PHYSICAL PROGRAMME

Conversations between a historian and his mother

Historians Lakshmi Subramaniam and G. Arunima explore the possibility of writing a history, at once professional and intimate, of the individual, family and society. Their reflections are occasioned by the release of Memories of a Malabar Lady: Sreekumari Vasudevan’s Reminiscences of Life with Justice K.S. Menon, 1926-1956, (Delhi, Manohar, 2022). This book emerged from conversations of over a decade or more, between the historian Hari Vasudevan, and his mother, Sreekumari Vasudevan.  Hari fashioned these into a biography of Sreekumari, her extended family, the places she studied and lived in, and the people she met. Hari brought the rigour of a professional historian and the empathy of a son to capture the perspectives of a young woman growing up in the company of her father, a legal professional, and their life in different cultural habitats, from the joint family estate in Malabar, the towns and cities of colonial South India, to the princely state of Jodhpur. 

This event also celebrates the memory of Hari Vasudevan (1952-2020). Hari was a highly respected scholar and much-loved teacher of Russian and European history. Educated in Nairobi and Cambridge, he taught for over forty years at the Department of History, Calcutta University, and served with distinction at the Academy of Third World Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia,and as Director, MaulanaAbul Kalam Azad Institute for Asian Studies. Hari died in May 2020, of corona virus, just a few months after Sreekumari passed away. The last of his books before his untimely death was In the Foosteps of Afanasii Nikhitin: Travels through Eurasia and India in the Twenty First Century (2014).  He is survived by his wife, Tapati Guha-Thakurta, their daughter, Mrinalini, and brother, Ravi. 

Presentations by 
Lakshmi Subramaniam
Visiting Professor, Birla Institute for Technology and Science Pilani, Goa Campus
&
G. Arunima
Director, Kerala Council for Historical Research
Professor, Centre for Women’s Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Introduced and chaired by Ravi Vasudevan, Honorary Fellow, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies

With the participation of Mrinalini  Vasudevan, Editor, Critical Collective

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Carnatic Flute Recital
By Tejasvi Raghunath from Bangalore, disciple of Guru H.S. Venugopal, Guru Salem P. Sundereshan and Guru S. Shashank

Accompanists: Abhishek Avadhani (mridangam); and G. Raghavendra Prasath (violin)
 
 

At 19:00
Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Kumar Gaurav Kohli from Gurdaspur, disciple of Sangeetacharya Jagdish Raj Kohli, Pt. Ganesh Prasad Sharma and Pt. Rajan Sajan Mishra

Accompanists: S. Amarjit Singh (harmonium); and Ashish Mishra (tabla) 

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(90 min/English)
Presented by Ruchika Theatre Group
Written and directed by Feisal Alkazi
Choreography: Vishwakant Singha

A curtain raiser to Ruchika Theatre Group’s 50th anniversary season, Devyani is based on a tale from the Mahabharata. An original script written and directed by Feisal Alkazi, 16 actors come together to tell a story of gender and power set in a world of darkness, sensuality and poetry. 
 

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By Kalapini Komkali and Bhuvanesh Komkali

Programme organized to celebrate the centenary year of Sayed Haider Raza

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)

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Sitar Recital
By Lakshay Mohan from Delhi, disciple of Pt. Balwant Rai Verma, Pt. Uma Shankar Mishra and Pt. Tejendra Narayan Majumdar

Accompanied by Pt. Vinod Lele on tabla

At 19:00

Bharatanatyam Recital
By Pavitra K. Bhat from Mumbai, disciple of Kumari Vasantha and Guru Deepak Mazumdar
 

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LOLA (Germany) 
(115 min; 1981; b/w; German with English subtitles) 
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Recipient of the Film Award in Gold for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role & Film Award in Silver, German Film Awards 1982; and Chaplin Shoe for Best Actress, Munich Film Festival 1981.

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Physical programmes will be held as per the Covid -19 guidelines with 50% seating capacity in the C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium.

Wearing of face masks is mandatory and will be strictly enforced. Entry will not be permitted to anyone not wearing a mask.

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ROSEMARY’S BABY (USA)
(136 min; 1968; English) 
Director: Roman Polanski 

Multiple award winner including Oscar Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Academy Awards, USA 1969; David for Best Foreign Actress & Best Foreign Director, David di Donatello Awards 1969; Critics Award for Best Foreign Film, French Syndicate of Cinema Critics 1970; among others.

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THE VIRGIN SPRING (Jungfrukällan/ Sweden) 
(89 min; 1960; b/w; Swedish with English subtitle) 
Director: Ingmar Bergman

Multiple award winner including Oscar Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards, USA 1961; Special Mention, Cannes Film Festival 1960; Golden Globe for Best Foreign-Language Foreign Film, Golden Globes, USA 1961; among others.

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THE 400 BLOWS (Les Quatre Cents Coups/France) 
(99 min; 1959; b/w; French with English subtitles) 
Director: François Truffaut

Multiple award winner including for Best Director & OCIC Award, Cannes Film Festival 1959; Bodil Award for Best European Film, Bodil Awards 1960; Critics Award for Best Film, French Syndicate of Cinema Critics 1960; among others.

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LA STRADA (Italy)
(108 min; 1954; b/w; Italian with English subtitles)
Director: Federico Fellini

Multiple award winner including Oscar Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards, USA 1957; Silver Lion & OCIC Award, Venice Film Festival 1954; Silver Ribbon for Best Producer, Best Director & Best Story/Screenplay, Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists 1955; among others.

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