A mehfil with Dagarbani maestro Pandit Uday Bhawalkar
Accompanied by Pratap Awad on pakhawaj

In keeping with a unique style deeply embedded in raga ras and bhav, Pt. Uday Bhawalkar will present rarely heard ragas in the dhrupad idiom - Hamsadhwani and Vardhini

 

The Well-Tempered Guitar
Illustrated lecture by Yogi Ponappa who studied guitar in New Delhi and Bangkok, and has since played as a soloist and taught at New Brunswick, Canada

The classical guitar is at its heart a chamber music instrument, Over its comparatively short history, its versatility has led to the evolution of large and varied repertoire comprised of both original compositions and adaptations of works written for a variety of instruments, ranging from lute to piano. This presentation will address this brief overview of this instrument through expositions, recordings and demonstrations

An exhibition of glass paintings from the collection of Jaya Appasamy

Opening on Wednesday, 21st August 2013 at 18:30

Three books will be discussed An India For Everyone: A Path to Inclusive Development by Amarjeet Sinha (Noida: HarperCollins, 2013); Higher Education in India: In Search of Equality, Quality and Quantity Edited by Jandhyala B.G. Tilak (Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan, 2013); and Beyond Inclusion: The Practice of Equal Access in Indian Higher Education Edited by Satish Deshpande and Usha Zacharias (New Delhi: Routledge, 2013)

Panelists: Prof. Sukhdeo Thorat, former Chairman, UGC; Smt Pramila Balasundaram, Founder-Director, Samadhan, Centre for Human Resources; Prof. Vimla Ramachandran, NUEPA; and Ms Manisha Priyam, Fellow, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library;

Chair: Dr. Narendra Jadhav, Member, Planning Commission

An exhibition of paintings using natural colours from silver, iron ore and other minerals
By Ajay Chakradhar from Jharkhand

Opening on Monday, 19th August 2013 at 18:30

Speakers: Prof. B.R. Deepak, JNU; and Dr. Sharad Soni, JNU

Chair: Dr. Sangeeta Thapliyal

By Palghat Dr. R. Ramprasad from Chennai, son and disciple of Shri T.R. Rajaram and grandson of the late Palghat Mani Iyer

Accompanists: V.S.K. Chakrapani (violin); and Kumbakonam N. Padmanaban (mridangam)

Presentation of a status report two months after the flash floods

Presentations by Dr. Chandi Prasad Bhatt, one for the founders of the CHIPKO Movement and Dr. Navin Juyal, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad

Moderator: Dr. Shekhar Pathak