Pran Nevile speaks on the life and times of Shamshad Begum

Followed by 
Concert
By Simrat Chhabra

Dr. Pankaj Jain author of the new book Dharma and Ecology of Hindu Communities: Sustenance and Sustainability (Surrey: Ashgate, 2011)

Discussants: Prof. Servchetan Katoch, Shaheed Bhagat Singh College; and Dr. Sudhirendar Sharma, Environmentalist

Chair: Prof. Bharat Gupt, International Forum for India's Heritage

Bharatanatyam Recital
By Kiran Rajagopalan from Bangalore, disciple of A. Lakshman

Followed by
Manipuri Dance Recital
By Baisali Sarkar and troupe from Kolkata, disciple of Smt Priti Patel and Smt Sruti Banerjee

Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Deborshee Bhattacharya from ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata, disciple of Pt. Ajoy Chakrabarty

Followed by
Clarinet and Flute Duet
By Pt. Ram Krishna and Priyank Krishna from Jaipur, disciples of Shri Mahadev Prasad, Pt. Bholanath Prasanna and Prof. Satya Bhan Sharma

Let's Read and Talk
Speaker: Tenzin Nangsyal, Assistant News Editor, The Hindustan Times

Moderator: Sonam Chhukyi

An initiative to provide a platform to young Tibetans in exile to present and discuss their ideas and suggestions to stimulate dialogue and improve networks of the vibrant Tibetan diaspora

An exhibition of paintings with rock pigments and sumi-e technique
By Madhu Jain from Delhi

Inauguration by Mr. Yasuhisa Kawamura, Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Japan on Thursday, 20th June 2013 at 18:30

Illustrated lecture by Dr. Satyabhama Badreenath, Archaeological Survey of India

Chair: Dr. R.C. Agarwal

Early humans have chosen the present city of Chennai and its suburbs as their home. Within a radius of nearly 40 kms to the south, west and north of Chennai, a number of archaeological sites have been reported. An analysis of the archaeological sites within and beyond the Chennai metropolitan area will be studied and assessed both from the view of an archaeologist and also from the view of the common citizen