Diaspora: A Tibetan Perspective

12 May 2013, 05:30 am
Diaspora: A Tibetan Perspective
Programme Type
Talks

60 Seconds Idea to Improve the Tibetan Diaspora
Speaker: Thupten Kelsang Dakpa, freelance writer and Founder, Tibetan Art Collective

Moderator: Thupten Tsewang

An initiative to provide a platform to young Tibetans in exile to present and discuss their ideas and suggestions to stimulate dialogue and improve networks of the vibrant Tibetan diaspora

Who Am I?

11 May 2013, 05:30 am
Who Am I?
Programme Type
Talks
Dr. Divik Ramesh, poet and educationist

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

10 May 2013, 05:30 am
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions

Justice V.S. Sirpurkar, Retd. Judge, Supreme Court of India; Shri H.K. Dua, MP, Rajya Sabha; and Prof. Muchkund Dubey, President, Council for Social Development will discuss Relevance of Ambedkar based on the 3 volume book Ambedkar Speaks edited by Narendra Jadhav (New Delhi: Konarak Publishers, 2013)

Chair: Shri Soli J. Sorabjee

The Changing Dynamics of International Action - Challenges in India and in the South Asia Region

10 May 2013, 05:30 am
The Changing Dynamics of International Action - Challenges in India and in the South Asia Region
Programme Type
Talks

Speaker: Dr. Unni Karunakara, International President, Médecins Sans Frontières

Discussion: Dr. Unni Karunakara; Ms. Nisha Agarwal, CEO Oxfam India; Dr. Usha Ramanathan, Independent Law Researcher & Dr. Muzaffar Ahmad, Member, NDMA

Moderator: Ms. Amrita Tripathi, Health Editor & Senior Anchor CNN-IBN

In a world with emerging strong actors such as the BRICS countries and new global challenges including climate changes, financial crisis, global inequality, humanitarian medical organizations need to constantly adapt their responses and methods to provide quality medical care to people who need most. The lecture will explore the challenges in India and South Africa, faced in the humanitarian sector and the emerging ideas and practices that are addressing them

Margam - A Festival of Varnams

10 May 2013, 05:30 am
Margam - A Festival of Varnams
Programme Type
Festivals

Bharatanatyam
By Priya Venkataraman

Followed by

Bharatanatyam
By Poornima Gururaja

Margam - A Festival of Varnams: 9th and 10th May 2013

09 May 2013, 05:30 am
Margam - A Festival of Varnams: 9th and 10th May 2013
Programme Type
Festivals

Conceived by Usha RK, arts consultant

Bharatanatyam
By the Kalasindhu Ensemble - Swathi, Priyanka and Deepthi from Bangalore

Followed by
Bharatanatyam
By Aishwarya Nityananda

FILMS ON SPIRITUALITY AND FAITH

08 May 2013, 05:30 am
FILMS ON SPIRITUALITY AND FAITH

Unheard Voices and Notes to Myself"¦
(54 min; dvd; English)
Director: Dev Agarwal

The Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness the Dalai Lama has been organizing a month-long Gurukul programme in Dharamsala every year. Young participants from all over the world are selected to experience the Monastic tradition, Buddhist philosophy, and Tibetan culture, engage in various activities of the Tibetan community and to know about the Tibetan struggle for freedom. This film is a travelogue, which stitches the journey of the participants and their experiences and goes beyond to also capture the vibrant, compassionate, heartfelt, and passionate life of the Tibetan people in the town of Dharamsala

First Tree Census Report

08 May 2013, 05:30 am
First Tree Census Report
Programme Type
Discussions

Presentation by Dr. Deepa Naik, Leader, Eco-Group, Samachar Group Housing Society, Mayur Vihar

Lead speaker: Prof. C.R. Babu, Emeritus Professor, CEMDE, University of Delhi
Discussants: Dr. S. D. Singh, CEO, Delhi Parks and Garden Society

Introduction: Shri Suhas Borker, Founder Member, Green Circle of Delhi
Chair: Shri Jagmohan, former Union Minister for Urban Development

In Memory of Ustad Nasir Zahiruddin Dagar

07 May 2013, 05:30 am
In Memory of Ustad Nasir Zahiruddin Dagar
Programme Type
Cultural

Musical Homage
By students of Ustad F. Wasifuddin Dagar to their Dada Guru Ustad N. Zahiruddin Dagar

Rudra Veena Recital
By Zahid Khan, son and disciple of Ustad Shamshuddin Faridi Desai of the Indore Binkar tradition
Accompanied by Pt. Mohan Shyam Sharma on pakhawaj

Followed by
Dhrupad Recital
By Ustad F. Wasifuddin Dagar
Accompanied by Pt. Mohan Shyam Sharma on pakhawaj

Ervin Baktay Commemoration

07 May 2013, 05:30 am
Ervin Baktay Commemoration
Programme Type
Cultural

Enchanted by India

Seminar and exhibition to commemorate the fiftieth death anniversary of one of the most famous Hungarian Indologists, noted for popularizing Indian culture in Hungary. He wrote extensively on India including several scholarly and popular books, and papers concerning India (including books on his visits to India, on Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, Alexander Csoma de Körös); on Indian philosophy, yoga; and published a great volume on the history of Indian art. An uncle of Amrita Sher-Gil who taught her painting and encouraged her to pursue art

Welcome Address: Mr. Tibor Kovacs, Director, Hungarian Information & Cultural Centre

Introduction: Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan

 

Speakers :Dr. Geza Bethlenfalvy, Indologist; Dr. Margit Kovacs, Hungarian lecturer, University of Delhi 

This will be followed by the opening of an exhibition of photographs, Enchanted India - Ervin Baktay (1890 - 1963) at the Balassi Institute Hungarian Information & Cultural Centre, 1 A, Janpath at 18:30