MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION
Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur: A Guided Listening Session
Illustrated presentation by Irfan Zuberi
Chair: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi
Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur (1910-92) was an eminent Indian classical vocalist, belonging to the Gwalior & Atrauli gharanas. Having learnt from Pandit Nilakanthabua Alurmath, Ustad Manji Khan and Ustad Bhurji Khan, he was able to craft a gayaki that appealed to the cognoscenti as well as lay listeners. In this guided listening session, we would get to hear a selection of his important recordings, from the historical, musical and aesthetic perspectives.
Irfan Zuberi has been working in the domain of arts & cultural heritage for over two decades. Since its inception in 2014, he has headed the National Cultural Audiovisual Archives at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. Presently, Irfan is pursuing a doctorate at the University of Tübingen, Germany and is also working on a biography of Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur on a fellowship of the Raza Foundation, Delhi.
INDIA’S DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES, CONSTRAINTS, AND STRATEGY OPTIONS
Indian Tax Collection – Too High or Too Low
Welcome Address: Shri Suresh K. Goel, former Director General, Indian Council for Cultural Relations
Opening Remarks: Dr. Anand P. Gupta, former Professor of Economics, IIM, Ahmedabad
Keynote Address: Shri Surjit Bhalla, former Executive Director, International Monetary Fund
(Collaboration: I.C. Centre for Governance)
MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION
Musica Universalis: The Music of the Spheres in European Philosophy and Musical History
Illustrated presentation by Come Carpentier de Gourdon, Convener, Editorial Board of the World Affairs Journal, author of From India to Infinity
Chair: Dr. Punita Singh, musicologist, linguist, acoustician, editor and educator based in Delhi
AAJ KAVITA
The Works of the well-known poet and translator, Kamlesh
Panelists: Arun Kamal, noted poet of modern Hindi literature, and recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award for Hindi in 1998; Girdhar Rathi, noted poet, critic, translator and editor; and Madan Soni, literary critic and poet
(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)
Carnatic Music Workshop: Come, let us enjoy Carnatic Music!
Conducted by Carnatic Music Forum, Chennai, the workshop seeks to improve and enhance the appreciation of South Indian classical music among music lovers. The workshop will demystify the various aspects of music - raga, swaras, manodharma (imaginative music); the types of compositions; and will include a live demonstration.
Speaker and Vocalist: Dr. S. Sundar
Vocal support: J.B. Keertana on vocal,
With J.B. Sruthi Sagar on flute and Dr. N. Padmanabhan on mridangam
Moderator: Smt Usha Bharadwaj
Organised in collaboration with Carnatic Music Forum, a Chennai based group of musicians, music organisers and philanthropists who wish to propagate, preserve and popularise traditional music.
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Narrative ka Mayajaal; Kaun hain hum, kya hai humari pehchan?
By Balbir Punj (Prabhat Prakashan:2023)
Discussants: Shri Arun Kumar, Author and Columnist; Shri Prafull Ketkar, Editor, Organiser Weekly; Ms Monika Arora, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India; and Shri Balbir Punj, Journalist, Columnist and author of the book
Role of Value and Ethics in Human Well-Being: Time to Go Beyond GDP
Welcome Address: Shri Suresh K. Goel, former Director General, Indian Council for Cultural Relations
Introductory Remarks: Shri Prabhat Kumar, President, IC Centre for Governance
Keynote Address: Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)
(Collaboration: IC Centre for Governance)