A Fighting Spirit: Selected Writings of Ashoka Gupta

23 November 2012, 05:30 am
A Fighting Spirit: Selected Writings of Ashoka Gupta
Programme Type
Talks

Prof Jasodhara Bagchi, Professor Emerita, Jadavpur University, will release the book by social worker Ashoka Gupta, and deliver an address 

Followed by remarks by Prof Ilina Sen, Dept. of Women's Studies, TISS; and Ms Sarmishtha Dutt Gupta, co-editor of the volume

ART MATTERS

23 November 2012, 05:30 am
ART MATTERS

The Arts and Public Institutions
Panelists: Shri Suresh Neotia, Chairman, Jnana Pravaha; Shri O.P. Jain, Founder President, Sanskriti Foundation; Dr Kalyan K. Chakravarty, former Member Secretary, IGNCA; and Dr Jyotindra Jain, former Director, Crafts Museum

Moderator: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi, Executive Trustee, Raza Foundation

Hindustani Vocal Recital

23 November 2012, 05:30 am
Hindustani Vocal Recital
Programme Type
Cultural
By Keerti Kumar Badseshi from Bengaluru, disciple of Pt. Vinayak Torvi

Images Unbound - The Life and Times of Rabindranath Tagore

22 November 2012, 05:30 am
Images Unbound - The Life and Times of Rabindranath Tagore

(90 min; 2011; dvd; English & with subtitles)
Director: Mujibar Rahaman

Following a linear narrative, the film traces the poet's growth both as an artist and as a thinker, using the poet's own voice, manuscripts, rare photographs and archival footage

Excavations at Daulatabad in Aurangabad District

21 November 2012, 05:30 am
Excavations at Daulatabad in Aurangabad District
Programme Type
Talks

Illustrated lecture by Dr. S.K. Mittra, Director Archaeology (Exploration & Excavation), ASI

Chair: Dr. K.K. Muhammed, Director (retd.), North Zone, ASI

Odissi Recital

21 November 2012, 05:30 am
Odissi Recital
Programme Type
Cultural
By Supriya Nayak from Delhi, disciple of Smt Kiran Segal

Weaving Histories of Northeast India: Stories from Taktse and Others

21 November 2012, 05:30 am
Weaving Histories of Northeast India: Stories from Taktse and Others
Programme Type
Discussions

Panelists: Shri Nepram Bihari, translator of Cheitharol Kumbaba, the royal chronicle of Manipur; Dr Axel Harneit-Sievers, Director, India Office, Heinrich Böll Stiftung; Mr Peter Lauenstein, Principal, Taktse International School, Sikkim

Chair: Mr B.G. Verghese (tbc)

Northeast India is home to over 272 ethnic groups and communities, yet there are no collective endeavours in writing and publishing on its diverse histories, which also find little place in the syllabi of Indian schools and universities. The panel will discuss efforts that are underway to rectify this state of affairs

To Mark the 65th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between India and Russia

21 November 2012, 05:30 am
To Mark the 65th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between India and Russia

India and Russia: Unity in Diversity
An exhibition of photographs by Evgenia Lents, journalist

Photographs of two cities in India and Russia"”Amber and Suzdal, both about 230 km from the capitals of their countries and once the capitals of regional kingdoms

Opening on Tuesday, 20th November, at 18:30

Breaking Ground: Journey Into the Media and Out (National Book Trust, 2012)

20 November 2012, 05:30 am
Breaking Ground: Journey Into the Media and Out (National Book Trust, 2012)

Release of the book by Rami Chhabra

Followed by a panel discussion
Panelists: Shri H.K. Dua, M.P., Rajya Sabha, and former Editor, The Tribune; Justice Rajindar Sachar, former President, PUCL; Ms Sunita Narain, Director, Centre for Science and Environment; Ms Madhu Kishwar, Editor, Manushi; Dr Mira Shiva, Founder-Member, People's Health Movement; and Dr Zarina Bhatty, former President, Indian Association of Women's Studies

Moderator: Shri S. Nihal Singh, former Editor, The Statesman and The Indian Express