POSTPONED TO 1ST OCTOBER 2012

Jazz for All Times
Illustrated presentation by Shri Soli J. Sorabjee and Shri Ratan Sehgal

Speaker: Mr Andrew Cohen, Founder, EnlightenNext

Chair: Shri Rajiv Mehrotra, Trustee, FUR 

The speaker is author of Evolutionary Enlightenment: A New Path to Spiritual Awakening

Prof Krishna Kumar, Central Institute of Education, University of Delhi; Prof Farida A. Khan, Dept. of Educational Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia; and Prof Geetha B. Nambissan, Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies, JNU, discuss School Education, Pluralism and Marginality: Comparative Perspectives, ed. by Christine Sleeter, Shashi Bhushan Upadhyay, Arvind K. Mishra and Sanjay Kumar (New Delhi: Orient Blackswan, 2012)

Chair: Prof Shyam B. Menon, Vice Chancellor, Ambedkar University, Delhi

Details awaited

Administrative Reforms

Speaker: Dr Vinita Rai, former Secretary, Administrative Reforms Commission

Chair: Smt Shailaja Chandra, former Chief Secretary, Delhi

The Changing Languages
Panelists: Shri Krishen Khanna, eminent painter; Smt Kirti Jain, theatre director; Dr Udayan Vajpeyi, poet; and Ms Aditi Mangaldas, classical dancer

Moderator: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi, Executive Trustee, Raza Foundation

Speaker: Dr V.K. Nijhawan, Chairperson, Dept. of Orthopaedics, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital

Chair: Dr Raman Kapur, Head, Dept. of Acupuncture, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital

A talk on how to manage India's most common cause of disability, where multiple factors"”genetic, local mechanical stress, occupation and lifestyle"”lead to damage of articular cartilage and potential alteration in ligaments, menisci and muscles.

By Deepmala Sachan from Lucknow, disciple of Dr Kumkum Dhar

Presentation by Dr Santosh Mehrotra, Director General, Institute of Applied Manpower Research

The second report of its kind, it uses indicators such as employment, assets, nutrition, education and housing, to gauge trends in disparities between states, and to see if outcome indicators for SCs, STs and minorities are converging with those for the rest of society

Governance and the Power Sector
Speaker: Shri P. Uma Shankar, Secretary, Ministry of Power, Govt. of India, Shri Rajiv Sharma, CMD, Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd; Shri H.L. Bajaj, former Chairman, Central Electricity Authority

Chair: Shri Prabhat Kumar, former Cabinet Secretary