Imperialists, Nationalists, Democrats: The Collected Essays of Sarvepalli Gopal
Discussion around the collected essays edited by Srinath Raghavan

Panelists: Shri Shivshankar Menon; Dr. Pratap Bhanu Mehta; and Dr. Srinath Raghavan

Chair: Dr. Mahesh Rangarajan, Director, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library

Director: Ajay Noronha who will introduce the film

A cinematographer's journey to piece together an image of his father who passed away when he was six. Growing up with one framed photograph on the wall and little else, Ajay Noronha sifts through memories, anecdotes and silences to come closer to the person he hardly knew. A Picture of You is a difficult inquiry into the need to complete the picture of one's own self

Screening will be followed by a discussion

Discussion around the Second Status Report on Indian Medicine and Folk Healing written by Shailaja Chandra, former Secretary Ayush, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

Speaker: Dr. Naresh Trehan, Chairman & Managing Director, Medanta - The Medicity on "Why Integration"

Followed by Speciality-wise experiences with Complementary and Adjuvant use of Ayurveda
Presentations by Dr. Tejinder Kataria, Chair, Radiation Oncology, Medanta; Dr. Ali Zamir Khan, Consultant Thoracic Surgeon, Medanta; Dr. Geethakrishnan, Head, Dept. of Integrative Medicine, Medanta; and Dr. K. Muraleedharan, Medical Superintendent and Chief Physician, Kottaikal AVS Hospital & Research Centre

Smt Shailaja Chandra will present an overview and moderate the discussion

Sharan Rani - The Divine Sarod Player (29 min; 2008; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Radhika Backliwal Narain
Introduction: Shi Ashok Chakradhar, writer & poet

Thumri Bhav
Presented by Pt Birju Maharaj

Film on one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century. Breaking through the centuries old glass ceiling, Sharan Rani became the first Indian female instrumentalist of international repute. The film traces her iconic musical journey in conservative, pre-independence India

Christian Chants
By the Ao Naga Choir

Carnatic Bhakti
By Nithyashree Mahadevan, Chennai

Gurbani
By Pt. Madhup Mudgal, Delhi

Organised in collaboration with Seher

Mantrochharan
Presented by Panini Kanya Mahavidyalya, Varanasi

Shiv Bhajans
By Bhuvanesh Komkali, Dewas

Sufiana Qawwali
By Ustad Chand Afzal

"˜Hands On' takes a look at some of the new technologies that generate power from clean and renewable sources focusing on entrepreneurs and individuals around the world and what they are doing in the fields of sustainable enterprise and appropriate technology

Changing Climates: The Impact (27 min; dvd; English)
Is there concrete evidence that the greenhouse effect is changing our climate? This film travels to Africa, Asia and North America to find out if the long predicted change is alreadt having an impact on society and economy

An exhibition of paintings by Tenzin Jamyang from Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh

Opening on Thursday, 18th April 2013 at 18:30

Discussion around the Report prepared by the Centre for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament which will be submitted to the NPT Preparatory Committee in Geneva next month

Presentation of the Report by Prof. Gareth Evans, Chancellor, Australian National University and Chairman, International Advisory Board of the CNND

Other Speakers are: Shri Jaswant Singh and Shri Lalit Mansingh

Followed by a discussion