The Jungle Gang
(65 min; 2009; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Krishnendu Bose
The first Indian wildlife film series for children which mixes animation and live action to tell the stories of four endangered wild animals - Rhino; Elephant; Tiger; and Bear. Three animated animal characters - Bo the Bar -Headed Geese; Kuttu - the Slender Loris; and Bhoora, the Black Buck are friends who travel together to different parts of the country seeking out endangered animals to tell their stories to children across the world
The 21st Century: The Asian Century or Austerity for All
Speaker: Shri Chandran Nair, Founder and Chief Executive, Global Institute for Tomorrow (GIFT) and author of Consumptionomics
Chair: Dr. Shekhar Shah, Director-General, National Council of Applied Economic Research
Psychiatric and Other Disorders Related to Vitamin D Deficiency
Speaker: Brig. Dr. S. Sudarsanan, Consultant (Psychiatry) and formerly Professor & Head, Dept. of Psychiatry, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune
Vitamin D deficiency is rising alarmingly in the Indian population especially among women and children. This vitamin is essential for Calcium absorption, mineralization of bones and has an important role in immunity and cell growth. Vitamin D deficiency is closely related to various physical disorders including cardio-vascular diseases, cancers, diabetes and psychiatric disorders. Vitamin D deficiency is easily preventable by disseminating information on the need of exposure to sunlight