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| 1st
August Time: 7:00pm |
BOOK LAUNCH - CII & Penguin Books India present a talk by Dr.Amartya Sen on the occasion of the release of his book ‘The Argumentative Indian’. LIMITED INVITATIONS | ||
| 2nd
August Time: 7:00pm |
DANCE - Sujata Mohapatra disciple of the legendary late Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra presents an Odissi recital. HCL Concert Series. | ||
| 3rd
August Time: 10:00am - 8:00 pm |
Exhibition - Group show curated by Dr. Alka Pande. (Visual Arts Gallery). |
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| 4th
August Time: 7:15 pm |
ARPAN FESTIVAL 2005 - Sarangi recital by Fakhruddin Dhaulpuri, son and disciple of Mahmood Dhaulpuri. Tabla solo by Rizwan Hussain son and disciple of Ud. Mazhar Hussain Khan and Kathak by Atreyee Roy, disciple of Guru Shovana Narayan. | ||
| 4th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
DOCUMENTARY FILM - The Public Service Broadcasting Trust (PSBT) screens two films –‘Forging A New Identity’ a film by Sabia Khan Shastri and ‘Shadows of Freedom’ by Sabina Kidwai. Screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Sakina Yusuf Khan, senior journalist, Times of India and Prof. Mushirul Hassan, Vice Chancellor, Jamia Milia Univ.THE FILMAKERS WILL BE PRESENT FOR DISCUSSION. | ||
| 5th
August Time: 6:30 pm |
TALK - The Youth Parliament meets to work with 'The Reality of HIV/AIDS', focussing on the medical aspects of this disease and young people's understanding of the topic. | ||
| 5th
August Time: 6:30 pm |
TALK - IHC- ISST GENDER POLICY FORUM ‘Quality In Education-What Is The Missing Factor.’ Speaker: Vimala Ramachandran | ||
| 5th
August Time: 7:15 pm |
ARPAN FESTIVAL 2005 Vocal recital by Amjad Khan,disciple of Ud. Mashkoor Ali Khan, Sitar recital by Dr. Rajeev Verma, disciple of Prof RD Verma and Bharatnatyam by Aditi Rao, disciple of Leela Samson. | ||
| 5th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
MUSIC - BANGLAR NATYA SANGEET by Malabika Mukherjee Sarder (Kolkata) Collab: Impresario India | ||
| 6th
August Time: 6:30 pm |
TALK - The Youth Parliament focuses on demystifying the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS. This session will include screening a film made by young members of The Youth Parliament on the issue. | ||
| 6th
August Time: 6:30 pm |
THEATRE - ‘Ouch’ The story of three young wannabes who want to be television stars.Dir.Sohaila Kapur. Tkts at Rs.100 and Rs.50 available at the Programme Desk. | ||
| 6th
August Time: 7:30 pm |
THEATRE - Ruchika Theatre Group presents the Little Actor Club in “THE KING OF KAHANISTAN”, a delightful musical comedy, with a cast of 65 children ages 7-15. Dir Feisal Alkazi. Prod. Gouri Nilakantan Mehta. Tkts at Rs.200,Rs150,Rs.100,Rs.50 available at the Programme Desk. | ||
| 7th
August Time: 7.30am |
IHC WALK - Naturalist Pradip Krishen leads us on a tree walk through the Samadhi Gardens – from Rajghat going north to Shanti Van.We meet near the side entrance to Rajghat.PLEASE CARRY YOUR UMBRELLAS. | ||
| 7th
August Time: 7.30pm |
THEATRE - Repeat of ‘The King of Kahanisthan’ with a cast of 60 children. Tkts at Rs.200, Rs150, Rs.100, Rs.50 available at the Programme Desk. | ||
| 7th
August Time: 7.00pm |
MUSIC - To celebrate TEEJ FESTIVAL, Sangeeta Gaur presents ‘Sawan ke Geet’. The programme includes Thumri, Kajri, Malhar & Hindola. | ||
| 8th
August Time: 7.00pm |
TALK - ’Beyond Hiroshima & Nagasaki; Towards A World Without War’.On the eve of Nagasaki Day, Shanti Sahyog presents a special programme of music, talk and a theatre production on the futility of war. | ||
| 8th
August Time: 7.00pm |
MUSIC - Dr. M. Narmadha, daughter of violin maestro M.S. Gopalakrishnan, trained under renowned sitarist Pt. Debu Chaudhuri and Vocalist Dr. K.G. Ginde. She presents a Hindustani Classical Violin recital in the HCL CONCERT SERIES | ||
| 8th
August Time: 7.00pm |
DOCUMENTARY FILM - ’Adivasi Putul Katha’, a film by Sangita Datta Mrihal. The film looks at the dying art form of puppets and puppeteers of Bengal Jharkhand regions. THE FILMMAKER WILL BE PRESENT FOR DISCUSSION. | ||
| 9th
August Time: 6:30 pm |
OPEN FORUM - ‘Prime Minister’s Visit To The USA: A Review’ Panelists:Mr. Lalit Mansingh, former Foreign Secretary and Ambassador to the US, , Prof.Bharat Karnad, Research Professor at the Centre for Policy Research |
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| 10th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
MUSIC - Sopori Academy of Music & Performing Arts present ‘SaMaPa’ Sangeet Sammelan featuring Sitar and Sarod duet by Zunain Halim Khan, son of Ud. Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan and Anirban Das Gupta, son of Pt. Buddhadev Das Gupta and Vocal recital by Begum Parveen Sultana. LIMITED INVITATIONS. | ||
| 10th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
HEALTH TALK - Dr. Suresh Gupta, Consultant, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, speaks on ‘Here Is Help: A Parent’s Guide To First Aid’ | ||
| 10th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
THEATRE - “Ouch”’ The story of three young wannabes who want to be television stars. Dir. Sohaila Kapur. Tkts at Rs.100 and Rs.50 available at the Programme Desk. | ||
| 11th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
MUSIC - On the second day, ‘SaMaPa’ Sangeet Sammelan features Odissi dance by Arushi Mudgal, disciple of Madhavi Mudgal, Percussion Ensemble featuring Pt. Dalchand Sharma, Sudhir Pandey, K.N.Padmanabhan and others and Santoor recital by Pandit Bhajan Sopori. LIMITED INVITATIONS | ||
| 11th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
TALK - ’Save the Freshwater Dolphin’ WWF presents a quiz on the subject. | ||
| 12th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
MUSIC - To celebrate Teej and Sawan, RAAG presents an evening of folk music. | ||
| 12th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
DOCUMENTARY FILM - ’Kitte Mil Ve Mahi’ (Punjabi with English subtitles, 72 mins, 2005) Dir. Ajay Bhardwaj. The film contends the dominant perceptions of the economic and spiritual heritage of Punjab.THE FILMMAKER WILL BE PRESENT FOR DISCUSSION. | ||
| 12th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
TALK - Dr.Jyoti Hosagrahar, Director Sustainable Urbanism International, and Prof. at Columbia University, New York, speaks on “Urban Development & Cultural Heritage:The Making of Modern Delhi”. Collab:CBRI | ||
| 13th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
THEATRE - ’Barefoot In The Park’ (120mins) adaptation of Neil Simon’s comedy Dir: Divya Arora. Tkts at Rs.250, Rs.200, Rs.150, Rs.100 available at the Programme Desk |
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| 13th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
THEATRE - ACME presents’Refund’ (Hindi, Dur. 90 mins) adapted from Fritz Karinthy’s play. Trans. Sewak Nayyar Dir: Tarun Bali. The play is a satire on the contemporary education system. Tkts at Rs. 100 available at the Programme Desk. | ||
| 13th
August Time: 10:30 am |
Habitat Children’s Book Forum - Well known author Nita Berry will read from and discuss her information book ‘The Wonder of Water’ (for the 8-12 age group) and conduct activities from her picture book series on nature (for the 6-8 age group) | ||
| 14th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
THEATRE - Repeat performance of ‘Barefoot in the Park’ (120mins.) adaptation of Neil Simon’s comedy Dir: Divya Arora | ||
| 14th
August Time: 7:00 pm |
THEATRE - ACME repeat their play ‘Refund’ (Hindi) | ||
| 15th August | INDEPENDENCE DAY |
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