THE IIC DOUBLE BILL DANCE RECITALS
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
Yeobseo: Postcards from Delhi
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
National Library Conclave on A.I. and Ethics: Perspectives from Industry and Academia
The National Conclave examines the relationship between ethics, artificial intelligence and data ecosystem and the extent of their integration with one another and with society. The Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology brings with it not only new understandings of our processing and application of data, but also opens new worlds for exploration and new pathways for science. Data science provides the data and tools that underpin the work of AI, while AI provides the power to automate tasks, create new data, uncover new or ‘hidden’ information in data, and enable predictions and decision-making.
Inaugural Session
Remarks by Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC; Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC; and Dr. Meenakshi Gopinath, Life Trustee, IIC
AI in the Industry: Factoring Citizen Centricity
Keynote Address by Dr. Shuktij S. Rao, Executive Director, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
Ensuring the Development of AI Based Intelligent information Systems for Education and Research
Keynote Address by Prof. Arpan K. Kar, Endowed Chair Professor, IIT Delhi; Chair – Corporate Affairs and Joint Faculty Appointment in the Yardi School of Artificial Intelligence (online)
Good Neighbours: Connecting People and Ideas in South Asia
Fireside Chat
Amb. Shyam Saran, President IIC and Cecile Fruman, Director, South Asia Regional Integration and Engagement, The World Bank
15:20 – 15:30
Presentation on “Good Neighbours”, a World Bank Report
By Nikita Singla, Consultant, South Asia Regional Integration and Engagement, The World Bank and Editor, The Good Neighbours
15:30 – 16:30
Panel discussion moderated by Mandakini Kaul, Regional Coordinator, South Asia, The World Bank (and Editor, The Good Neighbours Report)
Panelists: Swarnim Wagle, Member of Parliament, Nepal; Naina Lal Kidwai, Chairperson, India Sanitation Coalition; Pema Gyamtsho, Director General, The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Nepal; Jyoti Malhotra, senior journalist
(Collaboration: The World Bank)
Krishna Shati
A two-day seminar on the major Hindi writer, Krishna Sobti exploring her fictional world through her novels and stories, her vision as it evolved in a democratic India through her prose. Presentations will be made by Nandkishore Acharya (Bikaner) Madan Soni (Bhopal), Ashutosh Bhardwaj (Shimla), Geet Chaturvedi (Bhopal), Sushila Puri (Lucknow), Rohini Agrawal (Rohtak), Ravi Bhushan (Ranchi), Yogesh Shekhar (Gaya), Vinod Tiwari, Leeladhar Mandloi, Mridula Garg, Savita Singh, Suman Keshari, Poonam Arora, Priyadarshan, Rashmi Bharadwaj, Balkirti Kumari, Anushakti Singh, Biba Sobti (Delhi & NCR)
(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)
Kriti-SAMHiTA: The Plurality of Indian Knowledge Systems
Empathy, Intelligence and Love: Sita and Rama in a Miniature Painting from the Chamba Ramayana Folio (1760–1800)
Speaker: Prof. Alok Bhalla, critic, academic and poet
The speaker will 'read' one painting from the Chamba folio of Valmiki’s Ramayana in the Bhuri Singh Museum. The painting depicts a sublime incident that has rarely been imagined or interpreted. It offers a complex interpretation of the conversation in Panchavati Forest between Rama, Sita and Jatayu about the relation between kingship, nature and the sacred.
Thirteenth in a series of lectures organised by IIC-International Research Division with the support of the Ministry of External Affairs
Thinking DESIGN – The “I” Factor
Illustrated lecture by Edric Ong, President of the Atelier Society, Kuching, trained architect and artist. Ong is the author of Pua-Iban Weavings of Sarawak and Woven Dreams – two seminal books on the warp-ikat weaving. He is also the Hon. Secretary, World Batik Council and a consultant to UNESCO in its Award for Excellence for Handicrafts program
Shahjahanabad: Melting Pot of the Great Civilizations of Delhi – 15 to 18 February 2024
A four day festival organised in collaboration with Anjuman Taraqqi Urdu (Hindi). The festival focuses on the city of Delhi which has evolved continuously for four thousand years or so; the capital of kings and emperors from the ancient past, through its many avatars, from Indraprastha to Qila Rai Pithora, Lal Kot, Firozabad, Tughlaqabad, Shahjahanabad, Dilli, Dehli, Delhi and New Delhi. The festival includes talks, discussions, and performances.