BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Shri K.S. Bajpai, former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs and former Indian Ambassador to Pakistan, China and USA; Shri Ranjit Gupta, Member, National Security Advisory Board and former Indian Ambassador to Venezuela, Sultanate of Oman, Thailand and Taiwan; and Shri K.M. Lal, former Chairman, Staff Selection Committee will discuss Sikkim: Requiem for a Himalayan Kingdom by Andrew Duff (Gurgaon: Random House India, 2015)
Chair: Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar, former Member of Parliament and former Union Minister of Panchayati Raj
Anantham - Aanandam – A Journey Back to Godhead
Awareness of the inner harmony permeating through all
Creation that accords bliss or aanandam
A choreographic dance presentation by three eminent dancers from Delhi and Mumbai
Mohiniattam by Deepti Omchery Bhalla
Bharatanatyam by Kalashri Lata Surendra
Odissi by Swapnokalapa Dasgupta
Music Composed by Shri Shivprasad , Mumbai
The Dog in the Manger
Director: Pilar Miró
The French Minister (France; 113 min; 2013; Blu ray; English subtitles)
Director: Bertrand Tavernier
Tribute: Don Quixote and His Epoch
Don Quixote, Knight Errant (Spain; 119 min; 2001; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón
Director: Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón
When Comedy is King: A Festival of Films
Daydreaming (Italy; 94 min; 2013; dvd; English subtitles)
Directors: Patrizio Gioffredi & John Snellinberg
Directors: Patrizio Gioffredi & John Snellinberg
When Comedy is King: A Festival of Films
Jour de Fête (France; 70 min; 1949; Blu Ray; English subtitles)
A film by Jacques Tati
A film by Jacques Tati
Ateet ki Parchhaiyan (Mahabharata Reinterpreted)
Dance drama directed by Dr. Shama Bhate, Nad-Roop, Pune
A scholarly reinterpretation of the great Indian epic, in the language of our classical dance idioms
Principal artists - Dr. Kannan – Kathakali (Bheeshma); Ramli Ibrahim: Odissi (Yudhishthira); Gopika Varma: Mohiniattam (Gandhari); Vyjayanthi Kashi: Kuchipudi (Kunti); Vaibhav Arekar: Bharatnatyam (Karna); Rakesh Saibabu: Chhau (Duryodhana); and Ameera Patankar: Kathak (Draupadi)
The Great War is over now; the main characters are at the end of their journey. They look back and reflect on the events that led up to this great devastation. They try to understand what transpired in their minds and in their interactions with the other actors which ineluctably determined the course of history. The dance drama focuses on the differing perceptions of the main characters of the epic
A scholarly reinterpretation of the great Indian epic, in the language of our classical dance idioms
Principal artists - Dr. Kannan – Kathakali (Bheeshma); Ramli Ibrahim: Odissi (Yudhishthira); Gopika Varma: Mohiniattam (Gandhari); Vyjayanthi Kashi: Kuchipudi (Kunti); Vaibhav Arekar: Bharatnatyam (Karna); Rakesh Saibabu: Chhau (Duryodhana); and Ameera Patankar: Kathak (Draupadi)
The Great War is over now; the main characters are at the end of their journey. They look back and reflect on the events that led up to this great devastation. They try to understand what transpired in their minds and in their interactions with the other actors which ineluctably determined the course of history. The dance drama focuses on the differing perceptions of the main characters of the epic
Concert of Baroque Music
Presented by the Haydn Baryton Trio Budapest – Balázs Kakuk (violoncello, viola da gamba and barytongamba); Jósef Spengler (violin); and András Kaszanyitzky (violoncello)
The artists will present a concert of works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Tomasini, Burgsteiner, Naumann, Lidl and others
The artists will present a concert of works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Tomasini, Burgsteiner, Naumann, Lidl and others
Release of the IIC Quarterly: Autumn 2015
Edited by Omita Goyal, Chief Editor IIC
To be released by Shri Soli J. Sorabjee, President IIC
To be released by Shri Soli J. Sorabjee, President IIC