Focus Japan
Focus Japan
Screening of NHK documentary films on Japan’s history, literature, art, culture and heritage. Organised with the support of NHK World and Embassy of Japan, New Delhi
The People and Their Emperor (50 min; English)
Japan’s Imperial system is considered to have a 2,000 year old history. A series of esoteric rituals accompany an Emperor’s ascension to the Chrysanthemum throne. The film presents a re-enactment of one such ritual where the Emperor is believed to dine with Shinto deities. At a time when there are only 3 heirs to the throne, the film also takes a closer look at what this could mean for the people of Japan and the Imperial system
Contemporary Films from Spain
Contemporary Films from Spain
Organised in collaboration with Cervantes Institute, New Delhi
A selection of contemporary films from Spain will be presented every Friday in September 2020. Made by young filmmakers, the selection presents two works of fiction and two documentaries, reflecting the creative versatility of the directors and also the way in which society has shaped their imagination.
Screenings will be held every Friday in September 2020 from 11:30 pm onwards. Vimeo links of the films will be made accessible for a period of 48 hours
Friday, 4th September 2020 from 11:30 pm onwards
The Invisible Hand (La mano invisible)
(80 min; 2017; Spanish with English subtitles)
Director: David Macián
Recipient of the Best Film Award, Toulouse, Cinespaña 2017
An industrial warehouse is turned into a stage. Eleven ordinary professionals are hired to do their work in front of an audience with apparent normality: a mason, a butcher, a seamstress, a telephone operator, a waiter, a mechanic, a computer operator, and a cleaner. Meanwhile, from the darkness of the auditorium, dozens of visitors observe the ‘wonderful’ work show.
With impeccable performances, and a surprising ending, the adaptation of the novel by Isaac Rosa is an astonishing parable of work in contemporary society.
Link: https://cultura.cervantes.es/nuevadelhi/en/la-mano-invisible/135380
Link: https://cultura.cervantes.es/nuevadelhi/en/la-mano-invisible/135380
Archaeology and Heritage
Archaeology and Heritage
National Gallery of Modern Art, Rome (40 min)
A virtual tour of the National Gallery of Modern Art, Rome conducted by Angelina Jimbo
The museum, located on the edge of the magnificent park of Villa Borghese, houses the largest collection of modern and contemporary art in Italy.
An initiative of the Italian Embassy Cultural Centre, New Delhi and Bell’Italia 88
Botanical Paintings of Indian Flowering Plants
Botanical Paintings of Indian Flowering Plants
An online exhibition by Siddhartha Das Studio
Two centuries ago, the British botanists began a visual study of Indian flora. Indian artists were commissioned to make botanical paintings which were sent back to Britain where it survives in collections at some of the Royal botanical gardens.
Siddhartha Das Studio has recently commissioned skilled miniature artists to create a series of botanical paintings of Indian flowering plants to celebrate this legacy
From India to Auschwitz – Remembering the Roma and Sinti lost in the Holocaust
From India to Auschwitz – Remembering the Roma and Sinti lost in the Holocaust
Panelists: Prof. Dr. Hristo Kyuchukov, linguist and educator, specialist on Romani language and education of Roma, he is Professor of Intercultural Education and Psycholinguistics, University of Silesia; Ms Karolina Mirga Danek, Roma activist working on the issues of Roma youth, Roma women and empowerment and one of the founders of Ternype International Roma Youth Network and Dikh He Na Bister (Look and Don’t Forget) – Roma Genocide Initiative and of the Ride of Happiness organisation
Moderator: Dr. Punita Singh, communication scientist, musicologist and Educator based in Delhi. She has worked with the Romani community for several decades and currently serves as a Vice President of International Romani Union
India is considered to be the original home of the Roma and Sinti. Multiple reasons, routes and timelines have been proposed for their migration and their retention of Indian linguistic and cultural traits. Their long journey out of India did not always lead to hospitable new lands. Some roads led to Auschwitz-Birkenau where on 2nd August 1944, several thousand Roma and Sinti perished in the ‘liquidation’ of the ‘Zigeunerfamilienlager’ (Gypsy family camp). It is estimated that over half a million Roma and Sinti were lost in the mass murder (Samudaripen) and brutal devouring (Porrajmos) organised by the Nazi regime and their World War II allies
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How Modi Won India
How Modi Won India
Sardesai documents how this was a truly TIMO — There Is Modi Only — election. The Opposition just did not have anyone who could match Modi in the public imagination. Voters saw in the PM a man committed to India’s development, or a messiah for the poor, or a nationalist securing India against enemies, or all of the above. More than in 2014, this election was truly presidential in nature. It exposed the limits of the Congress strategy of turning it into 543 local contests. And if the current trend holds, the Opposition may well have to think whether it can present a single, credible face for 2024, and build the person’s image accordingly. Sardesai’s work is an examination of many factors and elements that led to BJPs victory.
Age cannot wither Shakespeare 400
Age cannot wither Shakespeare 400
Sonnets: Recitation and Song (68 min)
Recitations: Sunit Tandon; Sabina Mehta Jaitly; Shormistha Panja; and Anhad Anand
Songs: Justin McCarthy (harpsichord) and Sunanda Rao Erdem and others (vocal)
Introduction: Prof. Shormistha Panja
Coordinator: Bhaskar Ghose
Webcast recording of the IIC programme held on 9th December 2016
The Science and Technology Lectures What is Mathematics?
.The Science and Technology Lectures
What is Mathematics? (80 min)
Speaker: Shri Balkrishna Shetty, IFS (Retd.), former Indian Ambassador and currently Guest Faculty at IIT, Delhi who is teaching Number Theory and is the author of What is Mathematics (National Book Trust India, 2013)
Introduction: Prof. Shobhit Mahajan
Chair: Prof. Parvin Sinclair, Director, NCERT
Webcast recording of the IIC programme held on 7th March 2014
IIC Double Bill: Dance and Music Recitals
IIC Double Bill: Dance and Music Recitals
Bharatanatyam Recital
By Anannya Chatterjee from Delhi, disciple of Guru Jayalakshmi Eshwar
The artist will present three items choreographed by Guru Jayalakshmi Eshwar – Ananda Narthana Ganapatim; Keerthanam – Shankara Shri Giri; and Thilanna
Followed by
Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Nishant Panicker from Bengaluru, disciple of Vidushi Lalith J. Rao
Accompanists: Shashibhushan Gurjar (tabla); Surya Upadhyaya (harmonium); and Krishnendra Samarth (tanpura)
Mental Health: Perceiving Challenge as Opportunity
Mental Health: Perceiving Challenge as Opportunity
Speaker: Dr. Meetu Khosla, Associate Professor, Psychology Department, Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi
Moderator: Prof. Chandra Mohan, Chair, ICLA Standing Research Committee for South Asian Literature, Culture and Environment
Video recording of a talk on Webinar for IIC