ART MATTERS
Artist Arpita Singh in conversation with Ina Puri, Bhavna Kakar and Om Thanvi
Moderator: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi
Concert – Piano Recital
By Maestro Christian Leotta, Italian pianist
Works by Bach, Schubert, Rossini and Beethoven
INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY
CANCELLED
Islamic Calligraphy in Indian Monuments: Epigraphs and Manuscripts
Speaker: Dr. G.S. Khwaja, Archaeological Survey of India
Chair: Prof S.H. Qasemi
FILMS ON SPIRITUALITY AND FAITH
Of Life and Death (30 min; dvd; 2004; English)
Director: K. Bikram Singh
Official Selection – Mumbai International Film Festival
Through the life and experiences of Maharajin Bua, perhaps the only woman in India who has been performing last rites and cremating the dead at Allahabad’s Rasoolabad Ghat for the last 75 years, this Film explores the relationship of death to life, our response to our own impending death and the death of others
Death and Transformation: The Personal Reflections of Huston Smith (75 min; DVD; 2006; English)
Director: Virginia Gray Henry-Blakemore
Huston’s words and luminous presence, embellished by exquisite footage and family photographs, cannot help but deeply touch our hearts. He shares his final life goal with us and the words he would most love upon his tombstone, among many other profound and beautiful insights
Informal Piano Recital
Presenting young upcoming Western musicians – Abhiraj Darbari, Nevin Manuel A, Eric Mervin A, Rohan Samuel, Meher Nandrajog and Manasvi Gupta
HEALTHY MEDICINE
Medicines Labelled as ‘Herbal’ – How true are their claims?’
Keynote Speaker : Dr. D.C. Katoch, Joint Advisor, Dept of AYUSH, Ministry of Health & FW, GOI
Panelists: Dr Naresh Gupta, Director-Professor, Maulana Azad Medical College & Associated Hospitals and Chairman, Advisory Group, Consumers India; Dr. Neeraj Tandon, Scientist F & Head, Medicinal Plant Unit, ICMR ; Dr. Surinder Katoch, Ayurveda consultant; and Dr Jayashree Gupta, President, Consumers India
"...This is my body"
A series of photographs by Mari Schirmer from Brazil
A series of photographs from an artistic perspective on the acts of faith. The images register the moment in which people seek a contact with the invisible body of God, presenting fragments of visible bodies that express different concepts and intentions
Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Upama Roy Sharma from Mumbai, disciple of Pt Jasraj
Acting with Grotowski: Theatre as a Field for Experiencing Life
A discussion on a book by Zbigniew Cynkutis, edited by Paul Allain and Khalid Tyabji
Acting with Grotowski: Theatre as a Field for Experiencing Life
A discussion on a book by Zbigniew Cynkutis, edited by Paul Allain and Khalid Tyabji