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  16th March
Time:
9:30 am

IHC Walk - Heritologist Vikas Bhardwaj walks us through a section of the Walled city (Shajahanabad, in a walk that explains the lifestyle in lanes & bylanes and the socio-cultural aspects of this area. Aassembly point:  The Anglo Arabic Public School near Ajmeri Gate.  Cars can be parked here. The walk ends at Turkman Gate from where please take Rikshaws to return.

  
       
  16th March
Time:
7:00 pm

Dramatised Reading - Actors' company, continuing its showcase of new Indian writing for the stage, presents 'Suffer Little Children...' a play by Hira Kartar based on three incidents concerning children in domestic labour.

  
       
  17th March
Time:
6:30 pm

Poetry -Kaviyatri Sammelan- Rajasthan Academy presents an evening of poetry with women poet.

  
       
  17th March
Time:
6:30 pm		 We revive the series Enriching Rural India – Success Stories with a talk by Dr. Mihir Shah, Secy. Samaj  Pragati Sahayog on “Watershed : Making ebery drop Count”. The subject has special significance as 2003 has been declared the Freshwater Year. Collab: CAPART.  
       
  17th March
Time:
7:00 pm		 Dance -Amrita Lahiri, disciple of Smt. Swapna Sundari, presents a Kuchipudi Dance recital. Which features some traditional items as well as new choreography.   
       
  18th March
Time:
7:00 pm

Film Club Screening - "Mitr" (Eng.). DIR: Revathi Menon.

  
       
  19th March
Time:
7:00 pm

Dance - Bharatnatyam danseuse, teacher and choreographer Vasundhara Doraiswamy presents “Panchali”. The dancer plays the main role of Draupadi as well as the characters associated with Draupadi.

  
       
  19th March
Time:
7:00 pm		 Words of Women we continue with this series with renowned writer Krishna Sobti in conversation with Novelist and Historian Geetanjali Shree.  
       
  20th March
Time:
6:30 pm

Talk - “History and Art of the Miniature School, Jaipur”. Collab: Mayo Heritage Society.

  
       
  20th March
Time:
7:00 pm		 Film Club Screening - "American Desi" DIR: Piyush Dinkar Pandya.  
       
  20th March
Time:
7:00 pm		 Music - Pt. Barun Kumar Pal Guitar artist is known as the pioneer of the “Hansa Veena”, a creation of his guru Pt. Ravi Shankar. He presents a Hindustani Classical Music recital on the Hansa Veena (The Indian Slide Guitar) Tabla: Udai Majumdar. An HCL Concert Series.  
       
  20th March
Time:
7:00 pm		 Talk - “Taking Tibet-Idea of Empire in the 20th Century” by Patrick French, Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award amongst other literary awards. The author has been involved in the Tibetan cause for two decades. Collab: Ritinjali.  
       
  21st March
Time:
6:30 pm		 Bioinformatics of Genomic Discovery: Public Lecture -Dr. Natalia Maltsev, speaks on “Bioinformatics: New Science that will change the World” Computational Biology Group, Mathematics & Computer Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, University of Chicago, USA. Collab: CEDKA  
       
  21st March
Time:
7:00 pm		 Music - An evening of Ghazals by Mrs. Shashilata Virk.  
       
  21st March
Time:
7:00 pm		 Dance - Indian Cancer Society presents a Bharatnatyam recital by Rama Vaidyanathan.  
       
  22nd March
Time:
6:30 pm

Bioinformatics of Genomic Discovery: Public Lecture -Dr. Rebecca Wade, speaks on “Bioinformatics Recognition in Silico” European Media Laboratory Heidelberg Germany. Collab: CEDKA

  
       
  22nd March
Time:
7:00 pm		 VSK Baithak sponsored by Indovax of Keggfarms Group features Manjari Asnare, leading amongst the new generation of vocalistswho has been groomed in the Jaipur Gharana’s gayaki by Pt. Madhusudan Kanikar. Entry by invitations, March 15, onwards.  
       
  23rd March
Time:
8.00 am

IHC Walk - Pradeep Sachdeva, Architect & Designer of the Garden of Five Senses walks us through the newly created landmark. We meet at the parking of the Qutab Minar. Please do not be late as we have to move ahead.

  
       
  23rd March
Time:
6.30 pm		 Bioinformatics of Genomic Discovery: Public Lecture -Prof T.A. Brown speaks on "Fifty Years since Double Healix” The Revolution in Biology" Dept. of Biomolecular Sciences University of Manchester Institute of Sciene and Technology, UK. Collab: CEDKA  
       
  24th March
Time:
6:30 pm

Bioinformatics of Genomic Discovery: Public Lecture -Prof John Quckenbush, speaks on “Fifty Years since Double Healix” The Institute for Genomic Research Rockville, USA. Collab: CEDKA

  
       
  24th March
Time:
7:00 pm		 Film Club Screening- “The Lord of the Rings – Twin Towers”. DIR: Peter Jackson. Limited Passes. Habitat Film Club Members are requested to pick them up from the Programme Desk.  
       
  25th March

JAYADEVA UTSAV 2003
7:00 pm - Vocal by Prof.Ramhari Das.
7:30 pm - Kuchipudi by Smt. Swapna Sundari.
8:00 pm - Odissi by Smt. Aruna Mohanty.
8:30 pm - Bharatnrityam by Dr. padma Subramanyam.
Collab: Odissi Akademi, Delhi.

  
       
  25th March
Time:
6:30 pm		 Bioinformatics of Genomic Discovery : Public Lecture -Prof. Elisabeth Tillier, speaks on “Bioinformatics and Evolution” Ontario Cancer Institute University Health Network Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Collab: CEDKA  
       
  26th March

JAYADEVA UTSAV 2003
7:00 pm - Astapadiattam by Guruvayur Temple.
7:30 pm - Odissi by Smt. Sharon Lowen.
8:00 pm - Kathakali by Guru Sadanam Balakrishnan.
8:30 pm - Odissi by Smt. Sonal Mansingh.
Collab: Odissi Akademi, Delhi.

  
       
  26th March
Time:
6:30 pm		 Film Club Discussion- Film Scholar Madan Gopal Singh will present and discuss Wong Kar Wai's Cannes award winning film "In the Mood for Love" (2000) (96 mins). The film won two awards at Cannes in 2000: one for Technical Achievement and a Best Actor award for co-star Tony Leung.  
       
  27th March
Time:
6:30 pm		 Panel Discussion- “Impact of Nepal’s Maoist Rebellion on India”. Panelists: Amb. K.V. Rajan, Prof. S.D. Muni of JNU, Maj. Gen. Ashok Mehta (Retd.). Moderator: Gen. V.R.Raghavan (Retd.). Director, Delhi Policy Group.  
       
  27th March
Time:
7:00 pm		 RAAG presents “Raag Tarang” Ghazals by Priya Somaya and Santoor recital by Pt. Bhajan Sopori. Collab: RAAG.  
       
  27th March
Time:
7:00 pm		 Dance - Choreographic creations in Manipuri and Experimental pieces by Shri Sanjib Bhattacharya and his students and in Bharatanatyam by Shri Santnu Chakraborty and his students. Collab: Impresario India.  
       
  27th March
Time:
7:00 pm		 Documentary Film - Helpage India screens “Where Do I go from Here” (60mins, beta) a film dealing with lonliness in older persons. Dir : Yasmin Kidwai. The screening will be followed by a discussion.  
       
  28th March
Time:
6:30 pm

Agenda Delhi - “Taking Art To people”. Panelists : Gayatri Sinha, Art Critic & Commentator, Sanjeev Bhargava Founder Director – Seher and Rajeev Talwar Secretary Delhi Tourism. Moderator : Dr. Alka Pande, Art Consultant & Curator.

  
       
  28th March
Time:
7:00 pm		 RAAG presents “Raag Rarang” Ghazals: Mahima Casewa and Bharatanatyam by Geeta Chandran. Collab: RAAG.  
       
  29th March
Time:
7:00 pm		 Nashist – Padamshree Ram Gopal Bajaj, former Director, NSD will read his poetry. Collab: Impresario Asia.  
       
  29th March
Time:
8:00 pm		 Music - 19th Dhrupad Samaroh – Nafeesuddin Dagar & Aneesuddin Dagar & Ud. F. Wasifuddin Dagar. Collab: Dhrupad Society.  
       
  30th March
Time:
6:30 pm		 Health Talk - Mr. I.P Bhal speaks on “Medical Applications of Reflexology”. Collab: All India Association of Acupressure Reflexology.  
       
  30th March
Time:
7:00 pm		 19th Dhrupad Samaroh- Mallick Bandhu, Ud. Shamsuddin Desai Faridi & Ud. Sayeeduddin Dagar. Collab: Dhrupad Society.  
       
  30th March
Time:
7:00 pm		 Play - ACME Theatre presents a comedy “Saiyan Bhaye Kotawal” Dir: Tarun Bali. Tkts priced at Rs.100/- & Rs.50/- avl 24th onwards.  
       
  31st March
Time:
7:00 pm		 Music - 19th Dhrupad Samaroh – Lopamudra Chakravorti, Bahauddin Dagar & R. Fahimuddin Dagar. Collab : Dhrupad Society.  
       
  31st March
Time:
7:00 pm		 Play - ACME Theatre repeats “Saiyan Bhaye Kotawal”