‘Unfolding the Cosmos’ – The Significance of History and of Architecture as its Primary Source: The Case of the Red Fort

Illustrated lecture by Anisha Shekhar Mukherji, architect who has specialized in conservation and is Visiting Faculty, School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi. Anisha works as an independent designer and researcher and is Founding Director, Ambi Knowledge Resources and author of The Red Fort of Shahjahanabad (Oxford University Press: 2003); Jantar Mantar (Ambi: 2010); Renewing Design with Communities (co-edited with Snehanshu Mukherjee, Routledge, 2023) among other books

Chair: Anuradha Chaturvedi, Architectural Conservation, School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi

The talk will explore the significance of history in construing and constructing identity and memory — what we are, what we may have been, and what we can be. And the role of architecture in all this, through the example of the iconic World Heritage Site of the Red Fort, a symbol of political and cultural identity. Can architecture be considered a primary source of history? And how should we read it?

Presented by the Ao Naga Choir from Delhi

Principal Conductor: Akala Akangmeren

The choir will present a repertoire of classical choral music for Christmas and well-known carols

Secularism in the Indian Constitution

Panelists: Manoj Jha; Zoya Hasan; Apoorvanand; and Harsh Mander

Chair: Neera Chandhoke

(Collaboration: Centre for Equity Studies)

A commemoration exhibition of sculptures and photographs to make the 100 birth anniversary of Keshav Malik, art critic and poet

On display are sculptural works by Amar Nath Sehgal, Satish Gujral, Himmat Shah, Neeraj Gupta, G. Reghu, Arun Pandit, Biman Das, Dhananjay Singh, Harsha Durugadda, Hariprasad, Rini Dhumal, Sonia Sareen, Phaneendra Nath Chaturvedi, Ankon Mitra and Rajesh Ram

Monochromes by Manoj Arora
Curator: Uma Nair

Inauguration on Thursday, 7 December 2023 at 17:00

(Collaboration: Delhi Art Society)

Indian Tax Collection – Too High or Too Low

Welcome Address: Shri Suresh K. Goel, former Director General, Indian Council for Cultural Relations
Opening Remarks: Dr. Anand P. Gupta, former Professor of Economics, IIM, Ahmedabad

Keynote Address: Shri Surjit Bhalla, former Executive Director, International Monetary Fund

(Collaboration: I.C. Centre for Governance)

India’s Foreign Policy in Changing Times

By D.K. Giri (Global Books Organisation: 2018)
 

Discussants: Prof. Mahendra P. Lama, former Vice Chancellor, Sikkim University; Prof. Ajay Darshan Behera, Academy of International Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia University; and Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri, columnist and author of the book

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

Traditional toys and dolls are dying a slow death in India despite a recent push from the Government. Continuing for thousands of years, toys and festive fairs are now vanishing from urban culture and public spaces. The art of toy making is not restricted to specific parts of India as commonly believed - rather it is extraordinarily vast - as is the diversity of the raw materials. 

This exhibition showcases more than 50 toys and dolls from different States and UTs of India made of wood, papier-mâché, metal, tin, stone carving, leather, candle, clothes, seashells etc.

From the Agnibarna-Madhumadhabi Bhaduri collection 
Curated by Asani Bhaduri

Inauguration by Shri Jatin Das, well-known artist on 5 December 2023 at 18:30

New Broadcast Bill: Regulations or Control?

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has come out with the draft Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill 2023, which is open for public consultation until Dec 9, 2023. The bill seeks to bring all broadcasting entities, including radio, television, OTT streaming platforms and digital news portals under its ambit. The Media Dialogue will focus on the ways in which the regulatory features of the bill may impact broadcast media, including digital news portals, and whether or not this will restrict their freedom of expression, their ease of operation, and so on.

Panelists: Barkha Dutt, Editor, Mojo Story; Jawhar Sircar, MP and former CEO Prasar Bharati; Seema Chishti, Editor, The Wire; and Abhishek Malhotra, Partner, TMT Law Practice; and Nikhil Pahwa, Founder, MediaNama

Moderator: Vibodh Parthasarathi, who teaches media policy and communication at Jamia Millia Islamia University

(Collaboration: The Media Foundation)
 

Speaker: Dr. Srinivas M., Director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Chair: Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC

Moderator: Dr. Ashwani Kumar
 

75 Kavitayein 
Collection of poems by Anamika (Nayee Kitab Prakashan: 2023)

Discussants: Dr. Lakshmi Kannan, poet, novelist and bilingual writer; Prof. Malashri Lal, author and Convenor, English Board, Sahitya Akademi; Dr. Sushma Bhatnagar, former Director of Interpretation, Lok Sabha and former Lecturer, Lady Shri Ram College for Women; Prof. Rekha Sethi, author, Editor and translator of the book; and Prof. Anamika, well-known poet, novelist and author of the collection of poems