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NOVEMBER 2008

1st  SAT

 

10:00am – 4:30pm|Partition: The Long Shadow closing seminar. Speakers and panelists include: Salima Hashmi, Alka Pande, Saima Jasam, Alok Bhalla, Ahmed Salim, Neelam Hussain, Kavita Panjabi, Shama Zaidi, Ranjani Mazumdar, Subboranjan Dasgupta, Gargi Chakravarty, Alok Sarin, Sanjeev Nanda.

7:00pm|DOC FILM| Breaking Stereotypes - documentary film festival that encourages amateur and professional film talent among young people from across the country, on issues they are passionate about. Collab: The Butterfly Project of The YP Foundation.

2nd SUN

 

10:00am – 4:30pm|Partition: The Long Shadow closing seminar continues.

7:00pm|DOC FILM| Breaking Stereotypes - documentary film festival continues. Collab: The Butterfly Project of The YP Foundation.

7:30pm|THEATRE|Ekjute Theatre Group presents Pencil Sey Brush Tak – a play on the life of M.F. Hussain (Hindi/120mins) Cast: Tom Alter, Anup Soni, Juhi Babbar and others. Dir. Nadira Babbar . Tickets at Rs. 300, Rs. 200, Rs. 100 and Rs. 50 available at the Programme desk.

7:00pm|MUSIC|Shehnai recital by Krishna Ram Choudhary. HCL Concert Series.

 

3rd MON

 

7:00pm|DANCE|Jayadeva Utsav 2008|Odissi vocal recital by Pt. Raghunath Panigrahi, Mohiniattam by Gopika Varma, Bharatanatyam by Pratibha Prahlad, Odissi recital by Bijayani Sathpathy and Surupa Sen

4th TUE

 

7:00pm|DANCE| Jayadeva Utsav 2008|Hindustani Vocal recital by Pt. L K Pandit, Odissi recital by Kiran Sehgal, Kuchipudi by Sailaja, Odissi by Srujan.

 

5th  WED

 

10:00am-8:00pm| The Embassy of Brazil presents A Brazilian View: Arts and Photographs

The American Embassy presents Landmarks of New York

My Oasis Of Silence – a solo exhibition by Swiss artist Beat Presser

6th THU

 

7:00pm|DOC FILM| Back To Gondwanaland (2006/40mins) Story of the 25,200 km Gondwanaland Expedition that set out to discover India’s evolutionary heritage and renew the timeless bonds of friendship with her geological cousins of West Asia and Africa. Akhil Bakshi, the leader of the expedition, will be present for an interaction. Collab: Public Diplomacy Division, Ministry of External Affairs

7:00pm|DANCE|Ardhanarishwara – in Bharatanatyam, Mayurbhanj Chhau and contemporary styles by Nrityalok, Kolkata. Choreographed by Sutapa Awon.

7th FRI

6:30pm|TALK|Bibek Debroy speaks on his book Sarama And Her Children: The Dog In Indian Myth Pub: Penguin Books India

7:30pm|MUSIC|Solo guitar performance by well-known Brazilian instrumentalist Yamandu Costa

8th SAT

7:00pm|FILM CLUB SCREENING|Offside (Iranian/2006) Dir. Jafar Panahi. A group of Iranian girls attempt to enter Tehran's Azadi Stadium dressed as boys in order to watch a big football match but some get caught and arrested. Courtesy: UTV World Movies

9th SUN

8:00am|IHC WALK|In our second walk exploring the natural heritage of Delhi, Manoj Mishra, Convenor, Yamunajiye Abhiyan leads a walk along the Yamuna and how it has evolved over the years. Prior registration required at the Programme desk.

7:00pm|THEATRE|Jamghat & Khoj Foundation presents Humein Naaz Hai (Hindi/90mins) based on life on the streets. Dir. Lokesh Jain. Entry Free

7:00pm|MUSIC|Shehnai recital by Sanjeev and Ashwani Shankar

10th MON

7:00pm|MUSIC|Silsila - Hindustani Vocal by Purvi Parikh, Ustad Mujahid Husain Khan and Shahbaz Khan. Sitar recital by Pt. Arvind Parikh

11th TUE

7:00pm|MUSIC| Silsila - Hindustani Vocal by Ustad Ghulam Sadiq Khan and Ghulam Abbas Khan. Rudra Veena recital by Ustad Asad Ali Khan.

7:00pm|BOOK LAUNCH|Courting Destiny: A Memoir by Shanti Bhushan. Collab: Penguin Books India

12th WED

7:00pm|DANCE|Bharatanatyam recital by Navia  Natarajan, disciple of Padmini Ramachandran and A. Lakhsmanan. HCL Concert Series

13th THU

9:00am-10:00pm|MUSIC|Banyan Tree Events presents Teen Prahar, a day long music festival celebrating the heritage of Indian music. Devki Pandit (Vocal), Mukul Shivputra (Vocal), Shujaat Khan (Sitar), Rakesh Chaurasia (Flute), Anindo Chaterjee’s (Taal India), Ragi singers (Gurbani). Limited passes available at the Programme desk from November 7.

14th FRI

6:30pm|TALK| Needs & Rights of Older Persons. Collab: Agewell Foundation

7:00pm|MUSIC AND DANCE| Commotion - Let’s Turn The Tables. Creative responses to poverty by young artists (college students and young adults). Collab: Commotion Trust

15th SAT

 

 

IHC Members meet

10:00am|The Habitat Children's Book Forum celebrates its 5th   birthday – Literary quiz (9+ years age group), ‘Make a story character mask’ (5-8 years age group). Book launch, Devakinandan Khatri’s Chandrakanta, translated by Deepa Agarwal. Pub: Puffin Books. Poile Sen Gupta’s 'No Not I' staged by Cynosure India.

7:00pm|MUSIC| Commotion - Inequality And Injustice Have No Place In My Generation. Young artistes (school students and young adults) stand up for their peers on the streets. Collab: Commotion Trust.

7:00pm|MUSIC|Hindustani Classical Vocal recital by Aparna Gurav, disciple of Dr. Sudha Patwardhan and Dr. Veena Sahasrabuddhe. Preceded by Kaka Hathrasi Sangeet Samman to Pt. Mahesh Narayan Saxena. Collab: Delhi Sangeet Sankalp

16th SUN

6:30pm|DOC FILM| PSBT and The Max Mueller Bhawan continue with their monthly screenings. Mere Desh Ki Dharti. Dir. Sumeet Khanna

7:00pm|DANCE|Contemporary dance by young choreographers from Sadhya

17th MON

7:00pm|DANCE|Bharatanatyam recital by Sneha Chakradhar, disciple of Geeta Chandran.

 

18th TUE

 

7:00pm|BOOK LAUNCH| On the occasion of the 98th anniversarry of the Mexican Revolution, launch of I Shall Never Ask For Pardon: A Memoir of Pandurang Khankhoje by Savitri Sawhney followed by panel discussion. Collab: Embassy of Mexico

7:00pm|KESHAV  SMRITI ADHYAYA 2008

Gautam Halder   - Play

Mythili Prakash  - Bharatanatyam

Bimbavati Devi   - Manipuri

Mitul Sengupta   - Kathak

Venu Madhav       - Carnatic Vocal

19th WED

7:00pm|KESHAV SMRITI ADHYAYA 2008

Bishan Dubey - Play

Vijaya Lakshmi & Santosh Nair - Creative Dance

Manju - Mohiniattam

Maya Rao - Kathakali

Meeta Pandit - Vocal 

7:00pm|BOOK LAUNCH|In the Country of Deceit  by Shashi Deshpande. Collab: Penguin Books India

20th THU

7:00pm| KESHAV SMRITI ADHYAYA 2008|Felicitation of Prerana Shrimali with the Keshav Smriti Award 2008 and Lifetime Achievement award to Dr. Kiran Seth. Followed by Kathak recital by Prerana Shrimali.

7:00pm|MUSIC|Hindustani Classical Vocal recital by Suhas Vyas. HCL Concert Series.

21st FRI

7:30pm|TALK|Book Club meets to read from The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga

22nd SAT

6:30pm|TALK|Poetry Club of India presents an evening of Indian Poetry: Known And Less Known Voices

MATRIX WEEKEND THEATRE|Walking On Broken Das, latest stand up comedy special by Vir Das. Tickets at Rs. 300, Rs. 200, Rs. 100 and Rs. 50 available at the Programme desk Nov 12 onwards for IHC members only. Open to all from Nov 16.

7:00pm|MUSIC|Bajat Anhad Naad – a two-day Sufi - Bhakti concert by Sakha creations. An evening of Sufi music by Vidya Shah, disciple of Shubha Mudgal

23rd SUN

7:00pm|MUSIC|Bajat Anhad Naad – an evening of Sufi-Bhakti music by Ustad Sufi Bawra and troupe. Collab: Sakha Creations

MATRIX WEEKEND THEATRE| Repeat of Walking On Broken Das. Tickets at Rs. 300, Rs. 200, Rs. 100 and Rs. 50 available at the Programme desk Nov 12 onwards for IHC members only. Open to all from Nov 16.

24th MON

7:00pm|FILM CLUB SCREENING|Films from Iceland - Angels Of The Universe (Icelandic/2000/100mins) Dir. Fridrik Thor Fridriksson

25th TUE

7:00pm|DANCE|Nritya Abhinaya by Uma Sharma based on KrishnaThe Playful Divine written by Pavan K. Varma. The author will also read from the book.

7:00pm|FILM CLUB SCREENING|Films from Iceland - Quiet Storm (Icelandic/2007/102mins) Dir. Gudny Halldorsdottir

26h WED

7:00pm|FILM CLUB SCREENING|Films from Iceland - Rock In Reykjavík (Icelandic/1982/83mins) Dir. Fridrik Thor Fridriksson

7:00pm|TALK|Jaijaiwanti Sahitya Sanghoshti. Org. Ashok Chakradhar

27th THU

7:00pm|TALK| Prof. Aziz–Al–Azmeh, historian at Central European University, Budapest speaks on Late Antiquity and The Genesis Of Islam. Collab: The Medieval History Society, Centre for Historical Studies, JNU and ICCR

7:00pm|Music Basti, a short film about music workshops by young Delhi musicians, and an unplugged concert by Advaita. Collab: The YP Foundation supported by Integrated Development Education Association (IDEA)

8:30pm|FILM CLUB SCREENING|Films from Iceland - The Seagulls Laughter (Icelandic/2001/105mins) Dir. Agust Guđmundsson

28th FRI

6:30pm|Film Club Discussion Group meets to discuss Film (1965/21 mins/B&W) This film, starring Buster Keaton, is scripted by Samuel Beckett and directed by Alan Schneider under Beckett’s supervision. Celebrated by Deleuze as the greatest Irish film, Film has no dialogues and poses significant questions about perception and the self. Film scholar, Sanil. V will introduce the film and facilitate the discussion.

29th SAT

6:45pm|DOC FILM| IMF-Banff Mountain Film Festival. As a prt of its golden jubilee celebrations, the Indian Mountaineering Foundation presents a two-day festival of award-winning adventure films from around the world.

7:00pm|DANCE|Sattriya recital by Bhabananda Barbayan, disciple of late Guru Paramanand Barbayan.

30th SUN

8:00am|IHC WALK|Historian Swapna Liddle leads a walk exploring Daryaganj – Delhi Gate, Sunheri Masjid, Ghata Masjid, and others. Prior registration required at the Programme desk.

6:45am|DOC FILM| Second day of IMF-Banff Mountain Film Festival – Golden Jubilee Celebrations. Screening of award-winning adventure films from around the world.