Apertures and Shutters

23 August 2014, 05:30 am
Apertures and Shutters
An exhibition of photographs of architectural structures
By Jyotica Sikand
 
Preview on Friday, 22nd August 2014 at 6:30 pm

HEALTHY MEDICINE Mobile  Phones, Radiations and Health    

22 August 2014, 05:30 am
HEALTHY MEDICINE Mobile  Phones, Radiations and Health    
Programme Type
Discussions, Webcasts

Mobile  Phones, Radiations and Health                                                                                                                                                                             
   
Keynote Speaker: Dr Manoj Sharma, Professor of Radiation Oncology, Maulana Azad Medical College & Associated Hospitals
                                                                                                                                                             
Panelists: Dr Naresh Gupta, Director-Professor, Maulana Azad Medical College & Associated Hospitals and Chairman, Advisory Group, Consumers India; Dr. S B Gogia, Plastic Surgeon (AIIMS), President Elect, Asia Pacific Association for Medical informatics; Ms Ritika Jain, B Tech, Biotechnology, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University; Dr Jayashree Gupta, President, Consumers India

Readings

22 August 2014, 05:30 am
Readings
Programme Type
Cultural
By Shri Laxmi Shankar Bajpai
Chair: Shri Aloke Mehta 

MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION

21 August 2014, 05:30 am
MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION
Programme Type
Talks
Haveli Sangeet: Bhakti Music in Context                                                                                                                          
By Irfan Zuberi
 
Chair: Vidya Rao, well-known vocalist
 
In recent times, the term 'Haveli Sangeet' has come to encapsulate the entire gamut of musical genres associated with the Vaishnavite temple traditions. This presentation will introduce the different strains of the genre from the perspective of regional, linguistic & stylistic variations
 
Irfan Zuberi is an independent researcher in the field of performing arts associated with the Naad Saagar Archives & Documentation Society for South Asian Music

A House from Kerala (47 min; 2014; dvd; English & with subtitles

21 August 2014, 05:30 am
A House from Kerala (47 min; 2014; dvd; English & with subtitles
Director: Sudhesh Unniraman who will introduce the film
 
Screening will be followed by a discussion with Sudhesh Unniraman and Pradeep Sachdeva, well-known architect
 
The film documents the 3-year journey of a 300 year old traditional wooden house from Kerala to its new home in Haryana. The film raises issues of conservation practices, adaptive reuse of older buildings and the need to preserve knowledge skills related to wood building architecture

Amoolya

21 August 2014, 05:30 am
Amoolya
A collection of textile art and scarves in silk using innovative resist-dyeing techniques
Created by Neha Puri Dhir
Preview on Wednesday, 20 August 2014 at 18.30

Biography as Continuity

20 August 2014, 05:30 am
Biography as Continuity
Programme Type
Talks
Speaker: Ms Ritu Menon, writer, publisher and  founder, Women Unlimited

Chair: Dr. G. Arunima, Director, Centre for Women Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru Studies

Kathak Recital

19 August 2014, 05:30 am
Kathak Recital
Programme Type
Cultural
By Rachna Yadav from Delhi, disciple of Shri Ravi Jain, Smt Aditi Mangaldas and Pt. Jaikishan Maharaj

Radhey Govind

18 August 2014, 05:30 am
Radhey Govind
Programme Type
Cultural
Presented by Uma Sharma School of Dance and Music on the occasion of Janmashtami  

Dance Choreography: Uma Sharma
Music: Pt. Jwala Prasad

Barsha Mangal

16 August 2014, 05:30 am
Barsha Mangal
Programme Type
Cultural
A compilation of songs, dances, poems and excerpts from the writings of Rabindranath Tagore
 
Presented by Uttarayan, New Delhi