NOTICE

1. On occasion of REPUBLIC DAY on TUESDAY, 26^th JANUARY 2021, the following catering outlet will remain closed.

• Lotus Lounge (Main Centre)
   
• Bar (Main Centre)

2.  Limited items will be served in Dining Hall and Lounge of Main Centre

Management
India International Centre

1. Biennial Elections to two seats of elected Trustees (Individual and Institutional) and four Executive Committee members (two in Individual category and two in Institutional category), for the period April 2021 to March 2023, are due to be held in March 2021.  
2. As specified under Rule 12 (a) of the Rules and Regulations of the Centre One Member of the Board of Trustees shall be elected by Individual Members with voting rights.  Rule 18 (d) provides that the term of office of the elected Members of the Board shall be two years (2 years).  They shall not be eligible to contest for the office of the Trustees if such Member has already been elected twice in the past. 
3. Further, Rule 13(a) (vi-vii) specifies that Two Members to the Executive Committee shall be elected by Individual Members with voting rights.  Rule 18 (e) provides that the terms of office of the elected members shall be two years (2 years).  They shall not be eligible to contest for the office of the Member of the Committee if such Member has already been elected twice in the past.
4. The Election Schedule for Elections to the Board of Trustees and Executive Committee can be viewed at Annex-I
5. A list of Individual Members entitled to vote and participate in the Election can be viewed at Annex-II.  The Election Bye-laws can be viewed at Annex-III
6. Objections, if any, to the inclusion or exclusion of the name of any Individual Member (as contained in the list at Annex II) may please be intimated to the undersigned within ten days i.e. by 20^th January 2021.

 
 
Kanwal Wali
Secretary
         

Encl:  Please click here to view / download Annex-I   
          Please click here to view / download Annex-II    
          Please click here to view / download Annex-III     

Dear Member,

          Due to underground cable fault of MTNL lines in the area, the primary telephone number 011-24619431 is presently non-functional.
We request Members to contact the following direct numbers for facilities at the Centre:
 
Take-Away Bakery              -        011-24609359 / 472
Dining Hall Booking           -        011-24609373/ 374
Room Reservation:             -        011-24609329 / 477
Central Booking Office      -        011-24609367 / 369 /378 / 379
 
Inconvenience caused in regretted.
 
Kanwal Wali
Secretary, IIC
 

Two books will be discussed

Dar Dar Gange

By Abhay Mishra and Pankaj Ramendu (New Delhi, Penguin Random House: 2013)

and

Mati Manush Choon

By Abhay Mishra (New Delhi, Vani Prakashan: 2019)

Discussants: Shri Avinash Das, filmmaker and author; Ms Renu Agal, Editor, The Print; and Shri Abhay Mishra, author of the books

Moderator: Shri Pankaj Ramendu, Author and columnist

Chair: Dr. Sachchidanand Joshi, Member Secretary, IGNCA

Gandhi Katha

On the spiritual leadership and the wellness practice of Mahatma Gandhi

Introduction: Dr. A.K. Merchant, former Chairman, Sarvodaya International, Delhi Chapter

Presented by Dr. Shobhana Radhakrishna, acclaimed international speaker on the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi and founder of the SCOPE Gandhian Forum for Ethical Corporate Governance in India

The narration will be accompanied by Gandhi Katha hymns and songs by Swati Bhagat and Deepak Kalra

The theme of the katha is Anasakti yoga, a philosophy and way of life advocated by Mahatma Gandhi. It will also present an insight into Gandhiji’s own practices of wellness of body, mind and spirit

Organised in collaboration with Sarvodaya International, New Delhi to mark Mahatma Gandhi’s martyrdom

Papusza (Doll) | (126 min; 2013; Polish & Roma with English subtitles)

Directors: Joanna Kos-Krauze, Krzysztof Krauze

Multiple award winner including Best Polish Film, Association of Polish Filmmakers Critics Awards 2013; Special Mention, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2013; awards for Best Score, Supporting Actor & Best Makeup, Polish Film Festival 2013; Best Director, Best Actor & Youth Jury Award, Valladolid International Film Festival 2013; among others

Biopic on Papusza, the first Roma woman to write and publish her poems thereby contesting the traditional role of women in her gypsy community. The film follows Papusza’s life from birth to old age. The well-known Polish poet Jerzy Ficowski, discovered her great talent for poetry and published her works which led to a tragic paradox: a famous poet living in poverty, rejected by the Roma community for betraying their secrets

Lucknow Diary: My memories of a city | (98 min; 2019; English)

Written and directed by Mekhela Deva

A nostalgic look at the city from the eyes of some of its residents and the filmmaker who regularly visited the city over a ten year period. Exploring how the ‘tehzeeb’, that the city is known for, has seeped into the everyday lives of its citizens. The documentary features a cross section of people including Lucknow’s famous book seller Ram Advani, political scientist, Violette Graf, historian Rosie Llewellyn Jones and others

Hindustani Vocal Recital

By Samina De from Delhi, disciple of Pt. Amarnath and Vidushi Sobha Gurtu

Followed by

Hindustani Vocal Recital

By Lalit Deshpande from Pune, disciple of Pt. Ramesh Kanole, Pt. Vijay Koparkar and Pt. Anand Bhate

Translating Gandhi in the 21^st Century: The Journey of a Textile Artist

Illustrated lecture presented by Shelly Jyoti, visual artist, designer and independent curator

The lecture is an attempt to share the creative journey of a textile artist whose art practice has been informed, inspired and influenced by Gandhiji’s writing and philosophy.