Ekla Chalo (Walk Alone/India)
(90 min; 2020; Marathi and English)
Writer & Director: Nachiket Patwardhan

Gandhiji’s 150th birth anniversary is celebrated through the coming of age of Kalyani Rao, a wannabe NRI who arrives in Pune India, to complete her doctoral thesis on ‘Gandhiji and Contemporary Pune’. Rabindranath Tagore’s famous poem ‘Ekla Chalo’ is seen by many as a tribute to the Mahatma and this song helps awaken Kalyani’s spiritual instinct. 

Ekla Chalo reveals a transition of the Mahatma to Bapu, through fiction as well as the nostalgia of romantic archival clips that can help convey his message of tolerance, peace and compassion to a new generation of Indians.

 IIC EXPERIENCE - A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS  18-22 OCTOBER 2024

Kalpavriksha: The Nationalist Movement – Freedom and Identity

Dear Member,

Do join us for The IIC Experience: A Festival of the Arts!

We are excited to welcome you to the eagerly anticipated annual feature at the IIC: The IIC Experience: A Festival of the Arts, from 18 to 22 October, 2024. This year, our festival will spotlight the nationalist movement in all its dimensions, under the thematic focus of ‘Kalpavriksha: The Nationalist Movement—Freedom and Identity’.

The Centre will be beautifully transformed, adorned with flowers and rangoli, and illuminated with lamps and candles each evening. Experience captivating exhibitions of photography, folk and installation art, along with performances of dance, music and theatre. Don’t miss our screenings of award-winning international films throughout the day!

No festival is complete without a culinary celebration. This year’s Food Festival features exquisite Indian and international cuisines, crafted by celebrated home chefs. Each menu is thoughtfully designed to offer a delightful conclusion to your day of cultural and nationalistic immersion.

Celebrate the season of festivals in perfect weather at The IIC Experience with your family and friends. Enjoy a performance or a film screening of your choice and conclude your evening with a delicious gourmet dinner in the elegant setting of the Rose Garden.

Make this Festival an experience to remember!

Please find the detailed menu for each day's cuisine attached, along with the per head rate (excluding taxes) indicated at the bottom of each menu.

Booking Policy: Reservations can be made using the details below. Payment gateway information for advance payments will also be provided for confirmed bookings.

Please click here for details of Cuisine / Chefs

Cancellation Policy: Full retention will be charged for cancellations made less than 48 hours before the event.

For reservations, please call 011-24609485/487 (Timings: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM) or email festivalbooking@iicdelhi.in.

Warm regards,

Kanwal Wali
Secretary

Landscape and the Artist’s Self: Benodebehari and the Santiniketan Countryside
 

Illustrated lecture by Prof. R. Siva Kumar, well-known art historian and curator

Chair: Dr. Brinda Bose


(Collaboration: Gallery Rasa)

NOTICE

We are pleased to inform the Members that from the Gardens of IIC, we have made special arrangements for the sale of indoor plants in pots.  Our garden staff have carefully nurtured them.  The list of the plants for sale, is at Annexure - I.

2.       For procuring the plants in pots, Members may visit the Centre’s Gandhi King Plaza on any week day (Monday to Saturday) between 14.30 hrs – 17.30 hrs.  Members can select their choice of plants and take a slip from Head Gardner and make the payment in cash at the Hostel Reception.  After showing the cash payment receipt, Members may collect their selected plants from the Head Gardner at Gandhi King Plaza.

3.       Members are informed that since the plants in pots are limited in quantity, the sale will be on “First come First serve” basis.

(Kanwal Wali)
 Secretary IIC

Encl: As stated

Baul and Folk Music

Presented by Krishna Das Baul

(Collaboration: Impresario India)

FOOD FESTIVAL: CELEBRATING THE HOME CHEF
 

Flavours of South East Asia: Edible Journeys across the Spice route

Prepared by Jayita Sen and Abhishek Nawal, We The Chefs

Venue: Rose Garden
 

11:00 am    FILM FESTIVAL: A CARNIVAL OF COMEDY FILMS
 

Some like it Hot (USA)
(121 min; 1959; b/w; English)
Director: Billy Wilder

2:00 pm    Special screening
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero (India)
(208 min; 2004; Hindi and English with subtitles)
Director: Shyam Benegal

8:30 pm    Ekla Chalo (Walk Alone/India)
(90 min; 2020; Marathi and English)
Writer & Director: Nachiket Patwardhan

Nachiket Patwardhan will be present for the screening

FOOD FESTIVAL: CELEBRATING THE HOME CHEF

Banglar Ranna: Delicious Morsels of Nostalgia from a Bengali Kitchen

Prepared by Smt Chitra Ghose

Venue: Rose Garden