Speakers: Smt Suman Nalwa, IPS; Ms Shalini John, psychotherapist; Prof Geetesh Nirban, Dept. of Philosophy, Kamala Nehru College

The first in a series of seminars in different cities to discuss why violence against women is on the increase despite stringent laws and efforts. The outcome shall be presented to the Government and at the UN "Convention of the Status of Women" in 2013

Discussion around Kuldip Nayar's memoirs

Panelists: To be confirmed

Speaker: Prof R. Rajaraman, Emeritus Professor of Theoretical Physics, JNU

Chair: Dr Ashok Jain, former Director, NISTADS

The speaker will explain the significance of the discovery of the Higgs boson, touching on the misconceptions it generated in the media and why such things happen

Annual festival of Kutumb Foundation

Saudagari (120 min)
A musical inspired by The Merchant of Venice
Adapted, directed and produced by Mohit and Sumit, peer leaders at Kutumb

Kutumb, which seeks to engage and enable young minds through creative art forms and active learning, presents an
adaptation of Shakespeare set in Delhi schools and colleges. Where everything is measured by money and "hip"-ness, and sacrifice is a fairly unknown phenomenon, where is the place for a friendship such as that of Antonio and Bassanio? What chance does a Portia have of standing up to the men in her world? And how can a Shylock come into his own with a caste tag around his neck?

Speaker: Prof Sumit Ganguly, Rabindranath Tagore Chair in Indian Cultures and Civilizations, and Professor of Political Science, Indiana University

Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, Chairperson, Research and Information System for Developing Countries

Workshop for people with impairments and care-givers

Ms Abha Khetarpal, Mr Samuel and Mrs Meenu Mani, Ms Abigail Rao and Ms Preeti Monga share how a spiritual perspective has helped them live with polio, cerebral palsy, hearing and visual impairments

Dr A.K. Merchant, Trustee, Bahá'í House of Worship; Rabbi E.I. Malekar, Judah Hyam Synagogue; Prof M.H. Qureshi, Shri A.M. Khwaja Chair, Jamia Millia Islamia; and Shri Armoogum Parsuramen, Founder, Global Rainbow Foundation, Mauritius, speak of the need to redress perceptions of disability as a punishment, curse or defect

Moderator: Ms Simmi Kher, Tony Blair Faith Foundation

Grey Matters

Dr Rakesh K. Chadda, President, Indian Association for Social Psychiatry; Dr (Brig) Sudarsanan, former Head of Psychiatry, Armed Forces Medical College; and Dr Pulkit Sharma, Clinical Psychologist, VIMHANS Hospital, discuss The Tell-Tale Brain by V.S. Ramachandran (2010); The Woman who Changed her Brain by Barbara Arrowsmith-Young (2012); and Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain by David Eagleman (2011).
Authors Arrowsmith-Young and Eagleman will take part in the discussion online

Chair: Dr Shayama Chona, President, Tamana

Discussion of three books, examining what mental disorders reveal about the brain's delicate equilibrium with the environment; narrating how a woman challenged by logic and language as a child devised mental exercises to rewire her brain (the Arrowsmith programme); and exploring the role of the unconscious in assembling a coherent picture of reality and in our moral conduct

Gross National Happiness Index of Bhutan

Speaker: H.E. Lyonpo Yeshey Zimba, Minister of Works and Human Settlement, Government of Bhutan

Historic Landscapes: From Habitat to Monument
Speaker: Dr Narayani Gupta, Professor of History (retd.), Jamia Millia Islamia

Chair: Mr Mohammad Shaheer, landscape architect