FRONTIERS OF HISTORY
Army and Nation: How India’s Founders Made its Army Safe for Democracy
Speaker: Prof. Steven I. Wilkinson, Nilekani Professor of India and South Asian Studies, Chair, Department of Political Science, Yale University and author of the forthcoming book Army and Nation – The Military and Indian Democracy Since Independence (Permanent Black, 2015)
Chair: Dr. Srinath Raghavan
At Indian Independence in 1947, the country’s founders worried that the army India inherited – conservative and dominated by officers and troops drawn disproportionately from a few “martial” groups posed a threat to democracy. Steven Wilkinson draws on uniquely comprehensive data to explore how and why India has succeeded in keeping the military out of politics, when so many other countries have failed
Shrinking Space for Dissent? The B.G. Verghese Memorial Lecture by Gopalkrishna Gandhi
The B.G. Verghese Memorial Lecture by Gopalkrishna Gandhi, civil servant, diplomat, former governor
Followed by a panel discussion
Panelists: Shubha Mudgal, classical singer; Nilanjana Roy, literary critic and columnist; and Ashok Malik, columnist and TV commentator
Moderator: Siddharth Varadarajan, Senior Fellow, Centre for Public Affairs and Critical Theory
The lecture will be preceded by presentation of Chameli Devi Awards 2015
Shrinking Space for Dissent?
The B.G. Verghese Memorial Lecture by Gopalkrishna Gandhi, civil servant, diplomat, former governor
Followed by a panel discussion
Panelists: Shubha Mudgal, classical singer; Nilanjana Roy, literary critic and columnist; and Ashok Malik, columnist and TV commentator
Moderator: Siddharth Varadarajan, Senior Fellow, Centre for Public Affairs and Critical Theory
The lecture will be preceded by presentation of Chameli Devi Awards 2015
Shrinking Space for Dissent?
The B.G. Verghese Memorial Lecture by Gopalkrishna Gandhi, civil servant, diplomat, former governor
Followed by a panel discussion
Panelists: Shubha Mudgal, classical singer; Nilanjana Roy, literary critic and columnist; and Ashok Malik, columnist and TV commentator
Moderator: Siddharth Varadarajan, Senior Fellow, Centre for Public Affairs and Critical Theory
The lecture will be preceded by presentation of Chameli Devi Awards 2015
Shrinking Space for Dissent?
The B.G. Verghese Memorial Lecture by Gopalkrishna Gandhi, civil servant, diplomat, former governor
Followed by a panel discussion
Panelists: Shubha Mudgal, classical singer; Nilanjana Roy, literary critic and columnist; and Ashok Malik, columnist and TV commentator
Moderator: Siddharth Varadarajan, Senior Fellow, Centre for Public Affairs and Critical Theory
The lecture will be preceded by presentation of Chameli Devi Awards 2015
Shrinking Space for Dissent?
The B.G. Verghese Memorial Lecture by Gopalkrishna Gandhi, civil servant, diplomat, former governor
Followed by a panel discussion
Panelists: Shubha Mudgal, classical singer; Nilanjana Roy, literary critic and columnist; and Ashok Malik, columnist and TV commentator
Moderator: Siddharth Varadarajan, Senior Fellow, Centre for Public Affairs and Critical Theory
The lecture will be preceded by presentation of Chameli Devi Awards 2015
Shrinking Space for Dissent?
The B.G. Verghese Memorial Lecture by Gopalkrishna Gandhi, civil servant, diplomat, former governor
Followed by a panel discussion
Panelists: Shubha Mudgal, classical singer; Nilanjana Roy, literary critic and columnist; and Ashok Malik, columnist and TV commentator
Moderator: Siddharth Varadarajan, Senior Fellow, Centre for Public Affairs and Critical Theory
The lecture will be preceded by presentation of Chameli Devi Awards 2015
The Lonely Job of the Indian Foreign Correspondent
Speaker: Ms Pallavi Aiyar, award-winning journalist and author, who has spent over a decade reporting from Beijing, Brussels and Jakarta, often as the only resident Indian foreign correspondent
Chair: Ms Suhasini Haider
What accounts for the dearth of Indian journalists abroad and why does this matter? Drawing upon her books on China (Smoke and Mirrors) and Europe (Punjabi Parmesan), Pallavi will address these issues with examples that range from Beijing’s toilets to Antwerp’s diamond merchant
Special Concert
Concert in honour of Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh, one of the senior most and distinguished members of the IIC
Shri Soli J. Sorabjee, President IIC will felicitate Air Marshal Arjan Singh
Concert presented by Air Warrior Symphony Orchestra of the Indian Air Force. The 70-member Air Warrior Symphony Orchestra (AWSO) is based in Bangalore and was formed in 2002 with hand-picked musicians from various Air Force bands. In the past decade, the AWSO has won wide acclaim for its performances in India and abroad. The orchestra’s repertoire includes overtures, waltzes, light classical, film music, a Carnatic classical number, a hymn and a patriotic song
Led by Squadron Leader G. Jayachandran, Director of Music, IAF
Concept: Suhas Borker
ART MATTERS (CANCELLED)
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