Justice V.S. Sirpurkar, Retd. Judge, Supreme Court of India; Shri H.K. Dua, MP, Rajya Sabha; and Prof. Muchkund Dubey, President, Council for Social Development will discuss Relevance of Ambedkar based on the 3 volume book Ambedkar Speaks edited by Narendra Jadhav (New Delhi: Konarak Publishers, 2013)

Chair: Shri Soli J. Sorabjee

Speaker: Dr. Unni Karunakara, International President, Médecins Sans Frontières

Discussion: Dr. Unni Karunakara; Ms. Nisha Agarwal, CEO Oxfam India; Dr. Usha Ramanathan, Independent Law Researcher & Dr. Muzaffar Ahmad, Member, NDMA

Moderator: Ms. Amrita Tripathi, Health Editor & Senior Anchor CNN-IBN

In a world with emerging strong actors such as the BRICS countries and new global challenges including climate changes, financial crisis, global inequality, humanitarian medical organizations need to constantly adapt their responses and methods to provide quality medical care to people who need most. The lecture will explore the challenges in India and South Africa, faced in the humanitarian sector and the emerging ideas and practices that are addressing them

Bharatanatyam
By Priya Venkataraman

Followed by

Bharatanatyam
By Poornima Gururaja

Conceived by Usha RK, arts consultant

Bharatanatyam
By the Kalasindhu Ensemble - Swathi, Priyanka and Deepthi from Bangalore

Followed by
Bharatanatyam
By Aishwarya Nityananda

Unheard Voices and Notes to Myself"¦
(54 min; dvd; English)
Director: Dev Agarwal

The Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness the Dalai Lama has been organizing a month-long Gurukul programme in Dharamsala every year. Young participants from all over the world are selected to experience the Monastic tradition, Buddhist philosophy, and Tibetan culture, engage in various activities of the Tibetan community and to know about the Tibetan struggle for freedom. This film is a travelogue, which stitches the journey of the participants and their experiences and goes beyond to also capture the vibrant, compassionate, heartfelt, and passionate life of the Tibetan people in the town of Dharamsala

Presentation by Dr. Deepa Naik, Leader, Eco-Group, Samachar Group Housing Society, Mayur Vihar

Lead speaker: Prof. C.R. Babu, Emeritus Professor, CEMDE, University of Delhi
Discussants: Dr. S. D. Singh, CEO, Delhi Parks and Garden Society

Introduction: Shri Suhas Borker, Founder Member, Green Circle of Delhi
Chair: Shri Jagmohan, former Union Minister for Urban Development

Musical Homage
By students of Ustad F. Wasifuddin Dagar to their Dada Guru Ustad N. Zahiruddin Dagar

Rudra Veena Recital
By Zahid Khan, son and disciple of Ustad Shamshuddin Faridi Desai of the Indore Binkar tradition
Accompanied by Pt. Mohan Shyam Sharma on pakhawaj

Followed by
Dhrupad Recital
By Ustad F. Wasifuddin Dagar
Accompanied by Pt. Mohan Shyam Sharma on pakhawaj

Enchanted by India

Seminar and exhibition to commemorate the fiftieth death anniversary of one of the most famous Hungarian Indologists, noted for popularizing Indian culture in Hungary. He wrote extensively on India including several scholarly and popular books, and papers concerning India (including books on his visits to India, on Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, Alexander Csoma de Körös); on Indian philosophy, yoga; and published a great volume on the history of Indian art. An uncle of Amrita Sher-Gil who taught her painting and encouraged her to pursue art

Welcome Address: Mr. Tibor Kovacs, Director, Hungarian Information & Cultural Centre

Introduction: Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan

Speakers :Dr. Geza Bethlenfalvy, Indologist; Dr. Margit Kovacs, Hungarian lecturer, University of Delhi 

This will be followed by the opening of an exhibition of photographs, Enchanted India - Ervin Baktay (1890 - 1963) at the Balassi Institute Hungarian Information & Cultural Centre, 1 A, Janpath at 18:30

Ramayanam and Krishna Leela in iconic calligraphy
By Poosapati Parmeshawar Raju

Opening on Monday, 6th May 2013 at 18:30