TAANA BAANA: The Warp and Weft of India
(22 min, 2012,
A film by Q
Set as a musical, Taana Baana: The warp and weft of
Buddha as a Coach: A Secular Approach to Contemporary Living
Speaker: Shri Sujeev Shakya, entrepreneur, writer and coach
The speaker, who was raised in the Theravada tradition, will show how to link Buddhism's core principles of awareness, mindfulness and detachment to everyday issues in management and economy
GOLDEN JUBILEE LECTURES ON ENVIRONMENT
Conservation at the Crossroads: Science, Society and the Future of India's Wildlife
Speaker: Dr Ghazala Shahabuddin, School of Human Ecology, Ambedkar University
Chair: Shri Ravi Singh, Secretary General and CEO, World Wide Fund for Nature - India
Travelling Film South Asia 2012
A festival of documentary films selected to bring out the variety, treatment and intensity marking the genre in South Asia
18:00
Tres Triste Tigres (Three Sad Tigers)
(Bangladesh; 15 min; 2010; English subtitles)
Director: David Munoz
Three Bangladeshi migrant labourers get duped
18:30
Nero's Guest
(India; 56 min; 2009; English & with subtitles)
Director: Deepa Bhatia
P. Sainath's views on India's agrarian crisis
19:40
I Was Worth 50 Sheep
(Afghanistan; 72 min; 2010; English subtitles)
Director: Nima Sarvestani
Women as property in Afghanistan
Travelling Film South Asia 2012
A festival of documentary films selected to bring out the variety, treatment and intensity marking the genre in South Asia
18:30
The Search for Justice
(Pakistan; 28 min; 2011; English subtitles)
Director: Tehmina Ahmed
The state of labour laws and courts in Pakistan
19:10
Journey to Yarsa
(Nepal; 65 min; 2011; English subtitles)
Director: Dipendra Bhandari
Tareque Masud Best Debut Film Award, FSA 2011
A Nepali family's struggle to collect yarsagumba caterpillar larvae, their sole means of livelihood