Audio-visual presentation by Shri Shail Vyas, Homi Bhabha Fellow, Mumbai, musicologist and composer

Followed by a panel discussion

Panelists: Dr. R.S. Bisht, former Joint Director General, Archaeological Survey of India; Dr. Vasant Shinde, former Vice Chancellor, Deccan College, Pune; Dr. K.N. Dikshit, former Joint Director General, Archaeological Survey of India; and Dr. B.R. Mani, former Director General, Archaeological Survey of India

Chair: Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Director IIC

Moderator: Dr. V.N. Prabhakar, former Director, Archaeological Survey of India and Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar

An introduction to a new and fascinating research on Harappan Archaeomusicology that attempts to recreate ancient sounds and music. This multidisciplinary research has revealed a large set of linguistic data that strongly points towards a language that the Harappans may have spoken. The illustrated presentation will be followed by panel discussion with leading archaeologists who will share their views and discuss the far-reaching implications of this path breaking research 

 

Kathak Recital 

By Tabasmi Paul Majumdar from Delhi, disciple of Dr. Malabika Mitra
Accompanists: Kushal Basu (vocal); Siddhartha Bhattacharjee (tabla & Bol Padant); and Shabhoo Sisodiya (sarangi)

At 19:00
 

Hindustani Vocal Recital 
By Subhashis Bhawal from Kolkata, disciple of Pt. Amaresh Chandra Chawdhury, Pt. Samaresh Chawdhury, Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar and Pt. Ramashreya Jha
Accompanists: Chetan Nigam (harmonium); and Madhurjya Barthakur (tabla)
 

Nirkhe Wahi Nazar

A panel discussion on Gulam Mohd. Sheikh’s book on art history translated from Gujarati unto Hindi

Panelists: Sudhir Chandra; Gulam Mohd. Sheikh; and Udayan Vajpeyi
Chair: Ashok Vajpeyi

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)
 

IIC DIAMOND JUBILEE POETRY READINGS – CULTURE AND CREATIVITY – LEGACY AND CHANGE
Conceptualised by Gitanjali Surendran

A Lamp in the Sun: An evening of raga-poetry through two millennia in six languages

S. Anand, a student of words and music will explore how a Tamil Sangam-era poem, a vachana in Kannada, an abhang in Marathi, a nirguni shabad, a sutta in Pali, and a ghazal in Urdu find comfort in ragas. In this land, ye des, indha nadu, where hierarchy, inequality and cruelty thrive, two areas of unparalleled excellence have been open to all: poetry and music. Poetry, sometimes secular, sometimes clothed in the colours of belief, is mostly remembered and passed on as song. It is habitually and helplessly beautiful. The words, sung to the accompaniment of a tanpura, flicker with meanings and throb with awareness
 
Anand is the publisher of Navayana, and a student of raga music with the dhrupad exponent Ustad F. Wasifuddin Dagar. 

Coordinator: Ms Anu Jindal
 
Waking up to Disordered Sleep

Speaker: Dr. Vivek Nangia, Principal Director and Head, Institute of Respiratory, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Max Hospital, New Delhi
 
Moderator: Ms Anu Jindal
 
While we have known about the science of sleep since time immemorial, most research in modern medicine with regards to our sleep has occurred only in the last 3-4 decades. Although an individual spends nearly one-third of his/her time sleeping, very little attention is paid to monitoring sleeping patterns. With increasing obesity, sedentary lifestyle and abnormal timings of sleeping, sleep disorders are becoming more and more common. The number of hours that is required in sleeping, what timings to follow and what impact these have on our lives need to be understood. Dr. Vivek Nangia will address some of these issues and highlight how a good sleep can transform our health

An exhibition of quilts made by the women of the Kalbelia community in Rajasthan as part of the Kalbelia Craft Revival Project

Inauguration by Ritu Sethi, Founder, Craft Revival Trust and Mewa Sapera of the Kalbelia community on Tuesday, 19 July 2022 at 18:30

As part of this exhibition, there will be a talk on Saturday 23 July 2022 at 18:30 in the Annexe Lecture Room II on:

Quilting Memories
Illustrated lecture by Dr. Madan Meena, a practising visual artist, curator and researcher who is working extensively with rural, nomadic and tribal communities

The talk will focus on the cultural history of the Kalbelia community, their distinct practices and professions which is reflected in their quilts and distinguishes them from other quilting traditions in India. An example is the embroidered patterns on their quilts which draws references from the texture of snake scales. As a traditional snake charmer community, the references of the snake is evident in their folklore, music, dance, costumes, as well as in their crafts and lifestyle

(Collaboration: Kota Heritage Society)
 

Ret Samadhi 
By Geetanjali Shree (Rajkamal Prakashan, New Delhi: 2022)

Discussants: Dr. Sachidanand Joshi, Member Secretary, Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts; Ms Mridula Garg, writer and columnist; Prof. Kumud Sharma, Professor, Dept. of Hindi and Officiating Director, Directorate of Hindi Medium Implementation, University of Delhi; Dr. Shah Alam Khan, Professor, Dept. of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences; and Dr. Geetanjali Shree, novelist, writer and author of the International Booker Prize 2022 for this book

Chair: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi, poet and former Chairman, Lalit Kala Akademi
 

Challenges Africa Faces Today

Speaker: Amb. Gurjit Singh, India’s former Ambassador to Ethiopia and the African Union
Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC

Welcome Address: Suhas Borker, Convener, Working Group on Alternative Strategies
Closing Address: H.E. Mr. Joel Sibusiso Ndebele, High Commissioner of South Africa

A career diplomat, Amb. Gurjit Singh is one of India’s foremost experts on African affairs. Amb. Gurjit Singh was posted as Deputy High Commissioner of India to Kenya (1995-2000); India’s Ambassador to Ethiopia and African Union (2005-2009); and he headed the undivided Africa division at the Ministry of External Affairs in 2001-2002 and was later Additional Secretary and Sherpa for the second India-Africa Summit 2009-2012. He has also served as India’s Ambassador to Indonesia, ASEAN and German. Amb. Gurjit Singh is Honorary Professor of International Studies at IIT-Indore; and is the author of the recently published book The Harambee Factor – India-Africa Economic and Development Partnership (Macmillian, 2022)

The Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture was instituted at IIC in 2018 to mark the Centenary of Madiba

(Collaboration: South African High Commission; and Working Group on Alternative Strategies)