THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LECTURE Mudras of  Molecules

Speaker: Professor Nalin Pant, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

 

Chair: Dr. Dinakar Salunke, Executive Director, UNESCO Regional Centre for Biotechnology

 

Hastha Mudras, hand gestures used in classical Indian dance forms, form a distinct code language and bring unique poetic element while performing abhinaya. The language of the mudras thus enables the dancer to express practically anything and everything.  Using unbridled, the license of metaphor, this talk will attempt to illuminate the hidden world of the "Dance of Molecules"- the dance that creates our material world