DELHI COMIC ARTS FESTIVAL 2017: 4 TO 6 DECEMBER 2017
A festival of comic creators, visual storytellers and professionals in the world of comics and graphic storytelling. The festival includes talks and presentations by leading Indian and international practitioners, film screenings and exhibitions. Organised in collaboration with Manic Mongol, Max Mueller Bhavan/Goethe Institut, Pro Helvetia, Alliance Française de Delhi, Embassy of Norway, Austrian Cultural Forum, Cervantes Institute, Embassy of Spain, Embassy of Brazil and Norla and Hochschule Luzern
Exhibitions:
of lines and TALES – I & II
Works by Appupen, Kaveri Gopalakrishnan, Kruttika Susurla, Sekhar Mukherjee, Lika Nuessli, Bettina Egger, Josef Yohannes, Reinhard Kleist, Amruta Patil, Bharath Murthy, Miguel Gallardo, Priya Kuriyan, Priyesh Trivedi, Kokaachi, World Comics, Anpu Varkey, Pierre Thomé, Sarbajit Sen, Harsho Mohan Chattoraj and others
On view 4 to 12 December 2017 at the Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza and at the Art Gallery, Kamaladevi Complex
Opening
Superheroes, Mythology and Halahala
Presentation by Appupen (artist’s presentation), India
A Journey in Indie-comics making
Presentation by Kokaachi (publisher’s presentation), India
Drawn Cinema –I (20 min)
Animation films curated by Sekhar Mukherjee, National Institute of Design
FROM 16:45 TO 18:00
Forests of Transformation
Presentation by Amruta Patil (artist’s presentation), France
The Urban Legend – Why I Created a Superhero
Presentation by Josef Yohannes (artist’s presentation), Norway
Fumetto Festival Lucerne – A Comic Festival Built on Bridges
Presentation by Jana Jakoubek (curator’s presentation), Switzerland
AT 18:15
Launch of The Elephant in the Room – Women Draw their World
An Indo-German anthology (Zubaan: New Delhi, 2017)
Presentations by Urvashi Butalia, Priya Kuriyan, Anpu Varkey and Kaveri Gopalakrishnan
Followed by
Panel discussion Is Comics Something You can Teach?
Moderator: Abeer Gupta, Assistant Professor, School of Design, Ambedkar University, Delhi
The discussion will look at issues such as the futility of teaching authorship; exercises in sequential thinking; institutionalising underground art into a mainstream convenience – today’s comic education
Real Estate Regulatory Act (RERA) – Boon or Bane?
Real Estate Regulatory Act (RERA) – Boon or Bane?
Whitepaper presentation on RERA by Dr. Debarpita Roy
Panelists: Prof. Sunil Agarwal, Associate Dean & Director, RICS School of Built Environment (Moderator)
Shri Rajeeb Bairathi, ED & Head, Knight Frank, Capital Markets India; Shri Sunil Tyagi, Senior Partner at Zeus Law Associates; and Prof. Anupam Saxena, RICS School of Built Environment
Chair: Shri Yash Gupta, Managing Partner, YG Real Estate LLP
(Collaboration: National Institute of Urban Affairs; and RICS School of Built Environment, Amity University)
India and Japan Growing Convergences
Speaker: Ambassador Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa, IFS (Retd.)
Remembering Dr. Gopal Singh
Remembering Dr. Gopal Singh
Release of 3 Poets – An anthology of selected poems of Gopal Singh, Keshav Malik and Rakshat Puri
Compiled by Jasleen
The anthology will be released by Dr. Karan Singh, MP
Tributes by Dr. Mohinder Singh, Bhai Vir Singh Sahitya Sadan; Shri P.S. Bawa, Chairman, Transparency International & former Inspector General of Police; and Smt Shashi Tripathi, former Indian Ambassador & High Commissioner
Reading by Jasleen
Organised on the occasion of Dr. Gopal Singh Centenary Celebrations in collaboration with Dr. Gopal Singh Memorial Foundation
JAPANESE POLITICS AND PM ABE’S POLITICAL AGENDA
JAPANESE POLITICS AND PM ABE’S POLITICAL AGENDA
Speaker: Professor Karukata Takenaka, Professor, National Graduate Institute of Policy Studies, Tokyo; author of Failed Democratizatoin in Prewar Japan: Breakdown of a Hybrid Regime (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2014)
Chair: Ambassador Biren Nanda, Sr. Fellow, Delhi Policy Group
Real Estate Regulatory Act – Boon or Bane?
Real Estate Regulatory Act – Boon or Bane?
Discussion on a white paper prepared by RICS School of Built Environment
Details of panellists to be announced later
chaired by Shri Shyam Saran, Life Trustee IIC.
(Collaboration: National Institute of Urban Affairs; and RICS School of Built Environment, Amity University)
Centenary Celebration of Eminent Artiste Naina Devi
Centenary Celebration of Eminent Artiste Naina Devi
Pran Nevile pays tribute
Followed by
Concert by Poonam Chauhan
(Collaboration: K.L. Saigal Memorial Circle)
In Conversation
In Conversation
Nandana Dev Sen - a children’s author, a child-rights activist and an award-winning actor, will be in conversation with Kris Di Giacomo, a French-American illustrator.
The discussion will be moderated by Chiki Sarkar, founder of Juggernaut
Nandana Dev Sen and Kris Di Giacomo will show us their work-in-progress after having spent a week long residency in India: Earth Song, an illustrated children’s book aiming at showing the natural beauty lying around us, and the importance to care for it.
This very talented duo will tell us more about the genesis of this book and how to give the younger generations tools to care about the environment.
This programme is part of Bonjour India, a four-month-long celebration of Indo-French innovation, creativity and partnership
Nandana Dev Sen - a children’s author, a child-rights activist and an award-winning actor, will be in conversation with Kris Di Giacomo, a French-American illustrator.
The discussion will be moderated by Chiki Sarkar, founder of Juggernaut
Nandana Dev Sen and Kris Di Giacomo will show us their work-in-progress after having spent a week long residency in India: Earth Song, an illustrated children’s book aiming at showing the natural beauty lying around us, and the importance to care for it.
This very talented duo will tell us more about the genesis of this book and how to give the younger generations tools to care about the environment.
This programme is part of Bonjour India, a four-month-long celebration of Indo-French innovation, creativity and partnership
Art Exchanges between Japan and India
Art Exchanges between Japan and India
Illustrated Lecture by Dr. Anu Jindal
Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, Life Trustee, IIC
The lecture will reflect on Japan-India ties strengthened through art exchanges. Both countries have an ancient and rich artistic and philosophical heritage. Buddhism formed the foundation, while in more recent times Okakura Kakuzo and Rabindranath Tagore created strong cultural bonds. Both Japanese and Indian aesthetics are based on deep profundity of philosophical expression beyond the surface image. In modern times, many art events have been held in both countries, these will be discussed, as well as what the future holds
The talk is part of “2017 The year of Japan-India Friendly Exchanges” endorsed by Embassy of Japan in India
Pasupati Sastra – Knowledge is the Key to Life
Pasupati Sastra – Knowledge is the Key to Life
Balinese puppet and dance by I. Made Adi Surya Pradnya and his troupe who will present a Wayang performance from the Mahabharata
Artists: I. Made Surya Pradnya (puppeteer); I. Gede Sutarya (Gamelan artist/folk singer); I Dewa Putu Ardita Yasa (Gamelan artist/dancer); I Dewa Alit Swastika (Gamelan artist/dancer); I Gede Eka Parisuda (Gamelan artist/dancer); I. Nyoman Hari Mukti Dananjaya (Gemalan artist/dancer); I Gusti Ngurah Pertu Agung (Gamelan artist/dancer); and I. Gusti Dyah Ambarwati (dancer)
(Collaboration: Embassy of Indonesia)