The Golden Thread

01 August 2025, 06:30 pm
The Golden Thread
Programme Type
Films and Exhibitions
Venue
C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC main building

(86 min;2022; Hindi, Bengali with English subtitles)

A film by Nishtha Jain, a leading documentary filmmaker from India

Winner of the Best Feature Documentary, MIFF 2024 ,Best Sound Design, MIFF 2024, Best Documentary, 42nd Bergamo Film Meeting, Italy 2024 and many others

Outside Kolkata a few jute mills crank on, virtually unchanged since the industrial revolution. Powered by steam and sweat, work is a dance to the rhythms of the century-old machines. The Golden Thread follows the weft and warp of jute work, weaving the 'fibre of the future' with the dreams and desperations of its workers.

Applications for Short Term Associate Membership (STAM) 2025-26

Applications for Short Term Associate Membership (STAM) 2025-26
Start Date
07 July 2025, 12:00 am


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The last date for the receipt of filled-in application form is 30 September 2025.

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Secretary IIC

Concert of Opera Arias and Art songs

31 July 2025, 06:30 pm
Concert of Opera Arias and Art songs
Programme Type
Cultural
Venue
C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC main building

Celebrating the Life of Situ Singh Buehler (1948–2025), a pioneer in Western classical music education, she spent over 25 years nurturing the performing arts in India and helped build Delhi into a hub for international music training and appreciation.

Carrying forward her extraordinary legacy, this concert showcases soloists from the Lyric Ensemble of Delhi, featuring repertoire from the Baroque to the Romantic, the music that Situ spent her life teaching us to love.

(Collaboration: Lyric Ensemble of Delhi)

AAJ KAVITA

30 July 2025, 06:00 pm
AAJ KAVITA
Programme Type
Cultural
Venue
Annexe Lecture Room II, IIC Annexe

Poetry Reading by Ranjana Argade from Ahmedabad, Shobha Akshar, Vimal Kumar and Vinod Bharadwaj, all from Delhi

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

30 July 2025, 06:00 pm
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Conference Room II, IIC main building

Interrogating Marginalities across Disciplinary Boundaries: Colonial and Post-colonial India

Edited By Anna Bochkovskaya, Sanjukta Das Gupta, and Amit Prakash (Routeledge; 2024)

Discussants: Prof. Vinita Damodaran, South Asian History, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK; Prof. Nasreen Chowdhory, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi; Prof. Surinder Singh Jodhka, Centre for the Study of Social Systems, JNU; Prof. Anna Bochkovskaya, Editor of the Book; Prof. Sanjukta Das Gupta, Editor of the Book; Prof. Amit Prakash, Editor of the Book

Chair: Neera Chandhoke, Former Professor of Political Science, University of Delhi

Europe’s Security Push: Opportunities for India–EU Defence Industrial Collaboration

29 July 2025, 06:30 pm
Europe’s Security Push: Opportunities for India–EU Defence Industrial Collaboration
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Seminar Rooms 1,2,3

Speakers:  H.E. Ambassador Philipp Ackermann, German Ambassador to India; Ambassador Anil Wadhwa, Former Indian Ambassador to Italy, Poland, Oman and Thailand; and Mr. Ashish Rajvanshi, CEO, Adani Defence and Aerospace

Moderator: Vishnu Som, Group Executive Editor and Senior Anchor, NDTV
Chair:  Mr. Shishir Priyadarshi, President, Chintan Research Foundation

This discussion will examine the European Union’s renewed focus on security and defence and explore the emerging opportunities for Indian companies in this evolving landscape

Registration Link:  https://forms.office.com/r/RGvRdQhYcq

(Collaboration: Chintan Research Foundation)

‘A Tale to begin with’

29 July 2025, 06:30 pm
‘A Tale to begin with’
Programme Type
Films and Exhibitions
Venue
C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC main building

(81 mins; English and Odiya; 2024)

Directed by Bishweshwar Das, a documentary film maker from Cuttack

A tribute to the grand old man of Indian poetry, Jayanta Mahapatra, the film is interspersed between his poems and the journeys he made in the last year of his life. The only film made on Jayanta da, is supported by The Raza Foundation, Munin Borkotoki Memorial Trust and others.

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

29 July 2025, 06:00 pm
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Conference Room I, IIC main building

The Prime Minister: Discourses in Indian Polity

By Dr. Anil Singh (Kaveri Books: 2014)

Discussants: Shri. B. P. Singh, Former Governor of Sikkim and Former Home Secretary, GoI; Prof. M. P. Singh, Honorary Senior Fellow, Centre for Multilevel Federalism, Formerly Professor, Department of Political Science University of Delhi; Prof. Prateek Sharma, Vice Chancellor, Delhi Technical University; Prof. Sushma Yadav, Member of Justice (Retd.) KG Balakrishnan Commission, Former Vice Chancellor, BPS Mahila Vishwavidyalaya; Former Pro Vice Chancellor, Central University Haryana; Sh. K.C. Tyagi, Senior Politician, Former Member of Parliament and Dr. Anil Singh, Editor, STAR Views and author of the book.

Vinyl Visions: Exploring the Dynamic Art of Film Soundtrack Album Covers

26 July 2025, 11:00 am
Vinyl Visions: Exploring the Dynamic Art of Film Soundtrack Album Covers
Programme Type
Films and Exhibitions
Venue
Art Gallery, IIC Annexe
End Date
01 August 2025, 07:00 pm

Curated by Munjarita Mondal

Covers from the collection of Arunabha Ghosh

This exhibition creates a sensory journey through the art of the album cover—where sight, touch, and sound converge. It explores how the physicality of records—their sleeves, textures, and imagery—evokes a personal, almost ritualistic connection to music. As described by Arunabha Ghosh, these objects become vessels of memory, linking past experiences through sensation. In contrast to today’s digital world, the exhibition invites viewers to rediscover music’s tangible presence through the intimate handling of albums.

Inauguration of the exhibition on Friday, 25 July 2025 at 18:30 hours

Rumi Meets Kabeer

25 July 2025, 06:30 pm
Rumi Meets Kabeer
Programme Type
Cultural
Venue
C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC main building

A Mehfil of Mystic Poetry, Dastangoi and Music

A specially curated mehfil that brings together the poetic worlds of two timeless mystics: Jalaluddin Rumi and Sant Kabeer.

Performers: Ashwin ‘Afraad’, a national award-winning actor for the acclaimed Marathi film Shwaas; and Sawani Shikhare, a classically trained vocalist under Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar