Nicholas Roerich: A Quest and a Legacy
Discussion around the new book by Manju Kak (New Delhi: Niyogi 2013)
Chief Guest: Dr. Karan Singh, MP
Violence Against Women
Green Buildings II: A Solar Roof
Sahapedia, an Online Interactive Encyclopedia on Indian Culture and Heritage
An introduction to the work of the upcoming online interactive encyclopedia on arts, cultures and histories of India (broadly South Asia). It is both a resource created by a team of researchers in collaboration with experts and institutions, and a platform for registered users from all over the world to contribute content on areas pertaining to their interests
The presentation by Sahapedia team will demonstrate select web modules and institutional collaborations
Sahapedia, an Online Interactive Encyclopedia on Indian Culture and Heritage
An introduction to the work of the upcoming online interactive encyclopedia on arts, cultures and histories of India (broadly South Asia). It is both a resource created by a team of researchers in collaboration with experts and institutions, and a platform for registered users from all over the world to contribute content on areas pertaining to their interests
The presentation by Sahapedia team will demonstrate select web modules and institutional collaborations
Sahapedia, an Online Interactive Encyclopedia on Indian Culture and Heritage
An introduction to the work of the upcoming online interactive encyclopedia on arts, cultures and histories of India (broadly South Asia). It is both a resource created by a team of researchers in collaboration with experts and institutions, and a platform for registered users from all over the world to contribute content on areas pertaining to their interests
The presentation by Sahapedia team will demonstrate select web modules and institutional collaborations
Remembering G. Parthasarathi in His Birth Centenary Year
G.P. and China
Speakers: Shri S.K. Bhutani, Senior Associate of GP in China; Shri C.V. Ranganathan, former Ambassador to China; and Shri S. Jaishankar, Ambassador to China
Chair: Shri M.K. Rasgotra, former Foreign Secretary
On display will be two panels of photographs of G.P. in various contexts
Chitraanjali: Stefan Norblin in India
(59 min; 2011; dvd; English)
Director: Malgorzata Skiba who will introduce the film
Screening will be followed by a discussion
The film tells the forgotten story of Polish artist, Stefan Norblin(1892-1952), who found safe haven in India during WWII and spent six eventful years working for the royal families of Morvi, Ramgarh and Jodhpur. The film is a tribute to the art of the Polish painter and brings back to limelight the fascinating landscape of the Art Deco period in Poland and in India
Meeting Critical Challenges of Urban Elderly
Presentation by Shri Mathew Cherian, Chief Executive Officer, HelpAge India
Seminar on Indian Handlooms - A Search for Identity
Exhibition: Handlooms - The Weft of India
Showcasing examples of 10 Indian handloom traditions
On view from 12th to 14th March 2013 in the Annexe Art Gallery & Lecture Room II, 11:00 to 19:00 daily
The seminar and exhibition seek to highlight the causes for the decline and marginalization of India's centuries - old traditions of handloom weaving; and how they can be reclaimed and the handloom sector revitalized