Talking about Music

Dr. Ashis Nandy in conversation with Amit Chaudhuri

Moderator: Ashok Vajpeyi

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)

Archaeological Reconnaissance of Megalithic Sites in PIP (Pulichintala Irrigation Project) Submergence Area, Telangana

By Dr Nandini Bhattacharya Sahu, Director, ASI 
 
Megalithic sites were excavated by the ASI's Excavation Branch in Nagpur in the year 2008-2009. Apart from the excavations, intensive survey was undertaken here to discover, identify and document Megalithic monuments. During this exercise  many hitherto unknown types of Megalithic monuments were brought to light

Conceptualised by Dr. Ashwani Kumar

From 10:00 to 13:00
Workshop on assessment of weight related parameters and health risk

Know your weight and waist to learn whether you have a health risk. Interact with a team of counsellors and professional nutritionists to understand what you can do to reduce your risk and stay healthy. The small groups and one-to-one interactions/demonstrations will provide a unique opportunity to empower yourself with practical tips to deal with the nitty-gritty of
managing your weight.

Open to IIC members and staff members of IIC

At 16:00
Redefining Wellness: Spotlight on Weight Awareness and Action

Speaker: Dr. S.V. Madhu, MD (Med); DM (Endocrinology); FAMS; FRSSDI; FICP, Director Professor, Department. of Endocrinology, Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital

Chair: Dr. Ashwani Kumar

The talk will focus on weight related health risks, and will unmask some of the myths related to weight gain. The talk will also guide individuals on tackling obesity through actionable steps. It will emphasize the “do’s” and “don’ts” in a weight management regime. By making these positive changes, individuals can take charge of their health and contribute to
the fight against obesity.

Curated by Rajiv Mehrotra

A Drop of Sunshine (India)
(40 min; 2011; English)
A film by Aparna Sanyal

Screening will be followed by a discussion with the filmmaker

Through the powerful story of young Reshma Valiappan, the film takes a contrarian stance on schizophrenia. Positing that the only treatment method is one where the ‘patient’ is an equal partner in the healing process, it crafts a new vocabulary to address the stigmatized mental illness

(Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama)
 

An exhibition of a selection of digitized South Asian manuscripts from national and international repositories. The exhibits illustrate what manuscripts can tell us about their authors, the process of composition, and the worlds of their readers. It traces the journeys of texts across languages and to different parts of Asia, and stories of how manuscripts were collected down the ages

Inauguration by Dr. S. Jaishankar, Honourable Minister for External Affairs on Wednesday, 13 September 2023 at 18.30 pm

The inauguration also marks the launch of the digital repository, SAMHiTA (Sanskrit for ‘compilation’ or ‘collection’), or South Asian Manuscript Histories and Textual Archive, an initiative of the IIC-International Research Division supported by the Ministry of External Affairs to create a database on South Asian manuscripts in institutions outside India

Speakers: Patricia Mukhim, Editor, The Shillong Times; Sanjoy Hazarika, Commentator who works on the North East and its neighbourhood, author of three books on the North East; Pradip Phanjoubam, Editor, Imphal Review of Arts and Politics; Dr. Memthianngai Guite, Associate Professor, Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Shri S. N. Sahu, Columnist, Commentator and former Press Secretary to President K. R. Narayanan

Moderator: Suhas Borker, Editor, Citizens First TV (CFTV) and Trustee, IIC

This conversation marks the 33rd anniversary of the presidential assent to the Prasar Bharti Act 1990 and is the 30th discussion in the annual series

(Collaboration: Jan Prasar) 

Programme Details

The International Humanitarian Law (IHL) is more often violated than complied with in the wars in our times. The conference will discuss the origins and development of the IHL; violations of IHL in recent conflicts including Ukraine; institutions to uphold the IHL. The discussion will also examine the Mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC); and the Mission of the Indian Red Cross

Speakers will include, Dr. Shashikala Gurpur, Director, Symbiosis Law School, Pune; Dr. Chandrasekhar JayvantaraoRawndale, Director, Symbiosis Law School, Noida among others

Bharatanatyam Recital

By Megha Mohan Das from Delhi, disciple of Guru Smt. S. Kanaka

Accompanists: Guru Kanaka Srinivasan (nattuvangam); Sudha Raghuraman (vocal); Chandrashekhar (mridangam) & G. Raghuraman (flute)

At 19:00
Hindustani Vocal Recital

By Kanakshree Bhatt from Mumbai, disciple of Guru Smt. Kalpana Zokarkar
 

Speakers: Prof. Satyajit Singh, Professor, Department of Political Science and the Department of Global Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA; and Dr. Azad Singh Bali, University of Melbourne & Hamad Bin Khalifa University.

Policy Analysis – understood as a method of structuring and evaluating policy options – plays an important role in policymaking. Despite a rich tradition of deliberation and analysis to inform public policies, there is a need for a more nuanced understanding of policy analysis in India. Where does policy analysis occur? Who is involved? Who is absent? How does policy analysis vary across sub-national governments, and across government agencies? And how have these practices changed over time? 

The lecture is based on a forthcoming edited collection of 20 essays by eminent policymakers, academics, and civil society practitioners that traces the locus of policy analysis in India. It documents the actors, institutions, and processes of analysis, and engages with the above questions. 

Introductory Remarks: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC
 
About the Conference: Prof. Ajit Kembhavi, Professor Emeritus and former Director, IUSCAA, Pune and Chair, Conference – International Advisory Committee
 
Keynote Address: Dr. Simon Hodson, Executive Director, CODATA – Committee on Data of the International Science Council (ISC), Paris
 
Chief Guest: Prof. Ajay Sood, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Govt. of India
 
Concluding Remarks: Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC