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| 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. |
