A Mother’s Journey

By Vijaya Goel (Heritage Publishers: 2023)

 Discussants: Dr. Kavita A. Sharma, former President, South Asian University and former Director, IIC; Prof. Bijayalaxmi Nanda, Principal, Miranda House; Ms Bhavna Mishra, Head Trainer, Amity Centre for Educational Research & Training; and Ms Vijaya Goel, poet and author of the book

programme  to be held at the Press Club of India

Corporate Funding of Political Parties: Issues and Concerns

Opening Remarks: K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC

Speaker: M. Damodaran, Former Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

Moderator of the series: Suhas Borker, Trustee, IIC

Welcome Remarks: Gautam Lahiri, President, PCI

The series of Conversations with Media is jointly organised by IIC and Press Club of India (PCI) and is hosted by them alternately every month

Panelists: Tapan Bose, well-known documentary film-maker, human rights campaigner, and founder of South Asia Forum for Human Rights; Mathew Varghese, orthopedic surgeon, former Director, St. Stephen’s Hospital and external faculty member of TRIP-C at IIT-Delhi; Geetam Tiwari, TRIPP Chair Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT-Delhi; Ram Ramaswamy, formerly Professor of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University and presently, Visiting Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, IIT-Delhi; and Rakesh Mohan, economist, formerly Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India, and presently,  Vice Chairperson, Indian Institute for Human Settlements

Discussion in honour of Dinesh Mohan, recalling his work and interests

(Collaboration: Independent Council for Road Safety International)

Speaker: Amb. Talmiz Ahmad, author and former Indian ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Oman and the UAE. He holds the Ram Sathe Chair for International Studies, Symbiosis International University, Pune

Chair: Amb. K.P. Fabian, Professor, Symbiosis University and Indian Society of International Law

The grim toll of the war in Gaza has exceeded 30,000 and a deal for releasing a part of the hostages is still hanging fire. Washington is pressing Israel hard for permitting entry of more humanitarian assistance. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reiterated his plans for an assault on Gaza that most likely will cause thousands of civilian deaths. Amb. Ahmad will address these concerns as well as the strategic and political implications on the conflict for West Asia and world order

Presented by The Cadenza Duo from Russia – Andrei and Olga Demidenko (piano and violin)

The Duo will present a concert programme of works by Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Manuel de Falla, Piazolla and other composers

Followed by

A Concert of Lieder and Arias

Presented by Ankur Dang (contralto), The Rolls Royce voice; Keihan Sikri (baritone); and Nilima Buch (soprano)

An exhibition of paintings – oil on canvas

By Monami Chowdhury

Preview on Friday, 31 May 2024 at 18:00 by Padma Shri Prof. Biman Bihari Das, Ex. Principal of Govt College of Art and Craft, Kolkata and chairman of AIFACS