Fire in the Blood (87 min; 2013; dvd; English
29 April 2014, 05:30 am
Fire in the Blood (87 min; 2013; dvd; English
Director: Dylan Mohan Gray
Narrated by William Hurt
Recipient of the Feature Documentary Award, DOXA Documentary Film Festival 2013; Critics Award – Political Film Prize, Hamburg Film Festival 2013; Justice Matters Award, Washington DC Filmfest 2013
An intricate tale of ‘medicine, monopoly and malice’, Fire in the Blood tells the story of how Western pharmaceutical companies and governments aggressively blocked access to low-cost AIDS drugs for the countries of Africa and the global south in the years after 1996 – causing ten million or more unnecessary deaths – and the improbable group of people who decided to fight back
Narrated by William Hurt
Recipient of the Feature Documentary Award, DOXA Documentary Film Festival 2013; Critics Award – Political Film Prize, Hamburg Film Festival 2013; Justice Matters Award, Washington DC Filmfest 2013
An intricate tale of ‘medicine, monopoly and malice’, Fire in the Blood tells the story of how Western pharmaceutical companies and governments aggressively blocked access to low-cost AIDS drugs for the countries of Africa and the global south in the years after 1996 – causing ten million or more unnecessary deaths – and the improbable group of people who decided to fight back
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
28 April 2014, 05:30 am
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Talks
Dr. Partho Datta, Dr. Zakir Hussain College; Prof.(Mrrs.) Vijaya Ramaswamy, Centre for Historical Studies, JNU; and Dr. Kingshuk Chatterjee, Shiv Nadar University will discuss Gandhi Before India (New Delhi: Penguin, 2013) by Ramachandra Guha
Chair: Prof. Aparna Basu, All India Women’s Conference
Chair: Prof. Aparna Basu, All India Women’s Conference
Lighting Dance: Dancing Light
27 April 2014, 05:30 am
Lighting Dance: Dancing Light
Programme Type
Festivals
Illustrated lecture by Gautam Bhattacharya
At 16:45
Costuming for Dance
Illustrated lecture by Sandhya Raman
Chair: Geeta Chandran
At 18:30
Natya Vriksha Young Dancers Festival
Mohiniattam Recital
By Vinaya Narayanan from Bangalore
At 19:45
Kuchipudi Recital
By Prateeksha Kashi from Bangalore
At 16:45
Costuming for Dance
Illustrated lecture by Sandhya Raman
Chair: Geeta Chandran
At 18:30
Natya Vriksha Young Dancers Festival
Mohiniattam Recital
By Vinaya Narayanan from Bangalore
At 19:45
Kuchipudi Recital
By Prateeksha Kashi from Bangalore
To Mark World Dance Day 2014
26 April 2014, 05:30 am
To Mark World Dance Day 2014
Programme Type
Festivals
Film – The Unseen Sequence (98 min; 2013; dvd; English)
Director: Sumantra Ghosal
The film celebrates the dance and life of Malavika Sarukkai
Screening will be followed by a discussion with Malavika Sarukkai and Sumantra Ghosal
Chair: Geeta Chandran
At 18:30
Natya Vriksha Young Dancers Festival
Bharatanatyam Recital
By Sharanya Chandran, Delhi
At 19:45
Kathak Recital
By Anuj Mishra from Lucknow
Director: Sumantra Ghosal
The film celebrates the dance and life of Malavika Sarukkai
Screening will be followed by a discussion with Malavika Sarukkai and Sumantra Ghosal
Chair: Geeta Chandran
At 18:30
Natya Vriksha Young Dancers Festival
Bharatanatyam Recital
By Sharanya Chandran, Delhi
At 19:45
Kathak Recital
By Anuj Mishra from Lucknow