FESTIVAL 24 AND 25 JUNE 2014
Odissi Recital
By Rajib Bhattacharya and group from Kolkata, disciple of the late Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra and Guru Ratikant Mohapatra
At 19:00
Kathak Recital
By Namrata Rai from Dehradun, disciple of the late Dr. Madhukar Anand and Pt. Udai Mazumdar
By Rajib Bhattacharya and group from Kolkata, disciple of the late Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra and Guru Ratikant Mohapatra
At 19:00
Kathak Recital
By Namrata Rai from Dehradun, disciple of the late Dr. Madhukar Anand and Pt. Udai Mazumdar
FESTIVAL : 24 AND 25 JUNE 2014
At 18:00
Sitar Recital
By Debajit Chakraborty from Kolkata, disciple of Pt. Manilal Nag and Shri Santosh Banerjee
At 19:00
Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Shalini Ved from Kanpur, disciple of Smt Girija Devi
Bhavantarana (62 min; 1991; dvd; English & with subtitles
Director: Kumar Shahani
Film on one of the greatest exponent of the classical dance form of Odissi, Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra. Through a series of performances, poetry and excerpts from Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra's life, the film travels back to a time in India where dance was looked upon as a form of prayer. During this beautiful period, dance was not considered feminine, when men were also keen patrons and teachers of dance. However, as times have changed, women have gradually taken over this art form
Film on one of the greatest exponent of the classical dance form of Odissi, Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra. Through a series of performances, poetry and excerpts from Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra's life, the film travels back to a time in India where dance was looked upon as a form of prayer. During this beautiful period, dance was not considered feminine, when men were also keen patrons and teachers of dance. However, as times have changed, women have gradually taken over this art form
To celebrate World Humanist Day
To celebrate World Humanist Day
Human Rights and Secularism
Speaker: Mr Virendra Dayal, former Member, National Human Rights Commission
Chair: Air Marshal Vir Narain, Chairman Indian Humanist Union
Khayal Darpan (A Mirror to Imagination)
(100 min; 2006; dvd; English and with subtitles)
Director: Yousuf Saeed, who will introduce the film
Screening will be followed by a discussion
A Delhi-based filmmaker spends half a year travelling across Pakistan, trying to understand how the state of Hindostani classical music has fared after 1947 and Partition. He discovers that cultural revisionism has wrested some of the tradition from the people of Pakistan. From Lahore to Karachi, Khayal Darpan not only presents some of the surviving practitioners and patrons of classical music Pakistan, it describes how innovative ways have been utilised to keep traditions alive. The film raises fascinating questions about cultural identity, nationalism and the survival of Hindustani classical music in South Asia
Director: Yousuf Saeed, who will introduce the film
Screening will be followed by a discussion
A Delhi-based filmmaker spends half a year travelling across Pakistan, trying to understand how the state of Hindostani classical music has fared after 1947 and Partition. He discovers that cultural revisionism has wrested some of the tradition from the people of Pakistan. From Lahore to Karachi, Khayal Darpan not only presents some of the surviving practitioners and patrons of classical music Pakistan, it describes how innovative ways have been utilised to keep traditions alive. The film raises fascinating questions about cultural identity, nationalism and the survival of Hindustani classical music in South Asia
Longing to Belong: Refugees in India
An Exhibition of photographs by Raghu Rai on the occasion of World Refugee Day 2014
Inauguration on Friday, 20 June 2014 at 18:30
United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) India is holding a photo exhibition of the photos taken by the famous photographer, Mr Raghu Rai on the occasion of World Refugee Day 2014. UNHCR India has collaborated with Mr Rai to take pictures of the refugees living in India. The pictures shot by him are of various refugee communities including refugees from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Tibet, Sri Lanka, and Somalia. The photos show the lives of the displaced as well as depict the humanity and resilience of people forced away from their homes.
UNHCR India works in collaboration with the Government of India in supporting refugees and asylum seekers who come to India to seek safety from persecution in their own countries.
The exhibition tells the story of the different refugee communities living in India - from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Tibet, Sri Lanka and Somalia. The photographs bear testimony to the resilience and courage of the displaced who come to India to seek safety from persecution in their own countries
Inauguration on Friday, 20 June 2014 at 18:30
United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) India is holding a photo exhibition of the photos taken by the famous photographer, Mr Raghu Rai on the occasion of World Refugee Day 2014. UNHCR India has collaborated with Mr Rai to take pictures of the refugees living in India. The pictures shot by him are of various refugee communities including refugees from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Tibet, Sri Lanka, and Somalia. The photos show the lives of the displaced as well as depict the humanity and resilience of people forced away from their homes.
UNHCR India works in collaboration with the Government of India in supporting refugees and asylum seekers who come to India to seek safety from persecution in their own countries.
The exhibition tells the story of the different refugee communities living in India - from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Tibet, Sri Lanka and Somalia. The photographs bear testimony to the resilience and courage of the displaced who come to India to seek safety from persecution in their own countries
Thathwamasi
AThathwamasi – Eye on Periyar Tiger Reserve and Sabarimala
An exhibition of photographs by N.P. Jayan from Bangalore
Curator: Smt Uma Nair
Inauguration by Shri Suresh Gopi on Thursday, 19 June 2014 at 18:30
The exhibition focuses on the year-long Sabarimala pilgrimage and its effect on the biodiversity of the rich forest that surrounds the temple
MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION
The Development of the Classical Symphony
An illustrated lecture by Sunit Tandon, noted theatre and television personality and is currently the President of the Delhi Music Society
The symphony is among the most important forms of western music. This talk will attempt to outline the evolution of the symphony from its early Italian origins into the most demanding forms of orchestral expression for the great Austro-German classical composers, particularly Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven
An illustrated lecture by Sunit Tandon, noted theatre and television personality and is currently the President of the Delhi Music Society
The symphony is among the most important forms of western music. This talk will attempt to outline the evolution of the symphony from its early Italian origins into the most demanding forms of orchestral expression for the great Austro-German classical composers, particularly Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven
Poetry Reading
By Balswaroop Rahi, poet
Chair: Shri Laxmi Shankar Bajpai
Chair: Shri Laxmi Shankar Bajpai
Bansuri Guru (60 min; 2013; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Rajeev Chaurasia
Film courtesy: Films Division
The film looks at seven decades in the life of flute maestro, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia. It closely follows the journey of this extraordinary musician who triumphed against all odds to achieve that one thing closest to him
Film courtesy: Films Division
The film looks at seven decades in the life of flute maestro, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia. It closely follows the journey of this extraordinary musician who triumphed against all odds to achieve that one thing closest to him