WORKSHOP - Nagarjuna's Letter To A Friend Teachings by Ven. Geshe Lhakdor concludes. Collab: Foundation for Universal Responsibility. Entry by registration only

TALK - Jai Arjun Singh speaks on Swedish Novels, followed by Chandrahas Chaudhary on magazine and its special issues on Terror and Village- Pratilipi Mag And Its Special & Alok Bhalla on the poetry anthology Home From A Distance. Poetry readings by Mangalesh Dabral, Asad Zaidi, Uday Prakash. Release of The Fiction Special Chair: Kunwar Narain Collab: Pratilipi Books

MUSIC - Launch of Song Of Dharma- The Story Of Mahabharata by Susmit Bose. Followed by a performance by Susmit Bose (Vocal), Gautam Ghosh (Percussion), Tapan Mallik (Cello) and Chayan Adhikari (Guitar). The performance uses the Bengali traditional art "Patta Chtra" to visually depict the narrative.

DRAMATISED READINGS - A dream theatre initiative by Yatrik Theatre Group & Old World Culture continues… Reading of the selected script from Session I with improvisations and adaptations. At Session II- Abhishek Mazumdar’s After Life Of Birds (Eng/100mins) Dir.Oroon Das - remastered!

TALK - Epilepsy- How To Enable Persons With Epilepsy And How To Reduce Its Stigma by Dr. Manjari Tripathi, Additional Professor, AIIMS, Neurology

MUSIC - Jahan-E-Ghazal In remembrance of Ghazal Maestro Late Jagjit Singh, an evening of ghazals by Zulfiquar Khan. Collab: Husan Ara Trust

DANCE - Bharatanatyam recital by Dr. Janaki Rangarajan, disciple of Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam HCL Concert Series

BOOK LAUNCH - Family Fables And Hidden Heresies: A Memoir Of Mothers And More by Vrinda Nabar. The death of Vrinda Nabar's maternal grandfather in World War I has a complex and abiding effect on his spirited widow and two young children. Over forty years later in 1961, some of the trauma following his death resurfaces during her mother's unexpected breakdown as uncomfortable question marks hover over issues like marriage, motherhood, and a woman's right to a life of her own. Drawing on history, myth and gender, the author unravels the many fault lines women have to negotiate, often at great cost, in their search for a middle ground between individuality and conformity. Collab: HarperCollins & Words of Women

DOC FILM - Online And Available (English/2011/52mins) Dirs.Samreen Farooqui & Shabani Hassanwalia. Prod. Public Service Broadcasting Trust. The 19th century philosopher, Søren Kierkegaard, maintained that the individual is solely responsible for giving his/ her own life meaning, in spite of many existential obstacles like despair, angst, absurdity, alienation and boredom. The phenomenon of social networking, it seems, is here to answer the old existentialist’s call. To find reasons to love - ourselves and others. The Film explores online identity formation as it sifts through six lives, to tell a story of this new self we’re forming and of old selves we still inhabit. The screening will be followed by a discussion.

MUSIC - India Music Week- BuJazzO Meets India A unique cultural exchange: the first Indian tour by BuJazzO (Bundesjazzorchester of Germany). Touring across 8 major Indian cities, the concert promises new musical and cultural encounters, as this ensemble of young German jazz musicians feature leading exponents of South Indian music - legendary figures and virtuosos from the Karnataka College of Percussion, R. A. Ramamani, T.A.S. Mani, Karthik Subramaniam and master percussionist Ramesh Shotham. The programme will include compositions by Ramamani, Louis Banks and Charlie Mariano. Conducted by Mike Herting.

IHC MEMBER’S MEET

MUSIC & DANCE - Dances From The Roof Of The World by Tibetan Performing Arts Group, Dharamshala. An evening of folk dances and songs from Tibet's three traditional provinces of Dotoe, Domey and U-Tsang Collab: SPIC MACAY

IHC WALK - On the occasion of the centenary of the Delhi Coronation Durbar, 1911, journalist Sunil Raman, author of a forthcoming book on the Durbar, shares the fascinating story of a King's dream that changed the city. Join him on a walk retracing the historic event. Please contact the Programmes desk for registration and details.

MUSIC - Sitar recital by Subhranil Sarkar. Followed by Kathak recital by Vishal Krishna. Collab: Dhwani

ILLUSTRATED TALK - Sacred Rivers, Sacred Mountains Stephen Alter, author of 15 books, including Sacred Waters: A Pilgrimage To The Many Sources Of The Ganga, speaks about his treks to Yamnotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath, as well as a recent pilgrimage to Mt. Kailash, exploring the spiritual and secular terrain of the Himalaya. Collab: The Himalayan Club

LEC DEM - Nashist-e-Khusrau Ustad Aslam Khan presents the rāgas and bandishes of Amir Khusrau, giving a glimpse into the style of six different gharānās of Hindustani music– Hapur, Khurja, Atrauli, Agra, Sikandarabad and Dehli. Collab: Aga Khan Trust for Culture

TALK - Fourth Medieval History Journal Annual Lecture. A History Of Rhythms by Prof. Jean-Claude Schmitt, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris Chair: Prof. Thomas Ertl, Dept. of History, University of Vienna

TALK - VIMHANS presents an interactive workshop series on Stress- What It Does To You? What You Can Do About It?- Part II

THEATRE - Short + Sweet Theatre Festival, Delhi. Australia’s theatrical export of the world's biggest ten-minute theatre festival is back! Fast, fresh & entertaining, S+S presents a selection of short theatre gems by Delhi’s handpicked, writers, actors and directors. Tickets at Rs.300, Rs.200 & Rs.100 available at the Programme Desk from Nov.11 onwards for IHC members only. Open to all from Nov.14. To book tickets online, log onto www.habitatworld.com. An Old World Culture Presentation

TALK - Management Of Risk Factors Of Heart Disease by Dr. K. K. Sethi, Chairman, Delhi Heart And Lung Institute

THEATRE - cvxfrShort + Sweet Theatre Festival, Delhi continues. Tickets at Rs.300, Rs.200 & Rs.100 available at the Programme Desk from Nov.11 onwards for IHC members only. Open to all from Nov.14. To book tickets online, log onto www.habitatworld.com. An Old World Culture Presentation

FILM CLUB SCREENING - Little Box Of Sweets Dir.Meneka Das (Eng/Hindi/2006/89mins) Set in a country coming of age, Little Box Of Sweets is a simple love story about a young girl's journey to fight for her dreams and the love of the man who inspired her! A little village in North India is Asha's world. Whatever she knows and wants is right here in her humble existence with her grandparents and soul mate Lalli. Till Seth comes along, the handsome son of an Indian Commissioner and Sheila, the beautiful daughter of a British missionary. Seth and Asha's common love for poetry draws them closer - awakening Asha to a dream to be more like him and strive for a better future... But it comes at a price. The screening will be followed by a discussion.

THEATRE - Short + Sweet Theatre Festival, Delhi continues. Tickets at Rs.300, Rs.200 & Rs.100 available at the Programme Desk from Nov.11 onwards for IHC members only. Open to all from Nov.14. To book tickets online, log onto www.habitatworld.com. An Old World Culture Presentation

MUSIC - Sumadhur Hansadhwani's Baithak "Swar Lahar". Hindustani Classical Vocal recital by Padmaja Chakraborty & Malobika Mandal followed by Dhrupad recital by Dr. Ritwik Sanyal

THEATRE - Caferati @Habitat- The Open Mike Series. Perform your own work, in any of the languages of the National Capital Region. Poetry, fiction, diatribes, songs, it's all good. You get two minutes, and the microphone; the rest is up to you. Moderator: Danish Husain Please contact the Programme Desk for more details.

IHC WALK - On the occasion of the centenary of New Delhi as the Capital city of India, historian Swapna Liddle leads a walk at the Rashtrapati Bhawan and the Secretariat buildings. Please contact the Programmes desk for registration and details.

MUSIC - Sitar recital by Sandhya Phadke Apte, disciple of Sachchidand Phadke & Annapurna Devi HCL Concert Series

THEATRE - Short + Sweet Theatre Festival, Delhi concludes. Tickets at Rs.300, Rs.200 & Rs.100 available at the Programme Desk from Nov.11 onwards for IHC members only. Open to all from Nov.14. To book tickets online, log onto www.habitatworld.com. An Old World Culture Presentation

DOC FILM - The Dance Of Shiva A film on the early Chola Temples of Tamil Nadu by Benoy K. Behl. Prod. Doordarshan

MUSIC - Presentation of Tabla Lahra, Bandish & Tarana by upcoming artists. Followed by Hindustani Vocal recital by Debasish Adhikari, disciple of Ustad Munawar Ali Khan, Pt. Ajay Chakravorty and Sarod recital by Dr. Bhupendranath Seal. Collab: Classic

DANCE - Sattriya recital by Prateesha Suresh, disciple of Kamalabari Sattra