A Forgotten Ambassador in Cairo: The Life and Times of Syud Hossain

By N.S. Vinodh (Simon & Schuster India, New Delhi: 2020)

Discussants: Dr. Uday Balakrishnan, formerly of the Indian Postal Service; Ms Himanjali Sankar, Editorial Director, Simon & Schuster Publishers; and Shri N.S. Vinodh, former Vice President of Fidelity Investments and author of book

Chair: Ms Narayani Mahil, former Head of Communications at BP and ONGC

PHYSICAL PROGRAMME
     
An exhibition that celebrates the life and achievements of outstanding Polish women from Marie Sklodowska-Curie to mountaineer Wanda Rutkiewicz; Irena Sandler, a heroine who saved Jewish children from the ghetto in German occupied Warsaw during World War II; to the leading Polish Suffragettes; and to Nobel laureate, Olga Tokarczuk

(Collaboration: Polish Institute, New Delhi)

An exhibition that celebrates the life and achievements of outstanding Polish women from Marie Sklodowska-Curie to mountaineer Wanda Rutkiewicz; Irena Sandler, a heroine who saved Jewish children from the ghetto in German occupied Warsaw during World War II; to the leading Polish Suffragettes; and to Nobel laureate, Olga Tokarczuk

The online exhibition will be on view from 23rd August to 5th September 2021. The same exhibition will be on view physically in the Quadrangle Garden from 25th August to 5th September 2021, 11.00 to 19.00

(Collaboration: Polish Institute, New Delhi)

POSTPONED

Screening of a film Uma
Directed by the late Buddhadeb Dasgupta
Introduced by Smt Aruna Vasudev

Shree Radha
A short film produced by Dr. Uma Sharma

Followed by 
Thumri Abhinaya and Maharaas Leela
Presented by Uma Sharma and her disciples
Dance Choreography: Uma Sharma
Music: Late Pt. Jwala Prasad

Compere: Sadhna Shrivastav
 

LIVE  WEBCASTING

Conceptualised, created and directed by Manjari Chaturvedi
Script by Danish Iqbal

With Ekant Kaul as Dara Shikoh; and Manjari Chaturvedi as Rana-Dil

A unique theatrical dance production under “The Courtesan Project”, the performances traces the strange love story, poignant and tragic of Dara Shikoh and Rana-Dil, a dancing girl of humble birth. Dara Shikoh, the elder son of the emperor was so captivated by her charm and beauty that he wanted to marry her…  

The performance will be presented on stage and webcasted live on the Centre’s website and on Facebook@Manjari Chaturvedi

 https://youtu.be/CorvSIwQQ8k ( Click here to watch )

Collapse of Kabul

Coordinator: Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Ashok K. Mehta

Panelists: Amb. Mahmoud Saikal, former Afghan Ambassador to the UN; Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed, Chairman, Pakistan Senate Defence Committee; and Shri Shakti Sinha, former Advisor UN Assistance Mission Kabul

Chair: Maj. Gen. Ashok K. Mehta, Convenor Regional Group Afghanistan

The stunning collapse of Kabul in a 10-day lightning offensive by the Taliban has unravelled a 20-year old on and off campaign for state building initiated by the US and its allies. It seems doubtful if the gains of the last 20 years will be preserved. How will the international community deal with a non-state actor (for many, a terrorist organisation) apparently supported by Pakistan in its seizure of force of Afghanistan and not through negotiations as pledged. The panel will explore the situation in Afghanistan

Two plays: A City in Sorrow and Curse
By Moti Lal Kemmu, translated by Pankaj Bhan (Authorspress India: 2021)

Discussants: Shri Ashok Jailkhani, former Additional Director General of Doordarshan, freelance producer and actor; Shri Ravi Kemmu, director, actor and producer; and Dr. Pankaj Bhan, Founder-Secretary, Kasheer Foundation and translator of the two plays

Chair: Prof. Neerja Mattoo, academic, writer, poet and critic

Moti Lal Kemmu’s two plays ‘A city in sorrow’ (Nagar udaas) and ‘Curse’ (Shaap) included in this volume are based on Kalhana’s Rajatarangini, a pioneering work of historiography written in 12th century Kashmir

Indian Agriculture and the Research and Development Deficit
Speaker: Prof. Deepak Pental, Professor of Genetics and former Vice-Chancellor, University of Delhi. 

Moderator: Shri Siraj Hussain, Visiting Senior Fellow, ICRIER 

With grants from National Dairy Development Board and later from Dhara Vegetable Oil and Foods Company Limited, Prof. Pental established the Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants (CGMCP) working on improvement of mustard. From his work research, mustard DMH1 with improved yield reached the farmers field.