Lecture and demonstration by Smt Bijoylaxmi Hota, a reputed integrated yoga therapist who has written eleven books on yoga and diet including the best seller, Yoga for Busy People

High blood pressure is a leading cause of death in the world today. A silent killer, it does not give any warning signs while continually damaging our internal systems, sometimes beyond repair. Medication is not the answer as it does not remove the real offender – stress. Besides drugs have their own typical unpleasant side effects. The right yoga on the other hand with specific asanas, pranayams, meditation, yogaindra and mantras provides lasting relief to the body, mind and psyche by removing both the cause as well as the symptoms effectively. Minor dietary changes will speed up the recovery
 

Panelists: Nandan Unnikrishnan, Distinguished Fellow, Euasia Studies, Observer Research Foundation; Dr. John Cherian, Contributing Editor (Foreign Affairs), The Frontline; and Sandip Lal, India Central Asia Foundation, New Delhi

Chair: Amb. K.P. Fabian, Professor, Symbiosis University and Indian Society of International Law

Russia invaded Ukraine on 24th February 2022. Washington took the lead in building a coalition of NATO and others to send arms and other supplies to Ukraine. America has already supplied arms worth about $25 billion since the war started. While no accurate estimate of casualties are available, the U.S. military has indicated a figure of 100,000 casualties on either side. The figure includes the dead and the wounded.

The war has impacted adversely on the global economy, particularly on the South with food prices going up. India has followed a calibrated policy of refusing to join the West in condemning or imposing sanctions on Russia while calling for a cease-fire to be followed by negotiations. Will India as Chair of G-20 be able to persuade the belligerents to agree to a cease-fire? The panel will examine these issues and look at the likely trajectory of the war 
 

Presentations by Prof. K. Warikoo, formerly Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University and Hon’y Secretary General, Himalayan Research and Cultural Foundation; Prof. Shashibala, Head, Indology Centre, Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan, New Delhi; Prof. Rajnish Mishra, School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Dr. Mahesh Ranjan Debata, Centre for Inner Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Gornyi Altai (part of Russian Siberia in mountainous Altai) is treated as sacred territory by its indigenous people since old times. The famed Sumeru Parvat is also located here. There are commonalities between the traditions and practices prevalent in Altai and in India. The discussion will outline some of these commonalities, highlighting the importance of these traditions and practices for the preservation of the eco-system and biodiversity

(Collaboration: Himalayan Research and Cultural Foundation)

A discussion with Shovana Narayan, senior Kathak artist, Guru and author; Amal Allana, theatre director; and Paresh Maity, well-known artist

Chair: Amb. Suresh Goel, former Director-General, Indian Council for Cultural Relations

The discussion will focus on the importance of using public spaces for the development and exposure of the arts in the three primary genres – visual including painting and sculpture; theatre; and performing arts

(Collaboration: Legends of India)

Hindustani Violin Recital

By Ustad Asghar Husain, son and disciple of Ustad Anwar Hussain and later of Ustad Gauhar Ali Khan, Ustad Zahoor Ahmed Khan and Ustad Iqbal Ahmed Khan

Accompanied by Ustad Akhtar on tabla

At 19:30
Folk Dances from Panama
Presented by Raíces Santeñas - Silvia Edith Leguisamo Guerra; Moises Elias Espino Pérez; Virginia Maria Quintero Morales; Caromi Eneida Marin Rodríguez; Luis Carlos Ceballos; and Carlos Alberto Garibaldo Ledezma; and Fidel Delis Murillo
 
(Organised by IIC-International Research Division)

Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC

Valedictory Address: Dr. S. Jaishankar, Hon’ble Minister of External Affairs
 

Sei Ramani 
 

Odissi Recital based on a poem by Fakir Mohan Senapati

Choreographed and presented by Meera Das with artists of Gunjan Dance Academy from Bhubaneswar 
Artists: Sasmita Panda; Priyanka Jena; Bhagyashree Aich; Sweekruti Das; Swarnmayee Behera; and Swapna Dutta 

At 19.30

Concert

Presented by The First Citizen Dragon Boys Tassa Group from Trinidad and Tobago – Rondel Rampartap; Nankissor Rampartap; Adesh Rampartap; Seema Rampartap; Vashti Rampartap; and Kumar Rampartap

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 

Latin America: A Resurgence

Keynote Address: Dr. Jorge Volpi, Director, Centre for Mexican Studies, UNAM-Spain

At 18:30 in C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium
Mahakasham (‘Infinite Space’; 45 min)

A new ensemble dance work choreographed in Bharatanatyam style by Justin McCarthy
Artists: Bharathi Penneswaran, Veena Kumar and Abhinaya Penneswaran
 

An exhibition that reveals the successive layers of interaction between peoples that shaped the multi-ethnic societies of Latin America and the Caribbean, through photographs, paintings, costumes, and artefacts loaned by Embassies, and curated under the themes, ‘Connections through History’, ‘Transnational Flows’ and ‘Creative Expressions’. Highlights include animated films in indigenous languages and curated music clips

Curated by Anjchita B. Nair

Inauguration by Shri N.N. Vohra, Life Trustee, IIC on Monday, 20 February 2023 at 16:00

Maulana Azad: A Life 

By S. Irfan Habib (Aleph Book Company: 2023)
Chief Guest: Prof. Romila Thapar , acclaimed historian and Professor Emerita, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Discussants: Prof. Neera Chandhoke, Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Equity Studies, New Delhi and political scientist; Dr. M. Sayeed Alam , playwright, Director and theatre actor; and Dr. S. Irfan Habib, historian of science and author of the book

Chair: Shri N.N. Vohra, Life Trustee, IIC