The Psychological Impact of the Partition of India
 

A discussion on the book edited by Dr. Alok Sarin and Dr. Sanjeev Jain

Panelists: Sanjeev Jain; Tarun Saint; Ayesha Kidwai; and Hina nandrajog

 

Moderator: Urvashi Butalia, feminist and publisher

 

 

The Partition of India was a partitioning of minds as much as it was a geographical division. But there has been little discussion in mental health discourse on the psychological scars it caused. This book examines the partitioning of human experience and its impact on social life and psychological health. The breakdown of civic life and society during the cataclysmic event, the collapse of medical services, the violence against citizens and the reflection of these events in writings of that era

 

 

Recollections and Connections: Poetry in the Passing Times
 

Readings from their latest poetry collections by Dr. B. M.  Bhalla  (The Cosmic Dance and Other Poems)  and  Mrs. Mandira Ghosh  ( Lost Compass on the River Bank)  published by Authorspress 

Expert comments by Dr. Rita Malhotra, Shri Amarendra Khatua and Dr. Savita Singh

 

Chair:  Dr. B. P. Singh

 

(Collaboration: The Poetry Society, India)

Piano Recital 

By Marouan Benabdallah

 

Acclaimed Moroccan and Hungarian pianist, Marouan Benabdallah returns to Delhi with a thrilling programme on piano music from the Arab world. Since launching the Arabesque Project in 2014 with the aim of researching and presenting classical composers from the Arab world, Maestro Benabdallah has discovered over 100 composers from various countries of the region. These authors, mostly unknown to the wider public, create a unique musical language that blends western and oriental musical traditions

 

At this concert, the artist will present works by composers from Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, and also from Turkey and Iran along with works by Khachaturian, Debussy and Liszt

 

(Collaboration: Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco)

ENGINEERS AND SOCIETY

 

High Speed Rail Travel in India

Presentations: Shri Harutoshi Hayasaka, Civil Group Project Manager, JICA Study Team; Shri Naveen Kumar Shukla, Principal Executive Director, Head of Mobility Directorate, Railway Board

 

Chairperson: Shri Vinoo Mathur, former  Member of Railway Board

 

(Collaboration: Consulting Engineers Association of India)

MEHFIL

With  Smt  Gauri Pathare (Khayal)

 

Smt Gauri Pathare is a name to reckon with amongst the present generation of Hindustani classical musicians. Having initially trained under the guidance of Pandit Gangadharbuwa Pimpalkhare of Kirana gharana, Gauri had the good fortune of imbibing musical knowledge from Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki & Pandita Padma Talwalkar for several years. Since the last few years, Gauri has been receiving ta'lim from Pandit Arun Dravid. This wonderful opportunity of training under different gurus has left an indelible mark on Gauri's gayaki, enabling her to enmesh nuances from the gayaki of 3 gharanas – Jaipur, Gwalior & Kirana. For this special mehfil, Gauri will present a unique set of ragas and compositions reflecting her diverse ta'lim 

 

(Collaboration: Shri Harshavardhan Neotia, Chairman, Jnana Pravaha: Centre for Cultural Studies and Research & NaadSaagar Archives and Documentation Society for South Asian Music)

 

Kamaladevi Puraskar 2018

Presentation of awards to young crafts persons 

 

Chief Guest: Smt Usha Malik, former Secretary, Sangeet Natak Akademi and Honorary Director, Srinivas Malliah Memorial Trust

 

Awards will be presented to Jeenu Panika from Kotpad, Odisha for natural dyeing in AI; Soumyajit Jana from West Midnapore, West Bengal for masland mat weaving; Guda & Shubhadainee from Naigonda, Telangana for ikat weaving; Mithun Kumar from Malakot, Chattisgarh for iron craft; Sanji Pdahkasiej from Mawsynram, Meghalaya for cane and bamboo craft; and Deepali Bhatt from New Delhi for string puppet making

 

(Collaboration: Delhi Crafts Council)

Celebrating Tagore with Mastermosai: Mohavishwe Mohaakashe – Man and the Universe

 

The programme will pay tribute to the great teacher and thinker, Shri Sudhir Chanda. He himself will be present to sing and the evening will conclude with a thematic programme compiled by him to be presented by his group, Rabigeetika. The relationship between Human and Universe  will be presented with Tagore's songs, interspersed with his writings 

 

(Collaboration: Robigeetika) 

CULTURE AND HERITAGE

 

Moving With The Seasons: Interconnectedness of nature and culture in the landscape of the pastoral nomadic Korzokpa of Changthang

Speaker: Tara Sharma, co-founder of the recently established Jungwa Foundation, a non-profit company which promotes nature culture conservation for the well being of communities and the ecosystems they inhabit.  The Foundation is currently developing a program in Korzok linking conservation with local livelihoods

 

The vast plains of Changthang (Northern Plains) in trans Himalayan Ladakh, is home to the Changpas, a pastoral nomadic community who roam the rangelands with their yak, horses, sheep and specifically the pashm producing changra (northern goats). The Korzokpa are one of three groups of Changpas - the others being the Kharnakpa and Samadpa – each of whom migrate within a well defined territory. Using the nature-culture approach for heritage conservation, fieldwork was carried out to identify the natural, cultural and social values embodied in the landscape. The talk draws on this to explore the complex web of belief systems, cultural practices, traditional land management and knowledge systems that have shaped the Korzokpas interface with nature 

 

THE IIC  DOUBLE BILL DANCE CONCERT 

 

Kuchipudi Recital 

By Sneha Sasikumar from Hyderabad, disciple of  Guru Vempati Chinna Sathyam, Vempati Ravi Shankar & Dr Anuradha Jonnalagadda

  

Followed by

 

At 19:00

Odissi Duet Recital

By Yamini Dikshit and Chikirsha Mohanty from Delhi, disciple of Smt Madhavi Mudgal 

THE IIC BAITHAKI 

 

Carnatic Violin and Mridangam Recital
 

On Violin by Charumathi Raghuraman from Chennai, disciple of Prof. T. N. Krishnan  

On Mridangam by Anantha R. Krishnan from Chennai, grandson and disciple of Vidwan Shri  Palghat  R. Raghu