Schedule

9th International Convention @ IIT Madras
Mon, 20th May to Sun, 26th May 2024
Program Schedule

Delegates should arrive at IIT strictly between 4pm on 19th May upto 7am on 20th May
Departure time strictly between 2pm to 11pm on 26th May


  • DAY 1 Monday, 20 May 2024
    TIME (IST) Activity
    7:00 am - 8:00 am Personal Time & Holistic Breakfast
    8:00 am - 8:05 am Morning Inauguration Ceremony
    8:05 am - 8:50 am Vidwan Seshampatti Sivalingam (Padma Shri Awardee) - Nadaswaram
    9:00 am - 12:11 pm Screening of the film ‘Gandhi’ directed by Sir Richard Attenborough
    12:11 pm - 12:45 pm Discussion with Dr A.Annamalai, Director National Gandhi Museum, Delhi
    12:45 pm - 1:45 pm Holistic Lunch
    2:00 pm - 4:30 pm Orientation of all delegates
    4:30 pm - 4:45 pm Orientation of teachers
    5:00 pm - 5:50 pm Holistic Dinner
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Formal Inauguration Ceremony
    7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Vidushi Padma Subrahmanyam (Padma Vibhushan Awardee) - Bharatanatyam
    7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia (Padma Vibhushan Awardee) - Flute
  • DAY 2 Tuesday, 21 May 2024
    Time Activity
    4:00 am - 7:00 am Hatha Yog + Naad Yog/ Gurbani/ Meditation
    7:00 am - 7:15 am Shramdaan
    7:15 am - 9:00 am Personal Time & Holistic Breakfast
    9:00 am - 12 noon Intensives / Workshops
    12 noon - 1:15 pm Holistic Lunch
    1:15 pm - 2:00 pm Yog Nidra
    2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Shri Kaluram Bamaniya (Padma Shri Awardee) - Kabir Gayan
    Shri Damodar Mauzo (Jnanpith Awardee) - Talk
    Shri Khumukcham Romendro Singh - Pung Cholom
    5:00 pm - 5:50 pm Holistic Dinner
    6:00 pm - 9:30 pm Vidushi Sunayana Hazarilal (Padma Shri Awardee) - Kathak
    Vidushi A Kanyakumari (Padma Shri Awardee) - Carnatic Violin
  • DAY 3 Wednesday, 22 May 2024
    Time Activity
    4:00 am - 7:00 am Hatha Yog + Naad Yog/ Gurbani/ Meditation
    7:00 am - 7:15 am Shramdaan
    7:15 am - 9:00 am Personal Time & Holistic Breakfast
    9:00 am - 12 noon Intensives / Workshops
    12 noon - 1:15 pm Holistic Lunch
    1:15 pm - 2:00 pm Yog Nidra
    2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Shri Sudip Gupta (SNA Awardee) - Doll’s theatre - Puppetry
    Habib Tanvir’s Naya Theatre - Play Charandas Chor
    5:00 pm - 5:50 pm Holistic Dinner
    6:00 pm - 9:30 pm Vidwan Lalgudi GJR Krishnan (SNA Awardee) - Carnatic Violin
    Vidwan Neyveli Santhanagopalan (SNA Awardee) - Carnatic Vocal
  • DAY 4 Thursday, 23 May 2024
    Time Activity
    4:00 am - 7:00 am Hatha Yog + Naad Yog/ Gurbani/ Meditation
    7:00 am - 7:15 am Shramdaan
    7:15 am - 9:00 am Personal Time & Holistic Breakfast
    9:00 am - 12 noon Intensives / Workshops
    12 noon - 1:15 pm Holistic Lunch
    1:15 pm - 2:00 pm Yog Nidra
    2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Dr Ratan Thiyam (SNA Awardee) - Theatre - Play ‘Kanupriya’
    Shri Tarapada Rajak - Purulia Chhau
    Vidushi Parvathy Baul (SNA Awardee) - Baul Sangeet
    5:00 pm - 5:50 pm Holistic dinner
    6:00 pm - 9:30 pm Vidushi Jayanthi Kumaresh (SNA Awardee) - Saraswati Veena
    Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar (Padma Shri Awardee) - Hindustani vocal
  • DAY 5 Friday, 24 May 2024
    Time Activity
    4:00 am - 7:00 am Hatha Yog + Naad Yog/ Gurbani/ Meditation
    7:00 am - 7:15 am Shramdaan
    7:15 am - 9:00 am Personal Time & Holistic Breakfast
    9:00 am - 12 noon Intensives / Workshops
    12 noon - 1:15 pm Holistic Lunch
    1:15 pm - 2:00 pm Yog Nidra
    2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Music-in-Prayer
    Warsi Brothers (Hyderabad) (SNA Awardee) - Qawwali
    Dr Alankar Singh - Gurbani
    Shri Chabilal Pradhan - Yak/Singhi Chham
    3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Music-in-Prayer
    4:30 pm - 5:00 pm Music-in-Prayer
    5:00 pm - 5:50 pm Holistic Dinner
    6:00 pm - 9:30 pm Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan (Padma Shri Awardee) - Sitar
    Pt Venkatesh Kumar (Padma Shri Awardee) - Hindustani Vocal
  • DAY 6 Saturday, 25 May 2024
    Time Activity
    4:00 am - 7:00 am Hatha Yog + Naad Yog/ Gurbani/ Meditation
    7:00 am - 7:15 am Shramdaan
    7:15 am - 9:00 am Personal Time & Holistic Breakfast
    9:00 am - 12 noon Intensives / Workshops
    12 noon - 1:00 pm Holistic Lunch & Preparation for presentations
    1:10 pm - 3:00 pm Presentations in 6 different venues
    3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Intensive Guru Presentations
    3:40 pm - 4:10 pm Acknowledgement Session in Main Hall
    4:10 pm - 7:30 pm Yog Nidra
    7:30 pm – 8:20 pm Holistic Dinner
    8:30 pm - 6:00 am Chief Guest: …
    Overnight
    1. Ustad Amjad Ali Khan (Padma Vibhushan Awardee) - Sarod
    2. Vidushi Sudha Ragunathan (Padma Bhushan Awardee) - Carnatic Vocal
    3. Vidushi Ashwini Bhide Deshpande (SNA Awardee) - Hindustani Vocal
    4. Shri Margi Madhu Chakyar (SNA Awardee) - Koodiyattam
    5. Ustad F Wasifuddin Dagar (Padma Shri Awardee) - Dhrupad
  • DAY 7 Sunday, 26 May 2024
    Time Activity
    6:00 am - 9:00 am Personal Time & Holistic Breakfast
    9:00 am onwards Heritage tours