Rabindranath Tagore in Germany - The History and its Relevance for Today

Focus on the work of women poets of India and Pakistan - the feminine experience.  The presentations will include musical and terannum renditiions and dramatized recitations of works by noted poets like Amrita Pritam, Mahadevi Verma, Kishwar Naheed, Zehra Nigah, Parveen Shakir, Naseem Nakhat, Noorjahan Sarwat, Indira Varma and others  

Vocal artists - Shobhana Rao, Shaila Hattangadi and Nirmala Jaishankar

Dramatised presentation by Salima Raza

Music composed by Santosh Kumar

By Shayomita Dasgupta from Kolkata, disciple of the late Guru Kelucharam Mohapatra and Guru Ratikant Mohapatra

Accompanists: Pradeep Kumar Das (vocal); Eklavya Muduli (pakhawaj); Srinivas Satapathy (flute); and Sanjeev Kunda (violin)

A solo exhibition of paintings, graphics in Suiboku - Japanese ink on rice paper

By Yuriko Ando Lochan

Inauguration by Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, MP and Mr. Hajime Hayashi, Minister & Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy

of Japan on Wednesday 2nd February at 18:30

Screening of films followed by a discussion

Forts of India - Bundi (26 min; 2010; dvd; English)

Forts of India - Patiala (26 min; 2010; dvd; English)

Directors: Gurcharan Singh Chani & Gyan Dev Singh who will introduce the films

Research, script and anchor: Dr. Pushpesh Pant

Produced by Doordarshan

Poetry Readings by Srimati Lal, Writers' Workshop, Kolkata

Chair: Shri Keshav Malik

(56 min; dvd; 2010; English)

Directed by Sundaram Tagore who will introduce the film

Screening will be followed by a discussion

While examining aesthetics in the context of globalization, this documentary explores the life and work of painter Natvar Bhavsar, a pioneer who paved the way for subsequent generations of artists. The central theme of the film is the multicultural nature of his work and how that has influenced the trajectory of his career from his upbringing in India to his move to New York

Speaker: Dr. Chandrika Kaul, University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK

The Independence of India represented the first major decolonization of the twentieth century. The lecture will focus on the key months during the spring and summer of 1947 and will examine issues of official publicity and the role of the media in portraying an image of empire and by implication Britain in a precarious post war world

Chair: Mrs. Sebanti Ninan

By Mita Haldar from Kolkata, disciple of Pt Ajoy Chakraborty

Presented by Viola da Cunha (mezzo soprano) with Justin McCarthy (piano)

The artists will present an evening of lieder, English and Spanish songs