BOOK DISCUSSION - Sahibs’ India-Vignettes From The Raj by Pran Nevile. Pub. Penguin Books. The author will be in conversation with Rakshanda Jalil & Satish Jacob.

THEATRE - Old World Theatre Festival 2010 Dance Like A Man (Eng/90mins) Dir. Lillete Dubey. Wri. Mahesh Dattani The story of Jairaj and Ratna, two Bharatnatyam dancers past their prime, is contrasted with that of their daughter Lata, who is on the brink of establishing herself as a brilliant dancer. Her imminent success creates tension and jealousy, and the audience is drawn into the dark secrets of family relationships and conflicts between generations. Tickets at Rs.300, Rs.200, Rs.100 & Rs.50 available for IHC members till Dec.1. Open to all from Dec.2

THEATRE - Old World Theatre Festival 2010 – The Best Of Collegiate Theatre. Tickets at Rs.50 available at the Programme desk

THEATRE - Old World Theatre Festival 2010 Chehre (Hindi/90mins) Dir. S. M. Azhar Aalam. Adapted into Urdu from The Sins of the Mother by Tony Devaney Morinelli, who created it for female students of drama in the United States of America. Originally about three generations of Irish-American women who led and lead troubled, trapped lives as a result of the grandmother’s oppression in the past, it recalls Lorca’s House of Bernarda Alba. Tickets at Rs.300, Rs.200, Rs.100 & Rs.50 available for IHC members till Dec.1. Open to all from Dec.2.

FILM CLUB SCREENING - Festival of Feature Films on International Artistes. Rang Rasiya (India/Hindi/2008/130mins) Dir. Ketan Mehta. Based on the real life story of painter Raja Ravi Varma and his relationship with his muse Sugandha. Collab: Delhi International Arts Festival, NFDC & NETPAC Courtesy: Ketan Mehta

THEATRE - Old World Theatre Festival 2010 Salaam India (Eng/Hindi/90mins) Dir. Lushin Dubey. Wri. Nicholas Khargaonkar. Inspired by Pavan Verma's bestseller Being Indian, the play presents four intertwined vignettes about contemporary India, exploring the issues of regionalism, dowry and the advance of technology in a traditional society. Four actors portray sixteen characters representing the contradictions, joy, humour, hope and aspirations that drive them. The play reflects how India has made her transition from the trappings of the past to a more confident present, with a steadfast cultural grounding on the one hand and a firm foot in the global pie on the other. Tickets at Rs.300, Rs.200, Rs.100 & Rs.50 available for IHC members till Dec.1. Open to all from Dec.2

THEATRE - Old World Theatre Festival 2010 – The Best Of Collegiate Theatre. Tickets at Rs.50 available at the Programme desk

FILM CLUB SCREENING - Festival of Feature Films on International Artistes. Frida, Naturaleza Viva (Mexico/Spanish-Russian-French-German/1986/108mins) Dir. Paul Leduc. A chronicle of painter Frida Kahlo, and her encounter with the eminent personalities of her time. Despite being confined to a wheelchair as a result of polio, operations and amputations, she faces and traces some of the most colourful and controversial aspects of Mexican history, during the dominant time of Mexican muralism. Collab: Delhi International Arts Festival, NFDC & NETPAC Courtesy: Embassy of Mexico

THEATRE - Old World Theatre Festival 2010 Salaam India (Eng/Hindi/90mins) Dir. Lushin Dubey. Wri. Nicholas Khargaonkar Inspired by Pavan Verma's bestseller Being Indian, the play presents four intertwined vignettes about contemporary India, exploring the issues of regionalism, dowry and the advance of technology in a traditional society. Four actors portray sixteen characters representing the contradictions, joy, humour, hope and aspirations that drive them. The play reflects how India has made her transition from the trappings of the past to a more confident present, with a steadfast cultural grounding on the one hand and a firm foot in the global pie on the other. Tickets at Rs.300, Rs.200, Rs.100 & Rs.50 available for IHC members till Dec.1. Open to all from Dec.2.

FILM CLUB SCREENING - Festival of Feature Films on International Artistes. The Emigre - Everything Is Different (Hungary/2006/100mins) Dirs. István Dárday & Györgyi Szalai. A film about writer Sándor Márai's last years of self chosen exile. The “story” starts in Naples with the memories of Márai’s and Lola’s youth and ends at the secluded world of loneliness in San Diego. Escaping from dictatorships and writing only in his mother tongue, the writer not only dissociates himself from post-1947 Hungary physically, but he even refuses to have his works published there as long as the boots of a single Russian soldier trample on his homeland’s soil. Often invited to return to be rehabilitated, but the uncompromising writer keeps his vow…. Collab: Delhi International Arts Festival, NFDC & NETPAC Courtesy: Hungarian Information And Cultural Centre

THEATRE - Old World Theatre Festival 2010 Oedipus Rex (Hindi/Urdu/85mins) Dir. Bijon Mondal. Based on Sophocles’ play, the story details the life of a man unwittingly moving ever closer to the unhappy fate he is struggling mightily to avoid. The play begins during the time of plague in Thebes. The gods demand vengeance for the death of Laius as the price of lifting the city’s punishment. Oedipus, who has been a wise and just ruler of the people, who made him their king, is determined to seek justice. Through his efforts and with time however, he discovers that he is the murderer of Laius- his father and husband of his mother. Tickets at Rs.300, Rs.200, Rs.100 & Rs.50 available for IHC members till Dec.1. Open to all from Dec.2.

THEATRE - Old World Theatre Festival 2010 – The Best Of Collegiate Theatre. Tickets at Rs.50 available at the Programme desk

FILM CLUB SCREENING - Festival of Feature Films on International Artistes. Caravaggio (Italy/Italian/2006/130mins) Dir. Angelo Longoni. Michelangelo “Michele” Merisi, born into a humble family in the town of Caravaggio, from where he derived his name. Cursed with a violent temper, Michele becomes as well-known for his brawling as for his art, frequenting the seamier side of Rome and using its prostitutes and thieves as models, even for his religious paintings. Eventually, his art attracts a fervent group of admirers, while his personal life attracts an equally dedicated fervent group of enemies. Collab: Delhi International Arts Festival, NFDC & NETPAC Courtesy: Italian Cultural Centre

THEATRE - Old World Theatre Festival 2010 Oedipus Rex (Hindi/Urdu/85mins) Dir. Bijon Mondal. Based on Sophocles’ play, the story details the life of a man unwittingly moving ever closer to the unhappy fate he is struggling mightily to avoid. The play begins during the time of plague in Thebes. The gods demand vengeance for the death of Laius as the price of lifting the city’s punishment. Oedipus, who has been a wise and just ruler of the people, who made him their king, is determined to seek justice. Through his efforts and with time however, he discovers that he is the murderer of Laius- his father and husband of his mother. Tickets at Rs.300, Rs.200, Rs.100 & Rs.50 available for IHC members till Dec.1. Open to all from Dec.2.

BOOK LAUNCH - Marriage, Love, Caste And Kinship Support: The Lived Experiences Of The Urban Poor In India by Dr. Shalini Grover. Collab: Social Science Press and Institute of Economic Growth

THEATRE - Old World Theatre Festival 2010 Mamtaz Bhai Patangwaale (Hindi/80mins) Dir. & Wri. Manav Kaul. There was nothing that Bikki loved more than to fly kites. And there was no one he idolised more than Mamtaz Bhai, the greatest kite-flyer in the world! Theirs was a story of love, hatred, jealousy and revenge. But that’s an old story. Vivek is a grown man. Mamtaz Bhai is old. And little Bikki burnt to ashes many years ago… Tickets at Rs.300, Rs.200, Rs.100 & Rs.50 available for IHC members till Dec.1. Open to all from Dec.2

THEATRE - Old World Theatre Festival 2010 Mamtaz Bhai Patangwaale (Hindi/80mins) Dir. & Wri. Manav Kaul. There was nothing that Bikki loved more than to fly kites. And there was no one he idolised more than Mamtaz Bhai, the greatest kite-flyer in the world! Theirs was a story of love, hatred, jealousy and revenge. But that’s an old story. Vivek is a grown man. Mamtaz Bhai is old. And little Bikki burnt to ashes many years ago… Tickets at Rs.300, Rs.200, Rs.100 & Rs.50 available for IHC members till Dec.1. Open to all from Dec.2

THEATRE - Old World Theatre Festival 2010 – The Best Of Collegiate Theatre. Tickets at Rs.50 available at the Programme desk

THEATRE - Old World Theatre Festival 2010 One On One (Eng/Hindi/120minswith interval) Prod. Rage Productions. One On One is a unique theatrical evening, bringing together ten of Bombay’s finest actors, written by eight of India’s most talented playwrights and directed by seven of our best known directors. These monologues and dialogues address subjects as varied as the state of India’s bureaucracy, the legalization of homosexuality, inedible airline food, the politics of road naming ceremonies, the joke of Ajmal Kasab’s trial and the experience of living in a big city… stories of modern India that amuse, annoy and concern us all. Tickets at Rs.300, Rs.200, Rs.100 & Rs.50 available for IHC members till Dec.1. Open to all from Dec.2

MUSIC - Hindustani Vocal recital by Brajesh Mukherjee, disciple of Pt. Ajoy Chakravarty HCL Concert Series

TALK - Prof. Wang Gungwu, National University of Singapore & Chairman, East Asian Institute, speaks on Rise Of China: A Historian's Perspective Collab: ICCR

THEATRE - Dance medley choreographed by Shiamak Davar. Short play (Hindi/20mins) on child-abuse. Followed by Puppet Show by Anurupa Roy. Collab: Sshrishti

WORDS OF WOMEN  - Screening of A Quiet Little Entry by Uma Chakravarti followed by an interaction with the director Collab: Zubaan