Reflections on Contemporary Indian English Poetry
Speaker: Prof. Shiv K. Kumar, well-known Indian English poet and author. A recipient of the Padma Bhushan, Prof. Kumar was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, London in 1978; and received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1988

Chair: Dr. H.K. Kaul, President, The Poetry Society, India

Conference Coordinator: Shri Suhas Borker

The Asian Media Conference (AMC) explores media connectivity in Asia.  Why media exchanges in Asia are still dependent on media hubs in New York, London or Paris, leading to homogenization of news content?  New media technologies offer never seen before gateways of instant communication. Will a direct and close connectivity of media in Asia strengthen the Asian paradigm of diversity and pluralism, spur the process of physical connectivity, bring about a mindset change and concretize the vision of an Asian Community?

Seminar organised by the IIC-Asia Project from 29th to 31st October 2013

A mehfil with Jaipur-Atrauli gharana exponent, Manjiri Asnare-Kelkar

Accompanists: Pt. Vinod Lele (tabla); and Vinay Mishra (harmonium)

As a disciple of Pt. Madhusudan Kanitkar, Manjiri inherited treasures of the Jaipur-Atrauli gayaki from which she will share ragas Vihang, Bhoop Nat and Kafi Kanhra

Nalanda"¦Past and Future"¦The Inner Science Curriculum

Speaker: Dr. Robert Thurman, well-known Buddhist scholar

Chair: Dharmacharya Shantum Seth

Share Your Experience
With Ogyen Palmo, Chartered Accountant, Deloitte, India
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

G.P. and the Sheikh Abdullah Accord
Speaker: Prof. Mushirul Hasan, historian, Jamia Millia Islamia

Chair: Shri N.N. Vohra, Governor, Jammu & Kashmir

Introductory remarks: Shri Prabhat Kumar, former Cabinet Secretary

Keynote address by Prof. Samir Barua, former Director, IIMA
Discussant: Shri R.S. Butola, Chairman, IOCL

Exhibitions, performances, film screenings

 cuisine (FOR IIC MEMBERS ONLY)

(76 min; 2012; dvd; English)
Director: Rudradeep Bhattacharjee

The Human Factor tells the fascinating story of the Lords, a Parsi family of musicians who collectively worked for over 60 years in Mumbai's film orchestras. But the story of the Lords is not theirs alone. It also remains a crucial but obscure chapter in the history of Indian cinema. Using rare archival material, the film provides viewers with a subaltern history of Bollywood