THE MAJOR SCHOOLS OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY
03 December 2013, 05:30 am
THE MAJOR SCHOOLS OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY
Programme Type
Talks
The Non-dualist Shaivism of Kashmir and Its Relevance in the Contemporary WorldSpeaker: Dr. Bettina Baumer, one of the foremost scholar of Kashmir Shaivism and a renowned IndologistWhat is commonly known as "Kashmir Shaivism" is a unique philosophical and spiritual tradition which flourished in Kashmir between the 8th and 13th centuries with its most prominent authors like Somananda Utpaladeva and Abhinavagupta. The lecture will not only highlight the central issues of this tradition, but will also try to connect them with its relevance for the present global situation
Infant Observation
02 December 2013, 05:30 am
Infant Observation
Programme Type
Discussions
Presentation by Ms Sarah Jones, practicing psychotherapist who has trained at Tavistock Clinic, London and is the author of Understanding Your One Year Old
Discussants: Dr. Vinita Kshetrapal, Training and Supervision Psychoanalyst, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Jesus and Mary College; and Ms Mallika Akbar, Secretary, Indian Psychoanalytic Society, Delhi
Chief Guest: Dr. Sudhir Kakar, eminent psychoanalyst, writer, and novelist
Ms Jones's talk will address a subject pivotal to a psychodynamic understanding of the human psyche. A vastly neglected terrain in our own child rearing practices, the talk will look at how the infant's psyche is being shaped before it comes to be recognized as a person
Inauguration of the seminar Remembering Raimundo Pannikkar: A Pilgrim Across Worlds
30 November 2013, 05:30 am
Inauguration of the seminar Remembering Raimundo Pannikkar: A Pilgrim Across Worlds
Programme Type
Seminars
Inauguration by Dr. Karan Singh, MP, Chairman, Indian Council for Cultural Relations
Speakers: H.E. Mr. Gustavo Manuel de Aristegui, Ambassador of Spain; and Smt Chanda Singh, Kapur Surya Foundation
Chair: Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Chairperson, IIC-Asia Project
Book Discussion Group
20 November 2013, 05:30 am
Book Discussion Group
Programme Type
Discussions
Shri Pradip Baijal, formerly Chief, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India; Shri Yashwant S. Bhave, Chairperson, Airports Economic Regulatory Authority; Shri Swapan Dasgupta, Editor, India Today; and Shri Labanyendu Mansingh, former Chairman, Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board will discuss India's Late, Late Industrial Revolution: Democratizing Entrepreneurship (New Delhi: Cambridge University Press, 2012) by Sumit K. Majumdar Chair: Shri T.N. Chaturvedi, former Governor of Karnataka
