Sarveshwar ki Kavita

A discussion with Vinod Bhardwaj, Apoorvanand and Ashish Mishra

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)
 

'Does Contemporary Minimalist and Electronic Music have to be boring? Check it out!'

Illustrated lecture by Amb. Gautam Mukhopadhaya, former Indian Ambassador to Syria, Afghanistan and Myanmar. In the course of his life and career, he developed a taste for progressive rock and jazz, Hindustani classical and regional music, and later, South American, some strains of Western classical and religious, African, Arab, Ottoman, Iranian, and South East and East Asian music

Minimalist and electronic typically conjure up sonic images of either repetitive, unchanging, monotonous music in which nothing happens for long periods of time, inducing yawns; or loud, mechanical or 'techno' dance or rave music defined by heavy, deadening drum beats that drive one away. But the two distinct, but sometimes intriguingly related sounds are rich in experimentation and creativity, ranging from early pioneers from the fringes of jazz and world music in the 1960s, to the edges of rock in the 1970s, to the more classical work of people like John Adams, the experimental vocals of Meredith Monk and Pauline Oliveiros, the cerebral yet hypnotic works of Steve Reich, the very 'visual' and often lush and melodic music of Philip Glass using mostly acoustic instrumentation, among others  
 

Oil Politics: OPEC Dynamics and Implications for India

Welcome & Introductory Remarks: Shri Prabhat Kumar, former Cabinet Secretary and President, IC Centre for Governance

Keynote Address: Shri Vikram Singh Mehta, Chairman and Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP)

Chair: Shri Suresh K. Goel, former Director General, ICCR, and Director, IC Centre for Governance

(Collaboration: I.C. Centre for Governance)
 

The Evolving Aesthetics of Indian Classical Music: From History to Future
Presentation by Prof  N.M. Anoop Krishnan
 
Indian classical music has a documented history of more than 2000 years. However, the music itself has evolved so much over these years that it is impossible to comment whether the present holds any similarity to its previous forms. The talk will focus on some of the underlying aesthetic ideas that connect the music over these years, the historical evolution of Indian classical music, the various forms it gave birth to in the process, and the branching thereof will also be addressed. 
 
Prof. N. M. Anoop Krishnan, classical vocalist has trained in Carnatic music with Dr. Shreekantham Nagendra Sastry of the Chintalappali parampara and in Hindustani music with Vid. Aditi Upadhya of Agra gharana

Mission Net Zero and Atmanirbhar Bharat

Welcome and Introductory Remarks: Shri Prabhat Kumar, former Cabinet Secretary, President, IC Centre for Governance 

Keynote Address: Dr. Prodipto Ghosh, Distinguished Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change, TERI, and former Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Chair: Shri Suresh K. Goel, former Director General, ICCR and Director, IC Centre for Governance

(Collaboration: I.C. Centre for Governance)

Conceptualised by Gitanjali Surendran

Being Heer

An evening of thought-provoking words and soul-searching musical notes
With Jyoti Mamgain, well-loved poet, performer and spoken word artist from Delhi who has been featured on well-
known poetry channels. The YouTube channel ‘Suno Jam Poetry’ is her home base on the internet

Jyoti Mamgain will be accompanied by Kushagra Dudega, singer and songwriter who has trained in classical music by Sri Vandana Thakur

Presentations by Dr. Suman Khanna Aggarwal, former Professor, University of Delhi and Founder & President, Shanti Sahyog Centre for Nonviolence; Dr. A.K. Merchant; Prof. Prashant Chauhan; Fr. John Chathanatt; Prof. Ashis Nandy; Prof. Bulbul Dhar James; and Prof. Manindra Nath Thakur
 

(Collaboration: Shanti Sahyog Centre for Nonviolence)

                               CANCELLED

'Does Contemporary Minimalist and Electronic Music have to be boring? Check it out!'

Illustrated lecture by Amb. Gautam Mukhopadhaya, former Indian Ambassador to Syria, Afghanistan and Myanmar. In the course of his life and career, he developed a taste for progressive rock and jazz, Hindustani classical and regional music, and later, South American, some strains of Western classical and religious, African, Arab, Ottoman, Iranian, and South East and East Asian music

Minimalist and electronic typically conjure up sonic images of either repetitive, unchanging, monotonous music in which nothing happens for long periods of time, inducing yawns; or loud, mechanical or 'techno' dance or rave music defined by heavy, deadening drum beats that drive one away. But the two distinct, but sometimes intriguingly related sounds are rich in experimentation and creativity, ranging from early pioneers from the fringes of jazz and world music in the 1960s, to the edges of rock in the 1970s, to the more classical work of people like John Adams, the experimental vocals of Meredith Monk and Pauline Oliveiros, the cerebral yet hypnotic works of Steve Reich, the very 'visual' and often lush and melodic music of Philip Glass using mostly acoustic instrumentation, among others

An evening of Mindfulness, with Sitting, Walking and Tea Meditations

Led by monks, nuns and teachers in the Plum Village traditions

Release of a book by Thich Nhat Hanh, published by Aleph Book Company

Chair: Dharmacharya Shantum Seth

(Collaboration: Ahimsa Trust; and Aleph Book Company)

An Evening of Poetry

With poets – Narendra Pundrik (Banda); Asangaghosh (Jabalpur); Jyoti Sharma (Haridwar); and Arpan Kumar (Gorakhpur) who will read from their original work

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)