THURSDAY, 1ST NOVEMBER

4:00 pm

Exhibitions:

Journeys
Installation of books and images by European travellers of the  17th, 18th and 19th centuries
From The India Collection
      
Installation of the Silk Route Map
By children of Mirambika School

Inauguration by Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Life Trustee, IIC and Chairperson, IIC-Asia Project
 
On view in Conference Room - I

The Crafted Tree
An installation of folk representation of birds, and other animals
By artisans of Dastkar

Lighting of lamp

Venue: Quadrangle Garden

5:00 pm

Form and Spirit, IIC at 50
Exhibition curated by Siddhartha Das
Designed by Siddhartha Das Studio

Inauguration by Shri Soli J. Sorabjee, President, IIC

On view in the Art Gallery, Kamaladevi Block

6:15 pm

Opening procession
Led by puppeteers of The Ishara Puppet Theatre Trust

6:30 pm

Inauguration of the Festival
By Shri Soli J. Sorabjee, President IIC

Genesis (Creation of Earth)
Legends of the indigenous people of India

Performed by The Ishara Puppet Theatre Trust
Directed and designed by Dadi D. Pudumjee

Puppeteers: Pawan Waghmare, Vivek Kumar, MD Shameem, Kumari Yadav
Music composed and performed by Harpreet Singh
Hindi script: Sohail Hashmi

8:00 pm

Food Festival: Gujarat - Farsan and the Sulaimani Table (only for iic members)

9:00 pm
The Contemporary Frame: A Festival of Films

The Bone Man (Der knochenmann; Austria)
(117 min; 2009; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Wolfgang Murnberger