Speaker: Professor Kumiko Haba, Professor of International Politics, School of International Politics, Economics and Communications, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo; Director of the European Institute and Jean Monnet Chair of the European Union

Chair: Shri Arujun Asrani, former Indian Ambassador to Japan

Women on Record

An illustrated lecture by Vidya Shah, musician and Director, Women on Record

The Trendsetters: Women Singers in The Gramophone Era

Vidya Shah will highlight the contributions of women performers in early 20th Century India through music, visual and discussion

Director: Mandakini Mathur who will introduce the screening

Screening will be followed by a discussion

The story of a girl and her search for a God who is beyond a particular religion. Reshma who lives with her brother Noor in a temple town on the banks of the river Krishna is fascinated by the true story of Akka Mahadevi. Akka Mahadevi, a poetess of the 12^th century, who intoxicated with her love for God, roamed naked in total disregard to social norms

58 min; 1988; dvd; English subtitles)

A film by Marta Rodriguez and Jorge Silva

Film courtesy: Centre for Science and Environment

At any time of the year in the US, carnations of every colour are plentiful and cheap - but the ready availability of these flowers comes at a global price. Thousands of miles away from the bright displays of US stores, hazardous labour conditions endanger the 90,000 women who work in Colombia's flower industry

Speaker: Dr. Anindita Balslev, philosopher, initiator and organizer Cross Cultural Conversation

 Chair: Mr. Come Carpentier De Gourdon

Presentation of awards to young artisans

An exhibition of photographs by Peter Nadolny from Australia

Inauguration by Mr. Yask Desai on Thursday, 24^th March at 18:30

Walking the streets of Melbourne since the early 1970's, thriving on its endless cast of characters, the constant state of flux and the unexpected, random juxtapositions of everyday life, the photographer catches fleeting moments that can transform the ordinary into the magical

By Shobhaa Joshi from Pune, disciple of Pt D K Aagashe, Dr Prabha Atre, Pt Yashwant Bua Joshi

Written and directed by Usha Rajeswari