CLEAN AIR DIALOGUES
International Clean Air Day 
Year-Round Action for Clear Skies – Evaluating Progress and Sustaining Momentum

Moderator: Sapika Panda Bhatt, Co-Founder, Raahgiri Foundation and Director, Nagarro
Discussants: Tarun Kumar Pithode, Member Secretary,CAQM; Vijay Kumar Bidhuri, Chairperson, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC); Ravindra Pratap Singh, Chairperson, Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB); Vinay Pratap Singh, Chairperson, Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB); Aparna Arora, Chairperson, Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB)
The session shall assess progress in improving regional air quality. It will highlight successful interventions and cross-border coordination, while exploring ways to sustain clean-air action throughout the year and prepare for the challenges of the winter season.

This is the fifth discussion in the series of dialogues under the umbrella of ‘Uniting Science, Health, Policy & People’

(Collaboration: Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) and Raahgiri Foundation)

Taş Tepeler – The Genesis of Myths: An Archaeological Talk by Prof. Necmi Karul
Speaker: Prof. Necmi Karul, Head of Prehistory at Istanbul University, Coordinator of the Taş Tepeler Project, and Director of the Göbeklitepe and Karahantepe excavations

Moderator: Prof. Ravi Korisetter, distinguished archaeologist and Adjunct Professor at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru.

The Taş Tepeler Neolithic Research Project, is rewriting the story of human history across an extraordinary archaeological landscape that also includes Göbeklitepe, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in South-eastern Türkiye. Over 12,000 years old, these remarkable Neolithic sites and the discoveries emerging from them are transforming our understanding of the origins of human civilization.  A cross-cultural conversation on archaeological discoveries, interpretations and the shared questions they raise about early human societies.

Entry for Registered participants, please register at  https://forms.gle/rxHpoK7N9sGuKyMP6 on our website

(Collaboration: Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye)

Changing Climate, Land & Life Interplay: Spatial Intelligence for Sustainable Futures
Spatial Approaches for Biodiversity, Agriculture, and Land Resilience in Emerging Economies

Context Setting: Dr Renu Swarup, Former Secretary to GoI

Authors presentation - Dr (s). P. S. Roy, Swati Basu, Sanjay Kumar on the rationale, spatial approaches, and key highlights
of the monograph.

Address by K. N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC; Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood, PSA, GoI; Dr. Vijay Kumar Saraswat, Ex Member of NITI Ayog

Moderator: P. S. Roy, Swati Basu and Sanjay Kumar
Discussants: Dr. Balakrishna Pisupati, Country Head, UNEP India; Dr. Ch. Srinivasa Rao, Director & Vice-Chancellor, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi; Dr. Rajarshi Dasgupta, School of Public Policy, IIT Delhi
(Organised by the IIC’s Sectoral Policy Group on Science and Technology under the Convenorship of Dr Renu Swarup)

Aa Manas Gujarati Lage Che (This man looks like a Gujarati)
Director: Prabodh Parikh
(2018;65 minutes; Gujarati with English subtitles)

Introduction by Prabodh Parikh

A film on eminent poet Sitanshu Yasashchandra.

(Collaboration: Raza Foundation)

SUNDAY 6 & 7

WORKSHOP ■ ANNEXE LECTURE ROOM I AT 18:00 ONWARDS
MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION
Cultural Confluence & Folk Songs Workshop with Mangka Mayanglambam
Learning Manipuri Folk Songs

A workshop with Mangka Mayanglambam, renowned Manipuri folk singer and Pena artist. Join in to experience the living traditions of the beautiful state of Manipur from India's North East through folk music.

Entry through registration only, kindly register at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdFK6Z8GOu9MLzTTTenSa_EGQgziA_LACDD8OSWiaFkotGurg/viewform

(Collaboration: Emerging North East Eco Forum (ENEEF)
 

Classical Vocal Recital
By Surmani Dr.Dattatreya Velankar, an accomplished Hindustani classical performer and the founder of Shadja Kala Kendra, Bangalore. Disciple of renowned Gwalior-Kirana Gharana maestro, Pt. Vinayak Torvi and Keertanacharya Lakshmandas Velankar will perform under the Sanskriti-Madhobi Chatterji Memorial Fellowship.
(Collaboration: Sanskriti Pratishthan)
 

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP 

Just Being: A Memoir (The India List)
By Romila Thapar (Seagull Books, 2026)

Discussants: Professor Kumkum Roy, Professor of History, formerly of JNU; Professor Neeladri Bhattacharya, Professor of History formerly of JNU; Ambassador TCA Raghavan, Former High Commissioner to Pakistan; Prof Romila Thapar, Author of the Book
 

Vision to Victory
Directed by Subroto Chattopadhyay
Presenters: Subroto Chattopadhyay, Maj. Gen. Anil P. Dere (Retd.)

Vision to Victory presents the nationwide 1971 campaign that liberated Bangladesh — political will, military action, diplomacy, intelligence and police work, the Bangladesh Government in Exile and the Mukti Bahini, coordinated under pressure. Built on 26 hours of testimony from war veterans, diplomats and intelligence professionals, with archival footage and tactical maps, it is a case study in institutional decision-making under extreme pressure. The presentation draws on years of research and will be followed by a Q&A.

(Collaboration: The Peninsula Studios)