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 |