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	16th January Time: 7:00 pm	Music- Neelima Sharma, disciple of Haricharan Varma presents an Evening of Ghazals.

	16th January Time: 7:00 pm	Talk- Mona Schwartz speaks on “Macrobiotics the Art and Science of Health & Longivity through the relationship between our Health, Food, Lifestyle and Environment’.

	17th January Time: 7:00 pm	Dance- Ranjana Gauhar presents a solo Odissi Recital. Collab: UTSAV.

	17th January Time: 7:00 pm	Documentary Film- “Lok Tarang” - a suite of 4 films on folk theatre forms of India made by G. S. Channi and Harleen Kohli. ‘Therukoothu’ (Eng.), a film on the folk theatre of Tamil Nadu and ‘Yakshgana’ (Eng.), a film on the folk theatre of Karnataka.

	17th January Time: 6:30 pm	Youth Parliament- In our series that offers a forum for discussion for young adults continue the discussion on “Peer Pressure and Sexual Issues”.

	18th January Time: 6:30 pm	Vivaad Masterplan- The monthly debate on the Masterplan 2021 continues with former Secretary (Govt. of India), Urban Development and currently Prof. at Centre for Policy Research K. C. Sivarama Krishnan speaking on “Governance and the Masterplan”. Series Moderator: E.F.N. Ribeiro, former Chief Town and Country Planner.

	18th January Time: 7:00 pm	Play- Matrix presents “Not 4 Members Only” a stand-up comedy by Vir Das. Tkts. Rs. 200/-, 100/- & 50/- avl at Prog. Desk 1^st January onwds.

	18th January Time: 7:00 pm	Documentary Film- “Lok Tarang” - a suite of 4 films on folk theatre forms of India made by G. S. Channi and Harleen Kohli. ‘Bhavai’ (Eng.), a film on the folk theatre of Gujarat and ‘Naqal’ (Eng.), a film on the folk theatre of Punjab.

	18th January Time: 7:00 pm	Play- Kshitij presents “Pahaunch Wala Aadmi” (2 hrs.) based on the Russian play “ A Man with Connections”. The play deals with marita and professional crisis of a construction-site supervisor who tries to maintain the position he has obtained by manipulating his contacts and connections. Dir: Bharti Sharma Tkts. Rs 100, 50 avl 13^th onwards.

	19th January Time: 10:00 am	IHC Walk- We once again walk in the Chandni Chowk area with Heritorlogist Vikas Bhardwaj visiting those areas we didn’t last time. We meet at Fountain Chowk in front of Gurudwara Sisganj.

	19th January Time: 7:00 pm	Play- Matrix presents “Not 4 Members Only”.

	19th January Time: 7:00 pm	Play- Kshitij repeats “Pahaunch Wala Aadmi”.

	20th January Time: 7:00 pm	Dance- Sangeeta Ishwaran, trained in Bharatnatyam and other Indian classical styles as well as South East Asian dance traditions, presents “Reflections” a programme that brings together these two rich traditions Collab: APPAN.

	20th January Time: 7:00 pm	Documentary Film- "Days and Nights in an Indian Jail", Filmed, Produced and Directed by Sunandan Walia/Yugesh Walia. Set inside Tihar Central jail in Delhi and shot over a period of a year this film looks at life inside the jail, telling the remarkable stories of a handful of characters. BETA/63 MTS. Followed by a panel discussion with Kiran Bedi, Sunandan/Yugesh Walia chaired by Mark Tully.

	21st January Time: 7:00 pm	Film Club Screening- Comedy "Analyze That" featuring Robert De Niro & Billy Crystal. Only for Habitat Film Club Members who need to collect reservation slips.

	21st January Time: 7:00 pm	Talk- O.P.Ghai Memorial Lecture “Promise of Immortality” by J. Donald Walter (Swami Kriyananda) Collab: Institute of Book Publishing.

	22nd January Time: 6:30 pm	Health Talk-”Obesity is much more than Excess Weight” says Dr. R. P. S. Makkar. Collab: Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science & Research.

	22nd January Time: 7:00 pm	Film Discussion Group meets for the screening of Iranian Film “The Circle” Dir: Zafar Panahi (Yr. 2000). The Film will be introduced by Film Scholar Ravi Vasudevan who will also facilitate the discussion of the film after the screening.

	22nd January Time: 7:00 pm	Music- Vocal Recital by Smt. Som Tiwari, disciple of Pt. Mani Ram and Sitar Recital by Smt.Bela Mukherjee, disciple of Sri Kashinath Mukherjee of Kollkatta, on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee celeberation of Sangeet Shyamala.

	22nd January Time: 7:00 pm	Dance- Rathna Kumar, senior disciple of Master Doctor Vempati Chinna Satyam presents a traditional recital in the HCL Concert Series.

	23rd January Time: 7.00 pm	Illustrated Talk- Author & scholar of Myths, Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik speaks on “Man & Woman – A Mythological Perspective”.

	23rd January Time: 7.00 pm	Music- Dr. (Mrs. ) Rini Dowrah, disciple of Dr. Kashi Kumar Karan, presents a Hindustani Classical Vocal Recital.

	23rd January Time: 7.00 pm	Film Club Screening- Comedy "Analyze That" featuring Robert De Niro & Billy Crystal. Only for Habitat Film Club Members who need to collect reservation slips.

	24th January Time: 7:00 pm	Dance- On the occasion of the Republic Day of India, Padmabhushan Sonal Mansingh presents in dance “Lalleshwari” the legendary Kashmiri Mystic – a metaphor for the rich fabric of the India Civilization. Collab: CICD. Entry by limited passes to be collected from 20^th January.

	25th January Time: 7:00 pm	Children's Workshop- Heritologist Pooja Verma does a special workshop with children, "Heritage in Young Hands" to sensitise them to our heritage. Limited seats. Please Register by 13 January.

	25th January Time: 7:00 pm	PLAY- Shaurya Theatre presents”Sultan” a satire on the web of materialistic life written by noted playwright Mahesh Elkunchwar. Dir : Nav Ratan Gautam. Entry by invitations available fron 20^th Jan onwards.

	26th January Time: 2:00 pm	Childrens Acitivity- Heritologist Pooja Verma takes the children to Lodhi Garden for a special onsite understanding on heritage, as part of her workshop "Heritage in Young Hands".

	26th January Time: 7:00 pm	Shaurya Theatre repeats "Sultan".

	26th January	REPUBLIC DAY

	27th January Time: 6:30 pm	Habitat Talk- In our series on ‘Voices of Young India’ we have Suman Sahai, President of Gene Campaign, an NGO that works on issues of Food Security, IPO, Farmers Community Rights and Indigeneous Knowledge, provocatively questioning “Can India Handle GM Technology”.

	27th January Time: 7:00 pm	Music- A specially conceived concert of “Ruhani and Jismani” songs by Madan Gopal Singh, to create awareness about breast cancer that every woman and man should know about.

	27th January Time: 7:00 pm	Play- Aakar Kala Sangam presents “Saari Raat” by Badal Sarcar. Dir: Suresh Bharadwaj.

	28th January Time: 7:00 pm	Play- Aakar Kala Sangam repests “Saari Raat”.

	28th January Time: 7:00 pm	Documentary Film- “Tales of the Night Fairies” Dir: Shohini Ghosh Camera: Sabeena Garioke. Five sexworkers –four women and one man – along with the filmmaker/narrator embark on a journey of storytelling. The stories explore the power of collective organizing and resistance. The journey through the labyrinthine Inner cities of Calcutta is both personal and musical.

	29th January Time: 6:30 pm	Know Your City- Transport Minister Delhi Govt., Ajay Maken speaks on “Delhi Metro – an Achievement and a vision”.

	29th January Time: 7:00 pm	Dance- On the occasion of concluding the Republic Day functions we present a selection of Folk Dances. Collab: North Central Zone Cultural Centre.

	29th January Time: 7:00 pm	Dramatised Reading- Actors’ Company presents Dramatised Reading of Vivek Tandon’s “The Yoga of Sex, Marriage and Love”, a Charles Wallace award winning play that explores Indian sexuality and the Indian character as described by an oddball’s trajectory through modern India.

	30th January Time: 7:00 pm	Music- Acharya Abhimanu, disciple of Pt. (Dr.) Damodar Hota of Gwalior Gharana and Pt. Surinder Singh (Singh Bandhu) of Indore Gharana, presents a Hindustani Classical Vocal Recital.

	31st January Time: 6:30 pm	Agenda Delhi- “From Unauthorised to Regularized – the Human & Infrastructural Impact of Legalizing Unauthorised Colonies” Participants: Mr. Vijay Risbud, Commissioner Plannina, Prof. Amitabha Kundu, Head of Deptt., Urban Studies, JNU, & Dunu Roy, Director, Hazard Centre.

	31st January Time: 7:00 pm	Play- Teamwork Fine Arts & Habitat World present Theatre Slava's “Cassandra Now” from Sweden. Tkts priced at Rs.250/-, 150/- & 75/-. January 20 for IHC Members and January 24 for others. Show also on February 1.

	31st January Time: 7:00 pm	Talks- On the occasion of 56^th Death Anniversary of K. L. Saigal, Pran Nevile delivers an Illustrated Talk on “K. L. Saigal, the Ghazal Kind”, accompanied by a performance by Dr. Radhika Chopra.