IIC Quarterly Release

16 September 2020, 05:30 am
IIC Quarterly Release
Programme Type
Webcasts
IIC Quarterly Release
 
Release of the Winter 2019 & Spring 2020 Special issue of the IIC Quarterly,  The Crisis of Climate Change
Edited by Ravi Agarwal and Omita Goyal
 
Introduction: Dr. Karan Singh, politician, philanthropist, poet, educationist and environmentalist.  Member of the Rajya Sabha from 2000 to 2018  He is Chairman, IIC Editorial Board
 
Followed by a panel discussion
Speakers: Nagraj Adve who works and writes on the science, impacts and politics of global warming. His booklet, Global Warming in the Indian Context: An Introductory Overview (2019) has been translated into Hindi, Kannada, and Tamil; and Ruchira Talukdar, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia 
 
Moderator: Ravi Agarwal, Founder-Director, Toxics Link and established artist, writer, and curator
 
This collection seeks to not only outline the specific conditions and responses to  climate change in India, but also takes an unusual ground-up approach of including voices of those who are researching landscapes and observing changes in them, across disciplines and practices.  

Due unavoidable circumstances, the above webinar is postponed until further notice.

IIC Quarterly Release

16 September 2020, 05:30 am
IIC Quarterly Release
Programme Type
Webcasts
IIC Quarterly Release
Release of the Winter 2019 & Spring 2020 Special issue of the IIC Quarterly,  The Crisis of Climate Change
Edited by Ravi Agarwal and Omita Goyal
 
Introduction: Dr. Karan Singh
 
Followed by a panel discussion
Speakers: Nagraj Adve who works and writes on the science, impacts and politics of global warming. His booklet, Global Warming in the Indian Context: An Introductory Overview (2019) has been translated into Hindi, Kannada, and Tamil; and Ruchira Talukdar, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia 
 
Moderator: Ravi Agarwal, Founder-Director, Toxics Link and established artist, writer, and curator
 
This collection seeks to not only outline the specific conditions and responses to  climate change in India, but also takes an unusual ground-up approach of including voices of those who are researching landscapes and observing changes in them, across disciplines and practices.  
 
You are cordially invited to join the Webinar and contribute to the discussion that follows. Advance registration is mandatory for those wishing ask questions during the Webinar session. Those registered will be sent a password to access the session. Please find attached the Webinar Notice for your reference.
 
Kindly please click on the registration link below:
 

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

14 September 2020, 05:30 am
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Webcasts
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
 
Towards a New India: Governance Transformed 2014-2019
By V. Srinivas (New Delhi: Konark, 2019)
 
Discussants: Dr. Krishnamurthy Subramanian, Chief Economic Advisor, Govt. of India; Ms. Yamini Aiyer, President & CEO, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi; and Shri V. Srinivas, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension, Government of India and author of the book 
 
Chair: Shri Sunil Arora, Chief Election Commissioner 
Moderator: Smt. Kalyani Shankar, Senior Journalist 

Hindustani and Carnatic Music A Comparative Demonstration (97 min)

14 September 2020, 05:30 am
Hindustani and Carnatic Music A Comparative Demonstration (97 min)
Programme Type
Talks
 
Hindustani and Carnatic Music A Comparative Demonstration (97 min)
Lecture-demonstration by Dr. M. Narmadha, who has mastered both Carnatic and Hindustani traditions  
 
Chair: Shri Ramaswamy R. Iyer 
 
Demonstrating how ragas are used in bandishes and kirtanas, the speaker will bring out what distinguishes the two systems. She will also show how the strength of riyaz and fidelity to tradition is intrinsic to both, and how at a certain level they unite seamlessly
 
Webcast recording of the IIC programme held on 17th August 2012
 

DURGABAI DESHMUKH MEMORIAL LECTURE 2017

14 September 2020, 05:30 am
DURGABAI DESHMUKH MEMORIAL LECTURE 2017
Programme Type
Talks
DURGABAI DESHMUKH MEMORIAL LECTURE 2017
 
The Moral Economy of the Elite and Why they Can’t Confront the Inequality that is Our Greatest Crisis (110 min)
Speaker: P. Sainath
 
Collaboration: Council for Social Development
 
Webcast recording of the IIC programme held on 15th July 2017
 

Focus Japan

14 September 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 
 
Kurashiki, Okayama (15 min; 2019; English)
A travelogue to Kurashiki, a city in Okayama Prefecture facing the Seto Inland Sea that flourished as a commercial centre during the Edo period. The historical quarter of the city has over 600 buildings dating back to the Edo period. With its network of canals and distinctive period warehouses called ‘Kuras’, the city combines tradition and modernity
 
 
Toshiyuki Inoko: Changing Perspective with Art (28 min; 2019; English)
An interview with Toshiyuki Inoko of TeamLab, a cutting edge art collective. The film presents one of TeamLab’s major exhibitions created using digital technology and with computer algorithms that transcend the boundaries between time and space
 

Scheherazade Reborn: Telling Tales of Survival on Story Telling

14 September 2020, 05:30 am
Scheherazade Reborn: Telling Tales of Survival on Story Telling
Programme Type
Talks

 
Scheherazade Reborn: Telling Tales of Survival on Story Telling
With Dr. Coomi S. Vevaina, formerly Professor and Head, Dept. of Education, University of Mumbai and Founder Director, Centre for Connection Education and Management
 
In the presentation, Dr. Vevaina focuses on questions such as ‘Why do stories have such a great impact on us? How can we promote mental and emotional health with stories?’ etc.
 
Video recording of the programme organised in collaboration with Parzor Foundation; and Jiyo Parsi

To view, please click on the link below: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isXEikkh2Y4

Contemporary Films from Spain

14 September 2020, 05:30 am
Contemporary Films from Spain
Programme Type
Films and Exhibitions
Organised in collaboration with Cervantes Institute,New Delhi
 
A selection of contemporary films from Spain will be presented every Friday in September 2020. Made by young filmmakers, the selection presents two works of fiction and two documentaries, reflecting the creative versatility of the directors and also the way in which society has shaped their imagination.
  
Screenings will be held every Friday in September 2020 from 11:30 pm onwards. Vimeo links of the films will be made accessible for a period of 48 hours 
 
Friday, 18th September 2020 from 11:30 pm onwards
All the Other Days (Los demás días)
(90 min; 2017; Spanish with English subtitles)
Director: Carlos Agulló
 
All the Other Days packs a powerful emotional punch and opens the door to reflection from audience members on the sensitive topic of palliative care.
 
Through the daily work of Dr. Pablo Iglesias, we are witness to the world of palliative care and, hand-in-hand with his patients as we experience their doubts and convictions, their hopes and fears, we are given a meaningful lesson about life and death. Pablo not only relieves their physical pain, but also accompanies them through the emotional and spiritual journey that the end of life entails.
 
The conversations between patients and relatives, young and veteran doctors, nurses and psychologists will allow us to accept death as a natural and essential part of life.
 
Link: https://cultura.cervantes.es/nuevadelhi/en/los-demás-d%C3%ADas/135335

Towards a New India - Governance Transformed 2014 – 2019

14 September 2020, 04:00 pm
Towards a New India - Governance Transformed 2014 – 2019
Programme Type
Discussions, Webcasts

India International Centre is organizing a Webinar on Monday 14th September 2020 from 4 pm to 5 pm
 
Towards a New India - Governance Transformed   2014 – 2019
  
Chairman:
Shri Sunil Arora,  Chief Election Commissioner (Chair)
Panelists: 
 
Dr. Krishnamurthy Subramanian, Chief Economic Advisor
Smt Kalyani Shankar, Senior Journalist (Moderator)
Ms. Yamini Aiyer, President & CEO, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi
Shri V. Srinivas, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Author of the Book

New India is well and truly achievable, says the author, India’s welfare state programmes have undergone
a massive digital transformation in the rise of a New India are the universal issues of 120 crore of Aadhar cards,
opening of 31.6 crore Jan Dhan bank accounts and the construction of toilets to cover 85 per cent of the population.
Towards a New India Governance: Transformed 2014-2019 offers readers a glimpse of the numerous challenges
in implementation of various welfare state policies and depicts the success stories of some of these. It also throws
light on the massive strides made under Digital India, Skill India and Make in India and India’s fight against
corruption and the efforts in improving justice delivery systems taking the readers close to action.
Finally, the challenges to good governance are presented.

To register, kindly please click on the below link:
http://webcast.streaminglive.in/iicdiscussions2/signup.php

To Mark the 30th Anniversary of the Presidential Assent to the Prasar Bharati Act

12 September 2020, 04:00 pm
To Mark the 30th Anniversary of the Presidential Assent to the Prasar Bharati Act
Programme Type
Discussions, Webcasts
To Mark the 30th Anniversary of the Presidential Assent to the Prasar Bharati Act
 
Discussion on State of Indian Media: News or Noise, Watchdog or Lapdog
Speakers: Shri N. Ram, former Editor-in-Chief, The Hindu; Shri Jawhar Sircar, former CEO, Prasar Bharati; and Ms Pamela Philipose, Senior Journalist and Author of Media’s Shifting Terrain
 
Moderator: Suhas Borker, Convener Jan Prasar and Editor, Citizens First TV (CFTV)
 
(Collaboration: Jan Prasar)

To access the webinar, please click on the link below:
http://webcast.streaminglive.in/iicwebinar4/