Introductory Remarks: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC
 
About the Conference: Prof. Ajit Kembhavi, Professor Emeritus and former Director, IUSCAA, Pune and Chair, Conference – International Advisory Committee
 
Keynote Address: Dr. Simon Hodson, Executive Director, CODATA – Committee on Data of the International Science Council (ISC), Paris
 
Chief Guest: Prof. Ajay Sood, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Govt. of India
 
Concluding Remarks: Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC

Speakers: Prof. Suchandra Ghosh, Dept. of History, University of Hyderabad; Prof. Dr. R. Mahalakshmi, Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Professor K.M. Shrimali, former Professor, Department of History, University of Delhi; Prof. Ranabir Chakravarti, former Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Dr Abhimanyu Kumar

Chair: Prof. Romila Thapar

The talk is based on a project by Prof. Ghosh and Prof.Mahalakshmi that brings together the latest research using new sources such as the Genizah Records to draw attention to the vast and unexplored terrain of the economic history of early India. A rich and diverse area of study covering agricultural developments, trade, markets, occupational and professional groups, urbanisation and the institutions that govern economy. The project discusses material culture and provides insights into the lived experience of early Indians, the kinds of activities they were engaged in and their production activities within and outside domestic spaces
 

Radhey-Shyam
Screening of a film Shree Radha produced by Dr. Uma Sharma

Followed by
Radhey-Shyam
In Kathak and Brij-Raas by Uma Sharma and group
Music: Late Pt. Jwala Prasad

Choreographed by Dr. Uma Sharma, the programme is based on the poetry of Saint-Poets – Swami Haridas, Surdas, Meera, Jaydev and will include some poems from the Raskhan, Vidyapati etc.

(Collaboration: Uma Sharma School of Dance and Music – Bharatiya Sangeet Sadan)
 

Vivekananda: The Philosopher of Freedom(Aleph Book Company: 2023)
By Govind Krishnan  

Discussants: Shri Yogendra Yadav, political activist, Founder Member, Swaraj Abhiyan & Jai Kisan Andolan; Prof S. Irfan Habib, writer and historian; and Shri Govind Krishnan V., journalist and author of the book

Moderator: Dr. N.P. Ashley, Assistant Professor, Dept. of English, St. Stephen College

WEBINAR

Speakers: Sharat Sabharwal, former High Commissioner to Pakistan; Tilak Devasher, Member, National Security Advisory Board; and Smita Sharma, independent journalist

Moderator: C. Raja Mohan, Senior Fellow, Asia Society Policy Institute, Delhi

The disqualification and imprisonment of former Prime Minister Imran Khan marks an important turning point in the evolution of Pakistan’s polity. It underlines the failure of the experiment with a hybrid democracy in the 21st century and the return of the Army to more direct rule in governing the country. The panel will assess the changing dynamic in Pakistan and its implications for India

(Collaboration: Asia Society Policy Institute, Delhi)

Registration Link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0iLqd4zMToy4tIT4cL5H9w

Mohiniattam Recital

By Divya Warrier from Mumbai, disciple of Guru Dr. Neena Prasad and recipient of the Sanskriti-Madhobi Chatterji Memorial Fellowship 

Bharatanatyam Recital

By Veena Kumar, disciple of Guru Justin McCarthy and recipient of the Sanskriti-Madhobi Chatterji Memorial Fellowship 

(Collaboration: Sanskriti Foundation)
 

Conversation…Rediscover the joy

An exhibition of paintings by Swati Joshi Phatak

Inauguration on Tuesday, 5 September 2023 at 18:30 by Mrs & Air Cmde (Retd) DK Sharma,VSM

Mandalas of Time: Poems (Hawakal Publishers: 2023)
By Malashri Lal 

 Discussants: Ms. Namita Gokhale, writer and Festival Director; Dr. Sukrita Paul Kumar, poet, editor and translator; Dr. K. Srinivasarao; and Dr. Malashri Lal, author of the book

Chair: Amb. Navtej Sarna, author, historian and former Ambassador to USA
 

The present edition of Creative Theory Colloquium seeks forth to explore the myriad aspects of pluralist, relational world that impacts the being and becoming in the cosmos, as parts of co-growing, collaborative space. In the process, the specific panels enquire into various themes including knowledge traditions and practices, space, gender, feminism, rights, democracy, power, vulnerability, precarity, religion, consciousness, democracy, resistance, and security.

Programme Schedule

Inaugural address at 16:30 

At 17:00
Unveiling Paradigm Shift: Towards Transformative Social Science in Contemporary Times

(Collaboration: Foundation for Creative Social Research, International Herbert Marcuse Society, USA, and The Raza Foundation) 
 

Magic and Magicians of Niche Gardening: A Gardener's Delight (Zorba Books: 2023)
By Rasham Ratna

Discussants: Ms. Rasham Ratna, Author of the Book; Shri Sheel Vardhan Singh, DG, Central Industry Security Force(CISF); Major General S. S. Patil, ADG TA, Directorate Indian Army; Ms. Radhika Anand, Founder & CEO, Plantology & Environmentalist

Chair: Shri K N Shrivastava, Director IIC