ART MATTERS
Survival of Languages
Panelists: Anvita Abbi; Ganesh Devy; Ramakant Agnihotri; Namita Gokhale; and Krishna Kumar
Company School Paintings of the 19th Century
An exhibition of glass paintings from the collection of Jaya Appasamy
Opening on Wednesday, 21st August 2013 at 18:30
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Three books will be discussed An India For Everyone: A Path to Inclusive Development by Amarjeet Sinha (Noida: HarperCollins, 2013); Higher Education in India: In Search of Equality, Quality and Quantity Edited by Jandhyala B.G. Tilak (Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan, 2013); and Beyond Inclusion: The Practice of Equal Access in Indian Higher Education Edited by Satish Deshpande and Usha Zacharias (New Delhi: Routledge, 2013)
Panelists: Prof. Sukhdeo Thorat, former Chairman, UGC; Smt Pramila Balasundaram, Founder-Director, Samadhan, Centre for Human Resources; Prof. Vimla Ramachandran, NUEPA; and Ms Manisha Priyam, Fellow, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library;
Chair: Dr. Narendra Jadhav, Member, Planning Commission
THE MAJOR SCHOOLS OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY
Speaker: Samani Charitra Prajna, Vice Chancellor, Jain Vishva Bharati Institute
Rejuvenation of Earthen Colours
An exhibition of paintings using natural colours from silver, iron ore and other minerals
By Ajay Chakradhar from Jharkhand
Opening on Monday, 19th August 2013 at 18:30
Trans Himalayan Buddhist Linkages
Speakers: Prof. B.R. Deepak, JNU; and Dr. Sharad Soni, JNU
Chair: Dr. Sangeeta Thapliyal
Carnatic Vocal Recital
By Palghat Dr. R. Ramprasad from Chennai, son and disciple of Shri T.R. Rajaram and grandson of the late Palghat Mani Iyer
Accompanists: V.S.K. Chakrapani (violin); and Kumbakonam N. Padmanaban (mridangam)
Uttarakhand, Tragedy
Presentation of a status report two months after the flash floods
Presentations by Dr. Chandi Prasad Bhatt, one for the founders of the CHIPKO Movement and Dr. Navin Juyal, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
Moderator: Dr. Shekhar Pathak
DELHI - CAPTURING WOMEN'S LIVES AND CHANGE IN A CITY IN TRANSITION
Asserting Autonomy: Women Academics in Higher Education
Speakers: Prof. Nirmala Jain, former Professor, Dept. of Hindi, University of Delhi; Prof. Mohini Anjum, formerly with the Department of Sociology, Jamia Milia Islamia; and Prof. Romila Thapar, Emeritus Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Moderator: Dr. Indu Agnihotri, Director, CWDS
Second in a new series of discussions initiated to recover Delhi's past, its social life and, the more specifically gendered experiences of its women. While Delhi shall remain the focus, the discussions will encompass a critical phase in the life of the nation. The series will be an interactive sessions between generations of women from different social backgrounds to capture the diversity of experiences as well as trace the socio-cultural roots of the city. Organised in collaboration with Centre for Women's Development Studies
Chillia Taximen and the Social Infrastructures of Labour in Mumbai
Speaker: Dr. Tarini Bedi, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Chicago
The talk explores the urban taxi as a part of the debate over urban development, urban infrastructures and urban transport policies. Based on ongoing fieldwork with a community of Muslim taxi-drivers (the Chillia) in Mumbai for who taxi-driving is a hereditary profession that relies on kin, ethnic and linguistic networks