A YEAR OF POETRY AT IIC

Conceptualised by Gitanjali Surendran

6 x 10
Six poets. Ten minutes. No fillers

Jeet Thayil, prize winning novelist, poet and musician who has recently edited The Penguin Book of Poets
Keki N. Daruwalla, writer of poetry and fiction who is happy with both
Akhil Katya, author of Like Blood on the Bitten Tongue: Delhi Poems
Arun Sagar, author of Anamnesia (Poetrywala, 2013) and A Long Walk in Sunlight (Copper Coin, 2020)
Alolika Dutta, poet

The Lost Buddhist Stupa of Kahu-Jo-Daro: An Attempt at Reconstruction

Illustrated lecture by Shri Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Director General, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS), Mumbai

Introduction: Dr. Himanshu Prabha Ray
Chair: Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC

The Buddhist Stupa at Kahu-jo-daro was a chance discovery. It was part of a large Buddhist establishment in the present-day town of Mirpur Khas in the province of Sindh, Pakistan, and was excavated by British archaeologist Sir Henry Cousens in 1909. This research explores the early history of Singh and the roots of Buddhism in the Gandhara region as well as its influences on Singh and other neighbouring regions. The lecture will reveal the amazing story of its discovery, the possible date, the many instances of its destruction, systematic excavation and finally, an attempt at reconstruction
 

India’s Pakistan Conundrum: Managing a Complex Relationship

By Sharat Sabharwal (Routledge India: 2022)

Discussants: Amb. G. Parthasarathy, diplomat and author, former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan; Prof. Rajen Harshe, eminent social scientist and a leading scholar of international relations studies in India, currently Visiting Professor, Dept. of International Relations, South Asian University; and Amb. Sharat Sabharwal, former Ambassador to Uzbekistan and High Commissioner to Pakistan and author of the book

Chair: Amb. Shyam Saran, President, IIC

A festival of women’s voices in Gurbani Sangeet

Chief Guest: Smt. Gursharan Kaur

Performances of Gurbani Sangeet by Bindhu Malini, renowned singer from Bengaluru who will present specially composed pieces from the Sri Guru Granth Sahib; Dr. Nivedita Singh, Head, Music Dept. , Patiala University who will sing shabads; Hargun Kaur, well-known singer will present shukrana shabads; and Vusat Khan, daughter and disciple of Ustad Iqbal Khan of Dilli Gharana will present specially composed shabads 

Please make a note, during the performance, as a mark of respect, kindly please keep your head covered

To be presented by Dr. Poonam Gupta, Director General, National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER); and Dr. Mridul Saggar, Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPF) Chair Professor, NCAER

Discussants: Prof. Arvind Panagariya, Columbia University and Visiting Distinguished Professor, NCAER; Shri Amitabh Kant, India’s G-20 Sherpa; and Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Adviser to the Govt. of India

Chair: Dr. Poonam Gupta

(Collaboration: Malcolm and Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust; and National Council of Applied Economic Research)
 

India Tecton – Architectural Expressions in India

An exhibition of photographs by Nicolaus Schmidt from Germany

Inauguration on Friday, 4 November 2022 at 18:30 by H.E. Mr. Philipp Ackermann, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany and Shri Rahaab Allana, Curator, Alkazi Foundation of the Arts

An analytical and interpretative view of India’s architectural heritage through a series of focused photographs. 

Climate Change in India : Fighting for our Lives and Landscapes

Panelists: Nagraj Adve, Teachers Against the Climate Crisis, Delhi; Sharachchandra Lele, is an interdisciplinary environmental researcher, bridging the natural sciences, economics, and political science, who is associated with ATREE, IISER, Pune and Shiva Nadar University, Noida; and Nityanand Jayaraman, writer and researcher based in Chennai who investigates and reports on corporate abuses of environment and human rights, and is part of Vettiver Koottamaippu (Collective), Chennai

Chair: Amita Baviskar, Professor, Environmental Studies & Sociology and Anthropology, Ashoka University

How does climate change affect different people in different parts of India? How does it transform their lives in the present and the future? How does it shape their imagination and capacity for action? Going beyond general statements and pious sentiments, three environmental scholar-activists present the realities of climate change with respect to water and agriculture, coastal areas and cities, energy and extreme events. They discuss the changes we need to make to ensure a more climate-safe future for all
 

Presentations by Mr. Michal Tabisz, Vice President, Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport, Poland (online); and Shri Jagadeswara Rao Maddukuri, Founder and President, PolandIndia Business Council and Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awardee 2019

Chair: Amb. Dnyaneshwar Mulay, former Indian High Commissioner to the Maldives and presently Member, National Human Rights Commission

India brought back over 15,920 nationals on 76 flights under the evacuation mission ‘Operation Ganga’ that was launched following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Shri Rao Maddukuri and other Indian businessmen along with officials of the Indian and Polish embassies were instrumental in the evacuation of 4000 Indian students overland from Ukraine to Poland and then to India
 

The Logic of Dreams

By Madhu Tandon (Speaking Tiger: 2022)

The author, Madhu Tandon will be in conversation with Dr. Jyotsna Singh, filmmaker and artist

Madhu Tandon has over four decades of experience studying dreams. She is the author of Faith & Fire: A Way Within (1997), Dreams & Beyond: Finding Your Way in the Dark (2009) and Hemis: A Novel (2018). She has also conducted dream workshops, written articles on dreams and contributed short stories to anthologies.
 

Political Economy of Indian Elections

Speaker: Jagdeep Chhokar, formerly Professor of Management and Organisational Behaviour, IIM-Ahmedabad and Founding Member, Association for Democratic Reforms

Moderator of the series: Suhas Borker

Introduction: Vinay Kumar, Secretary General, Press Club of India

Venue: Conference Room, Press Club of India, 1, Raisina Road, New Delhi 110001