The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (France/Les parapluies de Cherbourg)

28 June 2021, 12:00 am
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (France/Les parapluies de Cherbourg)
Programme Type
Films and Exhibitions, Webcasts

(91 min; 1964; French with English subtitles)
Director: Jacques Demy

Recipient of the Palme d’Or, OCIC Award & Technical Grand Prix, Cannes Film Festival 1964; Critics Award for Best Film, French Syndicate of Cinema Critics 1965; and Winner of the Prix Louis Delluc Award 1965

The film that helped launch Catherine Deneuve to international stardom, the wonderful The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg has a slender story: a pregnant shopgirl Geneviève (Deneuve) is separated from her mechanic lover Guy (Castelnuovo), when the latter is drafted into military service during the Algerian war. But director Demy conjures up a work of sheer cinematic delight, transforming the dreary port of Cherbourg into a pastel-coloured fairytale world, in which every line of dialogue is sung to Michel Legrand's memorable score.

The magic here lies in the fluid choreography of the actors, in the elegance of Jean Rabier's camerawork and in Bernard Evein's ravishing production design, which combine to invest everyday settings such as an umbrella shop or an Esso garage with romantic yearning. Deneuve is luminously beautiful throughout, looking fabulously chic even in a maternity dress, whilst Demy himself pops up in a cameo asking for directions to the paint shop in a film awash in primary colours.

Divided into three sections - departure, absence, return - The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg deals with so-called 'ordinary' characters, who have experienced the pain of lost love. This includes not just the two leads, but also Geneviève's mother (Vernon) and the diamond dealer Roland (Michel), who appeared in a younger guise in Demy's earlier film Lola. And unlike most Hollywood musicals, there's no conventionally uplifting resolution, more a bitter-sweet acceptance of happiness' transience and fate's unexpected workings.

In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great (1998)

28 June 2021, 12:00 am
In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great (1998)
Programme Type
Films and Exhibitions, Webcasts

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 II: Lord of Asia (60 min)
Alexander invades Persia – todays Iran. Michael Wood traces his route through the Zagros mountains to Persepolis. He hears from storytellers that this defeat is still remembered today by the Zoroastrian community. The programme ends at the Caspian Sea, the edge of the world for Alexander.

 

The Hitch

28 June 2021, 12:00 am
The Hitch
Programme Type
Films and Exhibitions, Webcasts

“The Hitch” – Christopher Hitchens | (88 min; 2014; English)

Director: Kristoffer Seland Hellesmark

An independent documentary profiling the controversial author and literary critic Christopher Hitchens. It features a selection of fascinating clips, speeches and thoughts of Hitchens.

Director Kristoffer Seland Hellesmark was one day searching for a documentary on Hitchens but was unable to find one. He subsequently decided to make his own, resulting in an 88-minute film composed of clips from Hitchen’s interviews and talks, serving as a tribute to one of the greatest thinkers - perhaps the most articulate and contrarian intellectual of his generation.

 

The Indus Valley Civilization

28 June 2021, 12:00 am
The Indus Valley Civilization
Programme Type
Films and Exhibitions, Webcasts

The Indus Valley Civilization: The Masters if the River | (52 min; 2013; English and with subtitles)

This documentary, made by NHK (Japan) and Canadian TV, looks at the early Indus Valley civilisation, focusing on one of the lesser known sites at Dholavira, in what is now Gujarat, in western India. With the help of CGI animation the documentary reconstructs the ruined city and shows how the civilisation was able to grow to a formidable size by its innovative harnessing of a now vanished river system.

Interviewing some of the leading experts on the site, including leading archaeologist, Dr R.S. Bisht, the film pieces together one of the most remarkable stages in human development, when, with the rise of city life, international trade across large areas became feasible.

2021 marks the centenary of the discovery of the Indus Valley Civilization. 

Hindustani Vocal Recital

28 June 2021, 12:00 am
Hindustani Vocal Recital
Programme Type
Webcasts

Hindustani Vocal Recital (50 min)
By Dr. Asit Roy from Bangladesh, disciple of Sangeetacharya Amiryaranjan Bandyopadhyaya, Pt. Jagdish Prasad, Ustad Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar and Smt Kaberi Kar

Accompanied by Alamgir Parvez on pakhawaj

The artist will present two Ragas – Raga Malkosh and Raga Shankara

Video recording of a recital for the IIC online programme activities

Two Banks Of a River- The Indus In Ladakh

28 June 2021, 12:00 am
Two Banks Of a River- The Indus In Ladakh
Programme Type
Films and Exhibitions, Webcasts

Photographs and text by Isaac Tsetan Gergan

The story of the Indus is inspired by the river’s spectacular course in Ladakh as it meanders and flows through some breathtaking landscape. Photographs in this exhibition follow the length and breadth of Ladakh, from Nubra to Zanskar and Leh to Kargil telling the story of the river and of the state

Two Banks Of a River- The Indus In Ladakh ( Click here to watch video )

 

As part of this exhibition, there will be an online talk on Tuesday, 6th July 2021 at 4 pm

River Dialogues: Two Banks of a River – The Indus in Ladakh
Illustrated lecture by Isaac Tsetan Gergan, artist, photographer and Director, Art for Change Foundation, based in Leh and Delhi

Chair: Kishalay Bhattacharjee

(Collaboration: Living Waters Museum)

Gharana-E-Rampur

Gharana-E-Rampur
Start Date
24 June 2021, 12:00 am

Relive the era of the Nawabs at IIC with Rampuri cuisine, one of India’s ‘courtly’ cuisines. A melting pot of Mughlai, Afghani, Lucknowi, Kashmiri and Awadhi cuisine, Rampuri cuisine is all about simple textures, whole spices, and the use of  lotus seed, banana flower, khus ki jadh and sandalwood. Every dish has its own special mix of spices and is cooked over a low flame for several hours in cooking utensils traditional to Rampur. With great mastery in disguising ingredients, this royal cuisine threw up unusual desserts like gosht ka halwa, macchi ka halwa, mirchi ka halwa and adrak ka halwa. Kele ke kabab and kathal ke seekh kabab also originated in Rampur. IIC will be serving this special menu from 25th June to 27th June. These items shall be served in addition to the regular take away/ dine in menu.

S.NO

FOOD ITEMS

SELLING PRICE WITHOUT TAX

 

STARTERS (Non vegetarian)

 

1

Gola kebab  mutton (6 pcs)

390.00

2

Macchi anjeer tikka (fish tikka) (6 pcs)

580.00

3

Rampuri haryali murgh tikka (6pcs)

360.00

 

STARTERS (Vegetarian)

 

4

Paneer Baluchi tikka (6 pcs)

190.00

5

Kathal ke shami kabab (4 pcs)

125.00

6

Khache kele ke kabab

140.00

 

MAIN COURSE

 

7

Taar gosht

450.00

8

Murgh kundan kaliyan

275.00

9

Zaffrani paneer korma

190.00

10

Arbi ka salan

130.00

11

Shah pasand dal (arher dal)

120.00

12

Rampuri degi mutanjan (rice)

115.00

13

Poppy seed nan

35.00

14

Bakarkhani roti

40.00

 

DESSERT

 

15

Hari mirch ka halwa

100.00

16

Rampur ki gulatthi (shahi kheer)

100.00

17

Murgh ka halwa (non-vegetarian)

250.00

 

SPECIAL BAKERY

 

16

Blueberry gulab jamun pastry (eggless)

95.00

17

Chocolate angoori rabri pastry (eggless)

90.00

 

Take away services with prior booking will be available from 1100 hrs to 2100 hrs. Last order can be placed at 2030 hrs.

Kindly Place order at: 011-24609359, 24609449, 24609472

Kanwal Wali
Secretary
 

To Mark the Birth Centenary of Shri A.K. Damodaran

29 June 2021, 06:30 pm
To Mark the Birth Centenary of Shri A.K. Damodaran
Programme Type
Discussions, Webcasts

The World from 1954

Talk by Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering, former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (1997-2000); and US Ambassador to the Russian Federation (1993-1996); India (1992-1993); Ambassador and U.S. Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations (1989-1992); and U.S. Ambassador to Israel (1985-1988)
 
Introduction: Shri Shyam Saran, Life Trustee, IIC
 
Chair: Shri N.N. Vohra, President, IIC
 
In his talk, Ambassador Pickering looks at how the world and its future appeared in 1952, when he and Ambady Damodaran were classmates at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in Boston USA, how it has eventually shaped over the past 67 years, and the contributions of India and the United States to that shaping.
 

Applications are invited from the Eligible Candidates for the post of Head of Maintenance – One Vacancy

Applications are invited from the Eligible Candidates for the post of Head of Maintenance – One Vacancy
Start Date
24 June 2021, 12:00 am

All applications along with CV/supporting documents and a passport size photograph are to be forwarded by Email or Post on or before  15th July 2021 to the Administrative Officer, 40, Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi - 110003 

Please note :  Applications received after the last date will not be considered. 

Brief of the Position

a)

Qualification

Bachelor’s degrees in Civil or Mechanical or Electrical Engineering with 20 years of professional experience

b)

Age

Below 62 years

c)

Job Requirement

Responsible for maintenance of Electrical, Air-conditioning and Mechanical installations apart from small civil constructions and renovations of building; budgeting of all capital expenditure and repair and Maintenance; ensuring fire safety compliance and liaison with governmental agencies, Kitchen equipment such as chiller Rooms, Ovens, Sound Systems.   

d)

Type of Engagement

On contract basis, initially for 3 yrs.

e)

Remunerations

To be fixed through mutual negotiation