1. art and entertainment
2. music

SUN
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10:30am|IHC Morning Ragas. Hindustani
Vocal recital by Pt.Ajoy Chakraborty
Accompanist: Brajeswar Mukherjee (Vocal),
Indranil Bhaduri (Tabla), Paromita
Mukherjee (Harmonium) & Murad Ali
(Sarangi) Collab: ITC Sangeet Research
Academy
7:00pm|Vinimaya - Reciprocity Between
Sringara And Bhakti Bharatanatyam recital by
Vidhya Subramanian, disciple of SK
Rajarathnam & Kalanidhi Narayanan
7:00pm|Hindustani Vocal recital by
Sriniwas Joshi Solo Tabla recital by Ustad
Manju Khan Sarod recital by Biswajit Roy
Chaudhury. Collab: Baba Vishwanath
Society
7:00pm|Kavayitri Sammelan Poetesses:
Suman Maheshwari, Nisha Bhargava, Uma
Malviya, Urvashi Saboo, Pratibha Singhal,
Neelam Anand, Pravesh Dhawan, Alka
Maheshwari, Mamta Mishra, Sunita Bansal,
Shanti Sharma & Anamika Yaduvanshi
Collab: Rajasthani Academy
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7:00pm|NTLive- Robert Louis
Stevenson's Treasure Island
(English/130mins) Dir.Bryony Lavery
Robert Louis Stevenson's story of murder,
money and mutiny is brought to life in a
thrilling new stage adaptation broadcast
live from the National Theatre. It's a dark,
stormy night. The stars are out. Jim, the
inn-keeper's granddaughter, opens the
door to a terrifying stranger. At the old
sailor's feet sits a huge sea-chest, full of
secrets. Jim invites him in – and her
dangerous voyage begins. Tickets at
Rs.500, Rs.350 & Rs.250 available at the
Programmes Desk Feb.1 onwards for IHC
members only. Open to all Feb.4 onwards.
An Old World Culture presentation
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6:30pm|A Women's Day Special Sowmya
Rajendran (The Lesson) in conversation with
Jaishree Mishra (A Love Story for My Sister)
Moderator: Author Daman Singh Collab:
HarperCollins Publisher India
7:00pm|Nine Months To Freedom
(English/1972/72mins) Dir.S.Sukhdev. A
chronicle of the war that began in March
1971 and ended in December 1971, and led to
the formation of Bangladesh. It was a few
months into the war that would eventually
lead to the liberation of Bangladesh, when a
filmmaker began to film the exodus of
refugees from what was then East Pakistan
into Calcutta. Initially, all S. Sukhdev wanted
to do was make a film on the
meaninglessness of war. As he kept shooting,
it turned into a chronicle of Bangladesh's
fight for freedom. This documentary has the
unusual distinction of not just getting a
theatrical release, but also running for 12
weeks in Bombay. Collab: FD Zone
7:00pm|Habitat Concert Series- Dhrupad
recital by Pt.Naval Kishore Mallick
Hindustani Vocal recital by Pt.Channulal
Mishra
7:00pm|LILA Bearing Witness: The Imperfect
Cloth An evening of visual art-music-dance
with Priya Ravish Mehra, Minakshi Thakur
& Parash Moni Dutta A close look into the
creative world of textile artist Priya Ravish
Mehra by exploring its connections with
music, dance, literature and philosophy.
7:00pm|BOOK LAUNCH|Political Economy
Of Food Price Policy In An Era Of Market
Instability Ed. by Per Pinstrup-Andersen,
World Food Laureate Pub.Oxford University
Press, UK. Speakers: Bibek Debroy,
Member, NITI Aayog, Rajat Kathuria, Dir. &
Chief Executive, ICRIER, Per PinstrupAndersen, Prof., Cornell Univ., Prabhu
Pingali, Prof., Cornell Univ., Ashok Gulati,
Infosys Chair Prof., ICRIER Collab: ICRIER
& UNU-WIDER
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7:00pm|ILLUSTRATED TALK|TenzingTiger Of The Snows Himalayan researcher
and photographer Sujoy Das recounts
the story of Tenzing Norgay, from a yak
herder in Tibet to the summit of Everest,
documented through rare and historical
photographs. Das who has been
photographing the Himalaya for more
than thirty years brings to life an era of
Himalayan exploration culminating in
the first ascent of Everest. Collab: The
Himalayan Club
7:00pm|Indo Western Fusion concert by
Deobrat Mishra (Sitar) & Roger
Hanschel (Saxophone). Accompanist:
Prashant Mishra (Tabla)
7:00pm|Bharatanatyam recital by
Radhika Shetty, disciple of Sharadamani
Shekar & Padmini Ramachandran
7:00pm|Paintings Of Tagore by artist
Ashok Bhowmik. Collab: Bharatiya
Jnanpith
7:00pm|Krishna Rang Flute recital by
Pt. Ajay Prasanna, Light Classical Vocal
recital by Vidhi Sharma & Kathak recital
by Mahua Shankar
7:00pm|Opera At Habitat Series.
Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin (Russian with
English subtitles/117mins) A film by Petr
Weigl. Conductor: Sir Georg Solti. Sunit
Tandon introduces a film version of
Tchaikovsky's greatest opera, based on
Alexander Pushkin's classic novel in verse,
containing some of his most passionate and
subtle music. Eugene Onegin (Yevgeny
Onegin in Russian) is a selfish dandy who
rejects the love of a simple young country
girl, Tatyana. Sometime later, he flirts with
her sister Olga, who is betrothed to his best
friend Lensky. Lensky challenges him to a
duel with fatal consequences. Several years
later, Onegin finds that Tatyana is now a
beautiful and sophisticated woman, married
to a prince. He tries to seduce her, but it is
too late…
7:00pm|Jugalbandi Aayush Mohan Gupta
(Sarod), Lakshay Mohan Gupta (Sitar) &
Anuradha Pal (Tabla)
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7:00pm|17th National Festival of Creative
Arts commences. Abhimanyu Vadh in
Pandavani style- Lyrical form of
Chhattisgari folk tale in Hindi by Sima
Ghosh & Merry Acharya, disciples of Tijan
Bai. Followed by Mahabharata in DanceTheatre (Kathakali, Bharatanatyam,
Kathak, Kutiyattam & Yakshagana with
live music) by Manish Mitra, Kasba
Arghya Collab: Impresario India
7:00pm|BOOK LAUNCH|Bedtime Story
And Black Tulip (Screenplay) by Kiran
Nagarkar, playwright and author
THU
7:00pm|BOOK LAUNCH|Breaking
Through- India's Stories of Beating The Odds
on Poverty by Meera Mitra Breaking
Through presents the roadblocks that
hinder the entry of the poor into economic
life and obstruct their capacity to seize the
basic entitlements of health, education and
political participation. It reminds us that to
look past these narratives of people
emerging from poverty, is to miss the
vibrancy of India's growth story. Collab:
Aleph Books
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The Stein Auditorium
The Amphitheatre
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7:00pm|Health Series- Hospital
Accreditation And Patient Safety Speakers:
Dr. KK Kalra, CEO, National
Accreditation Board for Hospitals and
Healthcare Providers & Dr.Anup Mohta,
Director, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya
Chair: Dr.AK Agarwal, Former Dean,
Maulana Azad Medical College;
Additional Director General, Government
of India, O/o DGHS & President, Delhi
Medical Council
7:00pm|Smriti- An Indian Classical Music
& Dance Festival Jugalbandi Bhaskar Das
(Bansuri) & Rohan Dasgupta (Sitar)
Followed by Odissi recital by Aruna
Mohanty. Collab: Rhythm
7:00pm|Odissi recital by Barkha Tanvir,
disciple of Anita Babu
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7:00pm|Smriti- An Indian Classical Music
& Dance Festival. Shehnai recital by duo
Sanjeev & Ashwani Shankar Followed by
Kathak recital by Namrta Rai. Collab:
Rhythm
7:00pm|Implications Of Budget (2015-16)
On Salaried Employees And Professionals by
Kanika Baweja & Rishi Mittal, Chartered
Accountants
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EXHIBITIONS
Delhi O’ Delhi Foyer
1 – 31
7:00pm|Artistes Against Cancer 2015. Oorja
Jugalbandhi by Shovana Narayan (Kathak) &
Dr.Kumud Diwan (Thumri) Collab: Indian
Cancer Society
7:00pm|Religious Conversion: Right Or
Rowdiness? by Bharat Gupt, Former Associate
Professor, Delhi University. In a pluralistic
society like India, where many historically
entrenched religious systems often contest for
social space and dominance, the issue of
conversion needs to be seen with a rational
perspective that offers to clear the burden of
history and dissonance. Prof. Gupt will
analyse the legal and moral provisions,
followed by a discussion.
7:00pm|XII Jivan Pani Memorial Festival
2015. Conceptualized by Dr.Sonal
Mansingh Choral singing by children of
Music For All Foundation. Sitar & Cello
duet by Shubhendra & Saskia Rao.
Collab: Centre for Indian Classical
Dances
7:00pm|Sitar recital by Dr.Birendra Nath
Mishra Followed by Hindustani Vocal
recital by Pt.Bhola Nath Mishra
Birds Of Delhi Beautiful birds shot at various
locations in Delhi by Prerna Jain
2–5
Kolor Tandav 3 Solo show of semi abstract art by
Radha Kumar
7 – 10
Strokes Solo show of paintings by Sanjay Soni
11 – 13 Women Empowerment Charity Art Show by Tagore
Foundation & South Delhi Polytechnic for Women
14 – 15 Aartmosphere A handpicked selection of art from the
heartland of India presented by Aartique
16 – 18 Eternity Of Thoughts Solo painting exhibition by
Yograj Verma
19 – 22 Art Vivid Mixed media artworks by Sanjay Dhawan
23 – 26 Stories 16 Solo show of paintings by Devesh Kumar
27 – 31 Inspired Duo An exhibition of paintings by
Pankaj Nigam & Sourabh Mazumdar
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11:30am|Curator Mayank Mansingh
Kaul leads a walk through FractureIndian Textiles, New Conversations at Devi
Art Foundation, an exhibition of
contemporary textiles expressed through
an examination of the rich traditions of
hand-made Indian textiles. Featured are
specially-commissioned works by a range
of artists and designers, who treat fabrics
as large-scale sculptural installations and
art. Please contact the Programmes desk
for registration and details.
8:00am|IHC WALK|Explore the
monuments of Lodhi Garden with
History Buff Sohail Hashmi
5:30pm|IHC MEMBERS' MEET|
Deafness, No More A Disability- The New
Frontier by Prof. (Dr.) JM Hans, Former
Head, ENT Dept., RML Hospital
7:00pm|CinePlay- A new genre of
Cinema. Adhir Bhat and Bobby Nagra's
Some Times (English/Hindi/82mins)
Dir.Akarsh Khurana. Tickets at Rs.500,
Rs.300 & Rs.200 available at the
Programmes Desk Mar.4 onwards for
IHC members only. Open to all Mar.7
onwards. An Old World Culture
presentation. Check panel for details.
7:00pm|The Indian Modern & Nehru
Series. Nehru Planning & India's
“Socialistic Economy” by Prof. CP
Chandrasekhar, Economics, Jawaharlal
Nehru University Collab: SAHMAT
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Amaltas
7:00pm|Berlin. Locarno. Rome. St.
Sebastian. - The Delhi chapter concludes.
Featuring a selection of movies from
International Festivals the world over in
Delhi Collab: Goethe-Institut/Max
Mueller Bhavan, the Embassy of
Switzerland in India, the Italian Cultural
Institute and the Spanish Cultural
Institute in Delhi
7:00pm|Smart Consumer Series. Consumer
Justice - How Far? Speakers: Justice Ashok
Bhan, Former Supreme Court Judge & Ex
President, NCDRC & Dr.Jayashree Gupta,
President, Consumers India Collab:
Consumers India
Feb.26- Mar.1 Solo exhibition of paintings by Tapas Maiti
7:00pm|NIUA-IHC Urban Dialogues.
Indian Urbanism by Prof. Ravi Sundaram,
Centre for the Study of Developing
Societies
Gulmohar
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7:00pm|17 National Festival of Creative
Arts concludes. Trayyanta Dance theatre in
Bharatanatyam based on the philosophy of
Upanishad. Choreography: Vaibhav Arekar,
Shankya Dance Ensemble. Mystical Forest- a
contemporary Dance choreo. exploring life
within the forest from the perspective of its
inhabitants. Choreo: Santosh Nair, Sadhya
Dance Group Collab: Impresario India
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7:00pm|Berlin. Locarno. Rome. St.
Sebastian. - The Delhi chapter continues.
Featuring a selection of movies from
International Festivals the world over in
Delhi Collab: Goethe-Institut/Max
Mueller Bhavan, the Embassy of
Switzerland in India, the Italian Cultural
Institute and the Spanish Cultural
Institute in Delhi
7:00pm|Living In The Moment by Swami
Bodhananda, Chairman, Sambodh
Foundation
7:00pm|Sarangi recital by Ahsan Ali,
disciple of Ustad Asaf Ali. Accompanist:
Amaan Ali (Tabla). Followed by Duet by
Fateh Ali Khan (Sitar) & Rajesh Prasanna
(Flute) Accompanist: Arshad Khan
(Tabla). Concludes with an Odissi recital
by Sandhya Manoj, disciple of Guru
Durga Charan Ranbir
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7:00pm|Heritage Series- Language In
Distress by Peggy Mohan, linguist, author
and music teacher. Collab: Youth for
Heritage Foundation
7:00pm|Standup Comedy- Me, My Dad &
His Girlfriends (Hinglish/90mins) by
Zakir Khan His name is Khan (from the
epiglottis) but he is certainly not a
terrorist. This 'Confused Desi' serves up
his take on modern India, talks about his
relationship with his Mom, Dad, his
dynamics with the world during his
childhood, teenage and adulthood with a
hard to resist rustic humor that'll have
you nodding your heads and clapping as
you relate to everything he says. Tickets
at Rs.350, Rs.250 & Rs.150 available at the
Programmes Desk. An Old World Culture
presentation
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7:00pm|BOOK LAUNCH|Aryans, Jews,
Brahmins: Theorizing Authority Through Myths
Of Identity by Dorothy M. Figueira Followed
by conversations between the author and
scholars Tanika Sarkar & Brajn Ranjan
Mani. Collab: Navayana
7:00pm|DOC FILM|My Sacred Glass Bowl
(Hindi/English/2014/26mins) Dir.Priya
Thuvassery Looks at the concept of virginity
as it is perceived by contrasting
communities. Followed by Shame Was A Place
Inside (English/2014/10mins) Dir.Priyanka
Chhabra Contemplating the nature of
shame- where does the emotion reside?
Collab: PSBT
7:00pm|XII Jivan Pani Memorial Festival,
2015. ABHILAASHA– Aspiration
Dedicated to the Swachh Bharat
Abhiyaan by Dr.Sonal Mansingh &
Centre for Indian Classical Dances. Solo
dance recitals by Sanjib Bhattacharya
(Manipuri), Dipjyoti Das (Sattriya) & by
Quincy Kendell Charles (Kathak)
7:00pm|Administering Technical
Regulations: Promoting Self Regulation
Speakers: Dr.RP Singh, Secretary
General, Quality Council of India, Anil
Jauhri, CEO, National Accreditation
Board for Certification Bodies, Ajay
Mathur, Director General, Bureau of
Energy Efficiency, Rakesh Kacker,
Director, India Habitat Centre Chair: Adil
Zainulbhai, Chairman, QCI
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7:00pm|17 National Festival of Creative
Arts continues. Preranaprada (Inspirational)
through Choreography of Bharatanatyam,
Folk & Ritual Dances with motifs of
Martial arts and acrobatics by visually
challenged artists of Mysore Nagaraj's
Articulate Ability, Bangalore. Followed by
Gotipua- the precursor to Odissi Dance by
disciples of Nakshyatra Gurukul Dance
Academy of Bijay Sahoo, Orissa Collab:
Impresario India
7:00pm|IHC Holi Celebrations- Phoolon
Ki Holi presented by Charkula Arts
Academy, Mathura. Check with the
Programmes Desk for details.
7:00pm|DOC FILM|Girija- A Lifetime In
Music (Hindi with English subtitles/2014/
120mins) Dirs.Debapriya Adhikary,
Samanwaya Sarkar & Sankalp Meshram.
Prods.Madhu Chandra & Sudha Datta.
Tells the story of Girija Devi - one of the
most celebrated vocalists of India. The
film is an aesthete's delight as it explores
Girija Devi's extraordinary personal
journey from a relatively obscure
childhood in the precincts of Banaras to
iconic pinnacle of glory. Replete with
snatches of Girija ji's music, it is an
unforgettable and intimate encounter with
the musical genius of this living legend.
7:00pm|Rabindra Sangeet by Agnivo
Bandopadhyay, Head, Music Department,
Rabindra Bharati University Collab:
Impresario India
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Birds Of Delhi Beautiful birds shot at various
locations in Delhi by Prerna Jain
Eternity Of Thoughts Solo painting exhibition
by Yograj Verma
Rang Taana Textile-mixed media works by
Gaytri Singh
Duo show of works in glass & recyclable
material by Kuljeet Singh & Nirab Jtotibora
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7:00pm|Tigalbandi Pt.Vishwanath and
Manu Maharaj (Vocal) & Bhaskar Nath
(Shehnai). Followed by Solo Tabla recital
by Ustad Sabir Khan. Sitar recital by
Ustad Shahid Pervez. Collab: Baba
Vishwanath Society
7:00pm|Conversations On Urbanization
Series- A series of interactive discussions
on issues of urbanization. Ecomodel City
Kitakyushu, Japan: What India Can Learn by
Junichi Sono, Deputy Director,
Kitakyushu Asian Center for Low Carbon
Society. An IHC-ICRIER initiative
7:00pm|Healing Through Acupressure by
Ketan V Shah, acupressure specialist
Collab: Age Care India
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EXHIBITIONS
7:00pm|Vimhans continues with its
monthly series on issues concerning the
elderly. This month- Forgetfulness In
Elderly- What To Do?
7:00pm|Thatheras Of Jandiala GuruPreserving India's Intangible Cultural
Heritage by Dr.Yaaminey Mubayi, Social
Development Professional
7:00pm|Caferati @Habitat- The Open
Mike Series continues. Perform your own
work, in any of the languages of the
National Capital Region. Poetry, fiction,
diatribes, songs, it's all good. You get two
minutes, and the microphone; the rest is
up to you. Moderator: Danish Husain
7:00pm|Hindustani Vocal recital by
Omkar Havaldar, disciple of Dr.Nagaraj
Rao Havaldar
5:00pm|Creative Expressions For Smart
Consumers Performances to generate
awareness regarding unethical medical
practices, misleading advertisements and
junk food. Conceptualised by Dr.Roopa
Vajpeyi, University Academic and
Consumer Activist. Collab: Consumers
India
8:00pm|Berlin. Locarno. Rome. St.
Sebastian. - Opening of the Delhi chapter.
Featuring a selection of movies from
International Festivals the world over in
Delhi Collab: Goethe-Institut/Max
Mueller Bhavan, the Embassy of
Switzerland in India, the Italian Cultural
Institute and the Spanish Cultural
Institute in Delhi
Visual Arts Gallery
Feb.24
Mar.7
Abstracts In Oil – In 3 Series/ Trickles/ Demure/
Reflections Art works by actor-director Amol Palekar
8 – 15
Perfectly Imperfect Solo exhibition of wood fired
ceramics and porcelain executed during residency in
Jingdezhen China by Leena Batra
16 – 19
Rang Taana Textile-mixed media works by Gaytri
Singh
Mar.27 China Art Exhibition Works in mixed medium by Wu
Apr.4
Weishan, Zeng Laide, Wang Keju, Chen Jian, Xiao
Feng, Wang Jianguo, Zhu Daoping, Cui Jin & Zhi
Min
Open Palm Court Gallery
Feb.28- My Dream Poppies Solo exhibition of watercolour
Mar.5 paintings by Vijay Kiyawat
10 – 15
Sangbit… Group show by Suhas Roy, Lalu Prasad,
Sunil Das, Jogen Chowdhury, T Vaikuntam,
Subrata Gangopadhyay, Jayshree Chakravarty,
Chandra Bhattacharyya, Atin Basak and others
16 – 18
Duo show of works in glass & recyclable material by
Kuljeet Singh & Nirab Jtotibora
25 – 31
The Poetry Of Purpose: A Portrait Of Women Leaders Of
India Solo photography exhibit by Mick Minard
Experimental Art Gallery
25 – 26
Group show of paintings by Dibakar Mani, Arup
Lodh, Nilesh Vede, Sonam Gyatso & Victor
Selveraj
27 – 31
Art Vivid Solo show of Mixed Media paintings by
Sanjay Dhawan
Public Spaces
Feb.24- Mar.4 A photo exhibition by NFI
12 onwards. Kindred Nations presented by The Meridian
International Center, Washington, D.C.
Plaza Steps
Jan.14 Rain, The Ganga Waterfront Along The Time Machine
–Apr.20 Public Art Installation- Excavations in Hymns Of Clay
by Manav Gupta
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