The Northern Reach of Buddhism in Asia
The Northern Reach of Buddhism in Asia
Buddhist Communities in Asiatic Russia Past and Present
An exhibition of photographs and documents concerning the
fate of Buddhism in Russian Mongolia under the Russian
Empire, the Soviet state and in the Russian Federation
Inauguration by Professor MGK Menon on 21st Jan at 6.30 pm
Introduction: Dr. Hari Vasudevan, Director, MAKAIAS, Kolkata
Rev. Doboom Tulku, Director, Tibet House, Representative of the
Institute of Mongolian Buddhist and Tibetan Studies
IIC ANNUAL DAY
Book Release & Performance
Release of the IIC Book The Golden Boat: 50
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Edited by Prof. K. Satchidanandan
Followed by
Synthesis of Strings - Sitar and Cello
Presented by Shubhendra Rao on sitar and Saskia Rao de Haas on cello
To Mark the Birth Centenary of Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa: In the Name of God's Poor (95 min; 1997; dvd; English)
Director: Kevin Connor
Based on the script by Jan Hartman and Dominique Lapierre
The film will be introduced by Rev. Dr. John Edappilly
The true story of Mother Teresa, beginning in
Race of the Politics of Position: Above and Below in Frank Moraes' The Importance of Being Black
Speaker: Prof. Antoinette Burton, distinguished historian, author and presently Professor of History, Catherine C. and Bruce A. Bastian Professor of Global and Transnational Studies, University of Illinois, USA
Chairperson: Dr. Malavika Karlekar
Poetry Readings
from the new book, Jamali-Kamali: A Tale of Passion in Mughal
By Karen Chase, award-wining author of two collections of poetry and the non-fiction book,
The Human Factor in Food
Speaker: Mrs Lynne Chatterton author of the recently published book From the Ground Up - Home Cooking without Fear who has been involved in dryland farming and practical food production all her life
Chair: Ms Maya Goburdhun, Navdanya
The lecture is based on a lifetime experience of growing food, working with farmers in developing countries, and urging people not to allow industrialised supermarket food to take over from fresh food cooked at home
Films on Wildlife
Women in
Film courtesy: Centre for Science and Environment
Film on how small countries are becoming victims to the hazardous growth of developed nations. With global warming, sea levels are rising at an alarming rate and appeals to the international community, particularly developed nations does not elicit any response
Celebration of the Power of Non-Violence and the Life of Martin Luther King, Jr. - 15 January 1929
from
Celebration of the Power of Non-Violence and the Life of Martin Luther King, Jr. -
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Sharing of Thoughts and Ideas
Speakers: Suhas Borker on the Gandhi-King-Mandela Paradigm; Indu Prakash Singh on Homeless Citizens; Ramesh Sharma on Revisiting Naokhali; Rajendra Ravi on Environment and Transport; and Satyanarayana Sahu on Violence, Poverty and Illiteracy
Students from Schools of Delhi
From
Exhibition on King's Life and
Songs and Candle Light Vigil
Programme organized as part of Taking Children to Gandhi series in collaboration with Gandhi Peace Foundation; and Working Group on Alternative Strategies
The Fort William Collection
The
An exhibition of one of the most precious and rare collection of books in English, Persian and Arabic
Inauguration by Ms Lata Reddy, Secretary East, Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday, 12 January at 18:30
Kathak Recital
Kathak Recital
By Isabelle Anna from France, disciple of Pt. Birju Maharaj