The Morality of India’s Constitution: The Path Still to be Traversed 

Panelists: Dr. Syeda Hameed, social and women's rights activist, educationist, writer and a former member of the Planning Commission of India; Prof. Ashis Nandy, public intellectual, political psychologist and social theorist; Dr. Neera Chandoke, Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Equity Studies, Delhi and former Professor of Political Science, University of Delhi; Shri Kapil Sibal, MP, former Union Minister and senior Advocate; and Shri Ashok Vajpeyi, poet, essayist, literary-cultural critic, cultural and arts administrator

Chair: Shri Harsh Mander

First discussion in a new series organised in collaboration with Centre for Equity Studies

Data Debates: CMIE’s Consumer Pyramids Household Survey

Speaker: Shri Mahesh Vyas, CEO/Managing Director, Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy

Discussants: Shri N.K. Sharma, Retd Director General, Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation (MoSPI); and Shri Sanjay Kumar, Retd. Additional Director General, MoSPI

Chair: Shri Siraj Hussain,  former Union Agriculture Secretary

Kathak Recital
By Nayanika Ghosh, disciple of late Pt. Birju Maharaj.

At 19:00
Bharatanatyam Duet Recital
By Bhadra Sinha and Gayathri Sharma from Delhi, disciple of Dr. Ratheesh Babu 

Manipuri Recital
By Sudip Kumar Ghosh from Kolkata, disciple of Guru Th.Chourajeet Singh & Smt N Amusana Devi

At 19:00
Odissi Recital
By Arunima Ghosh, disciple of Guru Sharon Lowen  
 

Premier of
Bay of Blood (India; 90 min; 2023; English)
A feature documentary on the Bangladesh Genocide
Director: Krishnendu Bose who will introduce the film

Screening will be followed by a discussion

March 25th 1971, a horrific ‘Genocide’ was unleashed on the unarmed civilians of East Pakistan. Bay of Blood draws upon rare archival footage from agencies around the world to investigate why and how it was executed. By piecing together eyewitness accounts interspersed with analysis of the events, by those who have closely studied the genocide, the film is constructed as a deposition to unravel the truth 

WEBINAR 

Historian of Indian Jewellery, Usha Balakrishnan will present an illustrated lecture on

Inheritance of Brilliance: India’s Romance with Gems and Adornment
 
Gathering gems and jewels of great beauty from the kharkhanas of the Mughals, the toshakhanas of maharajas, and the tijoris of families, this talk will present the art of Indian jewellery. It will decode the deep symbolism of forms, discuss the connections between jewellery as personal and societal statements that are manifest in material and motifs, and tell the captivating stories of love and passion, and trade and war that are enshrined in Indian jewels.
 
Dr. Usha R Balakrishnan is a highly regarded independent scholar of Indian art & culture and the pre-eminent historian of Indian jewellery. Some of her publications include: Dance of the Peacock:  Jewellery Traditions of India, Jewels of the Nizams, Treasures of the Deccan, India: Jewels that Enchanted the World, Enduring Splendor: Jewelry of India’s Thar Desert and Splendours of the Orient: Gold Jewels from Old Goa. She has curated exhibitions of Indian jewellery around the world and the jewellery galleries at the CSMVS Museum, Mumbai and the National Museum, New Delhi. She is currently curating a museum space in Jaipur dedicated to the History & Art of Minakari enamel.

Zoom Registration: https://zoom.us/j/85873753057
Meeting ID: 858 7375 3057

(Collaboration: J.D. Centre of Art)

In the galaxy of Indian cartoonists, Enver Ahmed’s remarkable career stands out. Spanning nearly three decades across three prominent newspapers – The Pioneer, Dawn and the Hindustan Times – his tenure extends from the colonial era under British rule to the post-independence years. Within his political cartoons lies a significant testament to the history of the subcontinent.

Curated and presented by Dr. Ritu Gairola Khanduri

Inauguration by Sandeep Adhwaryu, Editorial Cartoonist, The Times of India on Friday, 11 August 2023 at 18:30

Sanskrit and Tibetan Manuscript Study in Japan

Speaker: Dr. Kimiaki Tanaka, Research Fellow, Nakamura Hajime Eastern Institute and President, Tibet Culture Centre International, Tokyo
 
Organised by IIC-International Research Division with the support of Ministry of External Affairs; and in collaboration with World Buddhist Cultural Trust
 

(60 min; 2022; English/Urdu with English subtitles)
Director: Yousuf Saeed who will introduce the film

Screening will be followed by a discussion

The film traces the cultural history of north India’s Rampur town through its food and culinary heritage. Among India’s wide variety of regional cuisines, the former princely state of Rampur in Uttar Pradesh is known for its traditional foods, mostly perfected under the patronage of its erstwhile nawabs or royalty. The film includes interviews with food historians, members of Rampur’s nawabi family and also traditional khansamas or chefs of Rampur who prepare various delicious dishes for the camera. Since music and singing was part of serving food in the court of the Rampur nawabs, the film also briefly explores the evolution of classical music and its Rampur gharana

Hop, Skip and Jump: Peregrinations of a Diplomat’s Wife
By Reba Som (Om Books International: 2023)

Discussants:  Shri Sanjoy Roy, Managing Director, Teamwork Arts; Ms Namita Gokhale, writer, editor, festival director and publisher; Dr. Malashri Lal, writer and academic who has specialized in literature, women and gender studies; Dr. Reba Som, writer, academic, historian, vocalist and author of the book 

Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC