A House of Bamboo- Mud and Thatch
Illustrated lecture by Nengcha Lhouvum and Gautam Mukhopadhaya

Discussants: Savyasaachi, Anthropologist, Professor and former Head, Dept. of Sociology, Jamia Millia Islamia; and Snehanshu Mukherjee, architect, educator and writer, Adjunct Professor, Indian Institute of Art & Design, New Delhi

Moderator: Anisha Shekhar Mukherji, Conservation Architect, author and Visiting Faculty, School of Planning & Architecture, Delhi

Nengcha Lhouvum served as India’s Ambassador to Lebanon, Serbia and Indonesia from 2005-2013. She drew from her childhood to build a traditional mud hut with a contemporary touch in the hills of Manipur. Gautam Mukhopadhaya served as Indian Ambassador to Syria, Afghanistan and Myanmar from 2006-16.  

With a shared interest in building with natural and local materials: mud, stone, bamboo and thatch, the talk is the outcome of that interest.

The Genius of Nelson Mandela
Speaker: Prof. Neera Chandhoke, Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Equity Studies, New Delhi

Introduction by Programme Director, South African High Commission
Opening Remarks: Suhas Borker, Convener, Working Group on Alternative Strategies and Trustee, IIC
Closing Remarks: Mr. Cedrick C. Crowley, Acting High Commissioner, South African High Commission

The Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture was instituted at IIC in 2018 to mark the Centenary of Madiba

(Collaboration: South African High Commission; and Working Group on Alternative Strategies)

Commemoration of Nelson Mandela’s 106th Birthday

AT GANDHI-KING MEMORIAL PLAZA: 10:30 TO 11:00
Commemoration Service
Songs by School Choirs from Delhi NCR

AT C.D. DESHMUKH AUDITORIUM: 11:15 TO 12:15
Mandela Katha Mala

“Education is the great engine of personal development. It is through education that the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor, that the son of a mineworker can become the head of the mine, that a child of farmworkers can become the president of a great nation. It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another.” ― Nelson Mandela, in his autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom 
 
Message from the UN Secretary General António Guterres to be read by Mr. Darrin Farrant, Director, United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan

Speakers: Mr. Cedrick C. Crowley, Acting High Commissioner, South African High Commission; and Shri Suhas Borker, Convener, Working Group on Alternative Strategies and Trustee, IIC

Interactive session with students of schools from Delhi NCR

Foyer outside the Auditorium
Madiba and His Struggle
An exhibition of paintings by students of Bluebells School International 

Organised as part of Taking Gandhi to Children series that brings children closer to the enduring legacy of Gandhi’s non-violent struggle for equity, justice, pluralism and sustainable development

(Collaboration: Gandhi Yuva Baradari; United Nations Information Centre; and Working Group on Alternative Strategies)
 

The Agrarian Economy: Perceptions versus reality

Speaker: Prof. Madhura Swaminathan, Professor and Head, Economic Analysis Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Bengaluru

Welcome and Introduction: Prof. Nitya Nanda, Director, Council for Social Development

Remarks by the Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC

Vote of Thanks: Prof. Biswajit Dhar, Vice President, Council for Social Development

The lecture will provide evidence and argument to question popular perceptions about the agrarian economy, about farmers and farming

The programme will include release of India Social Development Report 2023 – “Women’s Contribution in Economy” edited by Prof. Indira Hirway

(Collaboration: Council for Social Development)

YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/EyeR74FCNdc?feature=share

She Storms the Norms

By Anisha Motwani & Priyadarshini Narendra (Rupa Publications India: 2024)

Discussants: Kanta Singh, Deputy Representative of UN Women India; Anisha Motwani, author of the book; and Priyadarshini Narendra, co-author of the book.

Moderator: Amb.K.P.Fabian, Professor, Symbiosis University, Pune

Dr. Ananda Bhavanani and Dr. Sangeeta Laura Biagi in conversation with Rajiv Mehrotra

Welcome Remarks: Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC

(Organised in collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility)
 

Ancient wisdom of our times

Yoga Unveiled: 13 and 14 July 2024

 Details of Yoga Programme

A two-day workshop with Yogacharya Dr. Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani, MBBS, MD, DSC (Yoga); and Yogacharini Dr. Sangeeta Laura Biagi

Dr. Bhavanani is the Director of the Institute of Salutogenesis & Complementary Medicine at Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Pondicherry. Born into an ancient lineage of Yoga Masters, he empowers holistic health by bridging ancient wisdom with modern science through yoga and traditional healing practices, integrating spirituality with human flourishing 

Dr. Sangeeta Biagi is the Director of International Studies & Research of Gitananda Nada Yoga at the International Centre for Yoga Education & Research, Ananda Ashram Pondicherry. She trained as a cultural anthropologist, sound healer & yoga teacher fostering spiritual & emotional healing through voice awareness.

Due to limited seats, we would request you to kindly please register in advance should you wish to attend the workshop. The link for registration is given below:
https://forms.gle/sY3K4vJ5vXLCbA4S9

Climate Change: The Policy, Law and Practice
By Jatinder (Jay) Cheema (Thomson Reuters: 2024)

Panelists: Hon’ble Shri Justice Surya Kant, Judge, Supreme Court of India; Hon’ble Shri Justice P.S. Narasimha, Judge, Supreme Court of India; Hon’ble Shri Justice Sanjay Karol, Judge, Supreme Court of India; Hon’ble Shri Justice K.V. Viswanathan, Judge, Supreme Court of India; and Shri Jatinder (Jay) Cheema, Esq. Advocate and author of the book

Moderator : Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC
 

Release of the IIC Quarterly Winter 2023 – Spring 2024 Special Issue
Edited by Kiranmayi Bhushi and Omita Goyal

To be released by Dr. Karan Singh, Chairman, IIC Editorial Board

Followed by a panel discussion with
Prof. R. Mahalakshmi, Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Navtej Singh Johar, dancer-choreographer, yoga practitioner, scholar and social activist; Jamal Shaikh, National Editor, Brunch Magazine, The Hindustan Times; and Prof. Kiranmayi Bhushi, School of Social Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University and Co-editor of the volume

Food is the buzz word that seems to occupy the public sphere in India lately. There is proliferation of writing on all things related to food:  cook books, tomes on particular food items, wellness related themes, travel writings and culinary practices related to nutrition and diet. TV and social media platforms too are inundated with shows and snippets on food. The culinary superstars in turn have spawned the culture of celebrity chefs that have made the ordinary, domestic and marginal space of the kitchen into the extraordinary. Food is also a great signifier and marker of distinction:  middle class aspirations and acquisition of tastes, of caste, gender, religion, ethnicity or nationality. This volume is an overview of the transformation of foodways and its social contexts of India. It is a multi-disciplinary enquiry into the ways in which food and its production and consumption are enmeshed in all aspects of human existence and society.
 

Life and journey in the Zo Hills of North-Eastern India
                                                                                                                            
Contemporary exhibition that showcases the history, culture and creativity of Lamka town in Manipur. Inspired by their connection with their hometown, this exhibition brings together more than a hundred young artists, designers, dreamers and writers from Lamka through photographs including photo archives, films, digital illustrations and installations

Inauguration on Wednesday, 10 July 2024 at 18:30 hours