Brother of the Gun

A talk by Molly Crabapple based on her illustrated memoir of life in Syria (co-authored with Marwan isham)

Chair: Raghu Karnad

Law, Society and the # MeToo Movement

Law, Society and the #MeToo Movement

Speakers: Ms. Anoo Bhuyan (Journalist, Wire); Ms. Mihira Sood (Advocate); Ms. Kirubha Munuswamy (Lawyer and Anti Case Activist); and Vqueeram Aditya Aditya (Queer Activist)

The Data Privacy Report

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

Panel Discussion on World Economy and Global Financial Stability

Speaker: Dr. Andreas Bauer, IMF, Senior Resident Representative for India, Nepal and Bhutan

Chair: Dr. Arvind Virmani, Former Chief Economic Adviser, MOF and Executive Director, IMF

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)

When the Doors Open

December 2018

Saturday 1

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

Aaj Kavita

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

(Collaboration: Raza Foundation)

Food is Medicine

Speaker: Dr. Pooja Singhal, has a doctorate in naturopathy and yoga. She is a Nutritionist and dietician; diabetes educator and insulin pump trainer. Formerly with Escorts Heart hospital and Apollo hospital; recipient of the Aadhi Aabadi award for women achievers

Chair: Dr. Ashok Grover

MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION

Mukesh: The Singer who lives on

This presentation on Mukesh will focus on his style of singing, reasons behind his success, biographical details, the social-political context within which his songs are situated, relations with noted film personalities & music directors, etc. Audio clips would accompany the lecture. A special feature would be the unheard and unreleased songs of Mukesh

A bureaucrat by profession, Pankaj Rag is also a connoisseur of music, who has done extensive research in cinema and culture and his book on film music directors from 1931 – 2005, Dhuno Ki Yatra is a highly acclaimed book. He has also authored ‘1857: The Oral Tradition’ (published by Rupa & Co.) which tries to reconstruct the First War of Independence through folk songs and folk tales

The Rise of China in the International Monetary System

Speaker: V. Srinivas, IAS, Chairman Board of Revenue for Rajasthan and Chairman Rajasthan Tax Board

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