Forms in Continuum: Narratives in Modern Indian Sculpture 
 

This exhibition brings together works by S. Dhanapal, K. S. Radhakrishnan, Navjot, Kiron Sinha, and Latika Katt, artists who have each reshaped the possibilities of sculptural practice.

Inauguration by Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC on Friday, 10 October at 17:30

(Collaboration: DAG)
 

Ink and Eternity, Priceless Collections of Darbhanga and Nalanda 
 

This exhibition presents Bihar’s rich heritage of learning through collections from libraries. On display are rare manuscripts, facsimiles, texts, and photographs that reflect centuries of scholarship and the continuing tradition of knowledge in the region.

Inauguration by Dr Meenakshi Gopinath, Life Trustee, IIC on 10 October at 16:00

(Collaboration: Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga; Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University; Nalanda University, Nava Nalanda Mahavira) 
 

Depth Sounding Our Unseen Histories
 

Keynote Address 
By Smt Mrinal Pande, Eminent Writer, Journalist and Ex-Chairperson of Prasar Bharati
The lecture explores how women’s identities have been reduced to motherhood, and how social structures often bind individuals to biology.

Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC
 

Shunya: The Power of Zero
 

The concept of Zero has shaken up and transformed the world from its very inception. Scholars have applied Zero in mathematics, revolutionizing the field through calculations in algebra, geometry and arithmetic, in scientific disciplines like astronomy, physics, medicine and architecture, and also in all other areas like sculpture, music, and dance.

Inauguration by Shri Vivek Aggarwal, Secretary, Ministry of Culture on Thursday, 9 October, 2025 at 16:00

2:00 PM Kshudhita Pashan (The Hungry Stones)

(109 mins;1960; Bengali with English Subtitles)

Director: Tapan Sinha

National Film Award for 2nd best feature film,1960.

8: 30 PM Pride and Prejudice (UK) 

(127 min; 2005; English)

Director: Joe Wright

Nominated for 4 Academy Awards including Best Actress (Keira Knightley). Won BAFTA for Best Costume Design.

Curator: Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, award-wining filmmaker and Archivist, Director, Film Heritage Foundation

Bhumika(India)

(142 mins; 1977; Hindi)

Director: Shyam Benegal

(Remembering Smita Patil on her 70th Birthday)

Caste Lasts: The Anatomy of a Resilient Hegemony
 

This lecture offers conceptual revisitation of the topic of caste, under the rubric of "resilient hegemonies" i.e. systems of coercion and humiliation which resist efforts to subvert, reform or exit them for significant periods of time. 
Speaker: Prof. Arjun Appadurai, Emeritus Professor of Media, Culture and Communication at New York University and Visiting Professor of Ethnology at Humboldt University in Berlin
Chair: Prof. Rita Brara, Editor, Contributions to Indian Sociology; Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi

(Collaboration: Contributions to Indian Sociology; Institute of Economic Growth)

Weaving Water: Feminine Countercultures in Paint and Print 
Curated by Jyoti A Kathpalia  

Participating Author:  Ajeet Cour 
Participating artists: Anupam Sud, Aparna Anand Singh, Aradhna Tandon, Arpana Caur, Bula Bhattacharya, Durga Kainthola, Gogi Saroj Pal, Hemavathy Guha, Jayasri Burman, Kanchan Chander, Manmeet Devgun, Nitasha Jaini, Shivani Aggarwal, Shubhika Lal, Vasudha Thozhur

This exhibition explores the weaving of text and art focussing on how eminent women artists engage with their lived experiences their struggles and societal oppression. Anchored in Ajeet Cour’s autobiography Weaving Water: An Autobiography, the exhibition brings these narratives into dialogue with the visual expressions of leading women artists of India.

Inauguration on 30 October at 17:00 hrs

Annual Sardar Patel Lecture on Governance

(Collaboration: IC Centre for Governance) 

Talk by Prof. Joachim Bautze

Prof. Bautze will speak about the remarkable murals of the Badal Mahal, first brought to light in 1986 and now recognized as the earliest and most innovative of all Rajasthani schools of painting. Dated around 1610–20, these jewel-like wall paintings stand out for their vivid naturalistic depictions and historical significance, often compared to the Sistine Chapel in their importance for Rajasthan’s art history.

Prof. Joachim Bautze, Scholar of Rajasthani wall and miniature paintings, taught Indian art history at the Ruperto Carola in Heidelberg, the Wakō and Chūō Daigaku in Tokyo and the Freie Universität in Berlin.