An exhibition of photographs of rare albumin prints from 1850 and images by contemporary photographers - Dinesh Khanna, Dileep Prakash, Mahesh Bhat and Sandeep Biswas

Curator: Aditya Arya

Inauguratin by Mr. Suresh Goel, Director General, ICCR  on Wednesday, 17th April 2013 at 18:15

Guest of Honor: Rob Lynes, Director India, British Council & Max CLAUDET, French Embassy Cultural Head

Lecture-demonstration by Meera Prasad, senior artist from Delhi

Smt Prasad will highlight the facet of Jugalbandhi of Swar and Taal; the ragas sung or played on different occasions and at different times of the day; and demonstrate how a single raga can be played to different rhythmic patterns

The World-View of the Nyaya-Vaisesika System of Indian Philosophy
Speaker: Prof. V.N. Jha, former Director, Centre of Advanced Study in Sanskrit, University of Pune who has written and edited over 50 books

The Nyaya school is based on the Nyaya Sutras known to be given by Aksapada Gautama. According to Nyaya, there are four sources of knowledge: perception, inference, comparison, and testimony. The Vaisesika school founded by Kanada postulates an atomic pluralism

Illustrated lecture by Dr. Manuel Joseph, Archaeological Survey of India

Chair: Dr. B.R. Mani, ADG, Archaeological Survey of India

The presentation will highlight the past glory of the fort and that contained within; and then move to the threats faced and possible solutions to remedy the situation

Third in a series of lectures which will address the shifting social, symbolic and cultural contexts of monuments, and identify current uses of sites and potential issues in their conservation

The Vishu Festival, which falls in April, is celebrated as the New Year in Kerala. Several songs have been composed, celebrating Vishu and in praise of Lord Krishna as a child, youth and Lord of the Universe

Vocals presented by Dr. Deepti Omchery Bhalla; Geea Rajendran; and M.S. Lalita
Music composed and directed by Dr. Leela Omchery

Panelists: Shri Aditi Nath Sarkar, former CEO Satyajit Ray Society and Visiting Professor, Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information Technology, Gandhinagar; Shri Partha Chatterjee, filmmaker and critic; and Dr. Gowri Ramnarayan, veteran writer and journalist

Chair: Shri Monojit Lahiri

Organised as part of the IIC Film Club programme Satyajit Ray - The Early Years

Why Arts Stopped Talking to Each Other

Panelists: Prabodh Parikh; Jatin Das; Sunil Kothari; Prerana Shrimali; and Anuradha Kapur

Moderator: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi

Speaker: Prof. D.J. Futuyma, Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Environment, State University of New York and Member of the National Academy of Sciences of USA who has written a number of scholarly books

Chair: Prof. R. Geeta, Botany Department, University of Delhi

Despite the simplicity of its central concepts, evolution has a long history of misunderstandings and despite its lack of moral or prescriptive content, evolution has been used to justify social policies that range from the admirable to the appalling. Of all the biological disciplines, evolutionary biology has the most far-reaching philosophical implications and the most diverse applications to society. Prof. Futuyma will outline some of the major principles

One to One with Sonam Tseten
Independent filmmaker whose first film Tsampa to Pizza was release in 2006; and his second film A Girl from China is based on a true story of discovery, relationship and eventual change in perception

An initiative to provide a platform to young Tibetans in exile to present and discuss their ideas and suggestions to stimulate dialogue and improve networks of the vibrant Tibetan diaspora