10:30 am

Journeys
An exhibition of books - 20th and 21st century travelogues and an open-air library

Rehearsal for a Poem
Installation and soundscape
By Saba Hasan

Inauguration

On view in the Gandhi-King Plaza

11:00 am

The Contemporary Frame: A Festival of Films
Focus Egypt - The Films of Mohamad Kamel El-Kaliouby

Why Does The Sea Laugh (El-Bahr Bi-Yedhak Ley; Egypt)
(120 min; 1994; dvd; English subtitles)

11:30 am

The Bikaner School  
An exhibition of miniature paintings by Raju Swami from Bikaner

Inauguration

Raju Swami will present a demonstration of his art during the inauguration

On view in the Annexe Art Gallery

2:00 pm

The Contemporary Frame: A Festival of Films
Focus Egypt - Films of Mohamad Kamel El-Kaliouby

Three on the Road (Thalatha alaettarik; Egypt)
(120 min; 1992; dvd; English subtitles)

4:15 pm

Meet the Filmmaker
Mohamad Kamel El-Kaliouby in conversation with Smt Aruna Vasudev

6:30 pm
Bharatanatyam Recital (choreographic piece on Sangam poets)
By Priyadarsini Govind

Accompanists: Anish Ram (vocal); K.S. Balakrishnan (nattuvangam); Deepu K. Nair (violin); and Ramakrishnan (mridangam)

8:00 pm
Food Festival: The Cuisine of Egypt   (ONLY FOR IIC MEMBERS)

9:00 pm
The Contemporary Frame: A Festival of Films
Focus Egypt - Films of Mohamad Kamel El-Kaliouby

Adam's Autumn (Kharif Adam; Egypt)
( 2002; dvd; English subtitles)