Buddha, the Scientist

Speaker: Prof. Robert Thurman, well-known contemporary scholar-teacher of Buddha Dharma; and Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies, Columbia University

Chair: Dharmacharya Shantum Seth

JASHN-E REKHTA : CELEBRATING URDU

Baitbazi; Dastangoi; Ghazal Sarai; Nukkad-Natak; Recitation; book exhibition; and calligraphy corner

Corridor outside Conference Room I

Pictorial Calligraphy

An exhibition by Qamar Dagar

On Sunday 15 from 15:30 to 16:30 in Conference Room I

Calligraphy Appreciation Session

Conducted by Qamar Dagar

The Other Dimension

Indian premiere of

Children of the Light

The Miracle in South Africa. The Legacy of Desmond Tutu

(92 min; 2014; dvd; English)

Directed by Dawn Eagle

Children of the Light is the first film to tell the story of Nobel Prize winner Desmond Tutu, one of the fathers of modern day South Africa. With extensive archival footage, family photos and never before seen interviews, Children of the Light is a personal look into the legacy of one of the greatest peacemakers of our times

Sitar Recital

by Hindol Deb from Mumbai, disciple of Pt. Santosh Banerjee and Pt. Deepak Cowdhury

Jazz Concert – Cuban Golden Classics

By Van Merwijk’s Music Machine from the Netherlands – Lucas van Merwijk, drummer, percussionist & band leader accompanied by Ramon Valle, Cuban master pianist; Bert Boeren on trombone; and Samuel Albert Ruiz, bass player from Venezuela

Jazz Concert – Cuban Golden Classics

Tarpan: An Offering

75 Years of Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, and beyond…

(45 min; 2014; dvd; Hindi)

Directed by Ravinder Randhawa who will introduce the film

Screening will be followed by a discussion

Established in 1939 by Pt. Vinaya Chandra Maudgalya, Gandharava Mahavidyalaya is one of the premiere institutions in the country that imparts training in Indian classical music and dance to people from all strata of society. Tarpan is a film that gives a glimpse of the ongoing journey of the Vidyalaya over the years, and more…

Goswami Tulsidas (120 min)

A mono act musical play written, acted and directed by Shekhar Sen

Flute Concert

By Pandit Rajendra Prasanna, exponent of the flute and shehnai. Recipient of the Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1995)

Accompanists: Rishab Prasanna (flute) and Shubh Maharaj (tabla)

53rd Spirit of India 2015: 15th Margaret Dhillon Memorial Concert organised in collaboration with the Natraj Cultural Centre, Melbourne

The Genius of Master Madan

Speaker: Shri Vijay Ranchan, former Additional Chief Secretary, Gujarat

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