Organised in collaboration with Natya Vriksha; Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India; and with the Support of Friends of Natya Vriksha

IN THE MULTIPURPOSE HALL FROM 10:00 TO 13:00 
Understanding the Metaphysics of Movement – The True Spirit of Nritta
A workshop on Natyshastra 
Led by Dr. Piyali Bhattacharya, Director, Chidakash Kalalay, Kolkata

AT 16:00 IN C.D. DESHMUKH AUDITORIUM
Seminar: Role of Arts in Education
Curriculum Building, Integrated Learning and Empowering Stakeholders

Discussants: Shashi Banerjee, Director of Education, Shiv Nadar Schools; Manjima Chatterjee, Vice Principal, Shiva Nadar School, NOIDA; Amritha Sruthi Radhakrishnan, Research scholar; and Radhika Kathal, Arts Educator, dancer

Moderator: Geeta Chandran

At 18:30
Natya Vriksha Lifetime Achievement Award
To be presented to Smt Kamalini Dutt for her seminal work in documenting dance

YOUNG DANCERS FESTIVAL
Odissi Recital
By Shalakha Rai from Delhi

Followed by
Bharatanatyam Recital
By Dr. Divya Devaguptapu from Chennai

CANCELLED

Raza at the Centre Pompidou

Reflections on Raza and the show

By Roobina Karode, eminent art critic and curator

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)

A solo theatrical performance 
By Keshav Roy

Concept, Script & Direction: Renu Roy

In a highly charged and entertaining solo performance, the actor renders some of the most striking monologues from Shakespeare’s celebrated masterpieces. The narrative is infused with wit, humour and anecdotes that attempt to provide meaningful insight into some of Shakespeare’s most compelling characters

(Organised with the support of KCT Group)

Ancient Itinerants and Medieval Rulers in Bandhavgarh’s Forests

Illustrated lecture by Prof. Nayanjot Lahiri, Professor of History, Ashoka University

Chair: Prof. Upinder Singh

Forests and wilderness rarely figure in the archaeology of historical India, except in passing when expanding agricultural tracts are described in relation to forest lands or in accounts of trade routes. This has meant that large expanses of forests and wild places that carry early markers of human use – a lot of which originates from urban spaces and political capitals – have not featured in such research. Prof. Lahiri’s presentation will show that urban folk did not just live in cities and towns but helped create as also inhabit dwellings in forests, through the field work conducted by her and other collaborators in the Bandhavgarh National Park and Tiger Reserve

Second lecture in a new series of bi-monthly lectures organised in collaboration with Ashoka University

Release of the Commemorative issue of the IIC Quarterly: A Look Into the Past, 1974-2010 – A Volume in Celebration of the Centre’s Diamond Jubilee, 2022

To be released by Dr. Karan Singh

An exhibition of photographs by photo-journalists of All India Working News Cameramen’s Association Members  Participating photographers: Abhishek Pandey; Abhisek Saha; Ajay Agarwal; Ajay Bedi; Anindya Chattopadhyay; Arun Sharma; Ashish Sharma; Atul Yadav; Bhavya Navya; Biplab Banerjee; Dheeraj Paul; Dhruv Kumar; Dilip Banerjee; G.N Jha; Ganesh Shetkar; Gurinder Osan; Harish Tyagi; Hrishikesh Bhatt; Joginder Chawla; K. Asif; Kamal Kishore; Kamal Narang; Manas Ranjan; Manish Swaroop; Mihir Singh; Mukesh Agarwal; Mukesh Yadav; Narendra Bisht; Naresh Sharma; Naveen Sharma; Neeraj Paul; Neeraj Priyadarshi; Nitin Rai; Pallava Bagla; Piyal Bhattacharya; Pooja Arya; Prabhas Roy; Pramod Pushkarna; Prashant Panjiar; Pritam Bandyopadhyay    ; Raj K. Raj; Rajat Gupta; Rajeev Tyagi; Rajesh Bedi; Ramana T.V.; Ranjan Basu; Renuka Puri; S.N. Sinha; Sanjay Ghosh; Sanjay Kumar; Sarvesh Saru; Sipra Das; Shome Basu; Sondeep Shankar; Sonu Mehta; Subhash Barolia; Subir Haldar; Subrata Dutta; Sujan Singh; T. Narayan; Tashi Tobgyal; V. Rajagopal; Vijay Bedi; and Vipin Kumar                                                    
Inauguration on Thursday, 21 April 2023 at 18:30

As part of this exhibition, there will be Workshop on  Monday 1 May 2023 at 18:30 in Seminar Rooms I to III

Explore Legal Rights of Photojournalists including the Copyright Act
 

A discussion with Shwetasree Majumdar, Founder, Fidus Law Chambers; and Dhiranjan Malvey, Media Law and senior journalist

While journalism is considered the first draft of history, photo-journalism is the visual documentation of history. Although the big assignments of participants are centred on news events, the photographs on view are moments in life, capturing fleeting moments

(Collaboration: All India Working News Cameramen’s Association)

The Evolving Aesthetics of Indian Classical Music: From History to Future
Presentation by Prof  N.M. Anoop Krishnan
 
Indian classical music has a documented history of more than 2000 years. However, the music itself has evolved so much over these years that it is impossible to comment whether the present holds any similarity to its previous forms. The talk will focus on some of the underlying aesthetic ideas that connect the music over these years, the historical evolution of Indian classical music, the various forms it gave birth to in the process, and the branching thereof will also be addressed. 
 
Prof. N. M. Anoop Krishnan, classical vocalist has trained in Carnatic music with Dr. Shreekantham Nagendra Sastry of the Chintalappali parampara and in Hindustani music with Vid. Aditi Upadhya of Agra gharana

Conceptualised by Dr. Siraj Hussain

Slowing growth Caused Lower Employment: Can it be Reversed?

Lead presentation by Prof. Santosh Mehrotra, Visiting Professor, Centre for Development Studies, University of Bath, UK, Professorial Senior Fellow, Nehru Memorial Library, New Delhi

Discussant: Shri Mahesh Vyas , Managing Director, Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy Pvt. Ltd. (CMIE)

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

The lecture is based on a paper prepared by Prof. Mehrotra on Structural change reversed: A comparative analysis pre-and post-2015 as part of the IIC Sectoral Planning Group on Agriculture

Conceptualised by Gitanjali Surendran

A God at the Door
 

Tishani Doshi, well-known writer and poet in conversation with Sumana Roy, Associate Professor of English and
Creative Writing, Ashoka University

Tishani Doshi has published seven works of fiction and poetry, the most recent of which are – Small Days and Nights
(Bloomsbury), shortlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Award and a New York Times Bestsellers Editor’s Choice, and a collection of poems, A God at the Door (HarperCollins), shortlisted for the Forward Poetry Prize 2021. For fifteen years she worked as the lead dancer with the Chandralekha Group in Madras

PROGAMME DETAILS

A series of conversations and dialogues with domain experts, change-makers and innovators and their innovations to change the conversation around the most pressing issues of today and focus on hope for tomorrow. The sessions will focus on four key concerns, healthcare; innovation; terrain uncharted (oceans & biodiversity; and space travel); and artificial intelligence

Speakers include: Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Prime Minister, Govt. of India; R.S. Sharma, former CEO, National Health Authority; Prof. K. VijayRaghavan, former Principle Scientific Advisor to the Prime Minister; H.E. Hans Jacob Frydenlund, Ambassador of Norway; Dr. Umamaheswaran R., Distinguished Scientist and Director, Human Space Flight Centre, ISRO; Vishnu Som, Executive Editor, NDTV; Mathew Cherian, Board Chair, CARE India; Dr. Achal Bhagat, Head of Psychiatry, Apollo Hospitals; Rohini Srivathsa, National Technology Officer, Microsoft India; and others

(Collaboration: TeamWork Arts)