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
 

Virtual conference from 26 to 28 October 2022

 Organised in collaboration with American Institute of Indian Studies to celebrate the 40^th anniversary of the Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology (ARCE) and the 60^th anniversary of the American Institute of Indian Studies

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 YouTube links:

27 October - https://youtu.be/FI5yewWtp0s

28 October - https://youtu.be/vmaCWAtGdZQ

Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav: India at 75

By Amb. Surendra Kumar (Har-Anand Publications: 2022)

Discussants: Shri K. Padmanabhaiah, former Home Secretary and Interlocutor for Naga Peace Talks; Dr. S.Y. Quraishi, former Chief Election Commissioner of India; Gen. (retd.) Deepak Kapoor, former Chief of the Army Staff and Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee; Dr. Surjit Bhalla, India’s Executive Director, International Monetary Fund; and Dr. Ajai Kumar Singh, former Director General of Police, Karnataka

Moderator: Amb. Surendra Kumar, Founding President Indo-American Friendship Association and author of the book

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Revealing Krishna’s Sacred Landscape: Lifting the mountain in India and Cambodia

Talk followed by screening of a film

Speaker: Dr. Emma Stein, Assistant Curator of South and Southeast Asian Art, Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art

Chair: Dr. Himanshu Prabha Ray  

Film: Satook (31 min; 2022; English & with subtitles)

Directed by prCh Ly

The film examines the transformation of religious traditions in Cambodian American communities through the ruptures of war and immigration.

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Coordinator: Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Ashok K. Mehta
 
Altered Status Quo in Ladakh: Securing a Better Deal

Panelists: Amb. Ashok K. Kantha, Honorary Fellow, Institute of Chinese Studies, Distinguished Fellow, Vivekananda International Foundation and former Ambassador to China; Lt. Gen. (Retd.) P.J.S. Pannu, former General Officer Commanding, 14 Corps Ladakh and former Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations); Amb. P. Stobdan, former Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan; and Shri Sushant Singh, Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research and writer-journalist
 
Chair: Maj. Gen. Ashok K. Mehta
 
The Chinese have shut the door on the disengagement process in Ladakh. The altered status quo with a DMZ replacing LAC is the new normal. The Indian military commanders are seeking restoration of the status quo ante as before the stand-off. The panelists will discuss these and other issues