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| 1st
August Time: 7:00 pm |
Book Launch- Mainak Dhar’s maiden novel “Flash Point” based on a future scenario. Pub: FICTION HOUSE. | ||
| 1st
August Time: 7:00 pm |
Documentary Film & Discussion - Film maker Hester Brown shows two of the 4 films in the “Story of Tuberculosis in India” –The wasteland in our midst, & the Solution (each 25 mins). The film maker will be present to discuss the film and the issues around tuberculosis. | ||
| 2nd
August Time: 7:00 pm |
Film Club Screening - “Lumiere Restored” a Retrospective of silent films from the Austrian Film Archives Wiener Bilderbogen Nr.1 (5min),Café Elektrik (70 min). Collab : Embassy Of Austria. |
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| 2nd
August Time: 7:00 pm |
Talk - Mantram Art Foundation presents an interactive session for artists and critics with Bill Hutson, a renowned African – American artist. He will speak on “ Abstraction in African – American Art”. | ||
| 3rd
August Time: 6:30 pm |
Book Reading- Readings from excerpts of “From Across the Shores by Asians in Britain” Editor Rana Nayar and Mr. S. K. Ghai MD, Sterling Publishers will be present. |
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| 3rd
August Time: 7:00 pm |
Play- Chupkatha Theatre Group Kolkata presents “Sunder” (hindi) a thought provoking comedy which received the Lions Kalakar Award for 2001. Dir: Dolly Basu. Entry by invitation. Collab: Impresario India. | ||
| 3rd
August Time: 7:00 pm |
Play - Ambuj Art Association presents a social play “Sandhya Chahaya”. WRI : Jaywant Dalvis & Dir : Amita Pravin. Tkts priced at Rs.100/- & 50/- from 29th July onwards. | ||
| 3rd
August Time: 9:15 pm |
Film Club Screening : Lumiere Restored: One short film from Saturn Film (4-6 mins) & City without Jews (72mins) | ||
| 4th
August Time: 10:30 am |
Children’s Friendship Day Programme – “Nanhe Dost” (Details on the panel on the reverse) Collab: Prayas. | ||
| 4th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
Play- Chupkatha Theatre Group Kolkata presents “Dui Tananga” (in Bengali ) based on two short stories – Nirmal Verma’s “Dhup Ka Ek Tara” and Nabaneeta Deb Sen’s “Bhola Basa Kare Koye”. The play deals with the many facets of human life. Dir: Dolly Basu. Collab: Impresario India. | ||
| 4th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
Play - Ambuj Art Association repeats “Sandhya Chahaya”. | ||
| 4th
August Time: 8:00 pm |
IHC WALK- Naturalist, Autor & Film maker Pradip Krishen takes us on a tour of avenue trees planted in Lutyen's Delhi. [WE MEET AT THE HABITAT AT 7:45 AM. LIMITED SEATS IN THE BUS. CONTACT PROGRAMME DESK FOR RESERVATION.] | ||
| 4th
August Time: 9:15 pm |
Film Club Screening : Lumiere Restored One short film from Saturn Film (6 mins) & Virtue (83 mins) | ||
| 5th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
Documentary Film- Documentary Film Festival – “North East Tapestry” continues. (Please look up panel at the back for details). Collab: North East Media Focus, IGNOU. | ||
| 5th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
Music- Hemang Mehta, disciple of Shri Chandrashekhar Swamy and under the guidance of the doyen of Mewati Gharana Pt. Jasraj , presents a Hindustani Classical Music Concert. | ||
| 5th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
Book Launch - “ Critical Theory : Textual Application” by Shormishtha Panja, Department of English, D.U(publishers : Worldview Press). Followed by readings of contemporary poetry & Prose. | ||
| 5th
August Time: 9:00 pm |
Film Club Screening Lumiere Restored : One short film from Saturn Film (6 mins) &The Moon of Israel (78 mins) | ||
| 6th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
Documentary Film- Documentary Film Festival – “North East Tapestry” continues. (Please look up panel at the back for details). Collab: North East Media Focus, IGNOU. |
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| 6th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
Music- Vocalist Nirmalaya Roy,disciple of Prof. Sunirmal Bhattacharya, late Govinda Prasad Debnath and Pt. Amiya Ranjan Banerjee of Vishnupur Gharana, presents a concert. | ||
| 6th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
Film Club Screening Lumiere Restored One short film (4-6 mins) Sodom & Gomorrah (95 mins) | ||
| 6th
August Time: 7:15 pm |
Inspirational Talk- Janki Chopra speaks on “Vedanta Treatise”.A book written by Swami. A Parthasarathy on Vedanta Philosophy. | ||
| 7th
August Time: 6:30 pm |
Health Talk- Eminent surgeon and academician Dr. Manmohan Kapoor raises issues from his book “Informed Self Care”. | ||
| 7th
August Time: 6:30 pm |
Workshop- Aum – an exploration of the Mandukya Upanishad a workshop with Prof. Ramachandra Gandhi. Collab: First City Magazine. Please register at the Programme Desk. | ||
| 7th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
Play- Asima Bhatt presents a solo performance “Ek Anjan Aurat Ka Khat” adapted from Stefan Zweig’s, ‘A letter from an unknown woman.’ Entry free on first come first serve basis. | ||
| 7th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
Dance- Bharatnatyam danseuse and choreographer Vrunda Mehta, trained at the renowned Kalakshetra at Chennai. She presents “Shat Ritu Vilas”, a thematic piece based on the seasons and the varied moods they create. An HCL Concert. | ||
| 8th
August Time: 6.30 pm |
Habitat Talk- “The Democracy We Deserve” by senior Advocate, eminent Lawyer and former Attorney General of India Ashok Desai. | ||
| 8th
August Time: 7.00 pm |
Music- Well-known Carnatic Vocalist Smt. Visalam Venkatachalam, disciple of the Carnatic Maestro Semmangudi Sreenivasa Iyer, presents a solo recital. | ||
| 8th
August Time: 7.00 pm |
Film Club Screening- Film Appreciation Course- | ||
| 9th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
Music- Raag Ranjani presents an evening of Classical Music: vocal recital by Provat Dey, disciple of Amiya Ranjan Banerjee & Nemaichand Boral of Calcutta & Duet by Alka Nagpal (sitar) & Swapna Goel (sarod), disciples of Prof. Vinay Kumar Aggarwal. | ||
| 9th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
Vibhava- Eminent story–writer Bhisham Sahni recounts his creative experience. Collab: Bhartiya Jnanpith. | ||
| 9th August | Film Appreciation Course | ||
| 10th
August Time: 10:00 am |
CEMD- Study Circle continues with their initiative in education. |
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| 10th
August Time: 6:30 pm |
Book Launch - Mr. I.K Gujral releases Binalakshmi Nepram’s “South Asia’s Fractured Frontier”. The book describes the linkages of armed conflict, narcotics and small arms proliferation in India’s North-East (Pub. Mittal Publications) Panelists: N. N. Vohra, former Defence Secretary,Lt. Gen. V.K Nayyar Yambem Laba, Member Manipur Human Rights Commission ,Brahma Chellaney, Prof. Centre for Policy Research. | ||
| 10th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
Theatre World presents an evening of Contemporary Theatre - “Women in Black” Wri: Bubbles Sabharwal, dir Arvind Gaur & Produced by : Lushin Dubey & Bubbles Sabharwal. Tkts priced at Rs. 100/- & 50/- avl from 5th onwards. | ||
| 10th
August Time: 4:00 pm & 7:00 pm |
Play- Collegiate Drama presents Mohan Rakesh’s “Half Way House” (in Punjabi). Dir: Dr. C.D. Sidhu & Ravi Taneja. Trans. Gurshran Singh Jasuja. Entry by invitation. | ||
| 10th
August Time: 6:30 pm |
Film Appreciation Course- | ||
| 11th
August Time: 10:45 am |
Wildlife Film & Art Competition- “Lost World and Vanished Lives” . This month we screen the second part of this fascinating film. Collab: WWF – INDIA. | ||
| 11th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
Play- Theatre World repeats “Women In Black”. |
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| 11th
August Time: 4:00 pm & 7:00 pm |
Play- Collegiate Drama presents Mohan Rakesh’s “Half Way House” (in English).Trans: Bindu Batra. Tkts at Rs 100 and 50 available from 6th onwards. | ||
| 11th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
Film Appreciation Course- | ||
| 12th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
Music Opera- To observe the death centenary of Rabindra Nath Tagore, his play “Shyama” will be presented in operatic form. Dir: Sudhir Chanda. |
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| 12th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
Film Appreciation Course- | ||
| 12th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
Documentary Film- Sakshi presents documentary film “Guardian Angel” which deals with the issues of sexuality. Project Coordinator K. Geeta & Ritika Khunnah would be present for discussion after the film. | ||
| 12th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
Dramatised Reading - Actors Company presents “10 to 1” a series of 10 –mins scenes from various sources strung together to make a play. Dir : Sukesh Arora. | ||
| 13th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
Film Club Screening- | ||
| 13th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
Film Appreciation Course- | ||
| 13th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
Book Reading- “Samay, Sapna Aur Tum” a Trilingual book of poems in Hindi, Urdu and English, by Dr. Madhup Mohta. Readings by Theatre a& TV Personalities. | ||
| 13th
August Time: 7:15 pm |
Inspirational Talk- Janki Chopra speaks on “Vedanta Treatise”.A book written by Swami. A Parthasarathy on Vedanta Philosophy. | ||
| 14th
August Time: 6:30 pm |
Workshop- Aum – an exploration of the Mandukya Upanishad a workshop with Prof. Ramachandra Gandhi. Collab: First City Magazine. Please register at the Programme Desk. | ||
| 14th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
Film Club Screening- | ||
| 14th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
Film Appreciation Course- | ||
| 14th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
Dance- Kudiyattam performance by the octogenarian artiste, Guru Amanur Madhav Chakyar, honoured by UNESCO as a Master of a Living Heritage Collab: Spic Macay. | ||
| 15th
August Time: 6:30 pm |
Film Screening- Premiere of “Swaraj” a film by Anwar Jamal & Sehjo Singh. Produced by Institute of Social Sciences, the film set in a small village in Rajasthan describes how four strong – willed women use political power to fulfil the needs of the community. |
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| 15th August | Film Appreciation Course- | ||
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