Panj Tirath
An illustrated talk by Amrit Gangar

Panj Tirath and a dialogue with the Mahatma: The Five Gandhian Places around the city of Surat and a yatra: Dharasana, Dandi, Haripura, Bardoli, and Vedchhi. Panj Tirath or the five pilgrimages are five places in close proximity to the city of Surat in South Gujarat that have the distinct imprint of Gandhian influences and activities. In July 2019, Amrit Gangar and a group of young architects and others embarked on a yatra vising the five places where they encountered optimistic octogenarian Gandhians, still actively involved with Gandhian thoughts and institutions

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)

A conversation between Indivar Kamtekar, Associate Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Kaushik Sinha Deb, All India Institute of Medical Sciences;  Sanjeev Jain, Emeritus Professor, NIMHANS; and Alok Sarin, Consultant Psychiatrist, Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research

Moderator: Ananya Mahapatra, Baba Saheb Ambedkar College and Hospital

The panel will explore the intersections between history and psychiatry, and also mark the formal launch of the website The Canvas Askew which is a compilation of the writings of Sanjeev and Alok about the intersections of mental health and history

For an Outstanding Woman Mediaperson of the Year

Followed by
B.G. Verghese Memorial Lecture

Work and Wages: Old Challenges in the Age of Automation and AI
To be delivered by T.N. Ninan, Editor and author

(Organised by The Media Foundation)

Speakers: Dr. Samir Parikh, Chairperson, Fortis National Mental Health Program, Fortis Healthcare; Karthika V.K. Publisher, Westland Books; Alpana Chaturvedi, Chief Executive Officer, MyLogistics Gurukul; Sujit Panigrahi, Founder and CEO, Sequoia Fitness and Sports Technology Pvt. Ltd.; and Jayshree Misra Tripathi, Concept Coordinator

Chair: Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC

Bharatanatyam Recital

By Sayani Chakraborty and Santanu Roy from Kolkata, disciples of Smt.  Rama Vaidyanathan and Shri. Samrat Dutta respectively.

At 19:00
Hindustani Vocal Recital

By Deepti Bansal from Delhi, disciple of Vidushi Savita Devi 
Accompanists: Pandit Bharat Bhushan Goswami (Sarangi); Shri Shokat Qureshi (Tabla) and Dr Ravi Pal (Harmonium) 

Conceptualised by Dr. Ashwani Kumar

From 14:00 to 17:00
Workshop:  Pain Clinic

To be conducted by Dr. Naveen Talwar; Ms Deepika Talwar; and Ms Vartika Singhal

Open to IIC members and staff members of IIC

At 18:00
Bone Health: Exercise and Bone Health

Speakers: Ms Deepika Chopra, Corrective High-performance Exercise Kinesiology (CHEK); Ms Vartika Singhal, Clinical Dietician, Certified Diabetes Educator & Sports Nutritionist

Risk Factors and Prevention of Osteoporosis & Osteoarthritis
Speaker: Dr. Naveen Talwar, Senior Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon, Fortis group of hospitals in NCR

Chair: Dr. Ashwani Kumar

A Way Within: Seven Years in a Himalayan Ashram

By Madhu Tandan (Speaking Tree: 2023)

The author will be In Conversation with Arundhathi Subramania

i, Salma: Selected Poems
By Salma; translated by K. Srilata and Shobhana Kumar (Red River: 2023)

Discussants: Sukrita Paul Kumar, poet, academic and critic; Salma, writer, poet and author of the book; K. Srilata, poet, translator, academic; Chandana Dutta, author, Editor and translator and  Shobhana Kumar, poet, translator and writer

ONLINE DISCUSSION 
 

Mahatma Gandhi and Sri Aurobindo

Edited by Ananta Kumar Giri (Imprint: Routledge India)

Discussants: Prof. Sebastian Velassery, former Professor, Dept. of Philosophy, Punjab University; Prof. Bindu Puri, Centre for Philosophy, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Prof. Ananta Kumar Giri, Madras Institute of Development Studies & author of the book

Chair:  Dr. Muhammud Maroof Shah, Writer and Scholar

Concert – Piano Recital

By Prof. Laurens Patzlaff, well-known pianist from Germany