Beyond Violence: A Comparative Analysis of Arendt and Gandhi
16 December 2013, 05:30 am
Beyond Violence: A Comparative Analysis of Arendt and Gandhi
Programme Type
Talks
Speaker: Prof. Ramin Jahanbegloo, Associate Professor, Noor-York Chair in Islamic Studies, York University, Toronto
Chair: Ms. Marie Josee Charbonneau, Counsellor and Head of Advocacy Programme, Canadian High Commission
Chair: Ms. Marie Josee Charbonneau, Counsellor and Head of Advocacy Programme, Canadian High Commission
The Panchala Maha Utsav: 16th and 18th December 2013
18 December 2013, 05:30 am
The Panchala Maha Utsav: 16th and 18th December 2013
Programme Type
Festivals
A Festival on Draupadi and the rich cultural heritage of Panchala
Significance of Panchala - A Symposium
Chief Guest: Shri Ravindar Singh, Secretary Culture, Ministry of Human Resource Development
Chair: Prof. B.B. Lal, former Director-General, Archaeological Survey of India
Speakers include renowned scholars from the Archaeological Survey of India; Universities of Lucknow, Rohilkhand, Allahabad and Delhi
AT 18:00 IN THE AUDITORIUM
Kavita ki Ek Shaam Panchali ke Naam
With well-known poets
Chair: Dr. Girija Vyas, Hon. Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
The Panchala Maha Utsav: 16th and 18th December 2013
16 December 2013, 05:30 am
The Panchala Maha Utsav: 16th and 18th December 2013
Programme Type
Festivals
A Festival on Draupadi and the rich cultural heritage of Panchala
Revisiting Draupadi
Speakers: Dr. Pratibha Ray, author of Yagja Senini; Dr. Kavita A. Sharma, author of Queens of Mahabharata; Dr. Narender Kohli, eminent scholar; and Dr. Hempriya Rangarajan, eminent scholar
Chief Guest: Dr. M. Veerappa Moily, Hon. Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Inauguration of an exhibition on PanchalaÂ
Diaspora: A Tibetan Perspective
15 December 2013, 05:30 am
Diaspora: A Tibetan Perspective
Programme Type
Talks
Share Your Experience
In conversation with Tenzin Norsang, Assistant Manager, Enforcement and Litigation Division of Wildlife Trust of India
An initiative to provide a platform to young Tibetans in exile to present and discuss their ideas and suggestions to stimulate dialogue and improve networks of the vibrant Tibetan diaspora
Contemporary Japanese Design
13 December 2013, 05:30 am
Contemporary Japanese Design
Programme Type
Talks
Illustrated lecture by Dr. Anu Jindal
Japanese design - distinctive and idiosyncratic, has made a huge impact in contemporary products and lifestyle, from architecture to animation. The talk will also cover the Good Design Conference and Exhibition held in New Delhi in 2011 and the impact of Japanese designed products on the Indian market
Rock Cut Caves of Pithalkhora: Conservation and Other Issues
13 December 2013, 05:30 am
Rock Cut Caves of Pithalkhora: Conservation and Other Issues
Programme Type
Talks
Illustrated lecture by Dr. V. N. Prabhakar, Archaeological Survey of India
Chair:
Prof. R.C. AgarwalPithalkhora caves located in the Satamala range of the Western Ghats of Maharashtra is an early Buddhist site consisting of 14 rock-cut cave monuments which date back to the 3rd century BCE, making them one of the earliest examples of rock-cut architecture in India. Out of the 14, four are chaityas (one housing votive stupas, one apsidal and single-cell) and the rest are viharas. All the caves belong to the Hinayana period, but the paintings are of the Mahayana period
Concert
13 December 2013, 05:30 am
Concert
Programme Type
Cultural
Presented by Ana Gog, one of Ireland's most unique groups led by multi-instrumental and main songwriter, Michael GallenThe Quintessence of IrishnessPresented by Paddy O'Keefe, well-known Irish actor who will present a programme of rehearsed readings of Irish poetry and prose following a roughly chronological order to explore essential Irish themes such as longing, displacement, emigration, division, humour and the continuity of resistance. Readings from works by Beckett, Boland, Durkin, French, Heaney, Joyce, O'Donohue, O'Driscoll, Paulin, Yeats and others
