Dr. Durgabai Deshmukh Memorial Lecture 2015
Demographic Drivers of Economic Growth – Role of Human Capital
Speaker : Professor Abhijit Sen, was Member, Planning Commission is currently on the Senate/Executive Committees of University of Delhi, IIT( Delhi) and National Centre for Agricultural Policy
Chair: Shri Soli J. Sorabjee
Meet the Author
Amitav Acharya, Professor of International Relations, American University and author of the new book The End of American World Order (Oxford University Press, New Delhi:2015) who will speak about his new book
Discussants: Professor Satish Kumar; Dr. K.P. Vijayalakshmi and Ambassador K.P. Fabian
Chair: Professor Muchkund Dubey
Discussants: Professor Satish Kumar; Dr. K.P. Vijayalakshmi and Ambassador K.P. Fabian
Chair: Professor Muchkund Dubey
Shared Heritage as New Variable in the Indo-Korean Relations: Historicising the Legend of Princess from Ayodhya and its Legacy
Inauguration on 14th July at 10:30 am
Inside
An exhibition by Luz Blanco and Ludovic Bernhardt
Preview on Friday, 10th July 2015 at 18:30
The exhibition presents the graphic work of two French artists who question the nature of image and its reproduction, their interiority and their subject as well. Proposing a conversation between their images which embodies the nature of representation and that of visual memory which produces a disruption of information and a reinterpretation of social signs
Preview on Friday, 10th July 2015 at 18:30
The exhibition presents the graphic work of two French artists who question the nature of image and its reproduction, their interiority and their subject as well. Proposing a conversation between their images which embodies the nature of representation and that of visual memory which produces a disruption of information and a reinterpretation of social signs
Beyond Borders
Salaam Baguette
Speakers: Kazem Samendhari, CMD and Cedric Houze, Executive Pastry and Bakery Chef, L'Opera Patisserie Boulangerie
Guest of Honour: H.E. Mr. Francois Richier, Ambassador of France
Chair: Shri K.V. Rajan
This programme focuses on the astonishing range of France's famed boulangerie and patisserie, where the most modern technology respectfully co-exists with centuries-old traditions, which constitute the pillars of French gastronomic culture such as "Perfection","Joie de vivre", "aesthetic appeal" and "Innovation". This is an ode to "Bread" in all its magnificent diversity, its unique place in French history, culture and society, the passionate commitment to high quality, interwoven with first person accounts of French entrepreneurship in "making it in India" for the discriminating palate here and elsewhere, and insights and demos by an executive French chef
Speakers: Kazem Samendhari, CMD and Cedric Houze, Executive Pastry and Bakery Chef, L'Opera Patisserie Boulangerie
Guest of Honour: H.E. Mr. Francois Richier, Ambassador of France
Chair: Shri K.V. Rajan
This programme focuses on the astonishing range of France's famed boulangerie and patisserie, where the most modern technology respectfully co-exists with centuries-old traditions, which constitute the pillars of French gastronomic culture such as "Perfection","Joie de vivre", "aesthetic appeal" and "Innovation". This is an ode to "Bread" in all its magnificent diversity, its unique place in French history, culture and society, the passionate commitment to high quality, interwoven with first person accounts of French entrepreneurship in "making it in India" for the discriminating palate here and elsewhere, and insights and demos by an executive French chef
MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION
Thyagaraja – His Conversations with Rama
Presentation by Usha R.K. , Arts Consultant
Presentation by Usha R.K. , Arts Consultant
Sinan: Architect at the Centre of the World
Speaker: Dr. H. Masud Taj, architect-poet-calligrapher and award winning adjunct professor of architecture at Carleton University, Canada. Mentored by Hassan Fathy in Egypt, he delivered the 2nd International Conference of Islamic Art and Architecture Keynote. His recent book was published by Foreign Affairs Canada and is currently working on Seven Muslim Wonders on monuments he studied in Agra, Cairo, Cordoba, Granada, Isfahan, Istanbul and Mecca
Chair: Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Chairperson, IIC-Asia Project
Sinan was the Imperial Architect for half-a-century at the height of the Ottoman Empire. He designed more projects than any other architect in documented history and indeed is credited with the very skyline of Istanbul. In his biography Sinan mentions three mosques as milestones in his long career, built when he was an apprentice, journeyman and master. The talk will examine those, and few other projects at the intersection of empire, faith, building and environment
Chair: Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Chairperson, IIC-Asia Project
Sinan was the Imperial Architect for half-a-century at the height of the Ottoman Empire. He designed more projects than any other architect in documented history and indeed is credited with the very skyline of Istanbul. In his biography Sinan mentions three mosques as milestones in his long career, built when he was an apprentice, journeyman and master. The talk will examine those, and few other projects at the intersection of empire, faith, building and environment
Changing Face of Indo-Latin American Relations
Speakers: Prof S.P. Ganguly, former Chairperson, Centre for Spanish, Portuguese, Italian & Latin American Studies, JNU; Shri R. Viswanathan, former Indian Ambassador to Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay; Dr. Ash Narain Roy, Director, Institute of Social Sciences and Prof. Vikash Singh, Indira Gandhi National Open University
Seminar Coordinator: Prof Om Gupta, Director CLACSI and Editor, ILAF
FILMS
Delhi at Eleven (82 min; 2013; dvd; English substitles)
Produced by David MacDougall who will introduce the screening
Screening will be followed by a discussion
The film presents the work of four young filmmakers of New Delhi who took part in a video workshop at the CIE Experimental Basic School, a government primary school in 2012. Each of the filmmakers was eleven years old. Original and thought-provoking, their films offer a unique and special perspective on Indian family and working life. The workshop was coordinated by David MacDougall as part of the Childhood and Modernity Project. The four films are:
My Lovely General Store (15 min)
By Ravi Shivhare
Ravi explores the day-to-day workings of a small general store near where he lives
Why Not A Girl? (16 min)
By Anshu Singh
In this film Anshu documents the oppression that many girls experience in their family life and the favoritism that is shown to boys
My Funny Film (16 min)
By Aniket Kumar Kashyap
Aniket’s film is a high-spirited, kaleidoscopic view of his friends and family
Children at Home (29 min)
By Shikha Kumar Dalsus
The film gives an inside view of the daily rituals, work, study, and play of children in an extended family
Produced by David MacDougall who will introduce the screening
Screening will be followed by a discussion
The film presents the work of four young filmmakers of New Delhi who took part in a video workshop at the CIE Experimental Basic School, a government primary school in 2012. Each of the filmmakers was eleven years old. Original and thought-provoking, their films offer a unique and special perspective on Indian family and working life. The workshop was coordinated by David MacDougall as part of the Childhood and Modernity Project. The four films are:
My Lovely General Store (15 min)
By Ravi Shivhare
Ravi explores the day-to-day workings of a small general store near where he lives
Why Not A Girl? (16 min)
By Anshu Singh
In this film Anshu documents the oppression that many girls experience in their family life and the favoritism that is shown to boys
My Funny Film (16 min)
By Aniket Kumar Kashyap
Aniket’s film is a high-spirited, kaleidoscopic view of his friends and family
Children at Home (29 min)
By Shikha Kumar Dalsus
The film gives an inside view of the daily rituals, work, study, and play of children in an extended family
FILMS ON SPIRITUALITY AND THE OTHER DIMENSION
Pure Sound: The Gyuto Monks of Tibet (53 min; 2012; dvd; English)
Director: John Doggett-Williams
Narrated by Emmy Award winner, Toni Collette, the film is a rare behind the scenes examination of life among the Dalai Lama's most dedicated scholarly monks, the Gyuto Monks of Tibet, known around the world for their chanting. But that is only one element of life for monks who have dedicated themselves to the pursuit of personal perfection and the bettering of life for all beings. Several Gyuto elders reveal never-before-told stories detailing the monks first chanting tour of the West and their harrowing and treacherous walk over the Himalayan mountains to escape the horrors of Tibet’s desecration and destruction in 1959
Director: John Doggett-Williams
Narrated by Emmy Award winner, Toni Collette, the film is a rare behind the scenes examination of life among the Dalai Lama's most dedicated scholarly monks, the Gyuto Monks of Tibet, known around the world for their chanting. But that is only one element of life for monks who have dedicated themselves to the pursuit of personal perfection and the bettering of life for all beings. Several Gyuto elders reveal never-before-told stories detailing the monks first chanting tour of the West and their harrowing and treacherous walk over the Himalayan mountains to escape the horrors of Tibet’s desecration and destruction in 1959