Mohiniyattam Collective - A Global Festival of Mohiniyattam: 1 and 2 December 2014
A festival of Mohiniyattam presenting artists from abroad. Each evening there will be two performances
Mohiniyattam Recital
By Alexandra Vodopyonova from Russia
Anna Dietrich from Germany
Celebrating the Birth Centenary of Octavio Paz (1914-1998)
Living and Creating In Light of India
A programme celebrating the life and work of the Nobel Laureate poet, writer and diplomat from Mexico with presentations, readings of poems and reminiscences by those who knew him personally and others
Presentations by Shri Krishen Khanna, well-known artist; Shri Prayag Shukla, poet, fiction writer, translator, art critics & curator; Prof. S.P. Ganguly, former Professor, Centre of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian & Latin American Studies, JNU; and Prof. Minni Sawhney, Professor of Hispanic Studies, Dept. of Germanic and Romance Studies, University of Delhi and Dean of Arts Faculty & Head of Department who is a specialist in Latin American and Spanish Golden Age Literature
Coordinator: Prof. Vibha Maurya
THE INDIAN MODERN AND NEHRU
Nehru and Science in Post Independent India
Speaker: Prof Yash Pal is an Indian scientist and educator. He is known for his contributions to the study of cosmic rays, as well as for being an institution-builder. In his later years, he has become one of the leading science communicators of the country
Mehfil
With Dagar bani exponent Smt Nancy Lesh-Kulkarni on Cello
Having received talim from Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar, Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar and Pandit Ritwik Sanyal over a period of 25 years, Nancy Lesh-Kulkarni has been able to imbibe the nuances of the Dagar bani style of dhrupad and incorporate them in her cello playing
She will open the recital with an extended exposition of the rare raga Kambojhi which is unique to the Dagar parampara in the Hindustani classical music tradition
Bombay Horror: Cinema, Technology and Thrill in 1980s’ India
By Shri Karthik Nair, PhD. Candidate, Cinema Studies, New York University
Indian cinema still remains identified with song-and-dance spectacles of love, marriage, and family. This talk will look into an 80s genre film cycle that is called Bombay Horror. Bombay Horror explodes mainstream conventions with tactile shocks and transgressions, featuring monsters that carry women off from bridal palanquins, killers who interrupt romantic songs and, curiously, ancient curses that strike childbearing women. This talk will focus on Purana Mandir/Ancient Temple (1984, Ramsay Brothers) the most commercially successful iteration of Bombay Horror
Chair: Prof. Ranjani Mazumdar, Professor, Cinema Studies, School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Thirteen BCF Annual Lecture
Innovation, Honey Bee Network & Grassroots Work
Speaker: Dr. Anil Gupta, Executive Vice Chair, National Innovation Foundation and founder of the Honey Bee Network and Coordinator for SRISTI and Secretary, GIAN
Need for a Sanitation Revolution?
Speaker: Shri Jairam Ramesh, MP and former Union Minister
Odissi Recital
By Janhabi Behera from Bhubaneswar, disciple of Guru Smt Aruna Mohanty and Orissa Dance Academy
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Dr. Vandana Shiva will discuss, The System View of Life (Cambridge: HarperCollins, 2014) by Fritjof Capra and Pier Luigi Luisi
Chair: Shri Arun Maira
Prof Luigi Luisi will be present during the discussion
Jazz in India
An exhibition that traces the early years of Jazz in India using the Taj Mahal Foxtrot archives from the collection of Naresh Fernandes, author; and moves on to the “Yatra Years” of the iconic Jazz Yatra Festivals held from 1978 to 2003 from the collection of Niranjan Jhaveri, impresario and organiser of the Yatras. The exhibition also includes drawings by Mario Miranda; archival material, posters and photographs; audio kiosks of old recordings; and video recordings of concerts
The exhibits have been collected from the Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology of the American Institute of Indian Studies
Inauguration by Shri Soli J. Sorabjee, President IIC on Tuesday, 25 November 2014 at 18:30
As part of this exhibition the following programmes will be held in the Art Gallery:
26th November at 18:30
Music Appreciation Promotion
A Short History of How Jazz Became an Indian Music
Presentation by Shri Naresh Fernandes, author of the book, The Taj Mahal Foxtrot: The story of Bombay's Jazz Age
From the accounts of most standard jazz histories, it took the genius of American saxophonist, John Coltrane to demonstrate in the 1960s how jazz could enrich itself by seeking inspiration in Hindustani classical music. But the reality is more complex. From the 1940s, a passionate group of Indian jazz musicians had been attempting to find an Indian way to play jazz, both in art music and in popular music. The presentation will use audio clips and photographs to trace the journey of jazz from New Orleans to New Delhi, exploring how an American transplant became a vibrant Indian hybrid in the fertile soil of the subcontinent
27th November at 18:30
Jazz in the Swing Era
Presented by Rohit Gupta Trio
Featuring Kartikeya Srivastava on drums; Abhinav Khokar on upright & electric bass; and Rohit Gupta on piano/keyboard
26th November at 18:30
Music Appreciation Promotion
A Short History of How Jazz Became an Indian Music
Presentation by Shri Naresh Fernandes, author of the book, The Taj Mahal Foxtrot: The story of Bombay's Jazz Age
From the accounts of most standard jazz histories, it took the genius of American saxophonist, John Coltrane to demonstrate in the 1960s how jazz could enrich itself by seeking inspiration in Hindustani classical music. But the reality is more complex. From the 1940s, a passionate group of Indian jazz musicians had been attempting to find an Indian way to play jazz, both in art music and in popular music. The presentation will use audio clips and photographs to trace the journey of jazz from New Orleans to New Delhi, exploring how an American transplant became a vibrant Indian hybrid in the fertile soil of the subcontinent
27th November at 18:30
Jazz in the Swing Era
Presented by Rohit Gupta Trio
Featuring Kartikeya Srivastava on drums; Abhinav Khokar on upright & electric bass; and Rohit Gupta on piano/keyboard