THE ZOHRA SEGAL FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS

04 May 2018, 05:30 am
THE ZOHRA SEGAL FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
Programme Type
Festivals
THE ZOHRA SEGAL FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
 
Mazhabi Laddoo (24 min; 2016; dvd; Hindi)
Director: Saurabh Tyagi
 
Mazhabi Laddoo is a simple, thought provoking story of an 8 year-old boy struggling to understand how a simple craving of a laddoo can decide his fate
 
Chattisgarh Folk Music
By Nageen Tanvir
 
Followed by
Laawani Dance of Maharashtra

THE ZOHRA SEGAL FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS: 3 TO 5 MAY 2018

03 May 2018, 05:30 am
THE ZOHRA SEGAL FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS: 3 TO 5 MAY 2018
Programme Type
Seminars
THE  ZOHRA SEGAL FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS: 3 TO 5 MAY 2018
This festival is dedicated to the memory of Joy Michael
 
EXHIBITION
Ohara School of Ikebana, Delhi
Delhi Blue Pottery Trust
 
On view in the Foyer adjoining the Auditorium
 
Inaugural Address
By Ashish Mohan Khokar, scholar and editor of attendance
 
Tabla Vaadan
By Rimpa Siva from Kolkata
 
Followed by
Odissi
By Aruna Mohanty from Bhubaneswar

METAMORPHOSES: TALKING TECHNOLOGY

02 May 2018, 05:30 am
METAMORPHOSES: TALKING TECHNOLOGY
Programme Type
Talks
 
 
 
Current and Future Technologies and Their Impact on Democracy, Development, Growth and Inequality
 
Keynote Address by Prof. Yochai Benkler, Co-director of Internet and Society, Harvard University
 
 
 
Chair: Shri N.N. Vohra, President IIC
 
 
 
Address by   Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO, Niti Aayog; Ms Yamini Aiyar, President and Chief Executive, Centre for Policy Research; and Shri Shyam Saran, former Foreign Secretary and Life Trustee IIC
 
 
 
Inaugural lecture of a new series of talks and discussions organised in collaboration with Niti Aayog and Centre for Policy Research. Metamorphoses will attempt to try and bridge the gap between digital technologies which are transforming our lives, and our understanding of their multiple dimensions. It will unfold in a series of nine interactions covering different aspects of the digital revolution. The next discussion in the series will be held on 24 May 2018 on The Future of Governance
 
 

Fast Forward toward Civilisational Greatness: Agenda for India

01 May 2018, 05:30 am
Fast Forward toward Civilisational Greatness: Agenda for India
Programme Type
Talks
Fast Forward toward Civilisational Greatness: Agenda for India
Speaker: Prof. Pradip Khandwalla, former Director of the Indian Institute of Managements, Ahmedabad; poet and author
 
Chair: Shri N.N. Vohra, President IIC
 
Talk based on the new book by Prof. Khandwalla where he probes the civilizational sickness we seem to be stuck in, reveals the good world, and most importantly, proposes what can be done to reverse the malignancy and restore health
 

WORLD DANCE DAY 2018

29 April 2018, 05:30 am
WORLD DANCE DAY 2018
Programme Type
Festivals
WORLD DANCE DAY 2018
Curated by Smt Geeta Chandran
 
From 10:00 to 13:00 in Multipurpose Hall
Workshop on Brahmari: Enhancing Skills for Kinetic Movement and Body Transformation
By Sharmila Biswas, well-known Odissi artist
 
At 16:00 in C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium
Traditional Performing Arts in Education and Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy and Her Case of the Devadasis
Speaker: Dr. V.R. Devika, Founder, The Aseema Trust
 
At 18:30 in C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium
Young Dancers Festival
 
Kathak
By Vidyagauri, disciple of Guru Rajendra Gangani
 
Kuchipudi
By Sreelakshmy Govardhanan, disciple of Guru Sri Pasumarthy Rattaiaha Sarma
 
(Collaboration: Ministry of Culture; Rasaja Foundation; and Friends of Natya Vriksha)
 

Seminar on Simultaneous Elections for Lok Sabha and State Assemblies

28 April 2018, 05:30 am
Seminar on Simultaneous Elections for Lok Sabha and State Assemblies
Programme Type
Seminars
Seminar on Simultaneous Elections for Lok Sabha and State Assemblies
Inaugural Session
Chair: Shri Soli J Sorabjee
Introduction: Dr. Subhash C Kashyap
Keynote Address by Justice Shri M N Venkatachaliah
 
Presentations by Shri Salman Khurshid; Shri Shivraj Patil; Shri Jagdeep Singh Chhokar; and Shri Harishankar Brahma 
Chair: Dr. Subhash C Kashyap  

WORLD DANCE DAY 2018: 28 & 29 APRIL

28 April 2018, 05:30 am
WORLD DANCE DAY 2018: 28 & 29 APRIL
Programme Type
Festivals
WORLD DANCE DAY 2018: 28 & 29 APRIL 
Curated by Smt Geeta Chandran
 
From 10:00 to 13:00 in Multipurpose Hall
Theatre and Movement Workshop
Led by Anuradha Kapur, well-known theatre director and innovator
 
At 16:00 in C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium
Serpent Worship and its Influence on Indian Iconography and Art
Illustrated lecture by Dr. Shreedevi Nair Pal
 
Display of Paintings and Sculptures 
From the Jaya Appasamy’s Archival Collection, curated by the Rasaja Foundation
 
On view in the Foyer adjoining the Auditorium
 
At 18:30
Natya Vriksha Lifetime Achievement Award
To be presented by Shri Avinash Pasricha, legendary dance photographer
 
Followed by 
Young Dancers Festival
Bharatanatyam
By Shweta Prachande, disciple of Guru Priyadarsini Govind
 
Odissi
By Monami Nandy, disciple of Guru Sharmila Biswas
 

Józef Pilsudski: A Polish and European Statesman

28 April 2018, 05:30 am
Józef Pilsudski: A Polish and European Statesman
Józef Piłsudski: A Polish and European Statesman
 
An exhibition on the legacy of Józef Piłsudski as a Polish and European statesman and his contributions towards the shaping of Polish and European politics. An outstanding statesman in Polish history, Piłsudski was the founder of the legions and the first head of state and is regarded as the true father of the Second Polish Republic
 
 
 
Preview on Friday, 27 April 2018 at 18:30 followed by talks by
 
Dr. Adam Bulawa, Director, Polish Army Museum, Warsaw; and Dr. Anna Popielarczyk, Chief Specialist, Polish Army Museum, Warsaw
 

 
 
 
(Collaboration: Polish Institute, New Delhi; and Polish Army Museum)

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

27 April 2018, 05:30 am
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
 
India’s Heritage of Gharana Music: Pandits of Gwalior
By Meeta Pandit (Gurgaon: Shubhi Publications, 2018)
 
Discussants: Ms AshaRani Mathur, former Music Producer, Author and Editor; Ms Manjari Sinha, Musicologist and Critic; and Ms Shailaja Khanna, Musicologist
 
Chair: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi, well-known Hindi poet 
 
 

Play – Sara Ka Saara Aasmaan (90 min)

27 April 2018, 05:30 am
Play – Sara Ka Saara Aasmaan (90 min)
Programme Type
Cultural
Play – Sara Ka Saara Aasmaan (90 min)
Play by Danish Iqbal
Directed by Tarique Hameed
Presented by Wings Cultural Society
 
Play based on the life of Sara Shagufta, better known as the Sylvia Plath of the subcontinent, a Pakistani poet. Her brief, but tragic life and poetic work embodied the lives of many women across times and boundaries in a world that failed to understand her