THE IIC EXPERIENCE: A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS – 27TH OCTOBER TO 2ND NOVEMBER 2023

30 October 2023, 06:30 pm
THE IIC EXPERIENCE: A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS – 27TH OCTOBER TO 2ND NOVEMBER 2023
Programme Type
Cultural, Webcasts
Venue
Fountain Lawns, IIC main building

To Celebrate the Birth Centenary of Pt. Kumar Gandharva

Hindustani Vocal Recital

By Shashwati Mandal from Delhi

Accompanied by Pt. Vinod Lele (tabla); and Pt. Vinay Mishra (harmonium)

Chief Guest: Shri Navneet Soni, Trustee, IIC

 

THE IIC EXPERIENCE: A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS – 27TH OCTOBER TO 2ND NOVEMBER 2023

29 October 2023, 06:30 pm
THE IIC EXPERIENCE: A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS – 27TH OCTOBER TO 2ND NOVEMBER 2023
Programme Type
Cultural, Webcasts
Venue
Fountain Lawns, IIC main building

Don Kihote in Kathakali

Presented by Margi Theatre from Thiruvananthapuram
Script and Director: Dr. P. Venugopalan

 

With Kalamandalam Ratheesan (Kihano); Kalamandalam Pradeep (Kihote); Margi Vijayakumar (Sancho Panza); Kalamadalam Partharasarathy & Sadanam Vishnuprasad (windmills); Margi Sukumaran (Dulcina)l Margi Balasubramanian (Knight); Margi Raveendran Nair (cart driver);and Kalamandalam Athul (lion)

Accompanists: Pathiyoor Sankarankutty & Kalamandalam Baiju (vocals); Kalamandalam Krishnadas (chenda); and Margi Retnakaran (maddalam)

Chief Guest: Shri Suhas Borker, Trustee, IIC

 

THE IIC EXPERIENCE: A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS – 27TH OCTOBER TO 2ND NOVEMBER 2023

29 October 2023, 11:00 am
THE IIC EXPERIENCE: A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS – 27TH OCTOBER TO 2ND NOVEMBER 2023
Programme Type
Webcasts
Venue
C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC main building

Carnatic Vocal Recital 

By N. Vijay Siva from Chennai

Accompanists: Sanjay Swaminathan (vocal support); Sandeep Ramachandran (violin); and N. Manoj Siva (mridangam)

Chief Guest: Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC

THE IIC EXPERIENCE: A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS – 27TH OCTOBER TO 2ND NOVEMBER 2023

28 October 2023, 06:30 pm
THE IIC EXPERIENCE: A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS – 27TH OCTOBER TO 2ND NOVEMBER 2023
Programme Type
Webcasts
Venue
Fountain Lawns, IIC main building

Lanka Dahanam (60 min)

Lankha Dhahanam (The Burning of Lanka/60 min)
Tholu bommalata, traditional puppet theatre 

Presented by Chayanatakabrundram led by Sindhe Chithambara Rao from Dharmavaram

Presented by S. Chithambara Rao - Director and lead male
With Khande Viranjineylu (puppetry); Khande Chinna Anjinamma (female lead); Sindhe Sreenivasulu (puppetry); and Dalavai Kulkayappa (puppetry)

Accompanists: Sindhe Chinna Venkatamma (harmonium); Sindhe Kulkayappa (mridangam); and Sindhe Venkatamma (female chorus)

Chief Guest: Dr. Meenakshi Gopinath, Life Trustee

 

THE IIC EXPERIENCE: A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS – 27TH OCTOBER TO 2ND NOVEMBER 2023

27 October 2023, 06:30 pm
THE IIC EXPERIENCE: A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS – 27TH OCTOBER TO 2ND NOVEMBER 2023
Programme Type
Cultural
Venue
Fountain Lawns, IIC main building

Festival  Schedule

Inauguration of the Festival

By Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC 

Followed by

Thiranottam - Mohiniattam Recital
By Methil Devika and troupe from Palakkad, Kerala

Artists: Sumasandhya, Shobha Madhu, Alex Raphael, Goutham Mahesh and Angitha Pushpajan

 

 

Chettinad – An Enduring Legacy

01 November 2023, 11:00 am
Chettinad – An Enduring Legacy
Programme Type
Films and Exhibitions
Venue
Art Gallery, Kamaladevi Complex, IIC
End Date
10 November 2023, 07:00 pm

Envisioned as a journey through the history and heritage of this unique community. Beginning with its history, the exhibition weaves its way through the symbolism of the clan temples to the majestic homes of the Chettiars. The crafts, textiles and traditions preferred and patronised by the community will be displayed.

From the collection of M. Rm. Rm Cultural Foundation, Chennai
Curated by Visalakshi Ramaswamy
 
Inauguration of the exhibition by Shri Suhas Borker, Trustee, IIC on 28 October 2023 at 11.30 am

On view from 28 October to 10 November 2023

(Collaboration: M. Rm. Rm. Cultural Foundation, Chennai)

THE IIC EXPERIENCE: A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS – 27TH OCTOBER TO 2ND NOVEMBER 2023

28 October 2023, 11:00 am
THE IIC EXPERIENCE: A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS – 27TH OCTOBER TO 2ND NOVEMBER 2023
Programme Type
Films and Exhibitions
Venue
Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza, IIC main building
End Date
02 November 2023, 07:00 pm

Stories from the Earth: Terracotta Narratives

An exhibition of terracotta sculptures from the Sanskriti Museum of Indian Terracotta. On view are select pieces from the common earthen pot for storing drinking water to the giant-size equestrian figures of the Aiyyanar cult of rural Tamil Nadu

Inauguration by Shri N.N. Vohra, Life Trustee, IIC on 27 October 2023 at 5 pm

(Collaboration: Sanskriti Pratishthan)
 

THE IIC EXPERIENCE: A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS – 27TH OCTOBER TO 2ND NOVEMBER 2023

28 October 2023, 11:00 am
THE IIC EXPERIENCE: A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS – 27TH OCTOBER TO 2ND NOVEMBER 2023
Programme Type
Films and Exhibitions
Venue
Conference Room I, IIC main building
End Date
02 November 2023, 07:00 pm

A People’s Library: Celebrating The Connemara Public Library 

An exhibition of texts, reproductions of archival photographs, facsimiles of rare books, digitised copies of illuminated manuscripts and other digital reproductions from the collection of The Connemara Public Library, Chennai

Inauguration of the exhibition by Shri Govind Mohan, Secretary, Min. of Culture, GOI on 27 October 2023 at 4 pm

(Collaboration: The Connemara Public Library, Chennai)

 

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

25 September 2023, 05:30 pm
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Annexe Lecture Room II, IIC Annexe

Sovereigns of the Sea: Omani Ambitions in the Age of Empire

By Seema Alavi (Penguin India: 2023)
 

Sanskrit and Lithuanian Languages: In Search of Linguistic and Historical Links

23 October 2023, 06:30 pm
Sanskrit and Lithuanian Languages: In Search of Linguistic and Historical Links
Programme Type
Talks
Venue
Seminar Rooms 2 and 3, Kamaladevi Complex, IIC

Speaker: Mr Vytis Vidunas, Lecturer, Asian and Transcultural Studies Centre, Vilnius University

Chair: Professor Shashi Bala, Dean, Centre of Indology, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

Mr Vytis Vidunas is a Sanskrit scholar, who also works on comparative linguistics and similarities between Sanskrit and Lithuanian languages. He is the author of the Sanskrit-Lithuanian dictionary initiated by the Lithuanian Embassy in India and published by the Lithuanian Language Institute in 2016.

(Organised by IIC-International Research Division; and Embassy of Lithuania)