Carnatic Classical Music - Vocal and Instrumental
Doing Business in a Cross-Cultural Matrix
Speaker: Dr Rajesh Kumar, Associate Professor of International Business Strategy, Nottingham University Business School, U.K.
Chair: Dr Partha Sen, Professor of Economics, South Asian University
Dr Rajesh Kumar has published widely on international negotiations and the management of alliances, and is co-author of International Negotiation in China and India; Institutional Dynamics and the Evolution of the Indian Economy; and Doing the Business in India: A Guide for the Western Expatriate Manager
FILMS ON SPIRITUALITY AND FAITH
The Mystical Brain
(52 min; 2006; dvd; English and with subtitles)
Director: Isabelle Raynauld
This documentary follows the work of a team from the University of Montreal which seeks to understand the states of grace experienced by mystics and those who meditate. The filmmaker presents scientific research that suggests that mystical ecstasy is a transformative experience that could contribute to people's psychic and physical health, treat depression and speed up the healing process when combined with conventional medicine
Secrets of the Mind
(56 min; 2001; dvd; English)
Director: Christopher Rawlence
Explore pioneering brain detective Dr V.S. Ramachandran's breakthrough research into phantom-limb syndrome, and how he discovered that the brain undergoes a massive "re-wiring" when a person loses a limb. Explore the power of the mind in controlling pain. And discover how the study of the impact of brain injuries helps us learn about the normal brain
Issues of Governance in Infrastructure Development - Oil and Gas Sector
Speakers: To be announced
Chair: Shri G.C. Chaturvedi, Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
The Raj Revisited
Discussion and release of a book written by Pran Nevile
Panelists: To be announced
TO MARK THE 130TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF LU XUN (1881-1936)
Lu Xun Culture Week - India: 15th to 20th November 2012
An exhibition of photographs
Inauguration on Thursday, 15th November, at 17:30
Indian Artists and Scottish Botanical Surgeons
Illustrated lecture by Dr Henry Noltie, the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
Chair: Shri Pradip Krishen, ecological gardener and author of Trees of Delhi
The lecture focuses on botanical drawings made by Indian artists for surgeons of the Scottish East India Company in the 18th and 19th centuries
Seventh Annual Discussion on the State of Parliamentary Democracy in India
Panelists: Shri Mast Ram Kapoor, socialist thinker, and editor, Ram Manohar Lohia's Collected Works; Smt Aruna Roy, activist, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan; and Shri Sudhakar Reddy, General Secretary, CPI
Moderator: Shri Suhas Borker, Convener, Working Group on Alternative Strategies
Commemoration of Public Service Broadcasting Day
Commemorating the day in 1947 Mahatma Gandhi addressed two lakh refugees in Kurukshetra from Broadcasting House, New Delhi
At 10:30 in the Gandhi-King Plaza
Reading from Gandhiji's Broadcast and Presentation of Songs
By choirs of different schools of Delhi NCR
Recalling the role of Usha Mehta's Underground Radio in the Quit India Movement and her arrest on November 12, 1942
Remembering and honouring legendary broadcasters of All India Radio
Chief Guest: Justice Markandey Katju, Chairman, Press Council of India (tbc)
From 11:45 onwards in the Auditorium
Why is Public Service Broadcasting Critical of India's Democratic Polity?
Core presentation: Shri Suhas Borker, Convener, Jan Prasar
Participants will include broadcasting policy experts, broadcasters, academics, activists, media persons and students of broadcast journalism from media institutions in Delhi NCR