An exhibition of photographs by N. Shiva Kumar, Sharad Khanna and Coomaar N. Carthik

Opening on Monday, 30th September 2013 at 18.30

Exhibition that looks at not just the lions, but also the rich biodiversity and other denizens in the jungles at Gir

As part of this exhibition, there will be a talk on 5th October 2013 at 6.30 pm in Conference Room-I

Asiatic Lions: Their Present and Promised Homeland

Illustrated lecture by Sharad Khanna, with Dr. Faiyaz A. Khudsar, Scientist-in-Charge, Yamuna Biodiversity Park, N.Shiva Kumar, and Coomaar N. Carthik, wildlife enthusiasts and freelance photographers

The Gir Forest National park also known as Sasan-Gir is home to the last surviving Asiatic lions in the world, numbering at just under 410.  The Asiatic lions are biologically different species from their African cousins.  The exhibition looks at not just the lion but also the rich bio diversity of Gir and other other animals found there

An Evening of Music - Songsof Harmony

By Sonam Kalra and the Sufi `Gospel Project'

Guest of Honour Dr. B.G. Verghese

Discussion on Where is India's Public Service Broadcaster Prasar Bharati Headed?

Panelists: Shri Jawhar Sircar, CEO, Prasar Bharati; Dr. M.N. Buch, Chairman, National Centre for Human Settlements and Environment, Bhopal; Shri Om Thanvi, Chief Editor, Jansatta; and Dr. Hemant Joshi, Professor, Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi

Chair: Shri Suhas Borker

Speaker: Prof. Trilochan Sastry, Professor IIM Bangalore and Chairman, Association for Democratic ReformsDiscussant: Shri N. Gopalaswami, former Chief Election Commissioner of IndiaChair: Shri Ramachandra GuhaAn important aspect of Electoral Reforms is criminalization of politics and the role of money in elections. Civil society, the Media and the Courts have played an active role of late in addressing the issue. The discussion will present an overview of important developments over the last ten years, as well as a comprehensive analysis based on data from the Election Commission

Sustainability Science: Transdisciplinary Ecological Dimensions
Speaker: Prof. P.S. Ramakrishnan. School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Chair: Dr.(Smt.) Kapila Vatsyayan

Working with local communities, and linking the "˜traditional ecological knowledge' available with them which is based on an "˜experiential process', and appropriately linking the same with text-book based "˜formal ecological knowledge', such an approach is seen as the key to address a value system based sustainability related issues that is community participatory.

First in a series of four programmes on The Natural Cultural Landscapes and Sustainable Science with a special focus on agriculture and forests. The series aims to look at the traditional and the modern scientific systems together with the possibilities of convergence between the two to create a more ecologically sensitive and sustainable system suited to the demands of modern development

Memories of Growing Up in Post-Partition India
Ms Rami Chhabra, media person and activist; and Ms Babli Gupta, Broadcaster & activist, and formerly with University of Delhi, will be in conversation with Dr. Indu Agnihotri, Director & Senior Fellow, Centre for Women's Development Studies

Third in a new series of discussions initiated to recover Delhi's past, its social life and, the more specifically gendered experiences of its women. While Delhi shall remain the focus, the discussions will encompass a critical phase in the life of the nation. The series will be an interactive sessions between generations of women from different social backgrounds to capture the diversity of experiences as well as trace the socio-cultural roots of the city. Organised in collaboration with Centre for Women's Development Studies

Documentary Film Appreciation Workshop
Conducted by Prof. Suresh Chabria; and Prof. Ajit Duara, eminent film scholar, script writer and teacher of film studies

Kindly please register participation at www.psbt.org

Speaker: Dr. Shonaleeka Kaul, Assistant Professor, Dept. of History, University of Delhi; and author of Imagining the Urban: Sanskrit and the City in Early India (Permanent Black, 2010)

Chair: Shri A.N.D. Haksar, former Indian Ambassador and translator of Sanskrit classics

The talk revisits Kalhana's Rajatarangini, the celebrated 12th century Sanskrit classic, a saga of the kings of Kashmir that has traditionally been understood as political history. Among the themes covered in the talk are origins of Kashmir, the nagas or tutelary deities, snow and water motifs, Buddhism, ritual, and a deeply spiritual sacred geography