An exhibition of photographs by Peter Nadolny from Australia

Inauguration by Mr. Yask Desai on Thursday, 24^th March at 18:30

Walking the streets of Melbourne since the early 1970's, thriving on its endless cast of characters, the constant state of flux and the unexpected, random juxtapositions of everyday life, the photographer catches fleeting moments that can transform the ordinary into the magical

By Shobhaa Joshi from Pune, disciple of Pt D K Aagashe, Dr Prabha Atre, Pt Yashwant Bua Joshi

Written and directed by Usha Rajeswari

"And it was Very Good:" Towards a Planetary Eco-Spirituality

Speaker: Dr. M. Darrol Bryant, Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Director, Centre for Dialogue and Spirituality in the World Religions, Renison University College, University of Waterloo, Ontario

What does the environmental crisis mean for the religious traditions of humankind? Can we find the resources in the wisdom traditions to redress the human/earth relationship? Can we find a way ahead? This lecture will explore these issues as it seeks to sketch a planetary eco-spirituality centred in the good earth

Speaker: Ms Asiya Alam, Department of Asian Studies, University of Texas, Austin

The lecture will examine the question of Muslim familial reform by looking at the related debates held in the colonial period from 1870 to 1947 around three major processes: compatibility and consent in marriage, polygamy and dissolution of marriages

Rabindranath Tagore: A Tribute

Introduction by Shiela Sengupta

Poetry Readings by Ruma Ghosh

Rabindrasangeet by Jayati Ghosh

Speaker: Shri Vinod Rai, Comptroller and Auditor General

Chair: Shri Pratyush Sinha, former Central Vigilance Commissioner

By Jayanti Mishra from Mumbai, daughter and disciple of Smt Sitara Devi, Tara Devi and Chuabe Maharaj

By Anil Saari, with an introduction by Saibal Chatterjee (New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2011)

Book release and discussion around the new book

The book will be released by Muzaffar Ali, noted filmmaker

Sohaila Kapur, playwright and filmmaker will read extracts from the book

Speakers: Paranjoy Guha-Thakurata, eminent journalist; and Saibal Chatterjee, film critic and writer;

Moderator: N. Madhavan, Associate Editor, The Hindustan Times

Presentation of awards to Outstanding Woman Mediaperson

Followed by a discussion on

Evolving Depiction of the Media in Cinema

Panelists: Ms Anusha Rizvi, Director, Peepli Live; Shri Om Thanvi, Editor, Jansatta; and Shri Mukul Kesavan, historian, Jamia Millia Islamia

At 19:30

Peepli Live (104 min; 2010; dvd; English subtitles)

Directors: Anusha Rizvi & Mahmood Farooqui

The film will be introduced by Mahmood Farooqui