Ant Nahin
Originally written by Badal Sircar, translated by Ram Gopal Bajaj and Rati Bartholomew
Directed by Samkutty Pattomkary
Presented by artists of Wings Cultural Society
The play explores the protagonist's position situated at the juncture of achievement and failure
To Mark the 150th Birth Annivesary of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore in
Speaker: Dr Martin Kaempchen, writer and Tagore scholar, Shantiniketan
The programme will also include Songs Composed by Gurudev in
Presented by Jayati Ghosh, well-known exponent of Rabindrasangeet
Chair: Shri Satinder K. Lambah
Concluding remarks: Dr. Volker Bauer
Main Kaun Hoon"¦In Search of Identity through "˜Ghazal, Nazm and Geets'
Focus on the work of women poets of India and Pakistan - the feminine experience. The presentations will include musical and terannum renditiions and dramatized recitations of works by noted poets like Amrita Pritam, Mahadevi Verma, Kishwar Naheed, Zehra Nigah, Parveen Shakir, Naseem Nakhat, Noorjahan Sarwat, Indira Varma and others
Vocal artists - Shobhana Rao, Shaila Hattangadi and Nirmala Jaishankar
Dramatised presentation by Salima Raza
Music composed by Santosh Kumar
Imperiled Heritage
Screening of films followed by a discussion
Forts of
Forts of
Directors: Gurcharan Singh Chani & Gyan Dev Singh who will introduce the films
Research, script and anchor: Dr. Pushpesh Pant
Produced by Doordarshan
The Poetics of Color: Natvar Bhavsar (USA)
(56 min; dvd; 2010; English)
Directed by Sundaram Tagore who will introduce the film
Screening will be followed by a discussion
While examining aesthetics in the context of globalization, this documentary explores the life and work of painter Natvar Bhavsar, a pioneer who paved the way for subsequent generations of artists. The central theme of the film is the multicultural nature of his work and how that has influenced the trajectory of his career from his upbringing in
The British Media, Lord Mountbatten and Indian Independence, August 1947
Speaker: Dr. Chandrika Kaul,
The Independence of India represented the first major decolonization of the twentieth century. The lecture will focus on the key months during the spring and summer of 1947 and will examine issues of official publicity and the role of the media in portraying an image of empire and by implication
Chair: Mrs. Sebanti Ninan