An illustrated presentation by Irfan Zuberi, a cultural consultantwith the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and a researcher with the newlylaunched digital repository Naad Saagar and Archives and DocumentationSociety for South Asian Music, based in Delhi

Throughrecordings of Hazrat Amir Khusrau's compositions, this talk willintroduce the genre of khanqahi qawwali in the Indian subcontinent s aprominent expression of Chishti Sufism.  A recitative musical genrewhich has evolved significantly over time, khanqahi qawwali continuesto be vibrant in terms of form, wide in terms of reach and rich interms of repertoire.  This illustrated lecture-listening session willutilize recordings of Hazrat Amir Khusrau's compositions in an attemptto familiarize the audience with the structure, purpose and meaning ofthis genre of Hindustani music.

Dr Betina Baumer, Indologist and Director, Alice Boner Foundation; ProfSharad Deshpande, University of Pune; and Prof Ranjan K Ghosh, DelhiUniversity will discuss Aesthetic Theories and Forms in Indian Tradition edited by D P Chattopadhyay and Kapila Vatsyayan (New Delhi: PHISPC, 2008)

An illustrated presentation by Dr. Stephen Huyler, cultural anthropologist, photographer and writer, author of Sonabai: Another Way of Seeing

Speaker: Shri Raghaw Pandey, Chief Interlocutor for Nagaland

Chair: Shri Sanjoy Hazarika

Presented by Czech Ladies String Trio from Prague, Czech Republic
Kristyna Kleinova on violin; Kristyna Kolarova on violin and Marketa Berouskova on viola

By Revati Kamat from Pune, disciple of Shri Mohan Darekar, Dr. Ashwini Bhide Deshpande and Dr. Arawind Thatte

Accompanists: Shri Vinay Mishra (harmonium) and Bharat Kamat ( tabla)

An illustrated presentation by Dr. Come Carpentier de Gourdan, writer, traveler, editor and Convener of the Editorial Board, World Affairs Journal

Speakers: Dr. Y.K. Gupta, Head of Pharmocology, AIIMS; Dr. ramesh Babu, Director-General, Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha; Dr. Sammer Bakshi, Professor Pediatric Oncology, AIIMS; and Dr. Naik, Director-General, Central Council for Research in Homeopathy
Chair: Dr. Vijay Mohan Kohli