December 16-30, 2009 Poetry with Prakriti December 15, 2009 "Home is Where" - Contemporary Choreographic Works by Sandra Chatterjee and Cynthia Lee December 2-6, 2009 The Park's New Festival Edition III September 23, 2009, 6.30pm Screening of Franny Armstrong's The Age of Stupid September 9 - 15, 2009 Hamara Shakespeare Festival 2009 August 27, 2009, 6 pm "MYTH, MEANING, MOVEMENT" An Experiential Workshop conducted by George Kuriyan and Madhav Chari August 15-19, 2009, 6 to 9 pm ONE BILLION EYES curated by Prakriti Foundation August 13, 2009, 7 pm Western Classical Music Concert by Shyamant Behal (Guitar) & Yohann Egret (Flute) August 11, 2009, 6.30 pm the publication of “If it is sweet” - A collection of short stories by Mridula Koshy August 8, 2009, 6 pm book launch of The Hour Past Midnight (a novel) (Irandaam Jamangalin Kathai translated by Lakshmi Holmstrom) by Salma August 5, 2009, 7 pm a talk on “Beyond Compare: the Idea and Aesthetics of Comparison” based on the book (Beyond Compare: St.Francis and Sri Vedanta Desika on Loving Surrender to God) by Francis X.Clooney, S.J. July 28, 2009, 7 pm the publication of "FUGITIVE HISTORIES" by Githa Hariharan June 19, 2009, 6.30 pm the launch of Bombay Deco by Sharada Dwivedi and Rahul Mehrotra April 16, 2009, 7 pm an Illustrated talk on "Mixed Media" by Ellen Alt (visiting artist from New York, USA) April 2, 2009, 7.30 pm Electro Rock Concert with Mouse on Mars Mar 23-April 4, 2009 Prakriti Foundation & Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai present an exhibition of rare, historic photographs from the ALKAZI FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS V I J A Y A N A G A R A, Splendour in Ruins Mar 23-25, 2009 Deutsche Bank’s Gharana Indian Music Festival Mar 13, 2009 The launch of Witchcraft (a book of poems) by Sharanya Manivannan Mar 6, 2009 Writing & Rewriting: Readings from Recent Fiction by Dr.Uma Parameswaran Mar 2, 2009 'Sari: The quintessentially modern garment?', an illustrated lecture by Dr.Mukulika Banerjee Feb 8, 2009 "Whose Taste? Madras & Indian Silver for the Raj", an illustrated lecture by Vidya Dehejia Jan 27 - Feb 7, 2009 Tree of Life Festival 2009 - Tiger Tiger! Tree of Life festival is a celebration of ways our life is impacted by Trees, Animals, Forests, Rivers, Togetherness and Joy Jan 14, 2009 A Poetry Reading by Ravi Shankar and the Chennai launch of the Norton anthology, Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from Asia, the Middle East, and Beyond