Dr. P. Chitralekha, Dayal Singh College; Dr. R. S. Sharma, Dept. of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi; and Shri Suhas Borker, Green Circle of Delhi will discuss Fruiting Trees of Delhi by V. Ramachandran (New Delhi: Aravali Books, 2012); and Trees of Delhi by Samar Singh (New Delhi: India International Centre, 2008)

Chair: Prof. H.Y. Mohan Ram

Watercolours and collages by Malati Shah

Inauguration by Shri Krishen Khanna, artist on Tuesday, 17th December 2013 at 18:30

(72 min; 2007; dvd; English & with subtitles)
Directors: Amy Catlin-Jairazbhoy and Nazir Jairazbhoy

The film will be introduced by Amy Catlin-Jairazbhoy

Screening will be followed by a discussion

Part of a continuing applied ethnomusicology project, this film explores the sacred music, dance and rituals of the devidasis and devidasas, women and men dedicated to the goddess Renuka/Yellamma of the Deccan. Narrated in the fictive voice of the Goddess and her son, Parasurama

Talk by Dr. Maya Tudor on her recently published book (Cambridge University Press, 2013). Dr.Tudor is University Lecturer in Government and Public Policy, St. Hilda's College, Oxford University and has worked as a Special Assistant to Chief Economist, Joseph Stiglitz at The World Bank

Discussant: Prof. Sumit Ganguly, Professor of Political Science, Indiana University and holds the university's Rabindranath Tagore Chair in Indian Cultures and Civilizations

Based on her 2010 dissertation which won the American Political Science Association's Gabriel Almond Prize for Best Dissertation in Comparative Politics, the book investigates the origins of India and Pakistan's puzzling regime divergence in the aftermath of colonial independence.

A Festival on Draupadi and the rich cultural heritage of Panchala

Significance of Panchala - A Symposium
Chief Guest: Shri Ravindar Singh, Secretary Culture, Ministry of Human Resource Development

Chair: Prof. B.B. Lal, former Director-General, Archaeological Survey of India

Speakers include renowned scholars from the Archaeological Survey of India; Universities of Lucknow, Rohilkhand, Allahabad and Delhi

AT 18:00 IN THE AUDITORIUM
Kavita ki Ek Shaam Panchali ke Naam
With well-known poets

Chair: Dr. Girija Vyas, Hon. Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation

A Festival on Draupadi and the rich cultural heritage of Panchala

Revisiting Draupadi
Speakers: Dr. Pratibha Ray, author of Yagja Senini; Dr. Kavita A. Sharma, author of Queens of Mahabharata; Dr. Narender Kohli, eminent scholar; and Dr. Hempriya Rangarajan, eminent scholar

Chief Guest: Dr. M. Veerappa Moily, Hon. Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas

Inauguration of an exhibition on Panchala 

Share Your Experience
In conversation with Tenzin Norsang, Assistant Manager, Enforcement and Litigation Division of Wildlife Trust of India

An initiative to provide a platform to young Tibetans in exile to present and discuss their ideas and suggestions to stimulate dialogue and improve networks of the vibrant Tibetan diaspora

Speaker: Shri Gurcharan Das

Chair: Shri Justice (Retd.) Kamleshwar Nath, India Chair, Transparency International