THE IIC DOUBLE BILL MUSIC CONCERT
THE IIC DOUBLE BILL MUSIC CONCERT
Sitar Recital
By Harvinder Kumar Sharma from Haryana, disciple of Ustad Vilayat Khan
AT 19:00
Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Riya Banerjee from Delhi, disciple of Shri Arun Debnath
Draft NEP 2019: Can India Become a Leader in Higher Education?
Draft NEP 2019: Can India Become a Leader in Higher Education?
Speaker: Prof. Vinod Kumar Singh, Professor of Chemistry, IIT Kanpur. A recipient of several awards and honours such as Swarnajayanti Fellowship Award, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize and the Padma Shri, he has been elected as a Fellow of academies including The World Academy of Sciences
Chair: Prof. Anita Rampal, Faculty of Education, University of Delhi
Chair: Prof. Anita Rampal, Faculty of Education, University of Delhi
No country can become a developed one without a strong education system. The new draft education policy (NEP) is in the right direction for making us a global leader. Can just a policy on paper bring such a change? The answer can be yes and no. The talk will elaborate how we can come on the world map of higher education system
Memorial Meeting for ShriS. Jailpal Reddy
Dr. Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India shall lead friends, colleagues, associates and co-workers of Shri S. Jaipal Reddy in paying tributes to the vetern parliamentarian and former Union Minister
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BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Book Discussion Group
Africa in World Affairs: Politics of Imperialism, the Cold War and Globalisation
By Rajen Harshe (Oxon, Routledge, 2019)
Discussants: Ambassador Virendra Gupta, former Indian High Commissioner to Tanzania; Prof. Ajay Dubey, Centre for African Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Ambassador Rajiv Bhatia, Distinguished Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies Programme, Gateway House
Chair: Ambassador Sudhir Devare, former Director General, Indian Council of World Affair
Water Conservation Methods and Strategies
Water Conservation Methods and Strategies
Speakers: Dr. Srinivas Chokkakula, Fellow Centre for Policy Research; Dr. Govind Singh, Co-Founder and Director, Delhi Greens; and Shri Suresh Raikwar, Tarun Bharat Sangh
Chair: Ravi Agarwal, Director,Toxics Link
The discussion will address the depleting water resources and raise awareness among the public about the imminent crises that can no longer be ignored. It will also try to examine the existing policies, initiatives in dealing with the problem and the way forward. The discussion will also look at solutions to combat the issue through civic engagement and the initiatives required
(Collaboration: Toxics Link)
Prof. M.G.K. Menon Memorial Lecture 2019
Prof. M.G.K. Menon Memorial Lecture 2019
Can India become a Global Leader in Science?
Speaker: Prof. C.N.R. Rao, Linus Pauling Research Professor and Honorary President of the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore, and former Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India
Chair: Shri N.N. Vohra, President, IIC
Tibet and the Himalayan Borderlands
Tibet and the Himalayan Borderlands
Panelists: Prof. Mahendra P. Lama, Professor, Centre for South Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Prof. Nimmi Kurian, Centre for Policy Research; and Prof. Vasudha Pande, Lady Shri Ram College
Moderator: Prof. Sangeeta Thapliyal, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University
The panelists will discuss communities and trade across the borders. How did the closure of the borders affect communities’ lives? A few trade routes have been opened between Tibet and the Indian and Nepal Himalayas. The panel will examine how this impacts on the people and their local and national economies
Punya Tithi – Spiritual Merit through the Lens of Dance
Punya Tithi – Spiritual Merit through the Lens of Dance
Manis of Odissi in the tradition of Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra, Padma Vibhushan
Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra’s choreographies as well as those of his disciple, Smt Sharon Lowen’s will be presented
Gandhi Aur Mrityu
Gandhi Aur Mrityu
Speaker: Dr. Kumar Prashant
Chair: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi
(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation
Experiencing the Goddesses – The Trail of the Yoginis
Experiencing the Goddesses – The Trail of the Yoginis
Discussion around the new book co-authored by Nilima Chitgopekar; Janet Chawla; Seema Kohli; Anamika Roy; and Stella Dupuis (New Delhi: Aryan Books International, 2019)
Introduction: Stella Dupuis, co-author of the book
In Conversation: Madhu Khanna and Vidya Rao will be in conversation with the authors