Programme schedules are subject to change / cancellation. Please call the Programmes Desk to seek information on any last minute changes. All Tickets & Advance Reservation Slips (unless otherwise mentioned) can be picked up only from Programmes Desk. The Stein Auditorium The Amphitheatre Gulmohar Casuarina Amaltas 8am | IHC WALK | Sair-i-Bagh-i-Judh: Mumtazi kisse, Sabke hisse. Celebrating Lodhi Garden and its eternal dastaan with historian, pedagogue and Delhi aficionado Beeba Sobti. Contact the Programme Desk for details and registration, [email protected] 7:00pm | Music | A Tribute to Legendary Women Ghazal singers Pamela Singh performs the compositions of Begum Akhtar, Mallika Pukhraj, Farida Khanum, among others. 7:00pm | Nazrana: A Tribute to Hazrat Amir Khusro. Day 1. Vocal-sitar duet by Fareed Hasan & Adnan Khan, followed by flute- sarangi duet Ajay Prasanna and Murad Ali Khan Collab: Sur Adhar Society 7:00pm| Book Reading. Writer-journalist Avijit Ghosh will read extracts from his new book, Up Campus, Down Campus, a funny and wistful novel set in late 1980s JNU. Chair: Nalini Ranjan Mohanty, former JNUSU president 7:00pm | DOC FILM | Children's Day Initiative. Select films from CHINH INDIA KIDS FESTIVAL 2013. A collection of exceptional children's films. 7.30pm | Hai Mera Dil (Hindi/120mins with 10 mins interval) Dir. Dinesh Thakur. Cast: Aman Gupta, Preeta Mathur Thakur, Ajit Sawant, Atul Mathur, Shanker Iyer, Ashish Saleem, Kamal, Raouf & Shilpa Chakravarthy. The play takes a hilarious look on a well-meaning hypochondriac who turns his life upside down with his irrational fears. Tickets at Rs.500, Rs.350 & Rs.200 available Nov 1 onwards at the Programmes Desk, Habitat World, IHC, for IHC members only and open to all Nov 4 onwards. An Old World Culture presentation 7:00pm | Pancha Kobir Gaan Vocalist Samik Pal performs the songs of five legendary poets - Tagore, Nazrul, Atul Prosad, D.L.Roy & Rajanikant. Collab: Impresario India 7:00pm | Nazrana: A Tribute to Hazrat Amir Khusro. Day 2. Sitar-Violin duet by Azeem Ahmed & Danish Ali, followed by kathak-tabla duet Pt. Rajendra Gangani and Ustad Akram Khan Collab: Sur Adhar Society 7:00pm | The Call of Denali Mountaineer Prerna Dangi recounts her unguided ascent of Mt. McKinley (6194m) in the Alaska Range, North America, and shares her ambition to participate in Alpine style climbs across the Himalaya. Collab: The Himalayan Club 5:30pm | ILF Samanvay 2016. Opening of Oneness: Art Articulations, the art segment of the festival, curated by Deeksha Nath, will be inaugurated by Artist Krishen Khanna. Participating artistes: Atul Bhalla, Gulammohammed Sheikh, Malik Sajad, Parvez Imam, Priya Ravish Mehra, Rohini Devasher, Sanket Jadia, Suchitra Gahlot, Tushar Joag, Vasudha Tozhur, Vidhi Sharma, Udita Upadhyaya 7:00pm | FILM CLUB SCREENING | Chauthi Koot (Punjabi/2015/115mins) Dir. Gurvinder Singh The film is based on Punjabi author Waryam Singh Sandhu's collection of Short stories “The Fourth Direction” and “I Am Fine Now”. Shot in Amritsar and Ferozepur cities of Punjab, the film captures the dark days of 1980's about how operation Blue Star and Sikh separatist movement impacted life of common people and how they were caught in the cross fire. Collab: The Indian Express 7:00PM | Panel Discussion. The Growth Path Series. Autism - An Amazing Anomaly Panelists: Mahalakshmi Rajgopal (Integrative Psychologist), Merry Barua (Founder & Director, Action for Autism) Aarti Khurana (Parent), Moderated by Aditya Ahluwalia (Publisher & Managing Trustee of Life Positive) Collab: Life Positive Foundation 7:00pm | NTLive - A Broadcast. National Theatre's groundbreaking project to broadcast the best of British theatre to cinemas across the UK and around the world.One Man, Two Guvnors (English/150mins/2011) Dir. Richard Bean Cast: James Corden, David Benson, Jemima Rooper. Set in swinging-'60s England, the raucous comedy breaks the fourth wall with its pratfalls, flying food, mistaken identity, and original rock 'n' roll songs by a live band. A runaway hit both in London's West End and on Broadway. Tickets at Rs.500, Rs.350 & Rs.250 available Nov 1 onwards at the Programmes Desk, Habitat World, IHC, for IHC members only and open to all Nov 4 onwards. 10:30am onwards | Opening of ILF Samanvay, Indian Languages Festival of IHC, on the theme Language as Public Action. Inaugural address by Ila Bhatt, Gandhian and the Founder of Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) titled Empowerment as Verb: The Power of Voicing. For details, please log on to www.ilfsamanvay.org 7:00pm | Marxism, Liberalism and the Contemporary World by Prabhat Patnaik, economist and social commentator. The final lecture in the series will discuss the current world conjuncture and the lessons of the October Revolution in this context. It will contrast the liberal and Marxist approaches to the contemporary capitalist crisis. 7:30pm | ILF Samanvay 2016 – Mahabharata (English/60mins) Dir. Anurupa Roy Writt. Anamika Mishra. Performed by Katkatha Puppet Arts Trust. Entry Free. 10.30am onwards | ILF Samanvay 2016. Can We Run From Big Media Panelists: Aditya Nigam, Seema Chishti, Shailaja Bajpai 11am-2pm |ILF Samanvay Workshops- How to Experience the Arts Critically: Art Appreciation Workshop by Sadanand Menon The workshop attempts to sharpen our critical engagement seeking a way to amplifying our response to the arts. Registration Fee Rs.200 payable at the Programmes Desk, Habitat World, IHC. Contact 011-43663080/85 for enquiries and registration. 7:00pm | IHC-SPS Changing Asia Series. Challenges in Indian Education: Lessons from Asia by Dr.Rukmini Banerji, CEO, Pratham Education Foundation. Chair: Rakesh Kacker, Director, India Habitat Centre 7:30pm |ILF Samanvay 2016. Toye (Hindi/100mins) Based on Girish Karnad's work, Agni and Varsha Dir.Jyoti Dogra. Entry Free. 7:00pm | V. S. Gaitonde Memorial Lecture. The Gravity of Line and Mass: Nasreen Mohamedi and Jeram Patel (Expeditions into Abstraction in Modern India) by Art Critic and Curator Roobina Karode. Collab: Raza Foundation 7:00pm|DOC FILM |Kids For Kids. Select films from CHINH Early Education Web Channel's films that explore children's expressions through media literacy. These films are made by children between 4-15 years as part of the global media literacy initiative carried out by Chinh India 7:00pm | Book Launch, Readings, and Panel Discussion. The World of Intizar Husain An evening to celebrate the life and prose of Intizar Husain, with a discussion around Mahmood Farooqui's literary biography of the writer. Panelists: Readings by Collab: Yoda Press Shamsur Rahman Faruqi, Syeda Hameed and Natasha Badhwar. Ambarish Satwik, Ankit Chadha and Darain Shahidi. 7:00pm | DOC FILM | VAAK programme- Cinema Aur Sahitya Ke Antar Sambandh – Kuch Sawal (Hindi/15mins/2012) Dir. Suchint Chair: Sharad Dutt Collab: Bharatiya Jnanpith 7:00pm | NTLive - A Broadcast. National Theatre's groundbreaking project to broadcast the best of British theatre to cinemas across the UK and around the world. Encore of War Horse (English/2007 /165mins) Writ. Nick Stafford Dir. Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris. The play takes audiences on an extraordinary journey from the fields of rural Devon to the trenches of First World War France. Astonishing life-size puppets by South Africa's Handspring Puppet Company, who bring breathing, galloping, charging horses to thrilling life on stage. Tickets at Rs.500, Rs.350 & Rs.250 available November 1 at the Programme Desk, Habitat World, IHC, and tickets open to all from Nov 4. An Old World Culture presentation 7:00pm | 3 hour Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour halts in Delhi with nine acclaimed adventure films. Collab: Himalayan Club 7:00pm | DOC FILM. Creeds For Our Times Film Series. THAKUR (language/Year/112mins) Dir: Rajiv Mehrothra This documentary explores the challenge and the riddle presented by the great mystic Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa who brought a new vitality not only to the practices, rituals and symbols of the Hindu heritage but also to the celebration of divinity in diverse forms and reinforced the underlying possibility of a real harmony between all religions. Collab: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of HH the Dalai Lama 7:00pm | Tribute to Geeta Dutt Music Director Runki Goswami 7:00pm | DOC FILM | Qissa-E-Parsi Dir. Divya Cowasji & Shilpi Gulati Collab: FD Zone and singer will be paying a tribute to the legendary playback singer on her birth anniversary by performing from Geeta Dutt's rich repertoire (Eng, Hindi/2014/26mins) The Film explores the history of the Parsi community, its relationship to the Indian state and association with the city of Mumbai. It is an attempt to understand a community that has always been numerically small, yet, culturally and socially formidable. 7:00pm | Divya Vahana. Participating Artistes: T. Reddilakshmi, Priya Venkataraman, Ragini Chandrashekhar, and Arupa Lahiry. Vahana means that which carries or bears. Each Hindu deity has a Vahana, which is usually an animal, bird, or a mythical creature. The Vahanas being presented are: Nandi, Garuda, Gaja, Hamsa and Mayura. Collab: Divya Trilogy 7:00pm | Architecture and Society Series. The Delhi Neighbourhood Museum Programme - a Community-based Museographic Practice Speaker: Surajit Sarkar, Associate Professor and Coordinator, Centre for Community Knowledge, Ambedkar University Delhi. Collab: Greha Delhi 7:00pm |3 day Documentary film screening on tribal groups followed by st discussion. 1 day: Sámi Tribe from Scandinavia in focus Collab: Delhi International Arts Festival 7:00pm | Shakti Odissi dance recital by Gaurie Dwivedi, disciple of Guru Sujata Mohapatra and Ipsita Behoora 7:00pm | Documentary film screening on nd tribal groups followed by discussion. 2 day: Maori Tribe from New Zealand Collab: Delhi International Arts Festival 7:00pm|FUR Annual Discourse- Practice of Patience based on Chapter VI of Shantideva's Bodhisattvacaryavatara by Geshe Lhakdor, author, former translator and interpreter of HH the Dalai Lama & Director, Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, Dharamsala. Entry by registration only. Collab: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of HH the Dalai Lama 7:00pm | SRIJAN Kathak Choreography by Geetanjali Lal, Kathak exponent and guru 7:00pm |DOC FILM | Documentary film screening on tribal groups followed by rd discussion. 3 day: Incas Tribe from South America Collab: Delhi International Arts Festival 7:00pm|FUR Annual Discourse-Practice of Patience continues. Entry by registration only 7:00pm | FILM CLUB SCREENING | Kinoteka Polish Film Festival 2016. Enlightened Soul: The Three Names of Uma Devi (India & Poland/2015/52mins) Dir. Tonmoy Das Check Film Club Panel for details. Collab: Polish Institute in Delhi 7:00pm | Hindustani Classical Instrumental Music Evening Participating Artistes: 7:00pm | Perfumes – How they affect our Health & Pocket? , , , , , Consumers India & SUM Anoushka Majumdar (Santoor), Shubham Sarkar (Violin), Abhik Kumar Sarkar (Sarod), Sunil Choudhury (Tabla), Pradip Chatterjee (Tabla), Shankarjyoti Saikia (Tabla) Consumer Lecture Series. Panelists: Roopa Vajpeyi Naresh Gupta Surabhi Sinha Sunil Kumar Rishika Jain Dr Jayashree Gupta Collab: 7:00pm|FUR Annual Discourse- Practice of Patience continues. Entry by registration only 7:00pm | A Hindustani Classical Instrumental Music Evening Participating Artistes: Sarod solo recital by Ustad Amaan Ali Khan, disciple of Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, accompanied by Ustad Akram Khan on Tabla. Followed by Tabla solo recital by Pt. Kumar Bose accompanied by Dharamnath Mishra on Harmonium. Collab: Tabla Academy of Ajrada Gharana 7:00pm |Where the Elephant Sleeps (English/2016/99min) Dir. Brigitte Uttar Kornetzky The film is based on the captive elephants used in tourism in Rajasthan, specifically in Amer Fort, Jaipur. The plot revolves around an intriguing conflict that emerges in this brutal landscape for the elephants. A story that forces dozens of government officials to congregate around a suffering elephant and finally move towards a ground-breaking conclusion. 6:00pm | IHC Members' Meet. Open to IHC Members only 7:00pm|FUR Annual Discourse- Practice of Patience continues. Entry by registration only 7:00pm |Chronicles of Oblivion (Oriya, Bengali & Eng/2012/25mins ) Dir. Priyanjan Dutta Chronicles of Oblivion the insidious impacts of sea turtle conservation seen through the eyes of women fishworkers of Odisha. Confronting not just an overall scenario of depleting fish catch and unsustainable fisheries, women located along biodiversity rich habitats also have to contend with the fickleness of legal conservation restrictions which have dealt a severe blow to their livelihoods and way of life. Collab: CMS Vatavaran 7:00pm | LILA PRISM Series 2016. Toxics Link and Beyond: Environmentalism at the Intersection of Nature and Culture. Speaker: Ravi Agarwal Chair: Jeebesh Bagchi (Raqs Media Collective) Collab: LILA Foundation 7:00pm | Desolate - The Voices of Trapped by Sengupta Dance Company (Contemporary Kathak) followed by Kathak dance recital by Astha Dixit. Collab: Delhi International Arts Festival 7:00pm | FILM CLUB SCREENING | Kinoteka Polish Film Festival 2016. Obce Niebo (Strange Heaven) (Poland/2015/ 106mins) Dir. Dariusz Gajewski The story of Basia and Marek - a young immigrant Polish couple living in Sweden. One innocent lie triggers a family drama; their daughter is taken away by social services. The couple can't agree on how to fight the ruthless procedures of a modern state. Feeling powerless and desperate, they decide to act beyond the law. Collab: Polish Institute in Delhi 7:00pm| IHC Music Club – Listen, Share, Discuss. Musician Murad Ali Khan from the Moradabad Gharana takes us on a journey exploring the Sarangi, one of the oldest instruments in Indian classical music. 7:00pm | FILM CLUB SCREENING | Kinoteka Polish Film Festival 2016. Zyc nie umierac (Life Must Go On) (Poland/ 2015/100mins) Dir. Maciej Migas Bartek Bartek is a fifty-yearold one-time actor and former alcoholic, who now entertains audiences in TV shows - always in the shadow of his famous colleagues. And he has already come to terms with defeat. However, one day God and the oncologist both wake him up: he has only three months left to live... Collab: Polish Institute in Delhi 7:00pm | Participating Artistes: Judit Gabos (Hungary) followed by Excelicia Cunville (India) Collab: Delhi International Arts Festival 7:00pm |HCL Concerts #TrueToOurRoots. Varanasi – A Gateway to Moksha, a Contemporary Bharatanatyam production by Jyotsna Shourie's Dance Centre 7:00pm | Unconditional Love. Poetry Readings in various Indian languages. Participating poets: Dr.Anand Kumar (English), Pran G. Basak (Bangla), Dr.Vidya Sharma (Hindi), Tarannum Riyaz (Urdu) Collab. Poetry Club of India 7:00pm | FILM CLUB SCREENING | Kinoteka Polish Film Festival 2016. Pociag (Night Train) (Poland/1959/99mins) Dir. Jerzy Kawalerowicz From dusk to dawn, a crowded sleeping car travels from Warsaw to the Baltic coast. Besides their luggage, the passengers are carrying various life experiences that affect how they relate not just to each other but also the news that a murderer may be among them... Collab: Polish Institute in Delhi 7:30pm | Mada's Marvels An Evening of magic, illusion and cardistry by leading Australian magician, Adam Mada 7:00pm | FILM CLUB SCREENING | Kinoteka Polish Film Festival 2016. Czlowiek z zelaza (Man of Iron) (Poland/ 1981/154mins) Dir. Andrzej Wajda The journalist Winkel is sent to Gdansk to research a documentary about one of the labour leaders, Maciej Tomczyk. When he cannot access the closed-down shipyard, he meets Tomczyk's family and friends. Their stories reveal a family history intertwined with people's movements spanning two generations. Instead of helping to discredit Tomczyk, he supports the striking workers who end up signing an agreement with the government. Collab: Polish Institute in Delhi 7:00pm | Book Launch of WILD CARD, written by Asfiya Rahman. This is the story of a tennis champion who is forced to step away from his career when life throws a wild card at him. Eight years later destiny coyly lays another wild card in front of him. Does he finally get another chance to fulfill his childhood dream or will his fears hold him back? Collab: Half Baked Beans 7:00pm | FILM CLUB SCREENING | Kinoteka Polish Film Festival 2016. Faraon (Pharaoh) (Poland/1966/153mins) Dir. Jerzy Kawalerowicz The new pharaoh Ramesses XIII plans to reform the state and consolidate its power at the expense of priests such as the powerful Herhor who gained enormous influence during the previous ruler's reign. But his youth, ever-idealistic and impatient, is doomed to failure when confronted with the sceptical wisdom of his opponent who possesses, besides material wealth, the weapon of knowledge. Collab: Polish Institute in Delhi 7:00pm | Gunijan Sabha verse 17. An interaction with Indian Classical Vocalist Pandit Vidyadhar Vyas of Gwalior Gharana Collab: Ustad Imamuddin Khan Dagar Indian Music Art and Culture Society & The Dagar Archives Jaipur 7:00pm | FILM CLUB SCREENING | Kinoteka Polish Film Festival 2016. Bracia (Brothers) (Poland/2015/70mins) Dir. Wojciech Staron After 80 years of exile, two brothers come back to Poland from Kazakhstan to rebuild their lives. One of them is a painter and a dreamer, the other one – a pragmatic engineer. They face many obstacles while adapting to the new environs and people. Will they survive it? Collab: Polish Institute in Delhi 7:00pm | Hindustani Classical Music Recital by Anisha Ray (Vocal) Pandit Durjay Bhawmik (Tabla) Vijay Mishra (Harmonium) followed by Neel Ranjan Mukherjee on the Hawaiian Guitar 7:00pm | Habitat Concert Series. THE BANYAN TREE: Roots of Tradition - Duet Bharatanatyam Margam in Kalakshetra Bani by Neha Mondal Chakravarty & Aishwarya Aravind 7:00pm | FILM CLUB SCREENING | Kinoteka Polish Film Festival 2016. Ostatnia Rodzina (The Last Family) (Poland/2016/123mins) Dir. Jan P. Matuszynski As painter Beksinski tapes everything with his beloved camcorder, a 28-year family saga unfolds through disturbing dystopian paintings, near-death experiences, dance music trends and funerals. Collab: Polish Institute in Delhi Inauguration Entry by invitation only *Subject to change* 1 – 8 City Solo exhibition of drawings & sculptures by Gautam Bhatia 9 – 13 Samarpan Solo exhibition of paintings & sculptures by Ramesh Gorjala 14- 17 Get to know Latvia Photo exhibition featuring images of Latvia and contemporary paintings from the Art Academy of Latvia 18 – 22 A Collaboration of creativity between East & West Painting exhibition by Leroy Parker and Tarana Singh 23 – 27 Images Of Time Group exhibition of paintings, sculptures & drawings by various artists 28 – 30 Genesis Of The Painted World From Two Dimensional To Three Dimensional Group exhibition of tribal paintings, by various artists presented by Must Art Gallery 22 - 24 Art Vivid Solo multimedia painting exhibition by Sanjay Dhawan 25 – 30 Eternal Duet III Painting &Sculpture exhibition by Sangeeta & Rohit Sharma 1 – 18 Oneness :ArtArticulations curated by Deeksha Nath as part of ILF Samanvay,2016. Featuring: Atul Bhalla, Gulammohammad Sheikh, Malik Sajad,Pervez Imam,Priya Ravish Mehra,Rohini Devasher,Sanket Jadia,Suchitra Gahlot, Tushar Joag,Vasudha Thozhur,Vidhi Sharma, Udita Upadhayaya 19 – 21 SACAC Graduate Photography Exhibition - 2015-16 1 – 30 Solo photography exhibition by Krishnendu Chatterjee 1–3 Spring Group show of painting by Chinmoy Sarkar, Uttam Sarkar,Moinuddin Mullick, Swapan Maity 7 – 10 Solo show of painting by Laishram Meena Devi 16 – 20 Solo show of photography by Sanjay Marathe 21 – 24 Solo paintingexhibition by Gaurav Chawla 25 – 29 Wonder Nama Painting exhibition by Nalini Tyabji 30 – 5 December Enigma: A Ballad of the Street Solo 4-6 Solo show of painting by 10.30am | IHC MORNING RAGA. Hindustani classical vocal recital by Ashwini Bhide Deshpande. Accompanists: Vinod Lele on Tabla, Paromita Mukherjee on harmonium. Collab: SPIC MACAY 7:00pm|Opera at Habitat Series. Donizetti's Maria Stuarda (Italian/English subtitles/140mins.) Sunit Tandon introduces a live video recording from the Metropolitan Opera House of Donizetti's re-telling of the dramatic and ultimately tragic relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots. 7:00pm|FUR Annual Discourse- Practice of Patience continues. Entry by registration only 7:00pm | Life Force 2: India's Western Ghats (English/2014/48mins) Dir: Lorne Townend The film showcases the rare & incredible biodiversity of India's Western Ghats. Collab: CMS Vatavaran 7:00 | Raag Pradhan Melodies of Tagore Music recital by vocalist Saunak Chatterjee. Collab: Impresario India 7:00pm | Interactive reading and discussion on Albert Camus' The Stranger (1942). Mersault challenges societal norms when he does not cry at his mother's funeral. A few days later, he finds himself in the middle of a murder case. Collab: Readers' Break 7:00pm | DOC FILM | Chalo Hamara Des: Journeys with Kabir and Friends (Hindi, Malwi with English Subtitles/98mins/2009) Dir. Shabnam Virmani A journey in search of the des invoked in the poetry of Kabir, this film interweaves the stories of Indian folk singer Prahlad Tipanya and North American scholar Linda Hess. Collab: Kriti Film Club 7:00pm | Effective communication skills for new-age challenges faced by parents & adolescents Panelists: Dr. Deepali Rao, Sonia Bhandari, Dr. Neetu Rana Collab: Vimhans 7:00pm | Hindustani classical concert by graduates of ITC SRA, Kolkata - Deborshee Bhattacharya, student of Pt. Ajoy Chakraborty & Hindustani classical guitar recital by Ratan Bharti 10.30am onwards | ILF Samanvay 2016. Colliding Thought Bubbles: Speaking One's Mind ILF Samanvay Programme Curator Apoorvanand in conversation with broadcast journalist Ravish Kumar, NDTV 7.30pm |ILF Samanvay 2016. Dreams of an Indian Youth Gorati Venkanna and Accompanying Musicians
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Programme schedules are subject to change / cancellation. Please call the Programmes Desk to seek information on any last minute changes.All Tickets & Advance Reservation Slips (unless otherwise mentioned) can be picked up only from Programmes Desk.
The Stein Auditorium The Amphitheatre Gulmohar CasuarinaAmaltas
8am | IHC WALK | Sair-i-Bagh-i-Judh: Mumtazi kisse, Sabke hisse. Celebrating Lodhi Garden and its eternal dastaan with historian, pedagogue and Delhi aficionado Beeba Sobti. Contact the Programme Desk for details and registration, [email protected]:00pm | Music | A Tribute to Legendary Women Ghazal singers Pamela Singhperforms the compositions of Begum Akhtar, Mallika Pukhraj, Farida Khanum, among others.
7:00pm | Nazrana: A Tribute to Hazrat Amir Khusro. Day 1. Vocal-sitar duet by FareedHasan & Adnan Khan, followed by flute-sarangi duet Ajay Prasanna and MuradAli Khan Collab: Sur Adhar Society7:00pm| Book Reading. Writer-journalist Avijit Ghosh will read extracts from his new book, Up Campus, Down Campus, afunny and wistful novel set in late 1980s JNU. Chair: Nalini Ranjan Mohanty,former JNUSU president
7:00pm | DOC FILM | Children's Day Initiative. Select films from CHINH INDIA KIDS FESTIVAL 2013. A collection of exceptional children's films.7.30pm | Hai Mera Dil (Hindi/120minswith 10 mins interval) Dir. Dinesh Thakur. Cast: Aman Gupta, Preeta Mathur Thakur, Ajit Sawant, Atul Mathur, Shanker Iyer, Ashish Saleem, Kamal, Raouf & Shilpa Chakravarthy. The play takes a hilarious look on a well-meaning hypochondriac who turns his life upside down with his irrational fears. Tickets at Rs.500, Rs.350 & Rs.200 available Nov 1 onwards at the Programmes Desk, Habitat World, IHC, for IHC members only and open to all Nov 4 onwards. An Old World Culture presentation7:00pm | Pancha Kobir Gaan VocalistSamik Pal performs the songs of five legendary poets - Tagore, Nazrul, Atul Prosad, D.L.Roy & Rajanikant. Collab: Impresario India
7:00pm | Nazrana: A Tribute to Hazrat Amir Khusro. Day 2. Sitar-Violin duet by AzeemAhmed & Danish Ali, followed bykathak-tabla duet Pt. Rajendra Gangani and Ustad Akram Khan Collab: Sur Adhar Society7:00pm | The Call of Denali Mountaineer Prerna Dangi recounts her unguided ascent of Mt. McKinley (6194m) in the Alaska Range, North America, and shares her ambition to participate in Alpine style climbs across the Himalaya. Collab: The Himalayan Club
5:30pm | ILF Samanvay 2016. Opening of Oneness: Art Articulations, the art segment of the festival, curated by Deeksha Nath, will be inaugurated by Artist Krishen Khanna.Participating artistes: Atul Bhalla, Gulammohammed Sheikh, Malik Sajad, Parvez Imam, Priya Ravish Mehra, Rohini Devasher, Sanket Jadia, Suchitra Gahlot, Tushar Joag, Vasudha Tozhur, Vidhi Sharma, Udita Upadhyaya7:00pm | FILM CLUB SCREENING | ChauthiKoot (Punjabi/2015/115mins) Dir. Gurvinder Singh The film is based on Punjabi author Waryam Singh Sandhu's collection of Short stories “The Fourth Direction” and “I Am Fine Now”. Shot in Amritsar and Ferozepur cities of Punjab, the film captures the dark days of 1980's about how operation Blue Star and Sikh separatist movement impacted life of common people and how they were caught in the cross fire. Collab: The Indian Express
7:00PM | Panel Discussion. The Growth Path Series. Autism - An Amazing AnomalyPanelists: Mahalakshmi Rajgopal(Integrative Psychologist), Merry Barua (Founder & Director, Action for Autism) AartiKhurana (Parent), Moderated by AdityaAhluwalia (Publisher & Managing Trustee of Life Positive) Collab: Life Positive Foundation7:00pm | NTLive - A Broadcast. National Theatre's groundbreaking project to broadcast the best of British theatre to cinemas across the UK and around the world.One Man, Two Guvnors (English/150mins/2011) Dir.Richard Bean Cast: James Corden, DavidBenson, Jemima Rooper. Set in swinging-'60s England, the raucous comedy breaks the fourth wall with its pratfalls, flying food, mistaken identity, and original rock 'n' roll songs by a live band. A runaway hit both in London's West End and on Broadway. Tickets at Rs.500, Rs.350 & Rs.250 available Nov 1 onwards at the Programmes Desk, Habitat World, IHC, for IHC members only and open to all Nov 4 onwards.
10:30am onwards | Opening of ILFSamanvay, Indian Languages Festival of IHC, on the theme Language as Public Action. Inaugural address by Ila Bhatt, Gandhian and the Founder of Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA)titled Empowerment as Verb: The Power of Voicing. For details, please log on to www.ilfsamanvay.org7:00pm | Marxism, Liberalism and the Contemporary World by Prabhat Patnaik,economist and social commentator. Thefinal lecture in the series will discuss the current world conjuncture and the lessons of the October Revolution in this context. It will contrast the liberal and Marxist approaches to the contemporary capitalist crisis.7:30pm | ILF Samanvay 2016 – Mahabharata(English/60mins) Dir. Anurupa Roy Writt. Anamika Mishra. Performed by KatkathaPuppet Arts Trust. Entry Free.
10.30am onwards | ILF Samanvay 2016. CanWe Run From Big Media Panelists: Aditya Nigam, Seema Chishti, Shailaja Bajpai11am-2pm |ILF Samanvay Workshops-How to Experience the Arts Critically: Art Appreciation Workshop by Sadanand Menon The workshop attempts to sharpen our critical engagement seeking a way to amplifying our response to the arts. Registration Fee Rs.200 payable at the Programmes Desk, Habitat World, IHC. Contact 011-43663080/85 for enquiries and registration.7:00pm | IHC-SPS Changing Asia Series.Challenges in Indian Education: Lessons from Asia by Dr.Rukmini Banerji, CEO, Pratham Education Foundation. Chair: Rakesh Kacker, Director, India Habitat Centre7:30pm |ILF Samanvay 2016. Toye(Hindi/100mins) Based on Girish Karnad's work, Agni and Varsha Dir.Jyoti Dogra. Entry Free.
7:00pm | V. S. Gaitonde Memorial Lecture. The Gravity of Line and Mass: Nasreen Mohamedi and Jeram Patel(Expeditions into Abstraction in Modern India) by Art Critic and Curator RoobinaKarode. Collab: Raza Foundation
7:00pm|DOC FILM |Kids For Kids. Selectfilms from CHINH Early Education Web Channel's films that explore children's expressions through media literacy. These films are made by children between 4-15 years as part of the global media literacy initiative carried out by Chinh India7:00pm | Book Launch, Readings, and Panel Discussion. The World of Intizar Husain An evening to celebrate the life and prose of Intizar Husain, with a discussion around Mahmood Farooqui's literary biography of the writer. Panelists:
Readings by
Collab: Yoda Press
ShamsurRahman Faruqi, Syeda Hameed andNatasha Badhwar. AmbarishSatwik, Ankit Chadha and Darain Shahidi.
7:00pm | DOC FILM | VAAK programme- Cinema Aur Sahitya Ke Antar Sambandh – Kuch Sawal (Hindi/15mins/2012) Dir.Suchint Chair: Sharad Dutt Collab:Bharatiya Jnanpith7:00pm | NTLive - A Broadcast. National Theatre's groundbreaking project to broadcast the best of British theatre to cinemas across the UK and around the world. Encore of War Horse (English/2007/165mins) Writ. Nick Stafford Dir. Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris. The play takes audiences on an extraordinary journey from the fields of rural Devon to the trenches of First World War France. Astonishing life-size puppets by South Africa's Handspring Puppet Company, who bring breathing, galloping, charging horses to thrilling life on stage. Tickets at Rs.500, Rs.350 & Rs.250 available November 1 at the Programme Desk, Habitat World, IHC, and tickets open to all from Nov 4. An Old World Culture presentation
7:00pm | 3 hour Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour halts in Delhi with nine acclaimed adventure films. Collab:Himalayan Club7:00pm | DOC FILM. Creeds For Our Times Film Series. THAKUR(language/Year/112mins) Dir: Rajiv Mehrothra This documentary explores the challenge and the riddle presented by the great mystic Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa who brought a new vitality not only to the practices, rituals and symbols of the Hindu heritage but also to the celebration of divinity in diverse forms and reinforced the underlying possibility of a real harmony between all religions. Collab: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of HH the Dalai Lama
7:00pm | Tribute to Geeta Dutt Music Director Runki Goswami
7:00pm | DOC FILM | Qissa-E-ParsiDir. Divya Cowasji
& Shilpi Gulati
Collab:FD Zone
and singer will be paying a tribute to the legendary playback singer on her birth anniversary by performing from Geeta Dutt's rich repertoire
(Eng, Hindi/2014/26mins)
The Film explores the history of the Parsi community, its relationship to the Indian state and association with the city of Mumbai. It is an attempt to understand a community that has always been numerically small, yet, culturally and socially formidable.
7:00pm | Divya Vahana. Participating Artistes: T. Reddilakshmi, Priya Venkataraman, Ragini Chandrashekhar, and Arupa Lahiry. Vahana means that which carries or bears. Each Hindu deity has a Vahana, which is usually an animal, bird, or a mythical creature. The Vahanasbeing presented are: Nandi, Garuda, Gaja, Hamsa and Mayura. Collab: DivyaTrilogy7:00pm | Architecture and Society Series.The Delhi Neighbourhood Museum Programme - a Community-based Museographic Practice Speaker: SurajitSarkar, Associate Professor and Coordinator, Centre for Community Knowledge, Ambedkar University Delhi. Collab: Greha Delhi7:00pm |3 day Documentary film screening on tribal groups followed by
stdiscussion. 1 day: Sámi Tribe from Scandinavia in focus Collab: DelhiInternational Arts Festival
7:00pm | Shakti Odissi dance recital by Gaurie Dwivedi, disciple of Guru Sujata Mohapatra and Ipsita Behoora 7:00pm | Documentary film screening on
ndtribal groups followed by discussion. 2day: Maori Tribe from New Zealand Collab: Delhi International Arts Festival
7:00pm|FUR Annual Discourse- Practiceof Patience based on Chapter VI of Shantideva's Bodhisattvacaryavatara by Geshe Lhakdor, author, former translator and interpreter of HH the Dalai Lama & Director, Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, Dharamsala. Entry by registration only. Collab: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of HH the Dalai Lama7:00pm | SRIJAN Kathak Choreography by Geetanjali Lal, Kathak exponent and guru7:00pm |DOC FILM | Documentary film screening on tribal groups followed by
rddiscussion. 3 day: Incas Tribe from South America Collab: Delhi International Arts Festival
7:00pm|FUR Annual Discourse-Practice of Patience continues. Entry by registration only 7:00pm | FILM CLUB SCREENING | Kinoteka Polish Film Festival 2016.Enlightened Soul: The Three Names of Uma Devi (India & Poland/2015/52mins) Dir.Tonmoy Das Check Film Club Panel for details. Collab: Polish Institute in Delhi7:00pm | Hindustani Classical Instrumental Music Evening Participating Artistes:
7:00pm | Perfumes– How they affect our Health & Pocket?
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ConsumersIndia & SUM
Anoushka Majumdar (Santoor), Shubham Sarkar (Violin), Abhik Kumar Sarkar (Sarod), Sunil Choudhury (Tabla), Pradip Chatterjee (Tabla), Shankarjyoti Saikia (Tabla)
Consumer Lecture Series.
Panelists: Roopa Vajpeyi Naresh GuptaSurabhi Sinha Sunil Kumar Rishika JainDr Jayashree Gupta Collab:
7:00pm|FUR Annual Discourse- Practice of Patience continues. Entry by registration only7:00pm | A Hindustani Classical Instrumental Music Evening Participating Artistes: Sarod solo recital by Ustad Amaan Ali Khan,disciple of Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, accompanied by Ustad Akram Khan onTabla. Followed by Tabla solo recital by Pt.Kumar Bose accompanied by DharamnathMishra on Harmonium. Collab: TablaAcademy of Ajrada Gharana7:00pm |Where the Elephant Sleeps(English/2016/99min) Dir. Brigitte Uttar Kornetzky The film is based on the captive elephants used in tourism in Rajasthan, specifically in Amer Fort, Jaipur. The plot revolves around an intriguing conflict that emerges in this brutal landscape for the elephants. A story that forces dozens of government officials to congregate around a suffering elephant and finally move towards a ground-breaking conclusion.
6:00pm | IHC Members' Meet. Open to IHC Members only7:00pm|FUR Annual Discourse- Practiceof Patience continues. Entry by registration only7:00pm |Chronicles of Oblivion (Oriya, Bengali & Eng/2012/25mins ) Dir.Priyanjan Dutta Chronicles of Oblivion the insidious impacts of sea turtle conservation seen through the eyes of women fishworkers of Odisha. Confronting not just an overall scenario of depleting fish catch and unsustainable fisheries, women located along biodiversity rich habitats also have to contend with the fickleness of legal conservation restrictions which have dealt a severe blow to their livelihoods and way of life. Collab: CMS Vatavaran
7:00pm | LILA PRISM Series 2016. ToxicsLink and Beyond: Environmentalism at the Intersection of Nature and Culture. Speaker:Ravi Agarwal Chair: Jeebesh Bagchi (Raqs Media Collective) Collab: LILA Foundation 7:00pm | Desolate - The Voices of Trapped by Sengupta Dance Company (Contemporary Kathak) followed by Kathak dance recital by Astha Dixit. Collab: Delhi International Arts Festival7:00pm | FILM CLUB SCREENING | Kinoteka Polish Film Festival 2016. ObceNiebo (Strange Heaven) (Poland/2015/106mins) Dir. Dariusz Gajewski The story of Basia and Marek - a young immigrant Polish couple living in Sweden. One innocent lie triggers a family drama; their daughter is taken away by social services. The couple can't agree on how to fight the ruthless procedures of a modern state. Feeling powerless and desperate, they decide to act beyond the law. Collab: Polish Institute in Delhi
7:00pm| IHC Music Club – Listen, Share, Discuss. Musician Murad Ali Khan from the Moradabad Gharana takes us on a journey exploring the Sarangi, one of the oldest instruments in Indian classical music. 7:00pm | FILM CLUB SCREENING | Kinoteka Polish Film Festival 2016. Zyc nie umierac (Life Must Go On) (Poland/2015/100mins) Dir. Maciej Migas BartekBartek is a fifty-yearold one-time actor and former alcoholic, who now entertains audiences in TV shows - always in the shadow of his famous colleagues. And he has already come to terms with defeat. However, one day God and the oncologist both wake him up: he has only three months left to live... Collab: Polish Institute in Delhi7:00pm | Participating Artistes: Judit Gabos (Hungary) followed by ExceliciaCunville (India) Collab: Delhi International Arts Festival
7:00pm |HCL Concerts #TrueToOurRoots.Varanasi – A Gateway to Moksha, aContemporary Bharatanatyam production by Jyotsna Shourie's Dance Centre7:00pm | Unconditional Love. PoetryReadings in various Indian languages. Participating poets: Dr.Anand Kumar (English), Pran G. Basak (Bangla), Dr.Vidya Sharma (Hindi), Tarannum Riyaz (Urdu) Collab. Poetry Club of India7:00pm | FILM CLUB SCREENING |Kinoteka Polish Film Festival 2016. Pociag(Night Train) (Poland/1959/99mins) Dir.Jerzy Kawalerowicz From dusk to dawn, a crowded sleeping car travels from Warsaw to the Baltic coast. Besides their luggage, the passengers are carrying various life experiences that affect how they relate not just to each other but also the news that a murderer may be among them... Collab: Polish Institute in Delhi
7:30pm | Mada's Marvels An Evening of magic, illusion and cardistry by leading Australian magician, Adam Mada7:00pm | FILM CLUB SCREENING |Kinoteka Polish Film Festival 2016.Czlowiek z zelaza (Man of Iron) (Poland/1981/154mins) Dir. Andrzej Wajda Thejournalist Winkel is sent to Gdansk to research a documentary about one of the labour leaders, Maciej Tomczyk. When he cannot access the closed-down shipyard, he meets Tomczyk's family and friends.Their stories reveal a family history intertwined with people's movements spanning two generations. Instead of helping to discredit Tomczyk, he supports the striking workers who end up signing an agreement with the government. Collab: Polish Institute in Delhi
7:00pm | Book Launch of WILD CARD,written by Asfiya Rahman. This is the story of a tennis champion who is forced to step away from his career when life throws a wild card at him. Eight years later destiny coyly lays another wild card in front of him. Does he finally get another chance to fulfill his childhood dream or will his fears hold him back? Collab: Half Baked Beans
7:00pm | FILM CLUB SCREENING |Kinoteka Polish Film Festival 2016.Faraon (Pharaoh) (Poland/1966/153mins)Dir. Jerzy Kawalerowicz The new pharaoh Ramesses XIII plans to reform the state and consolidate its power at the expense of priests such as the powerful Herhor who gained enormous influence during the previous ruler's reign. But his youth, ever-idealistic and impatient, is doomed to failure when confronted with the sceptical wisdom of his opponent who possesses, besides material wealth, the weapon of knowledge. Collab: PolishInstitute in Delhi7:00pm | Gunijan Sabha verse 17. Aninteraction with Indian Classical Vocalist Pandit Vidyadhar Vyas of Gwalior Gharana Collab: Ustad Imamuddin Khan Dagar Indian Music Art and Culture Society & The Dagar Archives Jaipur
7:00pm | FILM CLUB SCREENING |Kinoteka Polish Film Festival 2016. Bracia(Brothers) (Poland/2015/70mins) Dir.Wojciech Staron After 80 years of exile, two brothers come back to Poland from Kazakhstan to rebuild their lives. One of them is a painter and a dreamer, the other one – a pragmatic engineer. They face many obstacles while adapting to the new environs and people. Will they survive it? Collab: Polish Institute in Delhi7:00pm | Hindustani Classical Music Recital by Anisha Ray (Vocal) PanditDurjay Bhawmik (Tabla) Vijay Mishra(Harmonium) followed by Neel Ranjan Mukherjee on the Hawaiian Guitar
7:00pm | Habitat Concert Series. THEBANYAN TREE: Roots of Tradition - Duet Bharatanatyam Margam in Kalakshetra Bani by Neha Mondal Chakravarty &Aishwarya Aravind7:00pm | FILM CLUB SCREENING |Kinoteka Polish Film Festival 2016. Ostatnia Rodzina (The Last Family) (Poland/2016/123mins) Dir. Jan P. Matuszynski As painter Beksinski tapes everything with his beloved camcorder, a 28-year family saga unfolds through disturbing dystopian paintings, near-death experiences, dance music trends and funerals. Collab: Polish Institute in Delhi
Inauguration Entry by invitation only *Subject to change*
1 – 8 City Solo exhibition of drawings & sculptures by Gautam Bhatia
9 – 13 Samarpan Solo exhibition of paintings & sculptures by Ramesh Gorjala
14- 17 Get to know Latvia Photo exhibition featuring images of Latvia and contemporary paintings from the Art Academy of Latvia
18 – 22 A Collaboration of creativity between East & WestPainting exhibition by Leroy Parker andTarana Singh
23 – 27 Images Of Time Group exhibition of paintings, sculptures & drawings by various artists
28 – 30 Genesis Of The Painted World From Two Dimensional To Three Dimensional Group exhibition of tribal paintings, by various artists presented by Must Art Gallery
22 - 24 Art Vivid Solo multimedia painting exhibition by Sanjay Dhawan
25 – 30 Eternal Duet III Painting &Sculptureexhibition by Sangeeta & Rohit Sharma
1 – 18 Oneness :ArtArticulations curated by Deeksha
Nath as part of ILF Samanvay,2016. Featuring: Atul Bhalla, Gulammohammad Sheikh, Malik Sajad,Pervez Imam,Priya Ravish Mehra,Rohini Devasher,Sanket Jadia,Suchitra Gahlot, Tushar Joag,Vasudha Thozhur,Vidhi Sharma, Udita Upadhayaya
19 – 21 SACAC Graduate Photography Exhibition - 2015-16
1 – 30 Solo photography exhibition by KrishnenduChatterjee
1 – 3 Spring Group show of painting by ChinmoySarkar, Uttam Sarkar, Moinuddin Mullick,
Swapan Maity7 – 10 Solo show of painting by Laishram Meena
Devi16 – 20 Solo show of photography by Sanjay Marathe21 – 24 Solo painting exhibition by Gaurav Chawla25 – 29 Wonder Nama Painting exhibition by Nalini
Tyabji30 – 5 December Enigma: A Ballad of the Street Solo
4-6 Solo show of painting by
10.30am | IHC MORNING RAGA.Hindustani classical vocal recital by AshwiniBhide Deshpande. Accompanists: Vinod Leleon Tabla, Paromita Mukherjee on harmonium. Collab: SPIC MACAY7:00pm|Opera at Habitat Series. Donizetti's Maria Stuarda (Italian/Englishsubtitles/140mins.) Sunit Tandon introduces a live video recording from the Metropolitan Opera House of Donizetti's re-telling of the dramatic and ultimately tragic relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots.7:00pm|FUR Annual Discourse- Practice of Patience continues. Entry by registration only 7:00pm | Life Force 2: India's Western Ghats (English/2014/48mins) Dir: Lorne TownendThe film showcases the rare & incredible biodiversity of India's Western Ghats. Collab:CMS Vatavaran7:00 | Raag Pradhan Melodies of Tagore Musicrecital by vocalist Saunak Chatterjee. Collab: Impresario India
7:00pm | Interactive reading and discussion on Albert Camus' The Stranger (1942). Mersault challenges societal norms when he does not cry at his mother's funeral. A few days later, he finds himself in the middle of a murder case. Collab: Readers' Break7:00pm | DOC FILM | Chalo Hamara Des: Journeys with Kabir and Friends (Hindi, Malwi with English Subtitles/98mins/2009) Dir.Shabnam Virmani A journey in search of the des invoked in the poetry of Kabir, this film interweaves the stories of Indian folk singer Prahlad Tipanya and North American scholar Linda Hess. Collab: Kriti Film Club7:00pm | Effective communication skills for new-age challenges faced by parents & adolescents Panelists: Dr. Deepali Rao, Sonia Bhandari, Dr. Neetu Rana Collab: Vimhans7:00pm | Hindustani classical concert by graduates of ITC SRA, Kolkata - Deborshee Bhattacharya, student of Pt. Ajoy Chakraborty & Hindustani classical guitar recital by Ratan Bharti
10.30am onwards | ILF Samanvay 2016. Colliding Thought Bubbles: Speaking One's Mind ILF Samanvay Programme CuratorApoorvanand in conversation with broadcast journalist Ravish Kumar, NDTV7.30pm |ILF Samanvay 2016. Dreams of an Indian Youth Gorati Venkanna and Accompanying Musicians
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