HAPPENINGS AT HABITAT WORLD IN April2012

6:00pm|PANEL DISCUSSION| 6:30am|IHC WALK|Walk through the 11:30am|IHC WALK|Art, Technology 7:15am|IHC WALK|Sair-o-Safar 1 Importance Of Blood Donation And The 8 flowering trees of Samadhi Gardens, 15 And New Media Akansha Rastogi, 6:30pm|DOC FILM|Divine Marriage 29 Safdarjang Madrasa: A Mid Summer Date Associate Curator at the Kiran Nadar 22 Second in a tetralogy of seasonal walks TALKS Role Of Youth by BloodConnect, IIT- WALK starting at Raj Ghat and going northwards WALK FILMS (English/2012/25mins) Dir.Benoy K. Museum of Art leads a walk exploring WALK that weaves in the warp and weft of Dilli's S Delhi & DU. Followed by street play- to Shanti Vana with Naturalist Pradip Behl The documentary is about the Krishen. Please contact the Programme select significant works from the new tarikh and tehzeeb, led by historian, Blood Donation: Karke Dekho, Achha Lagta Desk for registration and details. exhibition Crossings that plays on the Meenakshi Temple in Madurai pedagogue and 'Delhi'ologist Beeba Hai Dir.Snehil Basoya. Concludes with paradox of permanence and transience. Prod. Doordarshan WORKSHOP 10:30am- 5:00pm|WORKSHOP|Rare Sobti. Please contact the Programme Desk a musical performance by IIT Delhi Please contact the Programme Desk for 7:00pm|Raag Rang Santoor recital by for registration and details. Ragaas- Masterclass on Hindustani registration and details. MUSIC Students Collab: Green Shakti Classical music by Sarod Maestro Pt. Bipul Kumar Ray, disciple of Pt. 7:00pm|Bhajan by Gopa Bhattacharya. 7:00pm|Schools By Design A presentation MUSIC Foundation Buddhadev Dasgupta concludes. TALKS Bhajan Sopori Collab: SPANDAN Hindustani Vocal recital by Upama Roy on the Bala Programme- Creating a new THEATRE 7:30pm|Family Jewels- A One-Hour MUSIC 7:00pm|Sarod recital by Abir Hossain, learning environment by architect Kabir Communications Sharma. Sitar recital by Ustad Saeed One-Man Show-Off. Dir.Vivek disciple of Pt.Buddhadev Das Gupta Zafar Khan. Collab: Classic Kolkata Bajpeyi. Collab: Civil Society Magazine THEATRE 7:30pm|Repeat of Khoya Khoya Chand Mansukhani Wri. & Performed by: HCL Concert Series DANCE 7:45pm|IHC World Dance Day- TALKS 7:00pm|Parampara Parichay Lec-Dem (Hindi/English/90mins) Dir.Feisal Rasik Chopra The protagonist THEATRE 7:30pm|Repeat of Arsenic And Old Lace continues. Session 2: Guru Saroja Alkazi. Prod.Ruchika Theatre Group. Celebrating Emerging Voices In The City Screening of films from The Yellow Line entertains the audience with amusing (Eng/100mins with interval) Dir.Prabha Vaidyanathan speaks on Growth Of Tickets at Rs.350, Rs.250 & Rs.100 Tonk. Wri.Joseph Kesserling Technique In Bharatanatyam Moderator: Project bringing together dance, film and and embarrassing stories from his life. available at the Programme desk from Tickets at Rs.350, Rs.250 & Rs.100 Prod: Class Apart Productions. Tickets at Madhumita Raut the city of Delhi. Followed by a showcase Rs.350, Rs.250 & Rs.100 available at the Apr.11 for IHC members only. Open to of exciting new works by emerging artists. available at the Programme desk. An MUSIC 7:15pm|Rendition of Dr. Bhupen Programme desk. An Old World Culture all from Apr.14 onwards. An Old Curated in collaboration with The Gati Old World Culture Presentation Hazarika's songs in different languages presentation by artists of Roots World Culture presentation Dance Forum 7:00pm|FILM CLUB SCREENING|Nordic 7:00pm|FILM CLUB SCREENING|Jai 7:00pm|Swathi Smriti 2012 Bi-centenary Vistas- Films exploring the cinematic Bhim Comrade (English/2011/188mins) 2 9 16 Celebrations of H.H. Maha Raja Swathi 23 30 FILMS landscapes of Norway.Upperdog Dir.Sara FILMS Dir.Anand Patwardhan. Collab: MUSIC Johnsen Thirunal. Carnatic Vocal recital by M (Norwegian/2009/100mins) In Navayana. Check panel for details this lively drama-comedy, director Sara Prince Rama Varma. Followed by Johnsen explores issues of class, fate, love, TALKS 7:00pm|BOOK LAUNCH|Faiz Ahmad Hindustani Vocal recital on the and war in modern Norway. Half-brothers Faiz: His Life, His Poems Biography by compositions of H. H. Swathi Thirunal Yanne and Axel were adopted by different grandson Ali Maheed Hashmi. by Mallika Banerjee. Collab: families as children and subsequently Interspersed with translations of Faiz's Rasikapriya raised in vastly dissimilar social circles. poetry by Pakistani writer Shoaib MUSIC 7:00pm|Hindustani Classical Music Axel, son of wealthy, indulgent TALKS 7:00pm|PANEL DISCUSSION|Aging Concert by young artists- Anindita uppercrusters is snobbish, handsome, and a Hashmi. The book is a first ever tribute With Dignity Speakers: Mathew misogynist. Yanne, reserved and earnest, to Faiz Ahmad Faiz by his family. Cherian, CEO, HelpAge India; Prof. Deb (Khayal), Amrita Sarkhel was brought up by a single middle-class Collab: HaperCollins Mahendru, Secretary, Servants of India (Thumri/ Dadra), Soumyajit Paul mother. Both brothers become involved (Sitar) & Shantanu Maye (Tabla) TALKS 7:00pm|BOOK READING|Rhyme and People Society & Dr. A. B. Dey, Prof. & TALKS 7:00pm|Vimhans begins new with Maria who eventually puts the puzzle Collab: Reason Author Suparnaa Chadda reads Head, Geriatric Medicine, AIIMS All India Radio interactive workshop series on together and introduces the long-lost family MUSIC 7:30pm|Sufi Darbar Sufi kalam by members—but which does not go quite as from her works, interspersed with DANCE 7:00pm|Parampara Parichay Lec-Dem Personality Disorders. The first expected. Collab: Film Trust India, music. Vocals & piano– Amit Sharma. concludes. Session 3: Guru Geetanjali Ustad Shorabi Fariyadi & troupe and programme in this series focuses on Norwegian Film Institute & Norwegian Vocals & Acoustic Guitar– Vasav Lal speaks on The Growth Of Techniques Chand Nizame Group. Collab: Psychoanalysis Of Addiction - Substance, Royal Embassy Vashisht In Kathak Moderator: Madhumita Raut Husanara Trust Objects & People

7:00pm|Swathi Smriti 2012 concludes. 7:00pm|Hindustani Classical Music Concert Carnatic Vocal recital by Guruvayoor Dr. EXHIBITIONS 3 10 17 by young artists concludes. Sumit Tiwari T. V. Manikandan. Followed by 24 MUSIC MUSIC (Sarod), Ankita Bramhe (Ghazal), Arnaya Delhi O' Delhi Foyer Kathakali recital by Evoor Rajendran Nag (Bhajan) & Kritika Tanwar (Himachali 1 – 30 Gotipua: God’s Little Dancers Celebrating T DANCE Pillai, International Centre for Kathakali Folk) Collab: All India Radio World Dance Day, presenting photographs of Collab: Rasikapriya TALKS 7:00pm|BOOK DISCUSSION|Scandal Point Gotipua dancers from Odissa by Sunny TALKS 7:00pm|BOOK LAUNCH|How To Fight by Manju Jaidka. Pub. Rupa Publications. Lamba Islamist Terror From The Missionary 1892, Colonial India. The handsome young Convention Centre Foyer Position by Tabish Khair. An acerbic ruler of an Indian princely state angers the MUSIC 7:00pm|Tagore & Carnatic Music The commentary on the times, the novel British rulers. His fault? He has fallen in love 1 – 5 Expressions Solo show of paintings by Maya programme highlights the influence of traces three men – the flamboyant Ravi, and eloped with the Viceroy's daughter. Not Karanjkar the fundamentalist Karim and the Carnatic music in Tagore's songs. an ordinary romance, the elopement of 1892 6 – 10 Divinity And Healing Exhibition by Yogi unnamed and pragmatic Pakistani Presentation of the original kritis by Dr. has far-reaching consequences. It results in a Sunando Basu & Arun Kumar Samadder narrator – whose trajectories cross in child who grows up unaware of his lineage exploring emotional & physical healing K. Vageesh. Tagore versions sung by Denmark. When a 'terrorist attack' takes but one day, like Oedipus, he discovers the MUSIC through painting 7:00pm|Golden Greats Of Indian Music Dr. Ashish Ghosh. Research & place in town, all three men find truth and embarks on a journey seeking his 11 – 14 Solo exhibition of paintings by Sanjay Soni Hindustani Vocal recital by Saptak narration: Ruma Ghosh. themselves embroiled in doubt, suspicion roots. There are no records, no documents, Chatterjee. Followed by Pt.Ajay Collab: All India Radio and, perhaps, danger. Collab: no witnesses, and no evidence. Only stray 15 – 19 Indian Temples And Markets Landscape Solo Chakravarty. Collab: Sangeetam HarperCollins bits of information and semi-reliable clues show of paintings by Balu Sadalge DANCE 7:00pm|Kathak recital by Jayant MUSIC 7:00pm|Thumri-Dadra recital by with the help of which he pieces together the TALKS 7:00pm|Book Club meets to discuss Kastuar. Collab: Indramani Durgalal 20 – 23 The Tree Of Life Solo exhibition by Dhananjay Shyamali Mukhopadhyay, disciple of almost incredible tale of his mother's Mukherjee celebrating Earth Day Kathryn Stockett's The Help Foundation Savita Devi elopement and its tragic aftermath. 24 – 27 Mystical Reflections Solo show of oil paintings 6:30pm|Introduction of a new series of on canvas by Yograj Verma, about the 4 writings from West Asia called Arabesque & 11 18 25 aesthetic expression of faith and depiction of TALKS launch of the first three books of the series- divine bonding. The Tiller Of Waters by Hoda Barakat, W Lebanon; Dreaming Of Baghdad by Haifa FOR DETAILS, CALL 4366 3080/90 Zangana, Iraq & Seeking Palestine: New Palestinian Writing On Exile And Home edited EXHIBITIONS by Penny Johnson & Raja Shehadeh, DANCE 7:00pm|Bharatanatyam recital by Palestine. Followed by a panel discussion on Visual Arts Gallery Exile And Home. Panelists: Authors Hoda Dharini Mathur, disciple of Guru S. Barakat, Haifa Zangana & Jean Said Kanaka HCL Concert Series 6 – 10 Group show in oil, mixed media works, Makdisi. Collab: Women Unlimited watercolors and bronze sculptures. Presented 7:00pm|ILLUSTRATED TALK|High TALKS 7:00pm|DRAMATIZED READING|A dream TALKS by Chawla Art Gallery theatre initiative by Yatrik Theatre Group & On Ganja La Group Captain V. K. DANCE 7:00pm|Jhankar Festival 2012- National Joan Marie Old World Culture. Established scripts or 11 – 17 Initial Encounters Solo show by Festival of Indian Classical Dances. MUSIC 7:00pm|Tribute To The Rudra Veena Sashindran, doctor, trekker and Kelly of oil paintings new/original work welcome, please submit explorer, talks about his trek in the for actors to base dramatized readings on Draupadi: Antim Prasna Dance-drama in Maestro Ustad Asad Ali Khan Rudra picturesque north Nepal- a paradise 18 – 23 Solo show in mixed media by Sanatan Dinda. them. Session I: Wendy Wasserstein's The Odissi, exploring the existential angst of Veena recital by Bahauddin Khan. Presented by Nitanjali Art Gallery Man In A Case Dir. Rati Tripathi a woman. Choreographed and Followed by Hindustani Vocal recital for bird watchers. The trek combines Open Palm Court Gallery MUSIC 7:00pm|Golden Greats Of Indian Music Sarod performed by: Geeta Mahalik by Madhumita Ray. Short film on the two scenic treks with a difficult high recital by Prattyush Banerjee. Followed by Followed by Mohiniattam recital by life of Ustad Asad Ali Khan - A Portrait pass crossing in between. 1 – 5 Born Free- A Blessing? Solo show of oil paintings Hindustani Vocal recital by Jayateerth Collab: by Kajal Nalwa Mevundi. Collab: Sangeetam Gopika Varma. Collab: UPASANA (English/30mins) Dir.Renuka George The Himalayan Club 6 – 8 Planet Autism 2012 Group Show of artworks 7:00pm|FILM CLUB SCREENING|Nordic presented by Action For Autism 5 Vistas- Orange Girl Dir.Eva Dahr 12 19 26 FILMS (Norwegian/2009/84mins) Collab: Film 13 – 17 Vanista Solo show of photography by Pradeep Trust India, Norwegian Film Institute & Deswal T Norwegian Royal Embassy. Check panel for MUSIC 7:00pm|Shradhanjali- Tribute To Shanti details. 18 - 21 Nature, Soul And God Group show of water Sharma Hindustani Vocal recital by colours and acrylic by Dr. S. D. Shrotia & TALKS 7:00pm|PANEL DISCUSSION|Increasing Chitra Singh Civilian Role In Improvement Of Civic Services Anuradha Kuber. Followed by Sarod Panelists: Sanjay Bhargava, ex-IIMA, recital by Biswajit Roychowdhury 22 – 27 Solo show of paintings by Chandramani Stanford & Start Ups; Anita Bhargava, Biswal TALKS 7:00pm|DRAMATIZED READING|A Letsdoitdelhi 272, IT enabler & Promod TALKS 6:30pm|Needs & Rights of Older Chawla, Urja Bharat 2007 + Trustee, NNFI dream theatre initiative by Yatrik Apr.28 The Revival'4 Solo show in–water colours, Collab: National Network For India Trust Persons Series- Literature & Old Age Theatre Group & Old World Culture. May 3 acrylic and oil & bronze sculptures by Bipin Collab: Agewell Martha TALKS 7:00pm|Kavi Ke Sath Senior poet Anamika Session II: Re-reading of Wendy reads from her works followed by readings DANCE 7:00pm|Jhankar Festival 2012- National Wasserstein's The Man In A Case Dir. Experimental Art Gallery by Sanjay Kundan & Mrityunjay Festival of Indian Classical Dances. Rati Tripathi 1 – 5 Drawing The Line Solo show by Parul Gupta of TALKS 7:00pm|TEDxTughlaqRdChange Talks by Bharatnatyam recital by Shubha speakers on changes brought about through TALKS 7:00pm|The Yoga Sutras Of Patanjali: DANCE 7:00pm|Kathak recital by Tanushree digital video, pen, hair and glue on paper and Dhananjay. Followed by Kuchipudi plyboard innovative ideas in the field of arts, social Philosophy And Application To Daily Life MUSIC Roy. Violin recital by Pt. Praveen recital by Alekhya Punjala. Concludes work, politics and development. Followed by by Navtej S. Johar. The presentation Sheolikar. Hindustani Vocal recital by 27 – 29 Kanak Solo show of oil and water colours by live webcast of TEDxChange from Berlin, with a Kathak recital by Jagdish will also include chanting of the sutras Pt. Dinanath Mishra. Collab: Classic Kanika Singh curated and hosted by Melinda and Bill Gates Gangani. 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7:00pm|HEALTH TALK|Rising Infertility In 7:00pm|FILM CLUB SCREENING|Nordic Metros: Causes And Treatment Options by 7:00pm|Harmonium recital by Pt. Maharaj 6 Dr.Renu Misra, Clinical Director, Dept. of 13 Vistas- The Mountain Dir.Ole Giaever 20 27 Banerjee. Hindustani Vocal by Pt. Bholanath TALKS Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Sitaram Bhartia FILMS (Norwegian/2011/73mins) Nora and MUSIC Mishra. Kathak by Pt. Rajendra Gangani. Institute of Science and Research Solveig are hiking through snow-covered, Collab: Classic Kolkata F rough, but beautiful scenery on a tour of FILMS 7:00pm|FILM CLUB SCREENING|Nordic TALKS 7:00pm|BOOK LAUNCH|Zohra Segal Class Act Vistas- King Of Devils Island Dir.Marius Holst several days that will take the two young by Kiran Segal, celebrating the veteran actor's (Norwegian/2010/115mins) Based on a true women to the top of a mountain. Solveig, life & 100th birthday. Pub. Niyogi Books story, in a not too distant past. Norwegian DANCE 7:00pm|Surpanakha An experiment in three months pregnant, seems incapable of 7:00pm|FILM|Premiere of The Waterfall winter, early 20th century. On the boys home Kathak, choreographed & performed FILMS Bastoy, a new inmate leads the boys to a doing anything the way Nora wants her to. (English/2012/44mins) Dir.Dr. Parvez Imam violent uprising against a brutal regime. How The further the women advance on their by Ashavari Majumdar. HCL Concert Five random travelers come together to trek to a far is he willing to go to attain freedom? King trip, the closer they come to the place Series waterfall in Hampi – a serene heartland in Of Devil's Island is a timeless tale of injustice, where a tragic accident happened two Southern India. They trudge across the surreal 7:00pm|Hindustani Vocal recital by landscape, happily disconnected from their repression and revolt. Moreover, it is a story years earlier; one that changed their lives MUSIC about the evil that grows in institutions sealed Dr. Nagaraj Rao Havaldar, disciple of routine lives. Meanwhile, in yet another part of off from the rest of the world, and how completely. Solveig hopes that the trip will Hampi, an Israeli photographer travels in search powerful regimes may spiral out of control. set in motion a process of soul-searching Pt. Madhava Gudi & Pt. Panchakshari of peace. And, a young Palestinian doctor, Collab: Film Trust India, Norwegian Film that will help them to cope with their grief Swami Mattigatti travels half the globe to a small country in South Institute & Norwegian Royal Embassy and give their relationship a chance. But America, hoping to make others understand the TALKS 7:00pm|An introduction to the routine challenges of life in her homeland. TALKS 7:00pm|Nashist features Ghalib-Ke-Khatoot the closer the women get to the site of the (Dramatized reading of Letters of Mirza International Baccalaureate Diploma Everybody is searching for something. Can they accident, the more they seem to be drifting find it? Collab: Kriti Film Club Ghalib interspersed with Ghalib's poetry) towards the end of their relationship. Programme, followed by an presented by veteran actor, writer Anis Azmi THEATRE 7:00pm|Caferati @Habitat- The Open Mike and Ghazal by Mannu Kohli. Concept: K. K. Collab: Film Trust India, Norwegian Film interaction. Collab: The Shri Ram From the exhibition Gotipua: God’s Little Dancers Series continues. Moderator: Danish Husain. by Sunny Lamba Kohli Collab: Impresario Asia Institute & Norwegian Royal Embassy School Contact the Programmes Desk for details. 6:00pm|IHC MEMBER'S MEET| 7:00pm|Two Comics And A Toupee 10:30am- 5:00pm|WORKSHOP|Rare Mathew Cherian, Chief Executive, (Bilingual/70mins) Keshav Naidu & FILMS 2,5,6,9,13,14,22,27 7 Ragaas Masterclass on Hindustani 14 21 28 WORKSHOP TALKS HelpAge India, speaks on Active Aging THEATRE Neville Shah present an evening of Classical music by Sarod Maestro Pt. Stand-up comedy. Keshav talks of his 7:00pm|PANEL DISCUSSION| S Buddhadev Dasgupta. Collab: ITC personal experiences collected over the DANCE 10,11,12,16,17,20,25,26,29 Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata TALKS Rabindranath Tagore: Beyond Poetry years across India, US and the middle- Check panel for registration details. Discussion covering facets of Tagore east, with traces of his paranoia and other than that of a poet- a painter, 3,4,8,10,15,16,17,18,19,20,22,23,24, TALKS 7:00pm|IHC-Subbu Forum. Geopolitical TALKS 7:00pm|Lec- Dem Series: Parampara baldness among other failures. He turns MUSIC 26,27,28,29 Consequences of the Global Financial and Parichay Session 1- Guru Mayadhar musician, economist, educationist and his failures and pains into humorous nationalist. Panelists: Artist Jatin Das; anecdotes. Neville's strange views on life, Economic Crisis: Back to the Drawing Board Raut speaks on The Growth Of Technique Tagore's student in music- Sudhir makes the most mundane situation funny. Speaker: Amb. Shyam Saran, former In Odissi Dance Moderator: Madhumita Foreign Secretary & Chairman, RIS Chair: Chanda; Dr. Nitish Sengupta; Dr. He shares his pain about being a Half THEATRE 1,7,8,21,22,27,28 Raut Dr. Sanjaya Baru, Director for Geo- Ramprasad Sengupta, Prof., Centre for Parsi, Half Gujju and working in advertising. Tickets at Rs.350, Rs.250 & economics and Strategy, IISS & Hon. FILMS 7:00pm|FILM CLUB SCREENING| Economic Studies & Planning, JNU & 1,3,4,5,6,7,9,12,14,15,16,17,19,20,21, Jawhar Sircar, Ex-secretary Ministry of Rs.100 available at the Programme desk TALKS Senior Fellow, CPR Nordic Vistas- A Somewhat Gentle Man Apr.18 for IHC members only. Open to all 24,25,27,30, Dir. Hans Petter Moland Culture and Chairman-Designate of THEATRE 7:30pm|Arsenic And Old Lace Prasar Bharti Collab: Calcutta Apr.21 onwards. An Old World Culture (Eng/100mins with interval) Dir.Prabha (2010/103mins) Wouldn't the world be a Presentation Presidency College Alumni Association WALK 8,15,29 Tonk. Wri.Joseph Kesserling Prod: Class better place without a gangster friend..? MUSIC 7:00pm|Group Tabla Lahara by young 7:30pm|Khoya Khoya Chand Apart Productions. Tickets at Rs.350, Collab: Film Trust India, Norwegian THEATRE artists. Hindustani Vocal recital by (Hindi/English/90mins) Dir.Feisal Rs.250 & Rs.100 available at the Film Institute & Norwegian Royal Saswati Bagchi. Shehnai recital by Pt. WORKSHOP 7,8 Programme desk. An Old World Culture Alkazi. An Old World Culture Dayashankar & group. Collab: Classic Embassy. Check panel for details. presentation. Check panel for details. presentation. Check panel for details. Kolkata