Dalits and Education
Speaker: Dr Narendra Jadhav, Member, Planning Commission

Chair: Shri Soli Sorabjee, President, IIC

By Mr Jeet Thayil and Ms Mukta Sambrani

Chair: Mr Keki N. Daruwalla

Gwalior gharana maestro accompanied by Mohammed Hafeez Khan (harmonium), Bilal Khan (tabla) and Arshad Ali (tanpura and vocal support)

Khan Sahib (born 1908) will present rare Malhar ragas sung in the rainy season, drawing on ta'leem received nearly eight decades ago, as well as some of his own compositions penned under the name "Rasan Piya"

Illustrated lecture by Shri Deb Mukharji, author of The Magic of Nepal (New Delhi, 2005) and Kailash and Manasarovar: Visions of the Infinite (Nepalaya, 2009)

Chair: Shri Ravi Bhoothalingam, Institute of Chinese Studies

Mustang in Western Nepal is a landscape sacred to both Buddhists and Hindus. Long part of a trade and pilgrimage route between Tibet and South Asia, it was for many years cloistered from visitors following the Chinese occupation of Tibet. Today there is an explosion of road construction across its river valleys, and the speaker, who visited in 2011, seeks through his camera to capture this magic land before the scene changes irrevocably
 

Author of Reversing the Tower of Babel: The Magic and Mystery of Words (Texas: Paideia Press, 2012), which describes how an interdisciplinary, intercultural, inter-lingual approach to education offers both hemispheres a chance to develop fully, so that their cooperation helps the brain realize its full potential. The author shows how this approach can meet the needs both of the gifted and those with special needs. It also fills our need for educational methods that harmonize current scientific progress with the great cultural traditions

Chair: Dr Kapila Vatsyayan, Chairperson, IIC-Asia Project

By Rini Aich from Delhi, disciple of Guru Smt Kanaka Srinivasan

Speaker:  Dr Amit B. Prasad, Chairman Medicine, North Mississippi Medical Centre; and Medical Director of the Diabetes Treatment Center

Chair: Dr M.P. Khosla, IAS, retd.

The speaker will explain how diabetes is caused by metabolic syndrome, why Indians are at high risk, diagnosing, and will review the efficacy of newer agents

Educating the Heart: Caring for the Mother Earth
Panelists: Prof Meenakshi Thapan, Dept. of Sociology, Delhi School of Economics; Mrs Yangdon, teacher-in-charge, Green Club, Tibetan Children's Village School, Suja; and Prof Subhadra Mitra Channa, Dept. of Social Anthropology, University of Delhi

Chair: Dr M.D. Thomas, Former National Director, Interfaith, Catholic Bishops' Conference of India

Sunrise/Sunset
(72 min; dvd; 2008)
Director: Vitali Manski

A day in the life of the Dalai Lama from when he wakes up at 3:00 a.m. until his bedtime at dusk. Starting with his morning fitness routine and continuing through private audiences, press conferences and the blessings he imparts every day, it is a comprehensive and compassionate document of his everyday habits. As the sun begins to set, and with his duties completed, the Dalai Lama sits down with the filmmakers for a wide-ranging interview covering topics related to the essence of the Universe, the gap between rich and poor, and the role of an individual in religion and contemporary society

Editors' Panel
Shri N. Ravi, International Press Institute, and former Editor, The Hindu; Shri Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief, Indian Express; Shri Raghav Bahl, Founder and Editor, Network-18; and Shri Ajay Upadhyay, Consulting Editor, Amar Ujala

Political Panel
Mr Salman Khurshid, Minister of Law and Justice; Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, M.P., and former Minister of Information and Broadcasting; Shri Sitaram Yechury, M.P., C.P.I. (M)

Moderator: Shri T.N. Ninan, President, Editors' Guild of India, and Chairman, Business Standard

Valedictory Address
Dr S.Y. Quraishi, former Chief Election Commissioner of India