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Summer Festival: 25th and 26th June 2013

Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Deborshee Bhattacharya from ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata, disciple of Pt. Ajoy Chakrabarty

Followed by
Clarinet and Flute Duet
By Pt. Ram Krishna and Priyank Krishna from Jaipur, disciples of Shri Mahadev Prasad, Pt. Bholanath Prasanna and Prof. Satya Bhan Sharma

Diaspora: A Tibetan Perspective


Let's Read and Talk
Speaker: Tenzin Nangsyal, Assistant News Editor, The Hindustan Times

Moderator: Sonam Chhukyi

An initiative to provide a platform to young Tibetans in exile to present and discuss their ideas and suggestions to stimulate dialogue and improve networks of the vibrant Tibetan diaspora

MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION

Swarasamrat Ali Akbar Khan - The Greatest Musical Genius
Personal reminiscences by Anindya Banerjee, noted sarodist from Kolkata and senior disciple of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan

Colours of Nature

An exhibition of paintings with rock pigments and sumi-e technique
By Madhu Jain from Delhi

Inauguration by Mr. Yasuhisa Kawamura, Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Japan on Thursday, 20th June 2013 at 18:30

Hindustani Vocal Recital

By Yogesh Hunswadkar from Mumbai, disciple of Chandrasekhar Swami

Your Sites - Our Homes: Iron Age Burial Sites Around Chennai

Illustrated lecture by Dr. Satyabhama Badreenath, Archaeological Survey of India

Chair: Dr. R.C. Agarwal

Early humans have chosen the present city of Chennai and its suburbs as their home. Within a radius of nearly 40 kms to the south, west and north of Chennai, a number of archaeological sites have been reported. An analysis of the archaeological sites within and beyond the Chennai metropolitan area will be studied and assessed both from the view of an archaeologist and also from the view of the common citizen

Bharatanatyam Recital

By Priya Srinivasan from Delhi, disciple of Smt Leela Samson

The Jungle Gang

(65 min; 2009; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Krishnendu Bose

The first Indian wildlife film series for children which mixes animation and live action to tell the stories of four endangered wild animals - Rhino; Elephant; Tiger; and Bear. Three animated animal characters - Bo the Bar -Headed Geese; Kuttu - the Slender Loris; and Bhoora, the Black Buck are friends who travel together to different parts of the country seeking out endangered animals to tell their stories to children across the world

 

Landscapes

An exhibition of water colours on paper by Santanu Roy from Kolkata

Opening on Friday, 14th June 2013 at 18:30

THE MAJOR SCHOOLS OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY

Advaita Vedanta
Speaker: Swami Atmapriyananda, Vice Chancellor, Ramakrishna Vivekananda University

 

Chair: Shri Rajiv Mehrotra

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