14 December 2015, Monday | |
14.30-14.45: | Introduction to India Ki Khoj Prof. Rita Kothari and Prof. Jaison Manjaly |
14.45-14.55: | India Ki Khoj experience and expectation at Caltech |
15.00-15.15: | Welcome address Prof. Sudhir K. Jain Director, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar |
15.15-16.15: | Religion in India: The sacred mosaic Rowena Robinson Professor of Sociology, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |
16.15-16.30: | Tea/coffee break |
16.30-17:30: |
Ahmedabad: A City in the World Amrita Shah Columnist and non-fiction writer |
15 December 2015, Tuesday | |
10.00-11.30: | Harappan Civilization/Ancient India Michel Danino |
11.30-12.00: | Tea/Coffee Break |
12.00-13.00: | Informal Interaction |
13.00-14.00: | Lunch |
14.30-16.00: | What documentaries help us understand about women in India Paromita Vohra |
16.00-16.30 | Tea/Coffee Break |
16.30-18.00: | What’s different about Indian culture Michel Danino |
18.00 onwards | Visit to the city |
16 December 2015, Wednesday | |
10.00-11.00: | Ahmedabad: Trajectories of Urban Transformation Renu Desai |
11.00-11.15: | Tea/Coffee Break |
11.15-12.15: | Why does/should caste matter in today's India? Surinder Jodhka |
13.00-14.00: | Lunch at IITGn |
14.30-15.30: | Clean Energy Development In India Aditya Handa |
Post -Lunch | Visit to Sarkhej Roja and Adalaj |
17 December 2015, Thursday | |
07.00- 13.00: | Visit to Lothal coordinated by Vinod V |
13.00-14.00: | Lunch |
14.00-15.00: | Panel: Science and Technology in India |
15.30-16.00: | Tea/Coffee Break |
16.00-17.00: | Bollywood Dance: The what and the why Malavika Subramanyam |
Dinner at Vishala | |
18 December 2015, Friday | |
07.00- 12.00: | Heritage walk in the pols of Ahmedabad with visits to Hutheesing Palace and other monuments |
12.00-13.00: | Lunch at Agashiye |
15.00-16.00: | India: Through Art Sharmila Sagara |
After 17.00 | Visit to Sabarmati Ashram |
19 December 2015, Saturday | |
11.00 - 12.00 | Politics of aspirations in India Mona Mehta |
12.00-13.30 | Lunch |
14.00-15.30 | Bodies of Song Linda Hess |
After 16.00 | Visit to Akshardham |
20 December 2015, Sunday | |
09.30-11.00 | Science and Technology in Ancient India Krishnamurthi Ramasubramanian |
After 11:00 | Village trip |
21 December 2015, Monday | |
10.00-12.00: | Wrap-up and feedback session [Activity by Students] |