Climate Change and the Future of Food
Exhibition: Climate and Food through the Eyes of Women and Children 
Venue: Gandhi-King Plaza

Panel on Climate Change and the Future of Food
Welcome and about Bhoomi: Smt Maya Goburdhun
Background and Moderation: Dr. Vandana Shiva, Managing Trustee, Navdanya

President’s remarks: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC

Keynote Address: Climate Change in Bangladesh
By Saber Chowdhury, Special Envoy on Climate Change, Bangladesh

Growing Life-Maximising Photosynthesis to Regenerate Farming, the Environment, and our Climate
Speaker: Andre Leu, farmer and scientist, Australia

Addictive Ultra-processed/Junk food Products: The Health Risks
Speaker: Dr. Arun Gupta, IBFAN

Women’s Knowledge, Food and Climate
Speaker: Dr. Mira Shiva, MD

Closing Address: Human Health and Nutrition in the Era of Climate Change
By Prof. K. Srinath Reddy, Honorary Distinguished Professor, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI)

At 18:30
Cultural Evening
With Vidya Rao

(Collaboration: Navdanya)

sadho dekho jag baurana

Celebrated classical musician and vocalist, Pt. Madhup Mudgal in conversation with Sujata Prasad and Oroon Das

(Collaboration: Ahad Anhad)

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Cultural programme to be presented by school students

(Collaboration: Sarvodaya  International Trust, New Delhi Chapter)
 

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.  
 

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

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

(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?
 

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)