The Monks who Won the Grammy (53 min; 2018; dvd; English & with subtitles)
The Monks who Won the Grammy (53 min; 2018; dvd; English & with subtitles)
Directed by Aparna Sanyal who will introduce the film
Supported by Films Division of India and the Charles Wallace India Trust
Screening will be followed by a discussion with Aparna Sanyal and Khenpo Pema Negi, senior teacher at the Palpung University for the Buddhist Sciences
The monks of Palpung Sherabling Monastic seat in Himachal Pradesh won a Grammy in 2003 for their ritual chants. The film looks at the history, mythology and philosophy of Vajrayana Buddhism through the prism of the monastery exploring the story of Buddhism’s move towards Tantricism in the 7th century and the refuge it received in Tibet over a period of time. Interwoven with tales of Palpung; the master translator of the 10th century, Marpa Lotsawa; Siddhas from India such as Tilopa, Naropa and Guru Padmasambhava; Tai Situ lineage; and finally the monks who received a Grammy for an art practice that has existed for centuries
Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy
Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy
Speakers: Ms Bonnie Glaser, Director, China Power Project, CSIS; Ambassador Derek Mitchell, former US Ambassador to Myanmar; Ambassador Vinod C. Khanna, former Director, Institute of Chinese Studies; and Ms Kristy Hsu, Director, Taiwan ASEAN Studies Center
(Collaboration: Institute of Chinese Studies)
DURGABAI DESHMUKH MEMORIAL LECTURE 2018
DURGABAI DESHMUKH MEMORIAL LECTURE 2018
Human Insecurity in South Asia: Challenging Market Injustice
Human Insecurity in South Asia: Challenging Market Injustice
Speaker: Prof. Rehman Sobhan, Chairman, Centre for Policy Dialogue, Dhaka and Former Director General of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies
(Collaboration: Council for Social Development)
Mat Todo Yeh Vadi (90 min)
Mat Todo Yeh Vadi (90 min)
Written and directed by Sarita Vohra
Presented by Living Room Theatre Society
A Hindustani musical play on everyday life in the Kashmir Valley seen through the lives of a family. The play also highlights the frustration of house-boat owners who wait endlessly for tourists; the Karigars who cannot find customers, the musician who has no audience, students who cannot complete their education…
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Regional Satraps and the Battle for India Foreign Policy
By Kalyani Shankar (New Delhi: ICWA & Vij House, 2017)
Discussants: Prof. S.D. Muni, Distinguished Fellow, Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses & Professor Emeritus, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Prof. Muchkund Dubey, former Foreign Secretary and President, Council for Social Development; and Ambassador K. Raghunath, former Foreign Secretary
Chair: Shri H.K. Dua, Senior Journalist and former Member, Rajya Sabha
THE IIC DOUBLE BILL CONCERT
THE IIC DOUBLE BILL CONCERT
Odissi Recital
By Mrinalini Biswas from Kolkata, disciple of Smt Muktilata Pal and Guru Shib Narayan Banerjee
Followed by
Kathak Recital
By Swati Sinha from Delhi, disciple of Pt. Rajendra Gangani
The Story of Vimor
The Story of Vimor
An exhibition on Vimor’s 45 year journey of documenting, reviving and supporting hand-loom weavers. The exhibition presents old textile samples and photographs; old/antique sarees and the new revived versions of the sarees; revival of designs and techniques; and the success story of the weavers
Curated and presented by Pavithra Muddaya
Inauguration by Smt Jasleen Dhamija, veteran Indian textile art historian, crafts expert and former UN Advisor on Wednesday, 11 July 2018 at 18:00
The inauguration will be followed by a Conversation with Smt Pavithra Muddaya and Smt Jasleen Dhamija
Art Matters
Art Matters
Her Theatre
by Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry, Kirti Jain and Maya K. Rao
(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)
Creating Zero Waste Communities and Households
Creating Zero Waste Communities and Households
A discussion
Speakers: Shri Keshav Jaini, who has for the last 20 years working on composting and has set up a low-cost, long-term composting system for the colony; and Ms Madhur Panjwani, lawyer and founder of “Earth to Earth”
Unlocking our Sounds: Historical Recordings from the Indian Subcontinent
Unlocking our Sounds: Historical Recordings from the Indian Subcontinent
Illustrated presentation by Janet Topp-Fargion and Shubha Chaudhuri
The British Library and the Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology, American Institute of Indian Studies (ARCE) have been engaged in a collaborative project. As part of this project ARCE has received digital copies of very valuable collections of ethnographic wax cylinder recordings from the British Library. These include the recordings from the Linguistic Survey of India by George Grierson from 1913-1929, the Madras Museum Cylinder collection recorded by K. Rangachari and Edgar Thurston between 1905 -10, and the Baluchi cylinder recordings made in 1911. Prior to this, ARCE had also received the collection of A.H. Fox Strangways (1910-19110) and the Ladakh Recordings made by Arnold Bake in 1930s.
This programme presents these recordings which will be now available for access at the Archives and Research Centre of Ethnomusicology, American Institute of Indian Studies in Gurgaon. The online web catalogue of the ARCE will also be launched
(Collaboration: The Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology, American Institute of Indian Studies; and British Library, UK)