Release and discussion around the book by Kapila Vatsyayan

The book will be released by Dr. Karan Singh, MP, President Indian Council for Cultural Relations

Followed by a panel discussion
Panelists:  Prof. Basudev Chatterji, Chairman, Indian Council of Historical Research;  Prof. Harish Trivedi, former Professor of English, University of Delhi; and Shri Jawhar Sircar, CEO Prasar Bharati

Chair: Dr. Kavita A. Sharma, Director IIC

Al-Ghazali: The Alchemist of Happiness
(80 min; 2003; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Ovidio Salazar

Recipient of the Special Prize, Religions of Peace, Trento, Italy 2004; Special Prize, Contributions to Islamic Thought and Culture, Golden Minbar, Kazan 2005

Born in 1058 in present-day Iran, Abu Hamid al-Ghazali was one of the most original thinkers the world has known. His influence has surpassed the Muslim world and has inspired major figures of medieval philosophy, such as Thomas Aquinas and Moses Maimonides, who have shaped the philosophy of the Latin West. The film sets out to discover who Al-Ghazali was and whether we, living in the 21st century, can still find relevance in his teaching

Shri Vishwanath Tripathi; Dr. Baran Faruqui; Prof. Shamim Hanfi; and Shri Avinash Das will discuss The Mirror of Beauty by Shamsur Rahman Faruqi (New Delhi: Penguin, 2013)

Chair: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi

An exhibition of archival photographs and prints that traces the contribution of Kashmiri Pandits to the making of modern India
Conceptualised and curated by Dr. Manju Kak

Inauguration by Shri Salman Khurshid, Union Minister for External Affairs on Tuesday, 6th August 2013 at 18:30
Chief Guest: Dr. Karan Singh, President ICCR

As part of this exhibition, there will be a panel discussion on Monday, 12th August 2013 at 18:30 in the Annexe Lecture Room - II on
The Kashmiri Pandits - A Question of Identity

Panelists: Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan; Shri Vivek Katju; Shri M.K. Kaw; and Shri M.K. Raina

Chair: Shri Suresh Goel, Director-General, ICCR

Programme on Autism with a discussion and screening of a film
Speaker: Juliet Reynolds, author of the book of the same title

Film: I'm Special: My World is Different (India)
(6.08 min; dvd; 2012)
Director: Deepak Parvatiyar

Recipient of the Primo Classificato Award, Autismovie Film Festival, Italy 2013

The programme will be introduced by Shri Suresh Srivastava, Secretary General, Indian Federation of United Nations Associations

Illustrated lecture by Dr. V.S. Prabhakar, Superintending Archaeologist, Archaeological Survey of India

Chair: Dr. R.S. Bisht

The archaeological remains at Karanpura were first discovered in 2010 by Vikas Pawar of M.D. University, Rohtak. The excavations have brought to light housing complexes built of mud-bricks of both early and mature Harappan periods; pottery remains; and artefacts

Coordinator: Dr. Daryoush Akbarzadeh, former Director of the National Museum of Iran and currently IIC-ICCR Fellow  

 (Collaboration: Iran House of culture, embassy of Iran)