An exhibition of mixed media works

By Sarla Chandra from Delhi

 

Opening on Wednesday, 7 January 2015 at 16:30

Speaker : Dr. Chandrika Kaul, Lecturer in Modern History, University of St Andrews, Scotland and author of the book of the same name published by Palgrave Macmillan (2014)

 

Chair :Mr. Jawhar Sircar, CEO, Prasar Bharati

The lecture will focus on the media environment of empire as a conceptual tool to investigate its political and cultural role in shaping the imperial experience

Yoga: An Ancient Vision of Life (60 min; 2014; dvd)

Directed by Benoy K. Behl

 

The screening will be followed by a discussion with the Director

 

Speaker: Dr. Apurva  Sanghi, Lead Economist, Kenya, Rwanda and Eritrea, The World Bank, Nairobi

 

Chair: Shri Ranjit Gupta, former Indian Ambassador

 

Designed to enthuse, empower and entertain, this lecture blends insights on behavioural economics, social psychology  into an interactive talk on training and understanding the mind 

 

An audiovisual presentation by PAHAR

 

The Askot-Arakot Abhiyan is a research trip organised by Pahar once in ten years.  The aim of the trip is to know more about the mountains, its villages and their culture. Issues of forests, decentralisation, women’s education, environment and wildlife protection, youth migration ecological imbalance are raised through these trips. The talk will address these issues based on their  recent trip and to compare the changes observed every 10 years, the first trip was organised in 1974

Talk and Demonstration by P. Sainath

 

An exhibition of recycled metal design, art and installations

By Robin Passi from Delhi

 

Opening on Saturday, 3 January 2015 at 18:30

The Very Hungry Caterpillar: Plant-Insect Interactions with Giant Silkmoths from NE India

Speaker:  Dr. Sudeshna Mazumdar-Leighton, Associate Professor in Botany, Delhi University

Chair: Professor H.Y. Mohan Ram

The old adage “You are what you eat” is particularly suited to caterpillars that grow into butterflies and moths. Plants chosen by caterpillars as food are intricately linked to the history (and success) of their lives as a population, race, and species. Sex, health, war, invasion and communication are all facets influenced by the choice of plants eaten by caterpillars. The giant Saturniid silkworms that feed on endemic species of plants from NE India are a less-understood but a fascinating tropical system to unravel. Lessons learnt from the biology of these insects and their host plants may be useful for improving the traditional vanya  silk (Muga and Eri) industries of the region