Multipurpose Hall at 17:00

Opening of the Festival

Welcome Address: Dr Karan Singh, M.P., Rajya Sabha

Chief Guest: Kumari Selja

Art Gallery at 18:30

Inauguration of Transformation

Exhibition curated by Sebastian Cortes

Special Guest: Kumari Selja

On view 11:00-19:00 till Friday 21

Multipurpose Hall at 19:00

Film: City of the Dawn

Speakers: Dr David Headon, former Director, Centre for Australian Cultural Studies, Canberra; and Prof Christopher Vernon, University of Western Australia

Planned as capital cities within years of each other, New Delhi and Canberra embody the vision of the British Empire at its peak. Hundred years on, we revisit the conception of these cities and reflect on their complex mutations

(102 min; 1992; dvd)
Director: Philip Cayford

The story of extinction on a global scale, from South Dakota's buffalo herds to snake stalls in Taiwan. Philip Cayford interviews conservationists and observes illegal traffickers to bring out the root causes of extinction"”loss of habitat, overpopulation and greed"”even as the film celebrates individual efforts to save species. A visual and musical tour de force, it is narrated by Kenneth Branagh with music by Elton John and David Gilmour 

Presented by the StopGaps Choral Ensemble from Mumbai

The repertoire of the choir, which has won India laurels at choral festivals and competitions, includes all-time favourites from classical and devotional masterworks, numbers from musicals and pop hits. The concert will include Beethoven's "Ode to Freedom", Mozart's "Ave Verum Corpus", selections from Cats, Oliver and Chicago

Mehfil with Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana Maestro Pandit Rajshekhar Mansur 
Accompanied by Ustad Faiyaz Khan (tabla) and Ustad Murad Ali Khan (sarangi)

In keeping with the tradition of his gharana, Pandit Mansur will present rare and largely unheard ragas like Jait Kalyan, Malavi, Savani Nat and Khokar

India, her Neighbours and Water
Speaker: Shri Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Honorary Professor, CPR, and formerly Secretary to the Govt. of India (Water Resources)

Chair: Shiv Shivshankar Menon, National Security Advisor

An overview of India's relations with Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and China over river waters, the issues that have come up in that context, the reasons for their becoming difficult, and the prospects of constructive cooperation in the future

An audio-visual presentation with dramatized readings in English

Script: Dr Aruna Chakravarti
Readings: Smt Minoti Chatterjee and Smt Averee Chourey
Music: Smt Jayati Ghosh

Tigers for the Future 

Illustrated talk by Dr. Ullas Karanth, Director, , Wildlife Conservation Society-India