Shiva Parvati Vivaha

28 April 2011, 05:30 am
Shiva Parvati Vivaha
Programme Type
Cultural

A multi-media solo theatre-dance presentation by Mandakini Trivedi from Mumbai

 

Based on Kalidasa'a Kumarasambhava, "˜Shiva -Parvati Vivaha' is a multi-media, solo, dance theatre presentation exploring the styles of Bharatanatyam, Mohiniattam and Kathakali through its various characters. A slide show in the traditional Indian schools of painting depicts scenes from the story weaving the presentation together

FILMS ON SPIRITUALITY AND FAITH

26 April 2011, 05:30 am
FILMS ON SPIRITUALITY AND FAITH
Programme Type
Talks

The Quantum Activist (77 mins; DVD; English)

Director: Dr Amit Goswami

 

The film tells the story of a man who challenges us to rethink our very notions of existence and reality with a force and scope not felt since Einstein

Purani Dilli Festival

24 April 2011, 05:30 am
Purani Dilli Festival
Programme Type
Festivals

Dastaan-e-Purani Dilli (105 min)

Conceptualised and directed by Kulsoom Noor Saifullah and Begum Zakia Zaheer

 

With Syeda Hameed, Ghazala Amin, Shovana Narayan, Farhan Mujib, Rene Singh and Murad Ali

Principal narrator: Begum Zakia Zaheer

Purani Dilli Festival: 23rd and 24th April

23 April 2011, 05:30 am
Purani Dilli Festival: 23rd and 24th April
Programme Type
Festivals

The Sacred Word

An illustrated lecture by Farhan Mujib, well-known artist who will speak about the evolution of calligraphy from medieval times to the present

Panorama of Bengal's Art Heritage

24 April 2011, 05:30 am
Panorama of Bengal's Art Heritage
Programme Type
Festivals

Melodies from Bengali Films of Yesteryears

By Sudip Basu from Kolkata

 

Rasik Kabi Rabindranath - Shruti Natak

By Jayanta Das from Delhi

 

Biswa Bina Robe

Based on Tagore's Bharat Tirtha

Dance choreography in Bharatanatyam

By Anita Mallick and her disciples from Kolkata

 

Panorama of Bengal's Art Heritage: 23rd and 24th April 2011

23 April 2011, 05:30 am
Panorama of Bengal's Art Heritage: 23rd and 24th April 2011
Programme Type
Festivals

Rabindra Sangeet

By Jayati Chakraborty from Kolkata

 

Pancha Kanyar Kahini - Shruti Natak

Based on significant emotions in the life of Ganga, Draupadi, Kunti, Radha and Tagore's Chandara

Presented by Bisaka Mukherjee from Kolkata

 

Prabhu Amar Priya Amar

Dance drama based on Tagore's Saap Mochan

Presented in Kathak and Manipuri styles

Choreographed by Ashimbandhu Bhattacharya (Kathak); and Guru Bimbavati Devi (Manipuri) and presented by their disciples, Kolkata

Preserve the Future - Conserving India's Wild Heritage: UK Environment Film Fellowship 2006

23 April 2011, 05:30 am
Preserve the Future - Conserving India's Wild Heritage: UK Environment Film Fellowship 2006

Preserve the Future - Conserving India's Wild Heritage: UK Environment Film Fellowship 2006

The Last Dance (10 min; dvd; 2006; English)

Director: Ashima Narain

Film on the rescue of a dancing sloth bear

 

The Hunted (15 min; dvd; 2007; English)

Director: Jay Mazoomdar

The most effective way of curbing tiger trade is offering the hunters a new way of life

 

Turtles in a Soup (10 min; dvd; 2008; English)

Director: Kalpana Subramanian

The untold story of a silent crime - the illegal trade of freshwater turtles

 

The Silenced Witness (10 min; dvd; 2008; English)

Directors: P. Balan & Radha R.

60 per cent of the world's Asian elephants live in India, but their survival is under threat

 

Diminishing Resources (15 min; dvd; 2007; English)

Directors; Himanshu Malhotra & Sabina Kidwai

The film tries to sensitise audiences to the threats faced by Coral reefs

 

Once there was a Purple Butterfly (10 min; dvd; 2008; English)

Director: Sonya V. Kapoor

As the small species quietly becomes extinct, the film focuses on the crimes against butterflies

 

Leopards in the Lurch (15 min; dvd; 2008; English)

Director: Gurmeet Sapal

The film captures the cat's threatening as well as threatened existence in Uttarakhand

 

Ancient Wisdom and Modern Science

20 April 2011, 05:30 am
Ancient Wisdom and Modern Science
Programme Type
Talks

Cosmic Implications of Paranormal Research and Interests in the US Military and Intelligence Community

Illustrated presentation by Commander Scott Jones (US Navy Retd.), Director, Peace and Emergency Coalition for Earth and former Director, Laurance Rockerfeller Initiative

Chair: Dr. Come Carpentier de Gourdon

Odissi Recital - Duet

19 April 2011, 05:30 am
Odissi Recital - Duet
Programme Type
Cultural

By Chandrani Ghosh and Krishnendu Roy from Kolkata, disciples of Guru Smt Shramila Biswas

WORLD HERITAGE DAY 2011

18 April 2011, 05:30 am
WORLD HERITAGE DAY 2011
Programme Type
Cultural

World Heritage Day 2011

Exhibition, film screening, play and music

 

Exhibition - Poets within Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti: Mirza Ghalib, Amir Khusrau and Amir Hasan Sijzi

 

On view in the Foyer outside the Auditorium

 

From 14:30 - 17:00

Film - Mirza Ghalib (1954; dvd; English subtitles)

Director: Sohrab Modi

 

From 17:00 - 18:15

Play - Life and Works of Mirza Ghalib

Presented by Sair-e-Nizamuddin

 

At 18:30

Ghazals

Presented by Begum Muneer Khatoon who will present ghazals by Mirza Ghalib