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Guli’s Children (43 min; dvd; 2017; English)

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04 July 2018, 05:30 am
Guli’s Children (43 min; dvd; 2017; English)
Guli’s Children (43 min; dvd; 2017; English)
Directed by Joe Thomas Karackattu who will introduce the film
 
Screening will be followed by a discussion
 
 
Calicut (also known as Guli in Chinese) was an important node in the overall links between China and Kerala. The film brings out the cultural-historical ties, the physical artefacts and, most importantly, traces of human genealogy that survive between Kerala and China to this day. Spanning over two years of research, and nearly 20,000 kilometres of fieldwork across India and China, the film is a work of non-fiction
 

Homecoming

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Old Programmes  
04 July 2018, 05:30 am
Homecoming
Homecoming
Acrylic on canvas – exhibition of paintings by Oinam Dilip from Manipur
 
Preview on Tuesday, 3 July 2018 at 18:30

As Times Change, The Story of an Ahmedabad Business Family: The Sarabhais 1823-1975

03 July 2018, 05:30 am
As Times Change, The Story of an Ahmedabad Business Family: The Sarabhais 1823-1975
Programme Type
Discussions
As Times Change, The Story of an Ahmedabad Business Family: The Sarabhais 1823-1975
Discussion on the book by Professor Aparna Basu 
 
Introductory remarks by Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Chairperson, IIC International Research Division
 
Book release by Dr. Ramchandra Guha will be followed by a dialogue with Professor Aparna Basu
Closing remarks by Professor B.N. Goswami
 
(Collaboration: Sarabhai Foundation)

The Relevance of the Cooperative Sector for India: Challenges and Opportunities

03 July 2018, 05:30 am
The Relevance of the Cooperative Sector for India: Challenges and Opportunities
Programme Type
Talks
The Relevance of the Cooperative Sector for India: Challenges and Opportunities
Speaker: Shri Rupinder Singh Sodhi, Managing Director of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, LTD (AMUL)
 
(Collaboration: Business and Community Foundation)

The Indo-Pacific Axis: Peace, Cooperation or Conflict

28 June 2018, 05:30 am
The Indo-Pacific Axis: Peace, Cooperation or Conflict
Programme Type
Discussions
The Indo-Pacific Axis: Peace, Cooperation or Conflict
 
Edited by Prof. Baladas Ghoshal and the late Prof. Satish Chandra (New Delhi: Manohar Books, 2018)
 
 
 
The book will be released by Shri M.J. Akbar, Hon. Minister of State for External Affairs
 
Chair: Shri T.N. Chaturvedi, former Governor of Karnataka and Chairman, Society for Indian Ocean Studies
 
 
 
Followed by a panel discussion
 
Panelists: Prof. Brahma Chellaney, Professor of Strategic Studies, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi; Dr. Gurpreet Khurana, Executive Director, National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi; and Prof. Prabir Dey, Coordinator, India-ASEAN Centre, Research and Information Systems
 
 
 
(Collaboration: The Society for Indian Ocean Studies)
 

Where’s the DNA?

14 June 2018, 05:30 am
Where’s the DNA?
Programme Type
Discussions
Where’s the DNA?
 
Discussion with Tim Schellberg, Founder & President, Gordon Thomas Honeywell-Governmental Affairs (Forensic DNA Law & Policy); Vivek Sood, Senior Advocate, Delhi High Court (Defence Lawyer); Ravi Kant, Advocate, Supreme Court (Victim advocate); and Judge Sanjeev Jain, Member Secretary, Delhi State Legal Service Authority
 
 
 
(Collaboration: Gordon Thomas Honeywell Governmental Affairs; and Ogilvy)
 
 

SUMMER SONATA – A FESTIVAL OF OPERA AND BALLET FILMS

30 June 2018, 05:30 am
SUMMER SONATA – A FESTIVAL OF OPERA AND BALLET FILMS
Programme Type
Cultural
SUMMER SONATA – A FESTIVAL OF OPERA AND BALLET FILMS
This year the festival presents operas, ballets, a ballet biography and choral works
Curated and introduced by Dr. R.P. Jain
 
Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
(89 min; 2002; dvd)
With Angela Gheorghiu (soprano); Daniela Barcellona (mezzo-soprano); Roberto Alagna (tenor); Julian Konstantinov (bass)
 
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Claudio Abbado
 
The Requiem Mass is a musical setting of the Catholic funeral mass for four soloists, double choir and orchestra. It was composed in memory of Alessandro Manzoni, an Italian poet and novelist whom Verdi admired
 
 

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

29 June 2018, 05:30 am
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions
BBook Discussion Group
 
 
 
Seven Decades of Independent India: Ideas and Reflections
 
Edited by Vinod Rai & Amitendu Palit  (Gurgaon: Penguin Random House, 2018)
 
 
 
Discussants: Shri T.N. Ninan, Editor, The Business Standard; Shri Amitendu Palit, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore; and Prof. C. Raja Mohan, Strategic Thinker and Columnist, Director, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore
 
 
 
Chair: Shri Vinod Rai, former Comptroller and Auditor General

The Ambassador Series

28 June 2018, 05:30 am
The Ambassador Series
Programme Type
Discussions
The Ambassador Series

With Ambassadors of Nordic Countries to India
 
 
 
India-Nordic Partnership: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
 
Speakers: H.E. Mr. Thorir Ibsen, Ambassador of Iceland; H.E. Mr. Peter Taksoe-Jensen, Ambassador of Denmark; H.E. Ms Nina Vaskunlahti, Ambassador of Finland; Mr. Gautam Bhattacharyya, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Sweden; and Ms Hanne Meldgaard, Minister Counsellor & Deputy Head of Mission, Royal Norwegian Embassy
 
 
 
Chair: Ambassador Ashok Sajjanhar, President, Institute of Global Studies & former Ambassador of India to Kazakhstan, Sweden and Latvia
 
 
 
The changing world order has opened multiple doors to exploring new strategic synergies between regions that may be divided by distance but are united by shared values, interests and aspirations. India’s rapidly growing ties with the Nordic countries enjoy huge potential to evolve into strategic partnerships. While India offers diverse opportunities by virtue of its three ‘distinct and desirable D’s’ of Democracy, Demography and Demand, the Nordics stand out at the top of various human development indices and can, therefore, act as a model for India to emulate.
 
 
 
The session will focus on constructive deliberations on the scope and expanse of the emerging bilateral and multilateral partnerships between India and the Nordic countries and identify strategies for making the enhanced cooperation between them into a potential game changer
 
 
 
(Collaboration: Ananta Aspen Centre)
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