IIC Diary (January-February 2010)
IIC Diary (November-December 2009)
IIC Diary (January-February 2009)
Indian Deities Worshipped in Japan
Indian Deities Worshipped in Japan
Talk by Shri Benoy K. Behl
Film: Indian Deities Worshipped in Japan (52 min; 2015; English)
Directed by Benoy K. Behl
Produced by Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India
Mouthpiece (Canada)
Mouthpiece (Canada)
(91 min; 2018; dvd; English)
Director: Patricia Rozema
Recipient of the Canadian Cinema Editors Award for Best Editing in Feature Film, Canadian Cinema Editors Awards 2019; DGC Craft Award for Outstanding Achievement in Picture Editing – Feature Film, Directors Guild of Canada 2019; and Lost Weekend Awards for Best Story, Avant Robot Award, Best Actress, Best Director & Best Film, Film Club’s The Lost Weekend 2019
A young writer, Cassandra, struggles to write a eulogy for her late mother, Elaine, who gave up her career to raise her children. A powerful depiction of the mother-daughter relationship. Dark, funny, compelling and the perfect balance of heartbreak and humour
(Collaboration: Canadian High Commission)
Agriculture in Media – What is rural India Telling Us?
Agriculture in Media – What is rural India Telling Us?
Speaker: Smt Manisha Gupta, Editor-Commodities & Currencies, CNBC TV18
India-Nepal Relations
India-Nepal Relations
The discussion will focus specifically on the 1950 Friendship Treaty as well as the Kalapani dispute
Panelists: Ambassador Ranjit Rae, former Indian Ambassador to Nepal; Dr. Nihar R. Nayak, Research Fellow, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses; and Akanshya Shah, Correspondent Nepali Times
Chair: Gen. Ashok Mehta
Lord of the Orphans (150 min; 2019; dvd; English)
Lord of the Orphans (150 min; 2019; dvd; English)
Director: Ranjan Palit who will introduce the film
Lord of the Orphans is the story of a family (The Palit Family) reeling under a hundred year old curse. It is a unique biopic, a sort of auto-biopic, where filmmaker Ranjan Palit turns the lens on himself and his family
THE IIC DOUBLE BILL MUSIC CONCERT
THE IIC DOUBLE BILL MUSIC CONCERT
AT 6:00pm
Sarod Recital
By Abhik Sarkar from Delhi, disciple of Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
AT 7:00pm
Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Mandakini Swain from Delhi, disciple of Vidushi Veena Sahashrabuddhe, Pt. Madhup Mudgal and Dr. Vikas Kashalkar
INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY
INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY
Bearing of Recent Excavations on the Harappan Civilization in Ghaggar Basin
Illustrated lecture by Dr. Manmohan Kumar, formerly Professor, Dept. of History, M.D. University, Rohtak
The discovery of the Harappan Civilization in the early twentieth century was one of the most significant archaeological discoveries not just in the Indian sub-continent but also in the world. The expansion of this civilization is now recognized over a total area of 1.5 million square kms and Haryana is one of the core areas. There are about 1300 reported sites of various phases of this culture in the state – Rakhigarhi, Farmanan, Mitathal, Bhirrana, Kunal, Balu, Badli, Manheru, Mirzapur, Daulatpur and Jogana Khera are some of the well-known and excavated site. The talk will present the latest findings of recent excavations