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Curated by Rajiv Mehrotra

Dhun Mein Dhyan: Meditations in Music, in the Guru Granth Saheb | (51 min; 2017; English)

A film by Meera Dewan who will introduce the film

A weaver, a barber, a cobbler, a butcher, a blind writer, a king, Sufis, 6 Gurus…these are some of the 36 visionary poets of the anthology, Guru Granth Sahib. Living centuries and geographies apart, their verses - a shared message –

“The Creator created many forms from the same clay
Flawless is the clay pot; flawless, the Potter.” 
 
The film attempts to unravel the birth, lineage, ancestors and life message of this Living Guru. When the believers bow to the Granth, set to 31 raagas, it is to knowledge they bow. When they sing to it, it sings right back to them.  

(Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness the Dalai Lama)
 

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Madhavi Mudgal, renowned dancer, choreographer, teacher and prime disciple of Guru Kelucharan Mohapatr presents her students, trained at the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, in a traditional Odissi repertoire. The evening features rare pieces of choreographed by her Guru more than half a century ago, to highlight the continuity of the Guru-Shishya Parampara even in today’s world.

Dancers: Shalakha Rai, Shobha Bisht, Deepika Bisht, Chikirsha Mohanty, Ishita Mohanty, Akankshya Padhi, Ketaki Pasricha, and Arnaaz Zaman

First programme in a new series focusing on the Guru-Shishya Parampara in different Indian classical dance forms   
 

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Introduction: Samina Mishra and Shikha Jhingan

Hopefully! (34 min)
Curated by Nina Sabnani and Anitha Balachandran

The films will be introduced by Nina Sabnani

A bundle of animated shorts by students and recent graduates, A rich and beguiling collection of little gems, reflecting on the pleasures, dreams, desires and reflections of young women animators from across India. Created during the pandemic, these works embody the spirit and artistry of filmmakers who found original, creative ways to rise to the challenges of working from home.

Screening will be followed by a discussion with Nina Sabnani, Shaibani Azam and Atul Sinha moderated by Aaradhana Kohli

Aruna Vasudev – Mother of Asian Cinema (65 min)
Director: Supriya Suri
The film will be introduced by Shikha Jhingan

Aruna Vasudev, Founder of Netpac, Cinemaya and Cinefan Film festival has touched the lives of many in the world of cinema. This documentary traces her roots from her humble origins in an undivided British India, to corridors of cinematic universe. It brings together her journey as a film critic, cinema activist and an impresario, weaving a tapestry that connects the dots that make the large canvas that we know as Asian Cinema Renaissance

Screening will be followed by a discussion with Supriya Suri and Aruna Vasudev moderated by Paromita Vohra

(Collaboration: International Association of Women in Radio and Television, India Chapter)
 

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Sarod Recital

By Aayush Mohan from Delhi, disciple of Pt. Balwant Rai Verma, Smt Sharan Rani, Pt. Tejendra Narayan Majumdar
Accompanied by Pt. Ramkumar Mishra on tabla

AT 19:00
 

Odissi Recital
By Sasmita Panda from Odisha, disciple of Smt. Meera Das
 

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Kathak Recital

By Arti Shrivastava Gedam from Delhi, disciple of Gurus Prerna Shrimali, Samiksha Sharma and Anjali Babar
Accompanists: Santosh Sinha (vocal); Parminder Singh (tabla); Lavinya (sitar); and Shahnawaaz (sarangi)

AT 19:00
 

Bharatanatyam Recital

By Tanya Saxena from Delhi, disciple of Grus A. Lakshmanaswamy and Kamalini Dutt
Accompanists: K. Venkateswaran (vocal); Radhika Kathal (natuvangam); Manohar Balatchandirane (mridangam); and K.P.Nandini (violin)

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Presentation of the award to an Outstanding Woman Mediaperson

Followed by
 

B.G. Verghese Memorial Lecture 2022
Health Beyond Covid – An Agenda Awaits
Speaker: Prof. K. Srinath Reddy, President, Public Health Foundation of India

Chair: Shri Harish Khare, President, The Media Foundation)

How the learnings from Covid-19 should push us to build a health system that serves all Indians

(Collaboration: The Media Foundation)

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Speakers: Qurban Ali, journalist and son of the late Capt. Abbas Ali; Ms Subhashini Ali, daughter of Col. Prem and Capt. Lakshmi Sahgal, former Member of the Loka Sabha and President, All India Democratic Women’s Association; and Shri Satish Jacob, formerly Deputy Bureau Chief, BBC and author of Amritsar: Mrs Gandhi’s Last Battle and Hotel Palestine Baghdad

(Collaboration: Business & Community Foundation)

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Hindustani Music – Hawaiian Guitar Recital
By Neel Ranjan Mukherjee from Delhi, disciple of  Gurus late Pt. Debu Chaudhuri and Shri Anup Jalota
Accompanists: Pt. Pradip Kumar Sarkar (tabla); and Amiya Haldar (tanpura)

At 19:00
Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Lalit Deshpande from Pune, disciple of Pt. Anand Bhate
Accompanists: Lalit Sisodiya (harmonium); and Ujith Uday Kumar (tabla)
 

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FILMS ON ARTISTS

S.H. Raza, The Very Essence (51 min)

Director: Laurent Bregeat
Produced by Lalit Kala Akademi

The film will be introduced by Shri Ashok Vajpeyi

The film is a window to Raza’s life in France, and how he kept the Indian element in his works alive. It is made up of a series of conversations with the artist bringing out his ideology, the meaning of his art and how he faced criticism, especially for the repetitive use of the bindu.

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)

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The Population Myth: Islam, Family Planning and Politics in India

By S.Y. Quraishi (HarperCollins, New Delhi: 2021)

Discussants: Ms K. Sujatha Rao, former Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India; Ms Poonam Muttreja, Executive Director, The Population Foundation of India; and Shri S.Y. Quraishi, former Chief Election Commission of India and author of the book

Chair: Shri N.N. Vohra, President, IIC