Presented by the StopGaps Choral Ensemble from Mumbai

The repertoire of the choir, which has won India laurels at choral festivals and competitions, includes all-time favourites from classical and devotional masterworks, numbers from musicals and pop hits. The concert will include Beethoven's "Ode to Freedom", Mozart's "Ave Verum Corpus", selections from Cats, Oliver and Chicago

Mehfil with Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana Maestro Pandit Rajshekhar Mansur 
Accompanied by Ustad Faiyaz Khan (tabla) and Ustad Murad Ali Khan (sarangi)

In keeping with the tradition of his gharana, Pandit Mansur will present rare and largely unheard ragas like Jait Kalyan, Malavi, Savani Nat and Khokar

India, her Neighbours and Water
Speaker: Shri Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Honorary Professor, CPR, and formerly Secretary to the Govt. of India (Water Resources)

Chair: Shiv Shivshankar Menon, National Security Advisor

An overview of India's relations with Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and China over river waters, the issues that have come up in that context, the reasons for their becoming difficult, and the prospects of constructive cooperation in the future

An audio-visual presentation with dramatized readings in English

Script: Dr Aruna Chakravarti
Readings: Smt Minoti Chatterjee and Smt Averee Chourey
Music: Smt Jayati Ghosh

Tigers for the Future 

Illustrated talk by Dr. Ullas Karanth, Director, , Wildlife Conservation Society-India

Original maps tracing 30 centuries of Indian history
Curated by Arundhati Virmani, Fellow, EHESS, Marseilles, and author of The Historical Atlas of India (2011)
 
From an expansive perspective on the subcontinent to zooms into particular regions, these maps delineate spatial organizations since the 6th century BCE and trade links from the Mediterranean world to China, and throw light on the circulation of cultural traditions, imperial management and nationalist protest
 
Inauguration by Dr Romila Thapar on Monday 24th at 18:30
 
Accompanying this exhibition will be a talk on Wednesday 26th in Annexe Lecture Room - II at 18:30Mapping Indian History: A New Historical Challenge
Speaker: Dr Arundhati Virmani, EHESS
 
Chair: Prof Mushirul Hasan, Director-General, National Archives of India
 

One World, One Home, One Heart

Discussion on the prevention of heart disease and stroke among women and children