| 5th January 2007 |
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2:00PM |
Mangalacharan
Lighting of Lamp
Introduction of the Programme by
Dr.K.K.Chakravarty,
Member Secretary, IGNCA
Addresses from Diaspora
Address by
Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan
President IGNCA
Inauguration
Dr. Karan Singh
Trustee, IGNCA, Chairman, ICCR
Presidential Address
Smt. Ambika Soni
Hon’ble Minister for Tourism and Culture
Upanishad
A film from Diaspora
www.ohmnet.nl
Presented by Dr. Ruud Chander OHM, Netherlands
Presentations by Diaspora Members
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5:00PM |
Film: Once More Removed, USA
Producer/director: Ms. Sundell Prasad
www.oncemoreremoved.com
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6:30PM |
Dance Performance
Vote of Thanks
Visit to Exhibition
Tea
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| 6th January2007 |
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11:00AM |
Film: Underground
Directed by Emir Kasturica, Bosnia
Presented by Prasad Raghavan, Film Archivist
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2:00PM |
Chair of the session
Dr. L.M. Singhvi
Chairman, High Level Committee on Indian Diaspora 2003
An Illustrated Lecture :
Gypsy’s Ancestral Relations with India
by Paul Polanski, Scholar, author and Gypsy activist
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4.00 PM |
Lec-dem: Gypsy women in Balkans
by Ms. Miradija Gidzic, Journalist, broadcaster and Gypsy activist from Kosovo. Ms. Miradija Gidzic has spoken at many UN conferences on the plight of Romani (gypsy) women. Ms. Gidzic will speak about her interviews with more than 500 Romani women about their customs, traditions and tragedies as a minority in Europe. .
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5:30PM |
Film : Gypsy Blood
Producer – Dr.Paul Polansky
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6:30PM |
Classical
Dance, Performance by students of Odissi and Bharatanatyam Choreographed by Vanita Shastri, U.K
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| 7th January 2007 |
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11.00PM |
Film
Diaspora An Insight
An IGNCA Production on Indian culture in Guadeloupe.
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2.00PM |
Chair : H.E.Mr.Eric
F.Ch.Niche,
Ambassador of Netherlands
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2.30PM |
Reading of new Work
Dr. Ms. Marina Budhos
Award-winning author of “Ask Me No Questions”
www.marinabudhos.com
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3.00PM |
An illustrated Lecture
Indians in West Indies Cricket by
Dr. Clem Seecharan
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4.00PM |
Chair : H.E.Krishnadet Bajnath
Ambassador Surinam
An illustrated Lecture
Hindus in Surinam and Netherlands
by Dr. Ruud Chander
OHM, Netherlands
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4.30PM |
Presentation
Indian contribution to Trinidadian culture
By Dr.Sat Balkaran Singh
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5.30PM |
Film
Land of Rama
OHM Production
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6.30PM |
Performance by Three Raagas,
Mr.Mishka M’Ba, a French artists of Indo- African origin performing with Indian Artists . Log on to
www.threeraags.com to hear Mishko’s compositions.
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| 8th January2007 |
| 11:00AM |
Film
Transnational Tradeswomen
A documentary film on migrant workers in the Indian border districts by Ms. Viscinia, University of California, USA
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| 12:00
NOON |
Film
Ajantrik
Director : Rittwik Ghatak
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| 12:00
NOON |
Parallel Seminar
Diaspora Cultural Perspectives
- Migrant Labour culture and Diaspora formation in independent India and : A historical perspective .Focus – Indian migration to Gulf
- Issues of standardization and identity among Indians in UK: Special focus on Religious identities
- Indo Caribbean Migrants Vs Indian migrants in USA : Cultural differences
- Differences in work culture : Experience of a new migrant
- Information technology and Diasporic identity
- Cultural impacts of migration of IT professionals in India. Emergence of suburban cities, call centers, shopping malls, pulp culture and expansion of images of globalization
- Migration of Sikhs to Canada: A Historical Perspective
- Indo African Diaspora from South Africa : Indians after apartheid : Racism and culture . How Indian cultural symbols becoming causes of anger amongst Africans.
- Mahatma Gandhi and labour movements of Indian Indentured Migrant labourers.
- Indo Caribbean Diaspora in North America: Special focus on Marriage, Child birth, death rituals, festivals.
- Generation Conflicts: How Indian value systems change from first generation to later generations in Diaspora: Music, food, Films, television.
- Language and Diaspora: Efforts to retain language among Diaspora
- Cultural life of agrarian Indian communities in Fiji. How Indians are retaining their agrarian expertise though they were denied of owning a piece of land : A historical perspective on retention of Agrarian values among Indians in Fiji.
- Hinduism in Malaysia: Issues and challenges
- Creole language and Indians in French Caribbean
- Diaspora Literature
- Hindi films and Diaspora : Influences , markets and aesthetics
- Religious segregation of Indians in South Africa
- Challenges in retaining Indian elements among East African Indian communities
- Racism and cultural stereotypes of Indians and Africans in Guyana
- West Indies Cricket and players of Indian players
- Impact of migration in Punjab, Bengal and Kerala since 1950s
- Gypsies lineage to India
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| 5:00PM |
Valedictory
Mrs. Kapila Vatsyayan
Concluding Presentations
Benediction
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| 6:00PM |
Installation Performance
by Ms. Colette Pounia
An Indian origin Artist from Reunion island, France
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| PARALLEL |
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6th to 9th Jan.07
(10 am to 5 pm) |
Ancestral Search
A pavilion where interested persons can register for Searching Roots, cultural identities and lineage in India
Oral History Archiving
For recording and archiving stories related to family, community, social, cultural and political histories of Diaspora
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6th to 9th Jan.07 |
EXHIBITIONS AT MATI
GHAR, JANPATH
An Exhibition of Paintings by Mr. Bajram Mehmeti, a leading European Gypsy Artist.
Home Away from Home- an exhibition of works by USA based artist Tushar Unadkat
Drawing and Photo exhibition on Botswana Indian life by Anil Dayanand.
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IGNCA requests all to tell a story on Diaspora. We welcome contributions of books, music, videos, films, records, internet sites and any material related to Diaspora to build a Cultural Archive at the IGNCA.
Please contact for scheduling your presentation
Sabiha Zaidi
anum_sabiha@yahoo.com
0213122905
Suresh Kumar Pillai
trikkan@gmail.com
9910357997
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