CREEDS OF OUR TIMES

Curated by Rajiv Mehrotra

 

Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler: Part 2/2 (180 min; 2014; dvd; English)

The film covers the Hajj, a rare, intimate look at pilgrims making the trip of a lifetime; the largest human gathering on earth, the Kumbh Mela, which takes place every 12 years; and in Nigeria, dancer at water’s edge with African-Americans at a spectacular Yoruba Festival where they reclaim their religious roots

 

(Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness the Dalai Lama) 

 

Azadi ki Khadi: The Fabric of Freedom

Celebrating Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th Birth Anniversary

 

An exhibition of memorabilia related to the historic context and contemporary relevance of Khadi, compiled and curated by Sunaina Suneja who has been working with Khadi for over 30 years as a designer, spinner and collector. On view are archival photographs, prints, postcards, calendar art, charkhas and khadi fabric

 

 

Inauguration by Shri Raghvendra Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles on Tuesday, 18 September 2018 at 18:30

roads across the earth: On the Life, Times and Art of Anil Karanjai

 

A discussion and release of the book published by Three Essays Collective

 

Edited by Juliet Reynolds who will introduce the book

 

 

 

Speakers: Rajesh Mehra, senior artist; Suneet Chopra, art critic, writer and political activist; Mangalesh Dabral, Hindi poet and journalist; and Uttaran Das Gupta, journalist, film critic and translator, and a specialist on the counter-cultural movements of the 1960s of which Anil Karanjai was part.

 

 

 

The book will be released by Professor Nuzhat Kazmi, Dean, Department of Art History and Art Appreciation, Jamia Millia Islamia.  She will also moderate the discussion

 

 

 

(Collaboration: Three Essays Collective)

Dr. Karan Singh will release the following books of Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan

 

India’s Cultural Heritage and Identity, a Collection of Essays (DK Printworld)

Human Development in Indian Perspective, a Collection of Essays (DK Printworld)

Role of Culture in Development (DK Printworld)

Nature, Tradition and Originality, a Collection of Essays (Aditya Prakashan)

Ancient Springs and New India, Convocation Addresses and Tributes (Aditya Prakashan)

 

The release will be followed by comments on the books by Dr. Kavita A. Sharma, President, South Asian University and former Director, IIC; and Shri Hiranmay Karlekar, eminent journalist

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

ART MATTERS

Discussion on the Life and Work of Meera Mukherjee

By Dr. Geeta Kapur, Dr. Georg Lechner and Dr. Geeti Sen

 

Followed by launch of a book on Meera Mukherjee, Purity of Vision

(Akar Prakar, Emami Art & Mapin Publishing: 2018)

 

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)

Maharashtra Sanskritik Diwas 2018

 

Sairat (174 min; 2016; dvd; Marathi with English subtitles)

Director: Nagraj Manjule

 

The film will be introduced by Suhas Borker

 

Recipient of the Special Jury Award (Feature Film), 63rd National Film Awards 2016; and 11 awards at the Filmfare Marathi Awards 2017 including for Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor-Female

 

Sairat is a path breaking film which brings caste discrimination and caste-based violence to the fore in mainstream Marathi cinema. Said to be the highest-grossing Marathi film till date, director Nagaraj Manjule sets the film in his own village, Jeur in Karmala Taluka of Solapur district, Maharashtra to tell the story of a fisherman's son and a local politician's daughter who fall in love against the restrictions of caste hierarchy

 

(Collaboration: Maharashtra Sanskritikani Rananiti Adhyayan Samiti)

 

Doklam Revisited

Speakers: Lt. Gen. Praveen Bakshi (Retd), Eastern Army Commander; Lt. Gen D.S Hooda (Retd), Northern Army Commander; and Ambassador Ashok Kantha, Director, ICS

       

Introduction and Anchor: Shri Sushant Singh, Indian Express

       

Part of the ICS Conversation series in collaboration with IIC

 

(Collaboration: Institute of Chinese Studies)

INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY

 

Identification of Water Harvesting and Associated Hydraulic Structures at Narnaul

Speaker: Dr. Akshat Kumar Kaushik, Assistant Archaeologist, Chandigarh Circle, A.S.I. He has participated in several excavations like Sravasti (U.P), Dholavira (Gujrat) & Purana Qila (Delhi). He has conducted several explorations in the states of Haryana & Punjab. Presently he is involved in a village to village survey along the dried-up bed of River Saraswati from Adi Badri to Distt. Sirsa (upto Haryana – Rajasthan border). He is the author of Ancient Indian Town Planning: A Journey Across Two Urbanisation

Chair: Shri D.N. Dimri

 

Narnaul is a historical town located in the south western part of Haryana, characterised by dry-land topography--an ensemble of terrain features associated with semi-arid to arid environment.  A number of monuments of the medieval period dot its landscape.  Of these, the most interesting are the water bodies. The reasons for the presence of a large number and variety of water bodies cannot be studied in isolation. They need to be looked at in context of their environmental setting and landscape, in order to better understand their functionality and usage. The talk examines the reasons and justifications for the creation of these monumental structures, their strategic location and role in the subsequent development of the town. A physical survey and GPS mapping of the whole area in and around Narnaul, including sources of water, their courses and channels brought out ways in which the natural topography was exploited and harnessed as a part of the water harvesting system that was the lifeline of the Medieval town 

INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY

 

Identification of Water Harvesting and Associated Hydraulic Structures at Narnaul

Speaker: Dr. Akshat Kumar Kaushik, Assistant Archaeologist, Chandigarh Circle, A.S.I. He has participated in several excavations like Sravasti (U.P), Dholavira (Gujrat) & Purana Qila (Delhi). He has conducted several explorations in the states of Haryana & Punjab. Presently he is involved in a village to village survey along the dried-up bed of River Saraswati from Adi Badri to Distt. Sirsa (upto Haryana – Rajasthan border). He is the author of Ancient Indian Town Planning: A Journey Across Two Urbanisation

 

Narnaul is a historical town located in the south western part of Haryana, characterised by dry-land topography--an ensemble of terrain features associated with semi-arid to arid environment.  A number of monuments of the medieval period dot its landscape.  Of these, the most interesting are the water bodies. The reasons for the presence of a large number and variety of water bodies cannot be studied in isolation. They need to be looked at in context of their environmental setting and landscape, in order to better understand their functionality and usage. The talk examines the reasons and justifications for the creation of these monumental structures, their strategic location and role in the subsequent development of the town. A physical survey and GPS mapping of the whole area in and around Narnaul, including sources of water, their courses and channels brought out ways in which the natural topography was exploited and harnessed as a part of the water harvesting system that was the lifeline of the Medieval town 

Employment – The Big Picture

Speakers: Dr. Surjit S. Bhalla, Advisor, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister; Shri Mahesh Vyas, Managing Director and CEO, Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy Pvt. Ltd

 

 Chairman: Shri Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, Niti  Aayog

 

(Collaboration: IC Centre for Governance)