The Ozone Alarm (49 mins)
27 November 2010, 05:30 am
The Ozone Alarm (49 mins)
Programme Type
Film Club
Set in the fictional future of the year 2048 this film focuses on anews bulletin which shows an appalling litany of disaster stories,epidemics of super typhus spread by rats, plagues of grasshoppers.
A film by Science and Environment
A film by Science and Environment
Music Appreciation Promotion Hazrat Amir Khusrau and the Tradition of Khanqahi Qawwali
30 November 2010, 05:30 am
Music Appreciation Promotion Hazrat Amir Khusrau and the Tradition of Khanqahi Qawwali
Programme Type
Talks
An illustrated presentation by Irfan Zuberi, a cultural consultantwith the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and a researcher with the newlylaunched digital repository Naad Saagar and Archives and DocumentationSociety for South Asian Music, based in Delhi
Throughrecordings of Hazrat Amir Khusrau's compositions, this talk willintroduce the genre of khanqahi qawwali in the Indian subcontinent s aprominent expression of Chishti Sufism. A recitative musical genrewhich has evolved significantly over time, khanqahi qawwali continuesto be vibrant in terms of form, wide in terms of reach and rich interms of repertoire. This illustrated lecture-listening session willutilize recordings of Hazrat Amir Khusrau's compositions in an attemptto familiarize the audience with the structure, purpose and meaning ofthis genre of Hindustani music.
Throughrecordings of Hazrat Amir Khusrau's compositions, this talk willintroduce the genre of khanqahi qawwali in the Indian subcontinent s aprominent expression of Chishti Sufism. A recitative musical genrewhich has evolved significantly over time, khanqahi qawwali continuesto be vibrant in terms of form, wide in terms of reach and rich interms of repertoire. This illustrated lecture-listening session willutilize recordings of Hazrat Amir Khusrau's compositions in an attemptto familiarize the audience with the structure, purpose and meaning ofthis genre of Hindustani music.
Book Discussion Group
03 December 2010, 05:30 am
Book Discussion Group
Programme Type
Talks
Dr Betina Baumer, Indologist and Director, Alice Boner Foundation; ProfSharad Deshpande, University of Pune; and Prof Ranjan K Ghosh, DelhiUniversity will discuss Aesthetic Theories and Forms in Indian Tradition edited by D P Chattopadhyay and Kapila Vatsyayan (New Delhi: PHISPC, 2008)