PROJECT MAUSAM
A ‘Chinese’ Pagoda at Nagapattinam on the Tamil Coast: Revisiting India’s Early Maritime Links
Speaker: Dr. Himanshu Prabha Ray, Chairperson, National Monuments Authority
The Buddhist site of Nagapattinam was a major landmark on the Tamil coast from the 7th to the 19th centuries AD, though today it is known for its sea-borne trade and fishing communities. The town suffered extensive damage during the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. This presentation revisits writings on maritime contacts between the Indonesian archipelago and the Tamil coast from 7th to 13th century AD with a view to placing the rich Buddhist heritage of Tamilnadu in context
Chair: Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Chairperson, IIC Asia Project
Poetry Reading
By Arundhathi Subramaniam, well-known Indian poet writing in English
Chair: Mr. Keki N. Daruwalla
Introduction: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi, eminent poet and essayist
Jeet Thayil, well-known poet and musician will joint Arundhati in reading of her poems
Introduction: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi, eminent poet and essayist
Jeet Thayil, well-known poet and musician will joint Arundhati in reading of her poems
Restructuring the Northeast
Speakers: Shri P.P. Shrivastava, former Member, Northeastern Council; Shri Falguni Rajkumar, former Secretary of the NEC and presently Chairman, IIM, Shillong; Prof. Bhagat Oinam, Centre for Philosophy, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Shri R.S. Pandey, former Chief Secretary, Nagaland
Moderator: Shri B.G. Verghese
India in the First World War
Speaker: Professor Thomas G. Fraser, Professor Emeritus, University of Ulster and Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society
Chair: Professor Kapil Kapoor
Bharatanatyam Recital
By Janaki Rangarajan from Chennai, disciple of Smt Madhavi Chandrasekhar and Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam
The Tree of Life
An exhibition of hand painted Kalamkari textiles from Srikalahasti, Andhra Pradesh
Curated by Bina Rao, Creative Bee Foundation
This special collection is based on the original Tree of Life pieces which were produced in the late 18th and 19th century
Inauguration by Shri Dinesh Kumar, Development Commissioner of Handloom at on Wednesday, 12 November 2014 at 17:30
Ninth Annual Discussion on State of Parliamentary Democracy in India
Panelists: Prof. Amit Bhaduri, Professor Emeritus, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, JNU; Shri Vinod Sharma, Political Editor, Hindustan Times; Prof. Gurpreet Mahajan, Professor, Centre for Political Studies, JNU
Moderator: Suhas Borker
Ninth Annual Discussion on State of Parliamentary Democracy in India
Panelists: Prof. Amit Bhaduri, Professor Emeritus, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, JNU; Shri Vinod Sharma, Political Editor, Hindustan Times; Prof. Gurpreet Mahajan, Professor, Centre for Political Studies, JNU
Moderator: Suhas Borker
Ninth Annual Discussion on State of Parliamentary Democracy in India
Panelists: Prof. Amit Bhaduri, Professor Emeritus, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, JNU; Shri Vinod Sharma, Political Editor, Hindustan Times; Prof. Gurpreet Mahajan, Professor, Centre for Political Studies, JNU
Moderator: Suhas Borker
INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY
Recent Excavations in Vadnagar
Speaker: Illustrated lecture by Dr. Yaduvir Singh Rawat, Director, Dept. of Archaeology, Gujarat
Chair: Dr. Himanshu Prabha Ray, Chairperson, National Monuments Authority