Long Night of Literature
Details to be announced later
Hindustani Music - Sitar Recital
By Alif Laila from Bangladesh, disciple of Ustad Mir Qasem Khan, Partha Chatterjee and Krishna Bhatt
When Dreams Awaken
An exhibition of paintings in watercolour, gouche, ink, acrylic and colour pencils
By Shantala Palat
Opening on Wednesday, 15th January 2014 at 18:30
The Mahabharata: History, Science, or Myth?
Speakers: Dr. Vishwa Adluri, Associate Adjunct Professor, Hunter College, The City University of New York; Dr. Joydeep Bagchee, PhD in Philosophy, New School of Social Studies, New York; and co-authors of the forthcoming book The Nay Science: A History of German Indology
The speakers will address the question of the Mahabharata's historicity. Through a critical examination of the formation of early Mahabharata scholarship, they will discuss how theories of the epic's origins in heroic Aryan circles were used as a vehicle of scientific, evangelical, and racial propaganda by Orientalist academics
As if Women Matter - The Essential Gloria Steinem Reader
Talk by Ms Gloria Steinem, renowned feminist, writer and activist who will speak on her new book
Celebration of the Power of Non-Violent Action and the Life of Martin Luther King Jr. (15 January 1929 - 4 April 1968)
85th Birthday Commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Songs by Choirs of Schools from Delhi NCR
From 11:15 in the Auditorium
Interactive Session: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere:
(Letter from Birmingham Jail, April 16, 1963)
Moderators: Shri Suhas Borker, Working Group on Alternative Strategies; and Shri Ramesh Sharma, Gandhi Peace Foundation
Students from schools of Delhi NCR will participate
This programme is part of the Taking Children to Gandhi series that brings children closer to the enduring legacy of Gandhi's non-violent struggle for equity, justice, pluralism and sustainable development
Dr. C.D. Deshmukh Memorial Lecture 2014 The Fourth Great Movement of Indian Renaissance
The Fourth Great Movement of Indian Renaissance
Speaker; Prof. P.K. Mukhopadhyay, formerly Professor of Philosophy, Jadavpur University
Chair: Shri Soli J. Sorabjee, President IIC
The Great Rooted Blossomer' - C. D. Deshmukh: A Life
An exhibition of selected photographs, cartoons, letters and extracts from Deshmukh's autobiography and other books
Curator: Dr. Aparna Basu
Inauguration on Tuesday, 14th January 2014 at 17:30
THE MAJOR SCHOOLS OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY
Swami Vivekananda - His Relevance Today
Speaker: Dr. Pratap Bhanu Mehta, eminent public intellectual, opinion maker & columnist; President, Centre for Policy Research
Chair: Shri Rajiv Mehrotra
Hindustani Classical Music - Sarod Recital
By Pratik Shrivastava from Kolkata, disciple of Pt. Ajoy Chakraborty and Pt. Tejendra Narayan Majumdar
Accompanied by Soumen Nandy on the tabla
Concerts organised in memory of the late Amar Mishra