The First Tree Census Report in Delhi
Shri Praveen Kumar Tripathi, Chief Secretary of Delhi, releases the report by citizens of Sarvodaya Enclave
Key presentation by Ms Padmavati Dwivedi, followed by a discussion
Panelists: Dr Gautam Vohra, President, Vasant Vihar RWA; Shri D.M. Shukla, Chief Conservator of Forests, Delhi;
Shri S.S. Kandpal, Director of Horticulture, MCD; Shri J.P. Sharma, Director of Horticulture, NDMC
Chair: Shri Suhas Borker, Founder Member, Green Circle of Delhi
Annual Chishti Harmony Awards
Chief Guest: Smt Meira Kumar, Hon. Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Followed by a film on Quli Qutab Shah, the founder of Hyderabad, and author of the first anthology of Urdu ghazals in 1552
Excavations at Malhar in Chhattisgarh: New Discoveries
Speaker: Dr S.K. Mittra, Director Archaeology (Exploration & Excavation), ASI
Chair: Dr Supriya Varma, Center for Historical Studies, JNU
Malhar in district Bilaspur is part of the ancient region of Dakshin Kosal. Excavations at its mud fortification"”the first large-scale excavations undertaken in Chhattisgarh"”reveal a cultural sequence from prior to the 4th century BCE up to the 4th and 5th centuries CE
Early Detection of Heart Disease by Medical Imaging
Speaker: Dr Harsh Mahajan, President, Indian Radiological and Imaging Association
Chair: Dr Raman Kapur, Head, Dept. of Acupuncture, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
Advances in medical imaging have made it very easy to detect early signs of heart disease, even when people feel no symptoms. Describing various non-invasive methods, the speaker will discuss their relevance in the Indian scenario, with a focus on the "five-second heart scan"
TO MARK THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF JAPAN-INDIA DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
Presented by artistes of Morioka Sansa Odori and Sendai Suzume Odori
The programme includes Suzume Odori, the sparrow dance from Sendai, and Morioka Sansa Odori with the taiko drums
TO MARK THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF JAPAN-INDIA DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
Japanese Art through the Ages - II: Stillness in the Japanese Gardens
Illustrated lecture by Ms Anu Jindal, art historian and artist
With an introduction by Prof Anita Sharma, Head, Dept. of East Asian Studies, DU
The second of two lectures introducing Japanese aesthetics
Cotton for My Shroud
(75 min; 2010; dvd; English subtitles)
Directors: Nandan Saxena and Kavita Bahl
Rajat Kamal Award for Best Investigative Film, 59th National Film Awards 2012; Gold for Best Script awarded by Indian Documentary Film Producers Association 2011
Since 1995, a quarter of a million Indian farmers have committed suicide"”the largest wave of recorded suicides in history. Most of these were cotton farmers from Vidarbha, for whom the escalating cost of seed, fertilizer and pesticide has made farming unsustainable
Meditative Yoga
Release of the book authored by Dr Are Holen and Mr Torbjørn Hobbel
A book reflecting Acem Yoga's principle of rooting physical yoga in non-directed meditation, which studies have shown to reduce fatigue and the impact of stress
Suryaast (120 min)
GOLDEN JUBILEE LECTURES Reading the Human Genome
Reading the Human Genome
Speaker: Prof Sydney Brenner, Nobel Laureate, and Senior Distinguished Fellow, Crick-Jacobs Center
Chair: Prof M.G.K. Menon, Life Trustee, IIC
