Illustrated lecture by Shri V.N. Prabhakar, Superintendent Archaeologist, Archaeological Survey of India

Chair: Shri B.M. Pande

Presented by Sehar
Written & directed by Mritunjay Prabhakar

With Pankaj Rathod, Santosh Rana, Priyansh Sharma, Akanksha Bansal, Dipti Tambe, Pratiksha Kumar, Pooja Sinha and Ashish Chengawali 

Play about an amateur theatre group working hard for a new production. But there are serious problems amongst themselves: while the director of the play is keen to produce a socially relevant work, his players have other ideas 

FOR THE MOTION: KAMLA BHASIN, SYEDA HAMEED AND JAWED NAQVI

AGAINST THE MOTION: PREMINDA LANGER, WAJAHAT HABIBULLAH AND VIVEK KATJU

MODERATOR: SEEMA MUSTAFA

POLICE REFORMS

SPEAKERS: MS. MAJA DARUWALA AND SHRI GOPAL SUBRAMANIAN

Soul of Japan

Shamisen and Folksong Concert by Baisho Matsumoto (tentative)

The Japan Foundation, New Delhi will organise a one-night only Shamisen (traditional Japanese strings) and Nagauta (vibrant folk songs) led by Mr. Baisho Matsumoto, a Japanese Shamisen master in New Delhi, Gurgaon, Jaipur and Ahmedabad (tentative) in the month of February 2013.

The Shamisen is a renowned musical instrument from Japan.  With its vibrant and clear sound, it is popular not only in Japan but also in abroad. 

Join us at this versatile performance "Soul of Japan - Shamisen and Folksong Concert by Baisho Matsumoto" and feel Japan !

Date:  Mid-February, 2013

Number of masters:  4 masters (Shamisen, Nagauta, Narimono and Japanese dance)

Visiting cities:  New Delhi, Gurgaon, Jaipur and Ahmedabad (tentative)

The Emporia of the Raj in Portuguese Goa

Illustrated lecture by Wendell Rodricks, well-known fashion designer and author of The Green Room (Rain Tree) and Moda Goa: History and Style (HarperCollins)

On Wednesday, 13^th February 2013 at 9:30 am in the Centre's Auditorium

THE EMPORIA OF THE RAJ IN PORTUGUESE GOA

At the onset of the 19th century, the Bristish took over Goa when the crown in Lisbon moved to Rio. In this time of upheaval, the new capital of Panjim and the Estado da India was affected in many ways. Clothing was one of them. What began as a Napoleonic threat ended in the decline of the Portguese power at sea. However in costume we see the wealth of many influences and the evolution of music from within and beyond Goas borders that created the Pano Bhaju to dance the Mando. Designer and author Wendell Rodricks explores the hundred years from 1800 to 1900 seen through clothes.

Speaker: Dr R.K. Tuli, former Senior Consultant & Head, Holistic Medicine, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, specialist in lifestyle and psychosomatic diseases, and Founder, Society for Holistic Advancement of Medicine

Chair: Dr. Ranjit Roychaudhury

Pran Nevile speaks on the vanishing role of classical ragas in film music

Followed by
Concert
Presented by Priya Kanungo

Ustad Bismillah Khan: The Poetry of Shehnai
Illustrated lecture by Yatindra Mishra, writer, poet, critic and connoisseur of music

Chair: Smt Sunanda Sharma

Produced and directed by Chitvan Gill

A personal exploration of Delhi's Yamuna, the film highlights the deplorable state and some of the gravest violations against the river and against the people to whom it is sacred, and many of whose lives and livelihoods are intimately tied to it. Amidst the ongoing tragedy of the Yamuna in Delhi, we discover stories of courage and fortitude: of men and women battling extraordinary odds, making it possible for others to have a chance at life; and of a near-insane affection for the river. The film also examines the possibilities of overcoming present patterns of myopic management and of reclaiming the civilizational linkages between the Yamuna and the city of Delhi