India International Centre

Avalokitesvara Goes to China: Gender and Buddhist Art

09 January 2019, 05:30 am

Avalokitesvara Goes to China: Gender and Buddhist Art

Programme Type

Talks

Avalokitesvara Goes to China: Gender and Buddhist Art

Speaker: Prof. YuhangLi, Assistant Professor of Chinese Art, Department of Art History, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research interests cover a wide range of subjects and mediums related to gender and material practice in late imperial China, such as the cult of Guanyin and gendered image making, mimesis and devotional practice, textile art, opera and Chinese visual culture

Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, Life Trustee, IIC

THE IIC DOUBLE BILL MUSIC CONCERT

09 January 2019, 05:30 am

THE IIC DOUBLE BILL MUSIC CONCERT

Programme Type

Cultural

THE IIC DOUBLE BILL MUSIC CONCERT

Hindustani Flute Recital

By Ravinder Rajput from Delhi, disciple of Guru Shri Kailash Sharma

Followed by

At 19:00

Hindustani Vocal Recital

By Ranjana Ratan from Mumbai, disciple of Smt Prabhawati Verulkar, Pt Narayan Rao Patwardhan and Smt Kishori Amonkar

Chinese History and Nationalism: Contemporary Relevance

08 January 2019, 05:30 am

Chinese History and Nationalism: Contemporary Relevance

Programme Type

Talks

Chinese History and Nationalism: Contemporary Relevance

Speaker: Prof. Viren Murthy, University of Wisonsin-Madison, USA

Chair: Cmde C. Uday Bhaskar, Director, Society for Policy Studies

Keys to Governance: Education as Empowerment

07 January 2019, 05:30 am

Keys to Governance: Education as Empowerment

Programme Type

Seminars

Keys to Governance: Education as Empowerment

Keynote Address by Prof Muchkund Dubey, President Council for Social Development

Speakers: Prof. Anita Rampal, Professor of Elementary and Social Education, Department of Education, Delhi University

Ms. Priyanka Singh, former Chief Executive, Seva Mandir, Udaipur and Prof. Geetha B.Nambissan, Professor, Zakir Hussain Centre for Educational Studies, JNU

Moderator: Suhas Borker, Managing Trustee, D. S. Borker Memorial Foundation

(Collaboration: D. S. Borker Memorial Foundation)

The Two-Headed Lore (60 min)

05 January 2019, 05:30 am

The Two-Headed Lore (60 min)

Programme Type

Cultural

The Two-Headed Lore (60 min)

Director: Manjari Kaul

Presented by Devised Theatre

Devised and performed by Astha Aggerwal; Manjari Kaul; Mauraya Sharma; Maya Ghosh; Kiran Naig; and Vikas Gupta

In the cyclical rhythms of nature when dusk shifts into the blue of the night, our inner, hidden selves emerge. The night makes room for a subversion of the order of the day – an order of rationality and decorum and allows human imagination to take flight. Folklores, fairy tales and myths emerge through this journey which explores the dualities of life. The performers bring together stories told to us through generations with their own lived experiences of gender binaries and all that exists in-between and beyond

CREEDS OF OUR TIMES

19 December 2018, 05:30 am

CREEDS OF OUR TIMES

Curated by Rajiv Mehrotra

Cancer – The Emperor of all Maladies (Part III; 120 min)

A film presented by Barak Goodman

Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Siddhartha Mukherjee, tells the complete story of cancer, from its first description in an ancient Egyptian scroll to the gleaming laboratories of modern research institutions. At six hours, the film interweaves a sweeping historical narrative; with intimate stories about contemporary patients; and an investigation into the latest scientific breakthroughs that may have brought us, at long last, to the brink of lasting cures.

(Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama)

Decolonised Rulers and Democratised States: Some Conversations

22 December 2018, 05:30 am

Decolonised Rulers and Democratised States: Some Conversations

Programme Type

Talks

Decolonised Rulers and Democratised States: Some Conversations

Speaker: Dr. Jim Masselos, Hony. Reader, School of Philosophical and History Inquiry, University of Sydney, Australia

Chair: Mr. Hiranmay Karlekar

After independence what happened to India’s former rulers? Were they decolonized also? Did the Maharaja have all the answers? Travel??

(Organised by IIC-International Research Division)

Christmas Concert

Old Programmes

15 December 2018, 05:30 am

Christmas Concert

Programme Type

Cultural

Christmas Concert

Presented by The Aroha Junior Choir from Shillong, recipients of the prestigious International Acapella Competition at Llangollen Wales, UK in July 2018

Director & Conductor: Pauline M. Warjri

This concert is dedicated to the memory of Dr. R.P. Jain, who has contributed to creating an informed audience for western classical music, especially opera for the last 30 years at the IIC

FILMS ON ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT

Old Programmes

29 December 2018, 05:30 am

FILMS ON ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT

Apna Aloo Bazaar Becha (30 min; 2007; English subtitles)

Director: Pankaj H. Gupta

Recipient of the Golden Deer Award, EcoFilms Festival, Greece; and John Abraham National Awards, SiGNS, Kerala

What happens when remote, isolated mountain communities come face to face with globalization? Jardhar, a village in the Hemval Valley of Garhwal, led an isolated, egalitarian existence until a series of events forced it into joining the market economy. This film based entirely on local perspectives, reflects on the process of change – what triggers the shift to modernization and what impact it has on personal, social and environmental spaces

Down the Drain (26 min; 2011; English)

Director: Tarun Jayaram

The film delineates the key issues being faced while providing water to the growing populace in India and its adverse effect on the land

(Collaboration: World Wide Fund for Nature- India)

Exploring the Opportunities and Challenges in Cross-Cultural Education and Research

27 December 2018, 05:30 am

Exploring the Opportunities and Challenges in Cross-Cultural Education and Research

Programme Type

Talks

Exploring the Opportunities and Challenges in Cross-Cultural Education and Research

Speaker: Dr. Meetu Khosla, Fullbright-Nehru Fellow, Shastri Fellow, Erasmus Fellow, ICSSR Fellow, Associate Professor, Psychology Department, DRC, University of Delhi