Pran Nevile speaks on the vanishing role of classical ragas in film music

Followed by
Concert
Presented by Priya Kanungo

Ustad Bismillah Khan: The Poetry of Shehnai
Illustrated lecture by Yatindra Mishra, writer, poet, critic and connoisseur of music

Chair: Smt Sunanda Sharma

Produced and directed by Chitvan Gill

A personal exploration of Delhi's Yamuna, the film highlights the deplorable state and some of the gravest violations against the river and against the people to whom it is sacred, and many of whose lives and livelihoods are intimately tied to it. Amidst the ongoing tragedy of the Yamuna in Delhi, we discover stories of courage and fortitude: of men and women battling extraordinary odds, making it possible for others to have a chance at life; and of a near-insane affection for the river. The film also examines the possibilities of overcoming present patterns of myopic management and of reclaiming the civilizational linkages between the Yamuna and the city of Delhi

Speaker: Prof Ishtiaq Ahmed, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Stockholm University, Honorary Senior Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore, and author of two recently published books, The Punjab Bloodied, Partitioned and Cleansed: Unravelling the 1947 Tragedy through Secret British Reports, and First-Person Accounts: The Role of the Military in Pakistani Politics

Chair: Cmdre C. Uday Bhaskar, Distinguished Fellow, Society for Policy Studies

Classical in Our Time

Panelists: Smt. Leela Venkataraman, Shri Ratnam Thiyam, Dr. Purushottam Agrawal, Prof. A. Ramachandran and Smt. Yashodhara Dalmia

Prof Mushirul Hasan, Director-General, National Archives of India; Prof Rajeev Bhargava, Director, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies; and Prof Kamal A. Mitra Chenoy, Centre for Comparative Politics & Political Theory, will discuss The Indian Ideology by Perry Anderson (Gurgaon: Three Essays Collective, 2012)

Chair: Prof Paul R. Brass, University of Washington, Seattle

Selected works of Shobha Broota, senior artist 

The exhibition presents a bird's-eye view of the artist's career from its beginning in the early sixties to the present 

Curated by Keshav Malik

Inauguration by Dr.(Smt.) Kapila Vatsyayan on Friday, 22nd February 2013, at 18:30

Speaker: Dr Monica Chaudhry, Professor and Head, Department of Optometry, Amity University, Haryana

Chair: Ms. Sujaya Krishnan, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health

FILM & SEMINAR ?AUDITORIUM & CONFERENCE ROOM - I FROM 14:00 ONWARDS
Zindagi Zindabad (Long Live Life; Hindi)
(145 min; dvd; English subtitles)
Directors: Sumitra Bhave & Sunil Sukthankar

With Om Puri, Mita Vasisht, Milind Gunaj, Uttara Baokar

India's first feature film on AIDS"”a naval officer infected through blood transfusion and alienated from his beloved is trying to sue a senior doctor and the blood bank for negligence; the struggles and sexual adventures of a group of hostel boys and street kids; moments of commitment and betrayal of a gay couple. The film is like a jigsaw puzzle and when all the pieces come together, it presents a complex picture of a modern, urban Indian situation of HIV and AIDS

Devrai (Sacred Grove; Marathi)
(120 min; 2004; dvd; English subtitles)
Directors: Sumitra Bhave & Sunil Sukthankar

Multiple award winner including  the National Award for Best Film Promoting Environmental Conservation 2004; Maharashtra State Awards for Best Film on Social Issues & Best Actress, 2004; Special Jury Award: Atul Kulkarni, Third Eye Asian Film Festival, Mumbai 2004

With Atul Kulkarni, Sonali Kulkarni, Devika Daftardar, Dr Mohan Agashe

One of the best Marathi feature films to be released, the story of a schizophrenic struggling to come to terms with his illness and the frustration of his helpless sister is narrated with a lot of sensitivity

AT 16:30 IN CONFERENCE ROOM - I
Seminar on Cinematic Diet for Healthy Life
Speakers: Dr Mohan Agashe, actor and doctor who switches between cinema, theater and mental health; Sumitra Bhave and Sunil Sukathankar, award-winning filmmakers of meaningful cinema; and Dr Anand Nadkarni, consulting psychiatrist, accomplished writer, thinker, founder of the Institute of Psychological Health (IPH), Thane, and initiator of many innovative schemes to promote psychological health across all age groups

AT 18:30 IN THE AUDITORIUM
Nital (Crystal Clear; Marathi)
(129 min; 2006; dvd; English subtitles)
Directors: Sumitra Bhave & Sunil Sukthankar

Multiple award winner including Maharashtra State Award for Best Film & Best Direction; V. Shantaram Award for Best Film, Best Direction and seven other awards; Screen Award for Best Direction

With Devika Daftardar, Dr Shekhar Kulkarni, Deepa Shriram, Vijay Tendulkar

The story of a young doctor suffering from Vitiligo and her struggle to find acceptance in society and the people around her. In a sensitive portrayal, the film looks at issues of self image, relationships and perceptions of beauty

Zindagi Zindabad (Long Live Life; Hindi)
(145 min; dvd; English subtitles)
Directors: Sumitra Bhave & Sunil Sukthankar

With Om Puri, Mita Vasisht, Milind Gunaj, Uttara Baokar

India's first feature film on AIDS"”a naval officer infected through blood transfusion and alienated from his beloved is trying to sue a senior doctor and the blood bank for negligence; the struggles and sexual adventures of a group of hostel boys and street kids; moments of commitment and betrayal of a gay couple. The film is like a jigsaw puzzle and when all the pieces come together, it presents a complex picture of a modern, urban Indian situation of HIV and AIDS