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

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

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

Speaker: Prof. A.K. Grover, Vice Chancellor, Punjab University, Chandigarh

Chair: Prof. M.G.K. Menon

The talk will cover inspiring and fascinating facts about Dr. S.S. Bhatnagar (1894-1955), his own mentor Prof. Ruchi Ram Sahni (1863-1948) and his support to Dr. Homi Bhabha (1909-1966), his de-facto successor in the mission to build modern India

For the Motion: Saeed Naqvi, Jehangir Pocha and Sajad Lone

Against the Motion: K.C. Singh, S.Y. Quraishi and Pavan K. Varma

Moderator: Ms Seema Mustafa

Illustrated lecture by Shri R.S. Bisht, formerly with the Archaeological Survey of India who is excavating at Dholavira

Chair: Shri B.M. Pande

Malaria: A Relentless Serial Killer
Speaker: Dr. Amit Sharma, Group Leader, Structural Biology, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi

Chair: Prof. R. Madhubala, Director, AIRF J C Bose National Fellow, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Malaria remains a major killer worldwide. This lecture will give a general overview of this disease, its prevalence, its control and its future

Exotic fiction in verse by K.P. Shashidharan, IA & AS, Director General, Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India

Chief Guest: Dr. Veerappa Moily, Union Cabinet Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas

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

Illustrated lecture by Prof. Himanshu Prabha Ray, Chairperson, National Monuments Authority of India

Chair: Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Chairperson, IIC-Asia Project

Based on archaeological excavations conducted at the sites of Ratnagiri, Udayagiri and Lalitgiri by the Archaeological Survey of India from 1958 onwards, the lecture addresses the complex issue of preservation of the Buddhist heritage keeping in view demands of urban planning and development, on the one hand and the pressures of tourism on the other