Sarod Vividha – two  stylistic traditions of Maihar and Shahjahanpur gharana of sarod 

An Illustrated presentation by Pt. Prabhat Kumar and Dr. Chandrima Majumdar

Pt. Prabhat Kumar is a senior disciple of Vidushi Sharan Rani of Maihar gharana; and Dr. Chandrima Majumdar is a disciple of Pt. Narendra Nath Dhar of Shahjahanpur gharana 

The speakers will speak and illustrate the distinct stylistic traditions of the two gharanas.

Curator: Prof. Himanshu Prabha Ray

Tiny Terracotta Tales from North India
Illustrated lecture by Dr. Deeksha Bhardwaj, Associate Professor, Gargi College, University of Delhi

Chair: Prof. Kishor Basa, Chairperson, National Monuments Authority

Terracotta or baked clay forms the most enduring medium for the representation of the human image. Though not ubiquitous, as may sometimes appear, anthropomorphic terracotta figurines, wherever found, constitute a significant part of an archaeological corpus. In terms of technique of manufacture, decoration details, context and usage, these tiny humanoid forms offer a multiplicity of meanings, and information about the past that can be teased out of them. How can we reimagine the past using the terracotta figurines as tools? With this objective, this presentation will examine the archaeological evidence from historical sites in North India
 

I want to go to Haldwani and other poems
By Satbir Chadha (Authorspress; 2024)

Discussants: Ms. Mandira Ghosh, poet, researcher and writer; Ms. Rachna Joshi, poet and reviewer; and Ms Satbir Chadha, poet and author of the book

Chair: Shri K. Jayakumar, President, The Poetry Society (India) and former Chief Secretary, Govt. of Kerala

Radha-Krishna 
Screening of a film Shree Radha produced by Dr. Uma Sharma

Followed by
Radha-Krishna
In Kathak and Brij-Raas by Uma Sharma and group
Music: Late Pt. Jwala Prasad

Choreographed by Dr. Uma Sharma, the programme is based on the poetry of Saint-Poets – Swami Haridas, Surdas, Meera, Jaydev and will include some poems from the Raskhan, Vidyapati etc.

(Collaboration: Uma Sharma School of Dance and Music – Bharatiya Sangeet Sadan)

Interpretation of Kabir, premodern and modern

Speaker: Prof. Jaroslav Strnad, senior fellow, Oriental Institute of the Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic, he graduated with a degree in Hindi and History. He participated in compiling the first Hindi-Czech Dictionary (1998), The History of India (2003), Textbook of Sanskrit (latest ed. 2023) and “Triveni: Morphology and Syntax in Early Modern Languages of North India: A Reader” (2023). In 2013 he published “Morphology and Syntax of Old Hindi: Edition and Analysis of One Hundred Kabir vani Poems from Rajasthan”. He is currently engaged, together with Linda Hess, in an edition and English translation of Kadir pads from old Dadupanthi manuscripts

Chair: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi

Contemporart manuscripts interprets Kabir’s mystical experience as either non-theist (Nath-yogi view), or theist (Vaishnava bhakti interpretation), or philosophically monist. His mundane experience crystalized into his warnings (cetavanis), and attacks all types of orthodoxies, hypocrisy, false outward devotion, violence, egoism and greed. Was he a social reformer mobilizing against inhuman oppression and casteism? Did he try to induce harmony in the relations between Hindus and Muslims? He does not cease to attract interest in the modern world, albeit in a somewhat different way, than was the case of the Dadupanthis of the early 17th century. Each interpretation seems to highlight an aspect of his message that is relevant across time and space.

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)

Great Cases Series Discussion 5

Bail in High-Profile Cases

Speaker: Siddharth Luthra, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court
Chair: Arghya Sengupta, Founder and Research Director, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy

(Collaboration: Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy)

Odissi Duet Recital

By Bidya Das and Lucky Mohanty from Cuttack, disciple of Guru Kumkum Mohanty,

At 19:00
Kathak Recital

By Samiksha Sharma from Ghaziabad, disciple of Pt. Rajendra Gangani  
 

Kathak Recital

By Tanmoyee Chakraborty from Kolkata, daughter & disciple of Dr. (Smt). Keya Chanda 

At 19:00
Bharatanatyam Recital

By Sahana Sridhar from London, disciple of Shri Renjith Babu & Smt. Vijna Vasudevan (Chennai), Shri Mavin Khoo (London)
 

This exhibition brings into focus Adivasi communities of eastern and central India, the ways in which these communities have been stereotyped, and how Adivasi voices have critiqued such representations. On display are the shifting images of ‘tribes’ in nineteenth-century colonial representations through lithographs; photographs of ‘aboriginal tribes’; ethnographic and anthropological texts of the colonial period; illustrations and images of objects and photographs; a philatelic archive of postage stamps, special covers and postal stationery; and excerpts from unpublished articles, diaries, poems and songs, and photographs. These unpack an alternative history of struggle of the Adivasi for dignity, justice, and human rights

Curated by Dr. Sangeeta Dasgupta and Dr. Vikas Kumar

Inauguration by Prof. Sonajharia Minz on Wednesday, 21 August 2024 at 18:30

As part of this exhibition, there will be a panel discussion on 

SATURDAY, 24 AUGUST 2024 AT 18:30 IN ANNEXE LECTURE ROOM II

Reframing the Adivasi

Panelists: Dr. Sangeeta Dasgupta, Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Dr. Vikas Kumar, School of Development, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru; and Prof. Sonajharia Minz, School of Computer and Systems Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University and former Vice Chancellor, Sido Kanhu Murmu University, Dumka, Jharkhand

Chair: Prof. Virginius Xaxa, Visiting Professor, Institute for Human Development, New Delhi, formerly Professor of Sociology, Delhi School of Economics, Professor and Deputy Director, Tata Institute of Social Sciences

New Criminal Codes and their Impact on the Media

Panelists: Sanjay Hegde, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India; Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, senior journalist; Arghya Sengupta, Research Director, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy; Akash Banerjee, political satirist and YouTuber; and Jyotika Kalra, Advocate, former Member, National Human Rights Commission

Moderator: Maneesh Chhibber, journalist