THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LECTURES
Stem Cells: Myths And Realities
Speaker: Dr. Jyotsna Dhawan, CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad
Chair: Dr. Anna George, National Institute of Immunology
Stem cells are the foundation cells of our bodies. Basic research shows that stem cells have the potential to specialize into all the different cell types in the human body, which makes them attractive candidates for regenerative therapies to restore diseased or damaged tissue. This lecture will briefly cover our current understanding of stem cell biology and address the hurdles that need to be overcome for their clinical use. Along the way, I will highlight examples of the myths and realities of stem cell applications, touch on the regulatory issues required to ensure their ethical application and hopefully convey some of the excitement in the field of stem cell science
URBAN GOVERNANCE
Details to be announced on the website
Suleiman Charitra
Talk and launch of the book – Kalyana Malla’s Suleiman Charitra, a translation from Sanskrit of a 16th century text by Shri A.N.D. Haksar
Enlargement of Fundamental Rights and their Protection by the Judiciary
Speaker: Shri Soli J. Sorabjee
To Mark the 79th Anniversary of Lodhi Gardens
Presentation of the Report on the Tree Census of Lodhi Gardens by Horticulture Department, NDMC
Followed by a discussion
Chair: Suhas Borker, Founder Member, Green Circle of Delhi
SPRING FESTIVAL OF MUSIC AND DANCE: 9 AND 10 APRIL 2015
Kathak Recital
By Gauri Diwakar from Delhi, disciple of Pandit Birju Maharaj, Shri Jai Kishan Maharaj and Ms Aditi Mangaldas
At 19:00
Bharatanatyam Recital
By Urmila Satyanarayanan from Chennai, disciple of Late Kalaimamani K.J. Sarasa and Kalanidhi Narayanan
SPRING FESTIVAL OF MUSIC AND DANCE: 9 AND 10 APRIL 2015
Flute Recital
By Pravar Tandon from Delhi, disciple of Pt Bholanath Prasanna, Pt Prem Kumar Malik and Pt. Barunkumar Pal
At 19:00
Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Anand Upakash from Ajmer, disciple of Pt Bholanath Mishra
Celebrating Karnataka – A Walk Through Time in the Palaces, Forts and Dargahs of the Bahamani Sultans of Bijapur, Bidar and Gulbarga
A multimedia presentation of Urdu ghazals and Sufi poetry
Inauguration by Janab K. Rahman Khan, former Union Minister of Minority Affairs; and Shri R.V. Deshpande, Minister of Tourism, Govt. of Karnataka
Ghazals
Pandit Vithal Rao, the last living Ghazal maestro and well-known court singer of the Nizam of Hyderabad will present a concert with Vidya Rao
Poetry Recitation
By Shagufta Yasmin
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Two books will be discussed – India’s Rise as A Space Power by U.R. Rao (New Delhi: Foundation Books, 2014); Reaching for the Stars: India’s Journey to Mars and Beyond by Pallava Bagla and Subhadra Menon (New Delhi: Bloomsbury, 2014)
Panelists: Prof. Yashpal, former Chairman UGC; Cmde C. Uday Bhaskar, Senior Research Fellow, National Maritime Foundation; and Dr. Ajay Lele, Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses
Chair: Dr. Shailash Nayak, Secretary, Dept. of Earth Sciences
India´s Historic Triumph of Mt. Everest - 1965
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Mt. Everest climb the living legends of the 1965 epoch-making team which rejuvenated a whole generation, including Leader Captain M.S. Kohli, Deputy Leader Col. N. Kumar, and Summiteer Major H. P. S Ahluwalia, will relive their golden moments on Everest. Excerpts from their highly acclaimed original film with music by Shankar Jaikishan will be screened