FILMS ON WILDLIFE AND ENVIRONMENT
22 March 2014, 05:30 am
FILMS ON WILDLIFE AND ENVIRONMENT
Climate Fever Earth Report (22 min; dvd; English)
Earth Report investigates effect of climate change on the health of human beings
Sink or Swim - Earth Report (22 min; dvd; English)
Storms, floods and droughts are now more common than ever before. Earth Report looks at how certain at risk communities are protecting themselves from natural disasters
Threads of Continuity- The Zoroastrian Craft of Kusti Weaving
22 March 2014, 05:30 am
Threads of Continuity- The Zoroastrian Craft of Kusti Weaving
Programme Type
Discussions
Discussion around the new book by Ashdeen Z. Lilaowala and Shernaz Cama
Kusti weaving and Sudreh making are part of a living Zoroastrian heritage, which links craft and art to religious traditions. The two authors will speak about the weaving process, the looms and tools used during weaving and explain the symbolic significance of the Sudreh and Kusti
DELHI - CAPTURING WOMEN'S LIVES AND CHANGE IN A CITY IN TRANSITION
22 March 2014, 05:30 am
DELHI - CAPTURING WOMEN'S LIVES AND CHANGE IN A CITY IN TRANSITION
Programme Type
Discussions
Building Bonds? Experiences in an Expanding Delhi
A discussion between two voices from North-East India and Kerala
Prof. Tiplut Nongbri, Professor, Centre for Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University and
Coordinator: Indu Agnihotri, Director, CWDS
FRONTIERS OF HISTORY
21 March 2014, 05:30 am
FRONTIERS OF HISTORY
Programme Type
Talks
Frontiers of History
The Marginalization of Archaeology: Does the Discipline Have a Future in India?Speaker: Prof. Supriya Varma who teaches archaeology at the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. She has in the recent past excavated the archaeological sites of Indorkhera and Rohana Khurd in Uttar Pradesh
Chair : Dr. P.K. Basant, Dept. of History and Culture
Archaeology has at times been regarded as "an esoteric discipline that has no relevance for the needs or concerns for the present." Yet it continues to capture the popular imagination as is evident from its coverage in the print and electronic media. This presentation seeks to explore the contradictory trajectories of the discipline, from a romantic fascination aroused by spectacular discoveries to its tenuous location within academia in India
Chameli Devi Jain Award 2013-2014
20 March 2014, 05:30 am
Chameli Devi Jain Award 2013-2014
Programme Type
Discussions
Presentation of awards to Outstanding Woman Mediapersons
Followed by a panel discussion on
Media and the Elections: Manufacturing Consent?
Panelists: Zoya Hasan, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Mukul Kesavan, Jamia Millia Islamia; Sudha Pai, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Vidya Subhramaniam, The Hindu
Moderator: Srinivasan Jain, NDTV
