Speaker: Mr. Michel Danino, independent scholar of Indian civilization, who has authored papers and books in French and English on the Indus-Sarasvati civilization, India's transition from proto-history to history, the Aryan problem and India's scientific heritage

Organised in memory of Prof. G.C. Pande (1923-2011), Indologist, historian and philosopher, poet and recipient of several honorary degrees and awards

Fiction Film Appreciation Workshop - II
(For registered participants only. For registration please mail workshop@psbt.org)

To be conducted by Suresh Chabria, Film and Television Institute of India, Pune

The second day's session will draw attention to aspects of cinematic narration and mise en scene with representative example from classics and contemporary films. The classical or "˜analytic dramatic' style will be contrasted with modernist strategies of storytelling developed in contemporary cinema

From 14:00 onwards
Mere Desh ki Dharti (60 min; 2006) - Director: Sumit Khanna
A Dam Old Story (26 min; 2010) - Director: Tarini Manchanda
Earth Witness: Reflections of the Times & The Timeless (60 min; 2011) - Director: Akanksha Joshi
In God's Land (55 min; 2011) - Director: Pankaj Rishi Kumar

At 18:30
Discussion: The Politics and Economics of Development in India
Speakers: Bibek Debroy; Achin Vinaik; Jayati Ghosh; Nandini Sunder; Pankaj Rishi Kumar

At 19:30
Platform No. 5 (26 min; 2010) - Director: C. Vanaja Kumari
 

Fiction Film Appreciation Workshop - I
(For registered participants only. For registration please mail workshop@psbt.org)

To be conducted by Suresh Chabria, Film and Television Institute of India, Pune

The workshop will provide an introduction to some basic concepts of Film Appreciation such as film and reality; the concept of structure; film and the senses; and the relations of cinema to history and collective memory

From 14:00 onwards
Reviving Faith - A Himalayan Journey"¦In Search of the Lost Tradition of Conservation (60 min; 2008)
Director: Rishu Nigam
An Island of Hope (26 min; 2010) - Director: Pankaj Butalia
The New Existentialist: Online and Available (52 min; 2011) - Directors: Samreen Farooqui & Shabani Hassanwalia
Adda (52 min; 2011) - Director: Ranjan Palit

At 18:30
Discussion: Women, "˜Madness' and Cinema
Speakers: Aparna Sanyal; Iram Ghufran; Shohini Ghosh

Followed by screening of:
There is Something in the Air (26 min; 2011) - Director: Irfam Ghufran
A Drop of Sunshine (39 min; 2011) - Director: Aparna Sanyal

Speakers: Shri Debabrata Bandyopadhyay, MP and former Union Secretary, Revenue and Rural Development;
Dr. Amit Bhaduri, Professor Emeritus of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Prof. Nandini Sundar, Professor of Sociology, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi

Moderator: Shri Suhas Borker

Sculptors of History from Maharashtra
An exhibition of sculptures and installations
By Ram Sutar, well-known sculptor

On view in the Foyer and Central Quadrangle

5.15 pm           BHINNA SHADJA

                        A film on Kishori Amonkar by Amol Palekar ( English, 70 mins.)

6.30 pm           Classical  & Light Music

                        A vocal recital by Anand Vaidya

Maharashtra and Nation Building: Impact of Dalit Literature of Maharashtra

Speakers: Dr. Vimal Thorat, Associate Professor, School of Humanities, IGNOU; Dr. Milind Awad, Associate Professor, Dept. of English, Zakir Hussain College, University of Delhi; and Dr. Y.S. Alone, Assistant Professor, School of Arts & Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Moderator: Shri Suhas Borker

This is a continuation of the series of programmes organized by Prabhaav on values, life skills and higher consciousness to develop well groomed and balanced individual for higher emotional and spiritual intelligence
Workshop to be conducted by Prabhaav