The Right to Education Act - The Implementation Challenge, with Special Reference to Government Schools
Round table introduced by Prof R. Govinda, Vice-Chancellor, NUEPA
Lead discussants: Dr Madhav Chavan, Co-founder and CEO, Pratham; and Dr Kiran Bhatty, Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research
Chair: Ms Vrinda Sarup, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Human Resources and Development
Weaving Magic: Romance of the Kashmir Shawl
An exhibition of shawls from the collection of Aditi Desai, social anthropologist who has spent many years studying, collecting and documenting Kashmir shawls in India and Europe
Inauguration by Dr Karan Singh, M.P., on Thursday, 29th November, at 18:30
Talk on 1st December 2012 at 16:00 in the Gallery
The Kashmir Shawl: A Collector's Journey
Illustrated lecture by Aditi Desai who will draw on her fieldwork and on conversations with weavers, traders, darners and shawl collectors. She will speak of raising awareness of this craft, describe the restoration of shawls, tell stories of shawl collecting, and remove prevalent misconceptions
Aditi Desai will also be in the gallery every day at 12:30 to conduct a walkthrough
Poetry Reading in Urdu
By Taranum Riaz
Poetry reading in Urdu by Taranum Riyaz
Introduction by Mr Syed Mohammad Ashraf
Chair: Prof Akhtarul Wassey, Vice Chairman, Delhi Urdu Academy, and Director, Zakir Hussain Instt. of Islamic Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia
Acupuncture with and without Needles - A Cure for Common Diseases
Illustrated lecture by Dr Raman Kapur, Head, Dept. of Acupuncture, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
The talk will show how acupuncture can provide permanent relief from pain in the neck-and-shoulder region and in the lower back, and from sciatica, migraine, asthma, sinusitis and irritable bowel syndrome
GOLDEN JUBILEE LECTURES ON GOVERNANCE
Economic Reforms and Growth
Speaker: Dr Bimal Jalan, former Governor, Reserve Bank of India
Chair: Shri Soli J. Sorabjee, President, IIC
Jazz Piano Recital
From Kanchipuram to Kampuchea: Two Thousand Years of Trade and Cultural Exchange between Tamil Nadu and Cambodia
Speaker: Dr Suresh Sethuraman, Tamil Nadu State Convenor of INTACH, Chennai
Chair: Shri B.M. Pande, former Director, ASI
Bharatanatyam Recital
Ten Years With Guru Dutt: Abrar Alvi's Journey
A multimedia presentation using excerpts from the book by Sathya Saran - the production presents rare insights into the mind and character of the filmmaker, Guru Dutt and chronicles the most productive period of the life of one of India's most iconic filmmakers, through theatre, film and interactions of the protagonist Abrar Alvi (played by Saattvi) with the author Sathya Saran
Directed by Meenu
Workshop on New Light and Fresh Perspectives on the Ancient World
Inauguration by Shri Tejendra Khanna, Lt. Governor of Delhi
At 18:45
Dwarka and Bet Dwarka Undersea Excavations
Illustrated lecture by Dr Sila Tripathi, National Institute of Oceanography, Goa