The Magic Makers - Folk and Tribal Arts
18 January 2013, 05:30 am
The Magic Makers - Folk and Tribal Arts
An exhibition of paintings and sculptures from the collection of Arpana Fine Arts Museum of the Academy of Fine Arts and Literature
On display are Godana art works, Midnapur scrolls, Bengal folk art, Orissa pata-chitras, art by the Sauras and Gonds, and from Worli, Bastar and Hazaribagh
Opening on Thursday, 17th January, at 18:30
Flora's Empire: British Gardens in India
17 January 2013, 05:30 am
Flora's Empire: British Gardens in India
Programme Type
Talks
Speaker: Dr Eugenia W. Herbert, Professor Emeritus of History at Mount Holyoke College, and author of Twilight on the Zambezi: Late Colonialism in Central Africa
Chair: Shri Pradip Krishen, ecological gardener, and author of Trees of Delhi
Book Discussion Group
17 January 2013, 05:30 am
Book Discussion Group
Programme Type
Discussions
Dr Sanjaya Baru, Editor, Business Standard; and Shri Prem Shankar Jha, Managing Editor, Financial World, will be in conversation with Gurcharan Das on his book, India Grows at Night: A Liberal Case for a Strong State (New Delhi: Penguin, 2012)
Chair: Justice Shri J.S. Verma, former Chief Justice of India
The Mud Mosque of Djenné
16 January 2013, 05:30 am
The Mud Mosque of Djenné
Programme Type
Talks
Illustrated lecture by Shri Peeyush Sekhsaria, consultant in environment, disaster management and development, and photographer
Chair: Prof K.T. Ravindran, Dean, School of Planning and Architecture
Djenné, a centre of commerce and of Islamic learning in Mali, with a continuous history from 200 BCE, is remarkable for being built entirely in raw earth. Its imposing Great Mosque has a facade over 60m long and up to 15m high, dominated by three towers. Its annual re-plastering ceremony involves everyone in Djenné, with the city's two quarters competing to complete their section first"”a joyous and mind-boggling spectacle, carried out in near-clockwork fashion. The speaker, who has trained in earthen architecture, will describe the experience of witnessing the ceremony, taking in such areas as living heritage, conservation, Mali and its current geo-political situation
An exhibition of photographs by Peeyush Sekhsaria will be on view in the corridor outside Conference Room - I until Tuesday, 22nd January
Chair: Prof K.T. Ravindran, Dean, School of Planning and Architecture
Djenné, a centre of commerce and of Islamic learning in Mali, with a continuous history from 200 BCE, is remarkable for being built entirely in raw earth. Its imposing Great Mosque has a facade over 60m long and up to 15m high, dominated by three towers. Its annual re-plastering ceremony involves everyone in Djenné, with the city's two quarters competing to complete their section first"”a joyous and mind-boggling spectacle, carried out in near-clockwork fashion. The speaker, who has trained in earthen architecture, will describe the experience of witnessing the ceremony, taking in such areas as living heritage, conservation, Mali and its current geo-political situation
An exhibition of photographs by Peeyush Sekhsaria will be on view in the corridor outside Conference Room - I until Tuesday, 22nd January
Is Freedom of Expression under Threat in the Digital Age?
15 January 2013, 05:30 pm
Is Freedom of Expression under Threat in the Digital Age?
Programme Type
Discussions,
Webcasts
Panelists: Shri T.N. Ninan, Chairperson, Editors' Guild of India; Ms Kirsty Hughes, Chief Executive on the Index on Censorship; Shri Milind Deora, Minister of Communications (tbc); Shri Ajit Balakrishnan, Chairperson and CEO, Rediff.com; and Shri Sunil Abraham, Executive Director, Centre for Internet and Society, Bengaluru
Who, if anyone, can or should police the Web? How do we protect freedom of expression online in the face of demands to respect religious, political or cultural sensitivities? How do we stop new technology from turning the Web into a snooper's paradise for police or governments?
Celebration of the Power of Non-Violent Action and the Life of Martin Luther King Jr.(1929-1968)
15 January 2013, 05:30 am
Celebration of the Power of Non-Violent Action and the Life of Martin Luther King Jr.(1929-1968)
Programme Type
Cultural
Gandhi-King Plaza from 10:30 to 11:00
84th Birthday Commemoration of Dr Martin Luther King Jr.
Auditorium from 11:15 to 12:30
Interactive Session: Sharing of Thoughts and Ideas
Students from schools of Delhi NCR to participate
Moderators: Shri Suhas Borker, Convener, Working Group on Alternative Strategies; and Shri Ramesh Sharma, Gandhi Peace Foundation
Part of the "Taking Children to Gandhi" series that brings children closer to the enduring legacy of Gandhi's non-violent struggle for equity, justice, pluralism and sustainable development
DR C.D. DESHMUKH MEMORIAL LECTURE India's Golden Jubilations
14 January 2013, 05:30 pm
DR C.D. DESHMUKH MEMORIAL LECTURE India's Golden Jubilations
Programme Type
Talks,
Webcasts
Venue
C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC main building
India's Golden Jubilations
Speaker: Shri Gopalkrishna Gandhi, former Governor of West Bengal
Chair: Shri Soli J. Sorabjee, President, IIC
Is there something, anything or nothing to celebrate about today's India? Do the anniversaries we observe with clockwork regularity"”silver, golden, diamond"”serve any purpose, practical or ideational? Or are jubilees merely exercises in self-fulfilment and self-deception, or what in Hindustani would be called "man-bahlaav"?
