Inaugural session of Asia: Speaking to Ourselves - Asian Media Conference
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
Mehfil Series
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
Nalanda"¦Past and Future"¦The Inner Science Curriculum
Speaker: Dr. Robert Thurman, well-known Buddhist scholar
Chair: Dharmacharya Shantum Seth
Diaspora: A Tibetan Perspective
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
Remembering G. Parthasarathi in His Birth Centenary Year
G.P. and the Sheikh Abdullah Accord
Speaker: Prof. Mushirul Hasan, historian, Jamia Millia Islamia
Chair: Shri N.N. Vohra, Governor, Jammu & Kashmir
Exhibitions, performances, film screenings and cuisine
Introductory remarks: Shri Prabhat Kumar, former Cabinet Secretary
Keynote address by Prof. Samir Barua, former Director, IIMA
Discussant: Shri R.S. Butola, Chairman, IOCL
THE IIC EXPERIENCE FESTIVAL 2013
Exhibitions, performances, film screenings
cuisine (FOR IIC MEMBERS ONLY)
Who Am I?
The Human Factor
(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