A Perspective of Mind in Yoga Sutra
Speaker: Dr. Latha Satish, Managing Trustee, Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, Chennai

To an ardent student of yoga apart from a sincere practice under the guidance of an experienced teacher, the knowledge of yoga sutras of Patanjali is the most authoritative scriptural support that ensures a comprehensive knowledge of yoga philosophy

A film by Deepa Dhanraj

Screening will be followed by a discussion

Film on the women's Jamaats in South India, which applies Islamic Sharia law to cases ranging from divorce to wife beating to brutal murders and more. Deepa Dhanraj follows several cases, shining a light on how the women's Jamaat has acquired power through both communal education and the leader's persistent, tenacious and compassionate investigation of the crimes

Essays in Honour of B.N. Goswamy edited by Mahesh Sharma and Padma Kaimal

Presentations on
Working with Indian Paintings
Presentation by William Dalrymple, writer and historian

Some Ways of Seeing
Illustrated presentation by Prof. B.N. Goswamy, Professor Emeritus of Art History, Panjab University, Chandigarh

Chair: Dr. Karan Singh, MP

Prof. Mrinal Miri, MP (Rajya Sabha); Prof. Suresh Sharma, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies; and Dr. Devasia M. Antony, Hindu College will discuss Ramchandra Gandhi: The Man and His Philosophy by A. Raghuramaraju (New Delhi: Routledge, 2013)

Chair: Prof. Seyed E. Hasnain, IIT, New Delhi

A tribute to the memory of Nikhil Chakravartty, (1913-1998)

Eminent scholars, journalists, activists and public figures will participate

Speakers: Shri Kuldip Nayyar; Ms Neerja Chowdhury; Shri B.G. Verghese; and Shri H.K. Dua, MP

Speaker & Moderator: Shri N. Ravi, President, Editor's Guild of India

Prof. Muchkund Dubey, President of NC Memorial Foundation and Shri Sumit Chakravartty, Editor, Mainstream will take part in the event

Speakers: Ambassador Juan Alfredo Pinto Saavedra, Colombian Ambassador to India

and Dr. Soraya Caro, Director, Center for Research on India and South Asia, Universidad Externado de Colombia

Moderator: Ambassador R. Viswanathan, Distinguished Fellow, Latin American Studies, Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations

Rondalla Ensemble

Concert by Celso Espejo Rondalla - Elaine Juliet E. Cajucom (banduria); Marie Fides D. Topacio (banduria); Mariefrance V. Ballester (octavina); Jimuel Dave T. Dagta (guitar); and Wes Antonio C. Lipana

Songs

Presented by Lara Marie Moscardon Maigue, soprano; songwriter and recording artist

Traditional Folk Dance

Presented by Cherry Ylanan Villanueva & John Luigi B. Millamina, members of The Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group

Chief Guest: Mr. Benito Valeriano, Ambassador of the Philippines & Shri Soli J. Sorabjee

Concert of western classical and Korean traditional music

Presented by artists of the Union City Philharmonic Orchestra - Yedeun Park (oboe); Jahye Kim (piano); Heonyoung An (daeguem); Inseon Cho (ahjang); and Han Kyu Park (piano & composer)

With contemporary dance by Shincha Hong

Stage director: Jisun Nam, President, Ahjung Cultural Foundation

Chief Guest: H.E. Mr. Joon Gyu Lee, Ambassador of the Republic of South Korea & Justice Shri B.N. Shrikrishna