Photojournalism in the times of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Speaker: Dheeraj Paul, distinguished photographer and mentor

This is as part of the exhibition, The Big Picture 2025, an exhibition of works of PhotoJournalists , on display in the Main Art Gallery from 20th to 30th December 2025

(Collaboration: All India Working News Cameramen’s Association (WNCA)

Mercy 
(100 minutes; 2025; English and Hindi)
Directed by Mitul Patel
 

Produced by Raj Vasudeva / Anuradha Sachdev and an Everclear Films production
Actors: Adil Hussain, Raj Vasudeva, Niharica Raizada, Kunal Bhan, Aparna Ghoshal

On a silent Christmas Eve, Shekhar is forced to face the unthinkable: deciding whether to end his mother’s life. In the stillness of that dark night, as machines beep and hope fades, he’s torn apart by love, guilt, and duty. The choice he makes shatters the fragile ties within his family—and leaves him forever changed, carrying the weight of a decision no one should ever have to make.

FOLK MUSIC AND DANCE
Maati Ki Boli: Essence of Land 
 

Dr. Shailesh Srivastava will be presenting the lyrical beauty of Maharashtra’s traditional folk music, featuring Gan–Gondhal, Vagya–Murli, Jagran (Khandoba), Gaulang (Gopi–Krishna dialogue), and Baithakicha Lavani.

Dr Srivastava, distinguished vocalist and recipient of the Central Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2022 for Folk Music (Uttar Pradesh). Trained by Padma Bhushan Pt. Rajan and Sajan Mishra of the Banaras gharana. She is celebrated for her versatility across languages and folk traditions.

Accompanists: Madhav Prasad, Harmonium; Pravin Kumar, Synthesizer; Anil Gawde, Dholki; Aashish Pawar, Naal; Omkar Gawde, Sambal, Chipani; Vishal Kumar, Percussion

(Collaboration: NCZCC, Prayagraj, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India)

 

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP 
 

The Age of Influence: Thoughts on Communication in Geopolitics, Soft Power and Branding
By Chaitanya K. Prasad, Zoya Ahmad and Vaishnavie Srinivasan (Notion Press, 2025)

Discussants: Prof. Amitabh Mattoo, Dean, School of International Studies, Professor and Chair, Centre for International Politics, Organization and Disarmament (CIPOD), School of International Studies, JNU; Nitin Gokhale, Author and Senior Journalist; Sidhant Sibal, Assistant Editor Foreign Affairs, WIO News; Capt. Alok Bansal, Executive Vice President, India Foundation and the Secretary General, Asian Eurasian Human Rights Forum; Chaitanya K. Prasad, Head Communication and Outreach, MOE, GOI & Author of the Book

Moderator: Manjari Chaturvedi, Author & Classical Dancer  

Chair: K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC

The Big Picture 2025
An exhibition of works of Photo Journalists

The exhibition presents the 7th public exhibition showcasing powerful images by 69 photojournalists from across India. The exhibition reflects photojournalism’s role in documenting history, balancing authenticity with evolving technologies, and capturing candid moments that reveal the depth, diversity, and immediacy of life. 
Participating photojournalists: Abhishek Pande, Abhisek Saha, Ajay Bedi, Anindya Chattopadhyay, Atul Yaday, Bunny Smith, D Ravinder Reddy, Dheeraj Paul, Dhruv Kumar, Dilip Banerjee, Girish Srivastav, G.N. Jha, Ganesh Shetkar, Gurinder Osan, Harish Tyagi, Hrishikesh Bhatt, Imtiaz Khan, Indraneel Sen, K. Asif, Kamal Kishore, Kamal Narang, Madhu Kaparath, Mahadev Rao, Manish Swaroop, Manvendra Vashist Lav, Mihir Singh, Mukesh Aggarwal, Mukesh Gupta, Mukesh Yadav, Narendra Bisht, Naveen Sharma, Neeraj Paul, Neeraj Priyadarshi, Nitin Rai, Pallava Bagla, Piyal Bhattacharya, Pooja Arya, Prabhas Roy, Pramod Pushkarna, Prashant Panjiar, Pritam Bandyopadhyay, Raghu Rai, Rajat Gupta, Rajesh Bedi, Ramana T.V., Ranjan Basu, Renuka Puri, S.N. Sinha, Sanjay Kumar, Sipra Das, Shome Basu, Sondeep Shankar, Sonu Mehta, Subir Haldar, Subrata Dutta, Sujan Singh, T. Narayan, V. Rajagopalan, V.S. Vijay Bhaskar Rao, Vijay Bedi, and Vipin Kumar.

Inauguration on 20 December at 11:30 hrs by Vijender Gupta, Speaker Delhi Assembly

As part of the exhibition, there will be a workshop on Photography and AI on 24 December in Conference Room-I at 18:00 hrs

(Collaboration: All India Working News Cameramen’s Association (WNCA)
 

HIMALAYAN DIALOGUES 
A Book discussion on
Rising India and China: Strategic Rivalry in the Himalayas and the Indo-Pacific
By B R Deepak  (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025 )

Discussants:  Amb. Ashok K Kantha, Former Ambassador of India to China; Dr. Manoj Joshi, Distinguished Fellow, ORF, New Delhi; Shikha Aggarwal, Visiting Fellow, India Foundation

Moderator: Dr. Rajiv Ranjan, Associate Professor, Department of East Asian Studies, DU, Delhi
 

Art Matters
Arundhathi Subramaniam in conversation with Anamika

(Collaboration: Raza Foundation)

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP 
Scheme for Protection and Preservation of Endangered Languages (4 vols.)
By Prof. Anvita Abbi, Shri Rahul Pachori, Shri Vysakh R. 
 

Discussants:  Dr Ajay Saini, Assistant Professor, Centre for Rural Development & Technology, IIT Delhi; Shimray Rose, Additional District Magistrate, NW District, Delhi; Prof. Anvita Abbi, Adjunct Professor, Department of Linguistics, Simon Fraser University; Former Professor, JNU & Author of the Book; Rahul Pachori, Research Fellow (Linguistics), Kala Nidhi Division, IGNCA & Co-Author of the Book
Chair: Prof Uday Narayan Singh, Professor of Linguistics, Dean Faculty of Arts Amity University, Haryana 
 

Enemy of the Reich: The Noor Inayat Khan Story
(55 minutes;2014; English)
Director: Robert H. Gardner

The film follows the life of Noor Inayat Khan, who became a fearless spy during World War II. Recruited into Britain’s Special Operations Executive, she served as a covert radio operator in Nazi-occupied Paris and became the only link to the French Resistance. Betrayed and captured by the Gestapo, she was later executed at Dachau, leaving behind a legacy of courage and sacrifice.

(Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness the Dalai Lama)
 

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP 
 

Assembling India’s Constitution: A New Democratic History
By Rohit De and Ornit Shani (Cambridge University Press, 2025)

Discussants: Prof Anupama Roy, Professor, Centre for Political Studies, JNU; Dr Usha Ramanathan, Independent law researcher and human rights activist; Shahrukh Alam, Advocate, Supreme Court of India; Suhas Borker, Editor Citizens First TV (CFTV)