Connections

A Group Exhibition of Drawings, Prints, Paintings and New Media

Curated by Jitendra Padam Jain and conceptualised by Annkush B. Sharma

The exhibition brings together the works of six contemporary artists whose diverse practices in painting, drawing, printmaking and new media explore the relationships between memory, identity, place and tradition. Through varied artistic languages, the exhibition reflects on the invisible threads that connect people, histories and cultures, inviting viewers into a shared space of dialogue and discovery.

Participating artists: Kanchan Chander, Kavita Nayar, Nandadulal Mukherjee, Sabia, Siddhant Medhi, and Sukhwinder Singh

The exhibition will be inaugurated on Tuesday, 18th August’26 at 18:00 hrs

The exhibition will remain open daily from 11:00 to 19:00 hrs

IIC/Media Dialogues

Gen Z Risen: How the Media Reported the Youth Protests

Moderator: Poornima Joshi, Editor, The Hindu BusinessLine

Discussants: Aditya Menon, Political Editor, The Quint; Sarvapriya Sangwan, Editor, Digital Videos (Indian Languages), BBC News; Ayush Tiwari, Special Correspondent, The Scroll; Saurabh Shukla, Co-Founding Editor, The Red Mike

The discussion explores media coverage of the recent Gen Z-led youth protests, reflecting on how mainstream news, social media and independent digital platforms shaped public understanding of the movement and the changing landscape of contemporary journalism.

(Collaboration: The Media Foundation)
 

Think Smart

Thinking Strategies

Introductory Remarks: K.N Shrivastava, Director, IIC

Chair: Dr Karan Singh, statesman, philosopher and thinker

Speaker: Mala Varma Thapar; Writer and Poet

Vote of Thanks: Usha Munshi, Chief Librarian, IIC

The discussion will examine the importance of reflective thinking in an increasingly complex world, with a focus on education and culture. Exploring thirteen modes of creative and critical thinking, it will consider how different ways of thinking can enrich decision-making, public discourse and interpersonal relationships, while fostering understanding and peace.
 

1. Senior Research Fellow
2. Junior Research Fellow

3rd All India Conference of East Asian Studies (AICEAS)
Dissonances in the World Order: Implications for Indo-Pacific & East Asia

Keynote Address by Prof. Kan Kimura, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University

Followed by Thematic discussions and a Special Panel by eminent academicians, policy experts and researchers on contemporary issues in East Asian Studies, international politics, regional security, technology, economics and the environment.

The conference will examine the evolving geopolitical, economic and strategic landscape of East Asia and the Indo-Pacific, with a particular focus on Japan's role in shaping a free, open and rules-based regional order. Discussions will explore regional security, economic resilience, technology, climate and multilateral cooperation.

This conference is in continuation to the 31st July’26 programme.

For the detailed programme, please click here

(Collaboration: Institute of Chinese Studies and Japan Foundation)

Rang Mela

Solo exhibition by Anup Shrivastava, artist from Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. Rang Mela celebrates the cultural traditions and festive spirit of the tribal communities of the Malwa and Nimar regions. Inspired by the Bhagoria festival, the exhibition captures the energy of tribal fairs, folk traditions and everyday life.

The Exhibition Will Be Inaugurated on Tuesday 1st September’26 At 18:00 hrs By K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC, Akhilesh, Eminent Artist; R. N. Singh, Director, Progressive Art Gallery, Delhi; Ashok Singh Thakur Chairman, INTACH Delhi; Shruti Lakhanpal Tandon, Founder, Ushaarth Art Foundation

A poetry reading session by Siraj Saxena, Poonam Arora and Vazda Khan on Sunday, 6 September 2026 at 17:00 hrs.

The exhibition will remain open daily from 11:00 to 19:00 hrs

Woman| Life| Freedom

In Conversation: Swara Bhaskar, acclaimed actor and advocate for gender justice, civil liberties and democratic rights with Sujata Prasad, author, curator, founder, Ahad Anhad and works across heritage education and the arts and Oroon Das, designer, curator and theatre artist.

This is the 22nd Conversation in this Series
(Collaboration: Ahad Anhad)

INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY

Buddhist Monasteries in Rock Art Sites of Central India

Speaker: Dr Shyam Sharan Gupta, rock art expert and former Superintending Archaeologist of Archaeological Survey of India (Bhopal).

Chair: K. N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC

Moderator: Pratap Bhanu Singh Sengar, former Director (Monuments) Archaeological Survey of India

The session will examine the transformation of prehistoric rock shelters in the Vindhyan plateau of Central India into Buddhist hill monasteries during the early centuries of Buddhism. Drawing on recent archaeological surveys and research, it will examine how these shelters were adapted for monastic life, the architectural and the religious features associated with them.

Book Discussion Group  

Migrants and other poems: A Collection of Reflective Poetry on Loss, Migration, and Displacement

By Prasenjit Mukherjee (Penguin Random House, 2026)

Chair: Parimal K. Brahma, Poet, Author and Former Comptroller and Auditor General of India

Discussants: Ashok Lavasa, Former Election Commissioner of India; Amb. T C A Raghavan, Former High Commissioner to Pakistan; Dr. Meeran Chadha Borwankar, Writer & Former Police Commissioner, Pune; Dr. Prasenjit Mukherjee, Author of the book

(Collaboration: Poetry Society of India)

Architecture and Art – Processes, Products and Perceptions

Speaker: Rajesh Luthra, Principal of Development Consortium – Architecture & Urban Design, Visiting Professor at the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

Moderator, Mr Partho Dutta, Professor in the School of Arts and Aesthetics, JNU 

The talk would be a fascinating foray through what are often blurred lines between art and architecture as read via a reading of movements and individuals over time. It intends to explore the processes behind the canvas and the constructed even as it attempts an understanding of societal perceptions and responses. This, while contrasting within realms that may be seen as symbiotic or alternately, parasitic.