MARTYRS DAY
Mahatma Gandhi : 20th Century Prophet
A.K. Chettiar’s documentary film on Gandhi is unique in many ways. It is credited to be the first documentary on Mahatma Gandhi. Shri Chettiar, travelogue writer, journalist and documentary film maker from Tamil Nadu, started working on this project in 1937. With the 50,000 feet film he collected he started editing in the year 1940. The first version was released on 23 August 1940. The documentary was dubbed into Hindi and re-released on the eve of Indian independence on 15th August 1947 under the Presidentship of Dr. Rajendra Prasad. Shri A.K. Chettiar re-edited the film in Hollywood with a commentary in English and screened it in the U.S. in 1953
The film was digitised recently
Dr. Aparna Basu, well known historian and Chairperson, National Gandhi Museum will introduce the film
In Conversation
Ned Thomas in conversation with Sunandan Roy Chowdhury
Ned Thomas’s memoir Bydoedd (Worlds) won the Best Welsh Book of the Year Award in 2013. Ned Thomas gives a personal perspective on a large slice of Europe’s history, its social and political life. From post-war Germany where his father presided over a British denazification tribunal to Moscow where he worked as an exchange professor at Moscow State University to Franco’s Salamanca and finally back to Wales
Poetry Connections Europe – India
Poetry Connections Europe – India
Organised by in collaboration with Literature Across Frontiers, the programme this double-bill programme brings together poets from Europe and India to explore each other’s work through translation and to create a multilingual poetry performance
18:30 Poetry Connections Europe - India
A multilingual poetry performance with Tsead Bruinja (Netherlands), Sian Melangell Dafydd and David Greenslade (Wales, United Kingdom), Heike Fiedler (Switzerland), Miguel Manso (Portugal), and Sampurna Chattarji and Mamta Sagar (India)
Produced by Literature Frontiers, with support from the Camoes Institute, Douwe Kalma Foundation, Dutch Literature Foundation, Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council, Wales Arts International and Arts Council Wales
19:45 Poetry from Poland
Meet three leading Polish poets Julia Fiedorczuk, Dariusz Sosnicki a
Produced by Literature Across Frontiers and Biuro Literackie with support from the Polish Institute New Delhi, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute and the Polish Book Institute
Coordinator: Alexandra Buechler
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Dr. Ruma Satwik, Associate Consultant, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital; Dr. Supriya Bezbaruah, Communications Officer, Communicable Diseases Department of World Health Organisation; and Ms Gita Aravamundan, author and journalist and writer of the book under discussion will discuss, Baby Makers: A History of Indian Surrogacy by Gita Aravamudan (NOIDA: HarperCollins, 2014)
Chair: Ms Karthika, Publisher and Chief Editor, HarperCollins
Tanjore Paintings – All that glitters is gold!
An Illustrated talk by Shri Pradeep Chakravarthy,Author of Thanjavur - A Cultural History and other books. He is one of Madras's much sought after heritage speakers. Combining music and his experience as a management consultant, he links the past to emotions and behaviors today
The talk will trace the history of painting in Tanjore and examine how Tanjore paintings evolved as a painters answer to an issue we grapple with today – how can we deal with life better? We will also learn the secrets of a few masterpieces in private and public collections across the world
Concert
By Janos Palojtai on piano and David Simon on flute
Programme includes works by Bach, Mozart, Liszt, Poulenc, Dohnanyi and Bartok
Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Radha Govind Das from Delhi, disciple of Pt. Vidur Malik
IIC ANNUAL DAY 2015
Revisiting Shakespeare: A Festival of Films by Vishal Bhardwaj
Special focus on adaptations of William Shakespeare’s well-known works
At 11:00
Maqbool (132 min; 2003; dvd; English subtitles)
With Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Pankaj Kapur, Om Puri
Multiple award-winner including Silver Lotus for Best Supporting Actor, National Film Award 2004; Filmfare Award for Best Actor- Critics, Filmfare Awards 2005; Award for Technical Excellence – Best Dialogue and Best Screenplay, Awards of the International Indian Film Academy 2005; and Critics Choice Award for Best Actor and Technical Award for Best Dialogue and Best Screenplay, Zee Cine Awards 2005
An adaptation of Macbeth
At 14:00
Omkara (155 min; 2006; dvd; English subtitles)
With Ajay Devgan, Saif Ali Khan, Vivek Oberoi, Kareena Kapoor
Multiple award winner including Silver Lotus Awards for Best Supporting Actress; Best Audiography; and Special Jury Award, National Film Award 2008; Swarovski Trophy for Best Cinematography, Asian First Film Festival 2006; Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actress; Best Actor in a Negative Role; Best Costume Design; Best Choreography; Best Playback Singer (Female); and Best Actress – Critics, Filmfare Awards 2007; among others
An adaptation of Othello
At 18:00
Haider (162 min; 2014; dvd; English subtitles)
With Shahid Kapoor, Tabu, Shradha Kapoor, Kay Kay Menon
An adaptation of Hamlet
Entry to the screenings on first-come-first served basi
Prevention of Dementia with Ayurvedic and Yogic Methods
By Dr. Vinod Verma, Founder and Director, The New Way Health Organization, NOW
Dementia is a gradual loss of cognition and memory and it is spreading at a pandemic scale in the world. The present lecture provides guidelines with yogic and Ayurvedic practices to strengthen the mind and give it a regular an appropriate rest by calming down your senses. The wisdom to keep calm and remain unaffected from ups and downs of life is equally essential. The lifestyle, diet and home remedies are also indispensable for the prevention of dementia
TCM SPORTS LECTURE
Speaker : Shri Rahul Dravid, cricketer and former captain of the Indian Cricket Team
Chair: Shri Ayaz Memon, Consulting Editor, NewsX and columnist for Dainik Bhaskar Group, Hindustan Times, Mint, Mail Today, Deccan Chronicle/Asian Age and Times of India