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To Mark International Women’s Day 2016

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03 March 2016, 05:30 am
To Mark International Women’s Day 2016
Programme Type
Festivals
 
12TH IAWRT ASIAN WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL: 3RD TO 5TH MARCH 2016
The 12th edition of the festival will showcase the work of women filmmakers of Asian origin bringing a rich and diverse collection of films from 13 countries including Bangladesh, India, Israel, Myanmar, Philippines, Portugal, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan, Turkey, U.K., USA and Vietnam. The festival includes a selection of 47 films and sound works; a seminar and an exhibition 
 
Screenings will be held in the Auditorium on 3, 4 and 5 March 2016 from 09:30 onwards. Some of the highlights include A Felicitation of Dr. Vijaya Mulay by Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Chairperson, IIC International Research Division 
 
Screening of much acclaimed films such as Tazreen (Bangaldesh) by Yasmine Kabir; Song of the Horned Owl (India) by Manju Borah; Haunted (Syria) by Liwaa Yazji; The Barber (Myanmar) by Anna Biak Tha Mawi; So Close, So Far, The Ancestral Forest (Vietnam) by Doan Hong Le; Daughters of Cordillera (Philippines) by Ilang-Ilang Quijano; and Hey Neighbour! (Turkey) by Bingol Elmas; among others. 
 
Screenings will be followed by discussions with directors present
 
Seminar: 
5 MARCH 2016 SEMINAR ROOM I, Kamaladevi COMPLEX FROM 10:00 TO 13:00 
Documenting the Women’s Movement on Film 
The seminar will examine the influence of the feminist movement on films made in the 80s and 90s and showcase some films in their original lengths and extracts of others; and panel discussions with activists, filmmakers and creative practitioners
 
Exhibition:
3 TO 8 MARCH 2016, ANNEXE ART GALLERY, 11:00 TO 19:00
Healings
An exhibition of paintings by Dr. Iris Odyuo from Nagaland
Opening on Wednesday, 2 March 2016 at 18:30
 
There is conflict around us, with most of us losing confidence and our faith almost gone. The exhibition is an attempt to put faith in the goodness in each one of us and tray to heal each other’s world
 
 For detail screening schedule, kindly please check www.iawrtindia.blogspot.in and www.iicdelhi.in
 
 
 

 

Homage to Celebrities of Ghazal Gayki

02 March 2016, 05:30 am
Homage to Celebrities of Ghazal Gayki
Programme Type
Cultural
From the Gramaphone era – Kamla Jharia, Malka Pukhraj, Mukhtar Begum and others
 
Pran Nevile speaks on the Lure of Ghazal Gayaki
Followed by a Concert of Vintage Melodies by Rashmi Agarwal
 

Symposium on Global Space Issues and Indian Perspective

02 March 2016, 05:30 am
Symposium on Global Space Issues and Indian Perspective
Programme Type
Seminars
Keynote Address by Dr. G. Madhavan Nair, former Chairman, ISRO 
Guests of Honour: Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO, Niti Ayog; and Shri Amandeep Singh Gill, Ministry of External Affairs
 
Speakers for the symposium include Dr. Sridhara Murthy, Professor, Jain University, Bangalore and National Institute of Advanced Studies; Dr. Ranjana Kaul, Institute of Air & Space Law, and Partner, Dua Associates, Advocates & Solicitors; Prof. Steven Freeland, Professor of International Law, Western Sydney University, Australia and Visiting Professor, University of Vienna; Shri Rajesh Mathur, Vice-President, Asia Geospatial Forum; Shri Narayan Prasad, Founder and Innovator of NewSpace start-ups in India; and Dr. V. Siddhartha, former Emeritus Scientist, DRDO, and former Member, Systems Planning & Analysis Group – ISRO
 

 

Painted Weaves

01 March 2016, 05:30 am
Painted Weaves
An exhibition of tapestries in silk
By S.G. Vasudev

THE INDIAN REPUBLIC: LAW AND POLITICS OF SEDITION

24 February 2016, 06:00 pm
THE INDIAN REPUBLIC: LAW AND POLITICS OF SEDITION
Programme Type
Discussions, Webcasts
Venue
C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC main building
THE INDIAN REPUBLIC: LAW AND POLITICS OF SEDITION
 
Speakers: Shri Soli J. Sorabjee, former Attorney-General of  India and President IIC
 
Prof. Neera Chandhoke, Visiting Professor, Centre for Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University
 
Shri K.P. Fabian, former Ambassador and Visiting Professor, Indian Society of International Law
 
Prof. Shiv Visvanathan, Professor, Jindal School of Government and Public 
Policy
 
 
Moderator: Shri Suhas Borker, Convener, Working Group on Alternative Strategies

Organised in collaboration with Working Group on Alternative Strategies 
 
 
 
 
On Wednesday, 24th February 2016 at 18:00 at the C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium
 
 
 
 
 

The Red Fort Trial: Justice by a Dying Colonialism

11 February 2016, 05:30 am
The Red Fort Trial: Justice by a Dying Colonialism
Programme Type
Talks
Speaker: Prof. Leonard Gordon, well-known historian of South Asia especially Bengal and author of Brothers Against the Raj: A Biography of Indian Nationalist Leaders Sarat and Subhas Chandra Bose
 
 
 
Chair: Prof. Indivar Kamtekar, Associate Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University
 
 
 
The talk will borrow some material from the book and other new material and bring in comparisons to Nuremberg, Tokyo, and Eichmann Trials to show the uniqueness of the Red Fort Trials
 
 

Sharing our Cultures to Build Bridges

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01 March 2016, 05:30 am
Sharing our Cultures to Build Bridges
Programme Type
Talks
Speaker: Ms Carole Poirier, member of the Quebec National Assembly from Hochelaga-Maisonnueve, Montreal and a member of the Parti Quebecois. She serves on the Committee on Cultural Diversity, UNESCO representing all the Francophone countries
 
Chair: Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan
 
 
 

KODAVA FESTIVAL

27 February 2016, 05:30 am
KODAVA FESTIVAL
Programme Type
Festivals

Festival of Kodagu (coorg)

Inauguration at 17:30 in the Auditorium

 

Chief Guest: Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Chairperson, IIC-International Research Division

 

Illustrated presentations on:

Kodavas – An Introduction

Speaker: Smt. Rathi Vinay Jha

 

Unique Culture of the Kodavas

Speaker: Smt. B. Nanjamma Chinnappa, Statistician and author

 

Kodava Cuisine

Speaker: Shri Naren Thimmaiah, Executive Chef, Taj Gateway Hotel, Bangalore

 

Fountain Lawns at 18:30

Dances from Coorg

Presentation of dances of the  Kodavas and Yeravas

 

A Mock Kodava Wedding

Presented by the Kodava Sahitya Akademi, Coorg and Kodava Samaj, Delhi

 

As part of this festival, there will be an exhibition of photographs in the Main veranda and Quadrangle garden

 


Saarc Literature Festival of Saarc Writers

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27 February 2016, 05:30 am
Saarc Literature Festival of Saarc Writers
Programme Type
Seminars
PROGRAMME
 
SAARC LITERATURE FESTIVAL
FEBURARY 27, 28, 29, 2016
NEW DELHI
 
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2016
Multipurpose Hall, Kamaladevi Complex,
India International Centre
 
Registration of Delegates: 9.00-10.00
 
INAUGURAL SESSION
10-00-12.30
 
Introduction:
          Prof. Refaqat Ali Khan
          Director SAARC Festival of Literature                              10.00-10.10
Welcome Address:
Ajeet Cour, President FOSWAL                                        10.10-10.25
Keynote Address:
Chief Guest: Prof. Ashis Nandy (India)                            10.25-10.45         
Presidential Address:
                   Prof. Rajmohan Gandhi (India)                                10.45-10.55
Address by Guests of Honour                                                
          H.E. Mr. C. Rajasekhar, Director General, ICCR             10.55-11.05
          H.E. Maj. Gen. V. Namgyel,
                   Ambassador of Bhutan in India                               11.05-11.15
Guests of Honour from each country
address the audience, five minutes each                             11.15-12.05
Mr. Muhammad Mansoor Nassimy (Afghanistan)
Ms. Selina Hossain (Bangladesh)
H.E. Mr. Krishna Prasad Dhakal
          Deputy Ambassador of Nepal in India (Nepal)
Ms. Kunzang Choden (Bhutan)
Dr. Sitakant Mahapatra (India)
Mr. Ibrahim Waheed (Maldives)
Prof. Abhi Subedi (Nepal)
Dr. Shahzad Qaiser (Pakistan)
Mr. Daya Dissanayake (Sri Lanka)
 
Release of Books                                                                       12.05-12.15
 
Vote of Thanks:
                   Prof. Akhtarul Wasey (India)                                    12.15-12.25
 
LUNCH: 12.30-1.30
 
ACADEMIC SESSION I
POETRY: 1.30 to 4.00
Poem/Poems: Not more than 8 Minutes each
 
President: Mr. Jayanta Mahapatra (India)
 
  1.  Dr. Rubana Huq (Bangladesh)
2.               Dr. Sitakant Mahapatra (India)
  1. Prof. Abhi Subedi (Nepal)
  2. Mr. Daya Dissanayake (Sri Lanka)
5.               Dr. Anand Kumar (India)
6.               Prof. A.K. Rashid (Afghanistan)
7.               Mr. Sudeep Sen (India)
8.               Prof. Mohammad Nurul Huda (Bangladesh)
9.               Ms. Arundhathi Subramanium (India)
10.           Mr. Sunil Govinnage (Sri Lanka)
11.           Ms. Farheen Chaudhry (Pakistan)
12.           Mr. Mohammad Reza Mohammadi (Afghanistan)
13.           Dr. Suman Sharma (India)
14.       Mr. Leeladhar Mandloi (India)
15.           Ms. Nahid Kaiser (Bangladesh)
16.           Ms. Tanni Bose (Bhutan)
17.           Mr. Bob D’Costa (India)
18.           Ms. Kamala Wijeratne (Sri Lanka)
19.           Ms. Bushra Farrukh (Pakistan)
20.           Mr. Deo Prakash Choudhary (India)
21.           Mr. Jayanta Mahapatra (India)
 
ACADEMIC SESSION II:
PAPERS:
04.00-06.00 (10 Minutes Each Scholar)
 
President: Dr. Anand Kumar (India)
 
1.           Dr. Chandrasekhar Kambar (India)
2.           Ms. Kamla Bhasin (India)
3.           Dr. Iqbal Mohammad Chawla (Pakistan)
4.           Prof. Mohammad Nurul Huda (Bangladesh)
5.           Dr. Alok Bhalla (India)
6.           Dr. Ahmad Salim (Pakistan)
7.           Ms. Kunzang Choden (Bhutan)
8.           Dr. Anand Kumar (India)
Tea: 06.00 - 06.30
 
CULTURAL EVENING: 6.30 to 8 pm
1.   Saadat Hasan Manto’s One Hour Play
2.   Half Hour Classical Dance by Suhail Bhan
 
 
 

Painted Weaves

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Old Programmes  
27 February 2016, 05:30 am
Painted Weaves
An exhibition of tapestries in silk
By S.G. Vasudev
 
Preview on Friday, 26 February 2016 at 18:30
 
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