Speakers: Shri Shiv Shankar Mukherjee, former Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, South Africa and Namibia and former Ambassador to Egypt and Nepal; and Mr. Cedrick Crowley, Acting High Commissioner of South Africa

Discussant: Dr. John Cherian, former Foreign Affairs Editor, Frontline

Moderator: Shri Suhas Borker, Convener, Working Group on Alternative Strategies and Trustee, IIC

(Collaboration: Working Group on Alternative Strategies)

By Elia Cecino, award-winning young pianist from Italy

The artist will present a programme of works by Frederic Chopin; Franz Liszt; O. Sciortino; and Johannes Brahms

(Collaboration: Delhi Music Society)

Hindustani Vocal Recital

By Dr Sarita Pathak Yajurvedi from Delhi, disciple of Sulochana Brahaspati

 

At 19:00

Kathak Recital

By Sinjini Kulkarni from Delhi, granddaughter and disciple of late Pt.Birju Maharaj.

Sarod Recital

By Mayukh Gangopadhyay from Kolkata, a disciple of Shri Sohom Chatterjee, Dr. Troilee Dutta, and Pandit Abhik Mukherjee.

 

At 19:00

Sattriya Duet Recital

By Dipjyoti Das and  Dipankar Arandhara from Assam ,disciple of Ramkrishna Talukdar, Boby Rani Talukdar and Dolly Rani Talukdar  

 

Unravelling: Poems
By Rachna Joshi (Authorspress: 2024)
 
Discussants: Dr. Rita Malhotra, mathematician, poet, essayist, and translator; Ms Sanjula Sharma, poet, researcher and writer; and Ms Rachna Joshi, poet and reviewer and author of this volume of poems

Chair: Ms Rajni Sekhri Sibal, former Secretary,Govt. of Insia, writer and poet

Speakers: Prof. C.R. Babu, Professor Emeritus, Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystems (CEMDE), University of Delhi; Shri Rajendra Ravi, Co-ordinator, People’s Resource Centre; Prof. Shreekant Gupta, former Professor, Delhi School of Economics and IPCC author; Dr. Yogita Shukla, Founder and CEO, addGEO Foundation; Shri T.K. Shah, Member, Green Circle of Delhi; and Col. Anuj Srivastava (Retd.), architect and heritage conservationist
 
Chair: Shri Suhas Borker, Founder Member, Green Circle of Delhi and Trustee, IIC
 
The programme will commence with the release of the book edited by Rajendra Ravi, Exploring New Urbanism – Food, Farm and Wastelessness (Bookwell, New Delhi: 2024)
 
The occasion marks the 88th anniversary of Lodhi Garden and the 32nd anniversary of Green Circle of Delhi. NDMC Horticulture Department will present a sapling to each participant, kindly please bring a cloth/jute carry bag
 
(Collaboration: Green Circle of Delhi)

Speaker: Adv. Dr. Muktesh Chander, IPS (Retd.), Special Monitor for Cybercrime and Artificial Intelligence, National Human Rights Commission

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

In the ever expanding digital landscape, cyber crimes is an every growing menace that millions face each day. The fastest-growing crime worldwide, as technology improves, cyber criminals get bolder, innovating new methods to cheat people.Dr. Chander who has specialised in Cyber Security will address some of these methods and highlight the importance of netizen awareness and the need to take certain cyber safety precautions.
 

Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Pt. Satyasheel Deshpande
 
Followed by
Phool ka Chhand (86 min; 2024)
A film on Kumar Gandharva by Amit Dutta
Produced by Raza Foundation and Takshila Sansthan
 
Organised in collaboration with The Raza Foundation and Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, the programmes mark the concluding event of the year-long centenary celebrations