Pakistan: Recent Developments
Speaker: Dr. T.C.A. Raghavan, former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan
Chair: Dr. C. Raja Mohan, Carnegie India
Dr. Raghavan will present an overview of developments over the past three years in Pakistan, touching on its internal situation, important external relationships and on bilateral relations with India
Exhibition
Healings
An exhibition of paintings by Dr. Iris Odyuo from Nagaland
Opening on Wednesday, 2 March 2016 at 18:30
There is conflict around us, with most of us losing confidence and our faith almost gone. The exhibition is an attempt to put faith in the goodness in each one of us and tray to heal each other’s world
For detail screening schedule, kindly please check www.iawrtindia.blogspot.in and www.iicdelhi.in
SEMINAR
Documenting the Women’s Movement on Film will examine the influence of the feminist movement on films made in the 80s and 90s. The seminar will showcase some films in their original lengths and extracts of others; and panel discussions with activists, filmmakers and creative practitioners
To Mark International Women’s Day 2016
12TH IAWRT ASIAN WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL: 3RD TO 5TH MARCH 2016
The 12th edition of the festival will showcase the work of women filmmakers of Asian origin bringing a rich and diverse collection of films from 13 countries including Bangladesh, India, Israel, Myanmar, Philippines, Portugal, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan, Turkey, U.K., USA and Vietnam. The festival includes a selection of 47 films and sound works; a seminar and an exhibition
Screenings will be held in the Auditorium on 3, 4 and 5 March 2016 from 09:30 onwards. Some of the highlights include A Felicitation of Dr. Vijaya Mulay by Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Chairperson, IIC International Research Division
Screening of much acclaimed films such as Tazreen (Bangaldesh) by Yasmine Kabir; Song of the Horned Owl (India) by Manju Borah; Haunted (Syria) by Liwaa Yazji; The Barber (Myanmar) by Anna Biak Tha Mawi; So Close, So Far, The Ancestral Forest (Vietnam) by Doan Hong Le; Daughters of Cordillera (Philippines) by Ilang-Ilang Quijano; and Hey Neighbour! (Turkey) by Bingol Elmas; among others.
Screenings will be followed by discussions with directors present
Seminar:
5 MARCH 2016 SEMINAR ROOM I, Kamaladevi COMPLEX FROM 10:00 TO 13:00
Documenting the Women’s Movement on Film
The seminar will examine the influence of the feminist movement on films made in the 80s and 90s and showcase some films in their original lengths and extracts of others; and panel discussions with activists, filmmakers and creative practitioners
Exhibition:
3 TO 8 MARCH 2016, ANNEXE ART GALLERY, 11:00 TO 19:00
Healings
An exhibition of paintings by Dr. Iris Odyuo from Nagaland
Opening on Wednesday, 2 March 2016 at 18:30
There is conflict around us, with most of us losing confidence and our faith almost gone. The exhibition is an attempt to put faith in the goodness in each one of us and tray to heal each other’s world
For detail screening schedule, kindly please check www.iawrtindia.blogspot.in and www.iicdelhi.in
Homage to Celebrities of Ghazal Gayki
From the Gramaphone era – Kamla Jharia, Malka Pukhraj, Mukhtar Begum and others
Pran Nevile speaks on the Lure of Ghazal Gayaki
Followed by a Concert of Vintage Melodies by Rashmi Agarwal
Symposium on Global Space Issues and Indian Perspective
Keynote Address by Dr. G. Madhavan Nair, former Chairman, ISRO
Guests of Honour: Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO, Niti Ayog; and Shri Amandeep Singh Gill, Ministry of External Affairs
Speakers for the symposium include Dr. Sridhara Murthy, Professor, Jain University, Bangalore and National Institute of Advanced Studies; Dr. Ranjana Kaul, Institute of Air & Space Law, and Partner, Dua Associates, Advocates & Solicitors; Prof. Steven Freeland, Professor of International Law, Western Sydney University, Australia and Visiting Professor, University of Vienna; Shri Rajesh Mathur, Vice-President, Asia Geospatial Forum; Shri Narayan Prasad, Founder and Innovator of NewSpace start-ups in India; and Dr. V. Siddhartha, former Emeritus Scientist, DRDO, and former Member, Systems Planning & Analysis Group – ISRO
Painted Weaves
An exhibition of tapestries in silk
By S.G. Vasudev
THE INDIAN REPUBLIC: LAW AND POLITICS OF SEDITION
THE INDIAN REPUBLIC: LAW AND POLITICS OF SEDITION
Speakers: Shri Soli J. Sorabjee, former Attorney-General of India and President IIC
Prof. Neera Chandhoke, Visiting Professor, Centre for Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Shri K.P. Fabian, former Ambassador and Visiting Professor, Indian Society of International Law
Prof. Shiv Visvanathan, Professor, Jindal School of Government and Public
Policy
Moderator: Shri Suhas Borker, Convener, Working Group on Alternative Strategies
Organised in collaboration with Working Group on Alternative Strategies
Organised in collaboration with Working Group on Alternative Strategies
On Wednesday, 24th February 2016 at 18:00 at the C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium
The Red Fort Trial: Justice by a Dying Colonialism
Speaker: Prof. Leonard Gordon, well-known historian of South Asia especially Bengal and author of Brothers Against the Raj: A Biography of Indian Nationalist Leaders Sarat and Subhas Chandra Bose
Chair: Prof. Indivar Kamtekar, Associate Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University
The talk will borrow some material from the book and other new material and bring in comparisons to Nuremberg, Tokyo, and Eichmann Trials to show the uniqueness of the Red Fort Trials
Sharing our Cultures to Build Bridges
Speaker: Ms Carole Poirier, member of the Quebec National Assembly from Hochelaga-Maisonnueve, Montreal and a member of the Parti Quebecois. She serves on the Committee on Cultural Diversity, UNESCO representing all the Francophone countries
Chair: Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan