Informal Piano Recital
Presenting young upcoming Western musicians – Abhiraj Darbari, Nevin Manuel A, Eric Mervin A, Rohan Samuel, Meher Nandrajog and Manasvi Gupta
HEALTHY MEDICINE
Medicines Labelled as ‘Herbal’ – How true are their claims?’
Keynote Speaker : Dr. D.C. Katoch, Joint Advisor, Dept of AYUSH, Ministry of Health & FW, GOI
Panelists: Dr Naresh Gupta, Director-Professor, Maulana Azad Medical College & Associated Hospitals and Chairman, Advisory Group, Consumers India; Dr. Neeraj Tandon, Scientist F & Head, Medicinal Plant Unit, ICMR ; Dr. Surinder Katoch, Ayurveda consultant; and Dr Jayashree Gupta, President, Consumers India
"...This is my body"
A series of photographs by Mari Schirmer from Brazil
A series of photographs from an artistic perspective on the acts of faith. The images register the moment in which people seek a contact with the invisible body of God, presenting fragments of visible bodies that express different concepts and intentions
Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Upama Roy Sharma from Mumbai, disciple of Pt Jasraj
Acting with Grotowski: Theatre as a Field for Experiencing Life
A discussion on a book by Zbigniew Cynkutis, edited by Paul Allain and Khalid Tyabji
Acting with Grotowski: Theatre as a Field for Experiencing Life
A discussion on a book by Zbigniew Cynkutis, edited by Paul Allain and Khalid Tyabji
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