Nazrul Evening
03 September 2016, 05:30 am
Nazrul Evening
Programme Type
Cultural
Nazrul Evening
Programme based on the newly released CD by Times Music
Love Songs of Kazi Nazrul Islam
By Dr. Reba Som
Accompanied by Ashim Das on tabla
Followed by
Shri Pinak Chakravarty, diplomat and former Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh in conversation with Dr. Reba Som
Followed by screening of a film
Kazi Nazrul Islam: The Rebel Poet (30 min; 2007; dvd; Bengali with English subtitles)
Director: Anjan Das
Script and research: Dr. Reba Som
Produced by Public Diplomacy Division, Ministry of External Affairs
Premier of Rambuai – Mizoram’s ‘Trouble’ Years
02 September 2016, 05:30 am
Premier of Rambuai – Mizoram’s ‘Trouble’ Years
(43 min; 2016; dvd; English & with subtitles)
A film by Sanjoy Hazarika and Preeti Gill
Director: Maulee Senapati (technical)
Concept and development: Sanjoy Hazarika
Screening will be followed by a discussion
Rambuai focuses attention on a period in the nation’s history that has rarely figured in contemporary discourse, official reports, civil society dialogues or even scholarly debates. The film looks not just at the years of conflict and disturbances in this beautiful pocket of India, but also at the transition in mindsets that has enabled peaceful change to endure, the resolve that drove the Indian State, and the challenges that remain
(Collaboration: Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research, Jamia Millia Islamia)
The Migration Crisis in Europe
10 September 2016, 05:30 am
The Migration Crisis in Europe
Programme Type
Discussions
Four talks by Mark Terkessidis, Berlin; Dr. Aladin El-Mafaalani, Duisburg; Vaiju Naravane, Delhi
Moderator: Aman Sethi
Migration is an inescapable reality of the history of civilization. In the context of the contemporary European refugee crisis, the talks will examine who the people arriving on Europe’s shores are, and whether they are refugees or migrants. The discussants will confront questions about the current crisis and whether basic concepts of nationality, citizenship, rights or even – the nation state need to be revisited. Where should Europe look when seeking answers to these pressing questions?
getting across
02 September 2016, 05:30 am
getting across
Exhibition I Talks I Films
Organised in collaboration with Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, the exhibition is curated on the premise that borders are man-made delineations, based on nothing but arbitrary decisions that nevertheless exert a massive, sometimes gruesome impact on individuals. The exhibition includes works by artists across international borders and will be on view at the IIC, Bikaner House and Vadehra Art Gallery simultaneously
On view at the IIC are works by André Lüzen, Amar Kanwar, Eva Leitolf, Kimsooja and Roman Signer
Discussion on Saturday, 10 September 2016 at 18:30 in Seminar Rooms I to III, Kamaladevi Complex
The Migration Crisis in Europe
Four talks by Mark Terkessidis, Berlin; Dr. Aladin El-Mafaalani, Duisburg; Vaiju Naravane, Delhi
Moderator: Aman Sethi
Migration is an inescapable reality of the history of civilization. In the context of the contemporary European refugee crisis, the talks will examine who the people arriving on Europe’s shores are, and whether they are refugees or migrants. The discussants will confront questions about the current crisis and whether basic concepts of nationality, citizenship, rights or even – the nation state need to be revisited. Where should Europe look when seeking answers to these pressing questions?
Films
A curated package of films will explore the migratory phenomena while focusing on themes of identity, nation-state and nationhood. The films will be screened at Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan
Films to be screened include Haunted (Dir.: Limaa Yazji); Meteorstrasse/Meteor Street (Dir.: Aline Fischer); and Jahaji Music (Dir.: Surabhi Sharma)
For details of screening schedules, kindly please check www.goethe.de/newdelhi.com
SPIRITUALITY AND THE OTHER DIMENSION
01 September 2016, 05:30 am
SPIRITUALITY AND THE OTHER DIMENSION
Curated by Rajiv Mehrotra
22nd Century (60 mins; 2007; dvd; English)
A film written by Michael Chorost
What is the world going to be like 30 years from now? Will human life spans increase to 250 years or more? Will personal computers be smarter than the humans who use them? Will machines shrink to a micro-level so small that they can make repairs inside a human cell? 22nd Century is about dramatic changes being made by scientific and technological research conducted in laboratories across the globe today.
The pilot episode, World Wide Mind, is about a new theory that suggests in the coming decades all our brains will be wired together just as computers were wired together via the World Wide Web during the 1990s
(Collaboration: The Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama)
A Tribute to Mahashweta Devi (1926 – 2016)
27 August 2016, 05:30 am
A Tribute to Mahashweta Devi (1926 – 2016)
FILM & DISCUSSION ■ SEMINAR ROOMS II AND III, KAMALADEVI COMPLEX AT 18:30
A towering figure in Indian literature and an indefatigable champion of Adivasi rights, Mahashweta Devi was one of our renowned public intellectuals
Screening of a film followed by talks
Talking Writing – Four Conversations with Mahashweta Devi: Part I & Part II (54min; 2004; dvd; English)
Directed by Pushan Kripalani
Naveen Kishore, publisher, Seagull Books in conversation with Mahashweta Devi
Talks:
The Artist and the Activist
Amita Baviskar, sociologist at the Institute of Economic Growth whose research focuses on the cultural politics of environment and development will speak on Mahashweta Devi’s life and work in light of her politics and art
The Sounds of Warp and Weft: Listening to texts and after
Rimli Bhattacharya, a comparativist working in literature, performance and the arts will explore Mahashweta Devi’s oeuvre as a litterateur
Chair: Smt Mrinal Pande, noted journalist and writer
Social Media and the United States Elections 2016
10 August 2016, 05:30 am
Social Media and the United States Elections 2016
Programme Type
Talks
Social Media and the United States Elections 2016
Speaker: Sree Sreenivasan, Chief Digital Officer, New York City and former Chief Digital Officer, Columbia University and the Metrpolitan Museum
Chair: Pamela Philipose, currently working on an Indian Council for Social Science Research senior fellowship on social media and Designated Public Editor, The Wire
(Collaboration: The Media Foundation)
Speaker: Sree Sreenivasan, Chief Digital Officer, New York City and former Chief Digital Officer, Columbia University and the Metrpolitan Museum
Chair: Pamela Philipose, currently working on an Indian Council for Social Science Research senior fellowship on social media and Designated Public Editor, The Wire
(Collaboration: The Media Foundation)
Writing Self, Writing Empire: Chandar Bhan Brahman and the Cultural World of the Indo-Persian State Secretary
31 August 2016, 05:30 am
Writing Self, Writing Empire: Chandar Bhan Brahman and the Cultural World of the Indo-Persian State Secretary
Programme Type
Discussions
A discussion on the book by Rajeev Kinra
Panelists: Professor Harbans Mukhia; Professor Shahid Amin; and Professor Sunil Kumar
Chair: Dr. Romila Thapar
Release of book: Dr. Romila Thapar
First programme in the Primus Book series, South Asia across Disciplines
Introduction to the series: Professor Muzaffar Alam
(Collaboration: Primus Books)
