Odissi Recital

By Pragya Ghosh from Delhi, disciple of  Guru Smt Sharon Lowen
 

At 19:00 
Kathak Group Recital

By Manjiri Kiran from Jaipur, disciple of the late Vidushi Smt Rohini Bhate 
Manjiri will perform along with her own students

By Vandana R. Singh (Niyogi Books: 2022)

Discussants: Shri Pavan K. Varma, Former Diplomat & Distinguished Author; Dr. Sukrita Paul Kumar,  poet, critic and academician; Shri Nirmal Kanti Bhattacharjee, Editorial Director, Niyogi Books, New Delhi; and Dr. Vandana R. Singh, Associate Professor of English, GCG, Panjab University, translator, editor and author of the book

Speaker: Prof. Robert Linrothe, Associate Professor Emeritus of Art History and former Chair, Dept. of Art History, Northwestern University, Illinois, USA. His research is mainly on Ladakh and Zangskar in the western Himalaya and in Pala-Sena period art in eastern India. His recent books include, Reenchantment: Masterworks of Sculpture in Village Temples of Bihar and Orissa (2021); and Seeing into Stone: Pre-Buddhist Petroglyphs and Zangskar’s Early Inhabitants (2016)

Chair: Prof. Siddiq Wahid, Distinguished Professor, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, Shiv Nadar University

The subject of sometimes confusing nomenclatures for Ladakh because of the impact of Tibetan civilization on it. Prof. Linrothe argues for a perspective on the history and culture of Ladakh that is not exclusively “Tibetan” but a synthesis of indigeneity, Tibetan Buddhist and Tibetan cultural contributions 

Two books will be discussed

The Making of Modern India and The Golden Lineage and its Legends

By Prabeer K. Basu (Shubhi Publications)

 Discussants: Shri Vinod Rai, former Chief Controller of Accounts; Shri Pradip Baijal, former Secretary, Disinvestment and former Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI); Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC; and Shri Prabeer K. Basu, author of the book

Moderator: Shri Sanjeev Chopra, author

Hindustani Classical Vocal

By Pt. Ajay Chakravarty

(Collaboration: Rasaja Foundation)

Hindustani Classical Music – Sitar Recital

By Pt. Buddhaditya Mukherjee

Accompanied by S. Nandy on tabla

Carnatic Music – Mandolin and Flute Recital

By U. Rajesh (mandolin); and Dr. B. Vijaygopal (flute)

Accompanists: Natesan on mridangam; and Girdhar on ghatam

           POSTPONE

Raza at the Centre de Pompidou

Reflections on Raza and the show

Talk by Roobina Karode, eminent art critic and curator

Moderator: Ashok Vajpeyi

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)

The First World War Adventures of Nariman Karkaria

Readings and a Conversation with Murali Ranganathan, historian and translator of the book The First World War Adventures of Nariman Karkaria (HarperCollins: 2022), the only known detailed account of the tumultuous conflict written by an Indian, the memoir describes a young Parsi man’s experiences in battles on three fronts.

Dr. Animesh Mohaptra, Assistant Professor, Dept. of English, Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, University of Delhi  will chair and moderate the programme

(Collaboration: Parzor)

Understanding the India-China Border: The Enduring Threat of War in High Himalaya

By Manoj K. Joshi (HarperCollins India: 2022)

Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC
 

Discussants: Prof. Hemant Adlakha, Associate Professor, Centre for Chinese and South East Asian Studies, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Dr. Sanjaya Baru, political commentator and policy analyst; Ms Suhasini Haidar, Diplomatic Editor, The Hindu; and Dr. Manoj Joshi, Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, senior journalist specialising in national and international politics, and author of the book