The Catalan and Spanish Sanskrit Dictionaries, updating Sanskrit lexicography

Speaker: Dr. Òscar Pujol, Director, Cervantes Institute, New Delhi; Sanskrit scholar who has published several books
and translations from the Sanskrit classics and two Sanskrit dictionaries - Sanskrit-Catalan and Sanskrit-Spanish dictionaries

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

Prof. Michael Coulson, British Indologist and Sanskrit scholar was of the opinion that the existing Sanskrit dictionaries
were grossly out of date. The most important lexicographic activity regarding Sanskrit was done more than a hundred years ago. During this time lexicography has advanced enormously, but this is not reflected in Sanskrit dictionaries. Consequently, updating Sanskrit lexicography is an urgent task. The Catalan and Spanish dictionaries are one small step in this direction. This lecture we will present the new contributions of these two new works

Organised by IIC-International Research Division with the support of Ministry of External Affairs
 

(96 min/2022/Maithili with English subtitles)
Director & Editor: Pratik Sharma who will introduce the film

Screening will be followed by a discussion

The film portrays the story of a mother and child’s bond by using semiotics at large to convey the message. The film has very few dialogues. It has been shot in the interior parts of Bihar.  

(Collaboration: Shining Muskan Foundation)
 

Speakers: Prof. C.R. Babu, Professor Emeritus, Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystems (CEMDE), University of Delhi; Prof. Yamini Gupt, Professor, Dept. of Finance and Business Economics, University of Delhi; Dr. Faiyaz Khudsar, Scientist-in-Charge, Yamuna Biodiversity Park; and Dr. Shah Hussain, Scientist-in-Charge, Aravali Biodiversity Park

Chair: Suhas Borker, Founder Member, Green Circle of Delhi

This programme marks the 87th anniversary of Lodhi Garden and the 31st anniversary of Green Circle of Delhi (1992-2023)

(Collaboration: Green Circle of Delhi)

Two short comedies by the great Russian playwright, Anton Chekhov – The Proposal and The Bear

Directed by Sohaila Kapur

Cast: The Proposal - Arti Nayar, Sunit Tandon, Tarique Hassan 
Cast: The Bear -  Vishaal Sethia, Sonali Sharma, Sohaila Kapur  

An exhibition of sculptures by Latika Katt, well-known artist

On view are works in bronze, marble, terracotta and stone

Inauguration by Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar on Thursday, 6 April 2023 at 18:30

An exhibition of ceramics presented by Delhi Blue Pottery Trust

Participating artists: Abhay Pandit, Adil Writer, Angad Vohra, Aniruddh Sagar, Anju Kalsi, Anurag Verma, B.R. Pandit, Dipalee Daroz, Ela Mukherjee, Indu Rao, Ira Choudhury, Keshari Nandan, Leena Batra, Lekha Bhagat, Madhur Sen, Mamta Singhania, Manish Arora, Mansimran Singh, Monica Agnihotri, Neeru Bhargav, Preeti Pandey, P.R. Daroz, Rachna Parasher, Rajesh Srivastava, Ray Meeker, Rekha Bajpe Aggarwal, Renu Gupta, Reyaz Badaruddin, Sabrina Srinivas, Sandeep Manchekar, Shehla Hashmi Grewal, Shubham Sankhyan, Shuchika Rathod, Soni Dave, Sonia Dhingra, Sonia Rashid, Srirupa Sen, Sunita Kumari, Suparna Arora, Tosha Parmar, Vineet Kacker and Vinod Daroz

Inauguration by Sardar Mansimran Singh on Thursday, 6 April 2023 at 17:00

(Collaboration: Delhi Blue Pottery Trust

Director: Nirmal Chander who will introduce the film
Produced by Delhi Blue Pottery Trust

Screening will be followed by a discussion

“Hands destined to mould a thing of beauty”, the poet James Cousins wrote these lines about a young Sikh potter he met in Japan in 1921. Sardar Gurcharan Singh pioneered studio pottery in India, introducing the undervalued crafty to the imagination of the Indian masses, and striving to make colour and beauty accessible to all. The Lotus and the Swan celebrates his life and legacy
 

Conceptualised by Gitanjali Surendran

Being Heer

An evening of thought-provoking words and soul-searching musical notes
With Jyoti Mamgain, well-loved poet, performer and spoken word artist from Delhi who has been featured on well-
known poetry channels. The YouTube channel ‘Suno Jam Poetry’ is her home base on the internet

Jyoti Mamgain will be accompanied by Kushagra Dudega, singer and songwriter who has trained in classical music by Sri Vandana Thakur

Gilded Cage: Years that Made and Unmade Kashmir

By Sandeep Bamzai (New Delhi: Rupa Publications India, 2023)

Discussants: Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC; Shri Salman Khurshid, former Foreign Minister, and Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India; Lt. Gen. Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd.), PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM and former General Officer Commanding, 15 Corps (Srinagar) & Military Secretary; Shri Haseeb Drabu, Economist and former Finance Minister, Jammu & Kashmir; and Shri Sandeep Bamzai, Senior journalist and author of the book

Presentations by Dr. Suman Khanna Aggarwal, former Professor, University of Delhi and Founder & President, Shanti Sahyog Centre for Nonviolence; Dr. A.K. Merchant; Prof. Prashant Chauhan; Fr. John Chathanatt; Prof. Ashis Nandy; Prof. Bulbul Dhar James; and Prof. Manindra Nath Thakur
 

(Collaboration: Shanti Sahyog Centre for Nonviolence)