A Zoom video recording of a lecture delivered by Murali Ranganathan, unaffiliated researcher who explores nineteenth century South Asia with a special focus on Mumbai and western India.

Introduced by Dr. Shernaz Cama

In the talk, Murali Ranganathan speaks about the long tradition of print culture in the Parsi community that goes back 250 years. His lecture focuses on the nineteenth century when Guajarati printing was dominated by the Parsis

(Collaboration: Jiyo Parsi and Parzor Foundation)

My Octopus Teacher | Click here to watch
(90 min; 2020; English)
Director: Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed

With Craig Foster, Tom Foster

Multiple award winner including Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, Academy Awards, USA 2021; BAFTA Film Award for Best Documentary, BAFTA Awards 2021; Critics Choice Documentary Award for Best Cinematography and Best Science/Nature Documentary, Critics Choice Documentary Awards 2020; among others

A filmmaker forges an unusual friendship with an octopus living in a South African kelp forest, learning as the animal shares the mysteries of her world.

After years of swimming every day in the freezing ocean at the tip of Africa, Craig Foster meets an unlikely teacher: a young octopus who displays remarkable curiosity. Visiting her den and tracking her movements for months on end he eventually wins the animal's trust and they develop a never before seen bond between human and wild animal.
 

A series of documentaries presented by the historian Bettany Hughes. Travelling across present locations, Bettany explores the cultural and political pasts of ancient peoples, including the Greeks, Minoans and Egyptian.

The Ancient Worlds: Helen of Troy | Click here to watch
(52 min; English)

Bettany Hughes travels across the eastern Mediterranean to disentangle myth from reality and find the truth about the most beautiful woman on earth. She is 'the face that launched a thousand ships'; the woman blamed for the Trojan War - a conflict that caused countless deaths - but who was the real Helen of Troy?

For enthusiasts of rich and flavourful Mughlai cuisine, this weekend’s Menu at IIC promises to be a very special treat. Once prepared for royals and emperors, this serendipitous amalgam of North Indian with Central Asian styles of cooking, with its heady aromas, rich textures and exotic ingredients, remains a perennial favourite of food lovers everywhere. The balmy, early winter weather is the perfect accompaniment to this thoughtfully curated range of tikkas, kebabs, curries and biryanis. IIC will be serving the special menu from 26th to 28th November 2021. These items shall be served in addition to the regular take away/dine in menu.

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 or can WhatsApp at 9910333937.                            

Kanwal Wali
Secretary
 

India International Centre (IIC), New Delhi invites applications to fill the post of Supervisor (Maintenance) - ONE Vacancy

The applications along with CV/ supporting documents and a passport  size photograph are to be submitted by hand or by post to the Administration Office, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi – 110003 or through E-mail :  careers@iicdelhi.in latest by the 10th December,2021

Applications received after the last date will not be considered.
 

Dear Members

We are pleased to inform that the renovation of the Main Lounge has been completed and it will be opened for the members from tomorrow i.e. 25 November, 2021.

We trust the Members will like the renovated Lounge and continue to enliven it with conversation over beverages and snacks in the new ambiance.   

Kanwal Wali
Secretary
 

PHYSICAL PROGRAMME

Edited by Vikram Chopra (Heritage Publishers, 2021)

Guest of Honour: Dr. Karan Singh
Chief Guest: Shri N.N. Vohra, President, IIC

Followed by a panel discussion with
Dr. Minoti Chatterjee, former Principal, Kamala Nehru College, University of Delhi and theatre person; Dr. Rajiva Verma, Former Professor of English, DU; and Dr. Vikram Chopra, former Associate Professor, University of Delhi and editor of the book.

PHYSICAL PROGRAMME

The Fractured Himalaya: India Tibet China 1949-1962
By Nirupama Rao (Penguin Viking, 2021)

Chair: Shri N.N. Vohra, President, IIC

Discussants: Amb. Chandrashekhar Dasgupta, former Ambassador to China and the European Union; Shri Manish Tewari, Member, Indian National Congress and former Minister of Information & Broadcasting; and Amb. Nirupama Rao, former Foreign Secretary, former Ambassador to China and USA
 

Farmers and Agricultural Commodity Futures in India
Speaker: Shri Sanjay Mansabdar, founder and Managing Director, Dvara E Registry, an AgriFin Tech startup that works with farmers, FPOs, value chain companies, insurers and lenders on a famer productivity and financial inclusion platform called Doordrishti

Chair: Shri Siraj Hussain, Visiting Senior Fellow, ICRIER 

Monuments and their Connected Histories: Stories from Delhi, Agra, and Fatehpur Sikri
Illustrated lecture by Dr. Shashank Shekhar Sinha, independent researcher and author of Delhi, Agra, Fatehpur Sikri: Monuments, Cities and Connected Histories, 2021)

Introduction: Dr. Himanshu Prabha Ray

Chair: Dr. Swapna Liddle

The talk will revolve around three lesser-known stories connected with three iconic monuments which are now known as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. These stories, one each from Delhi, Agra and Fatehpur Sikri will uncover the layers and complexities which do not get adequate attention in the conventional narratives