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Prem Bhatia Memorial Lecture 2018

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11 August 2018, 05:30 am
Prem Bhatia Memorial Lecture 2018
Programme Type
Talks
Prem Bhatia Memorial Lecture 2018
 
Religion, Religiosity and the World Order
Speaker: Shri M. Hamid Ansari, former Vice President of India
 
Chair: Ambassador G. Parthasarathy
 
(Collaboration: Prem Bhatia Memorial Trust)

DELHI MATTERS

10 August 2018, 05:30 am
DELHI MATTERS
Programme Type
Discussions
DELHI MATTERS
 
Higher Education in the Delhi Region – Are Things getting Better?
Panelists: Dr. Chintamani Mahapatra, Rector (Pro-Vice Chancellor), Jawaharlal Nehru University, Professor, School of International Studies, JNU; Dr. Pratibha Jolly, Principal, Miranda House, University of Delhi. Miranda House was ranked number 1 college in India 2 years consecutively; and Pramath Raj Sinha, Founder of Indian School of Business, Ashoka University and the Vedica Scholars Programme for Women
 
Moderator: Dr. Virender Chouhan, Chairman of the Executive Committee of NAAC and member of EC, National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)
 
Coordinator: Smt. Shailaja Chandra

A Tale of Two Cities: Hampi and Newtown

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10 August 2018, 05:30 am
A Tale of Two Cities: Hampi and Newtown
A Tale of Two Cities: Hampi and Newtown
A photographic study of urban memory
An exhibition of photographs by Rajib De from Kolkata
 
Preview on Thursday, 9 August 2018 at 18:30
 
This exhibition of photographs provides the visual binary of a great Indian city of the sleeping past and a future city waking into shape
 

IIC Monsoon Festival of Dance: Dancing Peacocks, Monsoon Clouds

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10 August 2018, 05:30 am
IIC Monsoon Festival of Dance: Dancing Peacocks, Monsoon Clouds
Programme Type
Festivals
IIC Monsoon Festival of Dance: Dancing Peacocks, Monsoon Clouds 
 
At 6 pm
Kathak Recital
By Sourav Roy from Kolkata, disciple of Dr. Malabika Mitra
 
Followed by
Bharatanatyam Recital
By Kapil Sharma from Delhi, disciple of Smt Leela Samson
 

IIC Monsoon Festival of Dance: Dancing Peacocks, Monsoon Clouds

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09 August 2018, 05:30 am
IIC Monsoon Festival of Dance: Dancing Peacocks, Monsoon Clouds
Programme Type
Festivals
IIC Monsoon Festival of Dance: Dancing Peacocks, Monsoon Clouds 
 
At  6 pm
Manipuri Recital
By Yumlembam Bidyananda Singh from Imphal, Manipur, disciple of Guru N. Memcha Devi, Prof Yaikhom Hemanta Kumar & Prof K Sunita Devi of Santiniketan
 
Followed by  
Odissi Recital
By Vinod Kevin Bachan from Trinidad/Delhi, disciple of Ranjana Gauhar

Land Pooling Policy

09 August 2018, 05:30 am
Land Pooling Policy
Programme Type
Discussions
Land Pooling Policy
Rapid urbanization is asserting pressure on the peripheries of our metropolitan cities fueling the need of serviced land to provide for the forthcoming infrastructure, housing and building needs. In Delhi the most daunting impediment is the availability of serviced land. Delhi has not been able to formally access any additional land supply, real estate markets are inefficient while there is unprecedented growth of informal settlements. In 2014, The Delhi Land Pooling Policy was adopted as an alternative to land acquisition, in anticipation to release the land locked and address the challenges of land markets in Delhi through private sector participation. 
 
However, though it has merit, the Delhi Land Pooling Policy has not picked up pace. The multi-disciplinary discussion will deliberate on this and involve the public in a participatory forum
 
Presentations will be made by four speakers
 
Chair: Prof. Anupam Saxena, Officiating Associate Dean and Director, School of Real Estate 
 
(Collaboration: RICS School of Built Environment)
 

METAMORPHOSES: TALKING TECHNOLOGY Social Divides and Diversity

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08 August 2018, 06:30 pm
METAMORPHOSES: TALKING TECHNOLOGY Social Divides and Diversity
Programme Type
Discussions, Webcasts
Venue
Multipurpose Hall, Kamaladevi Complex, IIC
METAMORPHOSES: TALKING TECHNOLOGY
 
 
Social Divides and Diversity
 
Speakers: Ms. Yamini Aiyar, President and Chief Executive, Centre for Policy Research; Dr. Sunil Abraham, Vice-President, Mozilla Foundation; and Shri Osama Manzer, Founder & Director, Digital Empowerment Foundation
 
 
 
Chair: Ambassador Shyam Saran, Life Trustee, IIC
 
 
 
The session will explore how advances in technology are impacting on social interactions and human behaviour particularly in a country with strong traditions and deeply ingrained patterns of thinking. Digital technologies carry the promise of democratizing societies, empowering marginalized sections of society and opening up new opportunities for women. These trends are already apparent in India. However, there are also certain negative aspects to the use of these technologies which may strain the social fabric and even undermine the institutions and processes of a democratic state. The session will aim to address some these very topical issues and promote a well-informed public discourse with particular reference to India
 
 
 
 
 
(Collaboration: Niti Aayog; and Centre for Policy Research)
 

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

08 August 2018, 05:30 am
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
 
Frankenstein or, The Modern Prometheus
To mark the 200th anniversary of the publication of the seminal book by Mary Shelly (Gurgaon, Penguin, 2016)
 
Discussants: Dr. Kavita A. Sharma, President, South Asian University; Dr. Promodini Varma, Consultant, South Asian University and former Principal, Bharati College; Dr. Anjana Sharma, Associate Professor, Dept. of English, University of Delhi
 
Chair: Ambassador K.P. Fabian, former Diplomat and Foreign Policy Analyst
 

Remembering the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre —100 years later

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08 August 2018, 05:30 am
Remembering the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre —100 years later
Programme Type
Discussions
Remembering the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre —100 years later 
Chief Guest: Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, MP and President, ICCR
 
Guest of Honour: Shabana Azmi
 
 
 
Inauguration of the exhibition: Punjab’s Contribution to the Freedom Struggle
 
 
 
Followed by a panel discussion
 
Panelists: Sanjeev Sanyal, author and Principal Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance; Ashok Malik, political commentator and Press Secretary to the President of India; and Lord Meghnad Desai, author The Rediscovery of India 
 
 
 
Moderator:  Lady Kishwar Desai, author and Chairperson, The Arts and Cultural Heritage Trust
 
 
 
Special reading by Sunit Tandon, Director, India Habitat Centre
 
 
 
2019 marks the centenary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. To pay homage to the thousands of innocent lives lost, Partition Museum, Town Hall, Amritsar will be presenting a series of programmes and exhibitions throughout the year. This panel discussion is the first in a series planned to highlight various aspects of the massacre and how it changed Indian history
 
 
(Collaboration: The Partition Museum, Amritsar)

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