Six String Story
Illustrated presentation by Theophilus Benjamin

The lecture-demonstration endeavours to take a look at the styles and kinds of music written for and performed by the guitar at different stages of the development of the instrument and through the different eras.

Theophilus Benjamin is one of the relatively few classical guitarists in the country who has had the distinction of having performed at various notable venues across the country. His primary focus is in the field of music education and he has been associated with some of the well-known academic institutions in the country as well as with some of the premier music schools in different parts of India

The Working of the Indian Constitution

Edited by Arghya Sengupta and Omita Goyal

To be released by Dr. Karan Singh, Chairman, IIC Editorial Board

Chief Guest: Hon’ble Shri Justice P.S. Narasimha, Judge Supreme Court of India

Followed by a discussion

Panelists: Justice (retd.) Smt Anjana Prakash, Senior Advocate and former Judge, Patna High Court; and Dr. Arghya Sengupta, Founder and Research Director, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy 

This volume is an attempt to understand the working of the Constitution by assessing the on-ground working of its five key promises: to make India a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic. Each of these aspirations is then tested through real-life case studies, data-driven analyses, personal memoirs or on-ground engagement. The holistic picture that emerges from the different essays in this volume will allow the reader to assess how the Indian Constitution has worked (or not) in the last seven decades.

With contributions by Anshul Avijit; Maidul Islam; Ronojoy Sen; Mari Selvaraj; Akhilesh Godi; Navin Chawla; Deepak Gupta; Sanjay Kumar; Diksha Sanyal; Siddharth Ramji; Faizan Mustafa; Ritwika Sharma; Bandeep Singh; Rajeev Bhargava; Madan B. Lokur; T.M. Thomas Isaac; Dinesh Siddiqui; Ritambhara Hebber; Arghya Sengupta; M.V. Rajeev Gowda; Gourab K. Banerji; Thomas Blom Hansen; Alok Prasanna Kumar; Vimala Ramachandran; Namratha Murugeshan; Cyril V. Darlong Diengdoh; Kirti Singh; Brinda Karat; Dipa Sinha; Pawal Dhall; and Aiman Hashmi

Dastangoi presented by Mahmood Farooqui, award-winning writer and director best known for reviving Dastangoi

A dastangoi on the painter, S.H. Raza’s journey from a small village in Madhya Pradesh to the pinnacle of international fame. It describes the ferment of the Bombay of the 1940s, the formation of the Progressive Artists Group, Raza’s early days in France, his passionate love for Janine Mongillat, his trilingual love for poetry, and his search for Truth through Hinduism, Islam and Christianity.

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)

Conceptualised by Dr. Ashwani Kumar

Workshop on Assessment of Neurological status

The workshop will be conducted by a team of subject experts who will focus on the awareness of common neurological conditions. 

Open to IIC members and staff members of IIC

At 16:00
Neurological Disorders with Advancing Age
Speaker: Dr. Achal Kumar Srivastava, Professor, Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Chair: Dr. Ashwani Kumar

Neurological disorders do set in with advancing age among certain people. The most common neurological diseases in the elderly are lumbar arthrosis, Alzheimer’s type (vascular), Parkinson’s disease and polyneuropathy. Stroke and dementia can also be counted among them. Many of these conditions can very well be taken care of if detected in the initial stages with proper diagnosis and appropriate treatment. How to diagnose, delay the onset of such conditions and proper management will be part of the presentation
 

Panelists: Prof. Prakash Kotwal, Chairman and Head of the Orthopaedic Department, Pushpawati Singhania Hospital and Research Institute (PSRI); Prof. Anurag Agrawal, Dean, BioSciences and Health Research, Ashok University, Sonipat; Dr. Anjali Agrawal, Senior Consultant and Head, Delhi Office, Teleradiology Solutions; and Dr. Rahul Manchanda, Head, Gynaecological Endoscopic Unit, PSRI Hospital

Moderator: Shri Rajiv Chandran, formerly Officer-in-Charge, UN Information Centre for India and Bhutan

The discussion will focus on women’s health during the pandemic, what are the newer developments now and how has medical care for women changed from illness to wellness medical. The discussion will also address the issue of advancing years and how to keep oneself fit as well as the red flags that one needs to take care of

Hindustani Vocal Recital

By Ayush Dwivedi from Kanpur, disciple of Pt. Vinod Kumar Dwivedi
Accompanied by Rishi Shankar Updhaya on pakhawaj

At 19:00
Kuchipudi Recital

By Vaidehi Kulkarni from Nashik, disciple of the late Guru Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam and Guru Smt Manju Barggavee
 

Speaker: Dr. Alka Mittal, CEO & Director (HR), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) 

Chair: Ms Ravneet Pawha, Chairperson BCF and CEO South Asia, Deakin University

Dr. Mittal will share insights on the socio-economic issues impacting greater participation of women in the labour market, the roadblocks working women face in reaching the C-Suite and opportunities for India Inc to have more inclusive workforce for business sustainability. The talk will be interspersed with Dr. Mittal’s rich industry experience and personal stories

Business and Community Foundation’s 21st Annual Lecture

An exhibition of political cartoons (digital prints) focusing on Bengal of the 1950s to the 1970s which reflect the socio-political milieu of the times. Cartoonists in Bengal expressed critical visual narratives with a deep sense of social and political awareness. Despite the political turmoil, upheavals and differences of opinions, artists were free to work with cartoons, expressing their opinion through the visual language of drawings. On view are a selection of cartoons by Sailo Narayan Chakraborty, Debiprasad Roy Choudhury, Kutty, Chandi Lahiri, Rebati Bushan and Amal Chakraborty

Research and Concept: Samit Das

Preview on Thursday, 7 July 2022 at 18:30

Curator: Rajiv Mehrotra

Mission: Joy – Finding Happiness in Troubled Times (90 min; 2021)
A film by Louie Psihoyos & Peggy Callahan

The film gives unprecedented access to the unlikely friendship of two international Nobel Peace Prize laureates and global leaders who transcend religion: His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Featuring never-before-seen footage shot over 5 days at the Dalai Lama’s residence in Dharamsala, the film invites viewers to join these luminaries as they share their hard-won wisdom about a wide range of issues from love, karma, guilt, and forgiveness, to joy, faith, meditation, and reincarnation. Offering neuroscience-backed wisdom to help each of us live with more joy under any circumstance, the film is an antidote for our times

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

Understanding the Psychology of Health and Well-being

By Meetu Khosla (Sage Publications India, New Delhi: 2022)

Discussants: Prof. Nandita Babu, Professor, Psychology Department, North Campus, University of Delhi; Prof. Sangeeta Bhatia, Professor, Applied Psychology, Gargi College, University of Delhi; and Prof. Meetu Khosla, Professor, Dept. of Psychology, Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi, and author of the book

Moderator: Prof. S.P. K. Jena, Professor, Psychology Department, South Campus, University of Delhi