Mouthpiece (Canada)
28 March 2020, 05:30 am
Mouthpiece (Canada)
Mouthpiece (Canada)
(91 min; 2018; dvd; English)
Director: Patricia Rozema
Recipient of the Canadian Cinema Editors Award for Best Editing in Feature Film, Canadian Cinema Editors Awards 2019; DGC Craft Award for Outstanding Achievement in Picture Editing – Feature Film, Directors Guild of Canada 2019; and Lost Weekend Awards for Best Story, Avant Robot Award, Best Actress, Best Director & Best Film, Film Club’s The Lost Weekend 2019
A young writer, Cassandra, struggles to write a eulogy for her late mother, Elaine, who gave up her career to raise her children. A powerful depiction of the mother-daughter relationship. Dark, funny, compelling and the perfect balance of heartbreak and humour
(Collaboration: Canadian High Commission)
India-Nepal Relations
27 March 2020, 05:30 am
India-Nepal Relations
Programme Type
Discussions
India-Nepal Relations
The discussion will focus specifically on the 1950 Friendship Treaty as well as the Kalapani dispute
Panelists: Ambassador Ranjit Rae, former Indian Ambassador to Nepal; Dr. Nihar R. Nayak, Research Fellow, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses; and Akanshya Shah, Correspondent Nepali Times
Chair: Gen. Ashok Mehta
Lord of the Orphans (150 min; 2019; dvd; English)
27 March 2020, 05:30 am
Lord of the Orphans (150 min; 2019; dvd; English)
Lord of the Orphans (150 min; 2019; dvd; English)
Director: Ranjan Palit who will introduce the film
Lord of the Orphans is the story of a family (The Palit Family) reeling under a hundred year old curse. It is a unique biopic, a sort of auto-biopic, where filmmaker Ranjan Palit turns the lens on himself and his family
THE IIC DOUBLE BILL MUSIC CONCERT
26 March 2020, 05:30 am
THE IIC DOUBLE BILL MUSIC CONCERT
Programme Type
Cultural
THE IIC DOUBLE BILL MUSIC CONCERT
AT 6:00pm
Sarod Recital
By Abhik Sarkar from Delhi, disciple of Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
AT 7:00pm
Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Mandakini Swain from Delhi, disciple of Vidushi Veena Sahashrabuddhe, Pt. Madhup Mudgal and Dr. Vikas Kashalkar
INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY
25 March 2020, 05:30 am
INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY
Programme Type
Talks
INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY
Bearing of Recent Excavations on the Harappan Civilization in Ghaggar Basin
Illustrated lecture by Dr. Manmohan Kumar, formerly Professor, Dept. of History, M.D. University, Rohtak
The discovery of the Harappan Civilization in the early twentieth century was one of the most significant archaeological discoveries not just in the Indian sub-continent but also in the world. The expansion of this civilization is now recognized over a total area of 1.5 million square kms and Haryana is one of the core areas. There are about 1300 reported sites of various phases of this culture in the state – Rakhigarhi, Farmanan, Mitathal, Bhirrana, Kunal, Balu, Badli, Manheru, Mirzapur, Daulatpur and Jogana Khera are some of the well-known and excavated site. The talk will present the latest findings of recent excavations
An Evening of Sharing Performance
25 March 2020, 05:30 am
An Evening of Sharing Performance
Programme Type
Cultural
AT 18:09, 18:30 & 19:00
An Evening of Sharing Performance
Performances created during the workshop process with Sylvie Baillon which facilitated a collaboration between puppet theatre and children’s theatre companies and writers across India. Sylvie Baillon is a director of puppet theatre from Amiens, in France. The performances use puppets, masks, shadows, and other materials to respond to original scripts written during the process.
Presented by Ishara Puppet Theatre Trust, Un-lock Delhi, Katkatha Puppet Arts Trust, Gillo Theatre Repertory and Headstart Educational Enterprise
(Organised with the support of the French Institute; and in collaboration with Katkatha Puppet Arts Trust)
Bigger than Africa (90 min; 2018; dvd; English)
25 March 2020, 05:30 am
Director: Toyin Ibrahim Adekeye
Bigger than Africa (90 min; 2018; dvd; English)
Bigger than Africa (90 min; 2018; dvd; English)
Director: Toyin Ibrahim Adekeye
This documentary tells the story of how the Yoruba culture of West Africa survived suppression during the transatlantic slave trade and helped shape the New World
(Collaboration: UN Information Centre for India and Bhutan)
To Mark International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
24 March 2020, 05:30 am
To Mark International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
To Mark International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Us and Them: From Prejudice to Racism
An exhibition by Musée de l’Homme, Paris in cooperation with UNESCO
