How do we annihilate caste?

Moderator:  Suhas Borker, Convener, Working Group on Alternative Strategies

Discussants: Prof N. Sukumar, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi; Prof  Y. S. Alone, Professor of Visual Studies, School of Arts and Aesthetics, JNU; Prof  Sumeet  Mhaskar, Fulbright-Nehru Fellow, Department of Anthropology, University of Stanford (Online); Prof Ram Chandra, Professor of Hindi,  Centre of Indian Languages, JNU; Dr Rehnamol P. R., Associate Professor, Jindal Global Law School, O. P. Jindal Global University; Disha Wadekar, Advocate, Supreme Court of India  and member of CEDE (Community for the Eradication of Discrimination in Education and Employment)

The discussion is part of the series on Social Justice and Empowerment started in 2010 and held every year on 1 May to commemorate the life and work of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar

(Collaboration:  Maharashtra Sanskritik ani Rannaniti Adhyayan Samiti and Working Group on Alternative Strategies)

The Iran War: Geopolitics at the Edge of a New World Order

The ongoing tensions surrounding Iran signal a critical inflection point in global geopolitics, with far-reaching implications for regional stability, energy security, and shifting power alignments. The discussion will explore how these developments may reshape the contours of an emerging world order.

Chair:  Amb Saurabh Kumar, Former Ambassador of India to EU and Iran  

Discussants: Prof. (Dr.) C. Raja Mohan, Visiting Research Professor, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore;  ; U.K. Sinha, Former civil servant and Former Chairperson, SEBI; Happymon Jacob,  Distinguished Visiting Professor, Shiv Nadar University, Founder & Director, Council for Strategic and Defence Research, Editor, INDIA’S WORLD magazine. 

Chair : Shri Ashok Vajpeyi
Poet, critic and editor. Managing and life Trustee, The Raza Foundation

Talk by Dr. Hermann Kreutzmann

Prof. Emeritus Dr. Hermann Kreutzmann,  held the Chair of Human Geography at Freie Universitat Berlin until March 2020. His main research interest is regionally located in Central and South Asia ; the topics range from development studies, high mountain research, mobility and migration to political geography and minority issues. Empirical research has been implemented for more than 40 years resulting in more than 25 books and 250 plus published research papers.

Talk by Prof. Shekhar Pathak
Remembering Pundit Nain Singh Rawat who began in journey with Schlangitweit brothers

Professor Shekhar Pathak is a historian. He is a former professor of History at Kumaun University, Nainital and has been a Nehru Fellow at the Centre for Contemporary Studies at the Nehru Memorial, Teen Murti, New Delhi. He founded the People’s Association for Himalaya Area Research (PAHAR) in 1983. He is an intrepid traveler of the Himalayas and has worked on several aspects of Himalayan history such as local movements, freedom struggle, personalities and culture of Uttarakhand etc.
 

Nature Walk at IIC – Know the Wondrous Trees of IIC

Learn about the varied trees of IIC with Kavita Prakash, tree lover, walk leader and self-taught naturalist.

Exclusively for IIC Members, on a first-come, first-served basis.

Registrations now closed

To register for the same, please email apo3@iicdelhi.in by 20th April 2026. A confirmation email will soon be shared with you thereafter with additional details of the walk.
 

Nuclear Power in India: Rationale for the SHANTI Act

Speaker: Dr. Ravi B Grover, Member of Atomic Energy Commission, Chairman of the Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences and Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI).

Chair: Amb. D. B. Venkatesh Verma, Former India’s Ambassador to Spain, Russia, and to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva.

Discussants: Mr. Ramadurai Raghavan, Vice President & Head – Power Business Unit. Tata Consulting Engineers Limited; Dr D K Shukla, Former Chairman, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board; Ajay Shankar, Former Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP)

India’s Strategic Autonomy : A Special Feature 
Edited by Pankaj Saran & Raj Kumar Sharma (NatStrat India, 2026)

Shyam Saran, President, IIC in conversation with Pankaj Saran, Convenor, Natstrat

Discussants: Dr Shamika Ravi, Member PM’s Economic Advisory Council; Amb. Jawed Ashraf, Chairman, ITPO;Vice Admiral S J Singh, DG, USI; Suhasini Haider, Journalist.

Concluding address M.J.Akbar, Author and Former Minister

Morning Twilight: Poems
 

By Jayshree Misra Tripathi (Speaking Tiger, 2026)

Chair: Dr. Amarendra Khatua, Former Diplomat, Author and Poet

Discussants:  Prof Kalyani Dutta, Translator and Academic; Dr. Sanjeev Chopra, Historian, Columnist and Festival Director; Mandira Ghosh, Poet, Author and Researcher and Jayshree Misra Tripathi, Writer, Former Educationist & Author of the book

Cancelled

A Symphony of Discordant Notes: Navigating Evolving Technologies, Copyright Law, and Age-Old Indian Music

Discussants: Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Sr. Counsel, Supreme Court of India; Mr. Ameet Datta, Founder, ADP Law Offices; Neel Mason, Counsel, Delhi High Court and Supreme Court of India; Adarsh Ramanujan, Counsel, Delhi High Court and Supreme Court of India and others

Moderator: Saikrishna Rajagopal, Managing Partner, Saikrishna & Associates
 

This discussion fosters a cross-disciplinary dialogue involving Indian music and legal experts to deconstruct the friction between modern studio practices and the demands of the evolving copyright framework. By examining the journey of a track from creation to commercialisation, the panel will attempt to identify, simplify, and possibly solve for the complexities of copyright law when dealing with the uniqueness and centuries old heritage of Indian music.

(Collaboration: Saikrishna & Associates)
 

Kamalini Samārādhanam
 

Smt. Kamalini Nagarajan Dutt, a pioneer in intangible heritage archiving, creating the Doordarshan Central Archives and also a reputed dancer, choreographer, guru, scholar, television producer and mentor to many. This programme is a tribute to her enduring legacy on the first anniversary of her passing.

Choreographies mentored by Kamalini Nagarajan Dutt and performed by Guru Sharon Lowen, Hemanta Kumar Kalita, Divya Goswami and Dr. S.Vasudevan of Manasa-Art Without Frontiers Dancers

(Collaboration: Manasa-Art Without Frontiers Dancers)