India and China: Expansion, equity and excellence 
By Kavita A. Sharma (Springer Verlag: Singapore, 2023) 

Discussants: Prof.  Furqan Qamar, Professor, Centre for Management Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia and former Vice Chancellor, Rajasthan University; Dr. Malathi Subramanian, Educational Consultant & Academic Adviser; and Dr. Kavita A. Sharma, former President, South Asian University, and former Director, IIC and author of the book  

Chair: Prof K. K. Aggarwal, President, South Asian University

An exhibition of paintings by Ludmilla Chakrabarty

Preview on Tuesday, 6 August 2024 at 18:30 by Mr. Lazar Vukadinovich, Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of Serbia.

The Guest of Honor is Shri Sandeep Marwah, President of Asian Academy of film and Television.

Firefly memories

By Jonaki Ray (Copper coin; 2023)

Discussants: Shri Saif Mahmood, International lawyer, writer, translator, poetry critic & cultural activist; Ms Smitha Sehgal, poet and lawyer; and Ms Jonaki Ray, poet, writer, Editor, scientist and author of the book

Chair: Prof. Radha Chakravarty, writer, critic, translator and former Professor at Ambedkar University
 

Conceptualised by Dr. Ashwani Kumar

From 10:00 to 13:00

Special Session on Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Technique

(First Aid during a cardiac arrest)

To be conducted by Dr. Nitish Naik, Professor of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences and his associates

The session presents a demonstration of Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) technique to Members and staff members of the Centre. Participants will be given the opportunity to get a hands-on session for learning the technique of CPR as well as using an Automated External Defibrilator (AED) – a medical device designed to restore the heart rhythm to normal.

Open to IIC members and staff members of IIC

At 16:00

Life’s Simple 7 for a Healthy Heart

Speaker: Dr. D. Prabhakaran, Executive Director, Centre for Chronic Disease Control, Distinguished Professor of Public Health, Public Health Foundation of India, former Faculty, Dept. of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Followed by a panel discussion

Panelists: Dr. D. Prabhakaran; Dr. Poornima Prabhakaran, Director, Centre for Health Analytics and Research Trends, Trivedi School of Biosciences, Ashoka University and Senior Research, Centre for Chronic Disease Control; Dr. Nikhil Tandon, Professor & Head, Dept. of Endocrinology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi; and Dr. Nitish Naik

Chair: Dr. Ashwani Kumar

The session will focus on the impact of life style and clinical risk factors including environment on the heart

Unravelling the Kashmir Knot: Past, Present, and Future

By Dr. Aman Hingorani (Macmillan; 2024)

Discussants: Amb. Shyam Saran, President, IIC; Lady Kishwar Desai, Chairperson, Partition Museum; Ms Shereen Bhan, Managing Editor, CNBC-TV 18; and Dr. Aman Hingorani, Senior Advocate and author of the book

Chair: Justice A. K. Sikri, former Judge, Supreme Court of India

India-Africa building synergies in peace, security and development 
By Ruchita Beri (Pentagon Press; 2024)

Discussants: Mr. Cedrick C. Crowley, Acting High Commissioner, South African High Commission; Dr. Uttam Sinha, Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses; Prof. J.M. Moosa, Professor, Centre for African Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Ms Ruchita Beri, Senior Fellow, Vivekananda International Foundation author of the book

Chair: Amb. Gurjit Singh
 

Speakers: Cmde. C. Uday Bhaskar, Director, Society for Policy Studies; Lt. Gen. Satish Nambiar Retd., former Deputy Chief of the Army Staff,  former Head of Mission of UNPROFOR, the United Nations Protection Force and Director, United Services Institute; Shri A.S. Dulat, former Secretary, RAW; and Shri Sushant Singh,  Lecturer, Yale University

Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC

Seed Stories

(42 min; 2024; Odiya/Kui/English)

Directed by Chitrangada Choudhury who will introduce the film

Screening will be followed by a discussion with Suhas Borker, Editor, Citizens First TV (CFTV) and Trustee, IIC

In a village in the Niyamgiri mountains of the Eastern Ghats of Odisha, a heroic effort is underway: ecologist Dr. Debal Deb and his 3-member team are conserving over a thousand endangered ancient rice varieties. The Eastern Ghats region of Odisha is one of the surviving biodiversity hotspots in the world, where (indigenous) Adivasi communities, such as the Kondhs, possess knowledge that allows them to grow multiple crops with their seeds, which have evolved over the centuries.

Meanwhile, the village and the wider region are changing irreversibly due to the arrival of genetically modified cotton seeds and their associated agrochemicals. “Seed Stories” offers deep insight into how this is reshaping a geography and a people immersed in agroecological knowledge, and altering their attitudes towards agriculture, food and ecology.