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
 

Pandavani Folk Songs from Chhattisgarh

Presented by Sampriya Pooja and her accompanying artists from Chhattisgarh

Sampriya Pooja is a Bismillah Khan Awardee of Sangeet Natak Akademi

A folk theatre form popular in the state of Chhattisgarh, and in the neighbouring states of Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. The songs and stories of the Pandavas from the Mahabharata 

(Collaboration: NCZCC, Prayagraj, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India)

PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING DAY 2024
(Jan Prasaran Divas)
 
Public Service Broadcasting Day on 12 November commemorates the day Gandhiji made his first and only live broadcast on All India Radio. On this day in 1947 Gandhiji addressed more than 2 lakh refugees at the Kurukshetra Camp from Broadcasting House, New Delhi. Gandhiji held no public office or position in Government and it was truly a public service broadcast. Since 2000, this day has become an occasion to spread awareness about the concepts and values of Public Service Broadcasting in the country.
 
10:30 to 11:00 at Gandhi - King Memorial Plaza & C. D. Deshmukh Auditorium
Commemoration 
Followed by 

At 11:15 to 12:15 at C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium
Discussion
Usha Mehta's tryst with freedom on radio: during the Quit India Movement Usha Mehta was arrested on 12 November 1942 and the Underground Radio Transmitter confiscated in Bombay. S.N. Sahu, former Press Secretary to President K. R. Nayanayanan, relives the moment. 
 
Discussion on Public Service Broadcasting: Watchdog or Lapdog
Lead Presentation: Suhas Borker, Mediaperson and Trustee, IIC

Media students are encouraged to participate in the programme so that they are exposed to the concepts and values of Public Service Broadcasting.

(Collaboration: Jan Prasar)

Great Cases series discussion no: 6

 The Great Cases of CJI DY Chandrachud – An Appraisal of Judicial Legacy

Panelists: Raju Ramachandran, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India; R.C. Chavan, former Judge, Bombay High Court; and Maja Daruwala, Chief Editor, India Justice Report

Chair: Arghya Sengupta, Founder and Research Director, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy

(Collaboration: Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy)

Hindustani Flute Recital

By Bhaskar Das from Mumbai, disciple of Pt. Gopal Das

At 19:00 
Bharatanatyam Recital

By Swetha Vivek from Bangalore, disciple of Guru Shri Adyar K. Lakshman and Smt Chitra Chandrasekhar Dasarathy

Ekla Chalo (Walk Alone/India)
(90 min; 2020; Marathi and English)
Writer & Director: Nachiket Patwardhan

Gandhiji’s 150th birth anniversary is celebrated through the coming of age of Kalyani Rao, a wannabe NRI who arrives in Pune India, to complete her doctoral thesis on ‘Gandhiji and Contemporary Pune’. Rabindranath Tagore’s famous poem ‘Ekla Chalo’ is seen by many as a tribute to the Mahatma and this song helps awaken Kalyani’s spiritual instinct. 

Ekla Chalo reveals a transition of the Mahatma to Bapu, through fiction as well as the nostalgia of romantic archival clips that can help convey his message of tolerance, peace and compassion to a new generation of Indians.

11:00 am    FILM FESTIVAL: A CARNIVAL OF COMEDY FILMS
 

Some like it Hot (USA)
(121 min; 1959; b/w; English)
Director: Billy Wilder

2:00 pm    Special screening
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero (India)
(208 min; 2004; Hindi and English with subtitles)
Director: Shyam Benegal

8:30 pm    Ekla Chalo (Walk Alone/India)
(90 min; 2020; Marathi and English)
Writer & Director: Nachiket Patwardhan

Nachiket Patwardhan will be present for the screening