WEBINAR 

Historian of Indian Jewellery, Usha Balakrishnan will present an illustrated lecture on

Inheritance of Brilliance: India’s Romance with Gems and Adornment
 
Gathering gems and jewels of great beauty from the kharkhanas of the Mughals, the toshakhanas of maharajas, and the tijoris of families, this talk will present the art of Indian jewellery. It will decode the deep symbolism of forms, discuss the connections between jewellery as personal and societal statements that are manifest in material and motifs, and tell the captivating stories of love and passion, and trade and war that are enshrined in Indian jewels.
 
Dr. Usha R Balakrishnan is a highly regarded independent scholar of Indian art & culture and the pre-eminent historian of Indian jewellery. Some of her publications include: Dance of the Peacock:  Jewellery Traditions of India, Jewels of the Nizams, Treasures of the Deccan, India: Jewels that Enchanted the World, Enduring Splendor: Jewelry of India’s Thar Desert and Splendours of the Orient: Gold Jewels from Old Goa. She has curated exhibitions of Indian jewellery around the world and the jewellery galleries at the CSMVS Museum, Mumbai and the National Museum, New Delhi. She is currently curating a museum space in Jaipur dedicated to the History & Art of Minakari enamel.

Zoom Registration: https://zoom.us/j/85873753057
Meeting ID: 858 7375 3057

(Collaboration: J.D. Centre of Art)

In the galaxy of Indian cartoonists, Enver Ahmed’s remarkable career stands out. Spanning nearly three decades across three prominent newspapers – The Pioneer, Dawn and the Hindustan Times – his tenure extends from the colonial era under British rule to the post-independence years. Within his political cartoons lies a significant testament to the history of the subcontinent.

Curated and presented by Dr. Ritu Gairola Khanduri

Inauguration by Sandeep Adhwaryu, Editorial Cartoonist, The Times of India on Friday, 11 August 2023 at 18:30

Sanskrit and Tibetan Manuscript Study in Japan

Speaker: Dr. Kimiaki Tanaka, Research Fellow, Nakamura Hajime Eastern Institute and President, Tibet Culture Centre International, Tokyo
 
Organised by IIC-International Research Division with the support of Ministry of External Affairs; and in collaboration with World Buddhist Cultural Trust
 

(60 min; 2022; English/Urdu with English subtitles)
Director: Yousuf Saeed who will introduce the film

Screening will be followed by a discussion

The film traces the cultural history of north India’s Rampur town through its food and culinary heritage. Among India’s wide variety of regional cuisines, the former princely state of Rampur in Uttar Pradesh is known for its traditional foods, mostly perfected under the patronage of its erstwhile nawabs or royalty. The film includes interviews with food historians, members of Rampur’s nawabi family and also traditional khansamas or chefs of Rampur who prepare various delicious dishes for the camera. Since music and singing was part of serving food in the court of the Rampur nawabs, the film also briefly explores the evolution of classical music and its Rampur gharana

Hop, Skip and Jump: Peregrinations of a Diplomat’s Wife
By Reba Som (Om Books International: 2023)

Discussants:  Shri Sanjoy Roy, Managing Director, Teamwork Arts; Ms Namita Gokhale, writer, editor, festival director and publisher; Dr. Malashri Lal, writer and academic who has specialized in literature, women and gender studies; Dr. Reba Som, writer, academic, historian, vocalist and author of the book 

Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC

Conceptualised by Dr. Ashwani Kumar

From 10:00 to 13:00
Workshop on Common Eye Problems
The workshop will examine common eye problems such as Refraction, Intra Ocular Pressure (IOP), Dry Eyes, Cataract, Glaucoma and Retinopathies

Conducted by a team of doctors, officers, staff members under the supervision of Prof. Jeewan S. Titiyal, Chief. Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, New Delhi

Open to IIC members and staff members of IIC

At 16:00
Diseases of the Thyroid
Speaker: Dr. Nikhil Tandon, MD, PhD, FAMS, FNASc, FNA, Professor and Head, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

Chair: Dr. Ashwani Kumar

The thyroid gland, which is located in the neck, plays a dominant role in controlling the body’s metabolism by producing chemicals called Hormones. Thyroid disease can be manifest with either an excess or deficiency of these hormones, or sometimes merely by an increase in size which could be due to conditions such as exposure to long standing iodine deficiency or tumours (including cancers). When the thyroid produces excessive thyroid hormones, the human body uses up energy quickly which can result in weight loss, tremors, rapid heart rate and intolerance to heat, to name a few symptoms. In contrast, when there is a deficiency of thyroid hormones, the individual can become sluggish, gain weight, and develop dry skin and hair. These and other issues will be discussed 
 

Illustrated lecture by Pablo Bartholomew, well-known photographer

A quarter of a century after his father’s death, Pablo’s unknown Burmese relatives find him in an extraordinary way
 

Speakers: Prof. Archana Upadhyay, Chairperson, Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Mr. Come Carpentier de Gourdon, French writer, analyst and consultant. He is Convener of the international editorial board of World Affairs- The Journal of International Issues

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

Curated by Rajiv Mehrotra

Tukdam: Between Worlds (Nepal)
(90 min; 2022; English)
Director: Donagh Coleman

The film investigates the Tibetan phenomenon of tukdam, in which a realised meditation master dies in a consciously controlled manner, their body defying decay for weeks afterwards. Juxtaposing scientific and Tibetan perspectives, the documentary explores this enigmatic bridge between life and death

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

Panelists: Dr. A.K. Merchant, Joint Secretary, Shanti Sahyog Centre for Nonviolence; Shri Kumar Prashant; Prof. Ramin Jahanbegloo, political philosopher, Professor and Vice Dean and Executive Director, Mahatma Gandhi Centre for Peace Studies, O.P. Jindal Global University; Shri Bibhuti Kumar Mishra; and Ms Vinnie Mathur

Chair: Prof. Bulbul Dhar James, Dept. of Sociology, Jamia Millia Islamia University

Moderator: Prof. Manindra Nath Thakur, School of Political Science, Jawaharlal Nehru University

The programme includes launch of CFN International e-Journal: Global Gandhi

(Collaboration: Shanti Sahyog Centre for Nonviolence)