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
Commemoration of Public Service Broadcasting Day
Commemorating the day in 1947 when Mahatma Gandhi addressed two lakh refugees in Kurukshetra from Broadcasting House, New Delhi
Commemoration from 10:30 to 11:00 in Gandhi-King Plaza
From 11:15 to 12:30 in the Auditorium
Recalling Usha Mehta's Tryst with Freedom
Speaker: Rita Mukherjee, former Chief Producer, All India Radio
Usha Mehta was arrested on 12 November 1942 and the Underground Radio Transmitter confiscated in Bombay
Discussion on: Public Service Broadcasting and Parliamentary Democracy in India
Lead Presentation: Suhas Borker
Broadcasting policy experts, broadcasters, social scientists, academicians, activists and media persons to participate. Media students are encouraged to participate in the programme so that they are exposed to the concepts and values of PSB