The Human Experience (90 min; 2008; dvd; English)
Director: Charles Kinnane

Recipient of the Audience Choice Award, American Cinematic Experience Festival 2009; Award for Best Dramatic Documentary, DocuFest Atlanta, 2009; Grand Jury Award, Mexico International Film Festival, 2009; and Award for Best Spiritual Film, Sun Valley Spiritual Film Festival, 2009

In a world fraught with hostility and violence, an altruistic group of young men, in their bid to understand the true essence of the human spirit, visit forgotten corners of the world. They visit the homeless New Yorkers, Peruvian orphans and lepers in Ghana and bring to viewers, a heart-warming film that narrates stories that showcase the depth and the compassion that goes into the formation of a human life, human experience

A film by G.S. Chani and Gyandev

Dr. Pushpesh Pant will introduce the film

Screening will be followed by a discussion:
Speakers: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi; Shri B.M. Pande, archaeologist; Dr. Pushpesh Pant; Shri Rajesh Purohit, archaeologist; and Shri Vijai Vardhan, IAS, author of the book Timeless Kurukshetra

By T. Reddi Lakshmi from Delhi, disciple of Guru Jayarama Rao and Vanashree Rao

Accompanists: Guru Jayarama Rao (nattuvangam); Sudha Raghuraman (vocal); Kesavan (mridangam); and G. Raghuraman (flute)

An exhibition of photographs by Benoy K. Behl of the grand stupas, exquisite paintings and other treasures of the Buddhist heritage of Sri Lanka

Inauguration by Shri Ranjan Mathai, Foreign Secretary on Tuesday, 9th April at 18:30

Opening remarks: Shri Ved Marwah, Chairman, CPA
Keynote Address: Lord Meghnad Desai, MP, House of Lords, UK
Keynote Address: Dr. Florian Hartleb, University of Munich
Inaugural address: Dr. Karan Singh, MP
Chair: Shri Soli J. Sorabjee

Coordinator: Dr. Ajay K. Mehra

G.P. and the U.N.
Speakers: Shri Chinmaya R. Gharekhan; Shri N.N. Jha; Shri I. P.S. Chadha; and Shri Ramesh Arora
Chair: Prof. Muchkund Dubey

On display will be two panels of photographs of G.P. in various contexts

Inauguration: Shri Sanjiv Kumar, IAS, Secretary Environment & Forests, Govt. of NCT Delhi

Speakers: Shri G.N. Sinha, IFS, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests & Head, Forests and Wildlife Department. Govt. of NCT Delhi; Shri A.K. Shukla, IFS, Chief Conservator of Forests & Chief Wildlife Warden of Delhi; Dr. Prabhakar Rao, Member, Kalpavriksh; and Shri Ajay Mahajan, Mamber, Kalpavriksh

Chair: Shri Suhas Borker, Founder Member, Green Circle Delhi

First workshop in a series to sensitise personnel of civic agencies of Delhi, VOs, NGOs, RWAs and schools and colleges about the guidelines for greening of urban areas

Illustrated lecture by Dr. Shubra Pramanik, Director, Institute of Archaeology

Chair; Shri B.M. Pande

Symmetries in Nature
Speaker: Prof. R. Rajaraman, Emeritus Professor of Theoretical Physics, School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Chair: Prof. N. Panchapakesan

Symmetry abounds in nature and renders objects pleasing to the eye. But its importance goes far beyond just making objects attractive. Symmetry offers one of the most powerful tools in the scientific understanding of nature, particularly in physics, but to some extent also in chemistry and biology

First in a new series of lectures being coordinated by Prof. Shobhit Mahajan, University of Delhi on the developments in science and technology together with the excitement of engaging in an intellectual pursuit.  Science and Technology are omnipresent in our lives. Modern medicine, electronic and communication technologies, transportation and a host of other benefits have transformed our lives in ways that could not be even imagined a century ago. Technology is of course what we see all around us- but it is actually the underlying science that makes it all possible