Stories from Australia - A Festival of Award Winning Films: 17th to 20th July 2013

17 July 2013, 05:30 am
Stories from Australia - A Festival of Award Winning Films: 17th to 20th July 2013
Programme Type
Festivals

A festival of contemporary documentary films presenting the prestigious Walkley Award winners. The festival includes screening of nine seminal films; a discussion; and interactive sessions with two filmmakers. Organised in collaboration with the Walkley Foundation, Australia

Introduction
By Ms Jacqui Park, Director, Walkley Foundation, Australia

Divorce Aussie Islamic Way (57 min; 2011; dvd; English)
Director: Jennifer Crone

How do couples with differing social and religious customs go about formally breaking up? This revealing and fascinating film takes us into the world of Islamic divorce, as viewed by the couples involved, their families and the sheikhs - the Australian Islamic Judicial Council, an unofficial group of sheikhs based in Sydney

Closing Ranks (45 min; 2012; dvd; English)
Directors: Quentin McDermott, Morag Ramsay & Kevin May

Reporter Quentin McDermott puts together a forensic account of the events leading to the death of a young man

Motaben: Anasuya Sarabhai (1885-1972) - As Known by Ela Bhatt

17 July 2013, 05:30 am
Motaben: Anasuya Sarabhai (1885-1972) - As Known by Ela Bhatt

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

Hindustani Vocal Recital

16 July 2013, 05:30 am
Hindustani Vocal Recital
Programme Type
Cultural
By Subhadra Desai from Delhi, disciple of Pt. Madhup Mudgal

Dr. Durgabai Deshmukh Memorial Lecture 2013

15 July 2013, 05:30 am
Dr. Durgabai Deshmukh Memorial Lecture 2013
Programme Type
Talks

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

Diaspora: A Tibetan Perspective

14 July 2013, 05:30 am
Diaspora: A Tibetan Perspective
Programme Type
Talks

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

Sahita: Lecture Series on the Arts, Cultures and Histories of India

12 July 2013, 05:30 am
Sahita: Lecture Series on the Arts, Cultures and Histories of India
Programme Type
Talks

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

Bharatanatyam Recital

12 July 2013, 05:30 am
Bharatanatyam Recital
Programme Type
Cultural
By Mithun Shyam from Bangalore, disciple of Guru Padmini Ramachandran

DELHI - CAPTURING WOMEN'S LIVES AND CHANGE IN A CITY IN TRANSITION

11 July 2013, 05:30 am
DELHI - CAPTURING WOMEN'S LIVES AND CHANGE IN A CITY IN TRANSITION
Programme Type
Discussions

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

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

10 July 2013, 05:30 am
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions

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

Terrorism Explained: A Graphic Account

10 July 2013, 05:30 am
Terrorism Explained: A Graphic Account

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