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MUSIC MUSIC 8:00pm|Mera Bhaarat Pareshaan (English//80mins) Standup Comedy 7:00pm|IHC Lok Sangeet Sammelan. 7:30pm|Sufi concert by Sanam Marvi & by Aditi Mittal and Varun Grover. Love Ballads From - by troupe from Collab: ICCR Hosted by Rajneesh Kapoor. Tickets at from Chattisgarh. Marathi Limited passes available at the Rs.350,Rs.250 and Rs.100 available at the Natya Sangeet by Dr.Suhasini Koratkar Programmes Desk. Programmes Desk T1 M5 F9 13T TALKS TALKS

7:00pm|Mozart: The Magic Flute (Die 7:00pm|Without The Lifeline An audio THEATRE Zauberfloete) (German with English visual presentation by Sohail Hashmi 7:00pm|New Tales from the Tilism-e subtitles/182mins) Introduction by THEATRE Hoshruba (/150mins) Dir.Mahmood Sunit Tandon Farooqui Performers: Mahmood 7:00pm|Atmakatha (Hindi/130mins) FILMS Farooqui & Danish Husain and Poonam MUSIC Dir.Vinay Sharma. Wri.Mahesh Girdhani & Namita Singhai. Tickets at 7:00pm|GUR PRASAD: The Grace Of Food Elkunchwar. Prod.Padatik & Rikh. Cast: 7:00pm|Sarod recital by . Rs.350, Rs.250 & Rs.100 available at the (Punjabi with Eng sub-titles/58mins) Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Chetna Limited passes available at the Programmes Desk. An Old World Culture Dir.Meera Dewan. Followed by a panel Jalan, Sanchayita Bhattacharjee & Programmes Desk. presentation discussion Anubha Fatehpuria. Ticketed show. 2 6 TALKS 10 14 F T 9:30am-11:30am|HABITAT CHILDREN’SS W BOOK FORUM|Of Heroes And Villains - A Writers’ Workshop by Deepali Junjappa & Dalanglin Bryson Dkhar THEATRE FILMS

7:00pm|New Tales from the Tilism-e 10:00am onwards|A 2-day festival of THEATRE Hoshruba (Urdu/150mins) award winning documentaries by Public TALKS 7:00pm|Atmakatha (Hindi/130mins) Dir.Mahmood Farooqui Performers: Service Broadcasting Trust Mahmood Farooqui & Danish 7:00pm|ILLUSTRATED TALK|Raj, Samaj Dir.Vinay Sharma. Wri.Mahesh THEATRE Husain and Poonam Girdhani & Namita Aur Paani Anupam Mishra speaks on the Elkunchwar Prod.Padatik & Rikh. Singhai. Tickets at Rs.350, Rs.250 & critical importance of the role of the state 7:00pm|Ashvin Gidwani’s The Big Fat Cast: Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Chetna Rs.100 available at the Programmes Desk. and society in water management in India- City. Wri. & Dir.Mahesh Dattani. Jalan, Sanchayita Bhattacharjee & An Old World Culture presentation battling between droughts and floods. Ticketed show. Anubha Fatehpuria. Ticketed show. 3 7 11 15 MUSIC S W S T 7:00pm|IHC Lok Sangeet Sammelan. TALKS FILMS Love Ballads From India - Folk Songs 7:00pm|Journalist, author Sunil Raman from Jharkhand by Megha Sriram. Folk takes us on a virtual walk to the 16th 10:00am onwards|A 2-day festival of songs from Punjab by Desraj century Fort complex of the Purana Qila. award winning documentaries by Public Lacchkani Service Broadcasting Trust MUSIC MUSIC TALKS 7:00pm|Vishnu Digambar Jayanti THEATRE 7:00pm|BOOK LAUNCH| By 8:00pm|Fusion concert by Advaita with Sangeet Samaroh 2013. Collab: Heart by Raza Rumi. A sensitively an audio visual extravaganza presenting 4:00pm & 7:00pm|Ashvin Gidwani’s The Gandharva Mahavidyalaya & Saraswati written account of a Pakistani writer's their music in a way not seen or heard Big Fat City. Wri. & Dir.Mahesh Dattani. Samaj. Hindustani Vocal recital by discovery of Delhi. Collab: Harper before. Limited passes available at the Tickets at Rs.350, Rs.250 and Rs.150 Omkar Dadarkar. Followed by Sitar Collins Programmes Desk. available at the Programmes Desk recital by Pt. Kushal Das 16F 20T 24S W28 TALKS TALKS WORKSHOP 5:00pm onwards|PANEL DISCUSSION| 7:00pm|Historian, author & a regular The Bachchan Phenomenon In Convention Centre Foyer walk leader at IHC Swapna Liddle takes Ziya Us Salam, Namrata Joshi & Exhibition of paintings by Dr. R. C. us on a virtual tour through the UNESCO MUSIC in conversation with Bhawsar, Dr. Shrotiya, Dr. Rohini Sethi World Heritage Site of The Qutub Minar Complex. 7:00pm|Vishnu Digambar Jayanti Sangeet . Moderator: by Shree Yash Art Gallery Samaroh 2013 continues. Collab: Dr.Ranjani Mazumdar. Followed by DANCE Visual Arts Gallery Gandharva Mahavidyalaya & Saraswati screening of Deewar (1975/176mins) Quad Group show of mixed media Samaj. Carnatic Vocal by Sudha Dir.. Limited passes 7.00pm|Sattriya by Sangeet Sattra of by Shubra Das, Rajan Krishnan, Raghuraman. Followed by Hindustani available at the Programmes Desk for Guwahati Choreographer: Ranjumoni Hindol Bhramdhatt & Nupur Kundu Vocal recital by Ustad Iqbal Ahmed Film Club Members only. Saikia Collab: Impresario India

FILMS 17 WALK 21 25 29 S A 2-day outstation walk to Rao JodhaW S 10:00am onwards|10th Jeevika: Asia T Desert Rock Park, with Naturalist Livelihood Documentary Festival THEATRE Pradip Krishen. For registration & details, commences. Collab: Centre for Civil Society contact the Programmes Desk. TALKS FILMS MUSIC 7:00pm|LILA-PRISM Series. The First 6:30pm|FILM CLUB SCREENING| 7:00pm|Vishnu Digambar Jayanti Firangis by Jonathan Gil Harris. Collab: Amitabh Bachchan Retrospective. Limited Sangeet Samaroh 2013 continues. Collab: LILA Foundation passes for Film Club Members only. Gandharva Mahavidyalaya & Saraswati DANCE TALKS Samaj. Hindustani Vocal recital by FILMS 7:00pm|Contemporary dance Bharathi Prathap. Followed by Sarod 7:00pm|Kavi Ke Saath. Day 1- Panel performance by Nritarutya Dance Trust, 7:00pm|To Let The World In Dir.Avijit recital by Pt. Tejendra Narayan Discussion on Badalti Hui Duniya Mein . Limited passes available at Mukul Kishore Majumdar. Hindi Kavita Ke 25 Baras. the Programmes Desk. 30 18 22 26 FILMS MUSIC S TALKS T M F 10:00am onwards|10th Jeevika: Asia 7:00pm|Vishnu Digambar Jayanti 7:00pm|Dr. A. B. Dey, AIIMS, speaks on TALKS Livelihood Documentary Festival continues. Sangeet Samaroh 2013 concludes. Collab: Good Health Adds Years To Life Collab: 7:00pm|An interaction with Bibek Collab: Centre for Civil Society Gandharva Mahavidyalaya & Saraswati Age Care India Debroy on his writings on the Samaj. Flute recital by Ashwin Srinivasan. THEATRE 7:00pm|Kavi Ke Saath. Day 2- Badalti Hui Collab: Penguin Books Followed by Hindustani Vocal recital by Duniya Mein Hindi Kavita Ke 25 Baras- India 7:00pm|Caferati @Habitat- The Open Pt. Poetry reading by poets. Mike Series. Moderated by Danish Husain FILMS FILMS 7:00pm|FILM CLUB SCREENING| DANCE 7:00pm|Islamic Monuments of India FILMS Amitabh Bachchan Retrospective. (English/2012/25mins) Dir.Benoy K. 6:30pm|FILM CLUB SCREENING| 7:00pm|Bharathanatyam recital by Limited passes for Film Club Members Behl. Prod.Ministry of External Affairs Amitabh Bachchan Retrospective. Limited . Limited passes available at only. Public Diplomacy Division. passes for Film Club Members only. the Programmes Desk.

TALKS 19 23 27 FILMS 31 7:00pm|CANVAS ASKEW Why We Need T S M F 10:00am onwards|10th Jeevika: To Talk About The Partition Of India by TALKS Sukeshi Kamra. Followed by discussion Asia Livelihood Documentary Festival with author-publisher Urvashi Butalia 7:00pm|LILA-PRISM Series. We Have continues. Collab: Centre for Civil Society MUSIC Always Been Lesbians by DANCE Menon, Prof., Ashoka University in 7:00pm|International Contemporary 7:00pm|Sarod recital by Amaan Ali Delhi. Collab: LILA Foundation Khan. Limited passes available at the Dance – TO BE ANNOUNCED. Programmes Desk. FILMS Collab: ICCR FILMS 7:00pm|FILM CLUB SCREENING| FILMS TALKS Amitabh Bachchan Retrospective. 9:00pm|FILM CLUB SCREENING| 9:00pm|FILM CLUB SCREENING| 7:00pm|Ek Shaam Shaayari Ke Naam Amitabh Bachchan Retrospective. Limited Limited passes for Film Club Members Amitabh Bachchan Retrospective. Limited Collab: Urdu Academy passes for Film Club Members only. only. passes for Film Club Members only. Theatre New Tales from the Tilism-e Hoshruba Aug. 1 Thu & 2 Fri Urdu/150mins 7:00pm Dir: Mahmood Farooqui Stein Auditorium Performers: Mahmood Farooqui & Danish Husain and Poonam Girdhani & Namita Singhai

Afrasiyab, the Emperor of sorcerers and of the Tilism-e Hoshruba, sends ambassador Qirtas Jadoo to his neighbour Emperor Kaukab Roshan Zameer, the ruler of Tilism-e Noor Afsha, where his arch enemy Amar Aiyyar has taken shelter. Qirtas takes off with great fanfare traversing wondrous regions of the Tilism. Amar's disciples, the Aiyyars shadow Qirtas but he is too powerful a sorcerer to be easily fooled. On the way Qirtas captures Bahar, the powerful sorceress and the object of Afrasiyab's desires. The Aiyyars free her but Qirtas has now crossed over to the neighboring Tilism. Will he manage to kill Amar or will the Aiyyars kill him before that and save their reputation?

The performance will also see the debut of two new women Dastangos Poonam Girdhani & Namita Singhai.

Dastangoi, the lost art of Urdu storytelling, has seen a major revival over the last decade following the work of S. R. Faruqi and the performances of Mahmood Farooqui, Danish Husain, Anusha Rizvi and team.

Tickets at Rs.350, Rs.250 & Rs.100 available at the Programmes Desk.

An Old World Culture presentation Book Launch : Talk Delhi By Heart Aug. 3 | Sat by Raza Rumi 7:00pm Gulmohar

As he takes in the sights, from the Sufi shrines in the south to the markets of Old Delhi, from Lutyens' stately mansions to A sensitively written account of a Pakistani writer's discovery of 's crumbling abode, Raza uncovers Delhi. Collab: Harper Collins the many layers of the city. He connects with About the book:- Why, asks Raza Rumi, does the capital of the richness of the Urdu language, observes the syncretic evolution of mystical Islam in another country feel like home? How is it that a man from India and its deep connections with Pakistan can cross the border into 'hostile' territory and yet not Hindustani classical music – so much a part of his own selfhood. feel 'foreign'? Is it the geography, the architecture, the food? Or is And ever so often, he returns to the refuge of Hazrat Nizamuddin it the streets, the festivals and the colours of the subcontinent, so Auliya, the twelfth-century pir, whose dargah still reverberates familiar and yes, beloved... with music and prayer every evening.

His wanderings through Delhi lead Raza back in time to recollections of a long-forgotten Hindu ancestry and to comparisons with his own city of Lahore – in many ways a mirror image of Delhi. They also lead to reflections on the nature of the modern city, the inherent conflict between the native and the immigrant and, inevitably, to an inquiry into his own identity as a South Asian Muslim.

About the author:- Raza Rumi is an international development professional based in Lahore. He has worked for national and international organizations such as the United Nations and the Asian Development Bank. He also edits and writes for the Friday Times and contributes to leading national dailies in Pakistan and abroad. He blogs at Jahane Rumi, a website devoted to and the arts and cultures of South Asia. Music IHC Lok Sangeet Sammelan : Love Ballads From India Aug. 3 Sat & 4 Sun Supported by : Supported by North Zone Cultural Centre 7:00pm & Punjabi Academy Stein Auditorium

Aug 3; Folk Songs from Jharkhand by Megha Sriram & from Punjab Aug 4; Pandavani by Teejan Bai from Chattisgarh. Marathi Natya by Desraj Lacchkani Sangeet by Dr.Suhasini Koratkar.

About the artistes:- Megha Sriram who hails from Jharkhand began About the artistes:- Teejan Bai is an exponent of Pandavani, a learning music at the age of 13 from Ustad Amjad Ali. She has been traditional performing art form, from , in which she awarded a Scholarship from the H. R. D. Ministry for working and enacts tales from the Mahabharata, with musical accompaniments. promoting Folk Music of and Bihar. She has sung in Hailing from the Pardhi Tribe of Chhattisgarh, she was very young various albums and her renditions in Bollywood films include Anwar when she heard her maternal grandfather, Brijlal Pradhi, recite and most recently, That Girl In Yellow Boots. A versatile singer, she is Mahabharata written by Chattisgarhi writer, Sabal Sinh Chauhan in never afraid of experimenting and has also recorded with Coke Studio in Chattisgarhi Hindi. She soon memorized much of it and later trained . informally under Umed Singh Deshmukh. Deshraj Lachkani is a veteran Sufi Dhadi singer. He was raised by his uncle Kiche Shah who was also his ustaad. Deshraj's father was a dhol At 13, she gave her first public performance in a neighbouring village for player and always inspired him to take up music. He left school in the 4th Rs 10., singing in the Kapalik shaili style of Pandavani - a first for a grade to take up singing full time. The first performance of his life got woman, as traditionally women used to sing in the Vedamati, the sitting him 8 rupees in tips! His group consists of him and his 4 grandsons who style. Her break came, when , called upon her to perform are learning the art from him. A much sought after performer, Deshraj is for then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi. A recipient of several national regularly invited to perform at various fairs and festivals and has also and international recognitions, she also received the in won several awards. He also sang the popular number Jugni in the film 1988, Akademi Award in 1995, and in Oye Lucky Lucky Oye. He has recently recorded with Coke Studio in 2003. She has travelled all over the world as a cultural ambassador, to countries as far as England, France, Switzerland, Germany, Turkey, Tunisia, Malta, Cyprus, Romania and .

A renowned artiste of classical music, Dr. Suhasini Koratkar also excels in presenting the light and folk music varieties of Maharastra, like Natya geet, Abhang, Goulan, Lavani and other such forms. She received training in classical music from Pt. T. D. Janorikar, the doyen of the rare style of Bhendi Bazar Gharana and special guidance of Poorab Ang from the legendry Thumri veteran Vidushi Naina Devi. Equally interested in the light and folk music of Maharastra, Suhasini has collected and studied these compositions from various sources. Her style of presenting these songs is very attractive, with a blend of true originality and novelty. Her deep sonorous voice makes her rendition melodious and effective, bringing forth the true essence of these songs. GUR PRASAD : Doc Film & Talk The Grace Of Food Punjabi with Eng sub-titles/58mins Dir. Meera Dewan Aug. 5 | Mon 7:00pm Gulmohar

A documentary on India's tradition of food sharing. At the time of India's widespread and nutritional crisis, the film recalls the rich living tradition of food sharing, widely practised at “langars” or community kitchens, in remote, rural Punjab. Screening followed by discussion on Food Security & The Role Of Community Kitchens In Eliminating Hunger Panelists: Writer, activist Harsh Mander; political leader, writer Brinda Karat & filmmaker Meera Dewan

About the Director:- Meera Dewan has extensively filmed documentaries in India, South Asia, Vietnam, Germany and Canada. Her films have won over 21 international and national awards, including at the International Film Festival of India; Festival de films du femmes, France; Oberhausen Film Festival; Leipzig Film Festival; Reina Film Festival, France; Okomedia Film Festival and the Mumbai International Film Festival. She curates film programmes and has been on the juries of the Oberhausen, Leipzig, Okomedia, Freiberg, Indian Panorama and National Film Festivals. Talk Mozart: The Magic Flute (Die Zauberfloete) Aug. 5 | Mon German with English subtitles/182mins 7:00pm Stein Auditorium

Mozart wrote Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) for a suburban theatre in Vienna, the Theater auf der Wieden, and drew on the Sunit Tandon introduces a live, filmed magical spectacle and earthy comedy of popular Viennese theatre. performance of Mozart's path-breaking As well as being a comedy, Die Zauberflöte is an expression of opera that has remained popular since its Mozart's most profound spiritual beliefs. Enlightenment concerns first performance 222 years ago, in a with the search for wisdom and virtue are also at the heart of the tale. production by Sir David McVicar from Die Zauberflöte was an instant success with audiences and Mozart's the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, supposed rival Salieri described it as an 'operone' – a great opera. conducted by the late Sir Colin Davis. Featuring Simon Keenlyside, Dorothea David McVicar's classic production embraces both the seriousness Roschmann, Diana Damrau, Franz-Josef and comedy of Mozart's work. The audience is transported to a Selig, Will Hartmann. fantastical world of dancing animals, flying machines and dazzlingly starry skies. The setting provides a wonderful backdrop About the Opera:- Magic, comedy and philosophy are blended in for Mozart's kaleidoscopic score, from the Queen of the Night's Mozart's delightful opera, brought vividly to life by David McVicar. coloratura fireworks to Tamino and Pamina's lyrical love duets and Prince Tamino promises the Queen of the Night that he will rescue Papageno's robust, folksong-like arias. her daughter Pamina from the enchanter Sarastro. He begins his quest, accompanied by the bird catcher Papageno, but all is not as it About the Speaker:- Sunit Tandon is presently Director General initially seems… of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication. Prior to this, he was Chief Executive of the Lok Sabha Television Channel (LSTV). Earlier positions held include Executive Director (Marketing), LSTV and General Manager, National Film Development Corporation Ltd. (NFDC). Sunit has also been a senior news and current affairs anchor on Indian national television ( and LSTV) and a broadcaster on (AIR). He has written book, theatre and western music reviews for leading papers, and is involved with the Delhi Music Society and The Neemrana Music Foundation. He has been associated with theatre, has acted in over 150 plays and directed more than 25 plays.

Limited Passes Available at the Programmes Desk Talk Raaj, Samaaj Aur Paani by Anupam Mishra

Aug. 6 | Tue 7:00pm Stein Auditorium

Anupam Mishra speaks on the critical importance of the role of About the Speaker: state and society in water management in India - battling Anupam Mishra, Senior between droughts and floods. Worker, , is a well known Gandhian and has spent decades in the field of environment protection and water conservation. Recipient of Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Puraskar and Award in Science & Technology for Rural Development, he has authored two books on traditional water management and water harvesting systems in India; titled Aaj Bhi Khare Hain Talab (Ponds Are Still Relevant) and Ki Rajat Boonde (The Radiant Raindrops Of Rajasthan). Anupam is an internationally known water activist having worked with a number of national and international organizations. He is working to bridge the gap between modern water management technology and India's heritage of water harvesting, so that every community is self-sustainable and thus, efficiently safekeeping an increasingly scarce and precious resource. Virtual Walk Talk through Purana Qila Aug. 7 | Wed by Sunil Raman 7:00pm Gulmohar

Journalist, author & regular walk leader at IHC Sunil Raman takes us on a virtual walk through one of his favourite historical haunts - the 16th century Fort complex of the Purana Qila. He makes an audio-visual presentation taking us around the majestic Old Fort, home to the second Mughal ruler Humayun and Delhi's only Afghan ruler, Sher Shah Suri.

About the Speaker:- Sunil Raman is a journalist, author, Cambridge and Fletcher scholar, foodie, politics afficiando, Indophile, and more relevant to all, a history and heritage buff! After over 20 years of pursuing a journalistic career with some of the leading media organisations in India and the world, BBC World Service, and CNBC TV, he decided to hang his boots on turning 45 but only to make time to pursue his other passions. As a political risk consultant and joint author of Delhi Durbar 1911-The Complete Story, he was finally able to make time to follow his heart- to share his love for history and heritage with likeminded souls. Music Fusion Concert by Advaita Aug. 7 | Wed 8:00pm Stein Auditorium

Fusion concert alongwith an audio visual extravaganza presenting their music in a way not seen or heard before.

About the Band:- Advaita is one of the country's finest bands, acclaimed for their unique brand of contemporary fusion music. Winner of two awards this year for their album The Silent Sea, they have also appeared on numerous TV shows including Coke Studio, MTV Unplugged and the Dewarists.

Limited Passes Available at the Programmes Desk Music Sufi Concert by Sanam Marvi Aug. 8 | Thu & troupe from Pakistan 7:30pm Stein Auditorium

About the Artist:- Pakistani folk and Sufi singer Sanam Marvi sings in Urdu, Sindhi and Seraiki languages. She started training at the age of seven under the tutelage of her father Faqeer Ghulam Rasool, a Sufi singer, and used to accompany him in his performances at various Sufi shrines of Pakistan. She later trained under Ustad Fateh Ali Khan of Gwalior Gharana.

Sanam debuted at Virsa Heritage, a programme on PTV. She became popular after her performance at Coke Studio. She performs Sufi concerts around the world singing compositions of Allama Iqbal, Baba Bulleh Shah, Baba Sheikh Farid, Alam Lohar, Sachal Sarmast & Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai. Her live concerts include recitals at the Sufi music festival of Jahan-e- Khusrau, and at Times of India's Aman Ki Asha

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Limited Passes Available at the Programmes Desk Music Sarod Recital by Ayaan Ali Khan Aug. 9 | Fri 7:00pm Stein Auditorium

About the Artist:- Indian classical musician Ayaan Ali Khan is the younger son of the famous Sarod Titan Maestro . He and his brother together represent the seventh generation of a musical lineage known as the Senia Bangash School. Both Ayaan and Amaan were taught music from a very early age by their father. Ayaan started playing in concerts with his brother and father in the late 1980’s. After giving his solo debut at eight, he has now been performing concerts worldwide including his appearance at the Carnegie Hall in 1997, and at concerts like Palais Beaux Arts in Brussels, Esplanade in , Smithsonian, Summer Art Festival in Seattle, Chicago Symphony Center, Edinburgh Music Festival and the Royal Festival Hall in London. In November 2002, Ayaan co- authored a book with his brother, Amaan titled Abba-god’s Greatest Gift To Us. This book was on his father’s life and was published by RoliBooks, Lustre Publications under the Family Pride Series. In 2010 Ayaan and Amaan, released their second book titled 50 Maestros 50 Recordings which was published by Harper Collins. Earlier this year Ananta Opus 195, a concerto for sarod, symphonic and electronic orchestra written by Pierre Thilloy and performed by Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan with the Avignon Provence Symphonic Orchestra and the Kords Collective, conducted by Samuel Jean premiered in India.

Limited Passes Available at the Programmes Desk Workshop Habitat Children's Book Forum Aug. 10 | Sat Of Heroes And Villains - 9:30am - 11:30am A Writers' Workshop by Deepali Junjappa & Dalanglin Bryson Dkhar Party Zone, Eatopia

How do you structure a story while enjoying the creative process? Discover a unique approach to writing, which joins craft with inspiration, capturing and enhancing individual voices as writers.

The Imagination Lab is an interactive space where kids are encouraged to write, share and discuss stories with other fellow writers through fun writing exercises and learn key aspects of storytelling and developing memorable characters. Students who successfully complete this workshop will gain valuable insight into narrative writing, and acquire skills to enhance story, imagination and character development in a fun, guided environment.

For kids 8 to 14yrs. Films Festival Of Award Winning Documentaries - Day 1 Aug. 10 | Sat Produced by Public Service Broadcasting Trust 10:00am onwards Collab: Doordarshan Gulmohar

I Wonder... Dir. Anupama Srinivasan (English/2009/ 71mins) Fragments Of A Past Dir. Uma The film explores how the school system impacts the lives, Chakravarti (English/2012/ thoughts and dreams of children lying at the extremities of the 52mins) The film locates the life and country. work of a woman political activist in her everyday existence, the Fiddlers On The Thatch Dir. Trisha Das relationships she lives out at home (English /2002/30mins) An inspirational and in her work and the political story of the children of Gandhi Ashram affiliations she tries to hold together, even as they are subjected School, Kalimpong, and how learning to multiple stresses. western classical music has acted as a catalyst for change, opening up new Buru Gaara Dir. Shriprakash (Hindi/2007/30mins) Poignant h o r i z o n s i n t h e i r o t h e r w i s e stories of a tribal journalist and a poet in Jharkhand and how they impoverished and humdrum lives. express themselves through these forms, resurrecting tribal identity and culture. A Drop Of Sunshine Dir. Aparna Sanyal (English /2011/39mins) The film takes us through the story of 30-year old Much Ado About Knotting Dirs. Geetika Narang Abbasi & ReshmaValliappan, and charts out her journey of eventual Anandana Kapur (English, Hindi/2012/52mins) Born into a triumph and recovery from schizophrenia. society obsessed with marriages, a young girl, a not-so-young man and an NRI couple are compelled by tradition to look for There Is Something In The Air Dir. Iram Ghufran (Hindi, Urdu, matches via classifieds, matchmaking bureaus and websites. English/2011/29mins) A call from the periphery of sanity... a A light-hearted chronicle of the predicament almost every series of dream narratives, and accounts of spiritual possession Indian faces. as experienced by women 'petitioners' at the shrine of a Sufi saint in North India. Roots Of Love Dir. Harjant Gill (English, Punjabi/ 2010/26mins) Told through the stories of six different men Vertical City Dir. Avijit Mukul ranging in age from fourteen to eighty - six, the film documents Kishore (English, Hindi/2010/ the changing significance of hair and the turban among in 34mins) A visual essay on the India. architecture of a dystopia. This is the way the state imagines housing the Ayodhya Gatha Dir. Vani Subramanian (English, Hindi/ poor. 2007/60mins) The film weaves together a tapestry of perspectives on how deeply the politics of hate affect personal Journey To Nagaland Dir. Aditi Chitre (English/2010/26mins) everyday lives and what it takes to negotiate a way out of these The story of a young girl who is led to a distant land by the force of labyrinths. her visions and her mother's spirit to discover the latter's roots, and possibly her own. Films Festival Of Award Winning Documentaries - Day 2 Aug. 11 | Sun Produced by Public Service Broadcasting Trust 10:00am onwards Collab: Doordarshan Gulmohar

Pather Chujaeri Dir. Pankaj Rishi Kumar (Kashmiri, Urdu, course of treatment to follow and through music, presents Hindi/2001/30mins) A film on the satiric, non-sectarian folk musings on love, death and memory. theatre form Bhand Pather of Kashmir. Through the lives of the Bhands and their performances, the film explores the subversive Mindscapes… Of Love & Longing Dir. Arun Chadha (Hindi, message of their art. English/2011/52mins) The film delves into the lives of a few people with disabilities as they explore their sexual identities, So Heddan So Hoddan Dirs. Anjali within themselves and through relationships. Monteiro & K. P. Jayasankar (Kachchi, Hindustani/2011/52mins) Apna Aloo Bazaar Becha Dir. Pankaj H. Gupta A journey into the music and (Hindi/2007/30mins) What happens when remote, isolated everyday life of the Jatts, pastoral mountain communities come face to face with globalisation? Muslim communities that live on the edge of the , M e r e D e s h K i D h a r t i D i r. S u m i t K h a n n a in , separating India and (English/2006/60mins) In our effort to achieve food security, Pakistan. have we compromised on food safety? The film investigates the impact of pesticides as they enter the food chain. In Camera Dir. Ranjan Palit (English/2010/79mins) A film about the filmmaker's experiences as a cameraperson for Timbaktu Dirs. Rintu Thomas & documentary films and his reflections on the profession after 25 Sushmit Ghosh (English/2012/ years of image-making. 30mins) When a small farming community in South India decided Video Game Dir. Vipin Vijay (English/2005/30mins) A complex to switch from their decades-old video journey on a Motorcar, the quintessential cultural practice of chemical agriculture to interchange of modern times, where a picture of the road organic farming, little did they know emerges. that they were planting the seeds of a silent revolution.

Nirnay (Decision) Dirs. Pushpa Rawat & Anupama Earth Witness: Reflections On The Times & The Timeless Dir. Srinivasan (Hindi, Garhwali/2012/56mins) The film is Pushpa's Akanksha Joshi (English/2011/60mins) Four common people – journey as she tries to make sense of her own life and that of her a teacher, a farmer, a shepherd, a father – find themselves on the women friends in a lower middle class colony in Ghaziabad, front line of the earth's biggest, most complex crisis: climate Uttar Pradesh. change.

Cancer Katha Dir. Vasudha Joshi (English, Bengali/ 2012/26mins) A film made on the filmmaker's brush with cancer in December 2008, it explores the fears and dilemmas on what Theatre Ashvin Gidwani's The Big Fat City Aug. 10; Sat | 7:00pm Wri. & Dir.Mahesh Dattani Aug. 11; Sun | 4:00pm & 7:00pm Stein Auditorium

Cast: Achint Kaur, Nasirr Khan, Pooja Ruparel, Ivan Rodrigues, Sonal Joshi, Aadar Malik, Gagan Singh Sethi,

3 stories. 1 eventful night. A successful corporate couple with a new apartment in a fancy suburb of Mumbai… A TV star with a fan following and a troublesome marriage... An aspiring young actress from a small town with her possessive boyfriend… What's behind their facades? What do they do when murder comes knocking at their door? The play is India's first black comedy that offers you laughter, thrills and a little pill to chew on as you drive back home.

Director's Note:- Gallow's Humour or Black Comedy is a tricky genre, one that we are not too familiar with in our theatre. Situations that have tragic consequences in our lives are usually approached with an appropriate degree of sobriety or decorum. But sometimes we say, feel or do the weirdest things. Things we would not approve of if we were to follow proper etiquette. As a director, I have reveled in my own script's ability to make me go beyond appropriate conduct and see how funny we all really are. Laughing at ourselves, we learn to come closer to the truth of our lives.

Tickets at Rs.350, Rs.250 & Rs.150 available at the Programmes Desk for IHC Members only from Aug 1. Open to all Aug 4 onwards.

An Old World Culture presentation Walk IHC Walk Journey To The Roots Aug. 11 | Sun Celebrating the 125th Birth Anniversary of 10:00am Jamini Roy (1887-1972) National Gallery of Modern Art

Curator Ella Datta leads a walk through the exhibition at the National Gallery of Modern Art. The exhibition showcases around 200 of Jamini Roy's artworks including paintings, sculptures and drawings and sketches from the distinguished collection of NGMA. The collection of the artist's artworks began in 1954 when the museum was inaugurated and steadily built up over three decades.

Jamini Roy was one of the earliest and most significant modernists of 20th century Indian art. The exhibition foregrounds the nature of his modernism and the prominent role he played in breaking away from the art practices of his time. His career spanning over nearly six decades had many significant turning points. The exhibition highlights the elements in the art of Jamini Roy and shows the versatility in his visual language.

For registration, contact the Programmes Desk. Theatre Mera Bhaarat Pareshaan English/Hindi/80mins

Aug. 12 | Mon Standup Comedy by Aditi Mittal and Varun Grover 8:00pm Hosted by Rajneesh Kapoor Stein Auditorium

Mera Bhaarat Pareshaan is a bitter-sweet, irreverent, and utterly hilarious stand-up comedy show about contemporary India, its aspirations, icons, successes (like selling fairness cream to men), failures (like not selling enough condoms to men), and much more.

Aditi Mittal, India's leading comedian, with her mad-unique take on everything from endangered Koalas to baby-obsessed moms; and Varun Grover, songwriter for Gangs of Wasseypur, with his deadpan stories about moral policing, bring in the Independence-Day week with poking the balloon of stupidity our nation has become.

Tickets at Rs.350, Rs.250 & Rs.100 available at the Programmes Desk for IHC Members only from Aug 1. Open to all Aug 4 onwards.

An Old World Culture presentation Talk Without The Lifeline An audio visual presentation Aug. 13 | Tue by Sohail Hashmi 7:00pm Gulmohar

The talk focusses on the traditional methods of storing and utilising water that have been practiced over the past thousand years in Delhi. The dialogue attempts to view our current practices of tapping and exploiting water in the context of the age old practices. Drawing from the traditional practices and keeping in view the general lay of the land, the presentation also seeks to make a case for shifting our priorities in as much as water management is concerned.

About the speaker:- Sohail Hashmi is a geographer by training and a history buff by choice. He writes on Delhi, conducts heritage walks, loves to cook and subject to availability of funds, makes documentaries. Theatre Atmakatha Hindi/130mins Aug. 13 | Tue & Dir. Vinay Sharma Aug. 14 | Wed Wri. Mahesh Elkunchwar 7:00pm Prod. Padatik & Rikh Stein Auditorium

Cast: Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Chetna Jalan, Sanchayita Bhattacharjee & Anubha Fatehpuria

Rajadhyaksha, a nationally acclaimed writer, is dictating his autobiography to Pradnya - a young researcher who has chosen his works as the topic for her thesis. The writer and his wife Uttara separated thirty years earlier because of a brief relationship between Rajadhyaksha and Uttara's sister Vasanti. Rajadhyaksha has now published a novel depicting these events. The book makes their relationships a source of gossip and discussion for the press and public. Uttara and Vasanti have since reconciled but one day the past resurfaces. As all four characters look at their own lives, different layers and versions of the truth emerge revealing all of them trapped in their own “cycle of torment.”

Tickets at Rs.350, Rs.250 & Rs.100 available at the Programmes Desk Aug.2 onwards for IHC members only. Open to all Aug.5 onwards.

An Old World Culture presentation Music Vishnu Digambar Jayanti Sangeet Samaroh 2013 Aug. 15-18 Collab: Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Thu-Sun & Saraswati Samaj 7:00pm Stein Auditorium

Aug 15; Thu Aug 17; Sat

Hindustani Vocal recital Hindustani Vocal recital by by Omkar Dadarkar. Bharathi Prathap. Accompanists: Accompanists: Vinay Mishra Paromita (Harmonium), (Harmonium); Milind Pote (Tabla) Shailendra Mishra (Tabla). Followed Followed by Sitar recital by Sarod recital by Pt. Tejendra by Pt. Kushal Das. Narayan Majumdar. Accompanist: Accompanist: Ram Kumar Mohd. Akram Khan (Tabla) Mishra (Tabla)

Aug 16; Fri Aug 18; Sun

Carnatic Vocal by Sudha Flute recital by Ashwin Srinivasan. Raghuraman. Accompanists: Accompanist: Rafiuddin Sabri G. Raghuraman (Flute), (Tabla). Followed by Hindustani M. V. Chandrasekhar (Mridangam). Vocal recital by Pt. Jasraj. Followed by Hindustani Vocal Accompanists: Mukund Petkar recital by Ustad Iqbal Ahmed. (Harmonium); Ram Kumar Mishra Accompanists: Vinay Mishra (Tabla), Rattan Mohan Sharma (Harmonium), Ram Kumar Mishra (Vocal) (Tabla), Murad Ali (Sarangi)

Limited Passes Available at the Programmes Desk Films Islamic Monuments of India English/2012/25mins Aug. 18 | Sun Dir. Benoy K. Behl 7:00pm Prod. Ministry of External Affairs Gulmohar Public Diplomacy Division

The documentary traces the great heritage of Islamic National Geographic magazine has carried monuments from Kanyakumari to Kashmir and from Gujarat to out a story about ancient Indian art as Tripura revealed through Behl's photography to the world. BBC World News has also carried 3 About the Director:- Benoy K. Behl is a film-maker, art- major stories about Behl's pioneering work historian and photographer known for his tireless and prolific in India and Vietnam. His films, including output of work over the past 34 years. He has taken over 36,000 26 documentaries on 'The Paintings of India' and 26 photographs of Asian monuments and art heritage, made a documentaries on 'The Sculpture of India' have been nationally hundred documentaries on art history and his exhibitions have telecast on prime time in India, as well as screened at universities been warmly received in 32 countries around the world. He holds and museums across the world. the Limca Book Record for being the most travelled photographer. The vastness of Behl's documentation presents a wide and new perspective in understanding the art of India and Asia. His photography of ancient murals in remote places has clearly established the continuous tradition of painting in India, from ancient times through the medieval period. He has been invited to lecture by most of the important universities and museums around the world, who have departments of Asian art. He has authored The Ajanta Caves published by Thames & Hudson, London and Harry N. Abrams, New York, and currently awaits the upcoming The History of Indian Art: Sculpture and Mural Paintings. Talk Ek Shaam Shayari Ke Naam Collab: Urdu Academy Aug. 19 | Mon 7:00pm Stein Auditorium

Urdu poetry is a rich tradition of poetry and has many different forms which basically originated from Arabic and borrowing much from the Persian language, is today an important part of the cultures of Pakistan and India. Like other languages, the history of Urdu poetry shares origins and influences with other linguistic traditions within the Urdu-Hindi-Hindustani mix. Literary figures as far back as Amir Khusro and Kabir inspired later Urdu poets, and served as intellectual and linguistic sources. Meer, Dard, Ghalib, Anis, Dabeer, Iqbal, Zauq, Josh, Jigar, Faiz, Firaq and Faraz are among the greatest poets of Urdu. The tradition is centered in South Asia.

Urdu Academy comes on board to present an evening of Urdu poetry at the Centre.

For details, contact the Programmes Desk PANEL DISCUSSION The Bachchan Phenomenon In Bollywood

Aug 20 | 5:00pm

Discussants: Ziya Us Salam, Namrata Joshi and Prakash Jha in conversation with Amitabh Bachchan

Moderator: Dr. Ranjani Mazumdar

Followed by screening of Deewar (1975/176mins) Dir. Yash Chopra

For Film Club Members only. Limited passes available at the Programmes Desk Aug 10 onwards About the Panelists: Amitabh Bachchan Retrospective Ziya Us Salam is the Deputy Editor of . He writes on films and literature, focussing on works of non-fiction and has a regular literary column Write Angle. Ziya has authored several books. He is currently working on a new book, Portraits Of Islam that projects different hues of Islam in India, across the divide of schools like Deobandi and Barelvi. The only Indian contributor to the anthology, Being Young In The Worlds Of Islam, he has also co-authored Living On The Edge dealing with emerging tension in modern India as well as the bestseller Housefull. His next book Delhi 4 Shows, chronicling the history of cinema of Delhi, is to Programme Schedule be released shortly. 20 Tue 7:00pm Deewar (1975/176mins) Dir. Yash Chopra

Namrata Joshi is Senior Associate Editor and film critic with Outlook 21 Wed 6:30pm Zanjeer (1973/146mins) Dir. newsmagazine. She is the winner of India's National Award for Best Film 9:00pm (1975/204mins) Dir. Critic for 2004. A member of FIPRESCI, the international federation of 22 Thu 6:30pm Anand (1971/123mins) Dir. film critics based in Munich, she has been a member of the Fipresci 9:00pm Laawaris (1981/189mins) Dir. Prakash Mehra critics' jury at numerous festivals including the Transilvania 23 Fri 9:00pm Trishul (1978/168mins) Dir. Yash Chopra International Film Festival, Cairo International Film Festival, Moscow International Film Festival and International Film Festival of . 26 Mon 7:00pm Hum (1991/171mins) Dir. Mukul S. Anand Namrata has written monographs on actresses and for 27 Tue 7:00pm Black (2005/122mins) Dir. the series Women In Indian Film edited by for 31 Sat 9:00pm The Great Gatsby (English/2013/143mins) Dir. Baz Zubaan Publishing. She has written an essay on 60 Years Of Indian Luhrmann Independence: Nationalism In Popular Hindi Cinema for The Penguin India Reference Yearbook 2007 and has also done an essay on women technicians in Bollywood for Women Changing India published by Zubaan.

Producer-director-screenwriter Prakash Jha is most known for his political and socio-political films such as Damul (1984), Mrityudand (1997), Gangaajal (2003), Apaharan (2005), Raajneeti (2010) and Limited passes available at the Programmes Desk Chakravyuh (2012). Over the years he has made several documentaries, Aug 10 onwards for Film Club Members only. feature films, television features and television series including the popular TV serial Mungerilal Ke Hasin Sapne. He is a recipient of the National Award for several of his films.

Dr. Ranjani Mazumdar teaches Cinema Studies at the School of Arts & Aesthetics, University. Her publications focus on urban cultures, popular cinema, gender and the cinematic city. She is the author of Bombay Cinema: An Archive of the City (2007) and co-author with Nitin Govil of the forthcoming The Indian Film Industry (2013). She has also worked as a documentary filmmaker and her productions include Delhi Diary 2001 and The Power of the Image (Co-Directed). Her current research focuses on globalization and film culture, the visual culture of film posters and the intersection of technology, travel and design in 1960s Bombay Cinema.

Limited passes available at the Programmes Desk for Film Club Members only. Walk IHC Walk A 2-day outstation walk to Aug. 21 & 22 Rao Jodha Desert Rock Park, Jodhpur Wed & Thu with Naturalist Pradip Krishen Jodhpur

The outstation walk scheduled for Aug.21 & 22 will take walkers to Chaandni Concerts In Rao Jodha Desert Rock Park:- The the Rao Jodha Desert Rock Park. Preceded by the Chaandni Chaandni Concerts held on the Full Moon night of every month Concert on the evening of Aug.21, the walk will commence early next at the Rao Jodha Desert Rock Park, feature the amazing minstrels morning and will feature 2 circuits of the Park- one in the early hours, from the Thar desert- the Manganiars. The surrounding is a the other towards late afternoon. Foray into the Park will entail rocky habitat adjoining the Fort and that has been exploration of lots of unusual desert plants which will be plentiful in planted up with vegetation native to rocky parts of the Thar the rains; interesting geology; lizards and geckos on canyon walls. desert. Pradip Krishen – who has loved and recorded the music of the Manganiars since 1973 – has auditioned about 60 Manganiar musicians and chosen the most interesting singers to feature in the Concerts.

About The Manganiars:- The Manganiars were first 'discovered' and promoted by Marwar's ethnographer, , in the and in recent times some of them have become regular performers in European jazz festivals and events featuring folk and ethnic musicians on a world stage. Manganiars are hereditary minstrels who keep alive a medieval oral tradition deep inside the Thar desert. They sing for patrons on occasions like marriages or the birth of a child, and also for religious festivals. Manganiar music is believed to have travelled into eastern Europe and northern centuries ago and to have nourished the music which emerged as Flamenco in Spain. With a highly evolved voice culture and a rich repertoire of songs, Manganiar music is regarded as India's standout tradition of folk music.

For registration & details, please contact the Programmes Desk. Talk Kavi Ke Saath-Day 1 Panel Discussion on Badalti Hui Duniya Mein Hindi Kavita Ke 25 Baras Aug. 21 | Wed Panelists: Alok Dhanwa, Deviprasad Mishra, 7:00pm Mrityunjay, Pankaj Chaturvedi, , Gulmohar Savita Singh, Moderator: Ashutosh Kumar

After the decline of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the demolition of novel. He has made socially relevant ads, and documentaries on the Babri Masjid in 1992, the Indian scenario witnessed vast water, women and communities. He co-directed the National changes across virtually all fields. There are strong differences of Award winning PSBT Film The Female Nude. opinion in the explanation and analyses of these incidents. Some comprehend them through concepts like 'globalization' and Born in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Mrityunjay 'liberalization'. Others use terms like 'unipolarization' or received his education in . His 'privatization'. Whatever be the explanation, it has been a time of research has been on Hindi criticism and he is a upheavals, a time of new challenges, junctures and departures for significant name in the young generation of art, literature and culture. The poetry of the last 25 years has also Hindi poets. A critic and translator, he teaches been grappling with these changes. This change is related not just Hindi in Ravenshaw College, Cuttack. His works to the subject, form and content of poetry but influences its social include- translation of the biography of Pandit basis, readership, geography and history. The discussion presents Mallikarjun Mansoor titled Rasyatra, and the poets representative of the significant streams of active Hindi upcoming Mera Jeevan Sangeet, the biography of Gangubai poetry dialoguing upon the various aspects of the aforesaid Hangal. changes marking this genre. Born 1971 in Itawa, Pankaj Chaturvedi Alok Dhanwa was born in 1948 in Munger, graduated from University and went Bihar. Duniya Roz Banti Hai is one of his most onto do his M.A. and M.Phil. in Hindi from well known works. Known as a revolutionary Jawaharlal Nehru University, . He has poet, Janta ka Aadmi, Kapde ke Jute, Bruno ki been teaching Hindi at V.S.S.D. PG College, Betiyan and Goli Daago Poster are some of his Kanpur since 1996. He has published two known poems. Recipient of Pehel Samman, collections of poetry- Ek Sampoornta Ke Liye Nagarjun Samman, Firaq Gorakhpuri Samman, and Ek Hi Chehra, and a book of criticism- Samman and Aatmakatha Ki Sanskriti. He has received the Samman, his poetry has been translated into English and Russian. Smriti Puraskar and the Devishankar Awasthi Award for criticism.

Renowned Hindi poet and short story writer Rajesh Joshi, born 1946 is a Hindi writer, poet, Devi Prasad Mishra's love for cinema led him journalist and playwright. Recipient of the 2002 to filmmaking. He has made films on poets from Award in Hindi for his the subcontinent and also on the anthology of poems Do Panktiyon Ke Beech, he co m m u n i t y. D e v i h a s b e e n w r i t i n g continues to work as a freelance writer, and experimental, stylistically blasphemous and presently resides in . Recipient of polyphonic poems but has published only one Cont. collection Prarthana Ke Shilp Mein Nahin. He has authored few short stories and, recently, completed his first full length play and a Muktibodh Puraskar, Makhan Lal Chaturvedi Puraskar, Srikant associated with cultural fora and has been involved with the Verma Smriti Samman, Shikhar Samman and others, his poems ongoing poetry series Kavi Ke Saath at the Habitat Centre from its have been translated into English, German, Russian, Urdu and very beginning. many Indian languages.

Poet, writer and political theorist Savita Singh has published four collections of poetry, and has been translated into French, German, Spanish, Dutch and many Indian languages. She writes both in English and Hindi. Savita completed her Doctorate at the McGill University with her thesis on the "Discourse of Talk Modernity in India: A Hermeneutical Study." Recipient of Hindi Academy Award and the prestigious Raza Aug. 22 | Thu Award for poetry, she is currently Prof. and Director, School of 7:00pm Gender and Development Studies at Indira Gandhi National Open University, Delhi. Amaltas

Vinod Kumar Shukla, born in Rajnandgaon, Chattisgarh, is one of India's best known contemporary poet/novelists. His novels Kavi Ke Saath-Day 2 Naukar Ki Kameez, Khilega Toh Dhekhenge, Dewar Mein Ek Khirki Rehti Thi and HariGhasKi Badalti Hui Duniya Mein Chhappar waliJhonpadiaurBonaPahad Hindi Kavita Ke 25 Baras established him as a force to reckon with in Hindi writing. Besides this he has also Anamika is a Delhi-based poet who writes in published two collections of short stories and six poetry Hindi. A lecturer at the Department of English anthologies. Recipient of several honours including the Sahitya at Satyawati College, Delhi, she has five Academy Award and Rashtriya Maithili Sharan Gupt Puruskar, his collections of poetry to her credit. Over the works have been translated into various languages. Several years she has won numerous accolades for her directors have interpreted his works for both Theatre and Cinema. literary work, including the Bharat Bhushan Ashutosh Kumar studied at Netarhat, Patna Award for Poetry (1996), the Girija Mathur and JNU, Delhi. At present, Associate Professor, Samman (1998), the Sahityakar Samman Hindi, , he has authored (1998), the Parampara Samman (2001) and the Sahityasetu Samkaleen Hindi Kavita aur Marxvaad and his Samman (2004). In addition to poetry, she has authored volumes critical essays and opinions on socio-political of fiction, memoir and criticism, and undertaken translations of issues have been published in various journals. the works of Octavio Paz, Rilke, Rabindranath Tagore and Guest editor of Aashay magazine, he is actively GirishKarnad. Talk Good Health Adds Years To Life Aug. 22 | Thu By Dr. A. B. Dey Collab: Age Care India 7:00pm Casuarina

The topic of World Health Day in 2012 was Ageing and Health About the Speaker:- Dr. A. B. Dey, with the theme Good Health Adds Life To Years. Focus was on Prof. of Medicine, All India Institute of how good health throughout life can help older men and women Medical Sciences, New Delhi is currently lead full and productive lives and be a resource for their families the Head of the Department of Geriatric and communities. Speaker Dr.Dey will address issues pertaining Medicine created under the National to geriatric care. Programme for the Health Care of the Elderly launched in 2011. He is also the first Dean of Research at the Institute. Dr. Dey received his training in Geriatric Medicine during 1995-1996 under the prestigious Commonwealth Medical Fellowship at Newcastle upon Tyne in . He has been involved in developing the “old age care” or Geriatric Medicine in the country through service development, training and research. He has conducted several research projects in the field of Geriatrics and Gerontology and his contributions have been recognized by the Indian Council of Medical Research with the Prof. Surindar Mohan Marwah Award in 1998. Dr. Dey has been actively involved in advising the World Health Organization South East Asia, Western Mediterranean and Western Pacific Regional Offices in developing strategies and policies in active ageing and old age care.

Limited Passes Available at the Programmes Desk Canvas Askew Talk Why We Need To Talk About Aug. 23 | Fri The Partition Of India 7:00pm by Sukeshi Kamra Gulmohar Followed by discussion with Urvashi Butalia

Partition is a national story that brought to light the forms of Sukeshi's current project is on the material proscribed by the violence that inform our daily living. Thus how we (should) British Government in India between 1906 and the 1940s. She speak of the Partition is as important a question as why we teaches courses on Indian Literature (including ancient and (should) speak of it. Furthermore, framing of questions is medieval), contemporary South Asian Literature and Culture, critical to inquiry itself: what does the Partition look like if we and Postcolonial Theory. approach it as a national experience? How do we get to the Urvashi Butalia is co founder of Kali truth of a history that is now intergenerational? How different for Women, India's first feminist would our narrative, of national identity, be if we did allow publishing house and is currently Partition the time, space, and dialogue that we have allowed director of Zubaan, an imprint of Kali. the anti-colonial nationalist movement? An independent researcher, writer and About the Speakers:- Sukeshi Kamra activist, she has a long involvement in is an associate professor of English and the women's movement, and is author associate dean in the Faculty of Arts of an award winning book on Partition, and Social Sciences at Carleton The Other Side of Silence: Voices from the Partition of India. University. She published a book entitled Bearing Witness: Partition, Independence, And The End Of The Raj in 2002. In 2011, she published The Indian Periodical Press and the Production of Nationalist Rhetoric on the engagement between colonial law and the periodical press in British India between 1870 and 1910. Music Sarod Recital by Amaan Ali Khan Aug. 23 | Fri 7:00pm Stein Auditorium

About the artiste:- A young talent of the 7th generation in an unbroken chain of the Senia Bangash School, Amaan Ali Khan is the elder son and disciple of the Sarod Maestro Amjad Ali Khan and grandson of Haafiz Ali Khan. Initiated into the art of Sarod at a very tender age, Amaan began his public performances as early as eight. Accompanying his father to various music festivals in India and abroad, he has today, carved out a niche for himself. Amaan made his debut abroad in 1986 at the Festival of India in Moscow. He has been a regular performer at Palais beaux-arts in Brussels, Esplanade in Singapore, Chicago Symphony Center, Carnegie Hall and Kennedy Center in USA, Royal Festival Hall and Barbican Center in UK and has also performed in numerous concerts and festivals. Amaan performed at the Central Hall of the Indian Parliament on the commemoration of India's 60th year of Independence in 2007. Earlier this year, Ananta Opus 195, a concerto for sarod, symphonic and electronic orchestra written by Pierre Thilloy and performed by Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan with the Avignon Provence Symphonic Orchestra and the Kords Collective, conducted by Samuel Jean, premiered in India.

Limited Passes Available at the Programmes Desk Films To Let The World In Dir. Avijit Mukul Kishore Aug. 25 | Sun 7:00pm Stein Auditorium

A two-volume film project, it looks at a significant period in the To Let The World In, Volume 1 (English, Hindi and history of contemporary Indian art from the early 1980s to the Gujarati/2012/93mins) The film chronicles the spirit and present day. The film features three generations of celebrated legacy of the movement that marked the return to narrativity Indian artists who share recollections, reminiscences and and figuration in Indian art. concerns about their practice. The conversations are intimate, Artists featured in the volume- Arpita Singh, with interviews conducted by art historian and curator Gulammohammed Sheikh, Vivan Sundaram, Nilima Sheikh, Chaitanya Sambrani and filmed by film maker Avijit Mukul Nalini Malani, Patwardhan, Ranbir Kaleka, Kishore, who is a regular collaborator on film and video based Pushpamala N., Anita Dube and Atul Dodiya along with art installation art projects. What emerges through this exercise is critic and curator . an invaluable document of some landmark moments in Indian art history in the last three decades. The wise and relaxed * World premiere at Sheffield Docfest 2013. Followed by eloquence of the artists in the first volume of the film gives way screenings at numerous festivals including Melbourne Art to a raw edginess in the second, as they reflect on the changing Festival, NGMA Mumbai, International Documentary and contexts in art production, the intricate connections between Short Film Festival of Kerala & at Centre for South Asian art and political history and the age old questions regarding Studies, University of Cambridge. patronage and recognition. To Let The World In, Volume 2 (English and Hindi/2013/53mins) The second volume of the film starts with the tumultuous context of art practice on the cusp of India's economic liberalisation and the re-assertion of religious fundamentalism in Indian politics.

Artists featured in the volume- Dodiya, Archana Hande, Benitha Perciyal, Sharmila Samant, Parvathi Nayar, Riyas Komu, Tushar Joag, Shilpa Gupta, Josh P.S., Gargi Raina, Sumakshi Singh, T.V. Santhosh, Nataraj Sharma, Anandajit Ray, Gigi Scaria, Reena Saini Kallat and Jitish Kallat. Interaction with Talk Bibek Debroy on his Aug. 26 | Mon writings on the Mahabharata 7:00pm Collab: Penguin Books India Gulmohar

About the Speaker:- Economist Bibek Debroy is Research Professor, Centre of Policy Research and a columnist with the Economic Times . He has published in Indology and translated into English the Vedas, the Puranas, the Upanishads and the Gita. He is currently translating the remaining volumes of the unabridged Mahabharata. Talk LILA-PRISM Series. We Have Always Been Lesbians Aug. 27 | Tue by Madhavi Menon 7:00pm Collab: LILA Foundation Gulmohar

The dialogue puts pressure on the ways in which we tend to About the Speaker:- Madhavi understand sexual identity in both cultural and temporal Menon is Professor of English at contexts. Different cultures often narrate themselves as Ashoka University in Delhi. She works possessing a stable sexual identity over time, even as the on questions of desire and identity, literature produced by and in that culture insists otherwise. and is the author of Wanton Words: Focussing on the specific dastan of Chouboli and on the Rhetoric and Sexuality in the English performative aspects of dastangoi in general, this talk Renaissance (2004), Unhistorical thinks about how we acquire sexuality and who counts as Shakespeare: Queer Theory in "we" in the first place. Shakespearean Literature and Film (2008), and the editor of Shakesqueer: A Queer Companion to the Complete Works of Shakespeare (2011). Her current work is on ideas of difference and indifference in relation to sexuality, culture, and temporality. Virtual Walk Talk at Qutub Complex Aug. 28 | Wed by Swapna Liddle 7:00pm Gulmohar

With inclement weather making it difficult to walk outdoors, Historian, author & a regular walk leader at IHC Swapna Liddle takes us on a virtual tour through the UNESCO World Heritage Site of The Qutub Minar Complex. Housing fascinating buildings that span a historic period of over six centuries, the medieval abode presents a visual treat that can be enjoyed by the armchair traveler too.

About the Speaker:- Swapna Liddle is the Co-convenor of the Delhi Chapter of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), and has authored Delhi: 14 Historic Walks. Sattriya Dance By Sangeet Sattra, Guwahati Aug. 28 | Wed Collab: Impresario India 7:00 pm Stein Auditorium

Sangeet Sattra of Guwahati presents the colours and vivacity of the dance and music tradition from the Banks of Brahmaputra. Choreographer Ranjumoni Saikia carries forward the scientific system of training introduced by legendary Guru of Sattriya culture – Lt. Rasheswar Saikia Boarbayan Films

Aug. 29 - Sept 1 Thu - Sun 10:00am onwards Stein Auditorium, Gulmohar Casuarina

10th Jeevika: Asia Livelihood Documentary Festival commences Collab: Centre for Civil Society

The annual festival captures livelihood challenges faced by the rural and urban poor. Promoting documentaries that put livelihood on the live wire, the event is part of a larger Livelihood Freedom Campaign “Jeevika” that helps develop public policy measures to clear the path for free enterprise. The festival includes screenings, discussions, interactions with upcoming and veteran film-makers & livelihood sessions with prominent speakers & experts. Talk LILA-PRISM Series The First Firangis Aug. 29 | Thu by Jonathan Gil Harris 7:00pm Collab: LILA Foundation Gulmohar

The dialogue considers the strange phenomenon of Europeans About the Speaker:- Jonathan Gil Harris, who immigrated to India in the sixteenth and seventeenth Professor of English at Ashoka University, is centuries and, to lesser and greater extents, became Indian. interested in early modern understandings These early migrants, who predate the by two of globalization and the foreign, and how centuries, are a far cry from the "white Mughals" examined by these have helped shape our knowledge William Dalrymple. They came to India not to conquer and and experiences of bodies, disease, command, but with much humbler ambitions: to escape poverty commerce, time, and religious difference. and persecution. Paying particular attention to the life of He is the author of Foreign Bodies and the Thomas Stephens, an English Catholic dissident who fled to the Konkan coast in 1579, became a Marathi poet, and wrote a 11,000- Body Politic (Cambridge UP, 1998), Sick Economies: Drama, stanza purana in traditional ovi form, this talk asks: what does it Mercantilism and Disease in Shakespeare's England (U Penn P, mean to be "authentically" Indian, and how does the word 2004), Untimely Matter in the Time of Shakespeare (U Penn P, "firangi" itself capture the distinctive nuances of what it means to 2009), Shakespeare and Literary Theory (Oxford UP, 2010), and become Indian? Marvellous Repossessions: The Tempest, Globalization, and the Waking Dream of Paradise (Ronsdale, 2012). He is also the editor of Indography: Writing the "Indian" in Early Modern England (Palgrave, 2012). His new book, The First Firangis: How to Be Authentically Indian, will be published by Aleph Books in 2014. Dance Contemporary Dance by Nritarutya Dance Trust, Aug. 29 | Thu Bangalore 7:30pm Stein Auditorium

form, Martial arts with its tenacity, modern dance with its interpretation and contact improvisation with its vibrancy inspire About the performances in sequence:- clean and progressive imagination. Trishanku - The piece is a contemporary metaphorical take on the - The bejewelled Goddess dazzling with grace, beauty and mythological story of Trishanku, the ancestor of the Hindu god wealth is pictured as sitting on a lotus with a golden pot overflowing Rama. Using the mythological character Trishanku's “neither on with grain and gold. The choreography approach is in episodes of her earth, nor in the heavens” condition, the choreographer explores myth. questions pertaining to human existence. Stree Shakti - Speaks of the power of Women, presented in Mars - A skilled, contemporary technique piece that brings to traditional choreography. Parvati and Lakshmi – the goddesses form dancing, many layers and dimensions that makes a man. As a part of SHAKTI – the ultimate strength and the highest power for all composition, it brings to light the male energy, the confidence, the life and being. suppressed emotions and the child hiding inside a man. 3 Sides of a Coin - The elasticity and cohesion of unique bodies and About the Group:- Nritarutya is a uniquely placed Indian dance styles is portrayed through movement. Bharatnatyam with its contemporary dance company, that partakes of ancient Indian traditions and creates new works for contemporary times. The Company teaches, travels, tours Indian contemporary dances and is best known in Bangalore, where it is based, as one with distinction for dance and allied arts of music, costumes and scenography. It is rated by the yearbook of Indian dance - Attendance - as among the top five (best) in India. Our dancers undergo devoted training in many forms like Bharathanatyam, Modern Dance, Yoga, and additionally train in Martial arts, Kathak, Odissi and Body conditioning. Artistic Director Mayuri Upadhya along with Madhuri Upadhya and Geetha Ballal, are the creative forces behind it. The Company in aspiring to imbibe from pan-Indian cultures, has performed in 9 different countries and travelled to major International festivals including Unity – A Relief Effort (Muscat), India Now – Trafalgar Square Festival (London) & the Birmingham International Dance Festival. Projects of note include performance at Queen's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations at Windsor castle & Dance Ballet for Amitabh Bachchan's 70th birthday interpreting his father 's poetry Madhushala.

Limited Passes Available at the Programmes Desk Talk Caferati @Habitat- The Open Mike Series Aug. 30 | Fri 7:00pm Amphitheatre

Join in and perform your own work, in any of the languages of the National Capital Region. Be it poetry, fiction, diatribes or songs, it's all good. You only get two minutes and the microphone to perform the best you can. Moderated by Danish Husain Dance Bharathanatyam recital by Shobana Aug. 30 | Fri 7:00pm Stein Auditorium

About the Artist:- Shobana is a leading exponent of Bharatanatyam dance and a renowned South Indian film actress. She was born in a speaking family from Kerala, India, and received dance lessons from legendary Bharatanatyam dancers and Padma Subramaniam. She is an innovative choreographer and has crafted a wide range of traditional and contemporary compositions. A devoted teacher, Shobana established Kalarpana, a dance school in in 1994. From modest beginnings, Kalarpana is now an established institution and has benefited many students, many of whom are girls from less-privileged back-grounds. Shobana, the actress, has starred in over 225 films across all four major South Indian languages including performances under the distinguished direction of renowned filmmakers like & K. Balachandar.

Limited Passes Available at the Programmes Desk Dance International Contemporary Dance – Aug. 31 | Sat To Be Announced. 7:00pm Stein Auditorium

Contemporary dance in India encompasses a wide range of dance activities currently performed in India. It includes choreography forIndian cinema, modern Indian ballet and experiments with existing classical and folk forms of dance by various artists.

Indian Council for Cultural Relations comes on board to present a contemporary dance performance.

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For details, contact the Programmes Desk. Exhibition Delhi... Its Own Way by Krishnendu Chatterjee Aug. 1-31 Delhi 'O’ Delhi Foyer

Delhi is two sides of a coin. On the one, there are multifarious issues cutting across the Political, Social and the Economical. The panic of unsecured life informs the way of life for denizens. Every day is a new opportunity for a political leader, every morning is the beginning of an insecure day for a girl struggling with her identity. On the other hand, Delhi is for the Delhiite. With no social or economic bounds to tie and bound, it is a city of many choices for the one who chooses to make it Home.

About the Artist : Born and brought up amongst the artistic and the beautiful city of Durgapur, Krishnendu Chatterjee is an imaginative photographer. Hailing from a culturally enriched Bengali background, he has walked 20 years on the roads of advertising as a creative person. But his true love and his forte is photography. What started off as a hobby today has turned into a passion, more than a profession for him. For Krishnendu, photography is not a mere click! It travels beyond what the naked eyes can see. His shots are exemplary of an artistic excellence. He captures the scenic wonders of nature and simple life, caresses them with his imagination and renders all in a frame. His rich aesthetic sense and the sensitivity for forms, figures, color and textures are reminiscent of his long advertising trail.

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Convention Centre Foyer 2 – 6 Exhibition of paintings by Sandeep Passan, Surjeet Singh & Suman Plakshi 7 – 21 Artists Collective Fundraiser for Uttarakhand 22 – 25 Exhibition of paintings by Dr. R. C. Bhawsar, Dr. Shrotiya and Dr. Rohini Sethi by Shree Yash Art Gallery Aug. 28 – Seeking Water Drown yourself in the photographs of Sept. 1 Justin Rabindra as he takes you on a journey of bays, rivers, lakes and seas.

Visual Arts Gallery 02 – 07 The Festival Of Abstract Solo show of acrylic on canvas by Monaj Kachangal 08 – 13 Rajasthan- Under The Desert Sky Solo show of Photography by Rajesh Bedi 14 – 20 Recent Works 2013 Solo show of mixed media by Mahmud Husain Laskar 21 – 26 Quad Group show of mixed media by Shubra Das, Rajan Krishnan, Hindol Bhramdhatt & Nupur Kundu 27 – 31 Vibhuti Group show of mixed media by Colors Corridor

Open Palm Court 01 – 06 Farewell To Civilization Solo show of oil on canvas by Priyadarshni Gautam 07 – 12 Kosh Group show of mixed media 13 – 17 MinD-Modernist In Demand Group show of Painting/ Photography/ Digital Art/ Sculpture 18 – 22 The Collectibles Group show of Paintings/ Drawings/ Workshops Restaurants at

Aug. 1-31 Habitat World

Open only to IHC Members and their accompanying guests Art Workshop by Rohit Kumar Sharma The workshop's new session has started from 20 August 2013 - 20 November 2013, Classes every Saturday & Sunday Venue: Palm Court Conference room Timings: Saturdays - 2.30 pm - 5.00 pm Sundays - 11.30 am – 2.00 pm Fees: Rs. 3500/- for three months The workshop is only for adult participants

Zen of Photography by Achal Kumar “I really believe there are things nobody would see if I didn't photograph them,” American photographer Diane Arbus once remarked, very much in agreement with Henri Cartier-Bresson who once commented, “Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again. We cannot develop and print a memory.” Learn to capture the unnoticed, the unsaid, the untouched, and the unfelt through the lens of your camera, and make a Open to all difference! India Habitat Centre introduces photography workshop conducted by art-photographer Achal Kumar. Winner of National Academy Award, 1997, instituted by the Lalit Kala Academy, Delhi, Kumar trained under photographers like S. Paul, the Late T. Kashinath, and his father Santosh. He has been practicing photography for the past 25 years. Kumar is conducting the workshop at the Open Palm Court Conference Room / Every second and fourth Saturday of the month . Is only for IHC Members *Subject to change Dilli Ka Khaana French Favourites...

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