By Dhananjay Hegde from Mumbai, disciple of Pt. Venkatesh Kumar and Pt. Vinayak Torvi. Recipient of the Sanskriti-Madhobi Chatterji Memorial Fellowship

(Collaboration: Sanskriti Pratishthan)

With Susmit Sen, well-known music composer, guitarist and the founding member of the iconic band, Indian Ocean; and Krishnendu Bose, the National Award and multiple award winning documentary filmmaker. Together they will recreated some of the pieces that Susmit has composed for the films of Krishnendu, along with film clips and ending with the chilling Bay of Blood, the film on the Bangladesh genocide of 1971.
 

An evening of the Punjabi poetry 
Recited and sung by Rekha Raj, Shumita Didi and Poonam Singh

Conceptualised by Reena Nanda

Chalo Faqiran de Mele attempts to revive interest in the Punjabi language through its rich literary heritage. Guru Nanak Dev is revered as the founder of the Sikh religion and his teachings in the Guru Granth Sahib are in the form of the poetical Shabads set to specific ragas. Not just a holy book, it is one of the greatest works of literature that also includes 14 other Sants of the Bhakti tradition like Kabir. Among them, Baba Farid is the only Muslim of the Chishti Sufi silsila. Bulleh Shah and Shah Husayn hugely popularised by Nusrat Fateh Ali and Abida Parveen composed in Panjabi and called themselves Faqirs, not beggars but humble disciples of their particular Murshid/Guru. They recited and sang their poems amongst the populance at large who have kept this oral tradition alive, that, today, constitutes a large body of Punjabi literature. 
 

A ‘stage documentary’ based on the award-winning biography by Sahar Zaman, grand-niece of Talat Mahmood, well-known playback singer and considered the ‘Ghazal King’. The production is a mix of narration, performance, film projection and choreography

Conceptualised and Directed by Sohaila Kapur
Produced by Three Arts Club and Katyayani Production

The author, Sahar Zaman will speak briefly about her experiences writing the biography and share personal anecdotes about her great-uncle.
 

Devrai (Sacred Grove/India)
(108 min; 2004; Marathi with English subtitles)
Director: Sumitra Bhave & Sunil Sukthankar

Recipient of the Best Film Award for Environment Conservation/Preservation, 52nd National Film Awards 2004; Special Jury Prize, Bombay International Film Festival 2005; awards for Best Film, the Best Director, the Best Actor, and the Best Actress, Screen Awards 2004; and Award for Best Film with Social Message, 42 Maharashtra State Film Awards 2004; among others

The film will be introduced by Dr. Mohan Agashe, well-known actor and psychiatrist who will lead a discussion following the screening

The film received critical acclaim for the portrayal of schizophrenia and for the performances of its lead actors. The story of a man who has schizophrenia and is struggling to come to terms with his illness and the frustration of his helpless sister.

(Collaboration: Brotherhood)

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)

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)
 

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
(141 min; 2013; English)
Director: Justin Chadwick

With Idris Alba, Naomie Harris, Terry Pheto

Multiple award winner including Audience Award, Aspen Film Festival 2013; Bernhard Wicki Film Award for Best Film, Munich Film Festival 2014; SAFTA Golden Horn for Best Achievement in Costume Design-Feature Film, Best Achievement in Make-up and Hairstyling-Feature Film & Best Achievement in Production Design-Feature Film, South African Film and Television Awards 2014; Audience Award, Twi City Film Fest, USA 2013; among others

A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.

Sri Aurobindo: The Beginning of Spiritual Journey
(38 min; 2022; English)
Directed by Suraj Kumar who will introduce the film

Screening will be followed by a discussion

The film is based on Sri Aurobindo’s arrest for conspiracy on 5th May 1908 and the one full year that he spent in Alipore jail while the British government, in a protracted court-trial (which came to be known as the “Alipore Bomb Case”), tried to implicate him in various revolutionary activities. He was acquitted and released on 6 May 1909. The film has been shot on location in Alipore Jail