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	1st Mar Time: 6.30 p.m.	BOOK CLUB - Roli Books & The Book Club present Rachna Imhasly Gandhy's debut publication "The Psychology of Love" by Namita Gokhale Editions, followed by an interactive session with the author and her work.

	1st Mar Time: 6.30 p.m.	TALK - Mr. Jagmohan, Hon'ble Minister for Uraban Development speaks on "Converting Misfortune into Opportunity".

	1st Mar Time: 7.00 p.m.	DANCE - Traditional Bharatnatyam repertoire of by Malavika Sarukkai. Collaboration: Seher.

	2nd Mar Time: 6.30 p.m.	OPEN FORUM on "The Budget". Participants: Mr. Yashwant Sinha, Hon'ble Finance Minster; P. Chidambaram, Former Finance Minister; Dr. Suman Bery, DG, NCAER & Prof. Deepak Nayyar, Vice Chancellor, Delhi University. Moderator: Dr. Ashok Lahiri, Director, NIPFP. Limited seating. Advance registration compulsory.

	2nd Mar Time: 7.00 p.m.	MUSIC - Sarod Recital by Avijt Ghosh, disciple of Late Dhyanesh Khan, Ustad Aashish Khan and his sister Smt. Ameena Perera, Pt. Deepak Choudhury and Pt. Tejendra Narayan Majumdar.

	2nd Mar Time: 7.00 p.m. 3rd Mar Time: 3.30 & 7.00 p.m.	PLAY - On the release of Gurcharan Das' "Three English Plays" by Oxford University Press, Rangtoli presents "Larins Sahib" (Punjabi) by Gurcharan Das (in Punjabi), dir. Neeta Mohindra. Tkts priced at Rs. 200/-, Rs. 100/- & Rs. 50/- available from 22nd February onwards.

	3rd Mar Time: 4.00 p.m.	SVARAJ & SAGES OF MODERN INDIA - With Ramachandra Gandhi continues. Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama.

	3rd Mar Time: 3 & 7.00 p.m. 4th Mar Time: 12.00, 3.30 & 7 p.m.	PLAY - Natkhat Theatre Group presents "Gharwali", dramatized, designed and directed by Rajesh Tiwari. Tkts priced at Rs. 100/- & Rs. 50/- available from 23rd February.

	4th Mar Time: 6.30 a.m.	IHC WALKS - Catch the last of the Migratory Ducks in this bird walk lead by Col. Gautam Das & Nikhil Devasar. Meet at 6.30 a.m. at Kalindi Kunj Parking. We leave for Flamingo Point at 6.40 a.m. (and do a new route). Please register from 1st onwards

	4th Mar Time: 7.00 p.m.	PLAY - "Attitudes", revolving around a disabled girl's struggle to prove her worth in an insensitive world is written and directed by Divya Arora, and co-directed by S.K. Sachdev.

	4th - 5th Mar Time: 7.00 p.m.	PLAY - Yatrik presents "9 Jakhoo Hill" by Gurcharan Das, in English, directed by Sunit Tandon. Tkts priced at Rs. 200/-, Rs. 100/- & Rs. 50/- available from 22nd February onwards.

	6th Mar Time: 6.45 p.m.	POETRY - Rajasthan Academy presents "Kavayitri Sammellan", a meeting of women poets.

	6th Mar Time: 6.30 p.m.	ILLUSTRATED TALK - on popular Indian cinema by Dr. Rachel Dwyer, Sr. Lecturer at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London speaks about her books "Pleasure and the Nation", "Yash Chopra: Movie Moghul" and "Designs on Indian Cinema" co-authored with Divia Patel.

	6th Mar Time: 7.00 p.m.	MUSIC - Hindustani Light Classical Music by Mrs. Pahari Chatterjee, disciple of Savita Devi and Shri Ranjan Sahane.

	6th - 8th Mar Time: 7.00 p.m.	PLAY - After the success of 'Going Solo I', "Going Solo II" is an evening of three one act plays - each directed by a well known director viz. Vikram Kapadia, Rahul da Cunha and Anahita Uberoi. The plays present stories of people and life situations we are familiar with. Cast includes Seema Biswas, Zafar Karachiwala, Sohrab Ardeshir, Darshan Jariwala, Anahita Uberoi, Divya Jagdale, Lovleen Mishra and Radhika da Cunha. Tkts priced at Rs. 500/-, Rs. 400/-, Rs. 200/- & Rs. 100/- available from 28th Feb. for Members & 2nd March onwards for Non-Members.

	7th Mar Time: 7.00 p.m.	MUSIC - Shanno Khurana's - one of the foremost representatives of Rampur-Sehaswan Gharana, presents a Hindustani Classical Vocal Recital, which also includes bandishes of Basant & Holi, in the HCL Concert Series.

	8th Mar Time: 7.00 p.m.	HEALTH TALK - Dr. S.K. Gupta, Cardiologist at Apollo Hospital, speaks on "Coronary Artery Disease", to bring you abreast with latest developments.

	9th Mar Time: 7.00 p.m.	ILLUSTRATED TALK - Eminent scholar & Author, Dr. Jasleen Dhamija, speaks on "Egyptian Art". Collaboration: The Geographical Company.

	10th Mar.	HAPPY HOLI

	11th Mar Time: 6.30 p.m.	HABITAT TALK OF THE MONTH - Eminent Theatre, Film and Music Director, B.V. Karanth, speaks on "Emerging Trends in Indian Theatre". Discussant: Theatre Personality, Nissar Allana.

	11th Mar Time: 7.00 p.m.	MUSIC - Dr. Sangeeta Gaur, disciple of Guru Mahadev Govindrao Deshpande, Smt. Krishna Bisht, Bhaiji Sri Vinaychandra Mudgal and Sri Sukhdev Chaturvedi, presents an evening of Hori Geet.

	12th Mar Time: 6.30 p.m.	PANEL DISCUSSION - "What you can to do debar criminals from governance?" - a follow up on the discussion on ethics among Legislators. Panelists will include Justice Rajinder Sachar (Retd.), Rajdeep Sardesai and Prashant Bhushan.

	12th Mar Time: 7.00 p.m.	DANCE - Guru Gangadhar Pradhan presents an Odissi Recital in the HCL Concert Series.

	13th Mar Time: 7.00 p.m.	DANCE - Swati Biswas, disciple of Smt. Jayalakshmi Eshwar presents a Bharatnatyam Recital.

	13th Mar Time: 7.00 p.m.	FILM CLUB SCREENING

	14th Mar Time: 7.00 p.m.	DANCE - In the month dedicated to women and in the year of empowerment of women, renowned danseuse Padmabhushan Sonal Mansingh dedicates her Bharatnatyam Recital to women, in the HCL Concert Series.

	15th Mar Time: 7.00 p.m.	DANCE - Sanjivini celebrates its Silver Jubliee presenting a ballet "When Eternity Ends", choreographed by Aditi Mangaldas. Limited passes available from 8th March onwards.

	15th Mar Time: 7.00 p.m.	MUSIC - "Music Rhythms" by Percussion Artistes, followed by a Flute Recital by Pt. Ajay Prasanna, accompanied by Ustad Rafiuddin Sabri on Tabla. Presented by Commune Globus Art Foundation.

	15th Mar Time: 7.00 p.m.	LECTURE - The Visual Arts Gallery and the National Institute of Design together are starting with a monthly lecture series "Cross Talks in Design". Speaker: Ms. Gopika Nath, an alumni of NID.



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