Shah Turab Ali Qalandar: A Tribute
Sufi Kathak
by Manjari Chatuvedi
With Qawwal Janaab Shabi Ahmed from Khairabad, Awadh
Ms Shephali Frost, vocalist from Delhi
Shri Rohit Anand, flautist from Delhi and
Shri Mohit Lal, percussionist from Delhi
Under the ‘22 Khwaja Project’ series conceptualized and directed by Manjari Chaturvedi
THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LECTURE Living Sands: The Art and Science Microfossils
Living Sands: The Art and Science Microfossils
Speaker: Professor P.K. Saraswati, Professor of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Chair:Prof. S.K. Tandon, D.N.Wadia Chair Professor, IIT Kanpur
Life is nearly 4 billion years old on this planet but skeletal formation is a much younger phenomenon during the Cambrian period, about 550 million years ago. The skeletal remains of the organisms evolved since the Cambrian times are preserved as fossils in the rock records.To a scientist, the microfossils are the source of interpretation of geological processes in deep time. Three groups of protists, Foraminifera, Coccolithophores and Radiolarian, will be discussed in the talk for their shell-architecture, as exemplars of co-existence in nature and as indicators of palaeoenvironment and palaeoclimate
Himal Lecture 2014
Between the People and the Polis: Southasia’s Mega Cities and the Urban Future
Speaker: Mr. Arif Hasan, urban philosopher from Karachi who is well-known internationally as a planner, architect, writer, researcher and activist
Chair: Mr. Kanak Mani Dixit
Chair: Mr. Kanak Mani Dixit
Makers of Modern Asia
Discussion around the new book edited by Ramachandra Guha (New Delhi: Harvard University Press, 2014)
Panelists: Shri Shyam Saran, former Foreign Secretary; Shri Shiv Shankar Menon, former National Security Adviser; and Dr. Srinath Raghavan, Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research
Moderator: Dr. Ramachandra Guha
Sarod Recital
By Joydeep Mukherjee from Kolkata, disciple of Pt. Pranab Kumar Naha
Will Companies Act Promote Responsible Business Practices & CSR?
4th Annual CSR debate for college students
The War that Changed the World
Razia Iqbal of BBC in conversation with historians Professor Mridula Mukherjee and Dr. Srinath Raghavan to explore the impact of the First World War on Imperialism. A public audience will join them in the discussion. As the centrepiece of the evening, Dr. Shashi Tharoor will discuss the First World War in a specially commissioned essay
The radio recording of The war that Changed the World: Imperialism will be broadcast across the world by the BBC World Service.
Entry by registration only. For more details and to register, please go to the following website: https://www.eventsforce.net/britishcouncil/35/home or www.britishcouncil.in
Mid-Year Review of the Indian Economy 2014-15
Main Presentation by Ms Mythili Bhusnurmath and Dr. Bornali Bhandari,National Council of Applied Economic Research
Speakers: Dr. D.B. Gupta, NCAER and Ms Vineeta Dixit
Moderator: Dr. Pronab Sen, Chairman, National Statistical Commission
Films on Wildlife and Environment
Learning to Dream Again (22 min; dvd; English)
The film traces the relationship that communities have with their forests. Villagers who live on the fringe of forests need not be told that forests are their lifeline, for that is their natural home. The film focuses on the concept of joint forest management that brings together villagers and foresters to protect forests
Forests (22 min; dvd; English)
Forests are still the mainstay of a large part of our rural and tribal population. Fuel wood, fruits and vegetables, housing material, fodder, and raw material for manufacturing commercial goods are all sourced from the forests. The film presents five short duration capsules on bamboo, biodiversity, jute and agroforestry
Films courtesy: Terravision, The Tata Energy Research Institute, New Delhi
The film traces the relationship that communities have with their forests. Villagers who live on the fringe of forests need not be told that forests are their lifeline, for that is their natural home. The film focuses on the concept of joint forest management that brings together villagers and foresters to protect forests
Forests (22 min; dvd; English)
Forests are still the mainstay of a large part of our rural and tribal population. Fuel wood, fruits and vegetables, housing material, fodder, and raw material for manufacturing commercial goods are all sourced from the forests. The film presents five short duration capsules on bamboo, biodiversity, jute and agroforestry
Films courtesy: Terravision, The Tata Energy Research Institute, New Delhi
An Ayurvedic Panorama
Speaker: Dr. M.S. Valiathan, eminent cardiac surgeon; former President of Indian National Science Academy, Vice Chancellor of Manipal University; currently engaged in promoting research in basic science, based on cues from Ayurvedic concepts and procedures
Chair: Dr. Ranjit Roy Chaudhury
Chair: Dr. Ranjit Roy Chaudhury