Welcome Address: Shri Suresh K. Goel, former Director General, Indian Council for Cultural Relations

Introductory Remarks: Shri Prabhat Kumar, President, IC Centre for Governance
 
Keynote Address: Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)
 
(Collaboration: IC Centre for Governance)

Discussion on Public Mental Health: from stigma to positive acceptance - way forward

Lead Speakers: Prof Ashis Nandy, Well known author, sociologist and clinical psychologist; Prof Nimesh G. Desai, Independent consultant mental health and former Director, Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences 

Panelists: Shri P. K. Tripathi, former Chief Secretary of Delhi; Dr Lavlin Thadani, Writer and filmmaker; Ms Rita Panicker, Child Rights Activist and Director, Butterflies India; and Dr Vishal Chhabra, Consultant Psychiatrist and President, Delhi Psychiatric Society
   
Moderator: Suhas Borker, Mediaperson and Trustee, IIC 

(Collaboration: Delhi Psychiatric Society)

Release of the IIC Quarterly: Autumn 2023

Edited by Omita Goyal, Chief Editor IIC

To be released by Dr. Karan Singh

 Daklakatha Devikavya

An experimental play drawing from the epic poetry and stories of K.B. Siddaiah’s selected writings
Devised and Directed by Lakshman K.P.

Presented by Jangama Collective, Bengaluru with Bindu Raxidi (Dakla Devi, Kadiramma); Santhosh Dindgur (Dakla, Cheluvaiah)l; Bharath Dingri (K.B. Siddiah & narrator); Narasimharaju B.K. (Narasappa); and Ramika Chaithra (Gangavva, Munivenkatamma)

Accompanists: Poorvi Kalyani & Skanda Ghate (vocal); Bharath Dingri (tamate); and Narasimharaju B.K. (areye)

Chief Guest: Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC

A Dance Story of Taiwan

Contemporary and traditional dance 

Presented by artists of Dance Forum Taipei, Taiwan

Dancers: Fan Shu-yu, Wang Huai-shen, Shih Pei-chun, Wang Huai-shen, and Cheng Yi-wen

Chief Guest: Smt Manjari Sinha

Kshetra Prema: Stories from Temples of South India

An evening of stories and music from temples of South India narrated by Vinay Varanasi with vocals by Vivek Sadasivam

Accompanists: Aditi Krishnaprakash (violin); and Adamya Ramanand (mridangam)

Chief Guest: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi

To Celebrate the Birth Centenary of Pt. Kumar Gandharva

Hindustani Vocal Recital

By Shashwati Mandal from Delhi

Accompanied by Pt. Vinod Lele (tabla); and Pt. Vinay Mishra (harmonium)

Chief Guest: Shri Navneet Soni, Trustee, IIC

Don Kihote in Kathakali

Presented by Margi Theatre from Thiruvananthapuram
Script and Director: Dr. P. Venugopalan

With Kalamandalam Ratheesan (Kihano); Kalamandalam Pradeep (Kihote); Margi Vijayakumar (Sancho Panza); Kalamadalam Partharasarathy & Sadanam Vishnuprasad (windmills); Margi Sukumaran (Dulcina)l Margi Balasubramanian (Knight); Margi Raveendran Nair (cart driver);and Kalamandalam Athul (lion)

Accompanists: Pathiyoor Sankarankutty & Kalamandalam Baiju (vocals); Kalamandalam Krishnadas (chenda); and Margi Retnakaran (maddalam)

Chief Guest: Shri Suhas Borker, Trustee, IIC

Carnatic Vocal Recital 

By N. Vijay Siva from Chennai

Accompanists: Sanjay Swaminathan (vocal support); Sandeep Ramachandran (violin); and N. Manoj Siva (mridangam)

Chief Guest: Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC

Lanka Dahanam (60 min)

Lankha Dhahanam (The Burning of Lanka/60 min)
Tholu bommalata, traditional puppet theatre 

Presented by Chayanatakabrundram led by Sindhe Chithambara Rao from Dharmavaram

Presented by S. Chithambara Rao - Director and lead male
With Khande Viranjineylu (puppetry); Khande Chinna Anjinamma (female lead); Sindhe Sreenivasulu (puppetry); and Dalavai Kulkayappa (puppetry)

Accompanists: Sindhe Chinna Venkatamma (harmonium); Sindhe Kulkayappa (mridangam); and Sindhe Venkatamma (female chorus)

Chief Guest: Dr. Meenakshi Gopinath, Life Trustee