Book Discussion Group
WEBINAR
Historical Perspectives: Illuminating minds on blue waters
By Pascal Alan Nazareth (Konarak Publishers)
Keynote Address: Amb. Shyam Saran, President, IIC
Discussants: Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC; Amb. Ashok Sajjanhar, former Ambassdor of India to Sweedon and Kazakhstan; Amb. T.P. Sreenivasan, former Ambassador to Austria and Slovenia, and presently Director General, Kerala International Centre; Amb. P.A. Nazareth, former diplomat and author of the book; and Shri K.P. R. Nair, founder- editor in chief, Konarak Publishers
Moderator: Amb. Ranjan Mathai, former Foreign Secretary and High Commissioner to UK
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A FABRIC OF NARRATIVES: THE MANY FACETS OF NORTH EAST INDIA
A Place Called ‘Home’: Identity and Belonging
Speaker: Shri Sanjoy Hazarika, well-known columnist, author and policy analyst
Chair: Ms Preeti Gill, independent editor and literary agent
Second programme in a new series ‘The Fabric of Narratives: The Many Facets of North East India’ will focus on different aspects of the region and apart from talks and discussions, include seminars, exhibitions, performances and cuisine. Organised in collaboration with Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER)
Book Discussion Group
Memory Keepers: Poems
By Payal Nagpal (Signer: 2024)
Discussants: Dr. Anand Prakash, poet and academic; Prof. Radha Chakravarty, poet, critic and translator, formerly Professor of Comparative Literature and Translation Studies, Ambedkar University; Prof. Payal Nagpal, Professor of English, Janki Devi Memorial College, University of Delhi and author of the book; and others
Chair: Dr. Taisha Abraham, author, theorist and critic
In Memoriam: Humra Quraishi – A Poetry and Prose Tribute
Readings and recitations by Ms Jayshree M. Tripathi, poet and former International Educational Consultant; Amb. Amarendra Khatua, former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs and poet; Prof. Swati Pal, Principal, Janki Devi Memorial College, University of Delhi and author; Ms Sahana Ahmed, poet and novelist; Ms Deepa Agarwal, author and poet; and Shri Mustafa Quraishi, photo journalist
In Conversation: Alarmel Valli, Leela Samson and Madhavi Mudgal
In Conversation: Alarmel Valli, Leela Samson and Madhavi Mudgal
Moderator: Archana Sivasubramanian
Organised in collaboration with Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, New Delhi
Pluralism in India and Indonesia: Diversity in the Quest for Unity
Launch of the IIC-IRD book edited by Shankari Sundararaman and the late Kapila Vatsyayan (New Delhi: Konarak Publishers, 2025)
Shri N.N. Vohra, Life Trustee, IIC will release the book and preside over the discussion
Panelists: H.E. Amb. Ina Krisnamurthi, Ambassador of Indonesia to India; Prof. Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit, Vice Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Prof. Shankari Sundararaman, volume editor and Professor of Southeast Asian Studies, and Chairperson, Centre for Indo-Pacific Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University
(Organised by the IIC-International Research Division)
Women in Higher Education and Implications of the National Education Policy (2020)
Panelists: Prof. Mary E. John who has been working in the fields of women’s studies and feminist politics for many years and was Director, Centre for Women’s Development Studies (2006-2012); Prof. Anurekha Chari Wagh, Department of Sociology,University of Hyderabad; Dr. Protiva Kundu, Research Lead – Social Sectors, Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (CBGA); Dr. Anagha Tambe, Assistant Professor & Head of KSP Women’s Studies Centre, Savitribai Phule University, Pune and Dr. Swati Dyahadroy, Assistant Professor, Department of Women and Gender Studies, Savitribai Phule University, Pune; Prof. Jyoti Dalal, Institute of Home Economics, University of Delhi; Dr. Manasi Thapliyal Navani, Assistant Professor, School of Education Studies, Ambedkar University; and Prof. Nandita Narain, former Head of the Dept. of Mathematics, St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi
Concluding Observations: Prof. Apoorvanand, Professor, Hindi Dept., Faculty of Arts, University of Delhi
Moderator: Prof. Anita Rampal, Convenor SPG on Education
This lecture is part of the IIC Sectoral Policy Group on Education under the Convenorship of Prof. Anita Rampal
To Mark International Women’s Day 2025
The 20th IAWRT Asian Women’s Film Festival: 6 to 8 March 2025
The 20th edition of the festival brings together a rich collection of fiction, non-fiction, animation and short films from different parts of Asia. Curated by the noted festival director and programmer, Bina Paul, the festival includes masterclasses, seminars and panel discussions; and exhibitions. These include panel discussions on Women and the Arts; Climate Change and Gender Justice; and Archiving. Conversations with Payal Kapadia, Hwang Hei Rim, and Akiko Ashizawa; and a tribute to Manjira Datta and Aruna Vasudev, two stalwarts from the world of films.
Organised in collaboration with International Association of Women in Radio &Television, Chapter India; NFDC Cinemas of India; Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Govt. Of India; Embassy of France; Institute Français, New Delhi; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung; Delhi Tourism; Max Mueller Bhavan-Goethe Institut; Delhi Tourism; Kerala Travels; The Japan Foundation; InKo Centre; Yellow Streets; and Kumbaya
Screenings will be held in the Auditorium on 6, 7 and 8 March 2025 from 09:30 onwards. Some of the filmmakers will be present for post-screening discussions
Highlights of the festival include:
From 6 to 8 March 2025, 11:00 to 19:00 in Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza
Memory as Movement: Archiving Feminist Histories
An exhibition of photographs, songs, letters, artworks, books, notebooks, reports, and newsletters from women’s organisations in Delhi spanning the last 40 years. The exhibition creates a vivid and visceral history of the women’s movement. A testament to the resilience, creativity, and determination of that fueled feminist organisations
On 6 March 2025 from 09:15 to 13:30 hrs in C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium
Memory as Movement: Archiving Feminist Histories
Panel discussion
On 6 March 2025 at 18:00
Opening Ceremony
Followed by screening of the film
The Sharp Edge of Peace (Afghanistan)
(95 min; 2024; Persian with English subtitles)
Director: Roya Sadat
A feature-length documentary that follows the only women on the Afghan government negotiating team as they navigate the hard road to peace and broker a shared political structure with the Taliban.
Followed by
A Conversation
Nupur Basu in conversation with Alka Sadat
On 6 and 7 March in Conference Room II from 10:00 to 17:00
Workshop on The Once and The Future of the Documentary
The oversaturated media landscape we inhabit is both a provocation and an invitation to deconstruct ways in which images are produced, circulated and consumed. How are images produced? How are they circulated? Should they be archived? What and who is the collective if we think about personal and public images produced and archived?
Filmmakers, archivists and independent groups working with the moving image come together in this workshop. Participants, including independent filmmakers, video and media collectives, present their material and discuss the challenges of putting their work in the public domain.
Registration at the venue on a first come first serve basis.
Social Change as an Object of Educational Inquiry
Speaker: Prof. Krishna Kumar, well-known educationist, Honorary Fellow, Panjab University, Chandigarh
The concept of ‘social change’ has roots in India’s freedom struggle and modernisation theories, with education playing a central role. Traditional inquiry into social change focuses on caste, community, gender, and rural–urban relations, while an educational perspective offers deeper insights based on personal experiences of learning. Prof. Kumar will examine how education shapes individual perceptions of social change, challenging generalised modernisation theories. The lecture will highlight how the state of the education system and personal circumstances influence one’s understanding of societal transformation. By exploring education as both a structural institution and a personal experience, this lecture will provide fresh perspectives on how knowledge and learning shape societal evolution in India.
The 7th Social Change Annual Lecture
(Collaboration: Council for Social Development; and Sage India)
The Zoom Link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/
Meeting ID: 863 0057 1581
Passcode: 758957
HIMALAYAN DIALOGUES
Himalayan Huffing: Culture, Politics and Climate Change
Speakers: Prof. Jagannath Panda, Head, Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs (SCSA-IPA) who will speak on The Climate Challenge in Tibet: Why and How the Himalayan Community Must Act Together; and Prof. Dhananjay Tripathi, Associate Professor, South Asian University, New Delhi who will speak on Border and Culture: The Connection and Contradiction
Discussant: Dr. Rajiv Ranjan, Associate Professor, Dept. of East Asian Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Delhi
Chair: Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC