This exhibition showcases more than 50 toys and dolls from different States and UTs of India made of wood, papier-mâché, metal, tin, stone carving, leather, candle, clothes, seashells etc.

From the Agnibarna-Madhumadhabi Bhaduri collection and Curated by Asani Bhaduri

As part of this exhibition, there will be a discussion on Tuesday, 12 December 2023 at 5 pm in the Art Gallery, IIC Annexe

Toys Today

Panelists: Alok Bhalla; Mugdha Sinha; and Sukrita Paul Kumar

Moderator: Asani Bhaduri

Traditional toys and dolls are vanishing from urban playrooms, whether at home or in playschools. Are toys relevant in the age of video games and animations? Is there a renewed interest in toys in some sections of society? What has changed in the past few decades? The panelists will address some of these issues and the past, present and future of toys.

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The Unseen Raja Ravi Varma

Speaker: Ganesh V. Shivaswamy, advocate, author and academic

Ravi Varma has been largely explored in isolation and this is how many academicians have dealt with his legacy. However, there is a lot more to Ravi Varma. For instance, his obsession with equestrian imagery, the use of photography, and myths around his inspiration have all been overlooked. The lesser-known works and all those who worked behind the scenes helped him build his image. All of these will be explored in the presentation.

Ganesh V. Shivaswamy is a lawyer in Bengaluru but his passion lies in structuring the artistic legacy of Raja Ravi Varma. He has a substantial collection of chromolithographs from the Ravi Varma Press. In 2006, he commemorated the centennial death anniversary of the artist by creating the first online catalogue of prints from the Press. Ganesh continues his research on the artist and is the author of a six-volume book series, Raja Ravi Varma: An Everlasting Imprint which explores the social, religious and aesthetic impact of the images from the Ravi Varma Press on the people of the Indian sub-continent and beyond.

(Collaboration: J.D. Centre of Art)

Zoom Registration link:  https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpde2ppjwoG9KPNAtGk80VA3YcGC…
Meeting ID:   874 2418 7216

Organised in collaboration with Assam Association, Delhi – Platinum Jubilee Celebrations

Keynote Address: Dr. Samudragupta Kashyap, eminent writer, journalist and Information Commissioner, Assam and Chancellor, Nagaland University

Presentations by Dr. Ankita Dutta, Assistant Professor, University of Delhi; and Shri Ambrish B. Kishore, Editor, Publication Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Govt. of India

Chair: Shri M.P. Bezbaruah, IAS (retd.) former Secretary, Govt. of India

Coordinated by Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Ashok K. Mehta

Elections in Bangladesh: Again a Walkover for Sheikh Hasina?

 Panelists: Amb. Veena Sikri, former Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh; Dr. Smruti S. Pattanaik, Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses; and Ms Nayaima Basu, Defence and Diplomatic Editor, ABP News

Chair: Maj. Gen. Ashok K. Mehta

Elections in Bangladesh are slated for 7^th January 2024, and for the third time, not under a caretaker government, a provision removed from the constitution by the ruling government Sheikh Hasina government attracting widespread protests. The 2024 election is a matter of political survival for both the ruling Awami League and the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Will Sheikh Hasina win the elections for a fifth term and other associated issues of government and economy will be discussed.

Melody meisters, Ruchika and Deepak Castelino 

In conversation with Sujata Prasad and Oroon Das

(Collaboration: Ahad Anhad)

Violence and the Arts

Speakers: Apoorvanand; M.K. Raina; Veer Munshi; Mithu Sen; and Rahaab Allana 

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)
 

Count Every Breath: A Climate Anthology

Edited by Vinita Agrawal (Hawakal Publishers: 2023)

Discussants: Dr. Sukrita Paul Kumar, poet and critic; Shri Kinshuk Gupta, bilingual writer, poet and translator; Ms Sahana Ahmed, poet, novelist and publisher; and Shri Kiriti Sengupta, poet, translator, Editor and publisher

Moderator: Prof. Vinita Agrawal, poet and Editor of the book

Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur: A Guided Listening Session

Illustrated presentation by Irfan Zuberi 

Chair: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi

Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur (1910-92) was an eminent Indian classical vocalist, belonging to the Gwalior & Atrauli gharanas. Having learnt from Pandit Nilakanthabua Alurmath, Ustad Manji Khan and Ustad Bhurji Khan, he was able to craft a gayaki that appealed to the cognoscenti as well as lay listeners. In this guided listening session, we would get to hear a selection of his important recordings, from the historical, musical and aesthetic perspectives.

Irfan Zuberi has been working in the domain of arts & cultural heritage for over two decades. Since its inception in 2014, he has headed the National Cultural Audiovisual Archives at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. Presently, Irfan is pursuing a doctorate at the University of Tübingen, Germany and is also working on a biography of Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur on a fellowship of the Raza Foundation, Delhi.

Panelists: Prof. Parth Sen, former Director and Professor, Delhi School of Economics; Prof. Surajit Mazumdar, Professor of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Prof. Siddhartha Mitra, Professor of Economics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata; Prof. Vikas Rawal, Professor of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Dr Zakaria Siddiqui, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Jamia Millia Islamia; and Dr Pooja Sharma, Economist and Independent Researcher

Moderator: Suhas Borker, Convener, Working Group on Alternative Strategies and Trustee IIC
 
Discussion on the State of the Indian Economy (SoIE) is an annual event and is jointly organised by IIC and the Working Group on Alternative Strategies in December each year. This year marks the 31st anniversary of the Working Group on Alternative Strategies.
 
(Collaboration: Working Group on Alternative Strategies)