Curator: Rajiv Mehrotra

Jnani: The Silent Sage of Arunachala (UK)
(80 min; 2016; English)
A film by Jean-Raphaël Dedieu

The film presents the life and legacy of Sri Ramana Maharshi, one of the greatest sages of India. His life unfolded in the twentieth century and continues to inspire and transform millions worldwide. He nurtured silence and simplicity that taught: when we ask ourselves, “Who am I?”, all other thoughts die. When there is no ego or “I”, there is the Self, the highest form of consciousness.

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

A guided walk of the Centre’s buildings

Conceptualised by Suhas Borker
Led by Dr. Beeba Sobti

The walk will be flagged off by Shri N.N. Vohra, Life Trustee, IIC in the C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium Foyer

Hindustani Vocal Recital

By Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande from Mumbai

Accompanists: Pt. Vinod Lele on the tabla; and Dr. Vinay Mishra on the harmonium

Presented by Abakorao, an Indo-Latin Group who’s repertoire includes Bossa Nova, Salsa, Vallenato, Bachata, Merengue and Reggae music

Artists: Santiago Ramirez (keyboard, lead vocal & guitar); Fidel Deli (percussion); Camilo Barrios (saxophone); Rajahamsam Tiruvaipadi (bass); and Angélica Patiño (vocal)

The artists will present a concert of songs and musical genres that best represent each country’s heritage

(Collaboration: Embassy of Brazil; Embassy of Colombia; Embassy of Dominican Republic; and High Commission of Jamaica)

A celebration of Shakti, the creative Power of Mother Earth, the biodiversity of our Sacred Plants and Nourishment from our Sacred Foods

Organised in collaboration with Navdanya

11:00 to 18:00 in Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza
Exhibition: Sacred Plants and Sacred Foods

From 15:00 to 18:00 in C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium

Panel discussion on Sacred Plants and Sacred Foods
Panelists: Dr. Vandana Shiva, Dr. Nanditha Krishna, Pandurang Hegde, Prasanna, Maya Goburdhun, Dr. Madhu Khanna and Dr. Shukla Chattopadhyay

At 18:30
Ratnagarbha
 

Ode to Mother Earth who creates, nurtures and sustains
Bharatanatyam choreographed and presented by Rama Vaidyanathan

Introduction: Meera Khanna 

H.E. André Aranha Corrêa do Lago, Ambassador of Brazil and Kanu Kartik Agrawal, architect and theorist, will discuss the role of modern architecture in the making of modern Brazil and India, nations with colonial legacies and global aspirations. The discussion will trace shared histories as well as divergent aspects of the evolution of modern designs in Brazil and India; the architecture culture in both countries that gave rise to a diversity of production. The discussion will also address the role of late colonial and modernist architecture in collective memory and the need for preservation will serve as a coda to the discussion

Chair: Prof. Amita Baviskar, Dean, Faculty and Professor of Environmental Studies and Sociology and Anthropology, Ashoka University

Concert

by IDR - Italian Doc Remix with Franceso Pellegrino (vocal); Marco Cappelli (classical guitar, electric guitar and mandolin); Roberto Schiano (trombone); and Jime Pugliese (drums and marimba)

Love Songs is a portfolio of love songs in Neapolitan language sung by tenor Francesco Pellegrino. All the songs, re-interpreted, are from the antique, classic and contemporary traditions of Naples

(Collaboration: Embassy of Italy)

Kathak Recital By Arti Shrivastava Gedam from Delhi, disciple of Guru Smt Prerna Shrimali

At 19:00
Odissi Recital

By Sangini Kumar from Delhi, disciple of Guru Smt Kiran Segal

WORKSHOP & PERFORMANCE ■ CONFERENCE ROOM II AND C.D. DESHMUSH AUDITORIUM  11:00 TO 13:00 & 18:30
From 11:00 to 13:00 in Conference Room II

To be conducted by Dr. Shubha Chaudhuri, Associate Director General (Academic), Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology, American Institute of Indian Studies  (AIIS)

The documentation of performing arts and other forms of Intangible Cultural Heritage in India has gained momentum since the 1980s. Today it is not only documentation that we are concerned with, but the digitization of existing documentation, to revisit these is the light of current trends, and can be used to revitalize traditions in addition to providing scholarly access. The symposium will examine these issues in the light of a project carried out between the AIIS Archives and Research Center for Ethnomusicology and Rupayan Sansthan through which approximately 1000 hours of audio recordings of the 1980s to 2003 were digitized and detailed metadata was created. Based on the collection of the well-known scholar and activist Komal Kothari, the project has involved members of the community and those who were involved in the recordings. The discussion will present a brief description of the recordings, providing an overview of the range of genres.

Speakers will include Kuldeep Kothari, Secretary, Rupayan Sansthan; and Madan Meena, researcher and scholar who was involved in the documentation during this period; and members of the musician community who will share their views about what digitization and renewed access to their recordings means to them

At 18:30 in C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium
The Sacred Secular

An evening of sacred music forms of Western Rajasthan, selected to represent devotional traditions of saint poets, performed by various communities. These include Meera, Kabir, Raidas and other saint poets, also include bhajans sung by Langas, Manganiar, Meghwal and Jogi communities.

The artists include: Multan Khan Manganiar, Sardar Khan Langa, Bhalluram and Ragunath Meghwal, Babunath and Raghunath of the Mewati Jogis.

Accompanied by Kutla Khan on the dholak; and Khete Khan on the khartal. Other instruments include the Sindhi sarangi and Bhapang

(Collaboration: Archives and Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology, American Institute of Indian Studies ; and with the support of the Modern Endangered Archives Program, University of California)

Screening of Abhi to Main Jawan Hoon
Hafeez Jalandhari’s nazm recited by Zohra Segal

At 15:40
On and Off the Records
(57 min; 2014; English)
Director: Pratik Biswas

Recipient of the Tareque Masud Award for Best Debut, Film Southasia, Nepal

At 18:30
Odissi Recital
By Sangini Kumar, leading disciple of Guru Kiran Segal
Accompanists: Prafulla Mangaraj, Prashant Behera, Dhiraj Pandey, Rais Khan and Madhyama Segal

At 19:30
East marries West: Jugalbandhi of Sitar and Cello
By Pt. Shubhendra Rao (sitar) and maestro Saskia Rao de Haas (cello)
Accompanied by Yashwant Vaishnav on the tabla