Dance with Space
An evening of dance appreciation inviting viewers to look “into dance” rather than look “at dance”.
Presented by Malavika Sarukkai, eminent Bharatanatyam artist

Accompanying Artists: Neela Sukhanya, Nattuvangam; Krithika Aravind, Vocal; Nellai Balaji, Mridangam; Venkat Subramaniam, Violin

Light Designer: Sharad Kulshreshta

The lecture-demonstration 'Dance with Space' by senior artist Malavika Sarukkai will investigate the artistic and creative choices while envisioning dance. The evening will explore her technique of "DanceSpeak", a personal language of dance nurtured through her intense deliberations in Bharatanatyam over decades. Dance with Space will explore the intellectual rigour that goes into Malavika Sarukkai's dance, the creative choice in movements, the quality of intent that embodies the moment, manodharma (imagination), which becomes a critical element to sustain dance afresh and her close artistic interaction with her team of musicians. The evening will be both a celebration and cerebration.
 

Book Discussion Group  

Meet the Author:  Dr Vikas Swarup, writer and retired diplomat of the Indian Foreign Service

Chair: K. N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC

Moderator: Prof. Malashri Lal, Convener, English Advisory Board, Sahitya Akademi 

(Collaboration: Ministry of Culture, Govt of India and Sahitya Akademi)
 

POSTPONED

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP 

From Manuscript to Memory, Safeguarding Living Heritage; Tangible and Natural Heritage Sites of Incredible India 
By Ramesh C. Gaur; Mayank Shekhar; Archana Lochan, Ashna Kumar and Mayank Singh; Sadhish Sharma

Discussants: Dr. Arvind Kumar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Culture, GoI; Dr. Sachchidanand Joshi, Member Secretary, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA); Yadubir Singh Rawat, Director General, Archaeological Survey of India; Dr. Sandhya Purecha, Chairman, Sangeet Natak Akademi; Tim Curtis, Director and Representative, UNESCO Regional Office for South Asia

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); Vinay Pratap Singh, Chairperson, Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB); Aparna Arora, Chairperson, Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) (TBC)

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)

POSTPONED! 
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.

The talk has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances, the inconvenience is regretted.

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)

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 here : 

On 6th September Lecture Room No.2 & 7th September Lecture Room No.1 (Annexe Building)

(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)

Moderator: Prof. Kunal Chakravarti, Professor of History, JNU

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