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11 December 2017, Monday
09.00-11.00: Breakfast & Tea/Coffee
11.30-12.30: Introduction to India Ki Khoj
Jaison Manjaly & Mona Mehta
Welcome address
Sudhir Jain, Director IIT Gandhinagar
12.30-14.30: Welcome Lunch
14.30-16.00: Inaugural Address: India's Myths, Memes and Material Cultures
Rukmini Bhaya Nair, Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Delhi
16.00-16.30: Tea/Coffee break
16.30-17.30: Indian Classical Music Performance on the Electric Mandolin
Mithun Radhakrishna, IIT Gandhinagar
20.00: Dinner
 
12 December 2017, Tuesday
08.00-09.00: Breakfast
09.00-10.30: Portrait of India
Patrick French, Dean, School of Arts and Sciences, Ahmedabad University
10.30-11.00: Tea/Coffee Break
11.00-12.30: Architectural Heritage of India
Neelkanth Chhaya, Srishti School of Design
12.30-14.00: Lunch
14.00-17.00: Visit to Gandhi Ashram
20.00: Dinner
 
13 December 2017, Wednesday
06.30 onwards: Heritage Walk
12.00-13.00: Lunch at House of MG
14.00-15.30: Indian Cinema
Rita Kothari, IIT Gandhinagar
15.30-16.00: Tea/Coffee Break
16.00-17.30: Harappan Civilization
P Ajithprasad, Archeology Department, M S University, Baroda
20.00: Dinner
 
14 December 2017, Thursday
06.30- 13.30: Visit to Lothal (Archaeological site of the Indus Valley Civilization)
Led by Ruman Banerjee, Centre for Archeological Sciences, IIT Gandhinagar
14.00-15.00: Lunch
15.00-16.30: What is unique about Indian Islam?
Saeed Naqvi, Author and Journalist
16.30-17.00: Tea/Coffee Break
17.00-18.00: Odissi Classical and Folk Dance performances
P Sudha and troupe
19:00: Dinner at Manek Chowk
 
15 December 2017, Friday
08.00- 09.00: Breakfast
09.00-13.00: Visit to Kasturbhai Lalbhai Museum
13.00- 14.00: Lunch
14.00-15.30: Museumology in India
Tanishka Kachru, National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
15.30-16.00: Tea/Coffee Break
16:00- 17:30: Art in India - An appreciation of cultural influences
Rabindra Vasavada, Architect and a Former Professor at CEPT University
20:00: Dinner
 
16 December 2017, Saturday
08.00- 09.00: Breakfast
10.00- 11.30: Buddhism and Art in Ancient India
Y S Alone, School of Arts & Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
11.30- 12.00: Tea/Coffee Break
12.00- 13.00: Lecture-Demonstration: Indian Classical Dance form of Bharatnatyam
Mukta Gundi
13.00-14.00: Lunch
14.00-17.00: Visit to Adalaj Stepwell
20:00: Dinner
21:30: Film Screening
 
17 December 2017, Sunday
08.00- 09.00: Breakfast
10.00-11.00: Lecture-Demonstration: Indian Semi-Classical Vocal & Tabla
Atul Dixit, IIT Gandhinagar
11.00-11.30: Tea/Coffee Break
11.30-13.30: Outreach in local village communities
NEEV Program, IIT Gandhinagar
13.00-14.00: Lunch
15.00-18.00: Visit to Sarkhej Roza
18.30: Dinner at Vishalla
 
18 December 2017, Monday
08.00- 09.00: Breakfast
09.30-11.00: Politics of Aspirations in India
Mona G. Mehta, IIT Gandhinagar
11.00-11.30: Tea/Coffee Break
11.30-13.00: Indian Philosophy
Jaison Manjaly, IIT Gandhinagar
13.00-14.00: Lunch
14.00-16.00: Reflections
19.00: Farewell Dinner