Poems of Dream and Light

13 April 2018, 05:30 am
Poems of Dream and Light
Programme Type
Cultural
Poems of Dream and Light
Readings from the latest collection of poems by Keki N. Daruwalla; followed by readings by poets from Mumbai, C.P. Surendran and Anand Thakore
 
Keki  N. Daruwalla will read from Naishapur and Babylon: Poems: 2005 – 2017
C.P. Sureendran will read from Available Light: New and Collected Poems
Anand Thakur will read from Selected Poems and Seven Deaths and Four Scrolls
 
Chair: Dr. H.K. Kaul, President, The Poetry Society (India)
 
(Collaboration: The Poetry Society, India)
 

Jazz Concert

13 April 2018, 05:30 am
Jazz Concert
Programme Type
Cultural
 
Jazz Concert
Piano solo by Antonio Guerra 
 
 
 
Antonio Guerra
After touring with his first album "Movimentos" (winner of 2015 MIMO Instrumental Award), Antonio plays his songs for the first time in India. And the 230-seat Auditorium of the India International Centre in New Delhi will be the place to be on next Friday 13!
 
Besides his new compositions, Antonio will perform famous songs from master composers like Jobim, Caymmi and Milton Nascimento, who embody the best of Brazilian music from different regions: "Clarinets, percussions, drums and bass must dance inside my piano in this solo concert".
 
BIOGRAPHY
 
Raised in a very musical family, the carioca Antonio Guerra’s musical trajectory is divided between classical and popular. His compositions express spontaneity through the improvisation and elaboration contained in his arrangements. Antonio started composing with Grupo Zanzibar, in 2010. In that same year, he performed as a pianist and actor in the movie “As Mãos de Meu Filho”, by Record TV Network, playing Chopin, Bach and Beethoven. With a Bachelor’s Degree in Musical Arrangement from Unirio, he was awarded a scholarship to study at Örebro Universitet, in Sweden, where he developed the art of improvising and composing, in 2011.
 
Since 2012, as part of the Bondesom group, he played in Rio de Janeiro’s main jazz festivals, like CopaFest and Leblon Jazz Festival. Between 2012 and 2014, he went on tour with the singer Mart’nália, for the album “Não Tente Compreender”, holding concerts in Brazil and around the world. In 2014, he participated in the recording of Bondesom’s third album “Três”, as pianist and composer. That same year, he recorded and released Ana Costa’s DVD, “Pelas Cores do Som”. He has also been on tour with the veteran Brazilian diva Elza Soares, appointed ‘Singer of the Millennium’ by London’s BBC, performing as a pianist in the concerts "Elza canta Lupcínio" and "Elza e Mitch Winehouse".
 
In 2015, the artist released his first solo album, "Movimentos", with 10 original compositions of brand new instrumental music. For this work, the artist won the 2015 MIMO INSTRUMENTAL Award, the main initiative that showcases new talent in Brazilian instrumental music. In 2016, he performed with the legendary samba artist Martinho da Vila, releasing the album "De Bem Com A Vida". In the same year, he presented his album at the traditional "Savassi Festival" in Belo Horizonte, was invited to the "Dia da Música" (the Brazilian version of the ‘Fête de la Musique’) in Rio de Janeiro and had the honor to perform the international debut of "Movimentos" at the Brazilian Embassy in London. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Collaboration: Embassy of Brazil)
 

Martin Luther King, Jr. and the American Civil Rights Movement: 50 Years Later

13 April 2018, 05:30 am
Martin Luther King, Jr. and the American Civil Rights Movement: 50 Years Later
Programme Type
Seminars
Martin Luther King, Jr. and the American Civil Rights Movement: 50 Years Later
 
09:30 to 10:00 – Inaugural Address
Air Marshal (Retd.) Naresh Verma, Director IIC
Prof. Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor, O.P. Jindal Global University
 
Panel I: 10:00 to 11:30 – Martin Luther King, Jr. and Democratic Leadership
Speakers: Prof. Sudarshan Ramaswamy, Dean, School of Government and Public Policy, Jindal Global University – Martin Luther King, Jr. and Constitutionalism; Prof. Dipankar Gupta, sociologist and former Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University – Martin Luther King, Jr. and Gandhi and the Liberal Democratic Leadership; and Prof. Kathleen Modrowski, Dean, School of Liberal Arts & Humanities, Jindal Global University – Martin Luther King, Jr. and Labour and Civil Rights at the Highlander Centre  
 
Moderator: Harsh Sethi, Seminar Magazine
 
Panel II: 12:00 to 13:30 – Martin Luther King and India
Speakers: Prof. Vinod Vyasulu, Professor, Vice-Dean, Jindal Global University – The Relevance of Martin Luther King, Jr. to India; Dr. Nicholas de Zamaroczy, Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean, Jindal Global University – The Impact of King and Gandhi on Contemporary Protest Movements; and Prof. Gowhar Fazili, University of Delhi – Martin Luther King and Kashmir
 
Moderator: Sachin Dhawan, Assistant Professor, Jindal Law School
 
Panel III: 14:30 to 16:30 – Martin Luther King, Malcolm X and Ambedkar
Speakers: Prof. Ajay Verma, Centre for Philosophy, Jawaharlal Nehru University – Religion as Refuge: Some Reflections on Political Trajectories of Malcolm X and Ambedkar; and Prof. John Robert Clammer, Schools of Liberal Arts & Humanities and Law, Jindal Global University – Martin Luther King, Jr. and Ambedkar: Linkages Across Time and Space; and Prof. Ramin Jahanbegloo, Director MGCP, Jindal Global University – Martin Luther King, Jr. and a Re-evaluation of Our Values
 
Moderator: Dr. Mujibur Rehman, Jamia Millia Islamia
 
From 16:30 to 18:00 – Martin Luther King: From Spirituality to Revolution of Values
Speakers: Dr. Tom Cook, Jindal Global University – Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Concept of Evil; Dr. Sean P. Bala, Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean, Jindal Global University – Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Christian Theological Perspective; and Dr. Hana Umezawa, Associate Professor, Jindal Global University – Washington DC 1963 – Detroit 1943 
 
(Collaboration: Mahatma Gandhi Centre for Peace, Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University)
 

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

11 April 2018, 05:30 am
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
 
Sidney, Spenser ad the Royal Reader
By Shormishtha Panja (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017)
 
Discussants: Prof. R.W. Desai, formerly Professor of English, University of Delhi; Prof. Denys P. Leighton, Professor of History, Ambedkar University; and Dr. Davinder Mohini Ahuja, retd. Associate Professor, Ramjas College 
Chair: Prof. Christel R. Devadawson, Professor & Head, Dept. of English, University of Delhi
 

Smolensk (Poland)

11 April 2018, 05:30 am
Smolensk (Poland)
Smolensk (Poland)
(120 min; 2016; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Antoni Krauze
 
Veteran filmmaker, Antoni Krauze’s film focuses on the 2010 crash in Smolensk, western Russia, of a Polish government plane with 96 people on board, including President Lech Kaczy?ski and the First Lady, on 10 April 2010. The main protagonist is an investigative journalist with a large private television station who is trying to probe all the circumstances surrounding the tragedy
 
(Collaboration: Polish Institute, New Delhi)
 

The Rafoogars and the Journey of a Shawl

11 April 2018, 05:30 am
The Rafoogars and the Journey of a Shawl
The Rafoogars and the Journey of a Shawl
This exhibition and workshop presents rafoogari, the traditional skill of darning applied in the maintenance and preservation of precious textiles by the rafoogar communities across India. Said to be synonymous with the repair of intricately designed Jamawars/’Kani’ shawls and robes of Kashmir, these shawls, along with Islam came to India from Central Asia, and have since been refined by local cultural mores through a process of appropriation and acculturation, pushing technique to its creative limit
 
Inauguration by Smt Anita Lal on Tuesday, 10 April 2018 at 18:00
                                                                            
On Thursday 12 April from 17:00 to 18:30
Conversation and Curated Walk 
By Priya Ravish Mehra, artist, weaver, researcher and designer
 
From 13 to 15 April, 11:00 to 18:00
Workshop/Baithak with the Rafoogars
An interactive workshop/baithak with six Rafoogars from Najibabad, skilled in darning and mending of kani to woollen shawls, carpets and rugs.
 
Materials for the workshop will be provided
 
(Collaboration: Priya Ravish Mehra; and Craft Revival Trust)
 

What a Life! A Kaleidoscope of Rajinder Puri’s Cartoons

10 April 2018, 05:30 am
What a Life! A Kaleidoscope of Rajinder Puri’s Cartoons
Programme Type
Discussions
What a Life! A Kaleidoscope of Rajinder Puri’s Cartoons
 
Discussion based on the book co-written by Arvinder Singh and Partha Chatterjee (New Delhi: Niyogi Books, 2018)
 
 
 
Panelists: Shri M.L. Kotru, former Resident Editor, The Statesman Delhi Edition and a colleague of Rajinder Puri; Shri Ravi Shankar, well-known cartoonist and author; Shri Vinod Dua, well-known television journalist; Shri Sandeep Adhwaryu, Chief Cartoonist, The Times of India
 
 
 
Chief Guest: Shri Saeed Naqvi
 
 

Dastangoi – Colours of Love

10 April 2018, 05:30 am
Dastangoi – Colours of Love
Programme Type
Cultural
Dastangoi – Colours of Love
Two stories by Ismat Chugtai
Presented by Sunil Mehra and Askari Naqvi
 
Amar Bel: An older man marries a young beautiful girl. And their love, their lives slowly, tragically, unravel…
 
Mughal Baccha: A poignant, bitter sweet tale set against the backdrop of crumbling Mughal aristocracy and the end of the feudal era
 
 

To Mark the 82nd Anniversary of Lodhi Garden

09 April 2018, 05:30 am
To Mark the 82nd Anniversary of Lodhi Garden
Programme Type
Discussions
To Mark the 82nd Anniversary of Lodhi Garden

Discussion on Tilpat Valley Biodiversity
Lead presentation by Prof. C.R. Babu, Professor Emeritus, Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystems, (CEMDE) School of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi
 
Discussants: Dr. Faiyaz A. Khudsar, Scientist-in-Charge, Yamuna Biodiversity Park; and Dr. R. Gopinath, IFS, Assistant Inspector General of Forests, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change
 
Chair: Suhas Borker, founder member, Green Circle of Delhi
 
Tilpat Valley Biodiversity Park, inaugurated in February 2018 is the third green space of its kind after Yamuna and Aravalli Biodiversity parks developed by Delhi Development Authority (DDA). Nestled between Tughlaqabad and Asola-Bhati wildlife sanctuary and spread over 69 acres, the park’s landscape includes grasslands and hilly terrain. Scientists at the Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystems, are now engaged in studies to measure the impact of the biodiversity parks on Delhi’s ecology in terms of carbon sequestering and groundwater recharge
 
As a follow-up to this meeting, The Green Circle of Delhi is arranging a special visit for IIC Members to the Tilpat Valley Biodiversity Park on Sunday, 15 April 2018 at 07:00. In view of limited number of seats, Members interested in visiting the park are requested to please register their participation during the discussion on 9 April 2018
 
(Collaboration: Green Circle of Delhi)
 

PANORAMA OF INDIA’S ART HERITAGE

08 April 2018, 05:30 am
PANORAMA OF INDIA’S ART HERITAGE
Programme Type
Cultural
PANORAMA OF INDIA’S ART HERITAGE
 
Pagla Thakur
On the life of Thakur Ramakrishna presented in traditional Jatra form
By Chapal Bhaduri who will essay the role of Rani Rasmoni
 
(Collaboration: Impresario India)