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BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

05 September 2013, 05:30 am
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions
Prof. Salil Misra, Dean, Ambedkar University; Shri Suresh Kohli, Literary Critic; Prof. Parvaiz Alam, Appejay Stya University; Ms Rakshanda Jalil, writer and Dr.(Mrs.) Sukrita Paul Kumar, Zakir Husain College, University of Delhi will discuss In the Company of a Poet: Gulzar in Conversation with Nasreen Munni Kabir by Nasreen Munni Kabir (New Delhi: Rupa, 2012)Chair: Shri Pavan K. Varma

FILMS ON SPIRITUALITY AND FAITH

05 September 2013, 05:30 am
FILMS ON SPIRITUALITY AND FAITH

The Prisoner of Akká (27 min; dvd; English)
Director: Robert Guenette

A powerful and persuasive introduction to the person and age of Báha'u'lláh. The film offers a stunning yet plausible alternative to the current understanding of the turbulent history of the 20th century

Bhutan: Taking the Middle Path to Happiness
(56 min; dvd; English)
Director: Tom Vendetti

This country which measures its progress through the "Gross National Happiness" functions on an ideal deeply rooted in Buddhism. The people believe that happiness can only be found by taking the middle path - the path that balances the needs of man with the powerful spirits of nature

It Matters!

05 September 2013, 05:30 am
It Matters!

An exhibition that brings together the perspective of artists on what really matters
Curated by Seher
Works by Debnath Basu; Jayashree Chakravarty; K.P. Reji; Rajan Krishnan; Sujith S.N.; Sumedh Rajendran; Tanmoy Samanta; V. Ramesh, Waseem Ahmed; and Kishor Sharma

Opening on Wednesday, 4th September 2013 at 18:30

Meet the Author

04 September 2013, 05:30 am
Meet the Author
Programme Type
Talks

Dr. Makarand R. Paranjape
Chair: Shri Keki N. Daruwalla

Introduction: Prof. G.J.V. Prasad, Professor of English, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Dr. Paranjape will read from his new novel, Body Offering (Rupa, 2013); and will engage in conversation with Devapriya Roy (author of Vague Woman's Handbook and Weight Loss Club)

Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du Printemps)

04 September 2013, 05:30 am
Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du Printemps)

Since its premier in Paris a century ago, through subsequent incarnations and interpretations, the ballet Rite of Spring has continued to provoke and inspire. The music by Igor Stravinsky, concept and design by Nicholas Roerich, choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky and performance by Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes were controversial in multiple ways for their time

Introduction: Dr. Punita G. Singh, followed by contrastive excerpts from other productions and discussion on the musical innovations that set it apart and make it so important and remarkable

Punita Singh is a musicologist, linguist, psychoacoustician and educator based in Delhi

Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du Printemps)

04 September 2013, 05:30 am
Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du Printemps)
Since its premier in Paris a century ago, through subsequent incarnations and interpretations, the ballet Rite of Spring has continued to provoke and inspire. The music by Igor Stravinsky, concept and design by Nicholas Roerich, choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky and performance by Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes were controversial in multiple ways for their timeIntroduction: Dr. Punita G. Singh, followed by contrastive excerpts from other productions and discussion on the musical innovations that set it apart and make it so important and remarkablePunita Singh is a musicologist, linguist, psychoacoustician and educator based in Delhi

Meet the Author

04 September 2013, 05:30 am
Meet the Author
Programme Type
Talks
Dr. Makarand R. ParanjapeChair: Shri Keki N. DaruwallaIntroduction: Prof. G.J.V. Prasad, Professor of English, Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityMakarand will read from his new novel, Body Offering (Rupa, 2013); and will engage in conversation with Devapriya Roy (author of Vague Woman's Handbook and Weight Loss Club)

Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du Printemps)

04 September 2013, 05:30 am
Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du Printemps)
Since its premier in Paris a century ago, through subsequent incarnations and interpretations, the ballet Rite of Spring has continued to provoke and inspire. The music by Igor Stravinsky, concept and design by Nicholas Roerich, choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky and performance by Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes were controversial in multiple ways for their timeIntroduction: Dr. Punita G. Singh, followed by contrastive excerpts from other productions and discussion on the musical innovations that set it apart and make it so important and remarkablePunita Singh is a musicologist, linguist, psychoacoustician and educator based in Delhi

Imagined Landscape: Myth and Memory in Early Kashmir

03 September 2013, 05:30 am
Imagined Landscape: Myth and Memory in Early Kashmir
Programme Type
Talks
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 classicsThe 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

Governance issues in Publc Enterprises: An Approach to Reforms

30 August 2013, 05:30 am
Governance issues in Publc Enterprises: An Approach to Reforms
Programme Type
Talks

Key Note Address - Shri S.K. Roongta, Former Chairman & Managing Director, SAIL & Chairman Experts Panel on CPSE Reforms

Chair: Shri Arun Maira, Member, Planning Commission, Govt. of India

Introduction: Shri Prabhat Kumar, former Cabinet Secretary

 

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