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	16th March Time - 07:00pm	DANCE - 12^th National Festival Of New Choreography. Omkaram - Short inaugural choreography in Kuchipudi by Guru Jaya Rama & Vanashree Rao & disciples (Delhi). Krupanidhaana - Choreographic presentation in Odissi by Orissa Dance Academy, Bhubaneswar. Choreography: Aruna Mohanty. Indradhanush - Choreographic presentation in Mohiniyattam by International Academy of Mohiniyattam, Delhi. Choreography: Jayaprabha Menon. Collab: Impressario India

	16th March Time - 07:00 pm	TALK - Interactive Workshop on Personality Re-engineering: Vimhans continues with its monthly series highlighting issues affecting our everyday lives. The session focuses on A Life Full Of Aspirations - how we realise – or – release ourselves from our dreams.

	16th March Time - 07:00 pm	TALK - Prof. Robert Thurman, listed by the Time Magazine as one of 20 most influential thinkers, speaks on, Why Tibet Matters! Chair: Parvez Dewan Collab: Foundation For Universal Responsibility

	17th March Time - 07:00 pm	DANCE - 12^th National Festival of New Choreography continues. Bande Mataram - A hymn to Mother Earth. Choreographic presentation in Manipuri by Nandanik Manipuri Dance Academy, Kolkata. Choreography: Poushali Chatterjee. The Forgotten Seed - Choreographic Presentation in Bharatanayam by Alarmel Valli, Chennai. Collab: Impressario India

	17th March Time - 07:00 pm	MUSIC - Cello recital by Saskia Rao De Hass followed by Hindustani Vocal recital by Nupur Roy Chaudhary. Collab: Ustad Yunus Hussian Khan Memorial Society

	18th March Time - 07:00 pm	DANCE - 12^th National Festival of New Choreography concludes. Prakriti Rakshathi Rakshitha - Choreographic presentation in Kuchipudi by Deepanjali, Hyderabad. Choreography: Deepika Reddy. Shyam Raang – Choreographic presentation in Kathak by Malti Shyam & group, Delhi. Choreography: Malti Shyam. Collab: Impressario India

	18th March Time - 07:00 pm	PANEL DISCUSSION - Launch of Praznath, a journal of cultural, literary and historical issues of the Kashmiri people. Edited by Dr. Sashi Shekhar Toshakhani. Panelists: Sir Mark Tully, Dr. Swapan Dasgupta & Dr. Poonam Kaul

	19th March Time - 06:30 pm	TALK - Swami Sukhabodhananda, Chairman, Prasanna Trust, speaks on Vision And Clarity In Life. Entry by Invitations available at the program desk from March 7 Collab: Life Positive Foundation

	19th March Time - 07:00 pm	TURNING POINT - Women’s Movement In India: Old And New Modes Of Resistance Discussants: Flavia Agnes, women’s rights lawyer and writer & Nisha Susan of Tehelka and founder of the "Pink Chaddi" campaign. Moderated by Urvashi Butalia, Editor-In-Chief, Zubaan Books

	20th March Time - 06:00 pm	IHC MEMBER’S MEET - K. C. Sivaramakrishnan, IAS (retd.), Former Secretary, Urban Development, Government of India, speaks on Decentralization & Urban Development

	20th March Time - 06:30 pm	TALK - Swami Tejomayananda, Head of Chinmaya Mission, speaks on Vedanta's Transformational Tools. Entry by Invitation available at the program desk from March 7. Collab: Life Positive Foundation

	20th March Time - 07:00 pm	TALK - Celebrating International Day of Theatre for Children and Young People--Storytelling: the Best of 2009-10 In continuation of the series Kisse Kahaniyan on the art of storytelling, both traditional and experimental Collab: ASSITEJ India

	21st March Time - 06:30 pm	DOC FILM - The Glory Unfolds A film on the murals of the First Millennium by Benoy K. Behl. Prod. Doordarshan

	21stMarch Time - 06:30 pm	TALK - Jaya Row, Founder of Vedanta Vision, speaks on Desire: Friend Or Foe? Entry by Invitation available at the program desk from March 7. Collab: Life Positive Foundation

	22nd March Time - 07:00 pm	FILM CLUB SCREENING - Sthaniya Sambaad (Spring In The Colony) (Bengali with English subtitles/2010/105mins) by Arjun Gourisaria & Moinak Biswas. The film tells a love story, with the protagonists’ search for love covering his escape from the scene of battle. The directors will be present for an interaction post screening.

	22nd March Time - 06:30 pm	17TH SCIENCE CIRCLE LECTURE AND 1ST LEIBNIZ LECTURE on Roadmap For Ceramics 2025 by Prof. Dr. J. Roedel, Technical University, Darmstadt Collab: German Embassy and German Research Foundation

	23rd March Time - 07:00 pm	FILM CLUB SCREENING\|Women On Women – In celebration of International Woman’s Day – Little Vilma - The Last Diary (Hungarian/2000/104mins) Dir. Márta Mészáros. After her idealist father gets swept away with Soviet propaganda about a socialist Eden, young Vilma gets packed off to Kirgizstan along with her family. Instead of finding paradise, however, they discover only totalitarian oppression and political murder. One by one, her family is killed for trumped-up charges as a part of Stalin's purges until she is left alone to fend for herself. Collab: Hungarian Centre

	24th March Time - 07:00 pm	CANVAS ASKEW\|Why Not Us? Dr. Achal Bhagat, psychiatrist & mental health activist speaks on the rights of persons living with mental illness Chair: Bhargavi Davar, Director, Bapu Trust, Pune

	24th March Time - 07:00 pm	DANCE - Nritya-Rang Kathak recital by Moumala Nayak, disciple of Pt. Birju Maharaj, and her troupe

	25th March Time - 07:00 pm	TALK - Women Unlimited commemorates 25 years of feminist publishing. An evening with acclaimed Egyptian writers Ahdaf Soueif and Radwa Ashour. Readings, conversation and discussion with well-known poet and novelist Keki Daruwala

	25th March Time -07:00 pm	FILM CLUB SCREENING - Women On Women – In celebration of International Woman’s Day – The Piano (English/1993/121mins) Dir. Jane Campion. It is the mid-nineteenth century. Ada is a mute who has a young daughter, Flora. In an arranged marriage she leaves her native Scotland accompanied by her daughter and her beloved piano. Life in the rugged forests of New Zealand's South Island is not all she may have imagined and nor is her relationship with her new husband Stewart. She suffers torment and loss when Stewart sells her piano to a neighbour, George. Ada learns from George that she may earn back her piano by giving him piano lessons, but only with certain other conditions attached. At first Ada despises George but slowly their relationship is transformed and this propels them into a dire situation. Collab: Enlighten Film Society

	26th March Time -07:00 pm	MUSIC - Pt. Bikku Maharaj Memorial Concert. Vocal recital by Pawan Srikant Naik, Tabla recital by Dr. Vasudha Saxena & Hindustani Vocal recital by Dr. Sharbari Banerjee. Collab: Society For Action Through Music

	26th March Time -07:00 pm	FILM CLUB SCREENING - Women On Women – In celebration of International Woman’s Day – The General (Silent/1927/75mins) Dirs. Clyde Bruckman & Buster Keaton. Johnnie loves his train ("The General") and Annabelle Lee. When the Civil War begins he is turned down for service because he's more valuable as an engineer while Annabelle thinks it's because he's a coward. However, when Union spies capture The General with Annabelle on board, Johnny must rescue both his loves. Collab: Enlighten Film Society

	27th March Time -07:00 pm	MUSIC -Pt. Rangnath Mishra Memorial Concert. Hindustani Vocal recital by Malavika Mandal followed by Vocal recital by Prof. Uma Garg. Collab: Society For Action Through Music

	27th March Time -06:30 pm	TALK - Importance Of Music In Old Age Under the series of Symposiums on Needs & Rights of Older Persons Collab: Agewell Foundation

	27th March Time -07:00 pm	IIM CALCUTTA LECTURE SERIES - The Increasing Relevance Of Good Corporate Governance Panelists: Gurcharan Das, author and columnist, former MD, Procter and Gamble; Omkar Goswami, columnist & Chairman, CERG Advisory; Noni Chawla, MD, Omniconsult Management Advisory & former MD, Max India Limited; Vinit Taneja, CEO, Prerna Centre of Learning & former Senior VP, HR, AirTel

	28th March Time - 08:00 am	IHC WALK - Author-artist Bulbul Sharma leads a Walk ‘n’ Draw walk at the Lodhi Gardens. Prior registration required at the Programme Desk.

	28th March Time - 07:00 pm	MUSIC - Sindhi Sangeet Utsav An evening of Sindhi Sufi Music by Sadhna Bhatia & Dushyant Ahuja. Collab: Sindhi Academy

	28th March Time - 07:00 pm	BOOK LAUNCH - Memories Of A Rolling Stone, an autobiography by veteran Indian feminist, Vina Mazumdar. Pub. Zubaan

	29th March Time - 07:00 pm	TALK - The Republic of Science - 60^th lecture. Collab: Centre for Philosophy and Foundations of Science

	29th March Time - 07:00 pm	WORKSHOP - Max New York Life presents Love Is Spelt T.I.M.E An interactive workshop and seminar for parents and children

	30th March Time - 07:00 pm	MUSIC - Easter Concert Contemporary & classical choral renditions for Lent & Easter by The Canticle Choir

	31st March Time - 07:00 pm	DANCE - Bharatanatyam recital by A. Lakshman, disciple of Veera Venugopal, K. J. Sarasa, Sudharani Raghupathy, C. V. Chandrashekar, Kalanidhi Narayanan HCL Concert Series

	31st March Time - 07:00 pm	PANEL DISCUSSION - Architects For Public Space: Urban Voids A seminar on 'Voids' in the urban fabric- unused/ underused ‘public space’, streets, corners, squares or plazas that, through neglect and misuse, have become a blight in the cityscape. Architects and Urban Designers present original ideas that can transform these 'Voids' into new layers in the fabric of a city through insightful design intervention. Check with the Programmes Desk for more details. Collab: Greha



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