FILMS ON SPIRITUALITY AND FAITH
Monk with a Camera (90 min; 2014; dvd; English)
Directors: Tina Mascara & Guido Santi
Nicholas Vreeland walked away from a worldly life of privilege to become a Tibetan Buddhist monk. Grandson of the legendary Vogue editor, Diana Vreeland, and trained by Irving Penn to become a photographer, Nicholas’ life changed drastically upon meeting a Tibetan master, one of the teachers of the Dalai Lama. Soon thereafter, he gave up his glamorous life to live in a monastery in India, where he studied Buddhism for fourteen years. In an ironic twist of fate, Nicholas went back to photography to help his fellow monks rebuild their monastery. Recently, the Dalai Lama appointed Nicholas as Abbot of the monastery, making him the first Westerner in Tibetan Buddhist history to attain such a highly regarded position
Directors: Tina Mascara & Guido Santi
Nicholas Vreeland walked away from a worldly life of privilege to become a Tibetan Buddhist monk. Grandson of the legendary Vogue editor, Diana Vreeland, and trained by Irving Penn to become a photographer, Nicholas’ life changed drastically upon meeting a Tibetan master, one of the teachers of the Dalai Lama. Soon thereafter, he gave up his glamorous life to live in a monastery in India, where he studied Buddhism for fourteen years. In an ironic twist of fate, Nicholas went back to photography to help his fellow monks rebuild their monastery. Recently, the Dalai Lama appointed Nicholas as Abbot of the monastery, making him the first Westerner in Tibetan Buddhist history to attain such a highly regarded position
DELHI – CAPTURING WOMEN’S LIVES AND CHANGE IN A CITY IN TRANSITION
Approaches to Social History of Delhi
Speakers: Prof. Narayani Gupta , well known historian; Dr. Mahmood Farooqui , historian and theatre personality; Mr. Sohail Hashmi a writer, history enthusiast & cultural activist and Ms Navina Jaffa, heritage consultant
Speakers: Prof. Narayani Gupta , well known historian; Dr. Mahmood Farooqui , historian and theatre personality; Mr. Sohail Hashmi a writer, history enthusiast & cultural activist and Ms Navina Jaffa, heritage consultant
INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY
Brihadeshwara Temple
Illustrated lecture by Dr. S. Dayalan, Archaeological Survey of India, Chennai
Chair: Shri B.M. Pande
Illustrated lecture by Dr. S. Dayalan, Archaeological Survey of India, Chennai
Chair: Shri B.M. Pande
Raga Elements in Hindi Film Music
Speaker: Shri K.L. Pandey, Additional Member, Railway Board and who is working on a book, Hindi Cine-Sangeet Rangopaedia
Chair: Shri S.K. Jha, GM (Corporate Communications), ONGC
Chair: Shri S.K. Jha, GM (Corporate Communications), ONGC
SUMMER SONATA: FILMS ON BALLET AND OPERA
Curated and introduced by Dr. R.P. Jain
Cinderella (102 min; 1969; dvd; English subtitles)
Sergei Prokofiev’s ballet
Production: The Royal Ballet
Conductor: John Lanchbery
Choreography: Frederick Ashton
With Antoinette Sibley (Cinderella); Anthony Dowell (The Prince); Frederick Ashton and Robert Helpmann (The Ugly Sisters)
Cinderella (102 min; 1969; dvd; English subtitles)
Sergei Prokofiev’s ballet
Production: The Royal Ballet
Conductor: John Lanchbery
Choreography: Frederick Ashton
With Antoinette Sibley (Cinderella); Anthony Dowell (The Prince); Frederick Ashton and Robert Helpmann (The Ugly Sisters)
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Prof Pushpesh Pant, noted Indian academic; Shri Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, journalist; and Ms Seema Chishti, journalist will discuss An Undocumented Wonder: The Making of the Great Indian Election by S. Y. Quraishi (Rupa; New Delhi, 2014)
Chair: Dr. Subhash C. Kashyap, former Secretary-General of Lok Sabha
Chair: Dr. Subhash C. Kashyap, former Secretary-General of Lok Sabha
Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Madhumita Chattopadhyay from Kolkata, disciple of Smt Purnima Choudhury
Sustainability of Waste to Energy
Panelist: Mr. Vinod Babu, Scientist, Central Pollution Control Board; Dr. Regina Dubey, GTZ and Mr. Suneel Pandey, Associate Director, Green Growth and Resource Efficiency Division, TERI
Moderator: Mr. Ravi Agarwal, Director, Toxics Link
Moderator: Mr. Ravi Agarwal, Director, Toxics Link
To Mark World Environment Day 2014
The Ecological Insights in the Atharva Veda and their Relevance Today
Speaker: Professor Madhu Khanna, Centre for the Study of Comparative Religions and Civilisations, Jamia Millia Islamia
Introduction: Shri A.K. Merchant
Chair: Dr. Karan Singh, M.P.
An ecological reading of one of the most spectacular hymns from the Atharva Veda dedicated to the planet Earth
Speaker: Professor Madhu Khanna, Centre for the Study of Comparative Religions and Civilisations, Jamia Millia Islamia
Introduction: Shri A.K. Merchant
Chair: Dr. Karan Singh, M.P.
An ecological reading of one of the most spectacular hymns from the Atharva Veda dedicated to the planet Earth
Bharatanatyam Recital
By Renuka Iyer from Delhi, disciple of Smt. Kanaka Sudhakar
