Genetically Modified Democracy: Transgenic Crops in Contemporary India
By Aniket Aga ( Yale University Press ;Orient Blackswan: 2022)

Winner of the 2022 Ludwik Fleck Prize from the international Society for the Social Studies of Science 

Discussants: Shri Siraj Hussain, former Secretary Ministry of Food Processing Industries and Ministry of Agriculture & CMD, FCI; Dr. Suman Sahai, Founder of Gene Campaign; and Prof. Aniket Aga, Anthropologist, Academic and Author of the book

Moderator: Dr. Richa Kumar, Associate Professor of Sociology and Science & Technology Studies, IIT Delhi

Speaker: Amb. A. Gitesh Sarma, former Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs and former Ambassador to Uzbekistan and High Commissioner to Australia

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

This lecture is based and prepared as part of the IIC Sectoral Policy Group on International Relations under the Convenorship of Amb. K.P. Fabian
 

I Want a Boy
By Aruna Kalra (Vitasta Publishing Pvt. Ltd.: 2024)

Discussants: Ms Ranjana Kumari, social activist, writer, academic and Director, Centre for Social Research; Ms Narayani Ganesh, Editor, The Speaking Tree and former Associate Editor, The Times of India; Ms Subuhi Khan, Advocate, Supreme Court of India and Founder & National Coordinator, Rashtra Jagran Abhiyan; and Dr. Aruna Kalra, eminent obstetrician, gynaecologist, laparoscopic & robotic surgeon and author of the book

Moderator: Ms Lipika Bhushan, Head, MarketMyBook
 

Evoking the Sounds and Scents of Monsoon in the Gardens of Rajasthan

Illustrated lecture by Prof. Priyaleen Singh, Dept. of Architectural Conservation, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

Followed by a panel discussion
Panelists: Prof. Narayani Gupta, historian and author; and Dr. Rima Hooja, Managing Trustee, Jaipur Virasat Foundation

Coordinator and Moderato: Anuj Srivastava, architect, writer and photographer

The Rajput gardens of the 17th and 18th centuries, in capturing the spirit of the monsoon, through sound, scents and visual displays have much to inform and instruct design today. In enhancing the imagery of the monsoon, they convey a valuable message on ecology. Water was harnessed and displayed in a manner where with a small amount of water, all the waters of the world could be brought to mind. The presentation will expand on the above and through a few conservation projects illustrate how it is still possible to evoke the sounds and scents of monsoon in these neglected historic gardens 

Illustrated lecture and discussion by Prof. Siobhan Lambert-Hurley, cultural historian, Professor of Global History, University of Sheffield, UK

Prof. Lambert-Hurley will speak about the intrepid Muslim women travellers, especially of the last centuries who travelled the world for adventure, exploration, pilgrimage and more 

(Collaboration: Zubaan Publishers)

Nepal-China Relations: Elite, Interest, and Geopolitics

Panelists: Prof. S.D. Muni, Professor Emeritus, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Dr. Gaurav Bhattarai, Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal; Dr. Smruti S. Pattanaik, Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar-Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses; and Dr. Gunjan Singh, Associate Professor, Jindal School of International Affairs, Jindal Global University, Sonepat

Moderator: Dr. Rajiv Ranjan, Associate Professor, Dept. of East Asian Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Delhi 
 

Playing with the Goddess: Gavri of the Mewar Bhils
By Aditi Ghosh Mehta (New Delhi: IGNCA, 2024  ) 

Discussants: Prof. Brahma Prakash , Scholar & Assistant Professor, School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Dr. Shubha Chaudhuri, Associate Director General (Academic), Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology, American Institute of Indian Studies; Ms Aditi Ghosh Mehta, former Additional Chief Secretary of Rajasthan and author of the book

Moderator: Dr. Roma Chatterji, Former Professor, Dept. of Sociology, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi

Panelists: Prof. Parth Sen, former Director and Professor, Delhi School of Economics; Prof. Surajit Mazumdar, Professor of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Prof. Siddhartha Mitra, Professor of Economics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata; Prof. Vikas Rawal, Professor of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Dr Zakaria Siddiqui, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Jamia Millia Islamia; and Dr Pooja Sharma, Economist and Independent Researcher; and Dr Harun Rasid Khan, former Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India
 

Moderator: Suhas Borker, Convener, Working Group on Alternative Strategies and Trustee IIC
 
Discussion on the State of the Indian Economy (SoIE) is an annual event and is jointly organised by IIC and the Working Group on Alternative Strategies in December each year. This year marks the 32nd anniversary of the Working Group on Alternative Strategies.
 
(Collaboration: Working Group on Alternative Strategies)

Conservation of Churches in Goa
By R.C. Agrawal (Sharada Publishing House: 2024)

Global Tumult: India as a Pole Star

By Sujan Chinoy (Rupa Publications; 2024)

Discussants:  Shri Sunjoy Joshi, Chairman, Observer Research Foundation (ORF); and Amb. Sujan Chinoy, Director General of the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi and author of the book

Chair: Prof Amitabh Mattoo, Dean, School of International Studies, Professor and Chair, Centre for International Politics, Jawaharlal Nehru University