Gallery Walk Through

Conducted by Vikas Kumar, curator of the exhibition
 
(Collaboration: Azim Premji University, Bengaluru)

Baba Saheb: An Extraordinary Philatelic Journey (1966-2022)

The exhibition brings together a unique archive on the philatelic afterlife of Ambedkar (1966-2022), his journey from being the first Dalit personality to be honoured with a commemorative postage stamp to becoming a key philatelic icon on the country. On view are commemorative and definitive postage stamps, information brochures, first day covers, postal calendars, inland letter cards and other postal material to throw fresh light on the shifting evolution of the official and popular imagination of Ambedkar

Curated by Vikas Kumar 

Inauguration by Dr. Gopal Guru, Editor, Economic and Political Weekly on Tuesday, 7 June 2022 at 18:30

Exhibition on view: 08 to 21 June  2022 11:00 to 19:00 daily

As part of the exhibition, there will be two related programmes in the Art Gallery:

11 JUNE 2022 AT 18:30 

Ambedkar, Stamps and the Indian Republic

Illustrated lecture by Prof. Vikas Kumar, Faculty, School of Development, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru and author of the forthcoming book Waiting for a Christmas Gift and Other Essays and co-author of Numbers in India’s Periphery: The Political Economy of Government Statistics (Cambridge University Press: 2020)
 

20 JUNE 2022 AT 18:00 

Gallery Walk Through

Conducted by Vikas Kumar, curator of the exhibition

(Collaboration: Azim Premji University, Bengaluru)

IIC Diamond Jubilee Discussions on Science
 
Science of the Pandemic
Opening Remarks: Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Director IIC
 
Lead speakers: Prof. P. Balaram, biochemist and former Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru will speak on Unravelling the Science of the Pandemic; and Dr. Krishna Ella, Founder and Chairman, Bharat Biotech on From the Virus to the Vaccine
 
Followed by a panel discussion moderated by Dr. Renu Swarup, former Secretary to the Government of India, Dept. of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology
 
Panelists: Dr. Pramod Garg, Executive Director, Translational Health Science & Technology Institute, Faridabad who will speak on Understanding our Immune System; Dr. Sanjay Singh, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. on New Technology Platforms; Dr. Sudhanshu Vrati, immunologist, microbiologist and Director, Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Faridabad who will speak on The evolving mutations; and Dr. Madhu Dikshit, cardiovascular biologist, pharmacologist and former Director, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow who will speak on Natural product based treatment
 
With the onset of the Pandemic in early 2020, the world focused its attention on scientists and researchers for finding science based solutions to fight this war. A tiny RNA virus brought the world to a grinding halt and impacted the health, economy and livelihood of mankind. India’s Science and Technology based response has been phenomenal and has given the country an elated level of confidence to face future challenges. SARS-CoV-2 is not the last virus we are fighting a war against, with the evolving virus and its numerous mutations there will be a continued focus on science based solutions to address the challenges of human health. The discussion will focus on some of these key issues and also the learnings which the pandemic has given us for handling other health priorities and any future pandemics

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

Dhi’s Oracle of Numbers for Relationship Guidance
By Saudamini Mishra (Ukiyoto Publishing: 12 July 2021)

Discussants: Discussants: Ms Jasleen Vohra, TV presenter and commentator; Shri Aniket, Brand Manager and Content Lead; and Ms Saudamini Mishra, author of the book

SUMMER SONATA: A FESTIVAL OF FILMS ON OPERA, BALLET AND CONCERT FILMS
Curated by Sunit Tandon and Samaresh Chatterji

Hänsel und Gretel
(107 min; 1981; dvd; English subtitles)

With Brigitte Fassbaender (Hänsel); Edita Gruberova (Gretel); Hermann Prey (Peter, their Father); Helga Dernesch (Gertrud, their Mother); Sena Jurinac (The Witch); Norma Burrowes (Sandman); Elfriede Höbarth (Dew Fairy)
Vienna Boys’ Choir
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Sir Georg Solti

Engelbert Humperdinck’s beloved musical fairy tale is brought to life by Sir Georg Solti and an illustrious cast – all part of a shimmering production that continues to enchant audiences of all ages.

Introduced by Sunit Tandon

F for Fake (USA)
(90 min; 1977; English)
Director: Orson Welles
Written by Orson Welles, Oja Kodar

Orson Welles’s final completed film is a ground breaking blend of fact and fiction that dazzles audiences to this day. He began with footage shot by François Reichenbach for a documentary on professional art forger Elmyr de Hory, a Hungarian-born, Ibiza-based master of Picasso, Modigliani and Matisse replicas.

Welles soon discovered, however, that Hory’s would-be biographer, American ex-patriot Clifford Irving, was himself the forger responsible for the notorious fake Howard Hughes diaries. Welles incorporated new footage, with major contributions from his then-companion, Oja Kodar, into a dizzying, delightful “film essay.”

SUMMER SONATA: A FESTIVAL OF OPERA, BALLET AND CONCERT FILMS
Dedicated to the Memory of Dr. R.P. Jain

Curated by Sunit Tandon and Samaresh Chatterji

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
(104 min; 1994; dvd)

Kirov Ballet at the Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Kirov Orchestra
Conductor: Victor Fedotov

With Larissa Lezhnina (Masha/The Princess), Victor Baranov (Nutcracker/The Prince); Piotr Russanov (Drosselmeyer) 

One of the most loved ballets of all time, with a ravishing score, performed by the company for which it was written. This version uses the adaptation of the Petipa choreography and libretto devised by Vasily I. Vainonen.

Introduced by Sunit Tandon

PHYSICAL PROGRAMME

Launch of Maharaja Krishna Rasgotra’s new collection of poems, followed by a discussion

Discussants: Amb. M.K. Rasgotra, former Foreign Secretary of India and author of the book; Prof. J.S. Rajput, former Director, NCERT and writer; Shri Hemendra Mishra, Chief Content Creator, Hindustan; and Shri Mahesh C. Sharma, former Librarian, MEA and Librarian, Indian Council of World Affairs

Chair: Amb. Shyam Saran, Life Trustee IIC and former Foreign Secretary of India

10 Years of SRI: A decade-long journey of creating digital tools for Sanskrit

Speaker: Martin Gluckman, founder Sanskrit Research Institute (SRI), Auroville. For the past decade, SRI has been creating digital tools and educational resources for the Sanskrit language that are used around the world for furthering Sanskrit studies and research

Chair: Dr. Sudha Gopalakrishnan, Executive Director, IIC-International Research Division

For the past decade SRI has been producing digital tools for the Sanskrit language and more recently the Khoe-Sān languages of Southern Africa. Martin Gluckman will present some of the works of the past decade and what is currently being worked on at SRI.

SRI is a volunteer-powered institute based in Auroville in India, dedicated to developing tools for the Sanskrit language

A new series of lectures organised by IIC-International Research Division with the support of Ministry of External Affairs

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The Harambee Factor: India-Africa Economic and Development Partnership

By Gurjit Singh (Macmillan Publishers India Private Limited: 2022)

Discussants: Shri Dammu Ravi, Secretary (Economic Relations), Ministry of External Affairs; Amb. Gennet Zewide, former Ethiopian Ambassador to India and former Education Minister of Ethiopia; Shri Vir Sanghvi, journalist and commentator; Shri Suhas Borker, Editor, Citizens First TV (CFTV); and Amb. Gurjit Singh, former Indian Ambassador to Germany, Indonesia, Ethiopia, ASEAN and the African Union; Chair, CII Task Force (Trilateral Cooperation in Africa); and author of the book

Moderator: Amb. K.P. Fabian, Distinguished Fellow, Symbiosis University

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