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| 1st
September Time: 7:00 pm |
FILM CLUB SCREENING - “SWARAJ”, winner of this year’s National Award for the Best Film on Social Issues, Dir: Anwar Jawal, Prod: Institute of Social Sciences. The film, set in a small village in Rajasthan, describes how four strong – willed women use political power to fulfill the needs of the community. | ||
| 2nd
September Time: 7:00 pm |
HEALTH TALK - “Sexual Concerns and the Growing Child” by eminent psychiatrist Dr. Achal Bhagat. Collab: Action for Autism. |
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| 2nd
September Time: 7:00 pm |
BOOK READING - Mountaineer Capt. M.S. Kohli reads from his recently published book “Sherpas – The Himalayan Legends”. Chair: Mr. B.G. Verghese. | ||
| 2nd
September Time: 7:00 pm |
FILM CLUB SCREENING - “The Separation” (French). | ||
| 2nd
September Time: 7:00 pm |
TALK - NASHIST features journalist and activist Pankaj Sekhsaria with the launch of his book “Troubled Islands”, a compilation of writings on the indigenous peoples and environment of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands”,followed by a talk and slide show. Collab: Impresario Asia, Kalpavriksh and Lead - India. | ||
| 2nd
September Time: 7:00 pm |
TALK - Panel Discussion “Demystifying WTO and how it affects us”. Panelists: Dr. Samar Verma, Policy Advisor (Trade), OXFAM GB, Dr. Veena Jha, Project Co-ordinator, UNCTAD and Dr. Amit Sengupta, Secy, All India People’s Science Network. Collab: OXFAM GB. | ||
| 3rd
September Time: 7:00 pm |
TALK - “Twilight of Human Rights in India?” by Prof. Upendra Baxi, Department of Law, University of Warwick, U.K. Justice Sujata Manohar, Member, National Human Rights Commission will chair the function. Collab: Oxford University Press. |
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| 3rd
September Time: 7:00 pm |
TALK - Dr. Purushottam Agarwal, Prof. of Hindi Literature at the Centre of Indian Langauages, JNU speaks on “The Crisis Points in the Mahabharat" Collab: Youthreach Spirit. | ||
| 3rd
September Time: 7:00 pm |
CHILDREN’S PLAY - Experimental play “Akkad Bakkad Bambe Bo” based on a traditional childhood game of rhymes. The play explores children’s concepts of freedom and discipline. Dir: Irshad Alam. Entry free on first come first serve basis. | ||
| 3rd
September Time: 7:00 pm |
DANCE - Choreographer and dancer Geeta Radhakrishna, disciple of late Kalamandalam Kalyani Kutti Amma, presents a Mohiniattam recital. She will be accompanied by her daughter Radhika Radhakrishna. HCL Concert Series. | ||
| 4th
September Time: 6 :30 pm |
BOOK LAUNCH - The Hindi translation of “Double Helix” a book on the discovery of the structure of DNA, by Prof. James D. Watson, Nobel Laureate (1962). Translator: Dr. Renu Dutt. Pub: CEDKA, Chair: K. Mookhtiar, Vice President NDDR, Ranbaxy. | ||
| 4th
September Time: 7:00 pm |
MUSIC - Susim Kumar Mallik of the Senia Maihar Gharana, trained under a galaxy of gurus including late Pt. Nikhil Banerjee and Ustad Ashis Khan, presents a Sarod Recital. Tabla: Sumit Mallik. | ||
| 4th
September Time: 7:00 pm |
TALK - Prof. Purushottam Agarwal, Prof. of Hindi Literature at the Centre of Indian Langauages, JNU speaks on “Mahabharat: The Futility of Violence” Collab: Youthreach Spirit. | ||
| 5th
September Time: 7:00 pm |
DANCE - Suman Choudhury, disciple of Kathak Maestro Pt. Birju Maharaj, Smt. Reba Vidyarthi, Krishna Mohan Misra and Jaikishen Maharaj, presents a Kathak recital. |
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| 5th
September Time: 7:00 pm |
Book Club reads from Janet Fitch’s novel “White Oleander”. |
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| 5th
September Time: 7:00 pm |
ILLUSTRATED TALK - Multimedia presentation of “Film Melodies of Yesteryear” by Deepak Pathak. COLLAB: Gujrati Club | ||
| 6th
September Time: 7:00 pm |
MUSIC - To commemorate the death anniversary of Ustad Allauddin Khan Sahab, Sitar recital by Arup Ratan Mukherjee, disciple of Pt. Jotin Bhattacharya followed by Hindustani Classical Vocal recital by renowned vocalist Savita Devi, daughter of the legendary Siddheshwari Devi. | ||
| 6th
September Time: 7:00 pm |
DOCUMENTARY FILM - “Garden of the Heart: A Film on Architect Joseph Allen Stein” directed by Architect Shaleen Sharma. Collab: Council of Architecture. | ||
| 7th
September Time: 7:00 am |
PLAY - Mobile Creches presents “William Shakespeare’s Othello, A Play in Black and White” Dir. Roysten Abel. Cast includes Barry John, Adil Khandkar, Sheeba Chadha, Dilip Shankar, Vivek Mansukhani and Roysten Abel. Tkts at Rs 300, 200 and 100/- available from. | ||
| 7th
September Time: 7:00 pm |
FILM - Peter Brook’s The Mahabharat Part 1: “The Game of Dice” and Part 2: “Exile in the Forest” Collab: Youthreach Spirit. | ||
| 8th
September Time: 6:30 pm |
TALK - Launch of Vote Smart India – a computer tool for providing accurate and unbiased information to help electoral decision making. Participants: Bikram Thockchom, VSI Innovator & Promod Chawla, Moderator NCFI (National Campaign for India which enables Good Governance). | ||
| 8th
September Time: 7:00 pm |
FILM - Maharashtra Mahotsav celebrates this annual event with the screening of the Marathi film “Not Only Mrs Raut” (subtitled in English) Dir. Gajendra Ahire Prod. Aditi Deshpande Entry on first come first served basis. Collab: Sarvajanik Utsav Samiti. | ||
| 8th
September Time: 7:00 pm |
MUSIC - In an unusual example of literature and music coming together, author & acclaimed singer Amit Chaudhuri presents a Hindustani Vocal recital. He has been trained by the Late Pt. Govind Prasad Jaipurwale of the Kunwar Shyam Gharana and is presently being guided by Pt. A.T. Kanan. Tabla - Prasun Chatterjee, Harmonium – Jairam Potdar. COLLAB: Seher | ||
| 9th
September Time: 7:00 pm |
DANCE - Maharashtra Mahotsav celebrates this annual event with a dance performance by renowned Kathak dancer Pratap Pawar. Entry on first come first served. Collab: Sarvajanik Utsav Samiti. | ||
| 9th
September Time: 7:00 pm |
PLAY - Paradise Art Group presents late Bhisham Sahni’s play “Muavze”. Entry free on first come first served. | ||
| 9th
September Time: 7:00 pm |
FILM - Screening of Peter Brook’s ‘The Mahabharat’ - Part 3: “The War” Collab: Youthreach Spirit. | ||
| 10th
September Time: 10 :00 am |
TALK - Chaturvedi Badrinath speaks on “Understanding the Self and the other” Collab: Youthreach Spirit. |
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| 10th
September Time: 7:00 pm |
DANCE - Madhumita Sen, trained in Odissi and Chhau, presents “Prakash”, a concert of traditional Odissi and a choreographic piece based on Rabindra Sangeet. | ||
| 10th
September Time: 7:00 pm |
FILM CLUB - “Good Fences” – Courtesy: Hallmark Channel Limited passes for Film Club Members. | ||
| 10th
September Time: 7:00 pm |
DOCUMENTARY FILM - Benoy K. Behl presents the 11th film in the Doordarshan series on Paintings of India. The film covers tribal paintings of the Saoras in Orissa, the Kurmis and Ganjus in Jharkhand, the Rathavas in Gujarat and the Warlis in Maharashtra. | ||
| 11th
September Time: 7:00 pm |
BOOK READING - Novelist Amit Choudhuri reads from “Small Orange Flags: Essays on Living During a ‘State of Emergency”, a compilation of six essays in which he addresses the need for us to visualize ourselves as a pluralist and inclusive polity. The book is the first in a series brought out by Seagull towards its Peaceworks programme. | ||
| 11th
September Time: 7:00 pm |
MUSIC - Popular Songs of Bengal by Sreeradha Banerjee of Calcutta Collab: Impresario India. | ||
| 11th
September Time: 7:00 pm |
MUSIC - UK based artist Sonjuhi Priyadarshini, trained under late Pt. Amarnath of the Indore gharana and Pt. Shree Datt Sharma, a Dhrupad exponent of the Ratanjankar tradition, presents a concert of Khayal, Sufiana Kalam and Ghazal. | ||
| 12th
September Time: 6:30 pm |
PEOPLE’S FORUM - “Privatize Education: UGC & AICTE are Irrelevant”. Organized by the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and the Friedrich Naumann Stiftung. The objective of this forum is to provide a platform to citizens to interact with the various service providers in the city and address the problems faced by them. THEATRE FESTIVAL : PLEASE CHECK PANEL FOR DETAILS. | ||
| 12th
September Time: 7:00 pm |
PLAY - YATRIK presents “Geetanjali”, by Joy Michael | ||
| 12th
September Time: 7:00 pm |
MUSIC - Sangeet Ratan Ustad Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar, was trained in music by his father Padmabhushan Ustad Alla Bande Rahimuddin Khan Dagar and uncle Nasiruddin Khan Dagar. He presents a Dhrupad recital in the HCL Concert Series. | ||
| 13th
September Time: 7:00 pm |
THEATRE FESTIVAL - YATRIK presents “Bombay-Bosnia” by Avijit Dutt (originally produced in 1996-97). |
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| 13th
September Time: 7:00 pm |
THEATRE FESTIVAL - The Players - Kirori Mal College Drama Society - presents two plays ‘Advice to the Players (70mins) & On the Double (30mins). | ||
| 14th
September Time: 10:00 am |
IHC WALK - We meet at the parking to the Vice Chancellor’s office, Delhi University and go for a talk on the history of Delhi University, by Historian Prof. Shahid Amin, in the Vice Chancellor’s Committee Room. Thereafter, we are led through a presentation of the Conservation work at the Vice Regal Lodge – today the office of the Vice Chancellor, Delhi University. |
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| 14th
September Time: 7:00 pm |
THEATRE FESTIVAL - YATRIK presents “Come As You Were” by Nicholas Khargonkar. Dir: Sunit Tandon. |
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| 14th
September Time: 7:00 pm |
PLAY - The Players repeats ‘Advice to the Players & On the Double’. | ||
| 14th
September Time: 7:00 pm |
DOCUMENTARY FILM - Benoy K. Behl presents the 12th film in the Doordarshan series on Paintings of India. The film titled “The Delicate Beauty of Miniatures”, covers the exquisite range of Indian manuscript illustrations and miniature paintings. | ||
| 15th
September Time: 6:30 pm |
PANEL DISCUSSION “The future of Delhi’s Green in the Development Scenario.” Panelists: V.K. Bagga, Chief Town Planner, MCD, Savita Bhandari, Director Landscape Architecture, DDA and Sudipto Chatterjee, Co-ordinator, Forests & Biodiversity, WWF-India, Collab: Vatavaran 2003. |
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| 15th
September Time: 7:00 pm |
THEATRE FESTIVAL - Jaimani Pathak’s ‘Mahadev Bhai’. | ||
| 15th
September Time: 7:00 pm |
THEATRE FESTIVAL - Presentation by St. Stephen’s College Drama Society | ||
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