Speaker: Dr. Subhash Airy who has worked in the US for over forty years in research and development of new therapeutic pharmaceutical products and has served as a Division Governor, Toastmasters International, Texas region

Chair: Prof. Pushpesh Pant

Presented by Indra Sarah Podewils, mezzosoprano

Accompanied by Felix Hofmann on the piano

The artist will present a concert of arias by well-known composers and operas, works by Bizet, Mozart, Brahms, Handel, and Strauss

By Saptarshi Chakraborty from Kolkata, disciple of Pandit Jasraj

Panelists: Dr. Mahesh Buch, Chairman, National Centre for Human Settlements and Environment, Bhopal and former Vice-Chairman, National Urbanisation Commission; Shri P.V. Jaikrishnan, Chairman, Central Empowered Committee and former Secretary, MoEF, Government of India and Chief Secretary of Delhi; Shri Subhash Chandra, IFS, Director of Horticulture, New Delhi Municipal Council; and Shri A.G. Krishna Menon, Convener, INTACH, Delhi Chapter

Chair: Shri Suhas Borker, Founder Member,

Portrait of Jazz: Musicians in India

An Illustrated lecture by Astri Ghosh, journalist and translator

Chair: Prof. Sambuddha Sen

The lecture traces the story of ninety years of Jazz in India through interviews with Indian jazz musicians; from the Jazz and Hot Dance played at the Grand Hotel in Calcutta in the twenties; Goan bands and fusion music of Bombay films; to the music played at clubs, yatras and utsavs today

Workshop conducted by Prabhaav

Chief Guest: Smt Sushma Seth, well-known theatre and film personality

When the Road Bends: Tales of a Gypsy Caravan (111 min; 2006; dvd; USA/UK/Netherlands)

Director: Jasmine Dellal

The film will be introduced by Dr. Punita Singh, writer and musicologist

Screening to be followed by a discussion

This film covers a North-American concert tour by five international Roma groups, interleaving performances and interaction on the road with visits to the musicians' homes in India, Macedonia, Romania and Spain

The Sea as Seen from the Land that Surrounds us - The Symbolic Value of the Island in Western Literature                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Speaker: Prof. José Eduardo Reis, Associate Professor, The University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

By Leena Malakar from Delhi, disciple of Guru Nandini Singh

An exhibition of photographs by Idris Ahmed from Delhi

Opening on Tuesday, 5th April at 18:30

Captured with skilful synergy, the exhibition is as much a personal journey of self discovery, as a loving tribute to the Spirit of Spiti - she who rose from the depths of the sea floor to claim her place on the roof of the world

Following the inauguration, there will be a lecture in the Annexe Auditorium from 19:00 onwards on:

Spiti Through Legend and Lore

An illustrated lecture by Kishore Thukral, photographer and researcher who has worked extensively in the Western Himalaya and is the founder of Dhangkar Initiative, an ongoing project that aims to link the restoration of the ancient Dhangkar monastery in Spiti with a livelihood generation programme for the local community

The lecture will present an exploration of the hidden valley, discovering en route its uniqueness and exoticism through its legends and folklore