently IIC-ICCR Fellow  

 (Collaboration: Iran House of culture, embassy of Iran)

An exhibition of porcelain paintings by Madhu Bhalla Ahluwalia

Inauguration by Smt. Salma Ansari on Friday, 28th June 2013 at 18.30

Human Brain: Complexity Behind the Simplicity
Speaker: Dr. V. Ravindranath, Centre for Neuroscience, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

Chair: Prof. R. Rajaraman, JNU

The human brain is the interpreter of our senses, controller of movement and in fact responsible for all we embrace as civilization. It consists of about 100 billion nerve cells which are interconnected through a million billion connections measuring up to 3.2 million kilometer of wiring. Apart from the interest in understanding how the brain performs cognitive functions and finding links between behavior, brain and mind, there are serious health related issues

On the occasion of the 20th death anniversary of the renowned thumri singer, Smt Naina Delhi, her noted disciple,
Dr. Suhasini Koratkar will devote the evening evoking her guru's style of rendering various Thumris, Dadra, Hori, Chaity, Kajari and Jhoola compositions

Accompanists: Jayram Potdar (harmonium); and Akhtar Hassan (tabla)

Compere: Smt Manjari Sinha

An exhibition of Bollywood film murals from well-known films and film personalities
By Ranjit Dahiya from Mumbai

Opening on Wednesday, 31st July 2013 at 18.3-

(56 min; 2012; dvd; English subtitles)
Directed by Pushpa Rawat & Anupama Srinivasan who will introduce the film

Screening will be followed by a discussion

The film is Pushpa's personal journey as she tries to make sense of her own life, and that of her women friends. Set in a lower middle class neighbourhood in the outskirts of Delhi, it explores the lives of women who are young, educated and bright, but who feel bound and helpless when it comes to taking any major decision regarding their life, career or marriage