Dr. Durgabai Deshmukh Memorial Lecture 2013

15 July 2013, 05:30 am
Dr. Durgabai Deshmukh Memorial Lecture 2013
Programme Type
Talks

Growth and its Pro-Poor Character in India: 1993-2010

Speaker: Dr. S.K. Thorat, Chairman, ICSSR

Mr. Najeeb Jung, Lieutenant Governor, Delhi will preside

Diaspora: A Tibetan Perspective

14 July 2013, 05:30 am
Diaspora: A Tibetan Perspective
Programme Type
Talks

Share Your Experience
With Sangay Tenzin, Insurance Trainer, Aegon Religare Life Insurance

Moderator: Damdul Topden
 
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

Sahita: Lecture Series on the Arts, Cultures and Histories of India

12 July 2013, 05:30 am
Sahita: Lecture Series on the Arts, Cultures and Histories of India
Programme Type
Talks

U Topos & Tagore: The Language of the Mind
Speaker: Prof. Uday Narayana Singh, Poet-Linguist and the first Pro-Vice Chancellor, Visva-Bharati

Third lecture in a new series of lectures organised in collaboration with Sahapedia, an online repository of resources on the arts, cultures and histories of India (and broadly South Asia) with a view to bringing current scholarship on Indian culture and heritage to a wider public

Bharatanatyam Recital

12 July 2013, 05:30 am
Bharatanatyam Recital
Programme Type
Cultural
By Mithun Shyam from Bangalore, disciple of Guru Padmini Ramachandran

DELHI - CAPTURING WOMEN'S LIVES AND CHANGE IN A CITY IN TRANSITION

11 July 2013, 05:30 am
DELHI - CAPTURING WOMEN'S LIVES AND CHANGE IN A CITY IN TRANSITION
Programme Type
Discussions

Mrs Kamlesh Jacob, former Principal, Queen Mary's School, in conversation with Indu Agnihotri focusing on the early years after Independence and girl's education

Chair: Dr. Kavita A. Sharma, Director, IIC

First in a new series of discussions initiated to recover Delhi's past, its social life and, the more specifically gendered experiences of its women. While Delhi shall remain the focus, the discussions will encompass a critical phase in the life of the nation. The series will be an interactive sessions between generations of women from different social backgrounds to capture the diversity of experiences as well as trace the socio-cultural roots of the city.

Organised in collaboration with Centre for Women's Development Studies

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

10 July 2013, 05:30 am
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions

Prof. Satish Kumar, former Professor, JNU; Shri Harish Khare, former Media Advisor to the Prime Minister of India; and Shri Sushant Sareen, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses will discuss Kashmir: The Unwritten History by Christopher Snedden (Noida: HarperCollins, 2013)

Chair: Shri B.G. Verghese, eminent journalist and writer

Terrorism Explained: A Graphic Account

10 July 2013, 05:30 am
Terrorism Explained: A Graphic Account

An exhibition of comic posters focusing on the definition of terrorism and communalism
By Sharad Sharma, Ram Puniyani and others

Opening on Wednesday, 10th July 2013 at 18:30

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar to Homi Bhabha and 150 Years of Higher Education in Punjab

09 July 2013, 05:30 am
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar to Homi Bhabha and 150 Years of Higher Education in Punjab
Programme Type
Talks

Speaker: Prof. A.K. Grover, Vice Chancellor, Punjab University, Chandigarh

Chair: Prof. M.G.K. Menon

The talk will cover inspiring and fascinating facts about Dr. S.S. Bhatnagar (1894-1955), his own mentor Prof. Ruchi Ram Sahni (1863-1948) and his support to Dr. Homi Bhabha (1909-1966), his de-facto successor in the mission to build modern India

Political Courage is Political Suicide

09 July 2013, 05:30 am
Political Courage is Political Suicide
Programme Type
Discussions

For the Motion: Saeed Naqvi, Jehangir Pocha and Sajad Lone

Against the Motion: K.C. Singh, S.Y. Quraishi and Pavan K. Varma

Moderator: Ms Seema Mustafa

Carnatic Flute Recital

08 July 2013, 05:30 am
Carnatic Flute Recital
Programme Type
Cultural
By G. Raghuraman from Delhi, disciple of Shri Swaminathan Iyer, Shri T.S. Sankran and Shri R. Thyagarajan