Speakers; Smt Meera Shankar, formerly Deputy Secretary, MEA, dealing with Sri Lanka and former Indian Ambassador to Germany and the USA; Shri N. Ram, former Editor-in-Chief, The Hindu; and Shri N.N. Jha, former Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka

Chair : Shri Shurbir Chhatwal, former Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka

Dutch designs on the future since 1840
An exhibition of the Netherlands Architecture Institute part of the New Institute

Curators: Jules Schoonman & Alfred Marks

Opening on Monday, 2nd September 2013 at 18:30

(55 min; dvd; 2013; English)
Director: Debabrata Roy

Film about the artist and his work with rare archival footage

Panelists: Dr. Shobha Satynath, Associate Professor, Dept. of Linguistics, Arts Faculty, University of Delhi; Shri Subir Shukla, Principal Coordinator, IGNUS-ERG who works on improving quality of education systems; and Shri Amit Kaushik, Educational administrator

Moderator: Smt Sharada Jain, Researcher & trainer, Director, Sandhan

Organised as part of Jumpstart: Speaking in Tongues 2013. The discussion will focus on language learning among children and the role that literature does and can play in the process

Illustrated lecture by Dr. S.K. Manjul, Superintending Archaeologist. Archaeological Survey of India

Chair: Dr. B.R. Mani, Assistant Director-General, Archaeological Survey of India

The ancient city of Vaishali in North Bihar is closely associated with the Buddha and Mahavira. Excavations have revealed a cultural occupation from 8th century BC to Post Gupta period and includes remarkable structures and the town planning of the ancient city

(120 min; 2012; dvd; English subtitles)
Directed by Joydeep Ghosh

An interplay of illusions and reality, the film is based on three short stories - Smriti (memories); Satwa (soul); and Bhavishyat (future)

Presented by Uma Sharma and troupe

The programme includes screening of a film "Shree-Radha" produced by Uma Sharma

By Shambhauvi Shukla from Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, disciple of Pt. Prem Narayan Guru and Pt. Rajendra Gangani