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1st July

Time - 07:00 pm

THEATRE - WWF – India in association with Kalasmriti Productions present The Day Unville Found The ‘S’ (English /80mins with a 10 mins interval) A musical tale of Village Unville where nature vanished, until, 'The day Unville found the ‘S!' Dir. Arjun Khera. Script: Shreya Ray. Music Directors: Vinayak Gupta, Jyothis 'joe' Balakrishnan and Aman Nath. Tkts at Rs.300, Rs.200, Rs.100 and Rs.50 available at the Programme desk. An Old World Culture presentation.

       
  2nd July
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6:30 pm
BOOK LAUNCH - The Night Of Kaamini by Bela Lal.
Collab: Penguin Books India
 
       
  2nd July
Time - 06:30 pm
FILM CLUB SCREENING - TRIBUTE TO VIJAY TENDULKAR -  Panel Disucssion on the noted stalwart of the Marathi stage and key writer of India's New Wave cinema.  Panelists: Keval Arora, Theatre Activist and Scholar, Kirori Mal College, DU, Rajinder Nath, Theatre Director, Rashmi Doraiswamy, Film Scholar, The Academy of Third World Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, Ira Bhaskar, Film Scholar, The School of Arts & Aesthetics, JNU. Followed by screening of Aakrosh (1980/145mins) Dir. Govind Nihalan Based on an  actual incident in Bhiwandi. A young lawyer, Bhaskar Kulkarni appointed to defend a trial Lahanya Bhiku, who is accused of murdering his wife Nagi but remains silent on the same. 
Collab: NFAI. Limited passes available at the Programme desk.
 
       
  3rd July
Time - 07:00 pm
FILM -  TRIBUTE TO VIJAY TENDULKAR- Sardar ( Hindi/175mins /1993) Sardar: The Iron Man of India Dir.Ketan Mehta. The film throws light on the political acumen of Sardar Patel, his secular beliefs and his adherence to the percepts of the Mahatma .

Collab: National, Film Development Corporation. Limited passes available for non – Film Club members at the Programme desk.

       
  4th July
Time - 07:00 pm
TALK - THE WRITER-PUBLISHER & FREEDOM - Launch of the American & Indian editions of The Killing Of An Author by Richard Crasta
     
  5th July
Time - 0
6:30 pm
TALK - Needs & Rights Of Older Persons Collab: Agewell Foundation
     
  5th July
Time - 07:00 pm
FILM CLUB SCREENING - TRIBUTE TO VIJAY TENDULKAR - Ardh Satya (The Half-Truth) (Hindi/1983/130mins) Dir. Govind NihalaniThe son of a brutally violent cop is a sub-inspector in the Bombay police. Unable to arrest powerful politician cum gangster he vents his frustration on less prominent targets. Collab: National Film Archives Of India. Limited passes available for non–Film Club members at the Programme desk.
     
  5th July
Time - 07:00 pm
MUSIC - Dhrupad recital by Ajay Kumar Pathak, of the Darbhanga Gharana  
     
  6th July
Time - 0
6:45 pm
DOC FILM - Self/Subject/Subjectivity/Sexuality An evening of short films directed by Sonali Gulati, Assistant Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Dept. of Photography & Film. The screenings will be followed by a Q&A session with the director.
       
  7th July
Time - 0
7:00 pm
TRIBUTE TO VIJAY TENDULKAR - Nishant (Hindi/140mins/1975) Dir.Shyam Benegal. Focuses on the power of the rural elite and on the sexual exploitation of women. Limited passes available for non – Film Club members at the Programme desk. Collab: Directorate of Film Festivals
       
  8th July
Time - 06:30 pm
TALK - Prof. Dr. M.P.Shrivastava, M.D. Medicine, Former Director & HOD Medicine UCMS, Delhi speaks on Gender Bias In Coronary Heart Disease  
       
  9th  July
Time - 0
7:00 pm
FILM CLUB SCREENING - TRIBUTE TO VIJAY TENDULKAR -  Manthan (1976/134mins) Dir. Shyam Benegal. A powerful and an intense depiction of social change as well as a reflection on the struggle of the  Indian Dairy farmers. Collab: Directorate of Film Festivals. Limited passes available for non – Film Club members at the Programme desk.  
       
  10th July
Time -
07:00 pm
TALK -  2nd Col.Ajay Mushran Memorial Lecture organized by Madhya Pradesh Foundation. Gen Deepak Kapoor, Chief of Army Staff speaks on Motivating Youth For Services Chief Guest: Jyotiraditya Scindia, Union Minister.  Presided by Shiv Raj Singh Chauhan, Chief Minister of MP  
       
  10th July
Time - 06:30 pm
TALK - Prof Om Gupta, Dean Mass Communications, JIMS speaks on Media, Society and Culture: Changing Relationship.  
       
  10th July
Time - 07:00 pm
MUSIC - Malwi Folk Songs of Kabir by Prahlad Tipaniya. HCL Concert Series.  
       
  11th July
Time - 0
6:30 pm

BOOK LAUNCH - Book launch and reading  by theatre actors from Nandini Guha’s Dark Afternoons

(a translation of Bani Basu’s Kharap Chele). Pub. Katha.

     
  12th July
Time - 0
9:30 am - 11:30 am
Habitat Children's Book Forum - Discover an enchanting classic--Making A Mango Whistle, the children's version of Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay's  Pather Panchali by Rimli Bhattacharya, Pub. Puffin Books. Reading and activity conducted by translator. Age group 9+
     
 

12th July
Time - 0
7:00 pm

MATRIX WEEKEND THEATRE - Sakharam Ke Khoj Main Hawaldar (Hindi) Dir. Makrand Deshpande. The journey undertaken by Vijay Tendulkar in his play 'Sakharam Binder' is continued in Makrand Deshpande's play. Tkts at Rs.300, Rs.200, Rs.100 and Rs.50 available at the Programme desk from July 4 for IHC Members. Open to all from July 6.
       
  13th July
Time - 07:00 pm
MATRIX WEEKEND THEATRE - Repeat of Sakharam Ke Khoj Main Hawaldar (Hindi) Dir. Makrand Deshpande. Tkts at Rs.300, Rs.200, Rs.100 and Rs.50 available at the Programme desk from July 3 for IHC Members only. Open to all from July 6.  
       
  13th July
Time - 0
7:00 pm
MUSIC - Nostalgia - Golden Melodies in Hindi and Bengali. Collab: Impresario India
     
  14th  July
Time - 0
7:00 pm
DANCE - Guru Purnima Utsav-Guru Kundanlal Gangani Music and Dance Society present Guru Purnima Utsav in memory of Kundanlal Gangani. Kathak recital by  Deepak Maharaj, Swati SinhaMonisa Nayak & Jayant Kastuar
       
  15th July
Time - 0
7:00 pm
MUSIC - Dr. Sethi Memorial Concert - Enjoy popular standards from the American Song book and Jazz favourites in a  Concert by the Harvard Band 'Din & Tonic' Collab: AASRA Parivar
     
  15th  July
Time - 0
7:00 pm
MUSIC NAAD 2008 - Vocal recital by Ritesh & Rajneesh Misra , Sarod recital by Biswajeet Roychowdhury. Collab: Performing Art Promotional Trust
     
 
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