India International Centre

The ‘Other’ Shangri-la

Programs - 23rd Feb

06 October 2020, 05:30 am

The ‘Other’ Shangri-la

Programme Type

Talks, Webcasts

The ‘Other’ Shangri-la

Journeys through the Sino-Tibetan frontier in Sichuan

Illustrated lecture by Shivaji Das, Singapore based author of the recently published
book (Konarak Publishers: India/USA, 2020), travel writer, photographer and Managing
Director-APAC for Frost & Sullivan, a research and consulting company

Chair: Shri Ravi Bhoothalingam

The ‘Other’ Shangri-la, gives a vivid account of Shivaji Das’ travels through the Sino-Tibetan frontier
of Sichuan province, along with his Chinese wife Lobo. Written in an easy, humourous way, the travelogue
takes the reader through some of the region’s very beautiful but tough mountain terrain

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Uncle Joe (USA)

Programs - 23rd Feb

05 October 2020, 05:30 am

Uncle Joe (USA)

Programme Type

Films and Exhibitions

Film

Uncle Joe (USA)

(50 min; 1041; b/w; English)

Directors: Howard M. Railsback and Raymond E. Swartley

Film Source: Internet Archive/Public Domain

A whimsical picture of life in rural America in the 1940's, Clare Day is sent to visit her mother's brother Joe in "Baysville", Iowa when she starts going out with a modernistic artist of whom her father disaproves. The four boys who live next door to Uncle Joe remember Clare as a skinny little girl and are shocked by how grown-up she has become

The Royal Palace and the Palatine Chapel, Palermo

Programs - 23rd Feb

05 October 2020, 05:30 am

The Royal Palace and the Palatine Chapel, Palermo

Programme Type

Films and Exhibitions

The Royal Palace and the Palatine Chapel, Palermo (34 min )

A virtual tour of the royal chapel in Palermo conducted by Angelina Jimbo

The Palantine Chapel is the royal chapel of the Norman palace in Palermo, Sicily. The building is a mix of Byzantine, Norman and
Fatimid architectural styles, representing the tricultural heritage of Sicily especially during the 12th century

An initiative of the Italian Embassy Cultural Centre, New Delhi and Bell’Italia 88

FRONTIERS OF HISTORY

Programs - 23rd Feb

05 October 2020, 05:30 am

FRONTIERS OF HISTORY

Programme Type

Talks

FRONTIERS OF HISTORY

Amala Shankar: My Dance Teacher (34 min)

Illustrated lecture by Dr. Urmimala Sarkar, specialist in Dance Studies, who joined the Uday Shankar India Culture Centre and trained under the great danseuse Smt Amala Shankar and was later associated with the Centre as dancer and administrator. Dr. Sarkar is presently Associate Professor, Theatre and Performance Studies, School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Introduction: Prof. Partho Dutta

A tribute to Smt Amala Shankar (1919-2020), noted dancer , choreographer, and wife of Uday Shankar. The lecture will explore unchartered territory regarding Amala Shankar’s pedagogical contribution to dance teaching and innovation in Indian modern dance

Video recording of a talk for IIC online programmes

ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE

Programs - 23rd Feb

05 October 2020, 05:30 am

ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE

Programme Type

Talks

ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE

The Qutab Minar Complex – Evolution of Indian Architecture (38 min)

Illustrated lecture by Dr. Swapna Liddle, historian, Convener, Delhi Chapter of INTACH. She is the author of Delhi: 14 Historic Walks and Chandni Chowk: The Mughal City of Old Delhi.

Video recording of a talk for IIC online programmes

FOCUS JAPAN

Programs - 23rd Feb

05 October 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

Searching for the Standing Boy of Nagasaki

(50 min; 2020; English)

A young boy carries on his back the lifeless body of his younger brother, in the devastated city of Nagasaki after the atomic bomb explosion. An American military photographer, Joe O’Donnell, took a picture of him standing stoically near the cremation pit. This film follows the fate of thousands of “atomic-bomb orphans” and their struggles to survive the aftermath of World War II

Link to access the film:

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/5001311/

Making India Great Again: Learning from our History

Programs - 23rd Feb

05 October 2020, 04:00 pm

Making India Great Again: Learning from our History

Programme Type

Discussions, Webcasts

Book Discussion Group

Making India Great Again: Learning from our History

India International Centre is organizing a Webinar on Monday 05 October, 2020 from 4.00 pm to 5.00 pm on

Chairman:
Amb : K. P. Fabian, Former Diplomat & Foreign Policy Analyst (Chair)

Panelists:

Shri Ravi Budhiraja, IAS (Retd.), Former Chairman at Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority
Dr. Saugata Bhattacharya, Chief Economist, Axis Bank
Shri Robin Banerjee, Managing Director, Caprihans India Ltd.
Mrs. Meeta Rajivlochan, IAS, Member Secretary, National Commission for
Women and formerly Additional Director General of Foreign Trade, Mumbai & Author of the book
Prof. M. Rajivlochan, Professor of History at Panjab University, Chandigarh & Author of the book

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Digital launch of The Brass Notebook: A Memoir

Programs - 23rd Feb

03 October 2020, 04:00 pm

Digital launch of The Brass Notebook: A Memoir

Programme Type

Discussions, Webcasts

Digital launch of

The Brass Notebook: A Memoir

By Devaki Jain (New Delhi: Speaking Tiger Books, 2020)

The author will be in conversation with Dr. Romila Thapar, Emerita Professor of History, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Ms Antara Dev Sen, literary critic, writer and founder editor, The Little Magazine

Moderator: Ms Kalpana Sharma, journalist, columnist and author

In this no-holds-barred memoir, renowned feminist economist and academician, Devaki Jain recounts her own story and also that of an entire generation and a nation coming into its own

(Collaboration: Speaking Tiger Books)

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On the Occasion of Gandhi Jayanti- Recitation of Poems

02 October 2020, 05:30 am

On the Occasion of Gandhi Jayanti- Recitation of Poems

Programme Type

Cultural

On the Occasion of Gandhi Jayanti

Recitation of Poems (2:45 min)

By Meera Bhatia at IIC

Meera will recite poems composed by the renowned Urdu poet, Krishan Mohan, recipient of the All India Hindi Urdu Sangam Award and member of the Urdu Academy, Delhi. He is credited with 27 books on Urdu poetry and 4 books in Hindi

To watch the programme, kindly please click on the below link:
https://youtu.be/G8Ih-TEOJ8U

Book Release-A Ringside Seat to History – An Autobiography

Programs - 23rd Feb

30 September 2020, 05:00 pm

Book Release-A Ringside Seat to History – An Autobiography

Programme Type

Discussions, Webcasts

Digital launch followed by a discussion

A Ringside Seat to History – An Autobiography

Release of the book by Pascal Alan Nazareth (New Delhi: Konarak Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 2020)

Book release followed by a panel discussion

The book will be released by Shri N.N. Vohra, President, IIC

Chairman:
Shri N.N. Vohra, President, India International Centre (Chair)

Panelists:
Lord Bhikhu Parekh, Member of Parliament (UK)
Amb. T.P. Sreenivasan (Retd.) Former PR of India to UN and Governor for India at IAEA in Vienna
Mr Ashok Malik, Former Press Adviser to President of India
Dr Gita Dharampal, Prof Emeritus (South Asian History), Heidelberg University
Mr K. N. Shrivastava, Director, India International Centre
Amb. Pascal Alan Nazareth (Retd.), Author of the Book
Mr K.P.R. Nair, Publisher

Moderator: Smt. Nirupama Rao, former Foreign Secretary

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