Letters to Theo – The Art and Life of Vincent Van Gogh
Illustrated lecture by Sumanjit Chaudhry who has had a distinguished career in the corporate sector and was formerly, President, The Oxford and Cambridge Society of India
Chair: Ravi Bhoothalingam
The talk will trace the development and growth of Van Gogh as an artist and a painter through the very intimate 902 letters that Vincent wrote to his brother Theo who provided both emotional and financial support to the artist throughout his life. It will cover his early life, forays into peasant painting and his admiration for the Barbizon school of art, his struggles to master drawing and painting, his interaction with the early impressionists in Paris and the astounding effect that this had on his painting style, his fascination with Japanese art and its influence on his work, his move to Arles in France and his bursting forth with his own very colourful style and his interactions with other impressionist painters.
NEIGHBOURHOOD FIRST
Coordinated by Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Ashok K. Mehta
Catching up with China: Fixing Asymmetries, Creating Equalisers
Panelists: Shri Manish Tewari, Member of Parliament, Congress Party; Ashok K. Kantha, former Indian Ambassador to China; Shri Pravin Sawhney, Roving Editor, FORCE; and Mr. Tenzing Dhamdul, Research Associate, Foundation for Non-violent Alternatives
Chair: Maj. Gen. Ashok K. Mehta
HISTORY AND HERITAGE: THE AFTERLIFE OF MONUMENTS
Curator: Prof. Himanshu Prabha Ray
Housing the Heritage: The Calcutta High Court and Wills from early Colonial Bengal
Illustrated lecture by Dr. Ruchika Sharma, Assistant Professor, Mata Sundri College, University of Delhi
Chair: Prof. Partho Datta, School of Arts & Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University
The Calcutta High Court stands tall in the Fort William area of the city of Kolkata. It has the distinction of being the first High Court and one of the three Chartered High Courts to be set up in India, along with the High Courts of Bombay and Madras. The Calcutta High Court houses legal documents, particularly Wills and Probates from late 18th century onwards. The talk will look at two kinds of heritage – the building of the High Court itself; and it will elaborate upon the earliest Wills, giving a glimpse of the mixed-race British household and domesticity of early Colonial Bengal
Bhangaar (Obsolete)
(64 min; 2023; Marathi & English)
Directed & Produced by Sumira Roy who will introduce the film
Screening will be followed by a discussion
In the bustling city of Mumbai where life never stops, a couple decide to end theirs. Becoming India’s first couple to jointly appeal for Euthanasia (illegal in India). During their quest, an unexpected crisis brings them to a crucial crossroad. In this complex interplay of life and death is the desire for one actually a yearning for the other?
Entrepreneurship-based Model of Development: Start-Ups for Inclusive Industrialisation
Welcome Address: Shri Suresh K. Goel, former Director General, Indian Council for Cultural Relations
Introductory Remarks: Shri Prabhat Kumar, President IC Center for Governance
Keynote Address: Shri Kirit Parikh, former Member, Planning Commission and Chairman, Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe)
(Collaboration: IC Centre for Governance)
Book Discussion Group
New Dimensions in Federal Discourse in India
Edited by Rekha Saxena (Routledge India: 2020)
Speakers: Prof. Wilfried Swenden, University of Edinburgh, UK ; Prof. Rekha Diwakar, University of Sussex, UK ; Prof. Rekha Saxena, University of Delhi & Editor of the Book
Chair: Shri Dhirendra Singh, IAS (Retd.) and Former Member, Punchhi Commission