BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Shri Lalit Mansingh, former Foreign Secretary; Dr. H. K. Kaul, Director, Developing Library Network; and Ms Humra Quraishi, Columnist & Author will discuss, India Through American Eyes (New Delhi: Primus Books, 2014) by Pran Nevile
Chair: Dr. Karan Singh, MP
Carnatic Vocal Recital
By Smt. Sumithra Vasudev from Chennai, disciple of Sangita Kalanidhi Vidushi Smt R.Vedavalli
Greece-India, Cultural Crossroads
An exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Ntina Anastasiadou who is presently based in Santiniketan
Inauguration by Shri Prabhakar Kolte, well-known artist on Tuesday, 9 September 2014 at 18:30
When Godavari Comes: People’s History of a River (Journeys in the Zone of the Dispossessed)
A talk by Dr. R. UmaMaheshwari on her recently published book
Followed by a discussion with
Panelists: Shri Ramaswamy Iyer; and Dr. Amita Baviskar
Release and discussion around the book, Culture of Indigo in Asia: Plant, Product and Power
Release and discussion around the book, Culture of Indigo in Asia: Plant, Product and Power
(Niyogi Books, New Delhi; 2014)
Discussants: Prof. H.Y. Mohan Ram, INSA Srinivasa Ramanujan Research Professor; Prof. Himanshu Prabha Ray, Chairperson; National Monuments Authority and Dr. Lotika Varadarajan, Ethno-Historian and Tagore National Fellow, National Museum
Chief Guest: Dr. M Sanjappa, former Director, Botanical Survey of India and CSIR Emeritus Scientist, University of Agricultural Sciences
Chair: Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan
(Niyogi Books, New Delhi; 2014)
Discussants: Prof. H.Y. Mohan Ram, INSA Srinivasa Ramanujan Research Professor; Prof. Himanshu Prabha Ray, Chairperson; National Monuments Authority and Dr. Lotika Varadarajan, Ethno-Historian and Tagore National Fellow, National Museum
Chief Guest: Dr. M Sanjappa, former Director, Botanical Survey of India and CSIR Emeritus Scientist, University of Agricultural Sciences
Chair: Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan
INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY
Recent Epigraphical Discoveries
Speaker: Dr. T.S. Ravishankar, Director (Epigraphy), Archaeological Survey of India, Mysore
A Feast of Ghazals
Pran Nevile speaks on the importance of ghazal on people's music
Followed by
Concert
By Dr. Meelu Verma
Vocal Recital
By Omkar Dadarkar from Kolkata, disciple of Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar
THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LECTURE Mudras of Molecules
Mudras of Molecules
Speaker: Professor Nalin Pant, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Chair: Dr. Dinakar Salunke, Executive Director, UNESCO Regional Centre for Biotechnology
Hastha Mudras, hand gestures used in classical Indian dance forms, form a distinct code language and bring unique poetic element while performing abhinaya. The language of the mudras thus enables the dancer to express practically anything and everything. Using unbridled, the license of metaphor, this talk will attempt to illuminate the hidden world of the "Dance of Molecules"- the dance that creates our material world
FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS
Banking Reforms
Keynote Speaker: Shri Pratip Chaudhuri, former Chairman, SBI
Chair: Shri D. K. Mittal, Former Secretary Financial Services