The Music Instinct: Science & Song (120 mins; dvd; English)

A film by Elena Mannes

 

Anyone who has been mesmerized by a Bach melody, stirred to dance by a rock rhythm, or taken back in time by the notes of a pop tune from their past, knows the power of music

 

The Music Instinct provides a ground-breaking exploration into how and why the human organism is moved by the undeniable effect of music, and the deep connection between music and our bodies and brains. The programme follows visionary researchers and accomplished musicians to the crossroads of science and culture in search of answers to music’s deep mysteries

 

Sarnath: Recent Excavations and Discoveries

Illustrated lecture by Dr. B.R. Mani, Additional Director-General, Archaeological Survey of India

Chair: Prof. R.C. Agarwal

Speaker: Dr. Anji Seth, Associate Professor of Geography, University of Connecticut, USA.   Her research is on how changes in climate are likely to evolve in the next century in particular regions
 

Chair: Prof. Jatinder Saigal, Dean, Faculty of Planning & Architecture, Manav Rachna International University

Vocal Recital

By Aishwarya Shankar from Chennai, disciple of Sangita  Kalacharya Smt.Suguna Varadachari

With  Delhi R. Sridhar  on  Violin and  Kumbakonam N. Padmanaban  on Mridangam 

 

Vocal Recital

By Master G. Abilash from Chennai, disciple of Sri A.S. Murali

With V.S.K. Chakrapani  on Violin and  Kumbakonam N Padmanaban  on  Mridangam and N. Hari Narayanan on  Ghatam  

 

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

 

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