In Search of Delhi 

A translation of Brij Kishan Chandwala’s Dilli ki Khoj

Translated by Jitender Gill and Namita Sethi (Routledge India: 2023)

Discussants: Dr. Swapna Liddle, Author ; Prof. Sudhir Chandra, Historian; Dr. Saumya Gupta, Associate Professor, History Department, JDMC, Delhi University; Dr. Jitender Gill, Associate Professor, English Department, JDMC, Delhi University; Dr. Namita Sethi, Associate Professor, English Department, JDMC, Delhi University ; Prof. Swati Pal, Principal, JDMC, Delhi University



 

An exhibition of paintings by Jai Prakash Chouhan from Dewas

Preview on Tuesday, 10 October 2023 at 18:30

Inauguration of 
Olympic in Reel Life – A Festival of Films and Photographs: 7 to 14 October 2023

Complete Schedule 

A festival showcasing the best of Olympic film heritage, including India at the Olympics, drawn from the collections and extensive archives of the Olympic Museum and the Olympic Channel. Festival organised in collaboration with Film Heritage Foundation and in partnership with the Olympic Museum. 

In Conversation
Shivendra Singh Dungarpur in conversation with Indian Olympians – Abhinav Bindra, M.C.Mary Kom, Vijendra Singh,, Karnam Malleshwari and Zafar Iqbal

The programme will include screening of film clips and highlights from Olympic films across continents and eras. 
 

An exhibition of the Pucara bull, a cultural and ancestral expression of the Puno region of southern Peru. According to the Andean worldview, the Pucara bull figure is seen as a symbol of strength, peace, abundance, and prosperity, as well as a symbol of the identity of southern Peru 

Inauguration on Friday, 6 October 2023 at 18:00

Organised to mark the 60th Anniversary of the establishment of Diplomatic Relations with India

(Collaboration: Embassy of the Republic of Peru)

Speakers:  Prof. C. Raja Mohan, Senior Fellow, Asia Society Policy Institute; Prof. Ummu Salma Bava, Professor, Centre for European Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Dr. Omair Anas, Assistant Professor, Ankara Yildrim Beyazit University, and Research Director, Centre for India-West Asia Dialogue, New Delhi

Moderator: Dr. Muddassir Quamar, Associate Professor, Centre for West Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University

The unveiling of the India-Middle East-Europe multimodel transport and energy corridor at the sidelines of the G20 summit is a significant milestone. In India’s recent quest for greater connectivity with the Middle East and Europe, the panel will look at the geopolitical implications of the planned corridor and the challenges ahead in implementing this ambitious project

(Collaboration: Asia Society Policy Institute, Delhi)
 

A Historical Perspective of the Discovery, Exploration, and Attempts on Mount Everest, Leading to the First Ascent in 1953
An illustrated lecture by Brig. Ashok Abbey, passionate skier-mountaineer, veteran climber, who has climbed extensively, for over 43 years in the Karakoram, Great Himalaya, and adjoining mountain ranges. He has climbed, led, and participated in many international, and Indian Expeditions to 5000, 6000, 7000, and 8000 metre mountains, successfully

Guest of Honour: Shri N.N. Vohra, Life Trustee, IIC, former President, Indian Mountaineering Foundation

Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC

Moderator: Shri Maninder Kohli, Managing Trustee, The Himalayan Environment Trust

The talk retraces the fascinating history of the mountain from its discovery, and naming, leading to its first successful climb

The Crisis in India-Canada Relations

Panelists: Prof. Aprajita Kashyap, Assistant Professor, Centre for Canadian, US & Latin American Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Amb. K.P. Fabian, Professor, Indian Society of International Law, New Delhi; and Symbiosis University, Pune

 Chair: Mr. Come Carpentier de Gourdon, Convener, Editorial Board of the World Affairs Journal, author of From India to Infinity

The panel will discuss the geopolitical implications of this crisis, it's impact on bilateral relations, and on the Indian diaspora ( 3% of population) in Canada

By Indira Varma (Westland Books: 2023)

Launch of the book followed by a discussion with

Shri Amitabh Kant, India’s G20 Sherpa; Amb. Pavan K. Varma, author, politician and former diplomat; Lady Kishwar Desai, author and chair, The Partition Museum, Amritsar and Delhi; and Smt Roopy Mathur
 

(Collaboration: Westland Books)

Sarod Recital – Raga Darbari

By Pt. Biswajit Roy Choudhary
Accompanied by Pt. Ram Kumar Mishra

Hindustani Classical Vocal
By Pt. Sanjeev Abhayankar who will present Raga Darbari

Accompanists: Pt. Vinod Lele (tabla); and Abhinay Ravande (harmonium)

(Collaboration: Navras School of Performing Arts)