THE MAJOR SCHOOLS OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY
A Perspective of Mind in Yoga Sutra
Speaker: Dr. Latha Satish, Managing Trustee, Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, Chennai
To an ardent student of yoga apart from a sincere practice under the guidance of an experienced teacher, the knowledge of yoga sutras of Patanjali is the most authoritative scriptural support that ensures a comprehensive knowledge of yoga philosophy
Invoking Justice (86 min; 2012; dvd; English subtitles)
A film by Deepa Dhanraj
Screening will be followed by a discussion
Film on the women's Jamaats in South India, which applies Islamic Sharia law to cases ranging from divorce to wife beating to brutal murders and more. Deepa Dhanraj follows several cases, shining a light on how the women's Jamaat has acquired power through both communal education and the leader's persistent, tenacious and compassionate investigation of the crimes
Themes, Histories and Interpretations - Indian Paintings
Essays in Honour of B.N. Goswamy edited by Mahesh Sharma and Padma Kaimal
Presentations on
Working with Indian Paintings
Presentation by William Dalrymple, writer and historian
Some Ways of Seeing
Illustrated presentation by Prof. B.N. Goswamy, Professor Emeritus of Art History, Panjab University, Chandigarh
Chair: Dr. Karan Singh, MP
Book Discussion Group
Prof. Mrinal Miri, MP (Rajya Sabha); Prof. Suresh Sharma, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies; and Dr. Devasia M. Antony, Hindu College will discuss Ramchandra Gandhi: The Man and His Philosophy by A. Raghuramaraju (New Delhi: Routledge, 2013)
Chair: Prof. Seyed E. Hasnain, IIT, New Delhi
Nikhil Chakravartty's Journalism and Media Scene Today
Speakers: Shri Kuldip Nayyar; Ms Neerja Chowdhury; Shri B.G. Verghese; and Shri H.K. Dua, MP
Speaker & Moderator: Shri N. Ravi, President, Editor's Guild of India
Prof. Muchkund Dubey, President of NC Memorial Foundation and Shri Sumit Chakravartty, Editor, Mainstream will take part in the event
Colombian perspectives of the India-Latin America relationship" The 4th Economic & Business Series )
Speakers: Ambassador Juan Alfredo Pinto Saavedra, Colombian Ambassador to India
and Dr. Soraya Caro, Director, Center for Research on India and South Asia, Universidad Externado de Colombia
Moderator: Ambassador R. Viswanathan, Distinguished Fellow, Latin American Studies, Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations
A Gala Night from the Philippines
Rondalla Ensemble
Concert by Celso Espejo Rondalla - Elaine Juliet E. Cajucom (banduria); Marie Fides D. Topacio (banduria); Mariefrance V. Ballester (octavina); Jimuel Dave T. Dagta (guitar); and Wes Antonio C. Lipana
Songs
Presented by Lara Marie Moscardon Maigue, soprano; songwriter and recording artist
Traditional Folk Dance
Presented by Cherry Ylanan Villanueva & John Luigi B. Millamina, members of The Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group
Chief Guest: Mr. Benito Valeriano, Ambassador of the Philippines & Shri Soli J. Sorabjee