A discussion with Shovana Narayan, senior Kathak artist, Guru and author; Amal Allana, theatre director; and Paresh Maity, well-known artist

Chair: Amb. Suresh Goel, former Director-General, Indian Council for Cultural Relations

The discussion will focus on the importance of using public spaces for the development and exposure of the arts in the three primary genres – visual including painting and sculpture; theatre; and performing arts

(Collaboration: Legends of India)

Hindustani Violin Recital

By Ustad Asghar Husain, son and disciple of Ustad Anwar Hussain and later of Ustad Gauhar Ali Khan, Ustad Zahoor Ahmed Khan and Ustad Iqbal Ahmed Khan

Accompanied by Ustad Akhtar on tabla

At 19:30
Folk Dances from Panama
Presented by Raíces Santeñas - Silvia Edith Leguisamo Guerra; Moises Elias Espino Pérez; Virginia Maria Quintero Morales; Caromi Eneida Marin Rodríguez; Luis Carlos Ceballos; and Carlos Alberto Garibaldo Ledezma; and Fidel Delis Murillo
 
(Organised by IIC-International Research Division)

Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC

Valedictory Address: Dr. S. Jaishankar, Hon’ble Minister of External Affairs
 

Sei Ramani 
 

Odissi Recital based on a poem by Fakir Mohan Senapati

Choreographed and presented by Meera Das with artists of Gunjan Dance Academy from Bhubaneswar 
Artists: Sasmita Panda; Priyanka Jena; Bhagyashree Aich; Sweekruti Das; Swarnmayee Behera; and Swapna Dutta 

At 19.30

Concert

Presented by The First Citizen Dragon Boys Tassa Group from Trinidad and Tobago – Rondel Rampartap; Nankissor Rampartap; Adesh Rampartap; Seema Rampartap; Vashti Rampartap; and Kumar Rampartap

Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC
Welcome Remarks: Shri K.N. Shrivastava Director, IIC
Introduction to the Conference: Dr. Sudha Gopalakrishnan, Executive Director, IIC-International Research Division 

Latin America: A Resurgence

Keynote Address: Dr. Jorge Volpi, Director, Centre for Mexican Studies, UNAM-Spain

At 18:30 in C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium
Mahakasham (‘Infinite Space’; 45 min)

A new ensemble dance work choreographed in Bharatanatyam style by Justin McCarthy
Artists: Bharathi Penneswaran, Veena Kumar and Abhinaya Penneswaran
 

An exhibition that reveals the successive layers of interaction between peoples that shaped the multi-ethnic societies of Latin America and the Caribbean, through photographs, paintings, costumes, and artefacts loaned by Embassies, and curated under the themes, ‘Connections through History’, ‘Transnational Flows’ and ‘Creative Expressions’. Highlights include animated films in indigenous languages and curated music clips

Curated by Anjchita B. Nair

Inauguration by Shri N.N. Vohra, Life Trustee, IIC on Monday, 20 February 2023 at 16:00

Maulana Azad: A Life 

By S. Irfan Habib (Aleph Book Company: 2023)
Chief Guest: Prof. Romila Thapar , acclaimed historian and Professor Emerita, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Discussants: Prof. Neera Chandhoke, Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Equity Studies, New Delhi and political scientist; Dr. M. Sayeed Alam , playwright, Director and theatre actor; and Dr. S. Irfan Habib, historian of science and author of the book

Chair: Shri N.N. Vohra, Life Trustee, IIC
 

By Prof. Ojesh Pratap Singh from Delhi, recipient of the Sanskriti – Pt. Vasant Thakar Memorial Fellowship 2023

Accompanists: Sagar Gujrati (tabla); and Dr. Vinay Mishra (harmonium)

(Collaboration: Sanskriti Pratishthan)

Jazz concert led by Christophe Marguet (drums, compositions) 
With Robin Fincker (saxophone); Bruno Angelini (piano); and Hélène Labarrière (double bass)

Pronto! Brings together four major personalities from the European jazz scene. The Quartet nurtures a collective language from each member’s universe to create a distinctive sound, a completely new sound identity, specific to the group

(Collaboration: Delhi Music Society)
 

Microplastics, an Invisible Threat to our Ecosystem

Panelists: Dr. Sumit Sharma, Programme Officer, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Nandini Kumar, Consultant, CII-ITC Centre for Excellence for Sustainable Development; Dr. Shukla Pal Mitra, Director, National Productivity Council (NPC), Delhi; and Anand Bodh, Co-founder, Dharaksha Ecosolutions

Chair: Ravi Agarwal, Founder Director, Toxics Link

Microplastics is a global environmental concern that has the power to threaten marine life as well as freshwater organisms for decades and centuries and has the potential to poison the entire food chain. Considered global pollutants, microplastics can also act as vectors for spreading toxic chemical additives. Do we understand its real impact on human health and overall ecology? Do we still have time to stop its spread and mitigate the existing contamination of the ecosystem?

(Collaboration: Toxics Link)