Food, Plants And Medicine: Reconnecting Ties
Join us to explore the significance of lost food, plants, and medicine in fostering health and wellbeing
Azim Premji University will mark International World Health Day, with some interesting conversations around food, plants and medicine.
Dr Darshan Shankar (Vice Chancellor, The University of Transdisciplinary Health Sciences and Technology) will be releasing the book From Sea to Surwa: Recipes from Andaman Islands by Madhuri Ramesh and Chandralekha C. He will then speak and discuss on‘Contemporary relevance of community health focus on plants and food resources’, followed by an interactive exhibition.
Event flow | April 12, 2024
| Timings | Event |
|---|---|
| 2:00 pm — 2:10 pm | Welcome address Setting the context |
| 2:10 pm — 2:30 pm | Performance of folk song Mr. MM Chandrasekhar and team from Beru Bevaru Kala Balaga and Janapara Foundation, Chintamani Karnataka |
| 2:30 pm — 2:45 pm | Book release From Sea to Surwa: Recipes from Andaman Islands by Madhuri Ramesh and Chandralekha C |
| 2:45 pm — 4:15 pm | Talk and Discussion Dr Darshan Shankar (Vice Chancellor, The University of Transdisciplinary Health Sciences and Technology) on ‘Contemporary relevance of community health focus on plants and food resources’ |
| 4:15 pm — 5:00 pm | Interactive exhibition over high tea |
