Book Discussion Group
Unpolitically Correct: The Politics and Economics of Governance
By Satya Mohanty (Rupa Publications India: 2024)
Discussants: Prof. Ashutosh Varshney, political scientist, Sol Goldman Professor of International Studies and the Social Sciences, and Professor of Political Science at Brown University, USA; Shri Nitin Desai, distinguished economist and former Under Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs, UN; and Dr. Satya Mohanty, poet, playwright, novelist and writer, former Union Secretary of Education and Secretary General, National Human Rights Commission; and author of the book
Chair: Dr. Shashi Tharoor, MP
Sustainable Agriculture
Trump’s America First Trade Policy: Implications and Options
Speaker: Prof. Abhijit Das, expert on international trade and former Head, Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
Discussant: Shri Anup Wadhawan, former Union Commerce Secretary
Chair: Shri Siraj Hussain, former Union Secretary Agriculture, Govt. of India and Advisor, Food Processing, FICCI
Ukraine: Where is it headed?
Ukraine: Where is it headed?
Speaker: Dr. John Cherian, senior journalist
Chair: Amb. K.P. Fabian
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
Book Discussion Group
Cooling our Environment: An Architects Vision to Combat Global Warming
By Kalpana Sutaria (Atmosphere Press: 2024)
Discussants: Ms Anumitra Roychowdhury, Executive Director, Research and Advocacy, Centre for Science and Environment; Shri Ashok B. Lall, architect and former Member, Global Holcim Foundation; and Ms Kalpana Sutaria, activist, architect, and author of the book
Chair: Shri Suhas Borker, Editor, Citizens First TV (CFTC) and Trustee, IIC
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Women Translate Women
Panelists: Astri Ghosh, who translates from Norwegian, Hindi and other languages into English; Krupa Ge, who translates from Tamil to English; Rita Kothari who translates from Gujarati, Hindi, Urdu, Sindhi to English; and Ira Pande who translates from Hindi to English
Moderator: Rita Kothari
The discussion focuses on translation, and what happens when women translate women. The discussion brings together translators to speak about how and whether their gender impacts the process of translation, do they feel more drawn to the work of women, what is the ‘relationship’ between writer and translator when both occupy the same gender
(Collaboration: Zubaan; and Ashoka Centre for Translation)
Social Scientists in the Civic Space. Ethical perspectives on Democratic Involvement
Edited by Arundhati Virmani, Jean Boutier and Manohar Kumar (Routledge, New Delhi: 2025)
Short presentation on the book by the Editors of the book – Prof. Arundhati Virmani, EHESS, Norbert Elias Centre in Social Sciences, Marseille; Prof. Jean Boutier, Directeur d’Etudes, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Marseille and former Director of the Norbert Elias Centre in Social Sciences (2002-2011); and Prof. Manohar Kumar, Assistant Professor, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi (IIIT); and Shri Namit Arora
Panelists: Shri Manish Tewari, Member of Parliament; Prof. Rajiv Bhargava, noted political theorist, Honorary Fellow and Founder Director, Parekh Institute of Indian Thought, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies; Prof. Zoya Hasan, National Fellow, Indian Council of Social Science Research and Professor of Political Science and the Dean of School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Namit Arora, public historian and author, former IIT and Silicon valley engineer
Moderator: Ms Shweta Kothari, journalist
Discussion based on the proceedings of an IIC Seminar organised in collaboration with EHESS, Centre Norbert Elias, Marseille and Centre de Sciences Humaines, New Delhi in January 2020
At the Edge of the Ocean
An evening of Lama Doboom Tulku’s poetry
Reading and reflection by Dr. Maya Joshi, Associate Professor of Literature. Lady Shri Ram College for Women
Dancing Eloquence by Zuleikha, StoryDancer
Introduction: Dr. Sudhamahi Regunnathan, academic
(Collaboration: World Buddhist Culture Trust)
Symposium on Artisans by Design: Reflections on the journey of Education for Textile Artisans in India
The Symposium will reflect on the past and future of design education for textile artisans in India. The symposium brings together an inspiring array of voices – artisan-design graduates, educators, mentors, and experts, alongside Judy Frater, the founder of India’s pioneering design education programme for artisans and the Founder Director Emerita of Somaiya Kala Vidya, an institute of education for artisans
Moderator: Dr. Ritu Sethi, Craft Revival Trust
(Collaboration: Craft Revival Trust)
Agriculture Policy Series
Is women-centric agri policy the Next Big Idea in Agriculture?
Speakers: Prof. Jayati Ghosh, University of Massachusetts; Prof. N. Manimekalai, Director, Centre for Women’s Development Studies; and Dr.Soma K.P., Mahila Kisan Adhikaar Manch
Chair: Shri Siraj Hussain, former Secretary Agriculture, Govt. of India
Moderator: Shri Pravesh Sharma, former MD, SFAC