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1st October

Time - 07:00 pm

MUSIC - Old Town School of Folk Music presents a medley of jazz, the blues, country, and rock 'n' roll; Arabic and Mexican music and Appalachian dance tunes; and contrasting percussive dance styles from South Asia and South Chicago Collab: American Centre
       
  1st October
Time - 07:00 pm
MUSIC - Hindustani Vocal recital by Shyama Prasad Niyogi, disciple of Nihar Ranjan Bandopadhyay & Dr. Amiya Ranjan Bandopadhyay HCL Concert Series  
       
  1st October
Time - 07:00 pm
DOC FILM - Premiere of award winning film Disarm (English/2005/67mins) Dirs. Mary Wareham & Brian Liu. The film spans a dozen countries to look at how, despite a global ban, millions of anti-personnel mines continue to claim victims around the world. It explores issues that both hinder and further the case against antipersonnel mines. Collab: Control Arms Foundation of India  
       
  2nd October
Time - 07:30 pm
THEATRE - Ambedkar Aur Gandhi (Hindi/90mins.) Dir. Arvind Gaur. Wri. Rajesh Kumar. Music. Dr. Sangeeta Gaur. The play portrays the great debate between Gandhi and Ambedkar which led to the Poona pact and also the benefits highlighted by Ambedkar and the fears of Gandhi regarding the eradication of division between the savarna and the avarna Hindus. Tickets at Rs.200, Rs.150 & Rs.100 available at the Programme desk. An Asmita Theatre Group and Old World Culture presentation.  
       
  3rd October
Time - 06:30 pm
TALK - Needs & Rights of Older Persons Status of Older Persons in Minority Communities Collab: Agewell
       
  3rd October
Time - 07:00 pm
FILM CLUB SCREENING - Egyptian Film Festival Le Destin (1997/135mins) Dir.Youssef Chahine. Set in the 12th century in Arab-ruled Spanish province of Andalusia, famed philosopher Averroes is appointed grand judge by the caliph. However, his liberal court judgments are not liked by everyone. Collab: Embassy of Egypt
     
  3rd October
Time - 07:00 pm
DANCE - Abhinaya Sudha Festival focussing on expressional dance. Mohiniattam by Aruna Tambi, disciple of Dr. Deepti Omchery & Bhatata Natyam by Bragha Bessel. Collab: Kuchipudi Dance Centre
     
  4th October
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06:30 pm
TALK - Prof. Dr. Arjun K. Sengupta, MP, Chairman, Centre for Development and Human Rights speaks on Is There A Human Right Development? Chair: D. R. Kaarthikeyan
     
  4th October
Time - 07:00 pm
TALK - We continue with our series on Astronomy Innovative Science Learning In Schools Through Astronomy; How To Make Students Curious About Science And Nature? Collab: Space Technology & Education
       
  4th October
Time - 07:00 pm
DANCE - Abhinaya Sudha Festival focusing on expressional dance. Odissi by Arushi Mudgal, disciple of Madhavi Mudgal & Vilasini Natyam by Swapnasundari. Collab: Kuchipudi Dance Centre  
       
  5th October
Time - 07:00 pm
FILM CLUB SCREENING - Egyptian Film Festival Malek Wa Ketaba (Heads And Tails) (2005/90mins) Dir.Kamla Abu Zekry. Three persons with different faces cross each other’s path. Unexpected turns in life shake them revealing different faces of each one of them. Collab: Embassy of Egypt
       
  5th October
Time -07:00 pm
MUSIC - Delhi International Arts Festival presents Sacred Music by Bhai Baldeep Singh followed by Aruna Sairam. Collab: Sangeet Natak Akademi  
       
  6th October
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06:30 pm
MUSIC & DANCE - The Delhi International Arts Festival, Youth Festival presents Satwik Veena & Sitar by Salil Bhatt & Ankit Bhatt, Sitar by Azeem, Kathak Bhav by Richa Jain, Kuchipudi by Meenu Thakur, Bharatnatyam choreography to fusion music by S.U.N.A.I.A  
       
  6th October
Time - 07:00 pm
MUSIC - Shehnai recital by Bhakar Nath, Hindustani Classical Vocal by Amarendra Dhaneshwar. Collab: Baba Vishwanath Society For Music And Performing Arts  
       
  6th October
Time - 07:00 pm
FILM CLUB SCREENING - Egyptian Film Festival Yacoubian Building (2006/150mins) Dir.Marwan Hamed. The film is set in downtown Cairo, in a titular apartment building serving as both a metaphor for contemporary Egypt and a unifying location in which most of the primary characters either live or work. Collab: Embassy of Egypt  
       
  6th October
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07:00 pm
MUSIC - Sarod & Sursringar recital by Anindya Banerjee, disciple of Dhyanesh Khan, Aashish Khan, Bahadur Khan, Nikhil Banerjee & Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. HCL Concert Series  
       
  7th October
Time - 06:30 pm
MUSIC & DANCE - The Delhi International Arts Festival, Youth Festival presents Carnatic Music by Mansi Prasad, Jugalbandi by Rajat Prasanna (Flute) & Sohail Sabri, Kuchipudi by Surya, group choreography by students of Kanaka Srinivasan, Kathak by V. Anuradha Singh & group  
       
  7th October
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07:00 pm
MUSIC - Hindustani Classical Vocal by Vishwanath, Jugalbandi by Rajeev Janardhan (sitar) & Dr. Kamla Shankar (guitar), National Orchestra, All India Radio, New Delhi. Collab: Baba Vishwanath Society For Music And Performing Arts
     
  7th October
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07:00 pm
FILM CLUB SCREENING - Egyptian Film Festival Laylat El-Baby Doll (Baby Doll Night) (110mins/2008) Dir.Adel Adeeb. Hossam returns home to Cairo for New Year's Eve after a year's separation from his wife. At the airport however, his homecoming is thwarted by several events, including a terrorist plot. Collab: Embassy of Egypt
     
  7th October
Time - 07:00 am
BOOK LAUNCH - How Deep Are The Roots Of Indian Civilization? Archaeology Answers by Prof. Dr. B. B. Lal, former DG Archaeological Survey of India & former Director Indian Institute of Advanced Studies Shimla Org. Draupadi Trust
     
  8th October
Time -07:00 pm
FILM CLUB SCREENING - Egyptian Film Festival Hassan & Morcus (2008/115mins) Dir.Rami Imam. When the lives of Mahmoud and Boulos are threatened by religious extremists on both sides, the Egyptian government inducts them into a witness protection program that requires them to exchange identities. Collab: Embassy of Egypt
     
  8th October
Time -07:00 pm
MUSIC - The Delhi International Arts Festival, Indian Classical Music presents Solo Vocal (Hindustani) by Sumitra Guha; Jugalbandi by Vishwamohan Bhat (Mohan Veena) & Mysore M. Manjunath (Violin) Collab: Sangeet Natak Akademi
     
  8th October
Time -07:00 pm
MUSIC -Hindustani Vocal recital by Kasturi Atrawalkar, disciple of Pt. Balasaheb Poonchwale & Pt. Vinayak Torvi
     
  9th October
Time -08:00 pm
MUSIC - An Evening of Music with Deirdre Lobo-D’cunha, Soprano, in recitals of Opera, Lieder, Oratorio, and Broadway Selections. Pianist/accompanist: Charles Worth. Collab: Danceworx Repertory Co. Artistic Director: Ashley Lobo. Tickets at Rs.350, Rs.250, Rs.150 & Rs.100 available at the Programme desk from October 1st for IHC Members only. Open to all from October 4th An Old World Culture presentation.
     
  9th October
Time -07:00 pm
FILM CLUB SCREENING - Egyptian Film Festival Heya Fawda (Chaos) (2007/122mins) Dir.Youssef Chahine & Khaled Youssef. Choubra, cosmopolitan neighborhood of Cairo. Hatem, maggoty police officer, handles this neighborhood with an iron hand. Every single citizen fears and hates him. Only Nour, a young woman, dares stand up to him. Collab: Embassy of Egypt
     
  9th October
Time -07:00 pm
MUSIC - The Delhi International Arts Festival, Indian Classical Music presents Solo by Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar, Jugalbandi by G. Raghuraman (Flute), Shubhendra Rao (Sitar) & Saskia Rao Haas (Cello) Collab: Sangeet Natak Akademi
     
  9th October
Time - 07:00 pm
MUSIC - Celebrating the Centenary Year of Gitanjali -Rabindra sangeet by Jayati Ghosh. Collab: Impressario India
     
 

10th October
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9:30 am - 11:30 am

HABITAT CHILDREN'S BOOK FORUM - Explore the world of monsters via Maurice Sendak's classic picture book Where the Wild Things Are and other delightful monster tales. Storytelling by Anita Roy. Age group 5-7
       
  10th October
Time - 07:00 pm
MUSIC - The Delhi International Arts Festival, Indian Classical Music presents Solo by O. S. Arun, Jugalbandi by Ustad Hashmat Ali Khan and Akram Khan & Kalaimaamani Tiruvarur Shri Bhakthavathsalam & disciple  
       
  11th October
Time - 08:00 pm
IHC WALK - Journalist Sunil Raman leads a walk in Mehrauli exploring monuments of the Moghuls after Aurangzeb. Please contact the Programme desk for registration and details.  
       
  12th October
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07:00 pm
DANCE - Bharatanatyam recital by Ruchi Gupta, disciple of Dr. Saroja Vaidyanathan
       
  12th October
Time - 07:00 pm
MUSIC - An evening of semi-classical and light music with Nupur Narain, disciple of Uma Garg Collab: Impresario Asia  
       
  12th October
Time - 07:00 pm
TALK - Poetry readings by L.S Bajpayee in Hindi & Urdu and Sujata Choudhary in English & Oriya. Chair: Sameer Kakkar. Collab: Universal Poetry  
       
  13th October
Time -06:30 pm
TALK - How To Save And Invest Wisely? Speaker: P. H. Ravikumar, MD & CEO, Invent ARC and former SGM ICICI Bank and MD& CEO of NCDEX ltd. Chair: D.R. Kaarthikeyan  
       
  13th October
Time - 07:00 pm
MUSIC - Rhythm of Words and Voices Readings by award-winning poet and short story writer Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih. Introduction by Ravi Singh, Editor-in-Chief, Penguin India with the readings followed by a concert by East India Company. Collab: Siyahi. Limited invitations available at the Programme desk.  
       
  13th October
Time -07:00 pm
DANCE - Delhi International Arts Festival presents a multimedia performance by Anne Marie Gaston (Anjali) with video and images from remote parts of Canada and India projected throughout the dance Collab: Canada Arts Council  
       
  14th October
Time - 07:00 pm
DOC Film - Mahua Memoirs (Language/Dialects: Kue, Dongaria, Kondadura, Oriya, Chattisgarhi, Ho with French Subtitles/English Subtitles/2007/83mins) Dir.Vinod Raja. Saloo, the bard and Thirku Baiga take us on a journey through the lives of the Adivasi’s, living in the mountain tracts of the Eastern Ghats across Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Chattisgarh and Jharkhand. The regions being rich in natural resources including minerals; the same resources have become the source of their greatest insecurities consuming their lands and their lives. Collab: KALAIKOODAM  
       
  14th October
Time - 07:00 pm
TURNING POINT - New Writings From The North East Writers Temsula Ao, Mamang Dai & Bijoya Sawian discuss the growth and progress of North eastern writings with Urvashi Butalia, Editor-In-Chief, Zubaan Books  
       
  14th October
Time - 06:30 pm
TALK - Student First! Dialogue Series - Panel discussion on School Admission Reforms: Why, What, How? by School Choice Campaign Collab: Centre for Civil Society  
       
  14th October
Time - 07:00 pm
MUSIC - Launch of “Celebrating Social Commitment Meeto Memorial Award for Young South Asians.” Songs for harmony and love by Anusheh Anadil, Bangladesh followed by a presentation by Gati Forum Collab: ANHAD and SANGAT  
       
  15th October
Time - 07:00 pm
WORKSHOP - Vimhans continues with its monthly series of workshops on Family Relationships highlighting Parent-Child communication. This month we focus on How To Talk, So Children Will Listen.  
       
  15th October
Time - 07:00 pm
MUSIC - Launch of Acquired Senses by jazz-fusion trio HFT  
       
  15th October
Time - 07:00 pm
TALK - Stories Related To Festivals In continuation of the series Kisse Kahaniyan on the art of storytelling, both traditional and experimental Collab: ASSITEJ India  
       
  15th October
Time - 07:00 pm
TALK - Jaijaiwanti Sahitya Sanghoshti. Org. Ashok Chakradhar  
     
 
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