Book Discussion Group K File: The Conspiracy of Silence
Book Discussion Group
K File: The Conspiracy of Silence
By Bashir Assad (New Delhi: Vitasta Publishing, 2020)
Discussants: Lt. Gen. Syed Ata Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM; Shri Sushil Pandit, activist and Founder, Roots in Kashmir; Dr. Rekha Choudhary, formerly Professor of Political Science, University of Jammu & Kashmir and formerly, Fellow, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla; and Shri Bashir Assad, senior journalist, researcher and author of the book
Chair: Shri N.N. Vohra, President, IIC
The conflict in Jammu and Kashmir is one of the biggest internal security challenges for the Indian state. 2001 saw over 4,500 terror-related deaths in the state. This figure has steadily declined in the last 18 years, makinf the world wrongly believe this reduction in violence is a sign that Kashmir is moving towards conflict resolution. Bashir Assad argues, there is never going to be a resolution of conflict in Kashmir and return to peace unless all stakeholders – the Kashmiris themselves, the Indian state and the political parties in Kashmir get together and negotiate peace with the militants.
The Environmentalist of the Poor: A Tribute to Chandi Prasad Bhatt
The Environmentalist of the Poor: A Tribute to Chandi Prasad Bhatt
(110 min; lecture in Hindi & English)
Speakers: Shri Anupam Mishra, Gandhi Peace Foundation; Shri Shekhar Pathak, People’s Association for Himalaya Area Research (Pahar); Shri Ramesh Pahari, Aniket; Dr. Ramchandra Guha, New India Foundation; and Shri Jairam Ramesh, Minister for Environment and Forest
Chair: Prof. Pushpesh Pant
Shri Chandi Prasad Bhatt was present on the occasion
Panel discussion organised to celebrate the life and work of the great pioneering environmentalist Chandi Prasad Bhatt. Founder of the Chipko movement, Padma Bhushan and Magsaysay award winner, Chandi Prasad ji has played a landmark role in the growth and development of the environment movement in India and beyond
Organised in collaboration with People’s Association for Himalaya Area Research (PAHAR); and National Book Trust
Webcast recording of the programme held on 19th July 2011
Book Discussion Group
Western music concert
Western music concert
The Environmentalist of the Poor: A Tribute to Chandi Prasad Bhatt
The Environmentalist of the Poor: A Tribute to Chandi Prasad Bhatt
(110 min; lecture in Hindi & English)
Speakers: Shri Anupam Mishra, Gandhi Peace Foundation; Shri Shekhar Pathak, People’s Association for Himalaya Area Research (Pahar); Shri Ramesh Pahari, Aniket; Dr. Ramchandra Guha, New India Foundation; and Shri Jairam Ramesh, Minister for Environment and Forest
Chair: Prof. Pushpesh Pant
Shri Chandi Prasad Bhatt was present on the occasion
Panel discussion organised to celebrate the life and work of the great pioneering environmentalist Chandi Prasad Bhatt. Founder of the Chipko movement, Padma Bhushan and Magsaysay award winner, Chandi Prasad ji has played a landmark role in the growth and development of the environment movement in India and beyond
Organised in collaboration with People’s Association for Himalaya Area Research (PAHAR); and National Book Trust
Webcast recording of the programme held on 19th July 2011
Panel discussion on environment
Famous Classical and Musical Theatre Songs (106 min)
Famous Classical and Musical Theatre Songs (106 min)
Concert presented by Farah Ghadiali (soprano); Firdause Wadia (baritone); and Kersi Gazdar (tenor)
The artists present a concert of well-known pieces from opera, semi-classical music, and musical theatre (Phantom of the Opera, Sound of Music etc.)
Organised in collaboration with Parzor Foundation; and Jiyo Parsi
IIC Double Bill – Dance and Music Recitals
IIC Double Bill – Dance and Music Recitals
Odissi Recital (30 min)
By Madhulita Mohapatra from Bengaluru, disciple of Guru Smt Aruna Mohanty
The artist will present Janasammohini Pallavi and Ramate Yamuna Pulina Vane (an ashtapadi from Jayadev’s Geeta Govinda)
Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Padmaja Chakraborty from Delhi, disciple of Guru Smt. Girija Devi
Accompanied by Shubhendu Das on tabla; and Sonali Roy on tanpura
Shake off your sorrows (Sacúdete las penas/Mexico)
Shake off your sorrows (Sacúdete las penas/Mexico)
(90 min; 2018; Spanish with English subtitles)
Director: Andrés Ibañez Dias Infante
González, an inmate serving a long sentence, tells the story of Pepe Frituras, Mexico City’s most famous dancer, who would lose his freedom during a night out partying, ending up in the Palace of Lecumberri -the country’s most dangerous penitentiary. Through anecdotes filled with music, dances, and romance, González narrates how he became the only convict that managed to escape the prison walls using the power of his imagination
The film will be accessible using the link and password pasted below from 14th August 2020 at 00:00 until 16th August 2020 at 23:59
(Collaboration: Embassy of Mexico)
A Festival of Plays
A Festival of Plays
Organised in collaboration with Italian Embassy Cultural Centre, four plays of Pippo Delbono, well-known Italian theatre actor and director will be streamed through Vimeo links. Presented by the Emilia Romagna Teatro Fondazione, Italy, each of the plays feature leading actors from theatres in Modena, Cesena, Vignola and Castelfranco Emilia.
The four plays will be presented over the next four weeks and can be accessed through the Vimeo link pasted below. The plays are in Italian with English subtitles
Gospel (Vangelo; 100 min)
Written and Directed by Pippo Delbono
Pippo Delbono has been experimenting on stage for many years now, exploring the fertile ground between public and personal, between autobiography and history, shaping works that stand out on the international scene for their originality.
Vangelo (Gospel) marks a further step along this path. It is a choral work, which began as a contemporary opera: it first took shape in Zagreb, performed by the orchestra, choir, dancers and actors at the Croatian National Theatre together with the acting company that has been working with Pippo Delbono for many years. It markedly reveals the memories of its Croatian performers who lived through the traumatic events of the war that reshaped the history, places and boundaries of their native land
Towards a Holistic Long term Medi-Care system – The case of Covid-19
Towards a Holistic Long term Medi-Care system – The case of Covid-19
Panellists: Dr. V.K. Paul, Member, Niti Aayog; and Prof. K. Srinath Reddy, President, Public Health Foundation of India
Opening Remarks: Shri N.N. Vohra, President, IIC
Moderator: Prof. Vinayshil Gautam, Founder Director, IIM-K; 1st Head, Manag. Dept. IIT-D; Leader Consulting Team, IIM-S; and ex KPMG
The discussion will present a multi-disciplinary approach to the pandemic, covering emergency health care systems, safety engines of healthcare, emergency case development, evolving social narratives and change in frameworks of reference
Epidemic, Migrant Labour, and the Politics of Life
Epidemic, Migrant Labour, and the Politics of Life
Speaker: Prof. Ranabir Samaddar, Distinguished Chair in Migration and Forced Migration Studies, Calcutta Research Group
And in conversation with Prof. Binod Khadria, Former Professor of Economics and Education and Migration, Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University
While scenes of migrant workers walking in long processions caught the cameras of the journalists, it still requires to be asked: What lay behind these long marches? How do caste, race, gender, and other fault lines operate in governmental strategies to cope with a virus epidemic? If the fight against an epidemic has been compared with a war, what are the forces of power at play in this war against the pandemic? What indeed explains the sudden visibility of the migrant workers in the time of a public health crisis?