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| 16th
November Time: 7:00pm |
MUSIC - Classical vocalist Pt. Baldev Raj Verma presents a Hindustani music recital in the HCL Concert Series. |
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| 17th November Time: 6:30pm |
TALK - Panel discussion on the ‘Pakistan Imbroglio’ Panelists include Maj.Gen. Afsir Karim (Retd.), Dr. Brahma Chellaney, Center for Policy Research and Dr. Shanta Verma Nedungadi, Delhi University. |
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| 17th November Time: 7:00pm |
THEATRE - The 5th Old World Theatre Festival - ‘Oscar Wilde -The Comedy and the Tragedy’ a solo performance by Scottish actor, Neil Titley.In collaboration with Shaw’s Corner.Tkts at Rs.300,Rs.250,Rs.150,Rs.50 available at the Programme Desk. | ||
| 17th November Time: 7:00pm |
MUSIC - Songs of S.D. Burman in Hindi and Bengali by Nabaroon Bhattacharya. Collab: Impresario India. | ||
| 17th November Time: 7:00pm |
POETRY CLUB OF INDIA - presents ‘Bengali Poetry Today: Readings and Discussion’. | ||
| 18th November Time: 10:00am |
Habitat Children's Book Forum meets for a Book Launch and readings from ‘Traveller's Ghost’ by Deepa Agarwal followed by Moneywise... a quiz on managing pocket money conducted by Swapna Mirashi, author of ‘Adventures in Moneypur’India's first financial allegory for kids, Pub. Navneet Publications. |
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| 18th November Time: 10:30am |
IHC Walk - We walk through the Parliament Museum to visualize the glory of India’s democratic heritage.Prior registration is mandatory. Please contact the Programme Desk for details. | ||
| 18th November Time: 7:00pm |
THEATRE - The 5th Old World Theatre Festival - Repeat show of ‘Oscar Wilde -The Comedy and the Tragedy’. | ||
| 18th November Time: 7:00pm |
MUSIC - Songs of the Golden Age of Bengal by Sudeb Chattopadhyaya, senior disciple of Ramkumar Chattopadhyay. Collab: Impresario India. | ||
| 18th November Time: 7:00pm |
ILLUSTRATED TALK - Inveterate travellers Noni and Nilima Chawla share the experience of their trip to Bukhara, Samarkhand, Khiva and Ferghana. | ||
| 19th November Time: 6:45pm |
TALK - ’Shaw On Stage And Celluloid’ Malcolm Wroe reads from his poems and recounts his experiences on playing Shaw on stage, followed by screening of excerpts from films based on Shaw’s plays. Collab: Shaw’s Corner. |
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| 20th November Time: 6:45pm |
TALK - ’Writing Impossible Lives’ by Ann Wroe of The Economist, London. She speaks on ‘Pontius Pilate’- The times of the coming of Jesus, his trial and crucifixion. The writer captures the moments and lives of the so-called persecutors and the persecuted. She also speaks on her forthcoming book, ‘Being Shelley’. She includes, in this talk, the life of the genius poet who emerged as the greatest revolutionary of his times and greatly influenced G.B Shaw. Collab: Shaw’s Corner. |
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| 20th November Time: 7:00pm |
THEATRE - The 5th Old World Theatre Festival - ’Nagamandala’ (Punjabi/100mins)Wri.Girish Karnad.Dir. Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry. Tkts at Rs.300,Rs.250,Rs.150,Rs.50 available at the Programme Desk. | ||
| 21st November Time: 6:30pm |
FILM CLUB DISCUSSION group meets to discuss Leo McCarey's ‘An Affair to Remember’(1957/114mins).The film's incredible stylised musical comedy narrative brilliantly depicts the vulnerability of human relationships,with a very unique kind of humour . Cloaked in its melodrama are significant and profound psychological insights . 4 academy Award Nominee for Cinematography, Scoring, Costume Design and Best Song.Film Scholar, Divya Raina will introduce and facilitate the discussion. |
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| 21st November Time: 7:00pm |
VIDVATVA - US Fulbrighter Prof. Karen Waters, Lecturer of Literature at Mary Mount University,USA speaks on ‘ The Place of Literature in a MultiCultural Society’ in the 24th lecture in the Fulbright Lecture series.In association with USEFI & KRI Foundation | ||
| 21st November Time: 7:30pm |
THEATRE - The 5th Old World Theatre Festival - Repeat show of ’Nagamandala’ (Punjabi/100mins) | ||
| 22nd
November Time: 7:00pm |
THEATRE - The 5th Old World Theatre Festival - NSD Repertory presents ’Uttararamacharith’(Hindi/75mins)Dir.Prasanna.Tkts at Rs.300,Rs.250,Rs.150,Rs.50 available at the Programme Desk. |
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| 22nd November Time: 7:00pm |
BOOK LAUNCH & PANEL DISCUSSION - ’Janani: Mothers, Daughters, Motherhood’ edited by Rinki Bhattacharya, Director, Bimal Roy Memorial Committee and documentary filmmaker.The book brings together autobiographical writings of women from many walks of life that vividly explore the whole gamut of the experience of motherhood. Collab: Sage Publications. |
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| 23rd
November Time: 6:45pm |
TALK - PRACTICES 20:20 focuses on ‘Collective Bargaining Agreement at Escorts’ by Arun Kumar & N Meenakshi,NILM Institute Centre of Management Studies. |
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| 23rd November Time: 7:00pm |
THEATRE - The 5th Old World Theatre Festival - ‘Dark Horse’(English/90mins) Dir. Gowri Ramnarayan. Tkts at Rs.300, Rs.250, Rs.150, Rs.50 available at the Programme Desk |
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| 24th November Time: 7:00pm |
FILM CLUB SCREENING - South Asian Film Festival - ’Matir Moina’ (The Clay Bird)(Bangladesh/86mins) Dir. Tareque Masud | ||
| 24th November Time: 7:00 pm |
THEATRE - The 5th Old World Theatre Festival - Repeat show of ‘Dark Horse’(English/90mins) Dir. Gowri Ramnarayan |
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| 24th November Time: 7:00 pm |
DOCUMANTRY FILM - ’Highway In My Veins’(45mins)One of the largest work forces in the country, truck drivers risk their lives everyday in the most uncomfortable physical conditions.A large percentage of them are HIV positive. Illiteracy, lack of healthcare and difficult conditions contribute to their high-risk behaviour. Combined with the statistics of road accidents this has given them the stigma of being “carriers of death” rather than carriers of life. Collab: Discovery Channel. | ||
| 25th
November Time: 6:30pm |
DOCUMANTRY FILM - Public Service Broadcasting Trust and The British Council present a series of monthly screenings of PSBT and Grierson Award winning documentaries. Seeing Freedom by A. Ravi Shankar (2005) PSBT& Lin and Ralph: A Love Story, Director & Producer: Marilyn Gaunt (Shortlisted for Best Documentary on a Contemporary Issue, Grierson Awards 2005). | ||
| 25th November Time: 7:00pm |
THEATRE - The 5th Old World Theatre Festival - ’Ek Kadam Aage’(Hindi/120mins) Dir. Makrand Deshpaande. Tkts at Rs.300, Rs.250, Rs.150, Rs.50 available at the Programme Desk |
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| 26th November Time: 7:00pm |
THEATRE - The 5th Old World Theatre Festival - Repeat show of ’Ek Kadam Aage’(Hindi/120mins) | ||
| 27th
November Time: 7:00pm |
DANCE - ‘Dancing On The Edge Of Tradition’ Odissi danseuse Radhika Jha, disciple of Guru Surendranath Jena, presents the best of her guru’s choreography as she interprets it, as well as some of her own creative efforts. HCL Concert Series. |
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| 28th November Time: 7:00pm |
FILM CLUB SCREENING - ‘The Twilight Samurai’(TASOGARE SEIBEI)(2002/129 mins)Dir.Yamada Yoji. Courtesy Japan Fpundation, FFSI and Embassy of Japan. |
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| 29th
November Time: 7:00pm |
FILM CLUB SCREENING - ‘Benten Kozo’ Dir. Daisuke Ito (86mins) |
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| 29th November Time: 8:30pm |
FILM CLUB SCREENING - ‘The Gate of Hell’ JIGOKUMON(1953 / 89mins) Dir. Kinugasa Teinosuke. | ||
| 29th November Time: 7:00pm |
MUSIC - The Youth Parliament presents 'Impromptu', an evening to showcase young innovators in music as they reinvent, explore and echo the many languages of jazz. | ||
| 30th November Time: 7:00pm |
FILM CLUB SCREENING - ‘The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka’ |
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| 30th November Time: 7:00pm |
MUSIC - Esha Bandopadhyay, disciple of Smt. Krishna Dasgupta, leading disciple of Tarapada Chakravarty and Ustad Amir Khan ,presents a Hindustani classical vocal recital in the HCL Concert Series. | ||
| 30th November Time: 7:00pm |
BOOK LAUNCH - Amitabh: The Making of a Superstar by Susmita Dasgupta followed by readings from the book and an AV presentation..Collab: Penguin Books India. | ||
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