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Administrative Reforms

Speaker: Dr Vinita Rai, former Secretary, Administrative Reforms Commission

Chair: Smt Shailaja Chandra, former Chief Secretary, Delhi

The Changing Languages
Panelists: Shri Krishen Khanna, eminent painter; Smt Kirti Jain, theatre director; Dr Udayan Vajpeyi, poet; and Ms Aditi Mangaldas, classical dancer

Moderator: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi, Executive Trustee, Raza Foundation

Speaker: Dr V.K. Nijhawan, Chairperson, Dept. of Orthopaedics, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital

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

A talk on how to manage India's most common cause of disability, where multiple factors"”genetic, local mechanical stress, occupation and lifestyle"”lead to damage of articular cartilage and potential alteration in ligaments, menisci and muscles.

By Deepmala Sachan from Lucknow, disciple of Dr Kumkum Dhar

Presentation by Dr Santosh Mehrotra, Director General, Institute of Applied Manpower Research

The second report of its kind, it uses indicators such as employment, assets, nutrition, education and housing, to gauge trends in disparities between states, and to see if outcome indicators for SCs, STs and minorities are converging with those for the rest of society

Governance and the Power Sector
Speaker: Shri P. Uma Shankar, Secretary, Ministry of Power, Govt. of India, Shri Rajiv Sharma, CMD, Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd; Shri H.L. Bajaj, former Chairman, Central Electricity Authority

Chair: Shri Prabhat Kumar, former Cabinet Secretary

Vocal recital by Pandita Sushila Rani Patel, with disciples Radhika Sood Nayak and Ranjana Ramji

Concert to celebrate the music of Bai Sundarbai Jadhav (1885-1953) from Maharashtra, who excelled in thumri, dadra, jhoola, rasiya, bhajan, ghazal and lavni 

The Auroville Festival

Auroville Talks

Talks on "City of the Future"; "Remembering the Future Gardens"; "Is there an Economy beyond Money?"; "A Site of Material and Spiritual Researches;" "An Education for Self-finding"; "Towards Integral Healing" and "Garbology 101"

Seminar: Auroville: City for Transformation

Inaugural address: Dr. Karan Singh

Guest Speaker: Smt. Ambika Soni

Keynote Address by Dr Kapila Vatsyayan, Shri Soli Sorabjee and Mr Shigeru Aoyagi

12:00-13:00 Round Table

14:10-15:30 Session on "World in Transition and Auroville"

15:30-16:30 Session on "Sustainable and Ecological Living"

To participate e-mail auroville.iicevent@auroville.org.in