Embracing Communist China: America’s Greatest Strategic Failure
By James E. Fanell and Dr. Bradley A. Thayer ( War Room Books, 2024)

Speakers: Captain James E. Fanell, Government Fellow, the Global Fellowship Initiative, Geneva Centre for Security Policy; formerly Director of Intelligence and Information Operations for the U.S. Pacific Fleet and co-author of the book; and Dr. Bradley A. Thayer, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Minnesota-Duluth and co-author of the book

Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC 
 

Carnatic Vocal Recital
By R. Anirudh Subramanian from Chennai, disciple of Shri Abhishek Raghuram and Shri Kunnakudi Balamuralikrishna

At 19:00
Bharatanatyam Recital
By Swarnali Kundu from Delhi, disciple of Smt Rama Vaidyanathan
 

Edited by Arundhati Virmani (Routledge, New Delhi: 2025)

Discussion based on the proceedings of an IIC Seminar organised in collaboration with EHESS, Centre Norbert Elias, Marseille and Centre de Sciences Humaines, New Delhi in January 2020

S.H. Raza: The Very Essence (India)
(51 min; English & with English subtitles)
Director: Laurent Bregeat

The film will be introduced by Shri Ashok Vajpeyi

The film captures the essence of one of India’s most compelling modernists, Raza. A founder member of the Progressive Artists’ Group, Raza’s style evolved over the years from the early expressionistic landscapes of his childhood in the forests of Madhya Pradesh, to more geometric representations of French landscapes after he moved to Paris. The film traces this journey to his final non-representational style that expressed itself in the iconic ‘Bindu’

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)
 

Poetry Readings
 

By Amarjeet Kaunke (Patiala); Vinay Vishwas, Raki Garg and Anil Analhatu (Delhi NCR)

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)
 

An evening of Lama Doboom Tulku’s poetry

Reading and reflection by Dr. Maya Joshi, Associate Professor of Literature. Lady Shri Ram College for Women
Dancing Eloquence by Zuleikha, StoryDancer

Introduction: Dr. Sudhamahi Regunnathan, academic

(Collaboration: World Buddhist Culture Trust)
 

Lead presentation by Prof. Rajinder K. Dhamija, Professor of Neurology and Director, Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences, New Delhi

WHO has passed a resolution in its 65th General Assembly on Intersectoral Global Action Plan on Neurological Disorders. India is also a signatory along with 190 member states. Further, India has taken the lead in constituting a National Task Force of Brain Health with neurologists from AIIMS, NIMHANS and other institutions as well as policy makers from the Ministry of Health, Govt. of India, ICMR, Social Justice and Disability and by Niti Aayog. The talk and discussion will discuss and deliberate about brain health and its impact on the Indian economy

ART MATTERS

Panel discussion on Looking at Art
 

Panelists: Nitin Bhayana; Vandana Kalra; Jyoti Kathpalia; and Anubhav Nath

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)
 

Keynote Address: Shri Anurag Goel, former Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Govt. of India and Futurist & Governance Architect

Welcome Address: Shri Prabhat Kumar, President, IC Centre for Governance

(Collaboration: IC Centre for Governance)
 

Advent of the Truth (India)
(40 min; 2006; English and with English subtitles)
Director: Monty Gupta

Auroville was envisioned as an international community free of government, money, religion, and strife. A place where this new way of living is being worked out; as a new centre of accelerated evolution where man must begin to change his world through the power of the inner spirit.

Screening will be followed by a discussion on The Idea of Community Living Sustained by Shared Convictions