A celebration and a discussion on Narayani Gupta’s long engagement with Delhi’s past and its present, urban conservation and the importance of cultivating a historical sensibility through innovative textbooks.

The programme includes:

Recitations by Saif Mahmood, Delhi Jo Ek Shahar Tha: The City in Poetry

Panel discussions and tributes by Indivar Kamtekar, Shiny Varghese, Beeba Sobti, Ratish Nanda, Lokesh Ohri, Swapna Liddle and Amar Farooqui

A festschrift published by Primus Books will be released on the occasion
 

The Winning Formula: 52 Ways to Change your life

By K.J. Alphons (Bloomsbury India: 2024)

Discussants: Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of Science & Technology (Independent Charge) and Minister of Earth Sciences (Independent Charge), Govt. of India; Hon’ble Chief Justice Shri Manmohan, Chief Justice of Delhi High Court; Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament and author; and Shri Rishabh Shah, Founder and former President, India’s International Movement to Unite Nations (IIMUN)

Ms Rini Khanna, journalist and anchor will be in conversation with Shri K.J. Alphons, former Union Minister for Tourism (Independent Charge) and former IAS Officer, MLA and MP; and author of the book

Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC

Speaker: Reverend Myosen Sato, Chief Priest and Representative Director, Mitsuishi Fudoson Temple

Chair: Prof. Ranjana Mukhopadhyaya, Professor of Japanese Studies, University of Delhi

Zen and yoga in a broad sense are the basis of Buddhism as the Buddha attained enlightenment through yoga and preached his teachings based on that state of enlightenment. The contemplation method handed down at Mount Koya in Japan includes a distinctive method of meditation. The talk will touch on the commonalities between the meditation methods of the Buddha and Kobo Daishi, and the distinctions between Zen and meditation in Zen Buddhism. The talk will also share the deep ties between India and Japan
 

The Colours of Nationalism: A Memoir of Dreams, Hopes and Betrayals

By Nandita Haksar (Speaking Tiger: 2024)

The author will be in conversation with Ms Ghazala Wahab, author and Editor, FORCE

Conceptualised by Dr. Ashwani Kumar

World Diabetes Day 2024: Diabetes and Well-Being

From 10:00 to 13:00
Screening Camp for Diabetes 

Screening for diabetes risk including weight, height and waist check; random blood sugar testing; screening of complications for those already having diabetes including blood pressure, vascular and foot and eye check-up

To be conducted by Dr. S.V. Madhu and his team of doctors, officers and staff from University College of Medical Sciences & Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delh

Open to IIC members and staff members of IIC

At 16:00
Challenges of Living with Diabetes – Tips for Improving your wellbeing

Speaker: Prof. S.V. Madhu, Director Professor, Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, University College of Medical Sciences & Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi

Followed by a panel discussion on: Diabetes and Wellness: Managing Health for a Better Life 

Panelists: Dr. S.V. Madhu; Dr. J.S. Titiyal, Chief, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, New Delhi; Dr. Sandeep Mahajan, Professor of Nephrology, AIIMS, New Delhi; Dr. Rajesh Sagar, Professor of Psychiatry, AIIMS, New Delhi; and Smt Neelanjana Singh, Dietician, Nutrition Therapist, New Delhi

Chair: Dr. Ashwani Kumar
 

Pandavani Folk Songs from Chhattisgarh

Presented by Sampriya Pooja and her accompanying artists from Chhattisgarh

Sampriya Pooja is a Bismillah Khan Awardee of Sangeet Natak Akademi

A folk theatre form popular in the state of Chhattisgarh, and in the neighbouring states of Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. The songs and stories of the Pandavas from the Mahabharata 

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

Speakers: Air Marshal Rajesh Kumar, PVSM, AVSM (retd.), former Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command; Maj. Gen. Jagatbir Singh, VSM (retd.), Distinguished Fellow, United Services Institute; and Dr. Meeran Chadha Borwankar (IPS retd.), Member of the ‘Core Advisory Group on Criminal Justice System Reforms’ constituted by the National Human Rights Commission

Welcome: Dr. Meenakshi Gopinath, Director, Women in Security, Conflict Management and Peace (WISCOMP) and Life Trustee, IIC

Moderator: Ms Rita Manchanda, Gender, Peace and Security Specialist and Research Director, South Asia Forum for Human Rights

Launch of Jubilee Edition of Peace Prints: A South Asian Journal of Peacebuilding

Following the legally driven 2020 policy directive on gender parity in the armed forces, the pathway was cleared for equal participation for Indian women in all streams, except the mechanized infantry and armored corps. From the initial uncertain experiment with batches of a few hundred in the 1990s, swelling to nearly 5000 today, women officers have traversed quite a distance, pushing past prejudicial stereotypes and gender barriers to become squadron leaders of combat units, deployed on war ships, command units, and UN Peacekeeping Operations. The panel seeks to explore the implications and challenges of these developments in the security sector.

(Collaboration: Women in Security, Conflict Management and Peace)
 

An exhibition of paintings in acrylic and mixed media

By Meera Dayal

Inauguration by Feisal Alkazi on Tuesday, 12 November 2024 at 18:30

Essays on Military Affairs

By Maroof Raza (Har Anand Publications: 2024)

Discussants: Lt. Gen. P.J.S. Pannu, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd.) former Deputy Chief, Indian Integrated Defence Staff (Operations); Shri Shekhar Dutt, former Governor of Chhattisgarh; Amb. Talmiz Ahmad,Ram Sathe Chair for International Studies, Symbiosis, Pune; and Shri Maroof Raza, well known media commentator on global, military and security issues and author of the book