The Execution of Bhagat Singh: Legal Heresies of the Raj 
by Satvinder Singh Juss (Amberley Publishing, UK: 2020)

Discussants: Shri Rajesh Ramachandran, Editor, Tribune; Prof. Ranbir Singh, Former Vice-Chancellor, National Law University, Delhi; Prof. S. Irfan Habib, historian and former Maulana Abul Kalam Chair, NUEPA; and Prof. Satvinder Singh Juss, Professor of Law, King's College London, Barrister-at-Law, Deputy Judge of the Upper Tribunal (IAC), London and Birmingham, UK.  and author of the book     

Moderator: Dr. Indivar Kamtekar, Associate Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University 

 

A series of films to celebrate the centenary year of Luis García Berlanga (1921-2010), arguably one of the greatest Spanish film directors of his time and an arch-satirist of Spanish society. Remarkably, much of his best and most cutting work were made under the scrutiny of a censorious dictatorship. The online film series revisits four ground-breaking films that played a significant role in his career and evolution as a filmmaker. Organised in collaboration with Cervantes Institute, New Delhi; Filmoteca de la AECID, ICAA; Filmoteca Española, AC/E; and Academia del Cine, Spain.

The films will be screened every Friday in June 2021 for a duration of 48 hours. Vimeo links of the films will be posted on the IIC website (www.iicdelhi.in) and sent by email.

National Heritage (Patrimonio nacional/Spain) | (110 min; 1981; Spanish with English subtitles)
Director: Luis Gracía Berlanga

Recipient of the Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Spanish Movie Performer, Fotogramas de Plata 1982; and Sant Jordi Award for Best Film, Sant Jordi Awards 1981

A satire on the Spanish aristocracy, the film is set in the period following Gen. Franco’s death. An elderly marquis and his insane son decide to return to Madrid after years away, in order to claim a rundown palace. The Palace is inhabited by a bedridden marquesa and her gay manservant…

https://cultura.cervantes.es/nuevadelhi/en/national-heritage/143736

Written for Kosmos Ensemble by Errollyn Wallen

Kosmos Ensemble is a chamber-folk trio led by violinist Harriet Mackenzie which aims to create bridges between classical music and folk. They are Harriet Mackenzie (violin); Meg-Rosaleen Hamilton (viola); and Miloš Milivojevic (accordion)

Video recording of a concert presented by Kosmos Ensemble at the Festival of Chichester, Chichester Cathedral, July 2018

Director: David Wallace

A four-part BBC series, written and presented by Michael Wood

Michael Wood retraces Alexander the Great’s amazing journey from Greece to India, searching for the truth behind the legend and experiencing the tremendous scale of his achievements.

Using the ancient historians as his guides, Wood follows Alexander’s journey as closely as possible, crossing deserts and rivers, from Turkey to war-torn Afghanistan. As the journey progresses, he recreates the drama of Alexanders epic marches and bloody battles. All along the way he finds proof of the survival of the legends surrounding Alexander, a leader whose life has excited the world’s imagination for the 2,000 years.

Episode I: Son of God (60 min)
Alexander sets off from his native Macedonia on a war of revenge against the Persian empire. He crosses the Dardenelles into Turkey, where he was welcomed as a liberator by the Greek cities along the coast. At Issus, Alexander defeats the Persian king, Darius and turned south, through Lebanon, Israel and Gaza to reach Egypt. There, the oracle of Siwa declared him Son of God.

Albert Einstein: Still a Revolutionary (USA) | (80 min; 2020; English) | Click here to watch
Director: Julia Newman

Albert Einstein, the most famous scientist of all time, was a world renowned celebrity, greeted like a rock star when he appeared in public. An anti-war firebrand, Einstein also spoke out on issues ranging from women's rights and racism to immigration and nuclear arms control. Using a wealth of rarely-seen archival footage, correspondence, and new and illuminating interviews, Julia Newman's documentary Albert Einstein: Still a Revolutionary makes the case that Einstein's example of social and political activism is as important today as are his brilliant, ground-breaking theories.

Lecture-demonstration by Dr. Alka Tyagi and Sanya Tyagi

Dr. Alka Tyagi and Sanya Tyagi who have trained at Bihar School of Yoga, will share the tools that can be integrated in our routine to retain health and well-being during these critical times when we are fighting against a Pandemic. Yogic techniques have proven to prevent and alleviate illnesses and suffering of people in their daily life. Some of these techniques have been helpful in the wake of the Covid-19 illness and symptoms.
  
This programme has been organized on the occasion of International Yoga Day on 21st June 2021

Welcome Address: Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, Research & Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)
Remarks by Shri N.N. Vohra, President, IIC
Speaker: Shri Mahesh Kumar Jain, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India
Special Remarks: Shri Ashok Bhattacharya, Executive Director, Business Standard Group
Chair: Dr. Rakesh Mohan, former Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India and Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Social and Economic Progress

(Collaboration: Research & Information System for Developing Countries)

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

Dancing Towards The $5 Trillion Economy on a Holistic Beat
by Aruna Sharma (Indra Publishing House, Bhopal: 2020)

Discussants: Shri Dhanendra Kumar, IAS (Retd.) & Former Executive Director, The World Bank, Washington; Ms Priti Sudan, Former Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, GOI & Member WHO's Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response; Shri Amber Timblo, Business Person, Goa Miner; Shri T. K. Arun, Former Editor, The Economic Times; and Dr. Aruna Sharma, IAS (Retd.), author of the book 

Chair: Prof.  Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, RIS
 

Poetry Reading Poets – Yatish Kumar from Kolkata; Anamika Anu from Trivandrum; and Veeru Sonkar from Kanpur

Moderator: Ashok Vajpeyi 

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)

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fLive@RazaFoundation
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