Centres of Power 

By Chinmaya R.Gharekhan (New Delhi: Rupa Publishing, 2023)

Discussants: Shri M. Hamid Ansari, former Vice-President of India; Amb. M.K. Rasgotra, former Foreign Secretary of India; Shri K. Natwar Singh, writer and former Minister of External Affairs; and Amb. Chinmaya R.Gharekhan, formerly India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and author of the book

Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC

Indian Railway Buildings: Heritage, History and Beyond

Illustrated lecture by Vinoo N. Mathur, formerly Secretary, Railway Board, Member Traffic, Railway Board and author of the recently published book of the same title (New Delhi: Niyogi Books, 2022)

From imposing railway terminuses in cities in India to picturesque stations in small towns, the romance of the railways still remains. Shri Mathur will present a journey through some of the most iconic railway buildings in India – buildings that were and still are, landmark structures

Violin Recital
By Uma Arun from Delhi, disciple of Guru Kalaimamani Shri V.S.K.Chakrapani and Guru R. Sridhar
 

At 19:00 
Bharatanatyam Recital
By Sudhana Sankar from Delhi, disciple of Guru Saroja Vaidyanathan and Rama Vaidyanathan 

By Pallavi Seth, a young-upcoming opera singer who received training in opera and vocal performance at Mannes School of Music, New York

Accompanied by Svetlana Radashkevich on the piano. Svetlana Radashkevich is a highly accomplished concert pianist based in Delhi. Serving as Curriculum leader at the British School, Svetlana is a prominent figure among Russian pianists based in India

Pallavi Seth will present an evening of opera arias and lieder

Film Director and Screenwriter, Sudhir Mishra in conversation with Sujata Prasad and Oroon Das

This is the first in a new series of monthly conversations staged in collaboration with Ahad Anhad—a forum for creative instigations—which manifested its first edition at the Bihar Museum recently, bringing together words, ideas, performances and the liveliest voices in contemporary writing in Hindi, English, Urdu and the regional dialects of Bihar.

The seminar focuses on the role of culture in the framing and working of the Constitution of India. Historically, the Indian subcontinent has been replete with a variety of rich and constantly-evolving cultures. These cultures contain essential learnings not only for artists, historians, and philosophers, but also for lawyers, judges, public functionaries, students of constitutional law as well as ordinary citizens. This seminar aims to probe the question – as we decolonise our legal system, can tenets of Indian cultures inform constitutional arrangements in our country?

There will be three sessions: Culture & Our Constitution; Fundamental Duties & Fundamental Rights; and The Individual & The Group 

SEMINAR DETAILS

(Collaboration: Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy)