Speakers: Prof. C.R. Babu, Professor Emeritus, Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystems (CEMDE), University of Delhi; Prof. Yamini Gupt, Professor, Dept. of Finance and Business Economics, University of Delhi; Dr. Faiyaz Khudsar, Scientist-in-Charge, Yamuna Biodiversity Park; and Dr. Shah Hussain, Scientist-in-Charge, Aravali Biodiversity Park

Chair: Suhas Borker, Founder Member, Green Circle of Delhi

This programme marks the 87th anniversary of Lodhi Garden and the 31st anniversary of Green Circle of Delhi (1992-2023)

(Collaboration: Green Circle of Delhi)

Two short comedies by the great Russian playwright, Anton Chekhov – The Proposal and The Bear

Directed by Sohaila Kapur

Cast: The Proposal - Arti Nayar, Sunit Tandon, Tarique Hassan 
Cast: The Bear -  Vishaal Sethia, Sonali Sharma, Sohaila Kapur  

An exhibition of sculptures by Latika Katt, well-known artist

On view are works in bronze, marble, terracotta and stone

Inauguration by Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar on Thursday, 6 April 2023 at 18:30

An exhibition of ceramics presented by Delhi Blue Pottery Trust

Participating artists: Abhay Pandit, Adil Writer, Angad Vohra, Aniruddh Sagar, Anju Kalsi, Anurag Verma, B.R. Pandit, Dipalee Daroz, Ela Mukherjee, Indu Rao, Ira Choudhury, Keshari Nandan, Leena Batra, Lekha Bhagat, Madhur Sen, Mamta Singhania, Manish Arora, Mansimran Singh, Monica Agnihotri, Neeru Bhargav, Preeti Pandey, P.R. Daroz, Rachna Parasher, Rajesh Srivastava, Ray Meeker, Rekha Bajpe Aggarwal, Renu Gupta, Reyaz Badaruddin, Sabrina Srinivas, Sandeep Manchekar, Shehla Hashmi Grewal, Shubham Sankhyan, Shuchika Rathod, Soni Dave, Sonia Dhingra, Sonia Rashid, Srirupa Sen, Sunita Kumari, Suparna Arora, Tosha Parmar, Vineet Kacker and Vinod Daroz

Inauguration by Sardar Mansimran Singh on Thursday, 6 April 2023 at 17:00

(Collaboration: Delhi Blue Pottery Trust

Director: Nirmal Chander who will introduce the film
Produced by Delhi Blue Pottery Trust

Screening will be followed by a discussion

“Hands destined to mould a thing of beauty”, the poet James Cousins wrote these lines about a young Sikh potter he met in Japan in 1921. Sardar Gurcharan Singh pioneered studio pottery in India, introducing the undervalued crafty to the imagination of the Indian masses, and striving to make colour and beauty accessible to all. The Lotus and the Swan celebrates his life and legacy
 

Conceptualised by Gitanjali Surendran

Being Heer

An evening of thought-provoking words and soul-searching musical notes
With Jyoti Mamgain, well-loved poet, performer and spoken word artist from Delhi who has been featured on well-
known poetry channels. The YouTube channel ‘Suno Jam Poetry’ is her home base on the internet

Jyoti Mamgain will be accompanied by Kushagra Dudega, singer and songwriter who has trained in classical music by Sri Vandana Thakur

Gilded Cage: Years that Made and Unmade Kashmir

By Sandeep Bamzai (New Delhi: Rupa Publications India, 2023)

Discussants: Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC; Shri Salman Khurshid, former Foreign Minister, and Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India; Lt. Gen. Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd.), PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM and former General Officer Commanding, 15 Corps (Srinagar) & Military Secretary; Shri Haseeb Drabu, Economist and former Finance Minister, Jammu & Kashmir; and Shri Sandeep Bamzai, Senior journalist and author of the book

Presentations by Dr. Suman Khanna Aggarwal, former Professor, University of Delhi and Founder & President, Shanti Sahyog Centre for Nonviolence; Dr. A.K. Merchant; Prof. Prashant Chauhan; Fr. John Chathanatt; Prof. Ashis Nandy; Prof. Bulbul Dhar James; and Prof. Manindra Nath Thakur
 

(Collaboration: Shanti Sahyog Centre for Nonviolence)

Panelists: Amb. Mohan Kumar, Professor and Dean, International Affairs and Global Initiatives, O.P. Jindal University; Dr. Sanjaya Baru, economist, author and former Adviser to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh; and Prof. C. Raja Mohan, Senior Fellow, Asia Society Policy Institute

Chair: Amb. Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa, former Indian Ambassador to Japan

As the combined effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine sharpen the challenges facing developing nations, India and Japan have become unlikely partners in addressing the concerns of the Global South. This panel discussion will explore the possible ways in which India, as the Chair of this year’s G-20 summit and Japan as the host for the annual G-7 summit in Hiroshima this year, collaborate in mitigating the expansive threats facing the Global South

(Collaboration: Asia Society Policy Institute) 
 

Speaker: Prof. Madhavan K. Palat, historian of modern Russian and European History and formerly Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Visiting Professor in Imperial Russian History, University of Chicago in 2006; National Fellow, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla 2010-2011; and Editor of the Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru published by Oxford University Press; 

Chair: Shri Ravi Bhoothalingam

Nehru regarded democracy in India as the product of both the mass nationalism of the 20th century and of the ancient traditions of panchayats; it flourished by contesting the despotism of colonialism and its caricature of British constitutionalism. He was committed to both parliamentary sovereignty and constitutional sanctity; and while he did not define a “basic structure” he had an implied one in mind