FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS
Improving Tax Administration and Processes
Keynote Speaker: Shri S.S. Khan, former Member, Central Board of Direct Taxes
Introduction: Shri Prabhat Kumar, former Cabinet Secretary
Chair: Dr. Parthasarthi Shome, Chairman, Tax Administration Reform Commission, Govt. of India
ART MATTERS
Aesthetics of Excess and Transgression
Speakers: Prof. Ashis Nandy; Shri Kamlesh Shukla; Prof. Purushottam Agrawal; and Shri S Kalidas
Readings
Dr. Karan Singh will read his favourite poem
INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY
Coins as Chronological Factor: Evidence from Lal Kot Excavations
Speaker: Dr. G.S. Khwaja, Archaeological Survey of India
Chair: Shri B.R. Mani
FILMS ON SPIRITUALITY AND FAITH
With one Voice: Awaken to the Really that Unites us All (2009; 78 min; dvd)
Directed by Eric Temple
Winner of Telly Award, Best Overall Documentary and Best Spiritual/Religious documentary (2009); Sun Valley Spiritual Film Festival (2009); Chesapeaks Film Festival (2009); and Global Peace Film Festival (2009)
The film features mystics from many of the great spiritual traditions around the world, whose lives have been dedicated to answering the mysteries of existence
HEALTHY MEDICINE
Specialization and Super specialization in medicine – the More the Merrier?’
Keynote Speaker: Dr Naresh Gupta, Director-Professor, Maulana Azad Medical College & Associated Hospitals and Chairman, Advisory Group, Consumers India
Panelists; Dr. SK Sarin, Director, ILBS, New Delhi; Dr. Virender Yadav, Medical Superintendent, BK Hospital, Faridabad; Dr. Anjan De, Consultant Physician; and Dr Jayashree Gupta, President, Consumers India
(Collaboration: Consumers Forum)
Mystery and Magic of Ghalib
Pran Nevile speaks on the all time favourite ghazals of Ghalib followed by a concert by Dr. Gaurav Sood
Spreading the Art of Jazz Vocals
Workshop on Jazz conducted by Deborah J. Carter, Quarter from The Netherlands
The workshop includes a presentation on the major movements and evolution in style and content of jazz music through the ages
Introduction: Mrs. Marielle van Miltenburg, Head, Department of Political Affairs and Public Diplomacy, Embassy of the Netherlands
Introduction: Mrs. Marielle van Miltenburg, Head, Department of Political Affairs and Public Diplomacy, Embassy of the Netherlands
SPIRITUAL ECOLOGY LECTURE
CANCEL
Climate Change: Challenges and Solutions
Speaker: Shri M.C. Mehta, renowned environmentalist and lawyer
Climate Change: Challenges and Solutions
Speaker: Shri M.C. Mehta, renowned environmentalist and lawyer
Death Penalty: The French and the European experience
Keynote Speaker: Mr. Robert Badinter, former French Minister of Justice
Followed by a discussion
Followed by a discussion