Delving into the art of the first choreographer to use dance for contemporary social commentary

Panelists: Prof Arun Kumar, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, JNU, and author of Black Economy in India; Prof Jagdeep S. Chhokar, former Dean, IIM-Ahmedabad and Founder-Member, Association for Democratic Reforms; and Dr Saumen Chattopadhyay, Associate Professor, Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies, JNU

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

Speaker: Prof Martin Jacques, Senior Visiting Fellow at IDEAS, LSE

Chair: Dr Alka Acharya, Director, Institute of Chinese Studies

Based on a newly revised edition of the speaker's provocative book, When China Rules the World, which argues that China's economic growth combined with its inheritance of Confucian values that prioritize order and stability in society and in relations with tributary states herald an era when a distinctively Chinese modernity will dominate the world

By the Ranganathan Trio from France, with Elodie Merlaud

Ajay (violin), Ravi (cello) and Theo (piano) will present works by Dvorak, Ravel and Shostakovich
Elodie Merlaud (mezzo soprano) will sing airs from 20th-century French opera

The Ranganathan Trio trained at the Conservatory of Tours in France under Xavier Richard, and later under Vincent Coq of the famous Trio Wanderer. In 2009, they received the first prize of the jury at the regional conservatory. They have presented concerts in France, Poland, Germany, the U.K. and India. Elodie Merlaud is from the Conservatory of Lyons

(50 min; dvd; 1995; English)

The film looks at how western science relates to indigenous knowledge and whether a point of convergence is possible, referring to the diverse viewpoints of eco-feminist Dr Vandana Shiva ("a science which does not respect nature's needs "¦ inevitably threatens survival"), Ayurvedic researcher Dr Sharadini Dahanukar, and silk technologist Prabha Shekar

Participants: Shri Rana Banerji, Special Secretary (retd.), Cabinet Secretariat; and Dr Qamar Agha, senior journalist

Chair: Shri I.P. Khosla, former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs

The Legacy of Ustad Amir Khan
Speaker: Shri S. Kalidas, music critic

Chair: Pt Tejpal Singh, senior pupil of Ustad Amir Khan

Ustad Amir Khan was a musician's musician who left such a deep impact on the Hindustani music scene that it is impossible to think of a musician today who has not been directly or indirectly influenced by his music

Shri Nihal Singh, former Editor, Indian Express; Ambassador Rajanikanta Verma, former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs; and Shri Parsa V. Rao, Editorial Consultant, DNA, discuss Diplomacy: Indian Style by K.P. Fabian (New Delhi: Har-Anand, 2012)

Chair: Shri Suhas Borker, Convenor, Working Group on Alternative Strategies

Governance and the Girl Child

Speaker: Justice (retd.) Smt Leila Seth, former Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh

Chair: Shri Soli Sorabjee, President, IIC

Portaits of Dimapur

An exhibition of photographs by Zubeni Lotha from Nagaland

Opening on Wednesday 18th July at 18:30