Started in 1950 by Dr. K.M. Munshi the Agriculture minister for India, and celebrated annually across the country since then in the 1st week of July, Van Mahotsav or the Festival of trees, aims at creating awareness about the ecological importance of trees. Let’s celebrate Van Mahotsav 2021 with Dr. Vandana Shiva on 3rd July 2021 . Join us in her talk ‘ Regenerating India’s Ecological Civilization and Aranya Sanskriti’ on Indian forests, at 7 pm on Zoom.
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The Mumbai Research Centre of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai invites you for a public lecture at 7.00 pm on 1 July 2021 by Dr. Farokh Udwadia, Padma Bhushan on the topic of "Medicine in Bombay Through the Ages" in commemoration of National Doctors' Day.
Celebrated diagnostician, teacher and writer, Dr. Farokh Udwadia, MBBS (1953), MD (1956), FAMS, FRCP (Edinburgh, 1969), FRCP (London), Padma Bhushan (1987), Master FCCP (1997), DSc (2004 is emeritus professor in medicine, Grant Medical College and the JJ Group of Hospitals; consultant physician, director, Intensive Care Unit, Breach Candy Hospital; Consultant Physician, BD Petit Parsee General Hospital, Mumbai). Awarded the Prince of Wales Gold Medal and Dr. C S Patel Gold Medal in the MD examinations (University of Mumbai), he was elected the youngest Indian Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh at the age of 38. Also an ardent music aficionado, he is known for his advocacy of studying science and the humanities together.
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The parallel histories of Vasai, Thane and Chaul
6, 7, 8 July 2021 | Zoom | 7:00 - 8:30pm | Rs. 600/-
Long before Governor Hornby and his Vellard, the northern Konkan had several claimants to the title of the Commercial Capital of India. The region's strategic geography is unmistakable with several Ghats opening passages from the hinterland to the coast, which possessed several natural harbors. From the earliest periods, ships from the western Indian Ocean have traded with this coast. The names Sopara, Kalyan and Chaul are registered as important emporia by Greco-Roman sources, while Thane and Vasai come into prominence in the medieval period.
This series will look at three emporia – Vasai, Thane and Chaul – through a historical-geographical lens, considering their political, strategical and commercial value to the various states that ruled them. We will use historical maps and writings along with modern sources to examine the factors that led to their rise and their eventual decline. Ultimately every lecture will pose this question — if not Bombay, would any of them have emerged as Urbs Prima in Indis?
The Mumbai Research Centre of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai invites you to "Street Fauna and the Ecology of Mumbai" with Abodh Aras, CEO, Welfare of Stray Dogs.
Time: Jun 19, 2021 07:00 PM India
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The Asiatic Society of Mumbai Literary Club
Online Talk by Dr. Jaideep Gogtay on Caring for Life: The Cipla Story since 1935
Wednesday 16th June 2021 at 6 pm
The Literary Club of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai takes pleasure in inviting you for a talk by Dr. Jaideep Gogtay on “Caring for Life: the Cipla Story since 1935“ authored by Tulsi Vatsal.
As the world grapples with the Covid -19 crisis, it is worthwhile to recall the deadly AIDS pandemic, which by the year 2000 had infected 36 million people worldwide and claimed the lives of nearly 22 million, mainly because the treatment was too expensive. It was at this critical juncture that the Indian pharmaceutical company Cipla made its groundbreaking offer of antiretroviral drugs at “1$ a day“ in 2001, thus opening up a whole new front in the battle for affordable HIV/AIDS medicines around the world, saving the lives of millions.
The book traces the evolution of the company from its humble beginnings in a rented bungalow in the heart of Bombay to the significant global player that it has become today. The story unfolds against the backdrop of tumultuous events across the world and in India, a people’s struggle for indépendance and the growth of a nation. It is a story of hopes and dreams, of challenges and successes.
Dr.Jaideep Gogtay holds a degree in pharmacology and is the Medical Services Head at Cipla. He will talk about the history of epidemics and the Cipla story.
Tulsi Vatsal is an independent researcher and writer. She has authored a number of books on Indian history and culture.
We welcome you to join us at this virtual talk on Wednesday 16th June.
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The Asiatic Society of Mumbai, Mumbai Research Centre invites you for:
NATURALLY MUMBAI A LECTURE BY BITTU SEHEGAL
Time: Jun 5, 2021 06:45 PM India
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