IIC Diary (Festival 2024)
Commemoration of Constitution Day
Commemoration of Constitution Day
The Values and Ethos of our Constitution Speaker: Shri Justice A.P. Shah, former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court and former Chairman of the Law Commission of India Followed by an interactive session with students from schools of Delhi NCR
Introduction: Suhas Borker, Convener, Working Group on Alternative Strategies and Trustee, IIC Organised as part of Taking Gandhi to Children series that brings children closer to the enduring legacy of Gandhi’s non-violent struggle for equity, pluralism and sustainable development by hosting year round interactive sessions with students from schools of Delhi NCR This programme was earlier scheduled to be held on 26 November 2024 but had to be postponed due to closure of schools of Delhi NCR (Collaboration: Working Group on Alternative Strategies) |
Cluster Groups (Engendering the Discourse; Pandemic and Climate Change; and Science)
COP 29: Progress or Posturing?
The Wins, Woes & What was Missed
Opening Remarks: Amb. Shyam Saran, President, IIC and former Special Envoy and Chief Negotiator on Climate Change
Lead presentation by Dr. Ajay Mathur, energy sector expert and Director General, International Solar Alliance
Panelists: Ms Leena Nandan, Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Govt. of India; Dr Arunabha Ghosh, Founder-CEO, Council on Energy, Environment and Water; Mr. Shombi Sharp, UN Resident Coordinator, India; and Ms Sunita Narain, Director General, Centre for Science and Environment and Editor, Down to Earth
Chair: Amb. Shyam Saran
The recently concluded COP 29 was touted as the ‘Finance COP’, with key emphasis on the financial commitments to achieve climate action. This meeting of world leaders and negotiators has yielded substantial advancements, particularly in financial mechanisms to combat climate change, and the outcome has been observed to have several hits and misses.
Book Discussion Group
I am Shiva: The Power of my Consciousness
By Raj Nehru (Motilal Banarsidass Publications: 2024)
Discussants: Shri Virendra Qazi, Chairman, Lalleshwari International Trust, New Delhi; Dr. Yogesh Sharma, Associate Professor, Kala Kosa Division, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts; Ms Pallavi Singh, Vice President, Concentrix Delivery Operation, India; Dr. Raj Nehru, Vice Chancellor, Shri Vishwakarma Skill University, Haryana and author of the book
Chair: Dr. Karan Singh
Discussion on State of the Indian Economy
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; and Dr Harun Rasid Khan, former Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India
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 32nd anniversary of the Working Group on Alternative Strategies.
(Collaboration: Working Group on Alternative Strategies)
MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION
A Pageant of Early Christmas Music
The significant events of the Christmas calendar have been given tonal form by composers down the ages. This is a musical excursion across the Noel season through a kaleidoscope of early European sacred music. Words and sound create the ambience of excitement and hope that is proper to the idea of Christmas.
Justin McCarthy is both a dancer and musician. A Bharatanatyam artist and guru; he plays piano and harpsichord. Justin heads the performing arts department at Ashoka University
Book Discussion Group
Conservation of Churches in Goa
By R.C. Agrawal (Sharada Publishing House: 2024)
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Discussants: Ms Usha Sharma, IAS (Retd.), former Director General, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI); Ms. Amita Baig, Heritage Consultant and former Executive Director of World Monument Fund; and Shri Janhwij Sharma, conservation architect and Additional Director General (Conservation, World Heritage, NCF), Archaeological Survey of India
Chair: Shri K. N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC |
THE WORKING OF THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION
Great Cases series discussion no :7
The Right to Die with Dignity – The Law in Practice
Speakers: Shri Justice Ajay Rastogi, former Judge, Supreme Court of India; Dr. R.K. Mani, Chairman, Critical Care Medicine and Pulmonology, Yashoda Super Speciality Hospital; Dr. Sushma Bhatnagar, Professor and Head of Department, Onco-Anaesthesia, Pain and Palliative Care; and Shri Parth Sharma, Founder, Nirvarana
Moderated by Dr. Dhvani Mehta, Co-Founder and Lead, Health, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy
(Collaboration: Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy)
Book Discussion Group
Global Tumult: India as a Pole Star
By Sujan Chinoy (Rupa Publications; 2024)
Discussants: Shri Sunjoy Joshi, Chairman, Observer Research Foundation (ORF); and Amb. Sujan Chinoy, Director General of the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi and author of the book
Chair: Prof Amitabh Mattoo, Dean, School of International Studies, Professor and Chair, Centre for International Politics, Jawaharlal Nehru University