An exhibition showcasing a bouquet of old Phulkari, Bagh, Chope, Sainchi from the personal collection of Sunaina Suneja as well as new renditions embroidered by the women of the Phulkari Mehla Self Help Group, Nabha, Punjab
 
Inauguration by Smt Maneka Gandhi, Minister of Women and Child Development on Wednesday, 16 September 2015 at 18:00
 
Following the inauguration there will be a lecture at 19:00 in the Annexe Lecture on
Phulkari: The Journey of a Craft Revival
Illustrated lecture by Sunaina Suneja who will share a first-hand experience working at the grassroot level to revive this craft
 
As part of this exhibition, there will be
Live Demonstration of Phulkari Embroidery
On 17 September from 12 noon to 19:00; and 18 September from 11:00 to 15:30
 
On September 19 at 11:00
Interactive Group Session
Please join us with your favourite Phulkari/Bagh and share its narrative

Illustrated lecture and demonstration by Dr. Anwesa Mahanta, Sattriya dancer, researcher who is presently Visiting Artist in Residence, IIT Guwahati
 
Dr. Mahanta’s presentation will give a brief about the dance tradition, it’s roots, distinctive features, the present context and how the past lives in the present as a living art heritage. She will be using photographs, clips from films and give a live demonstration
 

 

Speaker: Shri Kapil Mandawewala, Founder and CEO, Sajeev Fresh
 
Is there a need to grow one’s own food? Is it even possible? Earlier this year the Delhi High Court declared the city’s fruit and vegetables unfit for humans. Delhi’s citizens are consuming pesticides every day – this is common knowledge. What are our alternatives? Expensive ‘organic’ produce? Not necessarily. A number of Delhiites have begun getting their hands dirty and growing food on terraces, balconies and what used to be lawns. From supplementing the salad bowl to cutting vegetable costs by half, homegrown produce is making its way onto people’s dinner plates. This talk will discuss the methods used in urban farming and the successes and failures of Delhiites who have taken their first steps towards connecting with their food

Lecture-demonstration by Arun Mehta and Aparna Panshikar
 
Followed by
Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Aparna Panshikar from Pune, disciple of the late Pt. Bhaskarbua Joshi and her mother, Smt Meera Panshikar

Kerala Murals
Illustrated lecture by Dr. M. Nambirajan, Director, Monuments, ASI
 
Chair: Dr. Lotika Varadarajan
 
Dr. Nambirajan will speak on the murals protected by the Archaeological Survey of India

Discussion on Prasar Bharati: From a Handmaiden of Government to a National Public Service Broadcaster – The Journey in Progress
Lead presentation: Shri Suhas Borker, Convener, Jan Prasar
 

Discussant: Ms Rita Mukerjee, former Chief Producer, All India Radio and Founder Producer of Yuv Vani
 
Chair: Dr. S.Y. Quraishi, former Chief Election Commissioner of India
 

Policies for Sustainable Agriculture
Keynote speakers: Shri Siraj Hussain, Secretary (Agri & Coop), Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India; and Dr. R.B. Singh, former President, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences
 
Chair: Shri Syed S. Mahdi, former Vice-Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia University

 
Pre-Requisites of Good Governance
Speaker: Shri Soli J. Sorabjee
 
Chair: Shri Ajit Prakash Shah
 
 

Lead presentation by Ratnottama Sengupta, senior journalist, author, film festival programmer and art curator

 

Speakers: Prof. Indra Nath Choudhuri, academic, administration and cultural diplomacy; author and Professor of Indian Studies and Comparative Literature; Prof. Malashri Lal, Professor, Department of English, University of Delhi; and

Shri Arunava Sinha, well-known translator of classic, modern and contemporary Bengali fiction and nonfiction into English

 

This discussion is part of the IIC Film Club programme Languages of a Globalised World: Festival of Regional Cinema curated by Ratnottama Sengupta

 

By Sangini Kumar and Ayushi Madan, disciples of Smt Kiran Segal