Music Appreciation Promotion
When the Twain Did Meet
A light-hearted exploration of some of the ways in which aspects of western classical music have interacted with and influenced Indian music making
Illustrated presentation by Sunit Tandon
When the Twain Did Meet
A light-hearted exploration of some of the ways in which aspects of western classical music have interacted with and influenced Indian music making
Illustrated presentation by Sunit Tandon
The Winning Culture: Lessons from the Indian Army to Transform Your Business
By Neeraj Bali (Macmillan: 2023)
The author, Maj. Gen. Neeraj Bali (retd.) will be in conversation with Praveen Swami, journalist
Illustrated lecture by Naresh Fernandes, Editor, scroll.in and author of Taj Mahal Foxtrot: The Story of Bombay’s Jazz Age (2017)
Introduction: Dr. Shubha Chaudhuri, Associate Director General (Academic) at Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology, AIIS
In the 1950s and '60s, as the US and USSR battled for global supremacy, India was turned into a musical battleground. The US decided to deploy a most unusual weapon in Asia and Africa: jazz. In an attempt to win hearts and minds, the State Department dispatched some of America's best musicians around the Third World. Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington, Red Nichols and others performed the subcontinent to demonstrate through their music the openness and dialogue that was at the heart of the American way of life.
This presentation, with photos and musical clips, will retrace those swinging journeys
(Collaboration: Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology, American Institute of Indian Studies)
Valedictory Session
Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC
Valedictory Address: Dr Karan Singh, Former Minister, Government of India
(Organised by IIC-International Research Division)
This two-day international conference delineates the journeys of scholars, travellers, merchants, musicians and painters across Asia for over two millennia. These speak of individual enterprise and innovation, and tell us about histories of interaction that have shaped our cultural landscapes and ways of life today.
Inaugural Session
Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC
Welcome Remarks: Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC
Introduction to the Conference: Dr. Sudha Gopalakrishnan, Executive Director, IIC-International Research Division
Keynote Address: ‘Port Cities and Mobility in Early Modern Asia’
Professor Sanjay Subrahmanyam, Distinguished Professor & Irving and Jean Stone Endowed Chair in Social Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Buddha dhamma was one of the ascetic movements that rose in the middle of the first millennium BCE. How did Buddhism spread across the subcontinent and the world? Relic and image worship were important features in this expansion. Stupas were built to enshrine the relics in reliquaries and caskets which were kept inside specially made chambers. With the development of archaeology in the 19th century, many of the stupa sites were ‘excavated’ and reported about extensively, creating widespread interest.
This exhibition narrates the story of both the enshrinement of relics in stupas from the 3rd century BCE onwards, and the search for relics in the 19th and 20th centuries through the practice of archaeology and relic diplomacy in the colonial period. On view are archival photographs and texts.
Curated by Prof. Himanshu Prabha Ray and with the support of Prof. Gitanjali Surendran
Inauguration by Shri N.N. Vohra, Life Trustee, IIC on Thursday, 22 February 2024 at 17.00
As part of this exhibition, there will be a talk on 4 March 2024 at 18:30 in Conference Room I on
The Search for the Buddha’s Relics
Illustrated lecture by Prof. Himanshu Prabha Ray, author and historian, currently Research Fellow, Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, Oxford and Routledge Series Editor, Archaeology and Religion in South Asia
The search for relics of the Buddha is a fascinating story of irretrievable transformation of an ancient religious practice dating from the 3rd century BCE Mauryan period in the 19th and 20th centuries as brick mounds indicating ancient stupas yielded their treasures of gems, gold and coins to indiscriminate diggers and adventurers. The talk will provide a context and the background to the IIC photo exhibition in the Quadrangle Garden
(Organised by IIC-International Research Division)
A discussion on Media Neutrality in Reporting Elections
Speakers: Kumar Ketkar, writer, politician, journalist and Chief Editor, Dainik Divya Marathi; Ashutosh, journalist and former politician; Saba Naqvi, independent journalist and Visiting Professor, Jindal School of Journalism, O.P. Jindal Global University; and Ajay Gudavarthy, political theorist, analyst, columnist, and Associate Professor Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University
(Collaboration: The Media Foundation)
Kathak Recital
By Nisha Kesari from Delhi, disciple of Guru Rani Khanam
At 19:00
Odissi Duet Recital
By Rudraprasad Swain and Ananya Parida from Orissa, disciple of Guru Aruna Mohanty and Guru Gangadhar Pradhan
A solo exhibition by Anupriya Roy from Delhi
On display are a combination of ink wash and water colour paintings and sketches that emerged from a Korean language learning stint in Delhi. Formally trained in Korean ink painting, the artist uses Korean techniques of brushwork and composition to landscapes, monuments, cafes and portraits, some imagined and others encountered in travel
Preview on Tuesday, 20 February 2024 at 18:30
As part of this exhibition, there will be a talk in the Annexe Lecture Room II on
24 February 2024 at 18:30
Korean Ink Painting
An illustrated lecture by Anupriya Roy, Visiting Faculty, Mass Communication Research Centre, AJK Jamia Millia Islamia