A Fighting Spirit: Selected Writings of Ashoka Gupta
Prof Jasodhara Bagchi, Professor Emerita, Jadavpur University, will release the book by social worker Ashoka Gupta, and deliver an address
Followed by remarks by Prof Ilina Sen, Dept. of Women's Studies, TISS; and Ms Sarmishtha Dutt Gupta, co-editor of the volume
ART MATTERS
The Arts and Public Institutions
Panelists: Shri Suresh Neotia, Chairman, Jnana Pravaha; Shri O.P. Jain, Founder President, Sanskriti Foundation; Dr Kalyan K. Chakravarty, former Member Secretary, IGNCA; and Dr Jyotindra Jain, former Director, Crafts Museum
Moderator: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi, Executive Trustee, Raza Foundation
Hindustani Vocal Recital
Images Unbound - The Life and Times of Rabindranath Tagore
(90 min; 2011; dvd; English & with subtitles)
Director: Mujibar Rahaman
Following a linear narrative, the film traces the poet's growth both as an artist and as a thinker, using the poet's own voice, manuscripts, rare photographs and archival footage
The Hindu Temples in Southeast Asia: Their Role in Social, Economic and Political Formations
Excavations at Daulatabad in Aurangabad District
Illustrated lecture by Dr. S.K. Mittra, Director Archaeology (Exploration & Excavation), ASI
Chair: Dr. K.K. Muhammed, Director (retd.), North Zone, ASI
Odissi Recital
Weaving Histories of Northeast India: Stories from Taktse and Others
Panelists: Shri Nepram Bihari, translator of Cheitharol Kumbaba, the royal chronicle of Manipur; Dr Axel Harneit-Sievers, Director, India Office, Heinrich Böll Stiftung; Mr Peter Lauenstein, Principal, Taktse International School, Sikkim
Chair: Mr B.G. Verghese (tbc)
Northeast India is home to over 272 ethnic groups and communities, yet there are no collective endeavours in writing and publishing on its diverse histories, which also find little place in the syllabi of Indian schools and universities. The panel will discuss efforts that are underway to rectify this state of affairs
To Mark the 65th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between India and Russia
India and Russia: Unity in Diversity
An exhibition of photographs by Evgenia Lents, journalist
Photographs of two cities in India and Russia"”Amber and Suzdal, both about 230 km from the capitals of their countries and once the capitals of regional kingdoms
Opening on Tuesday, 20th November, at 18:30
Breaking Ground: Journey Into the Media and Out (National Book Trust, 2012)
Release of the book by Rami Chhabra
Followed by a panel discussion
Panelists: Shri H.K. Dua, M.P., Rajya Sabha, and former Editor, The Tribune; Justice Rajindar Sachar, former President, PUCL; Ms Sunita Narain, Director, Centre for Science and Environment; Ms Madhu Kishwar, Editor, Manushi; Dr Mira Shiva, Founder-Member, People's Health Movement; and Dr Zarina Bhatty, former President, Indian Association of Women's Studies
Moderator: Shri S. Nihal Singh, former Editor, The Statesman and The Indian Express