Speaker : Dr. Shashank Misra, Shoulder Clinic, Arthroscopy Unit, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital

Chair: Dr. Mala V. Thapar

The talk will briefly cover age related changes in our knees and shoulder joints, and enumerate the small steps that can be taken to prevent many problems. The talk will also cover simple lifestyle changes to improve mobility which will also have a positive effect on your heart

A collection of poems on Kashmir
By Meera Khanna

Launch of the book by Dr. Karan Singh, MP and President, ICCR

Shri Pran Nevile, author and scholar will speak on Devotional Music for Peace and Harmony

Followed by
Concert by Rene Singh

Exhibition and discussion

An exhibition of natural vegetable dyes - flowers, fruit and plants which include roots and barks of trees. Dyed fibre samples;  and fabrics, textiles and carpets
Presented by Cottage Crafts of India

As part of this exhibition, there will be a discussion on Friday, 2nd September at 18:00 in Conference Room - I, IIC Main Building

Renaissance in Natural Vegetable Dyes
Panelists: Mr. Stefan Helming, Country Head (India), GIZ Gmbh; Dr. K.K. Goswami, Director, IICT, Bhadohi; Ms Aastha, Pearl Academy (Textile Design); and Ms Pavni Gupta, Pearl Academy (Textile)
Introduction: Shri Vijay Thakur

Speaker: Dr. Alison Brysk, Mellichamp Professor of Global Governance at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Author of The Politics of Human Rights in Argentina (1994), From Tribal Village to Global Village (2000), Human Rights and Private Wrongs (2005), and Global Good Samaritans: Human Righs as Foreign Policy (2009)

Chair: Professor Manoranjan Mohanty

Speaker: Dr. Mona Schrempf,  Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany

Speaker: Dr. Mona Schrempf, Humboldt University of Berlin

Chair: Dr. Mala V. Thapar

Remembering Shanta Rao
Illustrated lecture by Shri Ashoke Chatterjee, Trustee, National Folklore Support Centre, Chennai, who will speak about the legacy of the pioneering dancer who left an indelible mark in the world of Indian dance

The Art of Shanta Rao
Film clips from the archives of Omnibus (USA) and BBC (UK)

Chair: Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, MP

As part of this programme, there will be an Exhibition of photographs of Shanta Rao taken by the well-known photographer, Sunil Janah

Exhibition on view in the Foyer outside the Auditorium until 7th September 2011

 CANCELLED

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Toni Huber, Central Asian Seminar
Institute of Asian and African Studies, Humboldt University, Berlin

Chair: Dr. Mala V. Thapar

Presented by Madhura Phatak from Delhi, disciple of Guru Shovana Narayan

An evening of Mughal poetry, music and dance