Lecture-demonstration by Vidya Shah, well-known Hindustani vocalist

This session is part of the two-day Seminar on ‘Syncretic Traditions in the Subcontinent over the Ages: Contemporary Challenges”

(Collaboration: Dara Shikoh Centre for the Arts)
 

Speaker: General Anil Chauhan, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC, Chief of Defence Staff

Followed by a

Conversation with Shri N.N. Vohra, Life Trustee, IIC and former Defence Secretary and former Governor of Jammu & Kashmir

Chair: Amb. Shyam Saran, President, IIC

Concert presented by Azure Quartet – Thomas Knollys (clarinet); Elana Kenyon-Gewirtz (violin); Hoda Jahanpour (cello); and Joel Banerjee (piano)

There are very few pieces in the Western classical music canon comparable to the Quartet for the End of Time. This rarely heard piece was written in Stalag VIII-A, a German prisoner-of-war camp during WWII where Messiaen was imprisoned. Its unspeakable circumstances and infinite subject matters culminate in one of the masterpieces of the Twentieth century
 
(Collaboration: Delhi Music Society)
 

Illustrated lecture by Dr. George Michell, architectural historian who has worked extensively in the Deccan region, beginning some 50 years ago with a doctoral thesis on early Chalukya temples. His collaborative publications with Dr. Fritz includes Hampi Vijayanagara, the popular guidebook issued by the Deccan Heritage Foundation. Michell’s most recent publication is the profusely illustrated Temple of Deccan India

Chair: Shri Ratish Nanda, CEO, Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC)

The late Dr John M. Fritz was the first American archaeologist to survey the ruins of Hampi Vijayanagara. Trained at the University of Chicago as an anthropologist with a special interest in prehistoric, Native American sites in New Mexico and Arizona, Fritz brought an entirely new perspective to South Asian urban studies. Together with Dr. George Michell, Fritz directed a team of volunteer architects and archaeologists to investigate the meaning of Hampi’s city plan. Building on more than twenty years
of fieldwork during the 1980s and 1990s, he concluded that the Hindu god Rama dominated the layout of the Vijayanagara’s Royal Centre by acting as a mediator in the everyday activities and ceremonial life of the Vijayanagara rulers. It is this innovative interpretation that Michell will discuss in his illustrated lecture.

(Collaboration: American Institute of Indian Studies, Gurgaon)
 

Hindustani Vocal Recital

By Kshitij Mathur, disciple of Pandit Madhup Mudgal  and Shri Bhuvanesh  Komkali

At 19:00
Kathak Recital
By Srishti Junnarkar from Mumbai, disciple of Parwati Dutta and Pt. Jaikishan Maharaj
 

Crusader for environmental justice, Mike Pandey

In conversation with Sujata Prasad and Oroon Das

(Collaboration: Ahad Anhad)
 

A dramatic presentation of the 18 verse-stanzas of the Ishavasya Upanishad and the Masnavi of Jalaluddin Rumi sung in the Dhrupad style by members of Sunaad   

Guidance on the Ishavasya Upanishad & Masnavi: Sri M
Dhrupad Music Composition: Gundecha Brothers
Concept and Direction: Tara Kini
Script: Gita Shenoy, Suchitra Deep
Theatre Inputs: Sunil Shanbag, Sapan Saran, Rajyashree Dutt

Organised as part of the two-day Seminar on ‘Syncretic Traditions in the Subcontinent over the Ages: Contemporary Challenges” 

(Collaboration: Dara Shikoh Centre for the Arts)
 

Details of the programme

Affordable, Inclusive and Accessible Innovations impacting Society
Addressing local and global challenges

The People’s Festival of Innovation 2024 (PFoI 2024), the third edition is organised in collaboration with C-CAMP, Bengaluru and GIAN, Ahmedabad. PFoI 2024 is a platform that catalyses the convergence of deep-tech and grassroot innovations from across India, focusing on affordable and inclusive solutions for unmet social needs. The Festival brings together innovators, startups, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, domain professionals, academicians, investors and policy makers to discuss the success stories, challenges and future trends for taking these innovations forward to address local and global challenges.  

The Festival has been curated and mentored by Dr. Renu Swarup, former Secretary to Govt. of India, Department of Biotechnology, Min. of Science & Technology; Prof. Anil Gupta, Founder, Honey Bee Network, SRISTI, GIAN & NIF; and Visiting Faculty, IIMA & Niper-A, Academy Professor, ACSIR; Dr. Swati Basu, former Scientific Secretary; and Dr. Taslimarif Saiyed, CEO and Director, CCAMP, Bengaluru
 

Vocal Recital
By Awasthy Pillai G,; Sreya Shankar; Angali Sreeekumar; and Nandini, disciples of Smt Geetha Rajendran

Flute Recital
By Sai Krishnan Iyer, disciple of Prof. Radha Venkatachalam and Vid. Shruti Sagar

Taal Vadya Kacheri
Presented by Ratul S. Kumar & Sabhari Subramaniam (mridangam); Shounok Banerjee (ghatam); and Bejanki Ravikiran (morsing)
 
Violin Recitals 
By Hari Rangan K.; Amirtha K.; T. Manasaa; Bhakt Varun; Kaveri S.; Shreyas Hariharan; and Siddharth Nair, disciples of Shri Delhi R. Sridhar

Vocal Recital 
By U. Sai Samhita; U. Sai Sruti; Praneeth Sangadi; Shashank Venkatesh; and Chetan Vadfiparti, disciples of Dr. U.V. Nagalakshmi

(Collaboration: Gayathri Fine Arts)
 

A celebration and a discussion on Narayani Gupta’s long engagement with Delhi’s past and its present, urban conservation and the importance of cultivating a historical sensibility through innovative textbooks.

The programme includes:

Recitations by Saif Mahmood, Delhi Jo Ek Shahar Tha: The City in Poetry

Panel discussions and tributes by Indivar Kamtekar, Shiny Varghese, Beeba Sobti, Ratish Nanda, Lokesh Ohri, Swapna Liddle and Amar Farooqui

A festschrift published by Primus Books will be released on the occasion