Speaker: Gaitri Issar Kumar, Former High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom, (2020-2022) 

Panelists: Ronen Sen, Former Ambassador of India to the USA (2004-2009) and High Commissioner to the UK (2002-2004); and   Raj Chengappa, Group Editorial Director, India Today group. 

Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC

Heartstrings: A Tapestry of Prose and Poetry

Edited by Sanjula Sharma (Authorspress: 2023)

Discussants: Prof. Saugata Bhaduri, Centre for English Studies, School of Language, Literature and Cultural Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Ms Amrita Bhalla, Associate Professor, Jesus & Mary College, University of Delhi; and Ms Sanjula Sharma, poet, journalist and author of the book

Chair: Shri K. Jayakumar, President, The Poetry Society (India) and former Chief Secretary, Govt. of Kerala

The Nepal Cookbook: 108 Regional Recipes

Discussion based on the new book by Rohini Rana (Viking: 2024)

Speakers: Rohini Rana, author of the Book; Suvir Saran, culinary maestro and Michelin-starred chef; and Alka Pande, art consultant and writer.

Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC

Embark on a culinary journey through Nepal with Rohini Rana, discovering 108 regional recipes that capture the unique culinary legacy of each community.

Celluloid to Digital: India’s Film Society Movement

By V.K. Cherian (Atlantic Publishers and Distributors (P) Ltd: 2024)

Discussants: Shri John Dayal, Writer Activist; Shri. Monojit Lahiri, Film Writer; and Shri V. K. Cherian, Journalist and Author of the Book

Moderator: Shri Suhas Borker, Editor, Citizens First TV, Filmmaker and Trustee, IIC

The book is the first comprehensive account of the seven-decade-long journey of the Film Society Movement in India and how it helped Indian cinema come into its own as a global entity now. The massive transformation is credited to Indian film policies, new film institutions and the Film Society movement. But do such policies and movements have a future in the digital era? Celluloid to Digital: India’s Film Society Movement delves into this question in the OTT age.

The Fall of Kabul: Despatches from Chaos

By Nayanima Basu (Bloomsbury India: 2024)

Discussants:  Amb. T C A Raghavan, former High Commissioner to Pakistan & Singapore and former DG, Indian Council of World Affairs; Amb. Rakesh Sood, former Ambassador to Afghanistan and Nepal; Dr. Raghav Sharma, Director, Centre for Afghanistan Studies, O P Jindal Global University; and Ms Nayanima Basu, senior Journalist & author of the book

Moderator: Shri. R Prasannan, Resident Editor, The Week

Transformation – Emergence of Bangladesh and Evolution of India-Bangladesh Ties

By Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty (K V Publishers Pvt. Ltd.: 2024)

Discussants: Amb. Pankaj Saran, former Deputy National Security Adviser, Govt. of India and former High Commissioner to Bangladesh; Dr. Smruti S. Pattanaik, Research Fellow (SS), Manohar Parriker Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses; and Amb. Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty, former Diplomat and author of the book

Chair: Amb. Shyam Saran, President, IIC

Negotiating the New Normal: How India Must Grow in a Pandemic-Ridden World

By Saurav Jha (Hachette India: August 2022)

 Discussants: Shri V. Srinivas, Secretary, Dept. of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances and Dept. of Pension & Pensioners Welfare, Govt. of India; Ms. Sheela Bhatt, senior journalist and commentator; Prof. Santosh Mehrotra, economist and former Professor & Chair, Centre for Labour, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Shri Saurav Jha, commentator on Geostrategic Affairs, Director, Delhi Defence Review and author of the book

Chair: Dr V.K Saraswat, Distinguished Scientist, Member, Niti Aayog & former Secretary, DDR & D and former chairman,DRDO

Moderator: Ms Ankita Mukherji, communicator, media consultant and former Deputy Executive Editor (New Desk), NDTV

Panchkanya (Pauranik Katha Aakhyan) 
By Madhu Chaturvedi and Eika Chaturvedi Banerjee (Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House: April 2024)

Discussants:  Dr. Vibha Chaturvedi, Former Professor of Philosophy, University of Delhi; Dr. Geetesh Nirban, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Kamala Nehru College,Delhi University ; Ms. Radhika Jha, Secretary, Government of Uttarakhand; Dr. Madhu Chaturvedi and Eika Chaturvedi Banerjee co-authors of the book 
 

Moderator : Ms. Eishita Chaturvedi, Journalist & Anchor 

Alignment
By Neerada Suresh (D.C. Books: January 2024)

Discussants: Amb. T.P. Sreenivasan, former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, Vienna, Governor for India of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, and Director General, Kerala International Centre;  Prof. Swati Pal, Principal, Janki Devi Memorial College, University of Delhi; and Ms Neerada Suresh, educator, translator, poet and author of the book

Moderator: Dr. Kavita A. Sharma, former President, South Asian University and former Director, IIC