India 2001 Schedule

We were given schedules at several times during the trip. We learned that they were not to be taken too seriously, as they tended to change right up until the events actually happened. The schedule you see below is the best reconstruction I can manage of what actually took place.

Lectures in the first week were at Jai Hind College in south Mumbai. Lectures in the second week were at National College in north Mumbai. Imagine us being bussed between events - we spent anywhere from a half hour to four hours a day on our mostly air-conditioned busses.

Links are sometimes to my travel diary, sometimes to a specific page about that event.

Date

Activity

Saturday 12 May

5:20 PM (Atlanta time)

Board nine hour Swissair flight to Zurich

Time distorts as we cross several times zones heading into Europe.

Sunday 13 May

7:30 AM - 11:30 AM (Zurich time)	Four hour lay-over in Zurich
11:30 AM (Zurich time)	Board eight hour Swissair flight to Mumbai

Time distorts further as we cross more time zones and arrive in Mumbai (all times following this are India time). India time is +10.5 hours from Eastern Standard Time, which is what we left in Atlanta.

All classes, tea breaks, and lunches were at Jai Hind College for the next week unless otherwise mentioned.

Monday 14 May

1:00 AM - 2:00 AM	Arrival, Customs, Immigration, and Greetings in Mumbai
2:30 AM - 3:00 AM	Check in to the Sea Palace Hotel
9:00 - 9:30	Tea/Reception
9:30 - 11:15	Opening Ceremony
11:15 - 11:30	Tea Break
11:30 - 12:45	Mumbai - A Cosmopolitan City, by Ruby Maloni
12:45 - 1:45	Lunch at the College
1:45 - 6:00	Free afternoon
7:00 - 9:00	Welcome Dinner at Chetana

Tuesday 15 May

9:00 - 10:30	Indian Art: The Philosophy Behind It, by Prof. Prabodh Parikh
10:30 - 10:45	Tea Break
10:45 - 12:15	Indian Art: Sculpture, Architecture, and Painting, by Dr. Kirit Mankodi
12:15 - 1:15	Lunch
1:15 - 3:40	Free time (some people went sari shopping).
3:40 - 6:00	Tour of Banganga Tank in Malabar Hill
6:00 - 9:00	Dinner at the Wayside Inn

Wednesday 16 May

9:00 - 10:30	Islamic Architecture, by Prof. Smita Dalvi
10:30 - 10:45	Tea Break
10:45 - 12:15	Colonial Architecture, by Prof. Mustansir Dalvi
12:15 - 1:15	Lunch
1:15 - 2:00	Lecture on the Prince of Wales Museum, by Ruby Maloni
2:00 - 3:30	Visit to the Prince of Wales Museum
4:00 - 6:00	Talk by Vijaya Mehta on Indian Theatre and Film at the NCPA
6:00 - 9:00	Dinner at Delhi Darbar

Thursday 17 May

9:00 - 10:30	The Performing Culture in India, by Dr. Ashok Ranade
10:30 - 10:45	Tea Break
11:00 - 2:30	Gandhi Museum, Haji Ali, Temples near Haji Ali
3:00 - 5:00	Lunch and Free time
5:00 - 7:00	Tea Party at the Cricket Club of India
8:00 - 9:30	Dinner at the Sea Palace Hotel

Friday 18 May

7:45 - 9:30	Tour of Colonial Buildings in downtown Mumbai, by Ruby Maloni
9:45 - 11:00	Indian Religions: Their Origins and Comparative Theology, by Swami Chidananda
11:00 - 11:15	Tea Break
11:15 - 12:45	The Moral Universe of the Ramayana and Mahabharata, by Dr. S.A. Upadhyaya
12:45 - 1:45	Lunch
2:00 - 3:30	Visit to the Strand bookstore
3:45 - 5:30	Free time
6:00 - 8:00	Dance Recital
8:00 - 10:00	Dinner Party, Jai Hind College

Saturday 19 May

8:00 - 9:00	Boat to Elephanta Island
9:00 - 11:30	Tour of Elephanta Caves
11:30 - 12:30	Boat back from Elephanta Island
12:30 - 1:30	Boxed Lunch
1:30 - 5:30	Free time
7:00 - 9:00	Dance performance (at a Planetarium)
9:00 - 10:30	Dinner (some at a vegetarian restaurant as planned, some at the Taj Hotel)

Sunday 20 May

9:00 - 10:30	Visit to St. Thomas Cathedral (I didn't go)
10:30 - 10:45	Tea Break
10:45 - 12:15	Mahatma Gandhi's Role in the Freedom Struggle of India, by Dr. J.V. Naik
12:15 - 2:00	Farewell lunch at Jai Hind College
2:00 - 4:00	Demonstration of some traditional Indian Crafts at Jai Hind College
5:00 - 8:00	Bus to airport, flight from Mumbai to Aurangabad
8:00 - 10:00	Check-in to President Park Hotel and dinner

Monday 21 May

9:00 - 11:00	Visit to Bibi Ka Maqbara
11:00 - 12:30	Visit to Panchakki
12:30 - 1:00	Visit to local craft shop
1:00 - 2:00	Buffet lunch at President Park Hotel
2:30 - 5:30	Visit to Paithan (offsite link) (I didn't go)
8:00 - 9:30	Dinner at the President Park
9:30 - 10:30	Organizational Meeting (schedules)

Tuesday 22 May

7:45 - 3:30

Visit to Ajanta Caves

Wednesday 23 May

8:00 - 12:00	Visit to Ellora Caves
12:30 - 2:00	Visit to Daulatabad Fort
7:00 - 9:00	Flight from Aurangabad to Mumbai
9:00 - 10:00	Check in to the MiG Cricket Club in Bandra (north Mumbai)

All classes, tea breaks, and lunches were at National College for the next week unless otherwise mentioned.

Thursday 24 May

9:00 - 10:30	Colonial and Post Colonial Economy, by Prof. Ajit Karnik
10:30 - 10:45	Tea Break
10:45 - 12:15	Understanding Indian Classical Music - Star Recital by Pt. Nayanjyoti Ghosh
12:30 - 1:30	Lunch at "Just Around the Corner" cafe
	Visit to Fab India
	Visit to Bollywood film lot
	Visit to Bollywood film processing plant
7:30 - 9:30	Dinner at Time & Again

Friday 25 May

9:30 - 11:00	Challenges to Federalism and Secularism, by Mr. Kumar Ketkar
11:00 - 11:15	Tea Break
11:15 - 12:30	Indian Cinema: Its Impact on Indian Society, by Mr. Amrit Gangar
12:30 - 1:45	Lunch at McDonalds
1:45 - 5:00	Afternoon free (or visit to Fab India)
5:30 - 7:30	Dance Recital
8:30 - 12:00	Dinner hosted by Dr. Ram Tarneja Chairman, Interational Committee, HSNCB at the Club, Juhu

Saturday 26 May

9:00 - 10:30	Poetry Reading by prominent Indian-English poets - Dr. R. Raj Rao, Tenzin Tsundue (I didn't go)
10:30 - 10:45	Tea Break
11:00 - 1:00	Visit to "Discovery of India" Exhibition
	Boxed lunch on the bus
2:00 - 3:00	Visit to Crawford Market
3:00 - 5:00	Visit to Chor Bazaar
6:00 - 7:30	Dinner at "Not Just Jazz by the Bay"
7:30 - 9:30	Performance of "C for Clowns" (a play) at Jai Hind College

Sunday 27 May

	Morning free
1:00 - 2:30	Class on Astanga Yoga
2:30 - 3:00	Tea Break
3:00 - 4:30	Dalit Issues, by Ms. Pushpa Bhave and Ms. Pradnya Lokhande
4:30 - 4:45	Tea Break
5:00 - 7:00	Understanding Indian Classical Music - A recital (percussion)
7:30 - 9:30	Dinner at China Gate Restaurant

My view of the next two days of schedule is pretty shaky, as I didn't attend anything until we boarded the train for Delhi. I was pretty much incapacitated by a viral infection.

Monday 28 May

9:00 - 10:30	Television and Satellite Networks and Their Impact Upon Indian Society, by Ms. Karuna Samtani (I didn't go)
10:30 - 10:45	Women's Issues, by Ms. Flavia Agnes (I didn't go)
12:30 - 1:30	Lunch
Afternoon	Interactive session with students/social activists (I didn't go)
Evening	Farewell Dinner at Powai (I didn't go)

Tuesday 29 May

9:00 - 10:30	Traditions and Values of Indian Society, by Rahul Srivastava (I didn't go)
10:30 - 10:45	Tea Break
10:45 - 11:45	Feedback Session (I didn't go)
	Lunch
6:00 PM	Board train for overnight trip to Delhi

Wednesday 30 May

2:00 PM	Disembark train in Delhi
4:30	Check in to our residences in the Defense Colony, followed by lunch
6:00 - 9:00	Bus tour of New Delhi, including a stop at a very large and attractive Hindu Temple
9:00 - 10:30	Dinner out (I didn't go)

Thursday 31 May

7:45 - 12:00	Bus to Agra
	Lunch near Fatepur Sikri
2:00 - 4:00	Visit to Fatepur Sikri and Jama Masjid
5:30 - 7:30	Visit to Taj Mahal
8:00 - 9:30	Dinner at hotel in Agra

Friday 1 June

7:00 - 9:15	Visit to Red Fort in Agra
9:30 - 1:30	Bus back to Delhi
2:00 - 3:00	Lunch at Defense Colony Residence
3:30 - 5:30	Visit to "Cottage Industries"
7:00 - 8:00	Dinner at Defense Colony Residence

Saturday 2 June

7:30 - 9:00	Visit to Jantar-Mantar Observatory
	Visit to the Red Fort of Delhi
	Visit to the Craft Museum store
	Some people visit Connaught Circle Area
	Lunch at Defense Colony Residence
7:00 - 9:30	Dinner at a very classy hotel

Sunday 3 June

1:45 AM Delhi time	Board eight hour Swissair flight from Delhi to Zurich
	Three and a half hour layover in Zurich
	Nine hour flight from Zurich to Atlanta
10:00 AM Atlanta time	Arrive Atlanta
2:00 PM	Arrive Milledgeville