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  16th December
Time:
9.00 a.m.
IHC WALKS - We do a monument walk of Lodhi gardens with historian and author Beeba Sobti. We meet at the entrance on Lodhi Road. (Opp. Mausam Bhawan)  
       
  16th December
Time:
6.30 p.m.
MUSIC - “Peace in the Millenium Concert” The Capital City Minstrels present a Christmas Concert  
       
  16th December
Time:
7.00 p.m.
PLAY - Act One Art Group repeats “Aao Saathi Sapna Dekhein  
       
  17th December
Time:
10.00 a.m.
DANCE - INTERNATIONAL ODISSI DANCE FESTIVAL - “Shradhanjali” A Tribute to Late Guru Deba Prasad Das.  
       
  17th December
Time:
10 - 1.30 p.m.
Inauguration followed by documentary on Guru Deba Prasad Das. Discussion on Guruji’s technique by eminent dancers from India & abroad.  
       
  17th December
Time:
6.00 p.m
Odissi Performances by Leena Mohanty, Sangeeta Dash, Jyoti Srivastava, Guru Durga Charan Ranbir, Smt. Sujata Mishra and Dr. Minati Mishra
 
       
  17th December
Time:
7.00 p.m
SPIC MACAY SILVER JUBILEE - Documentary Film “Thakur” (Eng.; 90 mins.) DIR: Rajeev Mehrotra - A film on Ramakrishna Paramhans. Collab: Spic Macay.  
       
  18th December
Time:
10.00 a.m.
DANCE - INTERNATIONAL ODISSI DANCE FESTIVAL - Odissi - “Shradhanjali” A Tribute to Late Guru Deba Prasad Das.
 
       
  18th December
Time:
10 a.m. -
1.30 p.m.
Discussion on “Techniques of eminent Odissi Gurus  
       
  18th December
Time:
6.00 p.m.
Odissi Performances by Dr Ratna Roy, Madhavi Mudgal, Prativa Jena, Madhumita Raut and Sonal Mansingh.  
       
  18th December
Time:
6.30 p.m.
ILLUSTRATED TALK- Travel Writer Bill Aitken takes us through on a passage through Malabar.  
       
  18th December
Time:
7.00 p.m.
SPIC MACAY SILVER JUBILEE - TALK by Qurratulain Hyder, recipient of the Jnanpith Award (1989 - Urdu) Collab: Bhartiya Jnanpith  
       
  19th December
Time:
10.00
DANCE - INTERNATIONAL ODISSI DANCE FESTIVAL - International Odissi - “Shradhanjali” A Tribute to Late Guru Deba Prasad Das.  
       
  19th December
Time:
10 a.m. -
1.30 p.m.
Panel Discussion on Contemporising Odissi  
       
  19th December
Time:
6.00 p.m.
Odissi Performances by Guru Ramli Ibrahim, Guru Gajendra Panda, Leesa Mohanty, Bipanchi Das, Nrutyayana and Rajika Puri.  
       
  19th December
Time:
6.30 p.m.
AGENDA DELHI - “Does Delhi need more centres like India Habitat Centre” Particpants: Pramod Chawla, IHC member , Pt. Gautam Kaul, Secretary Delhi Symphony & Orchestra Society & architect Anurag Chowfla of Stein, Mani & Chowfla. Moderator: Poonam Muttreja, Country Coordinator, McArthur Foundation, an institutional member. Chairperson: Mr. R. M. S. Liberhan, Director IHC.  
       
  20th December
Time:
6.30 p.m.
HABITAT TALK - Dr. Biswajit Dhar Faculty of Research and Information Systems for Non-Aligned Countries speaks on “Preservation of Indigenous knowledge in a globalizing world.
 
       
  20th December
Time:
6.30 p.m
ILLUSTRATED TALK - “World Heritage Cities and Sites” by Peter Burman, Dir. Centre for Conservation, Univ. of York, UK.  
       
  20th December
Time:
7.00 p.m
MUSIC - The renowned vocalist Prof. Ajit Singh Paintal, disciple of the late Pt. S.N. Ratanjankar of the Agra gharana and the late Ustad Amir Khan Sahib of the Indore gharana, presents a Hindustani Classical Vocal Recital. HCL Concert Series.  
       
  20th December
Time:
7.00 p.m
Film Club Screening - "Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje". Dir: V. Shantaram.  
       
  21st December
Time:
10.00 a.m.
The Sidewinder Project - As part of this project we present a debate on ‘Cultural differences in an international context’  
       
  21st December
Time:
6.30 p.m.
Cross Talks in Design - The Visual Arts Gallery and the National Institute of Design have collaborated to present an illustrated talk on "Design and Contemporary India’ by Prof. Jyotindra Jain - part of a monthly series.  
       
  21st December
Time:
7.00 p.m.
Interaction with Naseeruddin Shah followed by the screening of "Mirch Masala". Dir: Ketan Mehta.  
       
  21st December
Time:
7.00 p.m.
MUSIC - Samidha Thukral, disciple of Madhuri Dandage, presents a Hindustani Vocal Recital.  
       
  22nd December
Time:
10.00 a.m.
SEMINAR - ‘Afghanistan - India’s Option’. Please contact the Programme Desk for details.  
       
  22nd December
Time:
2 - 4 p.m
Paro Anand’s third session of “Literature in Action  
       
  22nd December
Time:
6.30 p.m.
MUSIC - Music Workshop- “The Yoga Of Music”, a workshop on Meditative Music by Dr. T.V. Sairam. Collab: Mantram Art Foundation.  
       
  22nd December
Time:
6.30 p.m.
PANEL DISCUSSION - “Terrorism: Its Many Dimensions” Participants Prof. P. S. Ramakrishna JNU, Rashid Talib, Scholar Cdr. C. Uday Bhaskar, IDSA, Mr. Arnab Goswami, NDTV Moderator: Prof. Neera Chandok, Head of Department, Political Science, DU  
       
  23rd December
Time:
10.00 a.m.
CHILDREN’S WORKSHOP - Learn to make your own stickers and Christmas decorations with mask materials with Vinnie & Manuj Khanna. All you need to bring is a bamicol tube, silber home foil, scissors & Coloured tapes (Workshop duration 2 1/2 hours) Registration at Rs. 100 per head opens on 15 Dec.
 
       
  23rd December
Time:
4.00 p.m.
BOOK CLUB takes you down memory lane with ‘Oona Mountain Wind’ Conversation with the author Jasjit Man Singh  
       
  24th December CHRISTMAS EVE  
       
  24th December
Time:
5.00 p.m.
DANCE - “The Birth of Jesus” an Indian dance Ballet with special audio visuals & christmas music. Presented by the Dance Centre. Choreography: Jyotsna Shourie.  
       
  25th December
Time:
1.00 p.m.
Screening of "102 Dalmations".  
       
  25th December
Time:
3.00 p.m.
Screening of "Stuart Little".  
       
  25th December
Time:
6.00 p.m.
CHILDREN’S PLAY - “Oliver Zara Hatt Ke!” a musical in Hindustani, based on Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist. The play is born out of the Theatre Workshop-Winter 2001 Dir: Sarita Vohra Tkts. 50 & 25, 18 December Onwds.
 
       
  25th December CHRISTMAS DAY PROGRAMME  
       
  26th December
Time:
7.00 p.m
PLAY - New Delhi Theatre presents “Roshmon” rewritten by Rakhi, based on the Oscar winning film of the same name by Kurusawa. Tkts. 100 & 50. 19th December onwds.  
       
  26th December
Time:
7.00 p.m.
Film Club Screening - "Pestonjee" Dir: Vijay Mehta.  
       
  27th December
Time:
7.00 p.m.
MUSIC - Dr. Andre Mcneill, disciple of Pt. Ashok Roy, presents a Sarod recital.
 
       
  27th December
Time:
7.00 p.m.
Film Club Screening - (Name to be announced).  
       
  28th December
Time:
7.00 p.m.
Film Club Screening - "Jalwa". Dir: Pankaj Parashar.  
       
  28th December
Time:
7.30 p.m.
MUSIC - ‘A Tribute to Baba’ - A Fusion Concert in memory of the legendary Baba Allauddin Khan. The concert features Hindustani Classical Music, Sufiana Music and Western Classical Music directed by the Sarod Maestro Ustad Ashish Khan, grandson of Baba Allauddin Khan. Collab: AWARE. Entry by invitation.  
       
  29th December
Time:
2 - 4 p.m.
Paro Anand’s fourth session of “Literature in Action  
       
  29th December
Time:
6.30 p.m.
OPEN FORUM -‘India and her Neighbours’, we focus on “Indo-Myanamar Relations" this month. Participants: Mr. G. Parthasarathy, former Ambassador to Myanamar, Gen.Chandan Nungyal (Retd.), Cdr. C. Uday Bhaskar, IDSA, Archana Kapoor, film maker who is working on the Ganga Mekong Project. Moderator: Prof. Kanti Bajpai, JNU  
       
  29th December
Time:
7.00 p.m.
Film Club Screening - "Sparsh". Dir: Sai Paranjpe.  
       
  29th December
Time:
7.30 p.m.
PLAY - Natkhat presents a social - comedy “Gharwali” based on Ismat Chugtai’s story. Dir: Rajesh Tiwari. Tkts.rs. 100 & 50, 21st December Onwds.(11:00 - 7:00p.m.)  
       
  30th December
Time:
7.30 p.m.
PLAY - Natkhat repeats the play “Gharwali”story: based on Ismat Chugtai. Dir. Rajesh Tiwari.  
       
  30th December
Time:
7.00 p.m.
DANCE - Oddissi Recital by Aloka Kunango, disciple of Gurus Raghunath Dutta Mayadhar Raut * the doyen of Odissi Guru Kelucdharan Mohapatra  
       
  31st December NEW YEAR EVE PROGRAMME