Carnatic Vocal Recital

11 May 2011, 05:30 am
Carnatic Vocal Recital
Programme Type
Cultural

By T V Manikandan  from Delhi disciple of Prof T. N. Krishnan

Nako - Living Cultural Heritage in the Western Himalayas

11 May 2011, 05:30 am
Nako - Living Cultural Heritage in the Western Himalayas

An exhibition of photographs by Stefan Oláh from Austria

 

Opening  on 10th May 2011 at 18:30

The Nako Gompa was reportedly founded by the famous Tibetan translator Rinchen Zangpo is located high up in the western Himalayas in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh. The interiors of the four temples feature invaluable wall paintings, polychrome wooden ceilings and sculptures which date back to the time of 12th to 16th century. In this remote mountain area, the untarnished cultural heritage of Tibetan Buddhism has been authentically maintained

 

Young Voices, Alternative Ideas - The Discontent in West Asia:Towards an Understanding

09 May 2011, 05:30 am
Young Voices, Alternative Ideas - The Discontent in West Asia:Towards an Understanding
Programme Type
Talks

A colloquy for Young Scholars

Introduction: Dr. D. Suba Chandran

Speakers: Muddassir Quamar; Md. Zubeer Ahmed; and Saif Shain

Discussants: Dr. Md. Jawaid Akhtar and Moinuddin Ahmed

Remarks by Resource Persons: Dr.A.K. Pasha and Dr. Sujatha Aishwarya Cheema

Rabindra Jayanti

08 May 2011, 05:30 am
Rabindra Jayanti
Programme Type
Cultural

Rainstorm and Autumn Leaves

Kathak choreography based on the poems of Rabindranath Tagore and Percy Bysshe Shelley with Rabindra Sangeet and western classical music

 

Kathak by Sharmistha Mukherjee and group

Rabindra Sangeet by Jayati Ghosh and group

 

The Change Agents: Innovative Indian Organisations

06 May 2011, 05:30 am
The Change Agents: Innovative Indian Organisations
Programme Type
Talks

ADAPT's Innovative Design and Delivery of Education Model

Speaker: Dr. Mithu Alur, Founder Chairperson, ADAPT

 

Chair: Shri Baldev Mahajan, Educationist and former Director, National University of Educational Planning and Administration

 

Second lecture  in a new interactive series organized in collaboration with EMI Institutions and the Indian Express which presents select Indian organizations that have significantly contributed to various sectors of social and economic development by adopting innovative approaches

 

Launch of IIC Publication

05 May 2011, 05:30 am
Launch of IIC Publication
Programme Type
Discussions

A Tangled Web: Jammu and Kashmir

Special issue of the IIC Quarterly co-published with HarperCollins India Limited, 2011
Edited by

Ira Pande
Dr.
Karan Singh, MP will release the volume


Followed by a discussion

Kama Sutra: Beyond the Stereotype

04 May 2011, 05:30 am
Kama Sutra: Beyond the Stereotype
Programme Type
Talks

Shri A. N. D. Haksar will speak about his new translation of an old classic

 

Chair: Dr Kapila Vatsyayan, MP

 

Bharatanatyam Recital

04 May 2011, 05:30 am
Bharatanatyam Recital
Programme Type
Cultural

By Anuradha Venkataraman from Delhi, disciple of Smt Saroja Vaidyanathan