Amoolya
A collection of textile art and scarves in silk using innovative resist-dyeing techniques
Created by Neha Puri Dhir
Inauguration by Shri Rajeev Sethi on Wednesday, 20th August 2014 at 18.30
Created by Neha Puri Dhir
Inauguration by Shri Rajeev Sethi on Wednesday, 20th August 2014 at 18.30
Maharashtra Sanskritik Diwas
An Evening of Film Songs
By Samir Date and Dipalee Somaiya, Marathi playback singers from Mumbai
By Samir Date and Dipalee Somaiya, Marathi playback singers from Mumbai
Open Frame Film Festival and Forum: 29 August to 2 September 2014
The fourteenth edition of Open Frame 2014 will show case 40 documentaries by independent filmmakers - from first time to those widely celebrated and applauded. The films reflect on and engage with a variety of themes ranging from deep personal explorations to social commentaries on the worlds we inhabit
The festival includes workshops, discussions, and conversations. For details of the festival and screening schedule, kindly please log onto www.psbt.org and www.iicdelhi.in
Bharatanatyam Recital
By Lakshmi Parthasarathy Athreya from Chennai, disciple of Smt Chitra Visweswaran
On the occasion of Birth Centenary of the Iconic Thespian, Shombhu Mitra
Chand Baniker Pala
A bi-lingual presentation of the maestsro"s opus by Bengali Theatre groups of Delhi
Directed by Santanu Bose
Music: Kajal Ghosh
Benares on the Rhine: India in German Literature – An Overview
Speaker: Prof. Martin Kaempchen, well-known Tagore scholar, author and translator
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Prof. Achin Vanaik, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi; Prof. Peter Ronald de'Souza, Senior Fellow, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies; and Shri Harsh Mander, Social worker and activist will discuss Democracy and the Crisis of Inequality (Delhi; Primus Books, 2014) by Zoya Hasan
Chair: Dr. Sudhai Pai, Rector & Professor, Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Chair: Dr. Sudhai Pai, Rector & Professor, Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Jumpstart
Learning Through Play
A workshop for teachers organised by Pratham Books
Conducted by Ms Amukta Mahapatra, independent consultant who has been involved with school education for several decades; and Dr. Asha Singh who teaches at the Department of Human Development & Childhood Studies, Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi
Keys to India – Where the Piano Meets the Piano
A piano duet with Anil Srinivasan, Chennai-based western classical pianist; and Sharik Hasan, eminent jazz pianist
FILMS ON WILDLIFE AND ENVIRONMENT
Global Warning! (22 min; dvd; English)
Climate change is one issue that is going to determine the future of humanity. Deforestation, industrialization, the changing lifestyles, and other changes have resulted in rising temperatures. Soon, rainfall patterns may change; sea levels may rise, threatening millions all over the world. Focusing on the challenges and threats of climate change, the film urges people to act today
Camps: The Earth We See and The Earth We Want (22 min; dvd; English)
Film on the work of CAMPS – a Tata Energy Resource Institute initiative which has taken on the task of creating informed citizens where environmental considerations become part of our daily decision-making process. Under this project, students take the initiative of effectively addressing environment related issues
Films courtesy: Terravision, The Tata Energy Resource Institute, New Delhi
