Architectural visions of Australia's urban future

In "Now", photographer John Gollings presents stereoscopic views of Sydney, Kalgoorlie and other regions, with macro-scapes at 20,000 feet juxtaposed with close-range, "helicoptering" views of urban and architectural icons. "When" presents futuristic urban environments, set dramatically in a soundscape, conceived for the "Designs of Australia's Cities 2050 +" competition

Speaker: Prof Nirode Barooah, historian and biographer of Gopinath Bordoloi and Virendranath Chattopadhyaya

Chair: Shri Sanjoy Hazarika, Managing Trustee, C-nes

Speaking of Bardoloi, Assam's man of destiny, and his struggles to preserve the rights and dignity of the state and its people which often led him into confrontation with Jawaharlal Nehru and the centre, the speaker will reflect on what impact these issues of the recent past have had on the present challenges before the state and the region

Hits from musical theatre and opera

Presented by soloists of the Neemrana Vocal Ensemble under the guidance of Situ Singh Buehler, Christopher Daruwalla and Nadya Balyan

By Gagandeep Singh

The artist explores the possibilities of drawing as a means of expression in spaces vitual/physical and mental.  He will investigate the role of on-location drawing and the scope of drawing installawtion

A work in progress

Speaker: Dr Manu P. Sobti, Associate Professor, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Chair: Dr Arup Banerji, Associate Professor of History, University of Delhi

A talk on a unique borderland condition on the Silk Road on the Oxus river, combining fieldwork with close reading of archival sources from across the Russian Federation, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, to unravel how conflict, reconciliation and interaction between medieval Arab and Persian communities created distinct urban forms along this geographically significant and politically critical divide

(120 min; dvd)

The environmental crisis facing the globe and the global initiatives needed to solve it are illustrated using problems faced by different countries. The film includes a computer analysis of potential climate change and presents the results of a questionnaire answered by over 7000 environmental NGOs worldwide

An exhibition of paintings and sculptures from the collection of Arpana Fine Arts Museum of the Academy of Fine Arts and Literature

On display are Godana art works, Midnapur scrolls, Bengal folk art, Orissa pata-chitras, art by the Sauras and Gonds, and from Worli, Bastar and Hazaribagh

Opening on Thursday, 17th January, at 18:30

Speaker: Dr Eugenia W. Herbert, Professor Emeritus of History at Mount Holyoke College, and author of Twilight on the Zambezi: Late Colonialism in Central Africa

Chair: Shri Pradip Krishen, ecological gardener, and author of Trees of Delhi