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 

Asserting Autonomy: Women Academics in Higher Education
Speakers: Prof. Nirmala Jain, former Professor, Dept. of Hindi, University of Delhi; Prof. Mohini Anjum, formerly with the Department of Sociology, Jamia Milia Islamia; and Prof. Romila Thapar, Emeritus Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Moderator: Dr. Indu Agnihotri, Director, CWDS

Second in a new series of discussions initiated to recover Delhi's past, its social life and, the more specifically gendered experiences of its women. While Delhi shall remain the focus, the discussions will encompass a critical phase in the life of the nation. The series will be an interactive sessions between generations of women from different social backgrounds to capture the diversity of experiences as well as trace the socio-cultural roots of the city. Organised in collaboration with Centre for Women's Development Studies

Speaker: Dr. Tarini Bedi, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Chicago

The talk explores the urban taxi as a part of the debate over urban development, urban infrastructures and urban transport policies. Based on ongoing fieldwork with a community of Muslim taxi-drivers (the Chillia) in Mumbai for who taxi-driving is a hereditary profession that relies on kin, ethnic and linguistic networks