Integration-the game changer in reversing chronic diseases

Speaker: Dr Vijay Mohan Kohli,MS MCh FIACS, Senior Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute, Saket New Delhi.

Chair: Prof. Yogendra Kumar Gupta, pharmacologist, President of AIIMS Kalyani, West Bengal, and Chairman of the Review Committee on Genetic Manipulation (RCGM). 
The principles, modalities and benefits of Integrative Medicine will be presented and examination on how an integrated approach to healthcare can play a transformative role in the prevention, management and reversal of chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and arthritis.
 

Cleaning Transport – Tackling Vehicular Emissions and the Future of Mobility
Uniting Science, Health, Policy & People

Moderator: Sarika Panda, Co-founder, Raahgiri Foundation and Director, Nagarro

Discussants: Dr. Virinder Sharma, Member (Technical), CAQM; Niharika Rai, Secretary-cum-Commissioner, Transport Dpt, Govt of NCT of Delhi; Mahmood Ahmed, Additional Secretary (Transport), Ministry of Road Transport and Highways; J. Ganesan, Chairman, Haryana State Pollution Control Board; Amit Bhatt, India Managing Director, International Council on Clean Transportation; Trupti Deshpande, Energiva Ventures

Transitioning to clean urban mobility yields profound benefits—ranging from improved air quality and reduced greenhouse gas emissions to quieter and more livable cities. This session will explore how to accelerate the shift toward zero-emission transport by scaling up electric vehicle ecosystems, modernizing public transit networks, and enforcing stringent emission regulations.

This is the fourth discussion in the series of dialogues under the umbrella of ‘Uniting Science, Health, Policy & People’

(Collaboration: Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) and Raahgiri Foundation)
 

Archival Echoes of a Folk Lute in the Indian Himalaya
Speaker: Dr. Katherine Freeze Wolf, Independent scholar, with PhD in Musicology and Ethnomusicology, Brown University. 
Moderator: Shubha Chaudhuri, Associate Director General (Academic), Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology, American Institute of Indian Studies
The speaker will share their experience studying the Western Tibetan folk lute gowo (called ko-phongs in Ladakhi) in Ladakh, and the repatriation of musical recordings made between the 1930s and 1970s. The talk will explore the significance of these recordings in understanding the instrument's diverse performance styles, song ecologies and heritage narratives.
 

Nar-Hari: 6 Verses from Shri Guru Granth Sahib & Panchvani

An Inclusive Sankirtan where Music, Mysticism & Spirituality Meet Science

Performers: Ayush Jha, vocalist and/or on Harmonium; Kanha Trehan, vocalist & with khartaal; Rajat Kanungo, vocalist and/or on harmonium; Sanvi Katoch, vocalist and/or on harmonium; Dr Sangeeta, vocalist and/or on harmonium; Satvik on Tabla; Amar on Guitar; Pragshu on Cajun; Anya Katoch, chorus singer

Guest of Honour & Patron: Prof. Charanjit Singh Shah, Chairman & Founder, Creative Group LLP

Performance inspired by the teachings of the 15th-century Bhakti saint Ravidas, whose compositions are enshrined in both the Shri Guru Granth Sahib and Panchvani. Blending devotional music, participatory Sankirtan and narration, the programme explores the dialogue between spirituality and contemporary scientific thought, offering a reflective experience that celebrates joy, inclusivity and inner transformation.

3rd All India Conference of East Asian Studies

Keynote Address by Prof. Kan Kimura, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University

Followed by Thematic discussions and a Special Lecture by eminent academicians, policy experts and researchers on contemporary issues in East Asian Studies, international politics, regional security, technology, economics and the environment.

The conference will examine the evolving geopolitical, economic and strategic landscape of East Asia and the Indo-Pacific, with a particular focus on Japan's role in shaping a free, open and rules-based regional order. Discussions will explore regional security, economic resilience, technology, climate and multilateral cooperation.

(Collaboration: Institute of Chinese Studies and Japan Foundation)