Amrit - Nectar of Immortality: A Journey to the Kumbh Mela
20 December 2012, 05:30 am
Amrit - Nectar of Immortality: A Journey to the Kumbh Mela
(51 min; 2010; dvd; English & with subtitles)
Directors: Philipp Eyer & Jonas Scheu
Philipp Eyer will introduce the film and lead a discussion after the screening
A pilgrimage to the biggest religious gathering in the world. This adventurous outer journey through the colourful festival turns into an inner journey in search of knowledge, exploring the question of immortality, and becomes a meditation on the self, the soul
Serpent Motifs in the Ritual Art Motifs of the West Coast - In Myths, Legends and Folklore
19 December 2012, 05:30 am
Serpent Motifs in the Ritual Art Motifs of the West Coast - In Myths, Legends and Folklore
Programme Type
Talks
Illustrated lecture by Shri Balan Nambiar, well-known artist
The snake motif has influenced poetry, philosophy, performing arts, painting, sculpture and ornament among every ethnic group down the centuries throughout the world. Referring to these motifs in legend and folklore from an artist's point of view, the speaker will share what he has observed of the systems and rituals of snake worship in Kerala and Tulunadu in Karnataka. A peculiarity of this region is the practice of Vedic as well as pre-Aryan rituals. While subsuming influences from different religions, the ethnic culture has remained intact, and there is vigorous participation by every age group, caste and class
The snake motif has influenced poetry, philosophy, performing arts, painting, sculpture and ornament among every ethnic group down the centuries throughout the world. Referring to these motifs in legend and folklore from an artist's point of view, the speaker will share what he has observed of the systems and rituals of snake worship in Kerala and Tulunadu in Karnataka. A peculiarity of this region is the practice of Vedic as well as pre-Aryan rituals. While subsuming influences from different religions, the ethnic culture has remained intact, and there is vigorous participation by every age group, caste and class
Book Discussion Group
18 December 2012, 05:30 am
Book Discussion Group
Programme Type
Discussions
Shri Jaswant Singh, M.P.; Prof Mushirul Hasan, Director General, National Archives of India; and Prof Savita Pande, Centre for South, Central, Southeast Asian and Southwest Pacific Studies, JNU, will discuss Jinnah vs. Gandhi by Roderick Matthews (Gurgaon: Hachette, 2012)
Chair: Shri Swapan Dasgupta, senior journalist
