Parampara - Pravah: 27th and 28th July 2011
A two-day seminar on rare aspects in the Kathak form of dance
Conducted by Guru Rani Khanam, Kathak exponent and choreographer
Presentations by Dr. Maya Rao; Smt Leela Venkataraman; Smt Sunainaya Hazari Lal; Shri Ravindra Mishra;
Smt Arshiya Sethi; Shri Subhash Chandra; Smt Manjushree Chatterji; and Ms Saswati Sen
FRONTIERS OF HISTORY
Women and Mathematics: A Perspective
Speaker: Prof. Geetha Venkataraman, School of Liberal Studies/Undergraduate Studies, Ambedkar University, Delhi
Chair: Prof. Irfan Habib, Professor, Maulana Azad Chair, National University of Educational Planning and Administration
Does Mathematics attract women practitioners? What can be said about the number and proportion of women in mathematics? What is the impact of societal pressures on women doing mathematics? This and many other issues will be examined with statistical data, anecdotes, perceptions and vignettes to provide some insights
Tibet Then and Now
An exhibition of rare photographs taken between the years 1914 to 2010 that looks at the history, culture and people of Tibet. The exhibition includes photographs taken in Amdo, Kham and U-Tsang provinces of Tibet between 1914 and 1958 by Alexandra David Neel, the well-known French traveler and explorer; and Dudul N. Tsarong, former Tibetan government official; photographs of Tibet taken in 1979 by Lobsang Taklha, elder brother of His Holiness the Dalai Lama during the visit of the First Delegation into Tibet; and contemporary photographs from 2000 to 2010 collected from all over the world presenting Tibet as it is now
Assembled by Namgyal Taklha and Jane Moore
Inauguration by Shri Raghu Rai on Thursday, 7th July at 18:30
Films on Spirituality and Faith
The Buddha (120 min; dvd; English)
Director: David Grubin
Narrated by Richard Gere
The Buddha draws upon paintings and sculptures across two millennia as well as scenes in India today that echo the Buddha's world of long ago. The testimony of contemporary Buddhists, including Pulitzer Prize winning poet, W.S Merwin and His Holiness the Dalai Lama, provide insight into the ancient narrative
Summer Delights - A Festival of Opera, Ballet and Concert Films
Curated and introduced by Dr. R.P. Jain
La Fille Mal Gardee ( 96 min; dvd.)
Ballet with music by Frdinand Herold
Music freely adapted and conducted by John Lanchbery with Lesley Collier, Michael Coleman, Brian Shaw Choreography: Frederick Ashton