THURSDAY 5
PERFORMANCE ■ C.D. DESHMUKH AUDITORIUM AT 18:00
IIC DOUBLE BILL MUSIC RECITALS
At 18:00
Santoor Recital
By Bipul Kumar Ray from Delhi, disciple of the late Pt. Bhajan Sopori
Accompanied by Saptak Sharma on tabla
At 19:00
Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Amrita Dutta Majumdar from Delhi, disciple of Smt. Uma Garg and Shri Dinanath Mishra
Accompanied by Bivakar Choudhury on tabla and Ajay Mishra on harmonium
THURSDAY 5
DISCUSSION ■ CONFERENCE ROOM II AT 17:00
IIC/I-HOUSE DISTINGUISHED VISITING SCHOLARS
Economic Security in Indo-Pacific: Gradation of Regional Responses
Lead presentations by IIC and International House of Japan (I-House) Distinguished Visiting Scholars
- Prof. Ken Jimbo, Managing Director (Representative Director), President, Asia-Pacific Initiative and Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University, Tokyo; and Prof. Kazuto Suzuki, Director, Institute of Geoeconomics, and Professor of Science and Technology Policy, Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo, Japan
Speakers: Prof Manoj Pant, former Dean, SIS, JNU and Ms Indrani Bagchi, CEO, Ananta Centre
Chair: Dr. Shankar Acharya, former Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India and currently Professor at the ICRIER
(Collaboration: International House of Japan, Tokyo)
FRIDAY 6 TO 12
EXHIBITION ■ ANNEXE ART GALLERY FROM 11:00 TO 19:00
Art Matters
Explorations in ink by Preeti Rana
Inauguration by Amb. Dr. Mohan Kumar, Dean/Professor, Jindal Global University and former Indian Ambassador to France and Bahrain on Thursday, 5 January 2023 at 18:30
Exhibition on view 6 to 12 January 2023, 11:00 to 19:00 daily
(Organised with the support of Brhat)
FRIDAY 6
TALK ■ ANNEXE LECTURE ROOM II AT 16:00
CLIMATE CHANGE: IMPACT ON INDIA AND POLICY IMPERATIVE
Essence of Mission Karmayogi: Citizen Centricity – Mentorship
Welcome and Introductory Remarks: Shri Mahesh Kapoor, Vice President, IC Centre for Governance
Keynote Speaker: Shri Rajiv Sachdeva, Managing Director (Retd.), Siemens Power Engineering Ltd
Chair: Shri Sanjay Kothari, former Central Vigilance Commissioner
(Collaboration: IC Centre for Governance)
FRIDAY 6
TALK ■ CONFERENCE ROOM I AT 18:30
FRONTIERS OF HISTORY
Anticipating Environmentalism: Patrick Geddes and his Indore Report (1918)
Illustrated lecture by Abhilash Khandekar, journalist based in Bhopal with a special interest in the work of Patrick Geddes and has brought out an edition of the classic Indore Report
Chair: Snehanshu Mukherjee, architect, Founder Partner of TEAM
The talk will explore Patrick Geddes’ famous town planning report and his ideas on urbanism and sustainable environments
SATURDAY 7 TO 14
EXHIBITION ■ ART GALLERY, KAMALADEVI COMPLEX FROM 10:00 TO 18:00
IIC DIAMOND JUBILEE SCIENCE EXHIBITION
An interactive exhibition presented by the Ministry of Earth Science (MoES), Govt. of India focusing on Weather and Climate Services, Ocean Advisories and Services, Harnessing of Ocean Resources (Water, Energy and Minerals), Ocean Living Resources Mapping, Seismological Service and Scientific Exploration of the Polar Regions. The exhibits will also include models of Ocean research vessels Sagar Tara, Sagar Manusha, underwater mining machine and autonomous coring systems; photographs and posters on MoES programmes such as Deep Ocean Mission, desalination plants in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep and other activities of the Ministry
Inauguration on Friday, 6 January 2023 at 18:00
Exhibition on view from 7 to 14 January 2023, 10:00 to 18:00 daily
As part of this exhibition, there will be two interactive panel discussions on 12 and 13 January 2023 in Seminar Rooms I to III, Kamaladevi Complex
(Collaboration: Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India)
SATURDAY 7
DISCUSSION ■ MULTIPURPOSE HALL AT 18:00
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Khaki on Broken Wings: Cases that Shocked India
By Amod Kanth (Bloomsbury: 2022)
Details of discussants to be announced on the website
SATURDAY 7
SEMINAR ■ CONFERENCE ROOM I AT 18:30
Seminar on Keys to Governance: Social and Communal Harmony
Speakers: Dr. Mujibur Rehman, Assistant Professor, Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, Jamia Millia Islamia; Dr. Harish S. Wankhede, Assistant Professor, Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Dr. Ananya Vajpeyi, Associate Professor, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi; and
Prof. Mary E. John, former Professor, Centre for Women’s Development Studies, New Delhi.
Moderator: Suhas Borker, Managing Trustee, D. S. Borker Memorial Foundation and Editor, Citizens First TV (CFTV)
This is the eighth annual seminar in the series ‘Keys to Governance’; the earlier seven seminars in the series were on ‘Compliance and Delivery’ (2016), ‘Political Will’ (2017) , ‘Constitution as Ideology’ (2018), ‘Education as Empowerment’ (2019), ‘Steel Frame’ (2020), Independence of Judiciary (2021) and Constitutional Morality (2022).
The annual seminar is held in remembrance of Shekhar Borker, ‘Banana Boy’ on the Indian postage stamp, private sector administrator, citizen environmentalist and advocate of empowerment of persons of disabilities who passed away in 2015 on 7 January.
(Collaboration: D. S. Borker Memorial Foundation)
MONDAY 9
TALK ■ CONFERENCE ROOM I AT 18:30
Communal Relationships, Terrorism and Counter measures to Radicalisation – Experiences From Kerala
Speakers: Col. (Dr.) Divakaran Padma Kumar Pillay, Research Fellow, Manohar Parikkar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses; and Dr. T.K. Vinod Kumar, IPS, Additional Director General of Police (Int.), Kerala Police
Chair: Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Syed Ata Hasnain, PSVM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, former Military Secretary to the Indian Army
Kerala is one of the states in India with a high degree of religious diversity. While the diversity enhances the social and cultural vibrance of the society, it has posed a challenge for the rulers and administrators of the state historically. On the basis of historic analyses of the relations between religious groups in the state, the talk addresses the challenges, tools, and processes of maintaining communal relationship in contemporary Kerala.
MONDAY 9
TALK ■ SEMINAR ROOMS I TO III, KAMALADEVI COMPLEX AT 18:30
India’s Democracy: Strength and Weaknesses
Speaker: Prof. Ashutosh Varshney, Director, Saxena Center for Contemporary South Asia, Sol Goldman Professor of International Studies and the Social Sciences, Professor of Political Science, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University, USA
Chair: Ms Yamini Aiyar, President and Chief Executive of the Centre for Policy Research
The talk is based on two recent papers by Prof Varshney where he argues that since 1947 India has done better as an electoral democracy, and less well as a liberal democracy. The recent assessment of international agencies about India’s democratic decline should be viewed as claims about the latter, not the former. India’s electoral democracy remains vibrant, buts liberal democracy has weakened. Prof Varshney will define the two concepts of democracy, electoral and liberal
TUESDAY 10
PERFORMANCE ■ C.D. DESHMUKH AUDITORIUM AT 18:30
Jazz Concert
Presented by Transatlantic Roots led by renowned avant-garde jazz pianist, Bruno Angelini from Paris
With Fabrice Martinez on trumpet and bugle; and Eric Echampard on drums
(Collaboration: Delhi Music Society)
WEDNESDAY 11
DISCUSSION ■ SEMINAR ROOMS I TO III, KAMALADEVI COMPLEX AT 18:00
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Navigating India: $18 Trillion Opportunity
By Bharat Joshi (Rupa Publications: 2017)
Details of discussants to be announced on the website
WEDNESDAY 11
DISCUSSION ■ C.D. DESHMUKH AUDITORIUM AT 18:30
Readings from Textiles: From 75 Years of Marg
Launch of Marg’s magazine
Introduction: Naman P. Ahuja, Curator and Professor, School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Editor of Marg Publications
Speakers: Laila Tyabji, craft designer, writer and Chairperson, DASTKAR; Ritu Sethi, Founder-Trustee, Craft Revival Trust and Editor, Global InCH, journal of intangible cultural heritage; and Ashdeen Z. Lilaowala, textile designer known for invigorating and contemporizing the Parsi Gara embroidery tradition while retaining its essence
Chair: Dr. Abigail S. McGowan, Professor of History and the Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences, University of Vermont. She is the editor of Marg’s archival volume on Textiles, Readings on Textiles: From 75 Years of Marg
Celebrating the 75th anniversary of Marg, this commemorative issue brings together core writings on Indian textiles from the magazine’s archive to explore how Marg writers and editors have shaped our understanding of textiles and their role in Indian history and society. Since the 1940s, articles by top scholars in the field have explored the deep heritage and ceaseless innovation of Indian textiles, across regions, materials, time, and communities. Assembled here from the Marg archive, these articles document the rich diversity and vibrancy of Indian textiles through stores of objects, artisans, designers, and consumers
(Collaboration: Marg)
THURSDAY 12
FILM ■ C.D. DESHMUKH AUDITORIUM AT 18:30
FILMS OF THE SPIRIT
Curated by Rajiv Mehrotra
Rigoberta Menchú: Daughter of the Maya (USA)
(61 min; 2016; English/Spanish)
Director: Dawn Gifford Engle
The film captures the inspiring journey of the Nobel Peace laureate Rigoberta Menchú Tum, an indigenous Mayan woman, who stood as a resilient symbol of peace and reconciliation across ethnic, cultural and social divisions during the civil war in Guatemala. The courage and tenacity of the indigenous Mayan peopleshines through in this beautiful, tragic, and ultimately triumphant film
(Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama)
FRIDAY 13
TALK ■ CONFERENCE ROOM I AT 18:30
INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY
ASI Outside India
Conservation of Iconic Monuments in South-East Asia
Illustrated lecture by Shri Janhwij Sharma, Additional Director General (Conservation, World Heritage), Archaeological Survey of India
SATURDAY 14
TALK ■ C.D. DESHMUKH AUDITORIUM AT 18:30
DR. C.D. DESHMUKH MEMORIAL LECTURE 2023
Our History, Their History, Whose History?
Speaker: Prof. Romila Thapar, pre-eminent historian, Professor Emerita, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC
The talk will examine the current crisis in the teaching and writing of history as reflected in new syllabus for school, college and University, and in public statements on the past. There is a bifurcation between popular public views and those of professional scholars of history. The questions to be answered are how did this come about? How legitimate are the changes being formally suggested? And why these changes are being contested by historians? The focus will be on one frequently quoted interpretation relating to the second millennium AD., discussing the relationship between two communities.
MONDAY 16
DISCUSSION ■ SEMINAR ROOMS I TO III, KAMALADEVI COMPLEX AT18:00
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Churchill and India: Manipulation or Betrayal?
By Kishan S. Rana (Routledge Taylor & Francis: 2022)
Details of discussants to be announced on the website
MONDAY 16
TALK ■ ANNEXE LECTURE ROOM IIAT 18:30
MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION
The Sargam and the Solfège
Illustrated presentation by Nilima Buch
The presentation will focus on the origin of Western classical and Hindustani music; discussing some similarities and differences between two of the oldest classical forms. The talk will be illustrated using different audio examples of famous recitals for a better understanding
Nilima Buch is a professional singer and stage performer. She also conducts workshops for music enthusiasts and is actively performing as a soloist and choir member with Lyric Ensemble Delhi, Vocal Academy of India and K M chamber choir
TUESDAY 17
PERFORMANCE ■ C. D. DESHMUKH AUDITORIUM AT18:00
IIC DOUBLE BILL MUSIC AND DANCE RECITALS
At 18:00
Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Shiv Prasad Raofrom Delhi, son and disciple of Shri Maheshwar Rao and Pt. Vikas Kashalkar
Accompanied by Jitendra Swain on tabla and Vinay Mishra on harmonium
At 19:00
Mohiniattam Recital
By Rohini Satheesh Poduval from Delhi, disciple of Guru Jayaprabha Menon
Accompanied by Kottakkal Jayan on vocal; Tanjavore Kesavan on mridangam; G. Raghuraman on flute and Satheesh Poduval on edakka
TUESDAY 17
DISCUSSION ■ MULTIPURPOSE HALL, KAMALADEVI COMPLEX AT 18:30
Zikr – In the Light and Shade of Time
Talk on the new book by Muzaffar Ali (Vintage Books: 2022)
Chief Guest: Dr. Karan Singh
Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC
Panelists: Amb. Navtej Sarna, author and former Indian Ambassador to USA and UK; Dr. Nonica Datta, author and Associate Professor, School of Historical Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Shri Muzaffar Ali, filmmaker, fashion designer, poet, artist, and author of the book
WEDNESDAY 18 TO 24
EXHIBITION ■ ANNEXE ART GALLERY FROM 11:00 TO 19:00
Through Their Eyes
An exhibition of photography and poetry that documents and reflects the daily reality of dementia through the eyes of those that have it, and those that care for them
The exhibition presents photographs by Andy Malhan and poems by Astri Ghosh focusing on the life of patients and their caregivers
Preview on Tuesday, 17 January 2023 at 18:30
Exhibition on view from 18 to 24 January 2023 from 11:00 to 19:00 daily
WEDNESDAY 18
TALK ■ CONFERENCE ROOM I AT 18:30
IIC DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS – DIGITAL GOVERNANCE
Safe and Unsafe: how design choices help women online
Moderator: Ms Mahima Kaul, Head Public Policy, Bumble APAC and former Public Policy Director, Twitter India
Details of the programme to be announced on the website
WEDNESDAY 18
DISCUSSION ■ SEMINAR ROOMS I TO III, KAMALADEVI COMPLEX AT 18:30
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Parenting in the Age of Anxiety: Raising Children in India in the 21st Century
By Abha Adams (Aleph Book Company: 2022)
Ms Abha Adams, Innovative educationist, former Director, The Shri Ram Schools and author of the book In Conversation with Dr. Shelja Sen, Narrative Therapist and Co-Founder, Children First; and Shri Rajiv Mehrotra, author and Secretary, Foundation for Universal Responsibility of HH The Dalai Lama
(Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of HH The Dalai Lama)
THURSDAY 19
FILM ■ C. D. DESHMUKH AUDITORIUM AT 18:30
Those 4 Years (Non-fiction film; 52 min; 2021; India; English )
Directed by Joe Thomas K
The Nilgiris have gained the distinction of being a geographic indication for tea, today. Somewhere behind the present glory is a remote connection with the Chinese which remains forgotten. “Those 4 Years” is an amazing journey into the lives of those Chinese who came to India around the middle of the 19th century… speaking a language unknown to their neighbours when they first arrived. The film journeys across three countries and reams of colonial office records to retrace the places those people came from, the means and mode of their arrival, and how many of them ended up making India their home. It is a history of people, plants and places – as it catalogues their contributions to plantations, locates places and sites associated with their earliest arrival and stay and, more remarkably, manages to locate some of the descendants of those Chinese who arrived in India over 150 years ago.
Dr. Joe Thomas Karackattu is an Associate Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. This is his second film
THURSDAY 19
TALK ■ SEMINAR ROOMS II & III, KAMALADEVI COMPLEX AT 18:30
ART MATTERS
The Cultural Collapse II
A discussion with Sadanand Menon
Moderator: Ashok Vajpeyi
(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)
FRIDAY 20
PERFORMANCE ■ C. D. DESHMUKH AUDITORIUM AT 18:30
Villa Lobos in India
Concert presented by Pt. Shubhendra Rao on sitar; Saskia Rao-de Haas on Indian cello; and Ishaan Leonard Rao on piano
A concert presenting the music of one of Brazil’s greatest composers, Villa-Lobos in a unique improvisation on sitar, Indian cello and piano. This concert brings together two distinctive traditions of music – Indian and Western music. While many European composers like Mozart and Beethoven are well-known in India, this concert will familiarize audiences to the most famous and prolific composer from Brazil, Heitor Villa-Lobos. Known to be deeply inspired by the folk traditions of his land and classical music, interestingly, his classical work is also freely interpreted by folk and jazz musicians in the Americas
(Collaboration: Embassy of Brazil)
FRIDAY 20
DISCUSSION ■ CONFERENCE ROOM IIAT 18:30
NEIGHBOURHOOD FIRST
Coordinated by Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Ashok K. Mehta
Whither Afghanistan?
Panelists: Amb. Gautam Mukhopadhyay, former Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan; Lt. Gen. Ravi Sawhney, Senior Fellow, Vivekananda Foundation; Ms Maya Mirchandani, Counter Terrorism Specialist, Observer Research Foundation; Shri Kabir Taneja, Fellow, Strategic Studies Programme, Observer Research Foundation; and Mr. David Loyn, former BBC correspondent and author of The Long War: The Inside Story of America and Afghanistan since 9/11
Chair: Maj. Gen. Ashok K. Mehta
It is 18 months since the Taliban re-conquered Afghanistan and rolled back the two-decade old experiment with democracy. Unlike 1996, not a single country has recognized the Emirate. The humanitarian crisis has worsened as ISIS and the National Resistance Front led by Ahmed Massoud continue to challenge the Taliban. The panel will discussed the charmed future of the Taliban government
SATURDAY 21
COMMEMORATION ■ GANDHI-KING MEMORIAL PLAZA AND C.D. DESHMUKH AUDITORIUM FROM 10:30 TO 12:15
Commemoration of the 94th Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the 53rd Anniversary of the Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza
Celebration of the Power of Non-Violent Action & the Life of Martin Luther King Jr (15 January 1929 – 4 April 1968) & Commemoration of the 53rd Anniversary of the Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza
10:30 to 11:00 at Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza
Commemoration Service
Songs by Choirs of Schools from Delhi NCR
11:15 to 12:15 at C. D. Deshmukh Auditorium
Interactive Session
Theme of the Interactive Session:
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”.
- Martin Luther King, Jr., (Letter from Birmingham Jail, 16 April 1963)
During the Interactive Session a short film on Martin Luther King’s Life shall be screened
Moderators: Shri Suhas Borker, Convener, Working Group on Alternative Strategies
Shri Ramesh Sharma, Gandhi Yuva Biradari
Students from Schools of Delhi NCR to participate
This programme is part of the Taking Children to Gandhi series that brings children closer to the enduring legacy of Gandhi’s non-violent struggle for equity, justice, pluralism and sustainable development
Gandhi-King Memorial Plazawas inaugurated on 21 January 1970 by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and commemorates two iconic figures of our times: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.
(Collaboration: Gandhi Yuva Biradari and Working Group on Alternative Strategies)
SATURDAY 21
TALK ■ CONFERENCE ROOM II AT 16:30
IIC/PCI – CONVERSATIONS WITH MEDIA # 6
Challenges Before the Indian Judiciary and Overcoming Them
Speaker: Justice Madan Lokur, former Judge of the Supreme Court of India
Moderator of the series: Suhas Borker
Introduction: Vinay Kumar, Secretary General, Press Club of India
The series of Conversations with Media is jointly presented by IIC and PCI and is hosted by them alternatively every month
SATURDAY 21
TALK ■ CONFERENCE ROOM I AT 18:30
Buddhism and Nonviolence in the Contemporary World
Speaker: Prof. Jay L. Garfield FAHA, Doris Silbert Professor in Humanities and Professor of Philosophy and Buddhist Studies; Chair, Department of Philosophy, Director, Five College Tibetan Studies in India Program, Smith College and Visiting Professor of Buddhist Philosophy, Harvard Divinity School
Chair: Kabir Saxena
The talk presents a Buddhist analysis of non-violence in a way relevant to our contemporary life. Prof. Garfield will start with an explanation of how violence manifests in the contemporary world; then develop a Buddhist analysis of that violence and its causes; and ask how a Buddhist ethical framework determines our responsibilities as agents in the context of that violence and a path to its eradication
SUNDAY 22 TO 31
EXHIBITION ■ ART GALLERY, KAMALADEVI COMPLEX FROM 11:00 TO 19:00
Premola’s Wonderland
A glimpse into the personal and magical world of Premola Ghose
Inauguration by Shri N.N. Vohra, Life Trustee, IIC on Saturday, 21 January 2023 at 18:30
Exhibition on view from 22 to 31 January 2023, 11:00 to 19:00 daily
SUNDAY 22
PERFORMANCE ■ C.D. DESHMUKH AUDITORIUM AT 18:30
IIC ANNUAL DAY 2023
Songs of Love, Longing and Separation
The Langa and Manganiar are both hereditary musician communities from Western Rajasthan, and have a rich and varied musical repertoire handed down from generations. Songs of longing and separation are one of the most evocative of their repertoire, as is the case in many musical traditions of India. These range from romantic songs sung at weddings for the patrons, devotional songs pining for the divine lover, or those that are part of romantic ballads among others
An evening with Multan Khan Manganiar; Askar Khan Langa and Sardar Khan Langa (vocals & Sindhi sarangi); Firoz Khan Manganiar (vocal & dholak); and Ghewar Khan Manganiar (vocals & kamaicha)
Conceptualised and curated by Shubha Chaudhuri
MONDAY 23
DISCUSSION ■ CONFERENCE ROOM I AT 18:30
India and Egypt in the New Middle East
Speakers: Amb. Navdeep Suri, Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation and former Indian Ambassador to Egypt; Prof. P.R. Kumaraswamy, Centre for West Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Shri Atul Aneja, Editor, India Narrative who has reported conflicts from Baghdad, Beirut and Cairo
Chair: Indrani Bagchi, CEO, Ananta Centre
The visit of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to Delhi as an honoured guest at the 2023 Republic Day celebrations marks an important moment in the evolution of relations between Delhi and Cairo. India and Egypt today reconnect at a moment very different from the Nehru-Nasser era in the second half of the 20th century. The discussion will explore the contours of a renewed partnership between India and Egypt
(Collaboration: Asia Society Policy Institute, New Delhi)
MONDAY 23
DISCUSSION ■ SEMINAR ROOMS I TO III, KAMALADEVI COMPLEX AT 18:30
Discussion on the book Science in Sanskrit Scriptures by the author Yash Gupta
Chair: K.N. Srivastava, Director IIC
Names of the discussants will be announced on the website
TUESDAY 24 JANUARY TO 7 FEBRUARY 2023
EXHIBITION ■ GANDHI-KING MEMORIAL PLAZA FROM 11:00 TO 19:00
Nature in Bronze
A sculpture park to celebrate the centenary year of Amar Nath Sehgal, South Asian Modern artist and sculptor
Presented by the Amar Nath Sehgal Private Collection
Inauguration on Monday, 23 January 2023 at 18:30
The exhibition is on view from 24 January to 7 February 2023, from 11:00 to 19:00 daily
(Collaboration: Amar Nath Sehgal Trust)
TUESDAY 24
PERFORMANCE ■ C.D. DESHMUKH AUDITORIUM AT 18:00
IIC DOUBLE BILL DANCE RECITALS
At 18:00
Sattriya Recital
By Mridusmita Das from Delhi, disciple of Guru Bhuban Bora and Guru RamkrishnaTalukdar
At 19:00
Bharatanatyam Recital
By Suhail Bhan from Delhi, disciple of Guru Justin McCarthy
FRIDAY 27
DISCUSSION ■ SEMINAR ROOMS I TO III, KAMALADEVI COMPLEX AT 14:00
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Data for Development: Actionable data for Actionable Insight
By Nigel Kevin Schmalkuche and Rekha Swamy
Details to be announced on the website
FRIDAY 27
TALK ■ CONFERENCE ROOM I AT 18:30
FRONTIERS OF HISTORY/MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION
Ravi Shankar: The Indian Sun who Rose in the East
Illustrated lecture by Oliver Craske, author of Indian Sun: The Life and Music of Ravi Shankar which was published to acclaim in 2020. During a career in book publishing, Craske had collaborated with Shankar on his memoir Raga Mala and has edited other books on subjects including Einstein, The Beatles, cricket and art collecting
Chair: Anita Singh, Vice-Chairperson and Director, Indian Music Society
Accounts of the sitarist and composer Ravi Shankar (1920-2012) usually focus on his groundbreaking achievements in popularizing Indian music overseas. His biographer Oliver Craske argues that his achievements within India, which are less lauded today, were equally significant and are essential to an understanding of the man who was perhaps India’s most important cultural figure of the 20th century
MONDAY 30
DISCUSSION ■ CONFERENCE ROOM I AT 17:00
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Nehru and the Spirit of India
By Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee (Penguin Random House: 2022)
Details of discussants to be announced on the website
MONDAY 30
TALK ■ CONFERENCE ROOM II AT 18:30
MAPPING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
Coordinated by Shri Siraj Hussain
Sustainability of Palm Oil
Speaker: Shri Ashwin Selvaraj, Deputy Director Market Transformation, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)
Chair: Shri Siraj Hussain, former Union Agriculture Secretary
The talk will highlight the challenges and opportunities in mainstreaming sustainability in the oil palm sector and what the experience has been on this subject so far. India has a critical role to play in the oil palm sector and such opportunities help in creating awareness and provide one with inspiration to continue the engagement with the relevant public sector and private sector stakeholders
PuppetOscope-Puppet Film Festival: 3 to 5 February 2023
A festival of award winning Indian and international feature films, shorts and documentaries organised in collaboration with KatKatha Puppet Trust. The festival includes film screenings, workshops, interactive sessions with leading puppeteers and an exhibition
Details of the festival will be announced on the website; programme card for February 2023; and by email
