Curated by Danielle Rocha Athayde

Brasilia is a landmark in the history of cities. It is the only city designed and built taking architectural concepts from the modern movement. Comprising architectural and urban plans, photographs, display windows, projections and a mock-up of the city on a grand scale, the exhibition is also a homage to the dream of Juscelino Kubitscheck, Oscar Niemeyer, Lúcio Costa and thousands of workers

Inauguration by H.E. Mr Carlos Duarte, Ambassador of Brazil, on Thursday, 11th October, at 18:30

Dr Savyasaachi, Dept. of Sociology, Jamia Millia Islamia; Prof Krishna Kumar, Central Institute of Education, DU; and Prof Avijit Pathak, Centre for the Study of Social Systems, JNU, discuss Doing Sociology in India: Genealogies, Locations, and Practices, edited by Prof Sujata Patel (New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2011)

Chair: Prof Patricia Uberoi, Vice-Chairperson, Institute of Chinese Studies

A special focus on the dying craft traditions of North East India
Curated by Ms Sentila T. Yanger, Tribal Weave

Craftspersons from Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland and Tripura will give demonstrations and display rare and fading craft forms

Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Chairperson, IIC Asia Project will inaugurate the exhibition on 10th October 2012 at 6.30 pm

Media in the Arts
Panelists: Shri Om Thanvi, Editor, Jansatta; Shri Jawhar Sircar, CEO, Prasar Bharati; Shri Vinod Mehta, former Editor, The Outlook magazine

Moderator: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi, Executive Trustee, Raza Foundation

Music of the Manganiyars
Illustrated presentation based on archival recordings as well as live music

Artistes: Chanan Khan and Khete Khan 

Chair: Dr Shubha Chaudhuri, Archives and Research Center for Ethnomusicology, American Institute of Indian Studies

An encounter between Israeli classics and ethnic instruments from around the world
Presented by Tal Kravitz, musician and singer from Israel who plays the piano, harp, guitar, a variety of bagpipes, the theremin, African percussion instruments and more

The concert will include the traditional Jewish song, "Hava Nagila"; the Ladino song, "Avre tu Puerta Cerrada"; Schubert's "Ave Maria" on the musical saw; the Persian folk song, "Gul e Sangam" on darbuka drums; Bollywood songs, and a performance on the kalaleng, the Filipino nose flute

The Path of Non-Violence with Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela
(78 min; dvd; 2009; English)

A film revisiting Gandhi's struggles against imperialism in South Africa and India, and depicting Mandela's triumph over adversity to greatness. Unique footage of the President and his family at home gives a glimpse of Mandela's love of life and the sparkle which captured the world's heart

Panelists: Prof Krishna Kumar, Central Institute of Education; Shri Shakti Maira, sculptor; Ms Dipti Sharma, art teacher, Shikshantar School, Gurgaon; and Ms Janani Iyer, teacher, Shri Ram School, Gurgaon

Commemorating the birth anniversary of Shri Devi Prasad, whose book, Art, the Basis of Education, saw art education as a revolutionary tool in that it teaches the use of one's acumen, resources and hands so as to foster self-reliance and respect for labour, sharpens observation and planning skills, and helps uncover psychological states