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TALKS AT HABITAT WORLD, IHC

April 2010

 
DATE TIME EVENTS
5th Mon 7:00pm

BOOK LAUNCH | Vulnerable India: A Geographical Study of Disasters by Anu Kapur. Collab: SAGE Publications

7th Wed 7:00pm

Prof. Nadia Fusini, Professor, English Literature, Italian Institute of Human Sciences, Florence & columnist, La Repubblica, speaks on Shakespeare, The Tempest And The Invention Of America Collab: Embassy of Italy and British Council

8th Thu 7:00pm

Anuradha Rajivan, Economist, Asia Pacific Human Development Report, speaks on, Power, Voice And Rights: Are We At A Turning Point For Gender Equality In Asia Pacific? Collab: United Nations Development Programme

9th Fri 6:30pm

Dr. Nikolas Kazanas, eminent scholar of Vedas from Athens speaks on Is The Aryan Invasion Theory Really Dead?

10th Sat 9:30am – 11:30am

HABITAT CHILDREN'S BOOK FORUM features Rani Lakshmibai, The Valiant Queen Of Jhansi, a biography by Deepa Agarwal. Pub. Puffin Books. Readings, 1857 quiz and other activities. Age group 10+

7:00pm PANEL DISCUSSION|Should India Be Divided Into More States Panelists: N. K. Singh, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha; Boobli George Varghese, Visiting Professor, Centre for Policy Research; Mohan Guruswamy, Chairman & founder of Centre for Policy Alternatives; Laveesh Bhandari, Director, Indicus Analytics; Shankkar Aiyar, Managing Editor, India Today. Chair: Bibek Debroy, Research Professor, Centre for Policy Research
11th Sun 7:00pm

PANEL DISCUSSION|The Narrative Of Art An exploration of the diverse riches and forms of storytelling as depicted in the different art mediums. Panelists: Pooja Sood, Director, Khoj and curator of Apeejay Art Gallery & the regional winners of the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize 2010 - Albert Wendt, Samoan novelist, poet and educator & Shandi Mitchell, Canadian writer and film maker. Collab: Siyahi

12th Mon 7:00pm

ILLUSTRATED TALK|To The South Pole And Back Tom Davenport, polar adventurer, talks about his 2400 km, three-month expedition from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole...and then back. First, by cross-country ski and then return, by kite ski. Collab: The Himalayan Club

14th Wed 7:00pm

Poetry readings in Hindi, Urdu & English. Chair: Sameer Kakkar. Collab: Universal Poetry

17th Sat 6:00pm

IHC MEMBER’S MEET

7:00pm IIM CALCUTTA LECTURE SERIES|Debu Bhatnagar, former Marketing Manager, Hindustan Lever Ltd., and currently Promoter – Director, Y Factor, speaks on Domestic FMCG Players – Emerging Giants
19th Mon 10:00am

TALK|Swedish Crime Fiction - The Renewal And Redefining Of A Literary Genre. Lecture on Swedish Crime Fiction by Swedish author Håkan Nesser, followed by an interactive Q&A session. Collab: Embassy of Sweden

20th Tue 7:00pm

THEATRICAL READING|Swedish Crime Fiction - The Renewal And Redefining Of A Literary Genre. Theatrical reading of parts of Stieg Larsson's The Millinnium Triology by Avijit Dutt, theatre director & Håkan Nesser's Woman With Birthmark by the author himself.

7:00pm Interactive Workshop: Personality Re-Engineering Series - VIMHANS continues with its monthly series highlighting issues affecting our everyday lives. The session focuses on Psychology Of Winning & Achieving – Let’s Take A Fresh Perspective
7:30pm PANEL DISCUSSION|Swedish Crime Fiction - The Renewal And Redefining Of A Literary Genre. Discussion on modern crime fiction. Panelists: Håkan Nesser, Swedish author; Avijit Dutt, theatre director; Alok Sarin, Consultant Psychiatrist, Sitaram Bhartia Institute; Aditya Sudarshan, author of horror and sci-fi genres; Dr. Anjana Neira Dev, Associate Prof., English Dept., Gargi College. Moderator: Zac O'Yeah, Swedish crime fiction writer. Collab: Embassy of Sweden
23rd Fri 6:30pm

WORDS OF WOMEN with Aruna Chakravarti, well-known writer, translator and author of Secret Spaces: A Collection of Stories Collab: Zubaan

7:00pm Importance Of Music In Old Age Under the series of Symposiums on Needs & Rights of Older Persons Collab: Agewell Foundation
26th Mon 7:00pm NMF Eminent Persons Lecture Series. Consequences Of The Global Economic Crisis: A Reassessment After One Year Speaker: Amb. Shyam Saran, former Foreign Secretary & PM’s Special Envoy. Chair: Adm. Arun Prakash, former Chief of the Naval Staff & Chairman, National Maritime Foundation
27th Tue 6:30pm

Music seminar on Odissi Music And The Allied Forms: Pala, DasKathia & Raas Panelists: Ustad Asad Ali Khan, Dr. Shanno Khurana & Prof. Ramhari Das. Collab: UTSAV

30th Fri 7:00pm Launch of Souvenir - Celebrating ten years of Community Service by Amba Foundation. Followed by Dance-drama by the Children of the Foundation.
7:00pm

CANVAS ASKEW|Panel discussion on Awakening From Bedlam: Towards Progressive Mental Health Legislation. Chair: Dr. Alok Sarin, Consultant Psychiatrist, Sitaram Bhartia Institute. Check with the Programme Desk for details on the panelists.


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