Combating War by Art and Poetry

By Mandira Ghosh (Authorspress, 2025)

Discussants: Sunit Tandon, Former Director, IHC; Prof. Radha Chakravarty, Writer, Critic & Translator; Prof. Swati Pal, Principal and Professor, Janki Devi Memorial College, University of Delhi; Poonam Surie, Adjunct Fellow, Institute of Chinese Studies; Dr. Rumki Basu, Former Professor, Jamia Millia Islamia, Kavita Singhal, Poet, Social worker and educator; Mandira Ghosh, Poet, Author & Researcher & Author of the book

Chair: Dr. Amarendra Khatua, Former Secretary, MEA & DG, ICCR & Poet

The Thousand Years War: Russia and the West.

By Achala Moulik (Har-Anand Publications, 2025)

Discussants: H.E Mr. Denis Alipov, Russian Ambassador (Guest of Honour); Prof. Archana Upadhyay, Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies, JNU; Dipanjan Roy -Chaudhuri, Diplomatic Editor of Economic Times; Dr. Achala Moulik, Author of the book

Chair: K. N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC

A Mother’s Reflections: A Heartwarming Journey of Love, Unyielding Strength, And Championing Inclusivity

By Shanti Auluck (Hay House, 2024)

Discussants: Ms Shalini Sinha, Asia strategic lead, WIEGO and Asia board member, International centre for Research on Women; Mayank Sapra, Advocate on record, Supreme Court of India; Neera Chawla, Director Muskaan; Prof Megha Dhillon, Dept of Psychology, LSR college; Dr Shanti Auluck, Chairperson & Founder, Muskaan & Author of the book

Chair: Aradhana Lal, Sr. Vice President, Sustainability & ESG, Lemon Tree Hotels

Speakers: Mr. Nitin Desai, former UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs; Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj, former Indian Permanent Representative to the UN in New York; Gen. Satish Nambiar, former Force Commander and Head of Mission of UNPROFOR, the UN Protection Force in the former Yugoslavia; Dr. Shashi Tharoor, former UN Under-Secretary-General for Public Information; and youth representative

(Collaboration: The United Nations, India)

An exhibition celebrating the legacy of twelfth-century Buddhist philosopher Atīśa Dīpaṃkara, through relics from Dzongkar Choede Monastery, Karnataka; photographs tracing his journeys curated by Prof. Shashibala, Dean, K.M. Munshi Centre for Indology, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan; and manuscripts of his works from the Dharmarajika Bouddha Kristi Prachar Sangha, Bangladesh.

Inauguration on Friday 21st at 11:00 am

The exhibition will be on view until 30 November from 11:00 to 19:00

This conference on the Buddhist philosopher Atīśa Dīpaṃkara will explore his roles as scholar, reformer and spiritual leader. Born in present-day Bangladesh c. 982, Atīśa travelled to Southeast Asia to study from Guru Serlingpa/Dharmakirti. As Abbot of Vikramshila, he was invited to Tibet to teach Buddhadharma. Practitioners and academics will speak of Atīśa’s life, and of how he contributed to our understanding of mindfulness and the guru-shishya relationship

(Organised by IIC- International Research Division in collaboration with the Centre for Escalation of Peace, Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, Ritinjali and Pallavan Learning Centre)

By Uditha Devapriya

The talk explores the multifaceted legacy of Sri Lanka’s most celebrated writer, critic, and thinker. Examining how Wickramasinghe — through his novels, essays, and cultural writings — became a bridge between indigenous traditions and modern thought.

Uditha Devapriya is a Sri Lankan researcher, author, and analyst whose work spans culture, politics, and international relations. A former Chief Analyst at Factum think tank and IVLP fellow, he writes extensively on South Asian art, history, and geopolitics

Flute Recital

By Saurabh Banaudha from Lucknow, son & disciple of Guru Late Pt. Niranjan Prasad

Accompanist: Daksh Makwana (Tabla)

At 18.30

Hindustani Vocal Recital

By Debraj Gupta from Kolkata, disciple of Pt. Pt Aniruddha Bhattacharya,

Accompanist: Subrata Dandapat (Tabla)

Duration: (50 min;2010; English)

(Collaboration: Raza Foundation)