GOLDEN JUBILEE LECTURES Origin of the Universe
GOLDEN JUBILEE LECTURES Origin of the Universe
Speaker: Prof Paul Davies, Regents' Professor and Director of the Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science, Co-Director, ASU Cosmology Initiative, and Principal Investigator, Center for the Convergence of Physical Science and Cancer Biology, Arizona State University
Chair: Prof M.G.K. Menon, Life Trustee, IIC
Cosmologists agree that the universe as we know it began with a big bang about 13.7 billion years ago, but many questions remain. What, if anything, came before the Big Bang? Can a universe appear from nothing? Was the Big Bang also the origin of time and space? Can such an event ever be fully explained scientifically? This lecture will tackle such deep and important topics. It will also review the history of the universe from the first split second to the present epoch, as well as predict the ultimate fate of the cosmos
Who Am I?
Amrit - Nectar of Immortality: A Journey to the Kumbh Mela
(51 min; 2010; dvd; English & with subtitles)
Directors: Philipp Eyer & Jonas Scheu
Philipp Eyer will introduce the film and lead a discussion after the screening
A pilgrimage to the biggest religious gathering in the world. This adventurous outer journey through the colourful festival turns into an inner journey in search of knowledge, exploring the question of immortality, and becomes a meditation on the self, the soul
When was the Last time your Project made you Smile? Doing Computer Science that Builds Social Capital with a Special Focus on Autism
Serpent Motifs in the Ritual Art Motifs of the West Coast - In Myths, Legends and Folklore
The snake motif has influenced poetry, philosophy, performing arts, painting, sculpture and ornament among every ethnic group down the centuries throughout the world. Referring to these motifs in legend and folklore from an artist's point of view, the speaker will share what he has observed of the systems and rituals of snake worship in Kerala and Tulunadu in Karnataka. A peculiarity of this region is the practice of Vedic as well as pre-Aryan rituals. While subsuming influences from different religions, the ethnic culture has remained intact, and there is vigorous participation by every age group, caste and class
The Poetry Society Annual Lecture
Speaker: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi, well-known poet, and former Chairperson, Lalit Kala Akadem
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By Malavika Karlekar
ART MATTERS
Imagining Our Time
Speaker: Dr. Suresh Sharma; Shri K. Satchidanandan; Dr. Ananya Vajpeyi and Ms. Pooja Sood
Moderator: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi, Executive Trustee, Raza Foundation
Book Discussion Group
Shri Jaswant Singh, M.P.; Prof Mushirul Hasan, Director General, National Archives of India; and Prof Savita Pande, Centre for South, Central, Southeast Asian and Southwest Pacific Studies, JNU, will discuss Jinnah vs. Gandhi by Roderick Matthews (Gurgaon: Hachette, 2012)
Chair: Shri Swapan Dasgupta, senior journalist