Looking for Aranyani and The Chant of Om

An exhibition of paintings – oil on canvas and ink
By Neha Bisht

The exhibition will be inaugurated on Tuesday, 16 April 2024 at 18:00 by Guru Nalini Ravi Jain and Richa Jain, celebrated Kathak exponents and empanelled artists with ICCR, Ministry of External Affairs

Guest of Honour: Radhika Dhumal, conservation Architect and Art Connoisseur and Romendra SaGar, Celebrated senior artist and media professional

Piano recital by Marouan Benabdallah, acclaimed pianist from Morocco

The night is the realm of indistinguishability, the moment of revelation, of enlightenment. The night has always been paradoxical and malleable, it is reassuring as it is disturbing. It is a place of the imagination and the subconscious, a place that inspires artists and fires their creativity. Marouan Benabdallah invites audiences to an exploration of the night through paintings and music focusing on French composers from the early 20th century. Works by Ravel, Duparc, Debusy, and other French composers

(Collaboration: Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in New Delhi and Delhi Music Society)

Integration of Bharat: Political and Constitutional Perspective

By Yashraj Singh Bundela (Mohan Law House: 2023)

Discussants: Shri Justice Hemant Gupta, former Judge, Supreme Court of India; Ms Madhavi Goradia Divan, former Additional Solicitor General, Supreme Court of India; and Shri Yashraj Singh Bundela, Advocate, Supreme Court of India and author of the book

Chair: Shri Balbir Punj, journalist and columnist

Presented by Nirali Kartik (vocal) from Mumbai, disciple of Pt. Sanjeev Abhyankar

Accompanied by Zaheen Khan (tabla); and Sumit Mishra (harmonium)

WEBINAR 

Curatorial Strategies for Museum Displays

Speaker: Dr. Alka Pande, Consultant Art Advisor and Curator, Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre and is responsible for setting up Bihar Museum, Divine Gesture, Udaipur City Palace and Kanha Museum. She was involved in the planning behind Bihar Museum Biennale 2021, and was the chief curator for Bihar Museum Biennale 2. An academic who has taught Art History and Art & Aesthetics at Panjab University, Delhi College of Art, National Institute of Design and the DJ Academy of Design, Coimbatore. Dr Pande’s fields of interest and scholarship are in gender identity, sexuality, traditional arts, Indian aesthetics, visual culture and photography, her most recent contribution being the 108 Portraits of Indian Culture and Heritage series.
 
Involved with the world of art for more than three decades, she has been responsible for curating several significant and perceptive exhibitions in India and abroad.
  
About the talk
As a Curator, Dr Pande has worked in different areas; from being the director of a university and state-run museums to a private museum. The talk centres around the different strategies required for setting up collections that may be permanent, as well as curatorial strategies for temporary exhibitions.  
 
(Collaboration: J.D. Centre of Art)

Zoom Registration link:  www.zoom.us/j/84908646683
Meeting ID: 849 0864 6683

Author, playwright, theatre director, filmmaker and actor, Manav Kaul in conversation with Sujata Prasad and Oroon Das

(Collaboration: Ahad Anhad)

India’s Experiment with Democracy: The Life of a Nation through its Elections

By S.Y. Quraishi (HarperCollins India: 2023)

Discussants: Ms Arati R. Jerath, journalist, commentator and columnist; Ms Neelu Vyas Thomas, journalist and former Consultant, Rajya Sabha Television; and Dr. S.Y. Quraishi, former Chief Election Commissioner of India and author of the book

Moderator: Prof. Pushpesh Pant, academic, historian and food critic

General Elections: 2024

Challenges and the World’s Largest Electoral Movement

Speaker: Ashok Lavasa, former Election Commissioner of India

Moderator: Suhas Borker, Trustee, IIC

Introduction: Vinay Kumar, former Associate Editor, The Hindu

Welcome Remarks: K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC

Opening Remarks: Gautam Lahiri. President, PCI

The series of Conversations with Media is jointly organised by IIC and Press Club of India; and is hosted by them alternately every month

Afghan refugee women’s stories of gender persecution

Launch of Women’s Regional Network Report “India-Afghan Refugee Community Conversations Report – Seeking Security, Asserting Agency” – Rita Manchanda and Ananya Kundu

Opening Remarks: Syeda Hameed, Global Advisory Board Member, Women’s Regional Network

Launch of the Report followed by a panel discussion on 
Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan: Hide to be safe or flee

Discussants: Prof. Bilquees Daud, Jindal School of International Affairs; Hamsa Vijayaraghavan, CEO, Migration Asylum Project; and Nitya Ramakrishnan, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India

Moderator: Rita Manchanda, Consultant, Peace & Security in South Asia

(Collaboration: Women’s Regional Network)
 

Programme Details

Great Cases Series Discussion 3

Decoding Defection

Speaker: Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India

Chair: Dr. Arghya Sengupta, Founder and Research Director, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy

(Collaboration: Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy)