Philanthropy, Charity, Nation-Building and CSR
18th Prem Bhatia Memorial Lecture
Navigating an Altered Landscape: Finding India's Place in a Changing World
Speaker: Shri Shyam Saran, former Foreign Secretary and presently, Chairman, National Security Advisory Board
Chair: Shri M.K. Rasgotra
Growth, Equity and Poverty
Panelists: Dr. Ashoka Mody, Professor of International Economic Relations, Princeton University, USA and formerly with The World Bank-IMF; Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Professor, Centre for Policy Research and formerly Secretary General FICCI; and Dr. Ram Gopal Agarwal, formerly with the IMF and Asian Development Bank and author of Catching Up with China
Chair: Air Marshall (Retd.) Vir Narain, Chairman, Indian Humanist Union
Plural Cultures and Monolithic Structures - Comprehending India
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
FILMS ON SPIRITUALITY AND FAITH
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
Book Discussion Group
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
Celebrating Senior Citizen's Day
A Community in Exile - A Vintage Album: Kashmiri Pandits - A Contribution to the Making of Modern India
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
Finding Neema
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