Speaker: Prof. Carol Rovane, Violin Family Professor of Philosophy; Chair, Contemporary Civilization, Department of Philosophy, Columbia University, New York

Chair: Dr. Kranti Saran, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Head, Department of Philosophy, Ashoka University

Carol Rovane will argue that debates about relativism ought not to proceed without first arriving at an adequate formulation of the doctrine, and clarifying what most fundamentally divides relativists and their opponents.  After offering the needed formulation and clarification, she will go on to explore arguments for and against embracing relativism in the domain of morals — eventually coming down in favour of it.  
 

Multidimensional Poverty (MPI) as an Input for Strategic Intervention

Chief Guest: Shri Suman Bery, Vice Chairperson, NITI Aayog
 

Panelists: Dr. Hyun Hee Ban, Chief of Social Policy, UNICEF India; Dr. Amee Misra, Senior Economist and Head of Policy, UNDP India; and Dr. Amitabh Kundu, Distinguished Fellow, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)

Chair: Dr. Ramesh Chand, Member, NITI Aayog; Fellow, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Indian Society of Agricultural Economics

The panel discussion will analyse various conceptual and operational issues pertaining to measurement of multidimensional poverty and its application in designing, implementing and monitoring various government missions and their outcomes

(Collaboration: Egrow Foundation)

From the Margins of History

By Hasmukh Shah (Notion Press: 2023)

Discussants: Shri Pavan K. Varma, former diplomat, politician and author; Shri Balbir Punj, senior journalist and columnist; Ms Radhika Dhumal, architect and conservationist

Chair: Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC

Odissi Recital

By Vani Madhav from Gurugram, disciple of Guru Sudhakar Sahu

At 19:00
Bharatnatyam Recital

By Swati Athmanathan from Chennai, disciple of Prof. C. V. Chandrashekhar and Smt. Jaya Chandrashekhar
 

Violin Recital

By Yadnesh Raikar from Mumbai, son and disciple of Pandit Milind Raikar

At 19:00
Hindustani Vocal Recital

By Madhumita Ray from Delhi, disciple of Ustad Asad Ali Khan and Pandita Naina Devi

Edited by Madhavi Desai (South Asia Press: 2022)

Discussants: Ms Mukta Naik, Fellow, Centre for Policy Research, architect and urban planner; Dr. Rukmini Sen, Dean,
School of Heritage Research & Management, Director, Outreach and Extension Division, Director, Centre for Publishing,
& Professor, School of Liberal Studies, Ambedkar University; Shri Aravind Unni, urban rights researcher, Urban Poverty Thematic Lead at Indo-Global Social Service Society; and Ms Madhavi Desai, architect, researcher and teacher, and editor of the book

Moderator: Shri Rohit Raj Mehendiratta

Ms. Vandini Mehta (Vote of Thanks)

Indo-Aryan and the Linguistic History and Prehistory of North India

By Claus Peter Zoller (Harrassowitz Verlag: 2023)

Discussants: Prof. Anvita Abbi, linguist and scholar of minority languages; Dr. Peggy Mohan, Writer, Visiting Professor, Ashoka University; Dr. Ayesha Kidwai, theoretical linguist and Professor, Centre for Linguistics, School of Language Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Dr. Claus Peter Zoller, linguist and Professor of South Asian Studies, Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, University of Oslo and author of the book
 

Chair: Prof. Anvita Abbi, linguist and scholar of minority languages.

Panelists: Sukumar Muralidharan, columnist and journalist educator; R. Srinivasan, columnist and former Editor, The Hindu Business Line; Sanjay Kapoor, Editor, Hardnews; Suhas Borker, independent filmmaker, Convenor, Jan Prasar and Trustee, IIC; Poornima Joshi, Political Editor and Chief of Bureau, Hindu Business Line; and Bharat Bhushan, South Asia Editor, 360info

Moderator: Anant Nath, Editor, Caravan

We live in times when media ownership has become corporatised, the role of the editor has changed beyond recognition, media is unable to hold the State to account, its access to the government and legislature has shrunk, investigative journalism seems to have become extinct and the threat to both journalism and journalists has increased. At a time of low trust in news and widespread misinformation, how does one understand the changes taking place in the media? This dialogue with media practitioners on the subject will examine what can be done and what needs to be done.

Programme organised as part of the IIC’s Sectoral Programme Group on Media 

Curated by Rajiv Mehrotra

Mindscapes…of Love & Longing (India)
(54 min; 2011; Hindi, English)
A film by Arun Chadha

Recipient of National Award 2012 for Best Film on social issues

Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker

Spotlighting the lives of individuals with disabilities, the film seeks to sensitively unpack misconceptions, prejudices and myths around their sexuality. Through personal narratives, it offers an intimate look into how they negotiate biological, medical, and socio-cultural beliefs to explore their identities and ultimately reclaim their sexual rights.

(Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness the Dalai Lama)