The Madness of Sherlock Holmes

14 February 2022, 12:00 am
The Madness of Sherlock Holmes
Programme Type
Films and Exhibitions, Webcasts
End Date
20 February 2022, 11:59 pm

 Conan Doyle and the Realm of the Faeries (UK) | Click here to watch
(75 min; 2007; English)
Director: Philip Gardiner

Ever since Sir Arthur Conan Doyle first introduced him to readers back in 1887, Sherlock Holmes has fascinated fans of mystery fiction worldwide, and in this documentary filmmaker Phillip Gardiner explores the mind of both the author and the enduring characters he created. In exploring the life of Doyle, Gardiner uncovers a bizarre mystery of his own, one that seems almost stranger than the wildly imaginative fiction he penned for the written page. A tormented author with ominous ties to secret societies, the man who gave birth to Holmes, Moriarty, and Watson is almost as great a mystery as The Hound of the Baskervilles.

VALENTINE SPECIAL BAKERY

VALENTINE SPECIAL BAKERY
Start Date
12 February 2022, 12:00 am

IIC will be serving the special bakery items from 12th to 15th February 2022. These items shall be served in addition to the regular take away/dine in menu.

S.NO

FOOD ITEMS

SELLING PRICE WITHOUT TAX

 

BAKERY

 

1

Chocolate truffle cake (heart shape) eggless

600.00/kg

2

Strawberry cake (heart shape) eggless

570.00/ kg

3

Assorted chocolate box (12 pcs)

240/ box

4

Assorted chocolate box (6 pcs)

120/ box

5

Jam ring cookies (heart shape) eggless

10.00/pcs

6

Chocolate chip cookies (heart Shape) eggless

8.00/pcs

7

Almond cookies (heart shape) eggless

8.00/pcs

 

Take away services with prior booking will be available from 1100 hrs to 2100 hrs. Last order can be placed at 2030 hrs.

Kindly Place order at: 011-24609359, 24609449, 24609472 
 

Kanwal Wali
Secretary

Book Discussion Group

14 February 2022, 03:30 pm
Book Discussion Group
Programme Type
Webcasts

India’s Foreign Policy in the Post Covid: International Relations through the Eyes of Indian Diplomats

By Surendra Kumar (Wisdom Tree, New Delhi: 2021)

Discussants: Shri Shyam Saran, Life Trustee, IIC and former Foreign Secretary; Amb. Jayant Prasad, former Director General, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses and former Ambassador to Afghanistan, Algeria & Nepal; Amb. Manjeev Puri, Distinguished Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change, TERI and former Ambassador to the European Union & Nepal; Amb. Gurjit Singh, Chair, the CII Business Task Force on Trilateral Cooperation in Africa and former Ambassador to Germany, Indonesia, ASEAN, Ethiopia & the African Union; Ms Suhasini Haider, National Editor and Diplomatic Affairs Editor, The Hindu; and Dr. Manoj Joshi, senior journalist and Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation

Moderator: Amb. Surendra Kumar, former Dean, Foreign Service Institute and Editor of the book

 

Registration link

BENGALI DELICACIES - BUFFET

BENGALI DELICACIES - BUFFET
Start Date
11 February 2022, 12:00 am

Day & Date: Saturday and Sunday (12th and 13th February)

Venue:  India International Centre, Fountain Lawn / Rose Garden

Dear Member,

 

We are organizing a “Bengali Delicacies” buffet lunch at the Fountain Lawn and Rose Garden at 1230 hrs on Saturday and Sunday respectively, (12th and 13th February 2022 ).
 

Members who wish to join the lunch are requested to make advance booking with the CBO (011-24609369, 24609378), or send an email at ama@iicdelhi.in

 

Please note, reservation will be made on first-come-first served basis. All necessary arrangements for social distancing and sanitization will be strictly adhered to.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Kanwal Wali

Secretary

 

 

      

M E N U

Salads
Green Salad

Starters
Macher chop (non-veg)

Beetroot chop (veg)

Main Course
Kosha mangsho (mutton) (non veg)

Mustard fish (non-veg)
Begun bhaja
Chorchori

Aloo posto
Cholar dal

Rice/Bread
Steamed rice
Luchi

Dessert
Komola kheer

Chef special ice cream

Rates are All Inclusive

NOV-VEG
Rs 1000 per head

VEG
Rs 800 per head

BENGALI DELICACIES

BENGALI DELICACIES
Start Date
10 February 2022, 12:00 am

From the land of maach (fish) and bhaat (rice), we bring you a cuisine that is rich in taste and boasts a splendid culinary heritage.  Bengali cuisine’s blend of sweet and spicy flavours generally involves a hot palette, using a large number of herbs, spices and roots that create dishes with layers of flavours and regional variations. This weekend, savour robust curries with the distinctive flavours of mustard oil, poppy seeds and turmeric, and a variety of authentically flavoured vegetables and dal. Mustard fish and kosha mangsho are must-haves for non-vegetarians. Dessert aficionados can round off their meal with komola kheer and kanchagolla. IIC will be serving the special Bengali menu from 11th to 13th February 2022. These items shall be served in addition to the regular take away/dine in menu.

S.NO

FOOD ITEMS

SELLING PRICE WITHOUT TAX

 

STARTERS (Non vegetarian)

 

1

Macher chop (Fish chop)

200.00

2

Keema chop (mutton chop)

200.00

3

Kolkata egg chicken roll

150.00

 

STARTERS (Vegetarian)

 

4

Green banana cutlet

85.00

5

Beetroot chop

100.00

 

MAIN COURSE

 

6

Mustard fish (rohu fish in thick mustard gravy) non-veg

265.00

7

Kosha mangsho (mutton cooked in thick masala gravy) non-veg

480.00

8

Begun bhaja (tawa fried begun slices) veg

65.00

9

Chorchori (Bengali style mixed vegetable) veg

75.00

10

Aloo posto (aloo cooked in poppy seeds gravy) veg

85.00

11

Cholar dal (chana dal or Bengal gram dal cooked along with lot of spices and flavour) veg

50.00

12

Luchi (maida poori) 4 pcs

35.00

 

DESSERT

 

13

Komola kheer  (Bengali kheer)

85.00

14

Kanchagolla

75.00

 

BAKERY

 

15

Choccolate gulab jamun pastry (eggless)

95.00

16

Rabri Blueberry pastry

95.00

17

Masala bread (eggless)

100.00

Take away services with prior booking will be available from 1100 hrs to 2100 hrs. Last order can be placed at 2030 hrs.

Kindly Place order at: 011-24609359, 24609449, 24609472 or WhatsApp at 9910333937


Kanwal Wali
Secretary
 

LIBRARY OPEN HOUSE

LIBRARY OPEN HOUSE
Start Date
08 February 2022, 12:00 am

The Library Open House Meeting will be held under the Chairmanship of Dr. Ashis Nandy on Friday, 18th February 2022 at 4 pm in the Main Dining Hall. 

Members of IIC are requested to attend the same.

Suggestions are welcome from Members which may reach the Chief Librarian by 15th February 2022 at cl@iicdelhi.in

Preceding the meeting, tea will be served at PD Hall between 3.30 pm and 4 pm.

All Members are advised to follow the COVID-19 pandemic safety protocol at the IIC premises.

 

Kanwal Wali
Secretary, IIC

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HISTORY AND HERITAGE: THE AFTERLIFE OF MONUMENTS

17 February 2022, 05:00 pm
HISTORY AND HERITAGE: THE AFTERLIFE OF MONUMENTS
Programme Type
Talks, Webcasts

Emerging from the Partition: Afterlives of Popular Sufi Shrines in Punjab

Illustrated lecture by Dr. Yogesh Snehi, Assistant Professor, School of Liberal Studies, Ambedkar University, Delhi and author of Spatializing Popular Sufi Shrines in Punjab: Dreams, Memories, Territoriality (co-published by Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla and Routledge, Delhi 2019)

Chair: Prof. Partho Datta, Professor, School of Arts & Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University

A large plethora of sacred spaces associated with Muslim piety or popular veneration in (Indian) Punjab were abandoned during Partition. These sacred spaces consisted of mosques, dargahs, khanqahs, takiyas or pirkhanas. One of the immediate repercussions of this tragedy was a break in ritual practice. While spaces like mosques came to disuse, the same wasn’t true for Sufi saint shrines. This lecture aims to evolve a discussion on complex ways in which Sufi saint shrines emerged from Partition. This presentation will share some narratives of the afterlives of Sufi saint shrines in Punjab.

  IIC DIAMOND JUBILEE LECTURES ON DIGITAL GOVERNANCE

16 February 2022, 07:30 pm
  IIC DIAMOND JUBILEE LECTURES ON DIGITAL GOVERNANCE
Programme Type
Discussions, Webcasts

AI, Society and Governance

Speaker: Prof. Arogyaswami J. Paulraj, Professor Emeritus, Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, USA

Welcome: Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC
Chair:           Shri N. N. Vohra, President, IIC

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is beginning to reshape our marketplace, governance, national security, and the broader society. The technology breakthroughs from algorithms, computational power, and the massive availability of data, have enabled powerful AI applications with significant benefits, but also potential costs and risks. This has, in turn, raised the need for a wider public understanding of this emerging technology and for crafting public policies that protect fundamental societal interests.

This talk will outline the nature of AI technology, some of its many applications, its potential risks and the need for an informed public policy.

 

Registration link

 

 Biden’s Foreign Policy: Year 1

15 February 2022, 06:30 pm
 Biden’s Foreign Policy: Year 1
Programme Type
Discussions, Webcasts

Panelists: Dr. T.V. Paul, James McGill Professor of International Relations, McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Mrs. Anita Khaldy-Kehmeier, President, International Trading Post, Denver, Colorado, USA; and Dr. Anuradha Chenoy, formerly Professor and Dean, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Chair: Amb. K.P. Fabian, Professor, Symbiosis University

The president of U.S.A. has enormous power and that power, ideally, should be used with utmost responsibility and wisdom. President Biden has just completed one year in office. He had promised, as candidate, to correct the foreign policy errors of his predecessor and to restore America's leadership role. 

Our distinguished panel will examine to what extent Biden has delivered and how he is addressing the crisis over Ukraine, the nuclear deal with Iran from which Trump walked out, and other international issues.

Rising Tensions in the South China Sea

14 February 2022, 06:30 pm
Rising Tensions in the South China Sea
Programme Type
Webcasts

Welcome Remarks: Mr. Peter Rimmele, Resident Representative, India, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung ; Shri Jayadeva Ranade, President, Centre for China Analysis and Strategy and former Member, National Security Advisory Board

Panelists: Mr. Eric B. Brown, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute, Washington DC ; Dr. Gudrun Wacker, Senior Fellow, German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Berlin ; Dr. Ting Hui Lin, Deputy Secretary-General, Taiwan Society of International Law ; Rear Admiral Sudarshan Shrikhande, former Head of Naval Intelligence; and Ms Namrata Hasija, Research Fellow, Centre for China Analysis and Strategy


China’s aggressive militarization of the South China Sea including by extending some islets, constructing airstrips and emplacing missiles along with the increasing threats to Taiwan have alarmed the US and other regional powers. The discussion will seek to ascertain how China’s growing naval strength and aggression are viewed by the different players and also provide a perspective as to the future contours of the region. The rising tension between China and Taiwan, the US and China and US efforts to build support for its Indo-Pacific strategy among the European countries will provide the backdrop

 

(Collaboration: Centre for China Analysis and Strategy; and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung)