Pathbreakers: The Twentieth Century Muslim Women of India

An exhibition on 21 Muslim Women who gave up the purdah on the eve of Independence and became partners in building a new India. The main body of their work spanned from 1947 until the end of the century and has remained largely invisible, unrecognized and unsung. They became writers, teachers, artists, scientists, lawyers, educators, political workers, trade unionists. A few became MPs, MLAs and some represented India in international fora. The women featured in this exhibition such as Begum Saeeda Khurshid, Begum Sharifa Hamid Ali, Begum Aziza Imam, Begum Saliha Abid Husain and others

 

Inauguration by Syeda Bilgrami Imam on Saturday, 1 December 2018 at 18:30

 

(Collaboration: Muslim Women’s Forum; and UN Women)

 

Symposium: Moving Away – Bauhaus Pedagogy

Speakers include Kathleen James Chakroborty; Gulam Mohammed Sheikh; Sabih Ahmed; Anshuman Dasgupta; Suchitra Balasubrahmanyan; Mayank Mansingh Kaul; David Abraham; Tanishka Kachru; S. Blaram; Saif Ul Haque; Kazi Ashraf; Prasad Shetty; Rupali Gupta; and Natasha Ginwalla

 

Established in 1919 in the immediate aftermath of WWI, the Bauhaus reflected a generation who wished to reject its nationalistic and authoritarian past. While the school is associated with iconic works of modernist design, its innovations were significant in terms of teaching. Bauhaus pedagogy was not a unified phenomenon, but like the school itself, its identity and methods were contested and adapted during its various phases. The centenary project bauhaus imaginista provides a unique opportunity to think about art and design pedagogy and its relation to society from a transnational perspective

 

(Collaboration: Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan)

 

When the Doors Open 

(47 min; 2018; dvd; English subtitles)

Directed by Amrita Dasgupta who will introduce the film

 

The film revolves around Ajay and Kiran, visually impaired siblings and Sagar, a case of cerebral palsy who attend regular schools. Can these children cope with the pressures of mainstream education? Do their individual “abilities” get acknowledged?

 

Screening will be followed by a discussion

With Dr. Annie Koshie, Principal, St. Mary’s School; Ajay Kharb and Kiran Kharb, visually impaired siblings and students of St. Mary’s School; Sagar Das, student of Grade XI at Sarvodaya School with cerebral palsy; and Savita Das, mother of Sagar Das and a parent representative in School Management Committee Member at Sarvodaya Vidyalaya

 

Moderator: Neeraja Bhattacharya, an active supporter of inclusive education and mother of a twelve-year girl with autism

 

Speaker:i Justice (Retd.) B.N. Srikrishna, Chair, Committee of Experts Report on Data Protection and Life Trustee, IIC

 

 

 

Chair: Shri N.N. Vohra, President, IIC

 

 

 

The Committee has suggested measures to be taken when it comes to protecting personal information of Indian citizens, the role and duties of data processors, and the rights of individuals. The report also looks at the penalties that should be imposed for violation of these data protection measures

 

 

War or Peace – The Struggle for World Power

 

Discussion around the new book by Prof. Deepak Lal, James S. Coleman Professor Emeritus of International Development Studies, University of California, Los Angeles

 

 

 

Panelists: Dr. Surjit Bhalla, Member, Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council; Shri Shivshankar Menon, former National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of India; and Cmdre. C. Uday Bhaskar, Director, Society for Policy Studies

 

 

 

Chair: Shri Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, Foreign Editor, The Hindustan Times

 

 

 

(Collaboration: Praman; and Oxford University Press)

 

 

Aaj Kavita
 

Uday Prakash (Delhi); Arun Kamal (Patna); Vipin Choudhary (Hisar); and Vazda Khan (Delhi)

 

(Collaboration: Raza Foundation)