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	1st September Time: 10:00 am	IHC Walk- We visit Salimgarh Fort for the first time guided by officers from the Archaeological Survey of India’s Expert Cadre. Please take the Ring Road upto the Red Fort then at the Flyover take the lower road and go to Yamuna Bazar. On the left is the main gate to Salimgarh. Please park your car against the wall.

	1st September Time: 7:00 pm	Talks- “Nishast – The Poetry Reading” we open this series by focusing on Urdu Poetry, read by Santiveer Kaul and other poets from Delhi. Coordinator: K. K. Kohli.

	2nd September Time: 7:00 pm	Documentary Film- “Enchanted Ajanta” - first of Doordarshan Series on The Paintings Of India by Benoy K. Behl . Film maker will be present for discussion.

	2nd September Time: 7:00 pm	Dance- ‘Dance – Drishtikon’, an evening of dance choreographies, danced and choreographed by the dancers of the Drishtikon Dance Foundation (The Aditi Mangaldas Dance Company).

	3rd September Time: 6:30 pm	Health Talk - To mark the National fortnight on eye donation, under the aegis of Ministry of Health & Family welfare our talk is on “ Eye Care in children in the 30s and Beyond” with a special focus on eye donation. Collab : Venu Eye Hospital.

	3rd September Time: 7:00 pm	Music - Kalapini Komkali , daughter and disciple of Kumar Gandharva and Vasundhara Komkali has inherited the rich legacy of Gwalior gayaki. She presents a Vocal recital in the HCL Concert Series.

	3rd September Time: 7:00 pm	Film Club Screening- Heena DIR: Randhir Kapoor.

	4th September Time: 7:00 pm	Dance - Sandhya Purecha, an exponent of the Thanjavur style of Bharatnatyam and disciple of Guru Acharya Parvatikumar presents a Bharatnatyam Recital. HCL Concert Series.

	4th September Time: 7:00 pm	Book Launch & Illustrated Talk- “The Way of the Tiger: Natural History and Conservation of the Endangered Big Cat “ by Dr. K.Ullas Karanth and “Monitoring Tigers and their Prey”:A Manual for Researchers, Managers and Conservationists in Tropical Asia. Ed. by Dr Ullas Karanth & James D.Nicholas followed by a slide presentation on “Understanding Tigers”.

	5th September Time: 10:00 am	Seminar- A Seminar on ‘Tracking Delhi’s Transport Choices’: we continue the public debate and discussion on this very important subject in which the voice of the people can make a difference.

	5th September Time: 6:30 pm	Film & Discussion- On the occasion of Teacher’s Day we show Madhureeta Anand Negi’s 30 minute documentary film titled “ Education: A Reality or a Myth”. The film takes an incisive look at the state of Education in India since the 15^th of August 1947. Collab: National Alliance for Fundamental Rights to Education.

	5th September Time: 7:00 pm	Music- The “ Bandishes of Tanarang”. The senior maestro of the Gwalior Gharana Vishwanath Rao G. Ringe Tanarang presents a programme based on his own compositioning that have enriched the gharanas reperioire. An HCL Concert Series.

	5th September Time: 7:00 pm	Talk- Dr. D. Anand, President Center for Information, Education and Communication, a member of the first generation Primary Health Care Scheme, speaks on “Pioneers of Primary Health Care – Dr. John Grants’ Contribution to the Programme’.

	5th September Time: 7:00 pm	Film Club Screening- Marche A L’ombre (walking on shadows) (French)Dir: Michel Blanc Cast: Gerard Lanrin, Michel Blanc, Sophie Duez. (35 mm. Col. 90 mins/1984)

	6th September Time: 10:00 am	Seminar- We continue the public debate and discussion in the seminar on ‘Tracking Delhi’s Transport Choices’.

	6th September Time: 6:30 pm	Open Forum- Panel Discussion on “One Year After 9 – 11: Perspectives on Terrorism and India – US Relations”. Participants: Dr. Raja Mohan, Strategic Affairs Editor of The Hindu, Prof. Kanti Bajpai, JNU, Cdr. Uday Bhaskar, Deputy Director, IDSA.

	6th September Time: 7:00 pm	North East Tapestry- “Where the Tallest Grass Grows: Bamboo culture of Assam” Dir: Mauleenath Senapati and “The Woven Art of Assam” Dir: Ranjith Das. Collab: North East Media Focus, IGNOU.

	6th September Time: 7:00 pm	Music- INLAKS Foundation presents two vocalists : Ojesh Pratap Singh, disciple of Ustad Ghulam SirajKhan, Pt. Mahadev Govind Deshpande and Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar, and Sarathi Chatterjee, disciple of Pt Rajan and Sajan Misra.

	7th September Time: 7:00 pm	North East Tapestry- “Give me a little space: Film on Women Empowerment in Assam’ Dir: Prabin Hazarika and “Making Paradise in Mother’s Lap’. Film on Mother and Child Health. Dir: Navjyoti Duara. Collab: North East Media Focus, IGNOU.

	7th September Time: 7:00 pm	Play - ACME Theatre presents “Sayian Bhaye Kotwal”. The play is a satire on how the operative forces of our social and political structure have remained unchanged through the ages. Wri : Vasant Sabnis, Dir : Tarun Bali. Tkts at Rs.100/- & 50/- avl from 2^nd onwds.

	7th September Time: 7:00 pm	Illustrated Talk- Amateur Naturalist with a special interest in birds, insects including butterflies and moths, flowers and amphibians Sanjay Sondhi, presents a talk on “Winged Fairies-Butterflies and Moths of India”.

	7th September Time: 7:15 pm	Play-Indian Shakespeare Company presents “Love – A Distant Dialogue” – a new play by Roysten Abel that premiered in Italy a few weeks ago and was shown for the first time in the recent Rang Mahotsava. Cast: Anastcia & Roysten Abel Tkts priced at Rs. 250/-, 150/- & 100/- avl fom 1^st Sept.

	8th September Time: 7.00 pm	North East Tapestry- ‘Manna: Resource based Entrepreneruship in Assam’ dir: Wassim Ahmed and “Primates of Assam” Dir: Dulal Saikia. Collab: North East Media Focus, IGNOU.

	8th September Time: 7.00 pm	Readings- Ghalib ke Khatoot - “The Letters of Ghalib” – read by Anees Azmi, Prominent Theatre Personality.

	8th September Time: 7.00 pm	Play - ACME Theatre repeats “Sayian Bhaye Kotwal”.

	8th September Time: 7.15 & 8:30 pm	Play- Indian Shakespeare Company repeats “Love – A Distant Dialogue”. Dir : Roysten Abel. . Tkts priced at Rs. 250/-, 150/- & 100/- avl. fom 1^st Sept.

	9th September Time: 6:30 pm	Agenda Delhi- The series look at the Youth initiative focusing on the Pollution of the Yamuna. Speakers Rajiv Singh, Programme Officer Volunteer Promotions, UN Volunteers and Neha Buch – Youth activist “We for Yamuna” Programme.

	9th September Time: 7:00 pm	Talk- Dr. Sham Sunder an expert of Vastu &Vedic healing speaks on “Vastu as a Bio-Engineering Science”.

	9th September Time: 7:00 pm	Music - An evening of Hindustani classical vocal music presented by Kalyani Potdar and Pt. Surinder Singh a(Singh Bandhu) accompanied by Sudhir Pandey on Tabla and Jayram Potdar on harmonium. Collab : Dr. Vasantrao Deshpande Pratishthan.

	9th September Time: 7:00 pm	Film Club Screening- An Evening in Paris DIR: Shakti Samant.

	10th September Time: 7:00 pm	Rythms Of The New Age – A contemporary Ballet by the Ballet Creation Dance Group of Uday Shankar School of Dancing, Kolkata.

	10th September Time: 7:00 pm	Talk- On the eve of Rishi Panchami, regarded as Maharishi Patanjalis anniversary, Swami Bedanandji Saraswati, Director Patanjali Yogavart speaks on “Yoga for Good Health”.

	10th September Time: 7:00 pm	Dramatized Reading- Actors’ Company presents madras-based playwright Anupama Chandrasekhar’s ‘Closer Apart’. The play won the playwright the Charles Wallace scholarship to London, where it was fine turned at the prestigious Royal Court Theatre.

	11th September Time: 7:00 pm	Dance - Popular Songs From Classic Bengali Plays From Yesteryears to the Present Time by Legendary Theatre personality and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Winner Ms. Ketaki Dutta and troupe from Kolkata.

	11th September Time: 7:00 pm	Dance - Methil Devika Rajagopalan disciple of Kalamandalam Kshemawathy and Smt. Girija Chandran, presents a Mohiniattam recital.

	11th September Time: 7:00 pm	Illustrated Talk-Author, Botanist and Indologist, Shakti M. Gupta recipient of the Gnan Chandra Memorial Medal speaks on “The Woman & Tree Motif in Ancient & Sculpture”.

	12th September Time: 7:00 pm	Music- Naba Kumar Majumdar presents an evening of Light Hindustani classical music including Bhajans, Geet & Ghazals.

	12th September Time: 7:00 pm	Hindi Book Club- We initiate this effort to get out members to appreciate new writings in Hindi. For further details please contact Programme Office.

	12th September Time: 7:00 pm	Talk-Well known Swedish Mathematician Dr. Hans Walser speaks on the Magic of Mathematics . For details on the workshop that he will conduct earlier at the India Habitat Centre, please contact the Programmes Office. Collab: Centre for Development of Knowledge and Awareness.

	12th September Time: 7:00 pm	Film Club Screening-To Be or Not to be Dir: Kiyanoosh Ayari (100 mins./1999/35mm/Col.)

	13th September Time: 6:30 pm	Illustrated Talk- “History of Photography”. Details can be got from the Programme Office.

	13th September Time: 7:00 pm	Music- “Laya Gana Madhura Lahiri “ a concert featuring percussion music drums and dance, conducted and led by T.R Dhandapany a leading percussion artist.

	14th September Time: 6:30 pm	Talk- Gautam Banerjee, Legal advisor of the National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities set up by the Govt. of India speaks on “Guardianship of Disabled Children”. Collab: Handicapped Children’s Parents Association.

	14th September Time: 7:00 pm	Illustrated Talk- Arvind Agarwala, Founder & Director FACT Software, IT Pundit & Columnist on technology in everyday use, speaks on “A Tale of Two Cities – a comparison between Singapore & Delhi”.

	14th September Time: 7:00 pm	Music- Sugam Sangeet by Vidya Shah, disciple of Shubha Mudgal. Collab: Gujarati Club.

	14th September Time: 7:00 pm	Film Club Screening-”Iris” Dir: Richard Eyre. The film is story of the enduring love between the novelist and philosopher Iris Merdock and her husband John Bayley. Cast: Kate Winslet, Judi Dench & Jim Broadkent. Collab: Star Entertainment & British Council.

	15th September Time: 10:45 am	Wildlife Film & Art Competition - “Wings of Kokkre Bellur” (45 mins) by K. P. Sasi is a film about the relationship between the birds and the people.

	15th September Time: 4:00 pm	Documentary Film- a series on Architecture opens with a three part documentary made by Jacques Barsac (French with English sub titles) on the “Le Corbusier” The film runs for 3 hrs with a break. Collab: Council of Architecture.61

	15th September Time: 7:00 pm	Play - To celebrate Teacher’s Day children of Literacy India (NGO) present a musical drama “Charan Das Chor”.

	15th September Time: 7:00 pm	Film Club Screening- “Bhoomika” Dir: Shyam Benegal Cast: Sunita Patil, Anant Nag, Naseerruddin Shah, Anmol Palekar 35 mm/Col./120mins/1981



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