Postcards of Change: Letters to and From Northeast

An exhibition of letters written by young people from Delhi to the Northeast and vice versa as part of an initiative by Reachout Foundation to address multicultural diversity and discriminations in Delhi NCR schools. The ongoing campaign, “The India Project: Say No to Discrimination” is an exchange programme thatis an attempt to create a human connect amongst children through the almost forgotten art of letter writing Also on display are handmade cards and posters exchanged among students from Delhi, Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh 

 

Inauguration on Thursday, 20 September 2018 at 18:30

 

(Collaboration: Reachout Foundation)

ENGINEERS AND THE SOCIETY

 

Art of Tall Buildings

Presentations by Dr. Prem Krishna, Former Professor of Civil Engineering of University of Roorkee ,  Past President of International Association of Wind Engineering, Past President of Indian Society of Wind Engineering, Fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering; and Prof. Mahesh Tandon, Tandon Consultants Pvt Ltd, President Indian Society of Wind Engineering Past President - Indian Association of Structural Engineers and Indian Concrete Institute, Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineers 

       

Chairperson - Shri P K Tripathi, (IAS) Former Chief Secretary of Government of Delhi

 

Second lecture in a new series of six lectures on the theme of “Engineers and the Society” organised in collaboration with Consulting Engineers Association of India. The series will try and acquaint audiences with the important role that an engineer plays in making the daily life of an individual safe, efficient and comfortable. Engineering focuses on the development of infrastructure, by contributing to the clean air you breathe, the safe water you drink, the secure home you live in and the multifarious transport systems you use

 

(Collaboration: Consulting Engineers Association of India (CEAI))

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

 

India-China Relations 1947-2000: A Documentary Study

Five volumes edited by Avtar Singh Bhasin (New Delhi: Geetika Press, 2018)

 

Discussants: Ambassador Ashok K. Kantha, Director, Institute of Chinese Studies and former Indian Ambassador to China; Ambassador Vijay Nambiar, former Indian Ambassador to Algeria, Afghanistan, Malaysia, China and Pakistan; and Prof. Alka Acharya, Professor, Centre for East Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University

 

Chair: Ambassador Kishan S. Rana, Professor Emeritus and Senior Fellow, Diplo Foundation and former Indian Ambassador

 

THE IIC  DOUBLE BILL MUSIC CONCERT 

 

Carnatic Vocal Recital

By Aadarsh M. Nair from Delhi, disciple of Guruvayur Prof. T. V. Manikandan

 

Followed by

 

AT 19:00

Hindustani Vocal Recital 

By Anisha Rana from Delhi, disciple of Late Vidushi Girija Devi

 

Letters to Theo: the Art and Life of Vincent Van Gogh

Speaker: Shri Sumanjit Chaudhry, distinguished career in the corporate sector,  and was President, The Oxford and  Cambridge Society 

 

Chair: Dr. Vikram Lall

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)