Mahatma Gandhi and Sustainable Development in Tribal India
Chair: Shri N.N. Vohra, President, IIC
Speakers: Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC; Ms Nancy Sahay, IAS, Additional Secretary, Rural Development, Government of Jharkhand; Prof. Krishna Raj, Professor, Institute of Social and Economic Studies, Bangalore, specialist in Sustainable Development Environmental Economics, Ecological and Resource Economics; and Dr. Shiwani, journalist and Secretary, Society for Empowerment
Moderator: Dr. Sachindra Narayan, well-known anthropologist and Gandhian
Development is a process to bring change in the physical quality of life. Mahatma Gandhi’s vision and his programmes for rural development i.e. cleanliness, social equality, cottage industry and in particular empowering the habitat of rural and tribal India envisages a sustainable growth and development
(Collaboration: Society for Empowerment, Patna)
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Mahanadi: The Tale of a River
By Anita Agnihotri, translated from the original Bengali by Nivedita Sen (Niyogi Books Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi: 2021)
Moderator: Dr. Uttam Kumar Sinha, Fellow, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis, Managing Editor, Strategic Analysis
Discussants: Dr. Debjani Sengupta, Associate Professor of English, Indraprastha College, University of Delhi, translator and author; Prof. Sumanyu Sathpathy, Professor & Head, Dept. of English, University of Delhi; Ms Anita Agnihotri, former civil servant and author of the book; and Dr. Nivedita Sen, Associate Professor, Dept. of English, Hansraj College, University of Delhi
Book Discussion Group
The Stranger in the Mirror
By Rakesh Omprakash Mehra (Rupa Publications India: 2021)
Discussants: Shri Pankaj Saxena, filmmaker, Broadcast Consultant, and film academic; and Shri Rakesh Omprakash Mehra, filmmaker and author of the book
Moderator: Shri Amit Khanna, filmmaker, writer, poet and media veteran
FOOD FESTIVAL: CHEF’S SPECIAL
Revisiting IIC Classics
With Chef Vijay Thukral
Venue: Rose Garden
FOOD FESTIVAL: CHEF’S SPECIAL
From the Land of the Magyars: A Hungarian Dinner
With Chef Sonia Taank, Embassy of Hungary
Venue: Rose Garden
(Collaboration: Liszt Institute – Hungarian Cultural Centre, Delhi)
FOOD FESTIVAL: CHEF’S SPECIAL
Kaeshur Khyen: Cuisine of Kashmiri Pandits
Prepared by Chefs of Samavar Restaurant
Venue: Rose Garden
FOOD FESTIVAL: CHEF’S SPECIAL
Tok, Jhal, Mishti: A Bengali Dinner
With Chef Chitra Ghose
Venue: Rose Garden
FOOD FESTIVAL: CHEF’S SPECIAL
From the Land of the Five Rivers: Traditional Punjabi Cuisine
With Chef Manjit Gill and Chef Priteeka Gill Malik
Venue: Rose Garden
GLIMPSES OF WORLD CINEMA
Screening of films from Germany; Hungary; and Spain
At 11:00 am Relativity (Mein Ende. Dein Anfang/Germany)
(111 mins; 2019; blu ray; German with English Subtitles)
Director: Mariko Minoguchi
Recipient of German Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay, Best Feature Film Debut, German Film Critics Association Awards 2020; and Jury Prize for Best Film, Riviera International Film Festival 2020
At 2:00 pm The Innocence (La inocencia/Spain)
(92 min; 2019; blu ray; Spanish with English subtitles)
Director: Lucia Alemany
Multiple award winner including Gaudí Award for Best Supporting Actor, Gaudí Awards 2020; Consentino Award for Best Director, and FICAL Awards for Best First Film & Best Actress, Almeria International Short Film Festival 2019; Awards for Best Actress and Best Director, Toulouse Cinespaña 2020; among others
At 4:00 pm Whiskey Bandit (A viszkis/Hungary)
(126 min; 2017; dvd; Hungarian with English subtitles)
Director: Nimród Antal
Recipient of the Award for Best Editor and Best Sound, Hungarian Film Week 2018
For film screenings, entry passes will be issued 30 minutes before each screening.
GLIMPSES OF WORLD CINEMA
Screening of films from Germany; Hungary; and Spain
At 11:00 am Budapest Noir (Hungary)
(95 mins; 2017; dvd; Hungarian with English Subtitles)
Director: Éva Gárdos
Recipient of the Best Mask Award, Hungarian Film Week 2018; and Award for Best Original Score - Independent Film (Foreign Language) Film, Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2017
At 2:00 pm A Thief’s Daughter (La hija de un ladrón/Spain)
(102 min; 2019; Blu ray; Spanish with English subtitles)
Director: Belén Funes
Multiple award winner including Gaudí Awards for Best Director, Best Screenplay & Best Non-Catalan Language Film, Gaudí Awards 2020; Goya for Best New Director, Goya Awards 2020; Best Actress Award, Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2019; among others
At 8:30 pm Transit (Tranzit/Germany)
(101 mins; 2018; blu ray; German/French with English Subtitles)
Director: Christian Petzold
Multiple award winner including Bavarian Film Award for Best Screenplay, Bavarian Film Awards 2019; Dublin Film Critics Award, Dublin International Film Festival 2019; NBR Award for Top Five Foreign Language Films, National Board of Review, USA 2019; among others
For film screenings, entry passes will be issued 30 minutes before each screening.
