Panorama of India's Art Heritage: 13th and 14th April 2013
Dedicated to the 15th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda
Bhul Swarga
A short Bengali play on Rabindranath Tagore's story
Presented by Shilpi Sangha, Kolkata
Directed by Seema Mukhopadhyay
Followed by
Leichan
A collection of festival dances of Manipur woven into their rituals with narrations in English
Presented by Manipuri Nartanalaya, Kolkata
Directed by Bimbavati Devi
Panorama of India's Art Heritage: 13th and 14th April 2013
Dedicated to the 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda
Padabali Kirtan - Traditional Devotional Songs of Bengal
Presented by Kankana Mitra from Kolkata
Followed by
Swami Vivekananda
Followed by
Stabak - Bouquet of Flowers
A dance choreography in Kathak style as a tribute to Swami Vivekananda
Choreography: Guru Jaikishan Maharaj
Presented by Kathak Kendra, New Delhi
To Remember Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
Speakers: Dr. Devaki Jain, former Director, ISST and Council Member, National Institute of Advanced Studies; Smt Gulshan Nanda, close associate of Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay and formerly with the Central Cottage Industries; Smt Rita Menon, former Secretary, Textiles and Chairman & Managing Director, International Trade Promotion Organisation; Shri Manoj Chaturvedi, Chairman, Sarvodaya Ashram; Smt Ritu Sethi, Craft Revival Trust; and others
The Rise of the Indian Economist Before Independence
Speaker: Dr. J. Krishnamurty, formerly with the International Labour Organisation, researcher and international consultant, Visiting Professor, Institute for Human Development, New Delhi
Chair: Prof. Pulin Nayak
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Dr. Kavita A. Sharma, Director IIC; and Smt Mrinal Pande, senior journalist will discuss Indraprastha: The Quest for Women's Education in Delhi by Narain Prasad and Subhadra Sen Gupta (Delhi: New Delhi Book Co. 2012)
Chair: Prof. Aparna Basu
FILMS ON SPIRITUALITY AND FAITH
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
Dharamkshetre Kurukshetre (29 min; dvd; English and with subtitles)
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
Krishna Smaranam - Kuchipudi Recital
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)
Buddhism in Sri Lanka: A Great Tradition Shared with India
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
Inauguration of the seminar The Indian Parliament and Democratic Transformation
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