Book Discussion Group
Shri K.P. Fabian, former Indian Ambassador; and Prof. Mridula Mukherjee, Director, Nehru Memorial Library & Museum will discuss Churchill's Secret War: The British Empire and the Ravaging of India during World War II by Madhushree Mukherjee (Chennai: Tranquebar, 2010)
Chair: Shri Inder Malhotra
23RD PADMAPANI LECTURE 2011
In Awareness of the Buddha: The Landscapes of Nicholas Roerich and Bireswar Sen
Speaker: Dr. B.N. Goswamy, distinguished art historian and Professor Emeritus of Art History,
As part of this programme there will be an exhibition
Mountain Mysteries: The Landscapes of Bireswar Sen
A selection of thirty-three works drawn from the collection of the Bireswar Sen family
On view at the
Celebrating Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Sawani Mudgal, daughter and disciple of Pt. Madhup Mudgal
Accompanists: Kharak Singh (tabla); Pravesh Mallik (harmonium); and Diwan Singh (tanpura)
Organised to mark the turning of the sod for the foundation of the Centre by Kamaladeviji
Poets from the "Indivisible"
A night of readings from the new book Indivisible: Contemporary South Asian American Poetry
The poets who will share their work and insights include Maya Khosla, Neela Banerjee, Sudeep Sen, and Subhashini Kaligotla
Chair: Shri K. N. Daruwalla
Krishnaleela Kathakali
Written by Dr. P. Venugopalan in traditional Kathakali format
Presented by artists of the Sandarsan Kathakali Vidyalayam - Kalamandalam Shanmukhan; Kalamandalam Vijaya Kumar; Kalamandalam Mukundan; and Kalanilayam Vinod
With Pathiyoor Sankarankutty (musician); Kalamandalam Jayaprakash (musician); Kalanilayam Manoj (maddalam); Kalamandalam Sreekanth (chenda & edakka); and Kalanilayam Ratheesh (chenda)
This is the first time in Kathakali that this endearing
A Toast to Tea Time and the French Paradox
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
The talk focuses on the health effects that have largely been attributed to the antioxidant content of tea beverages and the French Paradox, a term coined in 1992 to describe the relatively low incidence of cardiovascular diseases among the French population, despite their high dietary intake of saturated fats
75 Years of Lodhi Garden - Green Lung and Heritage Precinct of New Delhi
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,