Engaging With Empowerment: What Does it Entail?

A panel discussion with Srilatha Batliwala (AWID); Kalyani Menon-Sen (WFS & Mahila Samakhya, NRG); and others

Reading Contemporary Chinese Art

Illustrated lecture by Prof. Suman Gupta, Professor of Literature and Cultural History, English Department, Faculty of Arts, The Open University, UK

Chair: Prof. Patricia Uberoi, Honorary Fellow & Vice-Chairperson, Institute of Chinese Studies

Concert – Piano Recital

By Raphael Alexandre Lustchevsky, internationally renowned Polish pianist and Steinway artist

At War with the Obvious

An exhibition of art works created using waste materials like plastic bags, tyre tubes, and scrape leather
By Anita Ahuja, Conserve India

Preview on Wednesday, 9^th April 2014 at 18:30

Inspired by her experiences working with rag pickers, Anita’s recent project explores the nexus of art and science and how the creative process illuminates ‘waste as an art’

To Mark 78 Years of Lodhi Garden

Discussion on Saving the Environmental Space for Birds in Delhi
Speakers: Shri Nikhil Devasar, Delhibird – The Northern India Bird Network; and Dr. Sunil Kumar Bhat, Veterinarian-in-Charge, Charity Bird’s Hospital, Delhi

Chair: Shri Suhas Borker, Convenor, Green Circle of Delhi

Bharatanatyam Recital

By L. Murugashankri from Chennai, disciple of Smt Parvathi Ravi Ghantashala

PUBLIC ART

Sculptures and maquettes by leading artists

Artistes participating: Â Ratnabali Kant; Shashi Arora; M. Dharamani; Satish Gujral; Biman Bihari Das; Â Asurvedh; and others

On view from 20th to 29th March 2014 in the Gandhi-King Plaza, India International Centre

As part of this exhibition, on 20th March 2014 at 5 pm in the Gandhi-King Plaza, there will be a panel discussion on:

Art in Public Spaces

Speakers include Shri Keshav Malik, art critic; Shri Rajeev Sethi, designer, scenographer and art curator; Shri Neeraj Gupta, sculptor; Mr. Goh Beng Kwan, Mr. Poh Siew Hua, artists from Singapore; Mr. Terrence Teo Chin Keong, President, Singapore Art Society; Latika Katt, sculptor; Ravi Agarwal, installation artist and others
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Responses from officials of NDMC, DDA

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chair: Shri AGK Menon, Convenor (Delhi), INTACH

  Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Officials attending:
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1.     Shri Abhai Sinha, Engineer Member, DDA
2.     Shri Inderjit Grover, Deputy Director, NDMC
3.     Smt Vidushi Chaturvedi, Director, Education, DDA

Conference

Inauguration of the International Conference onThe Relevance of Traditional Values for the Present and the Future

Concert - Scottish Pipes and Whistles

Presented by Iain Morrison, singer/songwriter from Outer Hebrides, Scotland

The artist will present a concert ranging from traditional compositions to contemporary work

Book Discussion

Teasing Questions: Exploring Disconnects in Contemporary India (New Delhi: Niyogi, 2014) by M.Hamid Ansari will be discussed

Panel: Shri B.G. Verghese, Emenent Journalist & Writer (Chair)

Shri Vinod Mehta, Chief Editor, Outlook; Dr. George Mathews, Chairman, Institute of Social Sciences and Amb. Satish Chandra, Dean, Centre for National Security & Strategies Studies

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