Speaker: Prof. Trilochan Sastry, Professor IIM Bangalore and Chairman, Association for Democratic Reforms

Discussant: Shri N. Gopalaswami, former Chief Election Commissioner of India
Chair: Shri Ramachandra Guha

An important aspect of Electoral Reforms is criminalization of politics and the role of money in elections. Civil society, the Media and the Courts have played an active role of late in addressing the issue. The discussion will present an overview of important developments over the last ten years, as well as a comprehensive analysis based on data from the Election Commission

To Mark the 23^rd Anniversary of Prasar Bharati Act

Discussion on Where is India's Public Service Broadcaster Prasar Bharati Headed?

Panelists: Shri Jawhar Sircar, CEO, Prasar Bharati; Dr. M.N. Buch, Chairman, National Centre for Human Settlements and Environment, Bhopal; Shri Om Thanvi, Chief Editor, Jansatta; and Dr. Hemant Joshi, Professor, Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi

Chair: Shri Suhas Borker

Gosti, exhibition and performance

Braj Bhoomi
An exhibition of photographs

On view in the Main Veranda

Nagara and Been Recital
At 18:30
Nirvan
Ballet on the life of Gautam Buddha
Presented by Natya Ballet Centre

 

Memories of Growing Up in Post-Partition India
Ms Rami Chhabra, media person and activist; and Ms Babli Gupta, former Lecturer, Zakir Husain College, University of Delhi, in conversation with Dr. Indu Agnihotri, Director & Senior Fellow, Centre for Women's Development Studies

Third 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

Why Collect Art?
Speakers: O.P. Jain, Kiran Nadar, Rajiv Savara and C.L. Bharany

Moderator: Ashok Vajpeyi

Pran Nevile speaks on the lure of Ghazal Gayaki

Followed by
Concert
Presented by Chhaya Ganguli, renowned artiste from Mumbai

Documentary Film Appreciation Workshop

Conducted by Prof. Suresh Chabria; and Prof. Ajit Duara, eminent film scholar, script writer and teacher of film studies

Kindly please register participation at www.psbt.org

Organised in collaboration with Public Service Broadcasting Trust

Film Appreciation Workshop
Conducted by Prof. Suresh Chabria, former Director, National Film Archive Pune, teacher, curator and film historian

Kindly please register participation at www.psbt.org

Buddhism and Indian Philosophy
Speaker: Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche, eminent and distinguished scholar, teacher and philosopher, leader and lifelong campaigner for Gandhian principles, especially that of non-violence

The talk first explores the spiritual journey of Siddharth to Buddhahood, the three turnings of the wheel of Dharma, concept of Bodhisatva and how the Buddha's Dharma impacted the thinkers and laity of his time. The talk will then focus on the evolution of Indian/Hindu philosophy, how Buddhism deviated from traditional Hinduism and in turn impacted its future evolution. And conclude with some remarks on the contemporary vitality of Hinduism and how it has responded to contemporary scientific knowledge and predicaments