Care of Shoulders and Knees as We Grow Old
Speaker : Dr. Shashank Misra, Shoulder Clinic, Arthroscopy Unit, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
Chair: Dr. Mala V. Thapar
The talk will briefly cover age related changes in our knees and shoulder joints, and enumerate the small steps that can be taken to prevent many problems. The talk will also cover simple lifestyle changes to improve mobility which will also have a positive effect on your heart
If there be Paradise"¦
A collection of poems on Kashmir
By Meera Khanna
Launch of the book by Dr. Karan Singh, MP and President, ICCR
From Bhajans to Sufiana Kalam
Shri Pran Nevile, author and scholar will speak on Devotional Music for Peace and Harmony
Followed by
Concert by Rene Singh
Renaissance in Natural Vegetable Dyes
Exhibition and discussion
An exhibition of natural vegetable dyes - flowers, fruit and plants which include roots and barks of trees. Dyed fibre samples; and fabrics, textiles and carpets
Presented by Cottage Crafts of India
As part of this exhibition, there will be a discussion on Friday, 2nd September at 18:00 in Conference Room - I, IIC Main Building
Renaissance in Natural Vegetable Dyes
Panelists: Mr. Stefan Helming, Country Head (India), GIZ Gmbh; Dr. K.K. Goswami, Director, IICT, Bhadohi; Ms Aastha, Pearl Academy (Textile Design); and Ms Pavni Gupta, Pearl Academy (Textile)
Introduction: Shri Vijay Thakur
From Human Trafficking To Human Rights
Speaker: Dr. Alison Brysk, Mellichamp Professor of Global Governance at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Author of The Politics of Human Rights in Argentina (1994), From Tribal Village to Global Village (2000), Human Rights and Private Wrongs (2005), and Global Good Samaritans: Human Righs as Foreign Policy (2009)
Chair: Professor Manoranjan Mohanty
Care of Shoulders and Knees as We Grow Old
The talk will briefly cover age related changes in our knees and shoulder joints, and enumerate the small steps that can be taken to prevent many problems. The talk will also cover simple lifestyle changes to improve mobility which will also have a positive effect on your heart
Tibetan and Western Medicine
Speaker: Dr. Mona Schrempf, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
Speaker: Dr. Mona Schrempf, Humboldt University of Berlin
Chair: Dr. Mala V. Thapar
Homage to Shanta Rao (1925-2007)
Remembering Shanta Rao
Illustrated lecture by Shri Ashoke Chatterjee, Trustee, National Folklore Support Centre, Chennai, who will speak about the legacy of the pioneering dancer who left an indelible mark in the world of Indian dance
The Art of Shanta Rao
Film clips from the archives of Omnibus (USA) and BBC (UK)
Chair: Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, MP
As part of this programme, there will be an Exhibition of photographs of Shanta Rao taken by the well-known photographer, Sunil Janah
Exhibition on view in the Foyer outside the Auditorium until 7th September 2011
Culture of the Northeast Himalayas: Transitions
CANCELLED
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Toni Huber, Central Asian Seminar
Institute of Asian and African Studies, Humboldt University, Berlin
Chair: Dr. Mala V. Thapar
Kathak/Nazm
Presented by Madhura Phatak from Delhi, disciple of Guru Shovana Narayan
An evening of Mughal poetry, music and dance