Anasuyaben Sarabhai, fondly known as Motaben, holds a unique place in the history of Indi. She is best remembered for joining hands with Mahatma Gandhi in leading the historic strike of millworkers in Ahmedabad, which eventually led to the founding of an outstanding trade union of India - the Textile Labour Association (TLA) in 1920

In this exhibition, Ela Bhatt, who first worked with Anasuyaben in 1955, throws light on her life and legacy. With rare photographs from the Sarabhai archives and text in Anasuyaben's own words

Chief Curator: Ela R. Bhatt
Co-Curator: Ami B. Potter
Hindi Translation: Jyotsna Milan
Assistant Curator and Designer: Somnath Bhatt

Inauguration by Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Chairperson IIC-Asia Project on Tuesday, 16th July 2013 at 18:15

Growth and its Pro-Poor Character in India: 1993-2010

Speaker: Dr. S.K. Thorat, Chairman, ICSSR

Mr. Najeeb Jung, Lieutenant Governor, Delhi will preside

Share Your Experience
With Sangay Tenzin, Insurance Trainer, Aegon Religare Life Insurance

Moderator: Damdul Topden
 
An initiative to provide a platform to young Tibetans in exile to present and discuss their ideas and suggestions to stimulate dialogue and improve networks of the vibrant Tibetan diaspora

U Topos & Tagore: The Language of the Mind
Speaker: Prof. Uday Narayana Singh, Poet-Linguist and the first Pro-Vice Chancellor, Visva-Bharati

Third lecture in a new series of lectures organised in collaboration with Sahapedia, an online repository of resources on the arts, cultures and histories of India (and broadly South Asia) with a view to bringing current scholarship on Indian culture and heritage to a wider public

Mrs Kamlesh Jacob, former Principal, Queen Mary's School, in conversation with Indu Agnihotri focusing on the early years after Independence and girl's education

Chair: Dr. Kavita A. Sharma, Director, IIC

First in a new series of discussions initiated to recover Delhi's past, its social life and, the more specifically gendered experiences of its women. While Delhi shall remain the focus, the discussions will encompass a critical phase in the life of the nation. The series will be an interactive sessions between generations of women from different social backgrounds to capture the diversity of experiences as well as trace the socio-cultural roots of the city.

Organised in collaboration with Centre for Women's Development Studies

Prof. Satish Kumar, former Professor, JNU; Shri Harish Khare, former Media Advisor to the Prime Minister of India; and Shri Sushant Sareen, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses will discuss Kashmir: The Unwritten History by Christopher Snedden (Noida: HarperCollins, 2013)

Chair: Shri B.G. Verghese, eminent journalist and writer

An exhibition of comic posters focusing on the definition of terrorism and communalism
By Sharad Sharma, Ram Puniyani and others

Opening on Wednesday, 10th July 2013 at 18:30

Speaker: Prof. A.K. Grover, Vice Chancellor, Punjab University, Chandigarh

Chair: Prof. M.G.K. Menon

The talk will cover inspiring and fascinating facts about Dr. S.S. Bhatnagar (1894-1955), his own mentor Prof. Ruchi Ram Sahni (1863-1948) and his support to Dr. Homi Bhabha (1909-1966), his de-facto successor in the mission to build modern India