A festival of feature and documentary films organised in collaboration with Goenkarancho Ekvot

Details of the Film Screenings

Inauguration

Followed by screening of two films:
Bread and Belonging: Whose pão is it 
(50 min; 2020; Konkani/Kannada with English subtitles)
Director: Sonia Filinto

As Goa, India’s smallest state comes to grip with growing migration, three stories unfold around its unique bread. Stories of people dealing with migration, changing culture and the need to earn a living.

At 19:10
Soul Curry (110 min; 2017; Konkani with English subtitles)
Written and Directed by Nieelesh Malkar
With Jackie Shroff, Seema Biswas, Sonam Morajkar

Philip Branco a saxophone player, is married to singer Mary but due to changing times in the world of music, his work becomes less and less until he is reduced to playing at funerals. Although blessed with four daughters, Philip yearns for a son…
 

Three short plays presented by Ruchika Theatre
Directed by Feisal Alkazi

The plays explore the themes of friendship post Partition, the issue of aging and the ethical and moral dilemmas surrounding adultery and hospital practice

The performance will be followed by a discussion
 

A Resurgent Northeast: Narratives of Change
By Ashish Kundra (HarperCollins India: 2023)

Discussants: Shri Sanjoy Hazarika, writer and commentator on issues of NE India and its neighbourhood, former Director,  Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative; Prof. Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, Associate Professor, Centre for the Study of Social Systems, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Ms Hoihnu Hauzel, independent journalist and writer; and Shri Ashish Kundra, IAS, Principal Secretary-cum-Commissioner, Transport, Delhi Govt. and author of the book

Moderator: Ms Hoihnu Hauzel, independent journalist and Founder, Northeast Stories and Northeast Odyssey

(100 min; 2022; Malayalam with English subtitles)
Written and Directed by Siddik Paravoor 

The film will be introduced by V.K. Cherian

Based on a real-life story of a Kerala Muslim woman who raised three Hindu children as her own, without changing their religion or way of life. Subaida and her husband, Abdul Aziz Haji are a shining example of benevolence and humanity in a society that is increasingly defined by religion and hate politics

Baolis: Restoring Stepwells, Providing Life

Talk by Ratish Nanda, CEO, Aga Khan Trust for Culture

 (Collaboration: Aga Khan Trust for Culture)   

National Security Perspectives

Speaker: General M.M. Naravane, former Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army

Moderator of the series: Suhas Borker

Introduction: Vinay Kumar, Secretary General, Press Club of India (PCI)

The series of Conversations with Media is jointly organised by IIC and PCI; and is hosted by them alternately every month

Entropy Law, Sustainability and Third Industrial Revolution

By Ramprasad Sengupta (OUP: 2020)

Discussants: Prof. Amitabh Kundu, former Professor, Centre for Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Prof. Madhavan K. Palat, former Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Dr. Pradipta Ghosh, former Environment Secretary, Govt. of India; Prof. Partha Sen, Professor, Delhi School of Economics; Dr. Nilanjan Ghosh, Director, Observer Research Foundation and President, INSEE; Prof. Sangeeta Bansal, Professor, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Prof. Ramprasad Sengupta, Emeritus Professor, Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University and author of the book

Moderator: Prof. Shreekant Gupta, Professor, Delhi School of Economics

Maya, Modi, Azad: Dalit Politics in the Time of Hindutva

By Sudha Pai and Sajjan Kumar (HarperCollins India: 2023)

Discussants: Prof. Surinder Singh Jodhka, Professor, Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Ms Smita Gupta, former Associate Editor, The Hindu; Shri Sudheendra Kulkarni, columnist and aide to former Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee; Prof. Sudha Pai, political scientist, columnist and former Professor of Political Science, Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Co-Author of the book; and Dr. Sajjan Kumar, researcher, political scientist, Fellow, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library and Co-Author of the book

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