Chopin-Liszt Concert

15 December 2010, 05:30 am
Chopin-Liszt Concert
Programme Type
Cultural

By Adrienne Hauser, eminent and internationally acclaimed pianist from Hungary

 

Glimpses of Ladakh

09 December 2010, 05:30 am
Glimpses of Ladakh
An exhibition of photographs for Ladakh

Works by Vaibhav Mehta; Madhu Reddy; Kiran Rao; Madhukar B. Raju; Neeta Shanker; Jagaadish R.; Aditya Mukherjee; Faizal Khan; Ritwik Sauntra; Vishal Kapse and Catherine Kirchman

Returning Lines

01 December 2010, 05:30 am
Returning Lines

Works in metal, terracotta and mixed media; and drawings

By Tridib Bera from Santiniketan

Inauguration by Ms Latha Priyakumar, Member, National Commission for Schedule Caste; and Ms Sajeetha

Bharathi, Principal, The Titan School, Hosur on 30 November at 18:30

Ecological Reading

04 December 2010, 05:30 am
Ecological Reading
Programme Type
Festivals
Readings from the book, The Secret Abode of Fireflies - Loving and Losing of Nature in the City which aims to inculcate this idea of loving the presence of natural spaces, that one is about to lose rapidly.

 

Quotes from the Earth: The Environment Film Festival 2010: For Ecological Citizenship

04 December 2010, 05:30 am
Quotes from the Earth: The Environment Film Festival 2010: For Ecological Citizenship
Programme Type
Festivals

The festival focuses on different issues, regions, and struggles to give audiences a better chance to understand and engage with environmental issues. Initiating, propagating and

absorbing the idea of  'Eco-Citizens', the films will throw light essentially through four categories: Earth, Water, Wildlife and Sustainability. Organised in collaboration with Toxics Link.

At 9:00 Ecological Reading
Readings from the book, The Secret Abode of Fireflies - Loving and Losing of Nature in the City which aims to inculcate this idea of loving the presence of natural spaces, that one is about to lose rapidly.

From 10:00 onwards
THEME: EARTH
The Last Days of Shishmaref (Netherlands; 91 min; English subtitles)
Director: Jan Louter

The Earth Story (90 Secs; Animation; English)
Directors: Megha Mathur and Suchi Tripathi

India's Climate Fever (India; 15 min; English subtitles)
Director: Arjun Pandey

You Can Only Clap with Two Hands (Introduction, Awareness & Capacity)
(Netherlands; 25 min; English)
Director: Jenny Van Houters

Once My Village (India; 3 min; Hindi; English subtitles)
Director: Pranab K. Aich

Last Words of a Dying Tree (India; 5 min; English subtitles)
Directors: Avinash Kumar Singh & Geeta Singh

Goa Goa Gone (25 min; English with subtitles)
Director: Kurush Canteenwala

Tears (India; 1.30 min; English subtitles)
Director: Rashmi Rajarao

Light of the Night (4 min; English subtitles)
Director: Metha Mathur

Diamonds and Rust (10.7 min; English with subtitles)
Director: Karuna D'Souza

From 14:30 onwards
THEME: WATER
Deluge (7.36 min; English subtitles; 2D Animation)
Director: Delwyn Jude Remedios

Ganpati Bappa Moraya! (8.33 min; Marathi with subtitles)
Director: Dr. Mayuri Panse

The Miracle Water Village (12 min; Marathi/English with English subtitles)
Directors: Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh

The Land of Vanishing Lakes (India; 20.59 min; English subtitles)
Director: Ishani K. Dutta

Reviving Faith, PSBT (57 min; English with subtitles)
Director: Rishu Nigam

At 17.00
Discussion on Is Environment Education Still Confined to Moral Relativism?

From 18:30
Bridging the Gap (Netherlands; 95 min; English subtitles)
Director: Corinne Van Egeraat & Katja Draaijer

4 Elements (Netherlands; 95 min; English subtitles)
Director: Jiska Rickels

 

 

Films on Spirituality

03 December 2010, 05:30 am
Films on Spirituality
Programme Type
Film Club

The Making of the Mahatma

Director: Shyam Benegal

 

Spiritual Ecology

01 December 2010, 05:30 am
Spiritual Ecology
Programme Type
Talks

Dalliance of Spirituality and Ecology: A Hindu Perspective

Introduction: Lama Doboom Tulku

Chair: Rabbi Ezekiel Isaac Malekar

Hazrat Amir Khusrau and the Tradition of Khanqahi Qawwali

30 November 2010, 05:30 am
Hazrat Amir Khusrau and the Tradition of Khanqahi Qawwali
Programme Type
Talks
PROGRAMME HAS BEEN CANCELLED

Music Appreciation Promotion

 

Hazrat Amir Khusrau and the Tradition of Khanqahi Qawwali

An illustrated presentation by Irfan Zuberi, a cultural consultant with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture

 

Through recordings of Hazrat Amir Khusrau's compositions, this talk will introduce the genre of khanqahi qawwali in the Indian subcontinent as a prominent expression of Chishti Sufism

Caravaggio 400: Study on Restoration of Caravaggio's Paintings by Cesare Brandi

24 November 2010, 05:30 am
Caravaggio 400: Study on Restoration of Caravaggio's Paintings by Cesare Brandi
Programme Type
Talks
An illustrated presentation by Professor Giuseppe Basile, Istituto Centrale del Restauro

The talk will deal with the restoration of paintings such as The Last Supper and
The Basilica at Asissi

Chair: Smt Rupika Chawla, Painting Conservator