1. IIC

FRONTIERS OF HISTORY

21 March 2014, 05:30 am
FRONTIERS OF HISTORY
Programme Type
Talks
Frontiers of History
The Marginalization of Archaeology: Does the Discipline Have a Future in India?Speaker: Prof. Supriya Varma who teaches archaeology at the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. She has in the recent past excavated the archaeological sites of Indorkhera and Rohana Khurd in Uttar Pradesh
 
Chair : Dr. P.K. Basant, Dept. of History and Culture

Archaeology has at times been regarded as "an esoteric discipline that has no relevance for the needs or concerns for the present." Yet it continues to capture the popular imagination as is evident from its coverage in the print and electronic media. This presentation seeks to explore the contradictory trajectories of the discipline, from a romantic fascination aroused by spectacular discoveries to its tenuous location within academia in India

ART MATTERS

20 February 2014, 05:30 am
ART MATTERS
Programme Type
Discussions

Urban Chaos and the Art

 

Moderator: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi

Chameli Devi Jain Award 2013-2014

20 March 2014, 05:30 am
Chameli Devi Jain Award 2013-2014
Programme Type
Discussions

Presentation of awards to Outstanding Woman Mediapersons

 

Followed by a panel discussion on

Media and the Elections: Manufacturing Consent?

Panelists: Zoya Hasan, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Mukul Kesavan, Jamia Millia Islamia; Sudha Pai, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Vidya Subhramaniam, The Hindu

 

Moderator: Srinivasan Jain, NDTV

Public Art

20 March 2014, 05:30 am
Public Art

An exhibition of public art by leading practitioners

 

At 17:00 on 20th March 2014

Panel discussion on Public Art

 

HEALTHY MEDICINE

19 March 2014, 05:30 am
HEALTHY MEDICINE
Programme Type
Discussions
Panel discussion on My Environment My Health
Keynote speaker: Dr. Kirk R. Smith, Professor of Global Environmental Health, University of California at Berkeley who is Fulbright-Nehru Distinguished Chair, Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, IIT Delhi
 
Panelists: Dr. T. K. Joshi, Consultant, Environment & Occupational Health, Member-Secretary, IVPSS; and
Dr. Roopa Vajpeyi, academic and Consumer Activist
 
Moderator: Dr. Naresh Gupta, Director-Professor, Maulana Azad Medical College & Associated Hospitals and Chairman, Advisory Group, Consumers India

Hindustani Vocal Recital

19 March 2014, 05:30 am
Hindustani Vocal Recital
Programme Type
Cultural

By Shobha Choudhary from Indore, disciple of Pt. C.R. Vyas and Pt. Balasaheb Poonchhwale

Gypsy Music (CANCELLED)

18 March 2014, 05:30 am
Gypsy Music (CANCELLED)
Programme Type
Cultural

CANCELLED

Presented by Mawawil and Mazaher Egyptian Gypsy group

 

Kabeer

16 March 2014, 05:30 am
Kabeer
Programme Type
Cultural

Musical mono act in Hindi

Presented by Shekhar Sen, well-known writer, lyricist, composer, director and actor-singer

Gitanjali and Sea Inside: Parallel Journeys

15 March 2014, 05:30 am
Gitanjali and Sea Inside: Parallel Journeys
Prose, verses and paintings by Nibedita Sen

 

 Opening on Friday, 14 March 2014 at 18:30

 

As part of this exhibition, on Monday 24th March 2014 at 6:00PM. There will be a discussion in the Art Gallery, Kamaladevi Complex, IIC on - Journeys and Reflections: A Discussion

Speakers : Sh. Keshav Malik, Eminent Poet, Art Historian and Art Critic, Dr. Suresh Goel, former Director General, ICCR; Suboroto Bondopadhyay Eminent Poet and Writer; Dr. Reba Som former Director ICCR Tagor Centre, Kolkata. Academic, Historian, Writer and Classical Singer; and Nawaid Anjum, Journalist Indian Express

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