Radio Window to the Universe
Speaker: Professor Jayaram N. Chengalur, National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, TIFR, Pune
 
Chair: Professor T.R. Seshadiri, Dept. of Physics, University of Delhi
 
Radio Astronomy was the first of the new astronomies, and it continues to be an important tool for us to fully understand the processes that shape the universe that we observe today.  The talk will cover the current state of the art in Radio Astronomy, with special emphasis on the celestial phenomena that are best studied using radio telescopes. Most of the examples will be drawn from research done in India using the cutting edge facilities built by the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
 
Chair: Prof. T.R. Seshadiri, Dept. of Physics, University of Delhi

Speakers: Shri Prabhat Kumar, former Cabinet Secretary; Dr. George Mathew, Chairman, Institute of Social Science; and Smt Sudha Pillai, former Member-Secretary, Planning Commission

Speakers: Dr. Y. S. Alone, Assistant Professor, School of Arts & Aesthetics, JNU; Dr Raj Kumar, Professor, Department of English, University of Delhi; Dr. Milind Eknath Awad, Assistant Professor, English School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, JNU; Dr. Smita M. Patil,  Assistant Professor, School of Gender and Development Studies, IGNOU; and Dr. Milind Wakankar, Associate Professor, School of Culture and Creative Expressions, Ambedkar University, Delhi
 
Discussant: Dr. Ramchandra, Assistant Professor, Hindi, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, JNU
 
Moderator: Suhas Borker, Editor, CFTV News

The Last Flute Maker – The Disappearance of the Instrument Maker
A dialogue between Jagdeep Singh Bedi, sitar and surbahar artist and teacher at Gandharva Mahavidyalaya; and Ajay Rikhi Ram, sitar player as well as instrument maker with ‘Rikhi Ram’, the oldest instrument shop in Delhi
 
Coordinator/moderator: Smt Manjari Sinha, music critic

New Vistas in Chemical Science: A Ring Side View
Speaker: Dr. T. Ramasami, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India
 
Chair: Prof. B. Jayaram, IIT, Delhi

Pran Nevile pays tribute to K.L. Saigal, immortal singer, poet and composer
 
Followed by
Concert
Presented by Dr. Radhika Chopra
 

Speakers: Shri Prabhat Kumar, former Cabinet Secretary; Shri B.K. Chaturvedi, Member Planning Commission; and Shri P.A. Sangma, former Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Letters from a Young Poet: Rabindranath Tagore (1887-95)
Illustrated lecture by Dr. Rosinka Chaudhuri, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta

Speaker: Shri Anil Narang, Senior Fund Manager, USA and Vegan Activist
 
Chair: Shri Prakash Narain, Member Policy Commission, International Humanist & Ethical Union
 
The speaker traces the fascinating and often unrecognized links between Vegetarianism (abstaining from animal food)/Veganism (abstaining from eating or using animal products) and the attitudes of Homo sapien societies towards compassion, kindness and peace

By Sudip Chattopadhyay from Kolkata, disciple of Pt. Debaprasad Banerjee