Piano recital by Daniele Buccio, eminent pianist from Italy

The artist will present the compositions of Franz Liszt, Beethoven and Scriabin

(Collaboration: Delhi Music Society)

Early Mahayana Caves in Western Deccan                                                                                                                                      

Speaker:  Prof Y.S. Alone, Professor in Visual Studies, School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University who has written extensively on Buddhist caves, on popular neo-Buddhist visual culture, a critic of modern Indian art, and an interpretative framework of Dr. Ambedkar and social sciences. His book 'Early Buddhist Caves of Western India' was published in 2016 and reprinted in 2019. 

Chair: Prof. Seema Bawa, Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Dept. of History, University of Delhi

Often the Mahayana phase in the western Deccan is dated to the fifth century CE, this assumption has dominated our understanding for a long time. The lecture contests this assumption and traces the early Mahayana phase in the western Deccan through inscriptional and visual evidence observed in important cave sites such as Ajanta, Kanheri, Kondivite, Panhale-Kaji and Mahad. 
 
 

Panelists: Prof. Manoj Kumar Jha, MP, Rajya Sabha; Shri Jawhar Sircar, MP, Rajya Sabha; and Ms Liz Matthew, Deputy Political Editor, The Indian Express

Moderator: Shri Suhas Borker, Convener, Working Group on Alternative Strategies

This is the 17th edition of the annual discussion started in 2006

(Collaboration: Working Group on Alternative Strategies)

Presentation of awards to young crafts persons 

Chief Guest: Shri M.K. Raina, eminent theatre personality

Awards will be presented to Mamata Majhi from Mayurbhanj. Odisha for Sabai grass objects; Arjuna Tanti from Koratpur, Odisha for Katapad-pata weaving; Raviraj Prajapati from Jodhpur, Rajasthan for panja dari weaving; Yuvraj Kharol from Jaipur, Rajasthan for Blue pottery ; Hema Dhurve from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh for Gond paintings; and Khairunnessa Khatoon from Birbhum, West Bengal for kantha embroidery

(Collaboration: Delhi Crafts Council)
 

An exhibition of paintings by Pedro Trueba, plastic artist from Mexico

Inauguration by H.E. Mr. Federico Salas Lotfe, Ambassador of Mexico on Saturday, 12 November 2022 at 18:30
 
 

(Collaboration: Embassy of Mexico)
 

Hindustani Flute Recital

By Anupam Wankhede from Indore, disciple of Shri Abhay Phagre
Accompanied by Pawan Sem on tabla

AT 19:00
Hindustani Vocal Recital

By Sarang Phagre from Bhopal, son and disciple of Shri Abhay Phagre, the late Vidushi Meera V. Rao, late Pt. Vijay Sardeshmukh and Shri Vishal Moghe

A YEAR OF POETRY AT IIC

Conceptualised by Gitanjali Surendran

6 x 10
Six poets. Ten minutes. No fillers

Jeet Thayil, prize winning novelist, poet and musician who has recently edited The Penguin Book of Poets
Keki N. Daruwalla, writer of poetry and fiction who is happy with both
Akhil Katya, author of Like Blood on the Bitten Tongue: Delhi Poems
Arun Sagar, author of Anamnesia (Poetrywala, 2013) and A Long Walk in Sunlight (Copper Coin, 2020)
Alolika Dutta, poet

The Lost Buddhist Stupa of Kahu-Jo-Daro: An Attempt at Reconstruction

Illustrated lecture by Shri Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Director General, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS), Mumbai

Introduction: Dr. Himanshu Prabha Ray
Chair: Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC

The Buddhist Stupa at Kahu-jo-daro was a chance discovery. It was part of a large Buddhist establishment in the present-day town of Mirpur Khas in the province of Sindh, Pakistan, and was excavated by British archaeologist Sir Henry Cousens in 1909. This research explores the early history of Singh and the roots of Buddhism in the Gandhara region as well as its influences on Singh and other neighbouring regions. The lecture will reveal the amazing story of its discovery, the possible date, the many instances of its destruction, systematic excavation and finally, an attempt at reconstruction
 

India’s Pakistan Conundrum: Managing a Complex Relationship

By Sharat Sabharwal (Routledge India: 2022)

Discussants: Amb. G. Parthasarathy, diplomat and author, former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan; Prof. Rajen Harshe, eminent social scientist and a leading scholar of international relations studies in India, currently Visiting Professor, Dept. of International Relations, South Asian University; and Amb. Sharat Sabharwal, former Ambassador to Uzbekistan and High Commissioner to Pakistan and author of the book

Chair: Amb. Shyam Saran, President, IIC

A festival of women’s voices in Gurbani Sangeet

Chief Guest: Smt. Gursharan Kaur

Performances of Gurbani Sangeet by Bindhu Malini, renowned singer from Bengaluru who will present specially composed pieces from the Sri Guru Granth Sahib; Dr. Nivedita Singh, Head, Music Dept. , Patiala University who will sing shabads; Hargun Kaur, well-known singer will present shukrana shabads; and Vusat Khan, daughter and disciple of Ustad Iqbal Khan of Dilli Gharana will present specially composed shabads 

Please make a note, during the performance, as a mark of respect, kindly please keep your head covered