INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY
India in Cambodia – Conservation of Angkor Wat and Ta Prohm
Illustrated lecture by Shri Jahnwij Sharma, Director (Conservation), Archaeological Survey of India
Chair: Shri B.M. Pande
Illustrated lecture by Shri Jahnwij Sharma, Director (Conservation), Archaeological Survey of India
Chair: Shri B.M. Pande
Odissi Recital
By Lipsa Dash from Delhi, disciple of Guru Bichitrananda Swain, Guru Manoranjan Pradhan and Guru Smt. Aruna Mohanta
Fire in the Blood (87 min; 2013; dvd; English
Director: Dylan Mohan Gray
Narrated by William Hurt
Recipient of the Feature Documentary Award, DOXA Documentary Film Festival 2013; Critics Award – Political Film Prize, Hamburg Film Festival 2013; Justice Matters Award, Washington DC Filmfest 2013
An intricate tale of ‘medicine, monopoly and malice’, Fire in the Blood tells the story of how Western pharmaceutical companies and governments aggressively blocked access to low-cost AIDS drugs for the countries of Africa and the global south in the years after 1996 – causing ten million or more unnecessary deaths – and the improbable group of people who decided to fight back
Narrated by William Hurt
Recipient of the Feature Documentary Award, DOXA Documentary Film Festival 2013; Critics Award – Political Film Prize, Hamburg Film Festival 2013; Justice Matters Award, Washington DC Filmfest 2013
An intricate tale of ‘medicine, monopoly and malice’, Fire in the Blood tells the story of how Western pharmaceutical companies and governments aggressively blocked access to low-cost AIDS drugs for the countries of Africa and the global south in the years after 1996 – causing ten million or more unnecessary deaths – and the improbable group of people who decided to fight back
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Dr. Partho Datta, Dr. Zakir Hussain College; Prof.(Mrrs.) Vijaya Ramaswamy, Centre for Historical Studies, JNU; and Dr. Kingshuk Chatterjee, Shiv Nadar University will discuss Gandhi Before India (New Delhi: Penguin, 2013) by Ramachandra Guha
Chair: Prof. Aparna Basu, All India Women’s Conference
Chair: Prof. Aparna Basu, All India Women’s Conference
Panorama of India’s Art Heritage
Tomaro Asime – Rabindra Sangeet
By Jayati Chakraborty
Ramayana
A multimedia presentation in Odissi choreography
By Kiran Segal and troupe
By Jayati Chakraborty
Ramayana
A multimedia presentation in Odissi choreography
By Kiran Segal and troupe
Panorama of India’s Art Heritage: 26th and 27th April 2014
Maa Sharada – Divine Life
Presented by Averee Chaurey
Padabali Kirtan
By Suman Bhattacharyya
Presented by Averee Chaurey
Padabali Kirtan
By Suman Bhattacharyya
Lighting Dance: Dancing Light
Illustrated lecture by Gautam Bhattacharya
At 16:45
Costuming for Dance
Illustrated lecture by Sandhya Raman
Chair: Geeta Chandran
At 18:30
Natya Vriksha Young Dancers Festival
Mohiniattam Recital
By Vinaya Narayanan from Bangalore
At 19:45
Kuchipudi Recital
By Prateeksha Kashi from Bangalore
At 16:45
Costuming for Dance
Illustrated lecture by Sandhya Raman
Chair: Geeta Chandran
At 18:30
Natya Vriksha Young Dancers Festival
Mohiniattam Recital
By Vinaya Narayanan from Bangalore
At 19:45
Kuchipudi Recital
By Prateeksha Kashi from Bangalore
To Mark World Dance Day 2014
Film – The Unseen Sequence (98 min; 2013; dvd; English)
Director: Sumantra Ghosal
The film celebrates the dance and life of Malavika Sarukkai
Screening will be followed by a discussion with Malavika Sarukkai and Sumantra Ghosal
Chair: Geeta Chandran
At 18:30
Natya Vriksha Young Dancers Festival
Bharatanatyam Recital
By Sharanya Chandran, Delhi
At 19:45
Kathak Recital
By Anuj Mishra from Lucknow
Director: Sumantra Ghosal
The film celebrates the dance and life of Malavika Sarukkai
Screening will be followed by a discussion with Malavika Sarukkai and Sumantra Ghosal
Chair: Geeta Chandran
At 18:30
Natya Vriksha Young Dancers Festival
Bharatanatyam Recital
By Sharanya Chandran, Delhi
At 19:45
Kathak Recital
By Anuj Mishra from Lucknow
Sariska Tiger Reserve: A Neighborhood Wilderness
Illustrated lecture by Shri Sharad Khanna
Port Towns of the Harappans
Illustrated lecture by Dr. Yaduvir Singh Rawat, Director, Dept. of Archaeology, Gujarat