A talk on the new book by Prof. Ashutosh Varshney, Sol Goldman Professor of International Studies and the Social Sciences, Director, Brown-India Initiative, Watson Institute of International Studies and Department of Political Science, Brown University

Chief Guest: Shri Shekhar Gupta

Speaker: Prof. Lynn Meskell, Director, Stanford Archaeological Center, Stanford University

Chair: Prof. Madhavan Palat, Trustee, Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund

The year 2012 marked the 40th anniversary of UNESCO's 1972 Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. It remains the only international instrument for safeguarding the world's heritage. This presentation takes UNESCO as its centerpiece and asks how are emergent rights to the past being presented, promoted and prevented by particular actors internationally

Exploring Abstraction
Panelists: Astad Deboo; Atul Dodiya; Geeti Sen, Udayan Vajpeyi and Vidya Rao

Inaugural issue of `Aroop' would be launched by S.H. Raza, Krishen Khanna and Arpita Singh

Moderator: Ashok Vajpeyi

The Mahabharata
Speaker: Dr. Bibek Debroy, economist and Research Professor, Centre for Policy Research and who is currently translating the unabridged Mahabharata for Penguin, India

Old Paths White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha
Speaker: Dharmacharya Shantum Seth, oriented teacher in the Zen Buddhist lineage who will speak on the classic by Thich Nhat Hanh

Chair: Dr. Kavita A. Sharma

 

An exhibition that traces the journey from traditional shadow puppets to kathputli to the present day medium dissolving forms
The exhibits include string, shadow, muppets, bunraku and processional puppets; and masks. Screening of films on puppetry

Curated and presented by UNIMA, India

Opening on Monday, 9th December 2013 at 11.00

A discussion

Panelists: Shri Nikhil Kumar, Hon'ble Governor of Kerala; Ms Kirti Singh, Member, Law Commission; and Ms Susan Viswanathan, Professor of Sociology, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Art workshop for children conducted by Anu Jindal

Japanese animation has made a huge impact worldwide. In Indian television, most American animation programmes have been replaced by Japanese animation and the characters have become household names. Focusing on and inspired by the beauty of Japanese animé, children will learn to draw their favourite characters

For children in the age group of 5 -11 years. Participants are requested to bring their own art material - drawing papers, pencils and colours

A Sufi fable based on Ernest Hemmingway's novella The Old Man and the Sea and poems by Jalaluddin Rumi

Conceived, adapted and directed by Shivani Tibrewala
Performed by Tom Alter
Dance rendition by Zia Nath

The old fisherman in Hemmingway's fable sees the fish as his brother rather than as his enemy or his prey. In their quest for life, the fisherman and the fish are united - silent witnesses to each other's quiet struggle

Prof. Kesavan Veluthat, Dept. of History, University of Delhi; Prof. Najaf Haider; and Dr. Kumkum Roy, Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University will discuss The Past Before Us: Historical Traditions in Early North India by Romila Thapar (New Delhi: Permanent Black, 2013)

Chair: Prof. Uday Kumar, Dept. of English, University of Delhi