Crimson Spring: A Novel

By Navtej Sarna (Aleph Book Company: 2022)

Discussants: Prof. Nonica Datta, Associate Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Prof. Debraj Mookerjee, Associate Professor, Ramjas College, University of Delhi; and Amb. Navtej Sarna, former Indian Ambassador to USA and author of the book

Chair: Amb. Shyam Saran, President, IIC 
 

An interactive session between Malavika Sarukkai, B.N. Goswamy and Sudha Gopalakrishnan

Screening of Abhi to Main Jawan Hoon
Hafeez Jalandhari’s nazm recited by Zohra Segal

At 15:40
On and Off the Records
(57 min; 2014; English)
Director: Pratik Biswas

Recipient of the Tareque Masud Award for Best Debut, Film Southasia, Nepal

At 18:30
Odissi Recital
By Sangini Kumar, leading disciple of Guru Kiran Segal
Accompanists: Prafulla Mangaraj, Prashant Behera, Dhiraj Pandey, Rais Khan and Madhyama Segal

At 19:30
East marries West: Jugalbandhi of Sitar and Cello
By Pt. Shubhendra Rao (sitar) and maestro Saskia Rao de Haas (cello)
Accompanied by Yashwant Vaishnav on the tabla

Screening of Abhi to Main Jawan Hoon
Hafeez Jalandhari’s nazm recited by Zohra Segal

At 15:40
On and Off the Records
(57 min; 2014; English)
Director: Pratik Biswas

Recipient of the Tareque Masud Award for Best Debut, Film Southasia, Nepal

The film focusses on the intimate and integral relationship between the evolution of 20th century Hindustani Classical music and recording technology, even as it celebrates the music and art of some of the best musicians the world has ever known

Collaboration: Public Service Broadcasting Trust

At 16:40
Screening of excerpt from Zohra Segal interviews

At 18:00
Tilism i-Hoshruba (40 min)
Dastangoi performed by Nusrat Ansari and Poonam Girdhani
Adapted and Directed by Mahmood Farooqui

Tilism i-Hoshruba literally meaning ‘the enchantment that takes away the senses’ is a magical realm created by the Emperor of sorcerers Afrasiyab Jadu who represents evil. He rules over Tilism-e-Hoshruba with his empress Malika Herat and fights with the leader of tricksters (Ayyars) Amar Ayyar, who stands for truth

At 19:30
Qawwali
Presented by the Nizami Brothers

Muktibodh ki Lalten

Panel discussion on the new book by Apporvanand (Setu Prakashan; 2022)

Panelists: Apoorvanand, Professor, Hindi Department, University of Delhi, columnist, political commentator and author of the book; Amitabh Ray, Hindi scholar and Associate Professor, Sham Lal College, University of Delhi; and Ashok Vajpeyi

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)

Carnatic Vocal Duet
By Delhi Sisters – Madhavi Sitaraman and Vaishnavi Sitaraman from Delhi, disciples of Trichur Brothers

At 19:00
Bharatanatyam Recital
By Veena Kumar from Delhi, disciple of Guru Justin McCarthy

Qutb Shahi Heritage Park, Golconda: Conservation & Landscape Restoration

Illustrated lecture by Ratish Nanda, Conservation Architect, India CEO, Aga Khan Trust for Culture who leads inter-disciplinary teams undertaking urban conservation projects in Delhi and Hyderabad

Chair: Dr. Swapna Liddle

The presentation will focus on the decade long conservation effort being undertaken by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) at the 106 acre Qutb Shahi Heritage Park – where in the 16th /17th centuries over 100 monuments were built – mausolea, baolis, funerary mosques, amongst others. Conservation effort has revealed several of the principal structures were set in enclosed garden. With learnings from the Humayun’s Tomb conservation, AKTC has followed a craft based approach to conserve the necropolis
 

Curated by Rajiv Mehrotra

At home, walking (Chalo Sakha Us Des Mein/India)
(114 min; 2019; Hindi with English subtitles)
Director: Rajula Shah

Recipient of the Best Long Documentary, the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala 2021

Screening will be followed by a discussion with the filmmaker

The film inquires deeply into questions of speed, progress and self-liberation through the act of participating in a centuries-old annual pilgrimage alongside millions of people from different castes, class and genders. It makes a quiet yet powerful statement about slowing down, reassessing our needs over wants, and reconnecting with the originary impulse of being human in a world moving towards total mechanization.

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

Illustrated lecture by Dr. Charmaine O’Brien who researches and writes about the social and cultural history of food and eating. Internationally recognized for her work on Indian food history and culture, her books include The Penguin Food Guide to India, Recipes from an Urban Village and Flavours of Delhi and a forthcoming book on India’s changing foodways, Routes of Connection: Journeys through India’s contemporary foodscape

Chair: Rajesh Luthra

The talk will draw on Dr. O’Brien’s twenty-five years of experience researching and writing about India’s food and the transformation she witnessed in India’s foodways over that time, exploring how factors such as urbanisation, the changing role of women, globalisation and technology, have affected this change. The key theme of the talk will be the movement of food in India from its preparation and eating ‘inside’ the home to the increasing use of ‘outside’ food: pre-prepared convenience foods and meals, online food delivery, boom in cafes and restaurants, etc.