Les Chemins de l'Amour: Paths of Love
Mapping Indian History
Original maps tracing 30 centuries of Indian history
Curated by Arundhati Virmani, Fellow, EHESS, Marseilles, and author of The Historical Atlas of India (2011)
From an expansive perspective on the subcontinent to zooms into particular regions, these maps delineate spatial organizations since the 6th century BCE and trade links from the Mediterranean world to China, and throw light on the circulation of cultural traditions, imperial management and nationalist protest
Inauguration by Dr Romila Thapar on Monday 24th at 18:30
Accompanying this exhibition will be a talk on Wednesday 26th in Annexe Lecture Room - II at 18:30Mapping Indian History: A New Historical Challenge
Speaker: Dr Arundhati Virmani, EHESS
Chair: Prof Mushirul Hasan, Director-General, National Archives of India
Sarangi Recital
WORLD HEART DAY 2012
One World, One Home, One Heart
Discussion on the prevention of heart disease and stroke among women and children
Film on Ustad Fahimuddin Dagar (25 min; 2008)
Directed by Uma Vasudev
On the experience of the guru-shishya parampara
19:00
Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Pt L.K. Pandit
Accompanied by Akhtar Hassan (tabla) and Pt Bharat Bhushan (sarangi)
44TH SABRANG UTSAV
Homage to Ustad Fahimuddin Dagar
Saturday 22
Hindustani Vocal Duet
By Ustad Mazhar and Ustad Jawad Ali Khan
Accompanied by Romesh Misra (tabla), Murad Ali (sarangi) and Ustad Zamir Ahmed (harmonium)
19:00
Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Vidushi Malti Gilani
Accompanied by Ustad Nawab Ali (tabla), Ustad Ghulam Sabir (sarangi) and Ustad Zamir Ahmed (harmonium)
MAHARASHTRA SANSKRITIK DIWAS
Vidyaharan
Presented by Jairam Potdar's group from Pune, with commentary in Hindi
Marking 100 years of K.P. Khadilkar's play about Kacha and Devayani, for whose original production Pandit Bhaskarbuwa Bakhle provided the stage music, and Bal Gandharva played Devayani
Braj Day Celebrations
Brajbhoomi
An exhibition of photographs
On view: Main Veranda, 14:00-20:00
ROSE GARDEN AT 16:30
Tableau of the Govardhan Puja ceremony
18:30
Performances by artistes from Mathura on the nafiri and nagada; Charkula dance with lamps; algoza vadan; Krishna Janam Leela; folk songs in malhar ragas; and Holi festivities with flowers
MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION
POSTPONED TO 1ST OCTOBER 2012
Jazz for All Times
Illustrated presentation by Shri Soli J. Sorabjee and Shri Ratan Sehgal
The Spiritual Life in Modernizing India: Crises and Crossroads
Speaker: Mr Andrew Cohen, Founder, EnlightenNext
Chair: Shri Rajiv Mehrotra, Trustee, FUR
The speaker is author of Evolutionary Enlightenment: A New Path to Spiritual Awakening
