India International Centre

Beethoven @250 – Concert 2 (46 min)

Programs - 23rd Feb

02 November 2020, 05:30 am

Beethoven @250 – Concert 2 (46 min)

Programme Type

Cultural

Beethoven @250 – Concert 2 (46 min)

Beethoven’s song cycle An die ferne Geliebte, or To the Distant Beloved and Busslied or Penitence

Presented by Subin Sebastian Mathai (countertenor) and Nadine Jo Crasto (piano)

Followed by

Beethoven’s Spring Sonata in F major

By Josh Henriques (violin) and Nadine Jo Crasto (piano)

Video recording of the concerts for IIC online programmes

The Parsi Ghazal Queen

Programs - 23rd Feb

02 November 2020, 05:30 am

The Parsi Ghazal Queen

Programme Type

Cultural

The Parsi Ghazal Queen

Penaz Masani, well-known classical ghazal singer in conversation with Sameena Ali, stage and television anchor and scriptwriter

In a free-wheeling conversation interspersed with archival photographs and video recordings, Penaz re-traces her unusual journey as a Parsi in the world of ghazals. Beginning with her training in classical Hindustani music to her introduction to ghazals under the tutelage of the then Queen of Ghazals, Madhurani; her work in the film industry; and as a performing artist

https://youtu.be/XnrTzikXk_E

Organised in collaboration with Parzor Foundation and Jiyo Parsi

IIC Double Bill – Classical Music Recitals

Programs - 23rd Feb

02 November 2020, 05:30 am

IIC Double Bill – Classical Music Recitals

Programme Type

Cultural

IIC Double Bill – Classical Music Recitals

Hindustani Violin Recital (33 min)

By Asghar Husain from Delhi, disciple of Ustad Zahoor Ahmed Khan and Ustad Iqbal Ahmed Khan

Followed by

Hindustani Flute Recital (34 min)

By Sudip Chattopadhyay from Kolkata, disciple of Pt. Debaprasad Banerjee

Accompanied by Subrata Gupta on the tabla

Video recording of a performance for IIC online programmes

Accompanied by Ustad Akhtar Hasan on the tabla

FOCUS JAPAN

Programs - 23rd Feb

02 November 2020, 05:30 am

FOCUS JAPAN

Programme Type

Films and Exhibitions

FOCUS JAPAN

Screening of NHK documentary films on Japan’s history, literature, art, culture and heritage. Organised with the support of NHK World and Embassy of Japan, New Delhi

A Culinary Tale - Trails to Oishii Kyoto

(49 min; 2020; English)

Kyoto's cuisine is marked by an interplay between ingredients and seasonality. The city long served as Japan's capital, during which time it developed a unique culinary culture that lives on to this day. That culture includes dining on hamo, a kind of eel, at open-air, riverside restaurants, and feasting on fine vegetables that evolved thanks to Kyoto's distinct terroir. Kyoto's colourful, elaborate cuisine is the basis of fine Japanese cooking. Discover what makes Kyoto so delicious: so "oishii."

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/3004671/

Neighbourhood First Series:The Afghanistan Peace Process

Programs - 23rd Feb

29 October 2020, 04:00 pm

Neighbourhood First Series:The Afghanistan Peace Process

Programme Type

Talks, Webcasts

India International Centre is organising a Webinar on Thursday 29^th October 2020 from 4 pm to 5 pm on

Neighbourhood First Series
Coordinated by Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Ashok Mehta

The Afghanistan Peace Process
Panelists: Mr. Mahmoud Saikal, former Ambassador of Afghanistan to the UN; Amb. Rakesh Sood, former Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan; and Maj. Gen. Ashok K. Mehta (Retd.)

Chair: Maj. Gen. Ashok K. Mehta

In the three decades long war, an institutional peace process in Afghanistan was hammered out in September by clinching two agreements: one between the US and Taliban; and the other between US and Afghanistan. Extraordinary concessions have been made by the US to the Taliban, still a US and UN terrorist organisation. Unfortunately, a ceasefire or even cessation of hostilities has not been obtained from the Taliban making the peace process the most violent in the history of conflict resolution. The Webinar will explore the trajectory and end state of the peace process

Kindly please click on the registration link below:
http://webcast.streaminglive.in/iicwebinar4/signup.php

Book Discussion- 'Madrasas and the Making of Islamic Womanhood'

Programs - 23rd Feb

28 October 2020, 04:00 pm

Book Discussion- 'Madrasas and the Making of Islamic Womanhood'

Programme Type

Discussions, Webcasts

India International Centre is organizing a Webinar on Wednesday 28^th October 2020 from 4 pm to 5 pm on

Madrasas and the Making of Islamic Womanhood

About the book :

A groundbreaking narrative of the ambiguities that outline the relationship between young Muslim girls with the Madrasas in India. The book explores how these young women tactically invoke the virtues of safety, modesty and piety learnt in the Madrasa to reconfigure normative social expectations around marriage, education and employment.

Panelists:

Prof. Meenakshi Thapan  - Director, Rishi Valley Education Centre, Andhra Pradesh and former Professor of Sociology, University of Delhi.

Prof. Aparna Rayaprol - Professor of Sociology, University of Hyderabad.

Humra Quraishi - Writer, Columnist, Journalist   (Moderator)

Hem Borker, Assistant Professor, Jamia Millia Islamia & Author of the book

You are cordially invited to join the Webinar and contribute to the discussion that follows. Advance registration may be done to attend the Webinar discussion session. Those registered will be sent a password to access the session. Please find attached the Webinar Notice for your reference.

Kindly click on the registration link below:

http://webcast.streaminglive.in/iicdiscussions/signup.php

DUTCH CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL 2020

Programs - 23rd Feb

26 October 2020, 05:30 am

DUTCH CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL 2020

Programme Type

Films and Exhibitions

DUTCH CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL 2020

A weekly screening of four award winning children’s films organized in collaboration with Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, New Delhi to celebrate National Children’s Day. Screenings will be held every Saturday and Sunday in November 2020. A link to the film is given below; the film can be accessed for a period of 36 hours from Saturday 9 am to Sunday 11:55 pm. The password for each film will be uploaded on the Centre’s Website and sent by email to all members

Saturday 31st October to Sunday 1st November 2020

My Giraffe (Dikkertje Dap)

(75 min; 2017; Dutch with English subtitles)

Director: Barbara Bredero

Patterson is best friends with his next door neighbour Raf the giraffe. The two are inseparable until Patterson starts school and realizes that Raf can't come with him. Unbeknownst to his teacher, Patterson hatches a brilliant plan to bring Raf to school and enjoy the company of his new friends.

https://www.facebook.com/events/878150506052061

ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE

Programs - 23rd Feb

26 October 2020, 05:30 am

ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE

Programme Type

Films and Exhibitions

ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE

Florence: A Virtual Tour (48 min)

A virtual tour of the ancient city of Florence (The Flourishing city) conducted by Caterina Brazzi Castracane, historian, author and tour guide

Florence, known as the birthplace of the Renaissance movement, started out as a Roman colony. It remained the secondary centre for many centuries until it started flourishing in the Middle Ages when it gained autonomy as a city-state, and then really blossomed in all its glory under the aegis of the Medici family. The home of some of the greatest Italian artists and of the Italian language thanks to Dante Alighieri. The tour will travel through the city’s history ending with the 17th century

An initiative of the Italian Embassy Cultural Centre, New Delhi and Bell’Italia 88

Virtual premiere of

Programs - 23rd Feb

26 October 2020, 05:30 am

Virtual premiere of

Programme Type

Cultural

Virtual premiere of

Rain (23 min; 2020)

An ensemble work in Bharatanatyam choreographed by Justin McCarthy

Dancers: Veena Kumar, Priya Srinivasan and Abhinaya Penneswaran

Musicians: Venkateshwara Kuppuswamy (Carnatic vocal); Manohar Balatchandirane (mridangam); and Justin McCarthy (nattuvangam)

Video editing: Sandhya Kumar

A recently choreographed piece, it is partially based on verses from Kalidasa’s Ritusamhaaram, in which the expressional and technical aspect of dance responds to rain. Rain as conceived both in traditional poetry as well as rain in its simple mundane, aspects

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu418RjOEbQ