Inaugural Session

Welcome Remarks: Prof. Aditya Mukherjee, formerly Professor of Contemporary Indian History, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Introduction to Conference: Prof. Akita Shigeru, President, Asian Association of World Historians (AAWH), University of Osaka, Japan

Keynote Address: Plenary 5 Theme: Political Economy of Development

Speaker: Prof. B.R. Tomlinson, Emeritus Professor, Department of History, School of History, Religions and Philosophy, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

Closing Remarks: Prof. R. Mahalaxmi, Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University
 

Lead presentation by Dr. Martha (Marty) Alter Chen, Lecturer in Urban Planning and Design, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Senior Advisor, WIEGO Network, Harvard Graduate School of Design

Discussant: Prof. Aishwarya Pandit, Associate Professor, Jindal Global Law School

Chair: Prof. Indivar Kamtekar, Associate Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University
 
Marty Alter Chen will speak about being a witness to the Partition and Independence of India in 1947 and the Partition of Pakistan and Independence of Bangladesh in 1971. Marty grew up in India as a third-generation member of an American family who think of India as home. In August 1947, Marty was with her parents and grandparents in Mussoorie. Fast forward to March 1971.  Marty, her husband and their son Gregory were living in Dacca, East Pakistan and witnessed the Pakistan military crack-down on East Pakistan, before being evacuated. Marty will share her memories of the two Partitions and of living and working in both India and Bangladesh.

Inter school Quiz competition focusing on Indian Culture and Heritage for students of classes 7 to 10 
Conducted by Cradle Solutions

(Collaboration: Heritage and Communication Service, INTACH)
 

Speaker: K. Jaykumar

Chair: Smt Chuden Misra, Member-Secretary, INTACH

The talk will explore the spiritual, psychological and social dimensions of the conduct of women mystics saints like Lal Ded and Rupa Bhavani of Kashmir, Akka Mahadevi of Karnataka, Meera of Rajastam, the Buddhist women ascetics in Theri Gatha,  Andal of Tamil Nadu,  Mukta Bai of Maharashtra, and several others who  lived lives as dictated by their clear inner urge in India. What makes them so audacious that even nudity is of no consequence to some of them. The exploration will also lead towards that inner sun of realization.

K. Jayakumar is a poet writing in both Malayalam and English. Author of 45 books, including ten anthologies of poems and an equal number of translations. 
 

Tanuja and Sanjay Kanvinde, architects, will speak on: Architect, Achyut Kanvinde. The talk about Achyut Kanvinde is not just about his journey through his body of work but also about his artistic and humanistic qualities.

Achyut Kanvinde (1916-2002), graduated from the J.J. School of Architecture, Mumbai. He later shifted to Delhi to work at the Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) for the design of research laboratories, from where he was sent to the US with a mission to study laboratories. He enrolled at Harvard University and worked under Walter Gropius, the founder of Bauhaus School, Germany. On his return to India, he worked for the CSIR and in 1955 established his practice with Shaukat Rai and later Morad Chowdhury. They carried out landmark Institution projects such as Roorkee University, AMU Aligarh, IIT Kanpur, Agricultural Universities at Rahuri and Bangalore, several dairies for NDDB Anand and across India, Darpana Academy of Performing Arts, Ahmedabad, and the ISKCON Temple, Delhi. He also designed large-scale urban design projects like the Dronagiri Township near Navi Mumbai and Central Business District Shahdara. His work was published widely, and he lectured extensively both in India and the US. Kanvinde was awarded the Padma Shri in 1974. Kanvinde remained a staunch modernist, who created a functional yet innovative and economic design using local materials and latest technology.

Zoom Registration: https://zoom.us/j/89960366673

Meeting ID: 899 6036 6673

(Collaboration: J.D. Centre of Art)

Here and Hereafter – Nirmal Verma’s Life in Literature

An in-conversation programme with Vineet Gill, author of the book with Ashutosh Bhardwaj and Ashok Vajpeyi

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)

Presented by Abakorao, an Indo-Latin Group who’s repertoire includes Bossa Nova, Salsa, Vallenato, Bachata, Merengue and Reggae music

Artists: Santiago Ramirez (keyboard, lead vocal & guitar); Fidel Deli (percussion); Camilo Barrios (saxophone); Rajahamsam Tiruvaipadi (bass); and Angélica Patiño (vocal)

The artists will present a concert of songs and musical genres that best represent each country’s heritage

(Collaboration: Embassy of Brazil; Embassy of Colombia; Embassy of Dominican Republic; and High Commission of Jamaica)

Recalibrate: Changing Paradigms
By N.K. Singh with select insights from P.K. Mishra (Rupa Publications India: 2022)

Chair: Amb. Shyam Saran, President IIC and former Foreign Secretary of India

Discussants: Dr. P.K. Mishra, Principal Secretary, Prime Minister of India; Dr. Bibek Debroy, Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India; Dr. Poonam Gupta, Director General, NCAER; and Shri N.K. Singh,  economist, academician and author of the book

Akbar of Hindustan
By Parvati Sharma (Juggernaut: 2022)

Discussants: Amb. T.C.A. Raghavan, former High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore and former Director General, ICWA; Dr. Anubhuti Maurya, Associate Professor & Head, Dept. of History and Archaeology, Shiv Nadar Institute of Eminence; and Ms Parvati Sharma, author of the book

Chair: Amb. K.P. Fabian, former Ambassador to Italy and Distinguished Fellow, Symbiosis University