Book Discussion Group

Illustrated Abhidhamma: Buddhist Inputs for Artificial Intelligence

By Chandra B Verma

Guest of Honour: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Hon'ble Minister of Culture and Tourism, Govt. of India

Chair: K. N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC

Discussants: Prof. Sangit Kumar Ragi, Professor & Former Head, University of Delhi; Dr. Ravindra Singh Bisht, Former Joint Director General & Archaeologist, ASI; Dr V. N. Ojha; Former Chief Scientist (G) & Division Head, CSIR-NPL; Prof. C. B. Varma, Author of the book

The eligibility criteria for submitting applications are as follows: 

a)    Qualification

Graduate with 1 year Diploma / Certificate course in Kitchen Management/ kitchen Stewarding/ Food Service Management

b)    Responsibilities

•    Supervision, monitoring and training of kitchen stewards / utility staff including yearly FSSAI and other periodical trainings.
•    Cleanliness & Sanitation: Maintain cleanliness and sanitization of all kitchens, storage, and waste areas in compliance with the food safety regulations.
•    Kitchen hygiene: To ensure high level of hygiene in all kitchen areas.
•    Equipment & Dishwashing: Proper cleaning of all kitchen equipment’s and ensure that it is well maintained. Daily temperature recording of all cold storage.
•    Inventory Management: Manage Inventory of Kitchen cleaning supplies and equipments..
•    Waste Management: Oversee the proper segregation, storage, and timely disposal of kitchen garbage in compliance with the instructions of municipal authorities.
•    Pest Control and Fumigation: Keep a weekly/ regular track of fumigation and ensure all cooking areas are pest free.
•    Cross Department Coordination: Liaise with the other departments for implementation of mandatory compliances.
•    Ensure COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) and safe handling of commercial cleaning chemicals is done properly.

c)    Experience

3 to 5 years of experience in stewarding section of a reputed hotel/resort/restaurant with at least 1 year in a supervisory capacity.

d)    Age

25 – 35 Years*

e)    Remuneration     

Monthly remuneration Rs.50,000/- 

*Relaxable in case of deserving candidates

All applications along with CV/supporting documents and a passport size photograph are to be submitted by hand, email or by post to: Administration Department, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi – 110003 (E-mail – careers@iicdelhi.in) latest by 03.08.2026.

The Democracy to Come

Ambedkar, Fanon, and the Time of Counter-Revolution  

Speaker: Dr Aishwary Kumar, Professor of History of Political Thought and Institutions, and Director of The Democracy Institute at Cal Poly Pomona, Chair, The GIFT Project and the American Institutions Common Core

Chair: Dr Mujibur Rehman, faculty, Jamia Millia Central University, New Delhi

Introductory Remarks: Dr Usha Munshi, Chief Librarian, IIC

The concept of “counter-revolution” occupies a galvanizing place in B. R. Ambedkar’s political thought and moral psychology. Unlike nationalists of his time, Ambedkar rarely speaks of extreme violence and exploitation as a function simply of modern colonial bondage. Instead, for him, “inequality” is force, a spectrum of compulsions, a desire even. Which is why its cruelty can be grasped only as a counter-revolutionary form that alters our very relationship to time and authority. Counter-revolution as a neo-democratic form: this singular insight—what I call "the caste contract"—puts Ambedkar in an exemplary constellation of abolitionist thinkers on human freedom and moral judgment who return to us today with a dark urgency.