Hindustani Vocal Recital

By Sawani Mudgal, daughter and disciple of Pt. Madhup Mudgal

Accompanists: Kharak Singh (tabla); Pravesh Mallik (harmonium); and Diwan Singh (tanpura)

Organised to mark the turning of the sod for the foundation of the Centre by Kamaladeviji

A night of readings from the new book Indivisible: Contemporary South Asian American Poetry

The poets who will share their work and insights include Maya Khosla, Neela Banerjee, Sudeep Sen, and Subhashini Kaligotla

Chair: Shri K. N. Daruwalla

Written by Dr. P. Venugopalan in traditional Kathakali format

Presented by artists of the Sandarsan Kathakali Vidyalayam - Kalamandalam Shanmukhan; Kalamandalam Vijaya Kumar; Kalamandalam Mukundan; and Kalanilayam Vinod

With Pathiyoor Sankarankutty (musician); Kalamandalam Jayaprakash (musician); Kalanilayam Manoj (maddalam); Kalamandalam Sreekanth (chenda & edakka); and Kalanilayam Ratheesh (chenda)

This is the first time in Kathakali that this endearing Krishna theme has been developed in the strict lyrical and technical language. This production gives an innovative treatment to the relationship between Krishna and his two mothers, the loss of the son who dedicates himself to his worldly mission

Speaker: Dr. Subhash Airy who has worked in the US for over forty years in research and development of new therapeutic pharmaceutical products and has served as a Division Governor, Toastmasters International, Texas region

Chair: Prof. Pushpesh Pant

Presented by Indra Sarah Podewils, mezzosoprano

Accompanied by Felix Hofmann on the piano

The artist will present a concert of arias by well-known composers and operas, works by Bizet, Mozart, Brahms, Handel, and Strauss

By Saptarshi Chakraborty from Kolkata, disciple of Pandit Jasraj

Panelists: Dr. Mahesh Buch, Chairman, National Centre for Human Settlements and Environment, Bhopal and former Vice-Chairman, National Urbanisation Commission; Shri P.V. Jaikrishnan, Chairman, Central Empowered Committee and former Secretary, MoEF, Government of India and Chief Secretary of Delhi; Shri Subhash Chandra, IFS, Director of Horticulture, New Delhi Municipal Council; and Shri A.G. Krishna Menon, Convener, INTACH, Delhi Chapter

Chair: Shri Suhas Borker, Founder Member, Green Circle of Delhi

Portrait of Jazz: Musicians in India

An Illustrated lecture by Astri Ghosh, journalist and translator

Chair: Prof. Sambuddha Sen

The lecture traces the story of ninety years of Jazz in India through interviews with Indian jazz musicians; from the Jazz and Hot Dance played at the Grand Hotel in Calcutta in the twenties; Goan bands and fusion music of Bombay films; to the music played at clubs, yatras and utsavs today

Workshop conducted by Prabhaav

Chief Guest: Smt Sushma Seth, well-known theatre and film personality

When the Road Bends: Tales of a Gypsy Caravan (111 min; 2006; dvd; USA/UK/Netherlands)

Director: Jasmine Dellal

The film will be introduced by Dr. Punita Singh, writer and musicologist

Screening to be followed by a discussion

This film covers a North-American concert tour by five international Roma groups, interleaving performances and interaction on the road with visits to the musicians' homes in India, Macedonia, Romania and Spain