Avalokitesvara Goes to China: Gender and Buddhist Art
Avalokitesvara Goes to China: Gender and Buddhist Art
Speaker: Prof. YuhangLi, Assistant Professor of Chinese Art, Department of Art History, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research interests cover a wide range of subjects and mediums related to gender and material practice in late imperial China, such as the cult of Guanyin and gendered image making, mimesis and devotional practice, textile art, opera and Chinese visual culture
Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, Life Trustee, IIC
THE IIC DOUBLE BILL MUSIC CONCERT
THE IIC DOUBLE BILL MUSIC CONCERT
Hindustani Flute Recital
By Ravinder Rajput from Delhi, disciple of Guru Shri Kailash Sharma
Followed by
At 19:00
Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Ranjana Ratan from Mumbai, disciple of Smt Prabhawati Verulkar, Pt Narayan Rao Patwardhan and Smt Kishori Amonkar
Chinese History and Nationalism: Contemporary Relevance
Chinese History and Nationalism: Contemporary Relevance
Speaker: Prof. Viren Murthy, University of Wisonsin-Madison, USA
Chair: Cmde C. Uday Bhaskar, Director, Society for Policy Studies
Keys to Governance: Education as Empowerment
Keys to Governance: Education as Empowerment
Keynote Address by Prof Muchkund Dubey, President Council for Social Development
Speakers: Prof. Anita Rampal, Professor of Elementary and Social Education, Department of Education, Delhi University
Ms. Priyanka Singh, former Chief Executive, Seva Mandir, Udaipur and Prof. Geetha B.Nambissan, Professor, Zakir Hussain Centre for Educational Studies, JNU
Moderator: Suhas Borker, Managing Trustee, D. S. Borker Memorial Foundation
(Collaboration: D. S. Borker Memorial Foundation)
The Two-Headed Lore (60 min)
The Two-Headed Lore (60 min)
Director: Manjari Kaul
Presented by Devised Theatre
Devised and performed by Astha Aggerwal; Manjari Kaul; Mauraya Sharma; Maya Ghosh; Kiran Naig; and Vikas Gupta
In the cyclical rhythms of nature when dusk shifts into the blue of the night, our inner, hidden selves emerge. The night makes room for a subversion of the order of the day – an order of rationality and decorum and allows human imagination to take flight. Folklores, fairy tales and myths emerge through this journey which explores the dualities of life. The performers bring together stories told to us through generations with their own lived experiences of gender binaries and all that exists in-between and beyond
CREEDS OF OUR TIMES
CREEDS OF OUR TIMES
Curated by Rajiv Mehrotra
Cancer – The Emperor of all Maladies (Part III; 120 min)
A film presented by Barak Goodman
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Siddhartha Mukherjee, tells the complete story of cancer, from its first description in an ancient Egyptian scroll to the gleaming laboratories of modern research institutions. At six hours, the film interweaves a sweeping historical narrative; with intimate stories about contemporary patients; and an investigation into the latest scientific breakthroughs that may have brought us, at long last, to the brink of lasting cures.
(Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama)
Decolonised Rulers and Democratised States: Some Conversations
Decolonised Rulers and Democratised States: Some Conversations
Speaker: Dr. Jim Masselos, Hony. Reader, School of Philosophical and History Inquiry, University of Sydney, Australia
Chair: Mr. Hiranmay Karlekar
Chair: Mr. Hiranmay Karlekar
After independence what happened to India’s former rulers? Were they decolonized also? Did the Maharaja have all the answers? Travel??
(Organised by IIC-International Research Division)
Christmas Concert
Christmas Concert
Presented by The Aroha Junior Choir from Shillong, recipients of the prestigious International Acapella Competition at Llangollen Wales, UK in July 2018
Director & Conductor: Pauline M. Warjri
This concert is dedicated to the memory of Dr. R.P. Jain, who has contributed to creating an informed audience for western classical music, especially opera for the last 30 years at the IIC
FILMS ON ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT
FILMS ON ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Apna Aloo Bazaar Becha (30 min; 2007; English subtitles)
Director: Pankaj H. Gupta
Recipient of the Golden Deer Award, EcoFilms Festival, Greece; and John Abraham National Awards, SiGNS, Kerala
What happens when remote, isolated mountain communities come face to face with globalization? Jardhar, a village in the Hemval Valley of Garhwal, led an isolated, egalitarian existence until a series of events forced it into joining the market economy. This film based entirely on local perspectives, reflects on the process of change – what triggers the shift to modernization and what impact it has on personal, social and environmental spaces
Down the Drain (26 min; 2011; English)
Director: Tarun Jayaram
The film delineates the key issues being faced while providing water to the growing populace in India and its adverse effect on the land
(Collaboration: World Wide Fund for Nature- India)
Exploring the Opportunities and Challenges in Cross-Cultural Education and Research
Exploring the Opportunities and Challenges in Cross-Cultural Education and Research
Speaker: Dr. Meetu Khosla, Fullbright-Nehru Fellow, Shastri Fellow, Erasmus Fellow, ICSSR Fellow, Associate Professor, Psychology Department, DRC, University of Delhi