Panelists: Prof. Hardyal Singh, Dean, Scholl of Inspired Leadership, Gurgaon & former Income-Tax Ombudsman in Mumbai and Additional Secretary, CVC; Shri D. Bandyopadhyay, MP, former Union Secretary, Revenue and Rural Development; Shri Shastri Ramachandran, independent journalist, Editor & writer; and Shri K.P. Fabian, Chair, K.P.S. Menon School of International Relations and Politics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam and former Indian Ambassador to Italy

Moderator: Shri Suhas Borker, Convener, Working Group on Alternative Strategies

Kathakali performance by artists of the International Centre for Kathakali, New Delhi - Kalamandalam Anil Kumar (Krishna); Kalabharathy Kalyanakrishnan (Darupadi); Thiruvattar Jagadeesan (Duryodhana); and Kalamandalam Amaljith (Arjuna)

Accompanied by: Sadanam Radhakrishnan & Kottakkal Jayan (vocal); Kalabharathy Jaykumar (chenda); and Parassinikadavu Manoj (maddalam)

Make-up: Kalamandalam Sunil Kumar (chutty)

Discussion around the new book by Manju Kak (New Delhi: Niyogi 2013)

Chief Guest: Dr. Karan Singh, MP

An introduction to the work of the upcoming online interactive encyclopedia on arts, cultures and histories of India (broadly South Asia). It is both a resource created by a team of researchers in collaboration with experts and institutions, and a platform for registered users from all over the world to contribute content on areas pertaining to their interests

The presentation by Sahapedia team will demonstrate select web modules and institutional collaborations

An introduction to the work of the upcoming online interactive encyclopedia on arts, cultures and histories of India (broadly South Asia). It is both a resource created by a team of researchers in collaboration with experts and institutions, and a platform for registered users from all over the world to contribute content on areas pertaining to their interests

The presentation by Sahapedia team will demonstrate select web modules and institutional collaborations

An introduction to the work of the upcoming online interactive encyclopedia on arts, cultures and histories of India (broadly South Asia). It is both a resource created by a team of researchers in collaboration with experts and institutions, and a platform for registered users from all over the world to contribute content on areas pertaining to their interests

The presentation by Sahapedia team will demonstrate select web modules and institutional collaborations

G.P. and China
Speakers: Shri S.K. Bhutani, Senior Associate of GP in China; Shri C.V. Ranganathan, former Ambassador to China; and Shri S. Jaishankar, Ambassador to China

Chair: Shri M.K. Rasgotra, former Foreign Secretary

On display will be two panels of photographs of G.P. in various contexts

(59 min; 2011; dvd; English)
Director: Malgorzata Skiba who will introduce the film

Screening will be followed by a discussion

The film tells the forgotten story of Polish artist, Stefan Norblin(1892-1952), who found safe haven in India during WWII and spent six eventful years working for the royal families of Morvi, Ramgarh and Jodhpur. The film is a tribute to the art of the Polish painter and brings back to limelight the fascinating landscape of the Art Deco period in Poland and in India