Chief Guest: Smt Meira Kumar, Hon. Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Followed by a film on Quli Qutab Shah, the founder of Hyderabad, and author of the first anthology of Urdu ghazals in 1552

Speaker: Dr S.K. Mittra, Director Archaeology (Exploration & Excavation), ASI

Chair: Dr Supriya Varma, Center for Historical Studies, JNU

Malhar in district Bilaspur is part of the ancient region of Dakshin Kosal. Excavations at its mud fortification"”the first large-scale excavations undertaken in Chhattisgarh"”reveal a cultural sequence from prior to the 4th century BCE up to the 4th and 5th centuries CE

Speaker: Dr Harsh Mahajan, President, Indian Radiological and Imaging Association

Chair: Dr Raman Kapur, Head, Dept. of Acupuncture, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital

Advances in medical imaging have made it very easy to detect early signs of heart disease, even when people feel no symptoms. Describing various non-invasive methods, the speaker will discuss their relevance in the Indian scenario, with a focus on the "five-second heart scan"

Japanese Art through the Ages - II: Stillness in the Japanese Gardens
Illustrated lecture by Ms Anu Jindal, art historian and artist

With an introduction by Prof Anita Sharma, Head, Dept. of East Asian Studies, DU

The second of two lectures introducing Japanese aesthetics

(75 min; 2010; dvd; English subtitles)
Directors: Nandan Saxena and Kavita Bahl

Rajat Kamal Award for Best Investigative Film, 59th National Film Awards 2012; Gold for Best Script awarded by Indian Documentary Film Producers Association 2011

Since 1995, a quarter of a million Indian farmers have committed suicide"”the largest wave of recorded suicides in history. Most of these were cotton farmers from Vidarbha, for whom the escalating cost of seed, fertilizer and pesticide has made farming unsustainable

Release of the book authored by Dr Are Holen and Mr Torbjørn Hobbel

A book reflecting Acem Yoga's principle of rooting physical yoga in non-directed meditation, which studies have shown to reduce fatigue and the impact of stress

Reading the Human Genome
Speaker: Prof Sydney Brenner, Nobel Laureate, and Senior Distinguished Fellow, Crick-Jacobs Center

Chair: Prof M.G.K. Menon, Life Trustee, IIC

CANCELLED

Challenges before Railways: The Way Out
Speaker: Shri Vinay Mittal, Chairperson, Railway Board

Chair: Shri Dinesh Trivedi, M.P. and former Minister of Railways