Songlines, Dreamtime, and the Visionary Realm of the Aborigines | Click here to watch
(50 min; 2009; English)
Director: David Shadrack Smith

National Geographic joins Wade Davis on a journey deep into the Australian outback to document the disappearing cultures of Australia's Aborigines, thought to be one of the oldest groups of peoples on earth. After losing clan members to disease, war, and famine-as well as battling enforced relocations-small Aboriginal clans must fight to keep traditions alive for the next generation.

https://vimeo.com/33979224

Food, Inc. (USA) | Click here to watch
(94 min; 2008; English)
Director: Robert Kenner

With Michael Pollan, Eric Schlosser and Richard Lobb

Multiple award winner including Gotham Independent Award for Best Documentary, Gotham Awards 2009; NBR Award for Top Five Documentaries, National Board of Review, USA 2009; Emmy Awards for Outstanding Informational Programming – Long Form and Best Documentary, News and Documentary Emmy Awards 2011; among others

Perhaps the definitive cinematic investigation of the modern American food industry, the Oscar-nominated documentary Food, Inc. exposes a system rife with corruptive, secretive and abusive practices, and whose products contribute to the rising epidemic of obesity and all the deadly diseases that result.

The reality of agriculture in America is no longer the romantic farmer with the white picket fence and the sputtering tractor. Food production has become entirely corporatized, and it operates with limited regulations and absolute impunity. The demands of mass production have led to disastrously diminished quality standards, and have placed the health of all consumers in peril.

https://vimeo.com/31813990

(75 min; 2002; French with English subtitles)
Director: Simon Brook

An intimate portrait of director Peter Brook by his son, Simon Brook.

Screening to mark the passing of Peter Brook (1927-2022), well-known British theatre and film director

A six part BBC series with Michael Mosley who takes an informative and ambitious journey exploring how the evolution of scientific understanding is intimately interwoven with society's historical path.

Episode 2: What Is The World Made Of? (60 min) | Click here to watch
Director: Nat Sharman

In this episode, Michael Mosley demonstrates how our society is built on our search to find the answer to what makes up everything in the material world. This is a story that moves from the secret labs of the alchemists and their search for gold to the creation of the world's first synthetic dye - mauve - and onto the invention of the transistor. This quest may seem abstract and highly theoretical. Yet it has delivered the greatest impact on humanity. By trying to answer this question, scientists have created theories from elements to atoms...

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x66clvi

(60 min;1993; English)
Director: Sarah Mondale

Deftly blending the personal and the historical, the film is an illuminating and accessible introduction to the life and work of Marcel Proust, whose novel Remembrance of Things Past changed the face of literature. Interviews with writers Dame Iris Murdoch, Shelby Foote, and writer-critic Roger Shattuck highlight the magnitude of Proust’s accomplishment, while dramatizations of key scenes from Proust’s life combine with rare archival footage to place his personal struggle in a historical context. The film was co-produced by William C. Carter, author of the critically acclaimed Proust biography. Archival interviews include Jean Cocteau, François Mauriac, and Celeste Albaret, Proust’s long-time friend and assistant. 

Members will be pleased to know that IIC’s popular Weekend Cuisine, with its variety of Indian and International fare, is now functional from 15th August 2022. The Take-away counter functions as before. To make it more convenient for Members, there is now an additional facility for placing orders and making payment online. This weekend, we bring you HYDERABADI CUISINE. 

This weekend evoke the grandeur and courtesy of a way of life long lost to the past with the legendary cuisine of the Nizams of Hyderabad.   This cuisine is a unique blend of Afghan, Turkish and Persian foods—kebabs, pilafs, kormas and yoghurt—with the aromatic, pungent, tart flavourings of south India—mustard seeds, cassia buds, cinnamon, curry leaves, peanuts, tamarind and coconut milk.   There is a saying in Hyderabadi “Cook patiently or ithmenaan se, and these very special dishes deserve to be savoured in the same way. IIC will be serving this special menu from 26th to 28th August 2022. These items shall be served in addition to the regular take away/dine in menu.  

Take away services with online prior booking will be available from 1200 hrs to 2000 hrs. Last take away order can be placed at 2000 hrs. Kindly Place order at: 011-24609359, 24609472, 24609375

Kanwal Wali
Secretary
 

Netaji: Subhas Chandra Bose’s Life, Politics and Struggle

By Krishna Bose, Edited and translated by Sumantra Bose (Picador India: 2022)

Discussants: Prof. Sumantra Bose, Director, Netaji Research Bureau and Editor and Translator of the book; and Dr. Sugata Bose, historian, author and Chairperson, Netaji Research Bureau

In Conversation with Shri Arnav Das Sharma, journalist and author
 

By C. K. Gariyali and Priyadarshini Rajkumar
 
About the Book: Transgender Achievers and Survivors in India' is authors’ tribute to the transgender community who have suffered immense indignities and discrimination in India starting from the decline of Mughal Empire when the British Raj imposed the 16th century anti-buggery law upon them. They were criminalized and prevented from following their traditional profession, wearing female attire or performing in public and reduced to penury and ignominy.

The book showcases the stories of great transgender achievers of our country It documents important judgements, initiatives of Governments, NGOs and corporate sector. It also applauds the initiative of Equitas Bank in providing the inclusive credit to transgender. It urges the parents not to abandon their children with different sexual orientation. The book motivates the trans community to keep up their fight and emerge ultimately as victors.

 Chair: Prof Renu Addlakha, Professor and Acting Director Centre for Women's Development Studies, New Delhi 

Panelists: Ms Apsara Reddy, Politician and Senior Journalist ; Shri John Alex, ED & CEO, Equitas Holdings Ltd. ; Dr C. K. Gariyali, IAS (Retd.) & Author of the Book ; Ms Priyadarshini Rajkumar, TV Actress & Author of the Book

Registration Link
 

INDIA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE

“AWADHI FOOD”

Members will be pleased to know that IIC’s popular Weekend Cuisine, with its variety of Indian and International fare, will be functional from Saturday, 20^th August 2022 to Sunday, 21^st August 2022. The Take-away counter will function as before. To make it more convenient for Members, there is now a facility for online orders and payment as well. This weekend, we bring you Awadhi cuisine, famous for its magical blending of spices, slow-fire cooking (dum pukht) and its seasonal harmony with nature.
 

In Awadh, the best foods were rich and royal cooks took special pride not only in the taste and texture of their creations, but in their ability to astound and amaze their patrons. Even though these culinary extravagances have gone the way of the Awadhi court itself, the spirit of that extravagances, the civility, graciousness and much of that remarkable cuisine still remain. This weekend, treat yourself to a taste of that gracious age with some authentic dishes prepared by the IIC Kitchens. IIC will be serving the special menu on    20^th  & 21^st August 2022. These items shall be served in addition to the regular take away/dine in menu. 

Member can place order online also.  Take away services with prior booking will be available from 1200 hrs to 2000 hrs. Last take away order can be placed at 2000 hrs. Kindly Place order at: 011-24609359, 24609472, 24609375

Kanwal Wali
Secretary