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At 18:00
Sitar Recital 
By Rajeev Janardhan from Delhi, disciple of Pt. Bimalendu Mukherjee and Pt. Arvind Parikh
Accompanied by Harpreet Singh on the tabla

At 19:00
Kuchipudi Recital
By Gururaju from Bangalore, disciple of Guru Vyjayanti Kashi

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Release of the book by Dr. Harsh Gupta followed by a talk

The book will be released by Shri N.N. Vohra, President, IIC

Followed by: 
Illustrated lecture by Dr. Harsh Gupta, Member, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board; President, Geological Society of India; Editor-in-Chief, Encyclopedia of Solid Earth Geophysics 

Chair: Shri N.N. Vohra, President, IIC

The 3rd Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica led by Dr. Harsh Gupta succeeded in setting up India’s first wintering station “Dakshin Gangotri” during the Antarctic summer of 1983/84. No other country had set up and populated a permanent base in one Antarctic summer before and this record continues to hold. The mission’s endeavour to construct the base was given a 15% chance of succeeding. But against all odds, the ‘miracle’ of building Dakshin Gangotri was accomplished in record time largely due to the steadfast and dedicated commitment of the team. 
 

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The Great Tragedy of India’s Partition

By S.S. Sharma (Manohar Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi: 2021)

Discussants: Shri K.T.S. Tulsi,  member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India; Shri A.S. Bhasin, writer and historian former Director (Historical Division), Ministry of External Affairs; Prof. Amar Farooqui, Professor of History, University of Delhi; and Shri S.S. Sharma, former Secretary, GoI & Author of the book

Chair: Shri N.N. Vohra, President, IIC

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The Conservation of Islamic Monuments in Agra

Illustrated lecture by Dr. Vasant Kumar Swarnkar, Superintending Archaeologist, Agra Circle, Archaeological Survey of India

Chair: Shri B.M. Pande
 

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Introduction to Bhojpuri and Its Civilisation
Speakers: Shri Durga Shankar Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Govt. of India; Shri Pankaj Tripathi, actor; Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC; and Shri Santosh Mall, Secretary, Tourism. Govt. of Bihar

Moderator: Shri Ganga Kumar

First discussion in a series of bi-monthly discussions on Art, Culture and Literature of Bhojpuri and other local languages such as Bajjika, Magahi, Angika of Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh.

Organised in collaboration with Bihar Tourism, Govt. of Bihar and Dhanu Bihar
 

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Christian Music Through the Centuries
Illustrated lecture by Nicholas Hoffland, writer, design and music resource person, business communicator, art curator and cook. 

Nicholas will take viewers on a musical journey using audio and film clips of Christmas music, written by western classical composers, from the early music of the 12 & 13th centuries through the renaissance, baroque, classical, romantic and modern periods ending with current popular music. 
 

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Reading of verses by Dr. Amarendra Khatua (Acknowledging Loss); Shri Sanjeev Sethi (Hesitancies); and Mrs Deepa Agarwal (Forgotten Kaleidoscopes)

Chair: Smt Rajni Sekhri Sibal

(Collaboration: The Poetry Society, India) 
 

POSTPONED

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Presented by Abakorao, an Indo-Latin Group who’s repertoire included Bossa Nova, Salsa, Vallenato, Bachata, Merengue and Reggae music

Artists: Santiago Ramirez (keyboard, bass, lead vocal & guitar); Fidel Deli (percussion); Camilo Barrios (saxophone); and Angélica Patiño (vocal)

The artists will present a concert of songs and musical genres that best represent each country’s heritage

(Collaboration: Embassy of Brazil; Embassy of Colombia; Embassy of Dominican Republic; and Jamaican High Commission)

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Curated by Rajiv Mehrotra

The Making of the Mahatma 
(144 min; 1996; English)
Director: Shyam Benegal

With Rajit Kapur, Pallavi Joshi

Recipient of the National Film Award for Best Actor and National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English, National Film Awards 1996

The national award winning film takes us on a journey into the early life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi during his 21 years in South Africa. The joint Indian and South African production is based on Fatima Meer’s book The Apprenticeship

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

Amit Ambalal, artist and author will present an illustrated lecture on Krishna as Shrinathji, Paintings from Nathdawara

Amit Ambalal is an artist and a collector. Mingling reality and mythology, his paintings are populated by a multiplicity of characters. His wit and insight, often draw upon Indian traditional miniature painting, amongst other inspiration. A part of the work is inspired by the historical Nathdwara devotional paintings of Rajasthan.

(Collaboration: J.D. Centre of Art)