1. IIC

Panorama of India’s Art Heritage: 2 and 3 May 2015

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02 May 2015, 05:30 am
Panorama of India’s Art Heritage: 2 and 3 May 2015
Programme Type
Festivals
Ramayani Pala Gaan in Bengali
Presented in lyrical form
By Rameshwar Gangopadhyay and Bibhabendu Bhattacharya from Kolkata
 
Followed by
Raja (The King of the Dark Chamber)                                                                                                                          
 Dramatised reading of  Rabindranath Tagore’s play written in 1910
By Soumitra Basu, Averee Chaurey, Jayati Ghosh, Sanjoy Sarkar, Badal Ray and others

Debadhara Dance & Music Festival: A festival in memory of Late Guru Debaprasad Das

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02 May 2015, 05:30 am
Debadhara Dance & Music Festival: A festival in memory of Late Guru Debaprasad Das
Programme Type
Cultural
Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Pt.  A Maheshwar Rao from Orissa,  disciple of Pt. Kashinath Shankar Bodas, Pt. J.V.S Rao and Pt. Vikas
Kashalkar
 
Hindustani Violin Recital
By Biswajit Roychowdhury from Assam, disciple of the late, Guru Nitai Sarkar and Pt. V.G. Jog
 
Sarod Recital
By Chandrima Majumdar from Delhi, disciple of Pt. Narendra Nath Dhar
 
Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Smt Rosey Brahma from Assam, disciple of Guru Biharilal and Guru Ganesh Prasad Mishra  

Rise of the Oppressed: Impact of Dalit Literary and Cultural Interventions in Maharashtra and Beyond

01 May 2015, 05:30 am
Rise of the Oppressed: Impact of Dalit Literary and Cultural Interventions in Maharashtra and Beyond
Programme Type
Discussions
Speakers: Prof. B. L. Mungekar, Member of Parliament and former Member Planning Commission; Prof. Y. S. Alone, Professor of Art and Aesthetics, JNU; Prof Waman Kendre, Director, National School of Drama; Dr. Ram Chandra, Associate Professor, Language, Literature and Cultural Studies, JNU; Dr. Smita M. Patil,  Assistant Professor, School of Gender and Development Studies, IGNOU; and Dr. Milind Eknath Awad, Assistant Professor, Centre for English Studies, JNU
 
Introduction: Shri Vijay Naik, Consulting Editor, Sakal
 
Moderator: Shri Suhas Borker, Editor, Citizens First TV (CFTV)  

THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LECTURES The Astonishing Story of the First Complex Cells

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01 May 2015, 05:30 am
THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LECTURES The Astonishing Story of the First Complex Cells
Programme Type
Talks, Webcasts

The Astonishing Story of the First Complex Cells
Speaker: Prof. Mukund Thattai, Simons Centre for the Study of Living Machines, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bengaluru
 
Chair : Professor Sanjay Jain, Department of Physics, Delhi University
 
For a billion years, bacteria dominated the earth. Then, about 2.5 billion years ago, a more complex form of life emerged known as the eukaryotes. These cells were shape shifters and master hunters, they invented sex and learned to live in communities. Plants and animals, including humans, trace our origins back to these enigmatic organisms. Remarkably, we can peer back billions of years to discover how this great leap in cell complexity happened. It is a detective story: the clues are hidden in our genomes, and the plot has more twists than even Darwin could have imagined
 
 
 

Chronicle of a Death Foretold (60 min)

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30 April 2015, 05:30 am
Chronicle of a Death Foretold (60 min)
Programme Type
Cultural
A theatrical adaptation of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s novella presented in English   
Performed and Directed by Manjari Kaul
 
The news of a young woman’s lost honour spreads like wild fire in the town; a murder follows, but this narrative is no thriller. Before the crime is even committed, the whole village knows the where, when and why of it all. The performance is an unusual combination of the use of storytelling technique and characters' first person accounts that are sometimes varying, some similar, some shaky, at times minutely detailed and some fading recollections of the murder
 

On Brazil, Russia, India, China and the World: What About the Future?

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29 April 2015, 05:30 am
On Brazil, Russia, India, China and the World: What About the Future?
Programme Type
Discussions

CANCELLED

Panelists: Dr. Julien Verceuil; Dr. Jean-Joseph Boillot; Dr. Yuan Zhigang; Dr. Xavier Richet; Dr. Marcelo Gerson Pessoa de Matos; Dr. Sulamis Dain; and Dr. Guilhem Fabre
 
The discussion will address the challenges faced by the BRICS, including international relations, economic development, social policy and regional integrations. The presentations by French and Indian experts will be followed by a discussion with the audience
 

On the Occasion of World Dance Day 2015

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29 April 2015, 05:30 am
On the Occasion of World Dance Day 2015
Programme Type
Cultural
 

My Journey: A Tale of Two Births

Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Chairperson IIC-Asia Project will introduce Ileana  Citaristi’s new book published by Manohar

 

Smt Leela Venkataraman, eminent dance critic will be in conversation with the author

 

Followed by

Odissi Recital

By Ileana Citaristi

 

Chief Guest : Shri Jawahar Sircar, CEO, Prasar Bharati


To Mark the 70th Anniversary of World War II

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28 April 2015, 05:30 am
To Mark the 70th Anniversary of World War II
 

Ivan’s Childhood (Ivanovo Detstvo)

(96 min; 1962; b/w; English subtitles)

A film by Andrei Tarkovsky

 

Winner of the Golden Lion, Venice International Film Festival, 1962

 

Tarkovsky’s lyrical debut feature film, about a young orphan whose zealous desire to avenge the death of his parents spurs him on to increasingly dangerous espionage missions behind German lines

 


Happy Birthday Zohra!: A Celebration

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27 April 2015, 05:30 am
Happy Birthday Zohra!: A Celebration
Programme Type
Festivals

rtistes pay tribute to Zohra Segal

 

11:00 Film -  Zohra Unmasked Part I & II (54 min; dvd; English)

Director: Jai Chandiram

The personality of this great danseuse, actress and the theatre person is unveiled by Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, well-known visionary of art and culture

Film courtesy: Kiran Segal and IGNCA

 

 

12:00 -  Reminiscences

By Gauhar Raza

 

14.30 - Bhaji on the Beach (101 min; 1993; dvd; English)

Director: Gurinder Chadha

 

A group of women of Indian descent take a trip together from their home in Birmingham, England, to the beach resort of Blackpool. The women vary in ages from mid-teens to elderly, and initially have little in common. But the events of the day lead then to better mutual understanding and solidarity

 

 

From 17:00 to 20:00

Performances

Guitar by Yogi Ponappa; Recitation by Salima Raza; Odissi by Madhyama Segal; Performance by Maya Rao

Play by Tadpole Theatre Group

Coordinator: Kiran Segal

 


WORLD DANCE DAY CELEBRATIONS 2015

26 April 2015, 05:30 am
WORLD DANCE DAY CELEBRATIONS 2015
Programme Type
Festivals
Dharohar
Bharatanatyam performance by Natya Vriksha Dance Company (NEXT)
 
AT 16:00
Rasa in Dance – Inspiration and Imagination
An illustrated lecture by Guru Lakshmi Vishwanathan from Chennai
 
The talk will progress from theory to practice, exploring and drawing inspiration from parallels in art. Lakshmi Vishwanathan will take the rasikas on a journey of imagined and real beauty
 
AT 18:30
Natya Vriksha Young Dancers Festival
 
Kuchipudi Recital
By T. Reddi Lakshmi, disciple of Gurus Jayarama Rao and Vanashree Rao
 
AT 19:45
Kathak Recital
By Vishal Krishna from Benaras
 
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