BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

17 February 2026, 06:00 pm
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Conference Room II, IIC main building

A Journey Towards Light
by Sushmindar Jeet Kaur (Penprints, 2025)

Discussants: Kavita Singhal , writer, poet, social worker & educationist; Satbir Chada, Author & Poet ;Seema Jain, Bilingual Poet, Translator and Editor; Mandira Ghosh, Poet, Author & Researcher; Sushmindar Jeet Kaur, Associate Professor and Head, PG Department of English, G. Gn. N. Khalsa College, Ludhiana & Author of the book

Chair : Dr. Sukrita Paul Kumar,  Indian poet, critic and academic

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

06 February 2026, 06:00 pm
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Conference Room II, IIC main building

The Trial That Shook Britain: How a Court Martial Hastened Acceptance of Indian Independence
by Ashis Ray  (Routledge, 2024)

Discussants: Dr Abhishek Singhvi ,Eminent Lawyer and Member Rajya Sabha; Subhashini Ali,CPI(M ) Leader and Former Member, Lok Sabha ; Ashis Ray, Academic Visitor at Oxford and Author of the book

Chair : Shyam Saran, President, IIC 
 

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

03 February 2026, 06:00 pm
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Conference Room II, IIC main building

Sweet Excess: Crafting Mishti in Bengal
by Ishita Dey (Routledge, 2026)

Discussants: Dr. Brahma Prakash, writer, cultural theorist and Assistant Professor of Theatre and Performance Studies at the School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Shirin Mehrotra, independent food writer, researcher and content & communication strategist; Dr. Ishita Dey, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology,  Faculty of Social Sciences, South Asian University & Author of the book

Moderator: Prof. Kiranmayi Bhushi, Department of Sociology, School of Social Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University
 

Book Discussion Group

22 January 2026, 06:00 pm
Book Discussion Group
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Conference Room II, IIC main building

Mind, Body and Self (Springer, 2024)

Edited by Purushottama Bilimoria, Jaysankar Lal Shaw, Anand Vaidya, Michael Hemmingsen

Discussants: Prof. Shashi Prabha Kumar, President of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS) Society and Chairperson of the Governing Body, Shimla; Prof. R. Krishnaswamy, Associate Professor of Philosophy, O P Jindal University, Sonipat; Prof. Ananya Barua, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Hindu College, DU;Prof. Savita Singh, Poet and Professor, IGNOU; Prof. Rajan, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Allahabad University; Abhilasha Semwal, Researcher, JNU Centre for Philosophy

Moderator: Prof. Purushottama Bilimoria, University of Melbourne and University of San Francisco & Editor of the book

 

Book Discussion Group

28 January 2026, 06:00 pm
Book Discussion Group
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Conference Room II, IIC main building

River Traveller: Journeys on the Tsangpo- Brahmaputra from Tibet to the Bay of Bengal
by Sanjoy Hazarika (Speaking Tiger, 2025)

Discussants: Prof Mahesh Rangarajan, Environmental Studies and History, Ashoka University ; Prof. Sanjoy Hazarika, Journalist and Author of the book

Moderator : Ms. Anupreeta Das, South Asia correspondent for The New York Times

Book Discussion Group - Anna Mani: The Uncut Diamond

12 January 2026, 06:00 pm
Book Discussion Group - Anna Mani: The Uncut Diamond
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Conference Room II, IIC main building

Book Discussion Group
Anna Mani: The Uncut Diamond

by Asha Gopinathan (National Book Trust, 2025)

Discussants: Surbhi Baghotia, Engineer, VSSC, Trivandrum; Gautam Venugopalan, Physicist, Stanford University; Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of Meteorology, India Meteorological Department; Manju Mohan, Former Professor, Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, IIT Delhi

Moderator:  Asha Gopinathan, Neuroscientist, Writer & Author of the Book
 

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP -Goddesses in South Asia: Traditions and Transformations

29 January 2026, 06:00 pm
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP -Goddesses in South Asia: Traditions and Transformations
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Conference Room II, IIC main building

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP 
Goddesses in South Asia: Traditions and Transformations
Edited by R Mahalakshmi, Malavika Binny, Megha Yadav (Bloomsbury, 2025)

Chair: Prof. Mridula Mukherjee, Former Prof., Centre for Historical Studies, JNU
 

Discussants: Mahishini Colonne High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to India, New Delhi ; Prof. Anamika Roy, Department of Ancient History, Culture & Archaeology, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj ; Prof. Jaya Tyagi formerly with the University of Delhi ; Prof. Shalini Shah Department of History, University of Delhi; Prof. R. Mahalakshmi Centre for Historical Studies, JNU, New Delhi & co-editor of the book; Dr. Megha Yadav Department of History, SRM University, Amaravati; co-editor of the book ; Dr. Malavika Binny, Dept. of History, Kannur University, Kerala; co-editor of the book
 

TO COMMEMORATE MARTYRS DAY 2026

27 January 2026, 06:30 pm
TO COMMEMORATE MARTYRS DAY 2026
Programme Type
Talks
Venue
Conference Room II, IIC main building

On the Relevance of Gandhi Today
 

by Usha Ramanathan, Law Researcher; and Anil Nauriya, Counsel, Supreme Court of India and Writer

The talks will be on the Relevance of Gandhi Today & Gandhi, Hind ka Dada and the Shaping of the Nation

by Anil Nauriya, Counsel, Supreme Court of India and Writer  

Chair: Justice Madan Lokur (retired), Supreme Court of India


(Collaboration: Sarvodaya International Trust-Delhi Chapter)

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP-Nehru’s Bandung: Non-Alignment and Regional Order in Indian Cold War Strategy

15 January 2026, 05:30 pm
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP-Nehru’s Bandung: Non-Alignment and Regional Order in Indian Cold War Strategy
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Conference Room II, IIC main building


Nehru’s Bandung: Non-Alignment and Regional Order in Indian Cold War Strategy
Andrea Benvenuti (Speaking Tiger, 2024)

Chair: Shyam Saran, President IIC

Discussants: Prof. Amitabh Mattoo, Dean, School of International Studies, Professor and Chair, Centre for International Politics, Organization and Disarmament (CIPOD), School of International Studies, JNU; Prof Ajay K Mehra, Political Scientist, and Former Atal Bihari Vajpayee Senior Fellow, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library; Prof Pallavi Raghavan, Assistant Professor, Ashoka University; and Dr. Andrea Benvenuti, Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations, University of New South Wales, Kensington & Author of the book

India-Brazil-South Africa: Strengthening Global South Agenda

08 January 2026, 06:00 pm
India-Brazil-South Africa: Strengthening Global South Agenda
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Conference Room II, IIC main building

India-Brazil-South Africa: Strengthening Global South Agenda
 

It is not always cliched to say that “you cannot stop an idea whose time has come”. The time for IBSA (India-Brazil-South America) has arrived to strengthen the multipolar world order. The emerging economies including India, Brazil and South Africa are making their presence felt globally but without dictating the agenda and rather being consultative. The recently concluded IBSA Summit in South Africa could not have been timed. The discussion will lay out an agenda for IBSA in the coming years.

Chair: Prof. Sanjay Bhattacharyya, former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, and currently Professor of Diplomatic Practice at JSIA and Director, Jindal Global Centre for G20 Studies

Introductory Remarks: Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury, Senior Assistant Editor (Foreign Affairs), The Economic Times 
Discussants: Amb Kenneth H. da Nobrega, Ambassador of Brazil to India; and Amb Dr. Anil Sooklal, South African High Commissioner