1. IIC

How Robust is India’s democracy?

Programs - 23rd Feb  
09 September 2020, 04:00 pm
How Robust is India’s democracy?
Programme Type
Discussions, Webcasts

India International Centre is organising a Webinar on Wednesday, 9th September 2020 from 4 pm to 5:30 pm on
 
How Robust is India’s democracy?

Speakers: Ms Lalitha Kumaramangalam, former Chairperson, National Commission for Women;
Prof. Jagdeep S. Chhokar, former Professor & Dean, IIM, Ahmedabad
and Founder Member, Association for Democratic Reforms; and 
Amb. K.P. Fabian, former Indian Diplomat and Professor, Indian Society of International Law;

Chair: Shri M.G. Devasahayam, IAS (retd.), Chairman, People – First Movement


Kindly please click on the link below to access the Webinar:
http://webcast.streaminglive.in/iicwebinar3


The Idea of Asia (73 min)

Programs - 23rd Feb  
29 August 2016, 05:30 am
The Idea of Asia (73 min)
Programme Type
Talks, Webcasts
 
The Idea of Asia (73 min)
Speaker: Prof Sugata Bose, Gardiner Professor of Oceanic History and Affairs at Harvard University
 
Introduction: Prof. Dev Pathak, South Asian University
Welcome: Dr. Kavita A. Sharma, President, South Asian University
 
Chair: Prof. Sanjay Chaturvedi
 
Organised in collaboration with The South Asian University and Society and Culture in South Asia, The Journal of Department of Sociology, SAU co-published with Sage – India
 
Webcast recording of the IIC programme held on 29th August 2016
 
 
 
 

Contemporary Films from Spain

Programs - 23rd Feb
Programs - 23rd Feb  
07 September 2020, 05:30 am
Contemporary Films from Spain
Programme Type
Films and Exhibitions
Contemporary Films from Spain 
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, 11th September 2020 from 11:30 pm onwards
The Sea stares at Us from Afar (El mar nos mira de lejos)
(93 min; 2017; Spanish with English subtitles)
Director: Manuel Muñoz Rivas
 
Recipient of the Award for Best Documentary, Toulouse Cinespaña 2017
 
The legend of an ancient and forgotten civilization lies buried under large expanses of dunes in southern Spain. For a little over a century, several travellers have come to this remote territory looking for traces of the ancient settlers. Ignorant of the myths and romantic illusions of archaeologists and adventurers, a few men, barely visible among the sandbanks, now live in solitude facing the sea
 
Link: https://cultura.cervantes.es/nuevadelhi/en/el-mar-nos-mira-de-lejos/135332

Focus Japan

Programs - 23rd Feb
Programs - 23rd Feb  
07 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 
 
A Vanished Dream: Wartime Story of My Japanese Grandfather
(49 min; 2020; English)
 
To American photojournalist Regina Boone, her paternal grandfather was an enigma. He was a hard-working Japanese immigrant but was arrested on the day of the Pearl Harbour attack never to return home. Regina’s father rarely spoke about him throughout his life. It was only on his deathbed that he asked Regina to find out the circumstances surrounding her grandfather’s disappearance. The film follows Regina’s quest to uncover the trail of her missing Japanese grandfather
 

IIC Double Bill: Music and Dance Recitals

Programs - 23rd Feb
Programs - 23rd Feb  
07 September 2020, 05:30 am
IIC Double Bill: Music and Dance Recitals
Programme Type
Cultural
IIC Double Bill: Music and Dance Recitals
 
Hindustani Flute Recital
By Rajat Prasanna from Delhi, grandson and disciple of Pt. Raghunath Prasanna
 
Followed by
Kathak Recital
By Moumala Nayak from Delhi, disciple of Pt. Birju Maharaj and 
Smt. Vaswati Mishra

In His Inner Voice: Kuldip Nayar

Programs - 23rd Feb
Programs - 23rd Feb  
07 September 2020, 05:30 am
In His Inner Voice: Kuldip Nayar
Programme Type
Films and Exhibitions
 
In His Inner Voice: Kuldip Nayar
(60 min; 2017; English)
A film by Meera Dewan
 
For Films Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India
 
This documentary biopic is a tribute to the life, the times and dreams of one of post-independent India’s most beloved chronicler and conscience-keeper. Using extracts and insights from Kuldip Nayar’s memory bank: politics, partition, prose, poetry – in his own words. Until his death two years ago at 97 years, Kuldip Nayar was both an active participant and witness towards the journey of independent India
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY1rpJaoP_c&t=3217s

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP Aesthetic Textures: Living Traditions of the Mahabharata

Programs - 23rd Feb  
04 September 2020, 04:00 pm
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP Aesthetic Textures: Living Traditions of the Mahabharata
Programme Type
Discussions, Webcasts
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
 
Aesthetic Textures: Living Traditions of the Mahabharata
Edited by Molly Kaushal and Sukrita Paul Kumar (New Delhi: D. K. Printworld, 2019)
 
Discussants   Prof. Radha Vallabh Tripathi, Sanskrit scholar, writer, translator and educationist, former
Professor of Sanskrit, Dr. Hari Singh Gour University; Prof. Molly Kaushal, Professor & Head of Janapada Sampada,
Indira Gandhi Centre for the Arts; and Dr. Sukrita Paul Kumar, poet, critic and academician

Chair: : Prof. Dr. Sachchidanand Joshi, Member Secretary, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
 

Metal ware of Tamil Nadu

Programs - 23rd Feb  
02 September 2020, 04:00 pm
Metal ware of Tamil Nadu
Programme Type
Talks, Webcasts
Metal ware of Tamil Nadu
Illustrated lecture by Pradeep Chakravarthy, author of several books on Tamil Nadu’s heritage and art who
regularly presents heritage tours of Tamil Nadu; and curator of the Sarasvati Mahal Library exhibition presented as
part of the IIC Experience 2015
 
Chair: Ms Ritu Sethi, Chairperson, Craft Revival Trust
 
From 2000 years ago till date, metal touches our lives in many different ways. The talk will delineate the history of
metal ware in Tamil Nadu and present an array of different metal objects – from the humble object of daily use to
grand objects in palaces, many of which have not been seen for several generations

 

Book Discussion Group The Odyssey of a Diplomat: Through the Corridors of Time

31 August 2020, 04:00 pm
Book Discussion Group The Odyssey of a Diplomat: Through the Corridors of Time
Programme Type
Discussions, Webcasts
Book Discussion Group
The Odyssey of a Diplomat: Through the Corridors of Time
By Lakhan Mehrotra (New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, 2020)
 
Discussants: Shri Shyam Saran, Life Trustee, IIC and former Foreign Secretary; Amb. K.P. Fabian, former Diplomat and Foreign Policy Analyst (Moderator); and Amb. Lakhan Mehrota, author of the book
 
Chair: Shri K. Natwar Singh, former Union Cabinet Minister

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

Debate: Political Courage is Political Suicide (71 min)

Programs - 23rd Feb  
09 July 2013, 05:30 am
Debate: Political Courage is Political Suicide (71 min)
Programme Type
Discussions, Webcasts
Venue
C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC main building
 
Debate: Political Courage is Political Suicide (71 min)
Moderator: Ms Seema Mustafa 
 
Against the Motion: Amb. K.C. Singh, former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs; Shri S.Y. Quraishi, former Chief Election Commissioner; and Amb. Pavan K. Varma, author, and diplomat 
 
For the Motion: Shri Saeed Naqvi, senior journalist and author; Shri Jehangir Pocha, Editor-in-Chief, NewsX; and Shri Sajad Lone, Chairman, Jammu & Kashmir People’s Conference  
 
Organised in collaboration with Centre for Policy Analysis 
 
Webcast recording of the IIC programme held on 9th July 2013
 

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