Deepak Chopra

Tuesday, September 11, 2012, 2 pm
Student Union Ballroom

Renowned public speaker, writer, and physician, Deepak Chopra addresses QC students as part of the college's L.I.F.E. (Leadership is for Everyone) series. A recognized leader of the mind-body-spirit movement, Chopra is the co-founder of the Chopra Center for Wellbeing. He is also the author of more than 65 books, 19 of them New York Times bestsellers.

The community is welcome to attend.

Hosted by Student Development 

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The Cup

Wednesday, February 6, 2013, 4:30 pm
Godwin-Ternbach Museum

Serinity Young, adjunct assistant professor in QC's Department of Classical, Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures, introduces The Cup, a 1999 film depicting the efforts of young Tibetan monks to find a television set, so they can watch World Cup soccer. At this event, William McClure, QC Dean of Arts and Humanities and a profe​ssor in the Department of Classical, Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures, will announce QC's new minor in Himalayan studies.

Hosted by the Godwin-Ternbach Museum

Traditional Dances of India

The artists include Bala Devi Chandrashekar, for the Baratnatyam dance; Jayant Kastuar and musicians, direct from India, for Kathak; Mukthambar Fine Arts, Inc., for Kuchipudi; and Bani Ray, for Odissi.

Tickets: $8 (every 16th ticket free)

Box Office: 718-793-8080

Hosted by Kupferberg Center Performances​

Traditional Dances of India

Experience a unique presentation of four distinctive types of Indian dance, exemplifying the meaning of the Hindi word chaturang, "four colors." Ranging from traditional classical disciplines to folk idioms, the program includes Baratnatyam, Kathak, Kuchipudi and Odissi styles, which express dramatic stories through specific hand gestures, facial expressions, and rhythmic footwork. The event features both live and recorded music on traditional instruments. Ra​ngoli and Mehndi activities will take place before the performance.

The artists include Bala Devi Chandrashekar, for the Baratnatyam dance; Jayant Kastuar and musicians, direct from India, for Kathak; Mukthambar Fine Arts, Inc., for Kuchipudi; and Bani Ray, for Odissi.

Tickets: $20 adults, $12 children ages 12 and under 

Box Office: 718-793-8080

Hosted by Kupferberg Center Performances

Experience the pedagogical uses of games and simulations while learning about a critical moment in Indian history. The Office of Global Education Initiatives, the Center for Teaching and Learning, and Queens College members of the Reacting to the Past community cordially invite you to participate in Defining a Nation: India on​ the Eve of Independence, 1945. The workshop is open to QC faculty and staff as well as educators from other institutions.

Helen Gaudette, QC history professor and director of the Office of Global Education Initiatives, will lead the game.

Monday, March 4, 12:15-1:30 pm

Location: Powdermaker Hall, room 154​

Shyama Venkateswar will lead a discussion group, open to the entire Queens College community, on The Idea of Justice, the seminal work by Year of India keynote speaker Amartya Sen. The conversation will focus on such compelling questions as ‘What is justice?’ and ‘Has the ideal of creating a perfectly just society eclipsed our ability to judge ways to reduce injustice?’ Venkateswar will also examine Sen’s notions of relative justice—that is, seeing justice in compa​rative terms, which allows us to assess institutions and social arrangements across the world for their contribution to the equality, well-being, and freedom of individuals.

A fellow at the National Co​uncil for Research on Women, Venkateswar focuses on gender equality, women’s leadership, poverty and social justice in both India and the United States. Previously she served as the council’s director of research and programs. A native of Calcutta, she holds a PhD in political science from Columbia University.

​Please RSVP to Marleen.Kassel@qc.cuny.edu for further information about this program and its location.​

Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 4:30-6 pm

Rosenthal Library 230

Seating is no longer available. 

Amartya Sen, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics, will present the Year of India Keynote Address in a highly anticipated lecture.

Sen is the Thomas W. Lamont University Professor, and Professor of Economics and Philosophy, at Harvard University. Until 2004, he was the master of Trinity College, Cambridge University, in England. His books have been translated into more than 30 languages; his most recent work is The Idea of Justice. Among his many professional accomplishments, Sen has served as president of the Econometric Society, the American Economic Association, and the International Economic Association. In addition to the Nobel, he has received the Bharat Ratna (the highest honor awarded by the president of India); the Agnelli International Prize in Ethics; the Edinburgh Medal; Brazil’s Ordem Nacional do Merito Cientifico; the Eisenhower ​Medal; the Legion of Honour (France); Honorary Companion of Honour (UK); and the George C. Marshall Award (US).

Carl Riskin, Distinguished Professor of Economics at Queens College, will serve as host.

At the conclusion of his talk, Sen will engage in a brief discussion with Sanjay Reddy, Associate Professor of Economics at The New School, and then take questions from the audience.

The event will be followed by a reception.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 12:15-1:30 pm (free hour)

Campbell Dome

Richard H. Davis, professor in the religion and Asian studies programs​ at Bard College, examines the impact of modern technology on the production and dissemination of Hindu religious images. Rep​resentations of deities are central to Hindu practice; evolution in printing methods and the ability to popularize mass images has had a profound effect over the last 150 years. Davis will illustrate some of the ways that modern religious prints represent the Hindu gods.
 
Hosted by James Stellar, QC provost and vice president of academic affairs

Hosted by Godwin-Ternbach Museum​  ​

India’s rich culture and heritage contribute to the celebrated diversity of the borough of Queens. Madhulika Khandelwal, director of the Asian/American Center, will moderate a panel of faculty and students exploring their connections to India within the college community. Speakers are Anupama Kapse, Department of Media Studies; Sunitha Jasti, Department of Family, Nutrition, and

Exercise Sciences; Bette Weidman, Department of English; Murphy Halliburton, Department of Anthropology; and Salimah Khoja, president of the Queens College Indian

Club and editor of the Knight News.

Hosted by the Queens College Indian Club and the Asian/American Center