13TH IAWRT ASIAN WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL: 2ND TO 4TH  MARCH 2017

The 13th edition of the festival will show case the work of women filmmakers of Asian origin, living anywhere in the world. The festival brings together a collection of films and sound works, that cut across genres and have narratives that can reshape the way we imagine cinema to be. The festival includes a selection of fifty-six films and five sound works from 17 countries - Jordan, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Israel, India, Palestine, Thailand, Pakistan, Japan, Singapore, Korea, Spain, Iran, Indonesia, Malaysia, China, UK, Cameroon, Philippines, USA, Bangladesh, Turkey and Canada; a curated section on Animated films; a curated section on Artists’ film and video; the 4th edition of Soundfiles; and two seminars. 

 

Organised in collaboration with International Association of Women in Radio &Television, India Chapter; Goethe Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan; UNESCO, New Delhi Office; and with the support of ONGC

 

Screenings will be held in the Auditorium on 2, 3 and 4 March 2017 from 10:00 onwards. Some of the highlights include films such as Harikatha Prasanga (India) by Ananya Kasaravalli; Soz: A Ballad of Maladies (India) by Tushar Madhav & Sarvnik Kaur; Here the Seats are Vacant (Iran) by Shiva Sanjari; Velvet Revolution (India) by Nupur Basu; Baglar (Turkey) by Berke Bas & Melis Birder; League of Exotique Dancers (Canada) by Rama Rau; Untitled (Pakistan) by Yaminay Chaudhuri; Demos (Thailand) by Danaya Chulphuthiphong; Fricht Grutzhic Nhadjim (Palestine) by Ruba Salameh; Mao Shan Wang (Singapore) by Khym Fong; and Slider (japan) by Maki Satake; among others

 

Screenings will be followed by discussions with the directors presents

 

For detail screening schedule, kindly please log onto www.iawrtindia.blogspot.in and www.iicdelhi.in

TALK  ? C.D. DESHMUKH AUDITORIUM AT 18:00

 

 

Followed by

B.G. Verghese Memorial Lecture 2017

Truth and Politics in Our Times

To be delivered by Pratap Bhanu Mehta, President, Centre for Policy Research

 

Followed by a panel discussion:

Panelists: Yogendra Yadav, National President, Swaraj Abhiyan; and Ashok Malik, columnist and Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation

 

Moderator: Arati R. Jerath, political commentator

 

(Collaboration: The Media Foundation)

 

Speakers: Mr. Lewis Libby , Senior Vice President of Hudson Institute; Mr. Eric Brown, Senior Fellow ; and Ambassador Hussain Haqqani, Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

 

  Chair:  Ambassador Lalit Mansingh

 

From 2 pm to 5.30 pm in Seminar Room 2 (Kamaladevi Complex), India International Centre

 

(Collaboration: Forum for Strategic Initiatives)

 

Tuesday, 28
Discussion      Conference Room I at 18:30

 
Speakers: Dr. Amit Das Gupta, Bundeswehr University, Munich , author of Serving India. A Political Biography of Subimal Dutt (Manohar Pubs.) editor of The Sino-Indian War of 1962 (Routledge); Dr. Jabin Jacob, Institute of Chinese Studies
 and Shri Shivshankar Menon


(Collaboration: Institute of Chinese Studies)

 

 

 

 

Presentation of The Media Foundation’s 2016-2017 Chameli Devi Jain Award

For Outstanding Woman journalist

 

Followed by

 

B.G. Verghese Memorial Lecture 2017

Truth and Politics in Our Times

To be delivered by Pratap Bhanu Mehta, President, Centre for Policy Research

 

Followed by a panel discussion

 

(Collaboration: The Media Foundation)

 

 

 

 

 

(74 min; 2013; dvd; English subtitles)

Written & directed by Taha Karimi (1976-2013)

 

Recipient of the Best Kurdish Documentary Film, 2nd Duhok International Film Festival, Iraq; Città di Roma Award for Bet Asian Documentary, 14th ASIATICA Film Mediale, Rome 2013; Best Documentary Feature Film Award, Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2014; and Jury’s Special Mention, Cinema Vérité International Documentary Film Festival, Iran 2014

 

The film will be introduced by Anuradha Veeravalli, who formerly taught at the Dept. of Philosophy, DU

 

Followed by a discussion

Speakers: Prof. Shiv Vishvanathan, Executive Director at the Centre for the Study of Science, Society and Sustainability at the Jindal School of Government and Public Policy; Prof  Dilip Simeon, Labour historian, Chairperson, Aman Trust, who taught history at Delhi University; Shri Amar Kanwar, film maker, Delhi; Mr. Hardy Mirza, Iraqi Kurdish Student, Dept. of Philosophy, University of Delhi

 

In 1988 the Iraqi Ba’ath party murdered and buried 182,000 Kurds in 350 mass graves. Only 10 people managed to escape. Faraj climbed out from amongst the dead and was taken to the USA by ‘Human Rights Watch’. Realizing that few people were aware of the genocidal ‘Anfal’ massacres, Faraj formed the ‘Iraqi Mass Graves Survivors’ group. He returned to Kurdistan where, with four other survivors, he bought 1001 red apples and cloves and distributed them to families who had lost members. These apples and cloves became symbols of reconciliation and peace

 

 

 

 

10:30 – 11:30 IN THE FOUNTAIN LAWNS

Uske Farogh – e- husn Se – By the Beauty of Its Grandeur Afloat on the Yamuna in Delhi

Presentations by Ravi Agarwal and Vimlendu Jha

 

10:30 TO 11:30 AT C.D. DESHMUKH AUDITORIUM

Kaun Jaye Meer – Who Should Leave Delhi and Meer

Shamsur Rehman Faruqi in conversation with Saeed Naqvi

 

11:45 TO 12:45 IN THE FOUNTAIN LAWNS

Kehte Hain Bagh Baharan Hain – It is Said There is Spring

Poetry reading about nature by leading contemporary poets in several languages of Delhi – Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and English

Readings by Mangalesh Dabral, Kusum Ansal, Surjit Patar and Gauhar Raza

 

11:45 TO 12:45 AT C.D. DESHMUKH AUDITORIUM

Alam Me Intkhab – Choicest in the World Delhi: The City

Presentations by Shiv Viswanathan, Raghu Rai, William Dalrymple and A.G.K. Menon

 

11:45 TO 12:45 IN GANDHI-KING PLAZA

Aage Aage Dekhiye Hotaa Hai Kyaa – Watch What Happens Next

Presentations by Diksha Madhok, Jairaj Singh, Manisha Pande, Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

 

12:45 TO 14:00 IN THE FOUNTAIN LAWNS

Basanti aur Rahza

Basanti aur Rahza, a Delhi based electronic folk act, with Azhar Anwar on guitar and production, and Mahima Dayal Mathur on vocals

 

14:00 TO 15:00 IN THE FOUNTAIN LAWNS

Alam Ye Tamam Khwab – The World is but a Dream

Discussion with Manjari Sinha and Mukesh Garg

 

14:00 TO 15:00 AT C.D. DESHMUKH AUDITORIUM

Hum Bhi Iss Zindagi Se Guzre – We too passed Through this Life

Presentations by Githa Hariharan, Khalid Jawed and Vishwajyoti Ghosh

 

14:00 TO 15:00 IN GANDHI-KING PLAZA

Baat Kya Aadmi ki Ban Ayi

Discussion with Neha Dixit and Krishn Kaushik

 

15:15 TO 16:15 IN THE FOUNTAIN LAWNS

Pur Uske Bistaar Bahut Hai – But there is Much Expansion

Presentations by Anamika, K. Satchidanandan and Allan Sealy

 

15:15 TO 16:15 AT C.D. DESHMUKH AUDITORIUM

Ishq Bhari Patthar – Love is a Heavy Stone

Presentations by Apoorvanand, Ashutosh Bhardwaj, Ashis Nandy, Rakhshanda Jalil

 

15:15 TO 16:15 IN GANDHI-KING PLAZA

Rahi Nagufta Mere Dil Mein Dastaan Meri – It’s Unspoken

Presentations by Aditya Mani Jha, Vidyun Sabhaney, Tarini Sethi, Chandan Gomes

 

16:30 TO 17:30 IN THE FOUNTAIN LAWNS

Dhuaan Sa Hai Isi Nazar ki Taraf – There is Some Smoke Towards this City

Presentations by Mrinal Pande, Pavan K. Varma, Harsh Mander, Sudhir Chandra

 

16:30 TO 17:30 AT C.D. DESHMUKH AUDITORIUM

Zamana nazuk Hai – Times are Fragile

Presentations by Prerana Shrimali, Manu Parekh, Mithu Sen

 

16:30 TO 17:30 IN GANDHI-KING PLAZA

Shahr-E-Dili Mein Hai Sab Pas Nishani us Ki – Delhi Has its Marks

Presentations by Suchita Salwan, Sonal Shah and Rahul Sabharwal

 

AT 18:15 IN THE FOUNTAIN LAWNS

Ritu Sangeet

By Kalaapini Komkali, daughter and disciple of Pt. Kumar Gandharva 

24th and 25th February 2017

 

The first edition of ‘Words in the Garden’ Litfest focuses on four themes which celebrate and explore a city namely Delhi. The quartet of themes – “City, Nature, Love and Loneliness” will be explored and celebrated through words, ideas, expressions, discussions, dialogues, readings, exhibitions and performances. All the sessions, whether of discussion or reading, have their titles picked from the poetic utterance of the great bard, Meer Taqi Meer.

 

AT 18:00

Inaugural Session 

With Shri Ashok Vajpeyi, Shri Muzaffar Ali, Shri Vikram Lall and Sanatan Sangeet Sanskriti

 

AT 19:00

Khayal Gayaki – The Musical Heritage of Purani Dilli

A concert to celebrate the musical heritage of Delhi with Sadarang and Adarang. Interpretations of their bandishes by some of the gharanas will be explored through performances by several artists

Curated by Vikram Lall

 

 

 

 

Discussion around the new book by Ankur Datta (Oxford University Press, New Delhi)

 

Introduction by Dr. Ankur Datta, Dept. of Sociology, South Asian University, New Delhi

Panelists: Prof. T.N. Madan, Professor Emeritus, Institute of Economic Growth; Prof. Roma Chatterji, Dept. of Sociology, Delhi School of Economics; and Prof. Anupama Roy, Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University

 

Chair: Prof. Sasanka Perera, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences and Vice-President, South Asian University

 

(Collaboration: Department of Sociology, South Asian University)