CREEDS OF OUR TIMES

19 April 2018, 05:30 am
CREEDS OF OUR TIMES
Creeds of Our Times
 
Curated by Rajiv Mehrotra
 
 
 
How Smart Can We Get?
 
(60 min; 2012; dvd; English)
 
Directors: Terri Randall, Joshua Seftel
 
 
 
How do you get a genius brain? Is it all in your genes? Or is it hard work? Is it possible that everyone's brain has untapped genius–just waiting for the right circumstances so it can be unleashed? From a man who can immediately name the day of the week of any date in history to a "memory athlete" who can remember strings of hundreds of random numbers, David Pogue meets people stretching the boundaries of what the human mind can do. Then, Pogue puts himself to the test: after high-resolution scanning, he finds out how the anatomy of his brain measures up against the greatest mind of the century: Albert Einstein

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

ART MATTERS

19 April 2018, 05:30 am
ART MATTERS
Programme Type
Discussions
ART MATTERS
Mrinal Pande, Geetanjali Shree and Geetashree on the Hindi Novel Today
 
(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)
 

IIC Quarterly Release: Winter 2017 – Spring 2018

18 April 2018, 05:30 am
IIC Quarterly Release: Winter 2017 – Spring 2018
Programme Type
Discussions, Webcasts
IDiscussion  ■ Seminar Rooms I to III, Kamaladevi Complex at 18:00
 
IIC Quarterly Release: Winter 2017 – Spring 2018
 
 
 
South Asia’s Sporting Mosaic
 
Edited by Ronojoy Sen and Omita Goyal
 
 
 
Release by Dr. Karan Singh
 
 
 
Followed by a panel discussion with eminent sportspersons, academics and journalists
 
Panelists: Suprita Das, formerly Assistant Sports Editor, NDTV and author of Shadow Fighter – A Biography of Indian Boxer, Sarita Devi; Vinod Rai, distinguished Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore; and Ashis Nandy, Senior Honorary Fellow, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies
 
 

MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION

17 April 2018, 05:30 am
MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION
Programme Type
Talks
MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION
Music in/of Kathak
 
Kathak is the only form of dance which is immediately associated with nritta. Music in Kathak has rarely been a subject of serious discourse. The noted Kathak exponent, Smt Prerana Shrimali in her presentation will elucidate according to her understanding, application, and experience of music in/of kathak.
 
 

INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY

16 April 2018, 05:30 am
INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY
Programme Type
Talks
INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY
 
Harappans in the Ganga Valley: New Discoveries
Speaker: Dr. Bhuvan Vikrama, Archaeological Survey of India

Chair: Shri B.M. Pande
 
The Harappan presence in the east of Yamuna has been attested at Alamgirpur (Baghpat) and at Hulas (Saharanpur), however, with an admixture of local or regional cultural elements, it represents a diluted form of the Harappans or its rural manifestation with no urban signatures. Recent, discovery of a large collection of copper objects from Harinagar (Bijnor) and a small scale excavation at Sakatpur (Saharanpur) yielding the copper hoard implements with Harappan artefacts has brought us to a point where a rethink of the Harappan presence in Yamuna-Ganga doab and beyond becomes imperative. The present talk will focus on the Harappan evidences found in this region and will discuss their significance and relevance
 

The Ambassador Series

16 April 2018, 05:30 am
The Ambassador Series
Programme Type
Talks
THE AMBASSADOR SERIES

70 Years of India-Russia Relationship: The Way Forward
Speaker: H.E. Mr. Nikolay Kudashev, Ambassador of the Russian Federation
 
Chair: Ambassador S.K. Lambah, Chairman, Ananta Aspen Centre and former Special Envoy to the Prime Minister of India
 
India and Russia have a special relationship which is rooted in history, trust and mutually beneficial cooperation. War, India-Russia relations has been a key pillar of India’s foreign policy. Since the signing of “Declaration on the India-Russia Strategic Partnership” in October 2000, India-Russia ties have acquired a qualitatively new character with enhanced levels of cooperation in almost most areas of the bilateral relationship including politics, security, economics, defence, energy, science and technology. Over the years, the strategic partnership between India and Russia has withstood the test of time, and both the countries enjoy a growing convergence in their political, economic and strategic interests.
 
The diplomatic relations between India and Russia completed 70 years in 2017. Last year, the bilateral trade between Moscow and New Delhi experienced an impressive 22% growth, although it is much below the potential.  India and Russia also boosted cooperation in a number of spheres ranging from agriculture to energy to pharmaceuticals. The two countries also seek stronger ties in the military sector. India participated as Guest Country in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum-2017. The session will provide an insight to the current trends of bilateral ties between India and Russia and a glimpse at how relations can be improved in the future. 
 
(Collaboration: Ananta Aspen Centre)
 

WE CARE FESTIVAL OF FILMS ON DISABILITY ISSUES: 16 & 17 APRIL 2018

16 April 2018, 05:30 am
WE CARE FESTIVAL OF FILMS ON DISABILITY ISSUES: 16 & 17 APRIL 2018
Programme Type
Festivals
 WE CARE FESTIVAL OF FILMS ON DISABILITY ISSUES: 16 & 17 APRIL 2018
Screening of 27 award-winning short films and documentaries from 11 countries on issues of disability. Organised in collaboration with Brotherhood; UN Information Centre for India and Bhutan; UNESCO; and Apeejay Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi 
 
Screenings on both 16 and 17 April 2018 will be held from 09:30 to 16:30 hours. The festival includes discussions and question/answer sessions with some of the filmmakers present.
 
Details of screening schedule will be sent by email, and will also be uploaded on the  IIC website, www.iicdelhi.in 
 
(Collaboration: We Care)
 

Stella (Poland)

13 April 2018, 05:30 am
Stella (Poland)
Stella (Poland) 
(55 min; 2015; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Maciej Pawlicki
 
The film tells the true story of a Holocaust survivor, Stella Zylbersztajn-Tzur (born 1925 at ?ód?, Poland) who was hidden during the course of the Second World War by the residents of ?osice, a town in eastern Poland. After the war, 23 of the 65 people responsible for hiding her from the Nazis were awarded the “Righteous Among the Nations” medal by Yad Vashem
 
(Collaboration: Polish Institute, New Delhi)
 

Economic Theory and Policy amidst Global Discontent

13 April 2018, 05:30 am
Economic Theory and Policy amidst Global Discontent
Programme Type
Discussions
Economic Theory and Policy amidst Global Discontent
Essays in Honour of Deepak Nayyar
Edited by Ananya Ghosh Dastidar, Rajeev Malhotra and Vivek Suneja (Routledge, India)
 
Launch of the South Asian Edition of ‘Economic Theory and Policy amidst Global Discontent’
By Prof. Romila Thapar, Emeritus Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Remarks by Prof. Deepak Nayyar
 
Panel discussion with 
Panelists: Dr. Bimal Jalan, former Governor, The Reserve Bank of India; Dr. Dipankar Gupta, former Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Shri T.N. Ninan, eminent journalist; and Prof. Arunava Sen, Professor, ISI, Delhi
 

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)