A photographic journey through Mauritius

An exhibition by Akshar Bhan

Inauguration on Tuesday, 9 July 2024 at 18:30 hours by Shri K. N. Shrivastava ,Director, IIC

Celluloid to Digital: India’s Film Society Movement

By V.K. Cherian (Atlantic Publishers and Distributors (P) Ltd: 2024)

Discussants: Shri John Dayal, Writer Activist; Shri. Monojit Lahiri, Film Writer; and Shri V. K. Cherian, Journalist and Author of the Book

Moderator: Shri Suhas Borker, Editor, Citizens First TV, Filmmaker and Trustee, IIC

The book is the first comprehensive account of the seven-decade-long journey of the Film Society Movement in India and how it helped Indian cinema come into its own as a global entity now. The massive transformation is credited to Indian film policies, new film institutions and the Film Society movement. But do such policies and movements have a future in the digital era? Celluloid to Digital: India’s Film Society Movement delves into this question in the OTT age.

Carnatic Music- Vocal Recitals

By Vaibhav Vaidyanathan (vocal) with Soumya Kannan (violin) & Ratul S. Kumar (mridangam)

18:05 – Vocal recital by M. Aditya
18: 25 – Vocal recital by S. K. Mridula 
19: 00 – Vocal recital by  Keerthana Vinod 
19:35 – Vocal recital by Sneha Satish  

Accompanists: Siddesh Ganesh (violin); S. Swaminathan & Ratul S. Kumar (mridangam)

(Collaboration: Ramakrishnapuram South Indian Society)

The Fall of Kabul: Despatches from Chaos

By Nayanima Basu (Bloomsbury India: 2024)

Discussants:  Amb. T C A Raghavan, former High Commissioner to Pakistan & Singapore and former DG, Indian Council of World Affairs; Amb. Rakesh Sood, former Ambassador to Afghanistan and Nepal; Dr. Raghav Sharma, Director, Centre for Afghanistan Studies, O P Jindal Global University; and Ms Nayanima Basu, senior Journalist & author of the book

Moderator: Shri. R Prasannan, Resident Editor, The Week

Hindustani Vocal Recital

By Parimal Amar Kolhatkar from Pune, disciple of Dr. Vikas Kashalkar
Accompanists: Jitendra Swain (tabla); Lalit Sisodiya (harmonium)
 
 

At 19:00 
Kathak Recital

By Anukriti Vishwakarma from Delhi, disciple of Pt. Jai Kishan Maharaj    
 

Indian Economy: Can it be at a Turning Point 

Speaker: Prof. Amit Bhaduri, one of the foremost Economists of our times, former Professor Emeritus, Jawaharlal Nehru University, ‘Professor of Clear Fame’ at Pavia University, Italy and recipient of the Leontief Prize, Tufts University, USA for ‘advancing frontiers of thought’

Moderator of the Series: Suhas Borker, Trustee, IIC

Introduction: Vinay Kumar, former Associate Editor, The Hindu

(Collaboration: Press Club of India)

Speaker: Anuj Bhasin, Trade Commissioner (Education), Canadian High Commission and formerly a member of the advisory board of Indo-Canadian Business Chamber’s Education committee and Indo-Canadian Alumni Network 

Chair: Dr Prachi Kaul, Director, Shastri Indo Canadian Institute, New Delhi

Presented by Yaqub Ghauri and Sadia Rahman
Directed by Yaqub Ghauri

Research and scripted by Sadia Rahman, the theatre voice presentation focuses on the story of the legendary film actor, Dilip Kumar. In Hindustani, the performance unveils the saga of a fruit merchant’s son, Yusuf Khan and his transformation into Dilip Kumar
 

The Republic Relearnt: Renewing Indian democracy 1947-2024
By Radha Kumar (Vintage: 2024)

Discussants: Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament; and Dr. Radha Kumar, academic and author of the book

Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC

A segment from the Act of the Ashoka Garden ('Aśokavanikāṅkam'), the Fifth Act of Shaktibhadra's play, Ascharyachudamani, showing Ravana addressing the Moon while pining for Sita

Presented by Margi Madhu, son and disciple of Guru Moozhikkulam Kochukuttan Chakyar, who was the torch bearer of the Ammannoor style of acting

With artists of Nepathya – Centre for Excellence in Kutiyattam

Accompanists: Thalam: Dr. Indu G.; mizhavu: Kalamandalam Manikandan & Nepathya Jinesh; edakka: Kalanilayam Rajan; and make-up: Kalanilayam Sreejith Sundaran

Kutiyattam is one of India’s oldest living theatrical traditions. In 2003, it was proclaimed Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.