BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

01 March 2024, 06:00 pm
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Conference Room II, IIC main building

The Blessings of Maharishi: The Wonderful Story of My Life (An autobiography)

By Lothar Pric (Motilal Banarsidass: 2024)

Discussants: Shri Devendra Triguna, Indian Ayurveda Practitioner & former Honorary Physician to the President of India; Shri Lakshman Shrivastava, Director – Services, Maharishi Ayurveda Products Pvt. Ltd. & Executive Director, Maharishi Ayurveda Hospital, Delhi; and Prof. Lothar Pirc, CEO, Maharishi Ayurveda Health Centre and author of the book

Chair: Maj. Gen. (Retd.) G.D. Bakshi, Strategic expert and writer

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

21 February 2024, 06:00 pm
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Conference Room II, IIC main building

The Untold Story of Sita: An Empowering Tale of our Time

By Dena Merriam (Motilal Banarsidass)

Discussants: Maj. Gen. G.D. Bakshi, Strategic expert and writer; and Ms Dena Merriam, author of the book

Chair: Dr. Karan Singh

Mapping Sustainable Agriculture

27 February 2024, 06:30 pm
Mapping Sustainable Agriculture
Programme Type
Talks, Webcasts
Venue
Conference Room II, IIC main building

Transforming Indian Agriculture: Emerging Challenges and Policy Options

Speaker: Prof. Vijay Paul Sharma, Chairman, Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India

Chair: Shri Siraj Hussain, former Secretary of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare (GoI)

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

29 February 2024, 06:00 pm
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Conference Room II, IIC main building

Subliminal: poems
By Radha Chakravarty (Hawakal Publishers: 2023)

Discussants: Dr. Lakshmi Kannan, poet, novelist and short story writer; Amb. Amarendra Khatua, former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Director General, ICCR, and poet; Dr. Veeksha Vagmita, scholar, reviewer and Editor; Dr. Radha Chakravarty, writer, critic, translator, former Professor of Comparative Literature,  Ambedkar University, Delhi and author of the book

Chair: Prof. Sukrita Paul Kumar, poet and critic

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

23 February 2024, 06:30 pm
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Conference Room II, IIC main building

The Winning Culture: Lessons from the Indian Army to Transform Your Business

By Neeraj Bali (Macmillan: 2023)

 

The author, Maj. Gen. Neeraj Bali (retd.) will be in conversation with Praveen Swami, journalist

 

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

15 February 2024, 06:00 pm
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Conference Room II, IIC main building

Warrior Heart: The Story of Arjuna and Mahabharata 
By Santa Acharya Chawla (Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House: 2023)

Discussants: Dr. Geetesh Nirban, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Kamla Nehru College; Dr. A.K. Merchant, General Secretary, Temple of Understanding India Foundation ( a global interfaith association); Dr. Santa Acharya Chawla, Chief Scientist & Associate Dean (Retd.), CSIR National Physical Laboratory and author of the book

Chair: Shri Shyam Banerji, musicologist, lead designer and architect, Swanubhooti Vatika

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

12 February 2024, 06:00 pm
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Conference Room II, IIC main building

The Crossroads: Kashmir-India's bridge to Xinjiang
By Kulbhushan Warikoo (Rupa Publications: 2023)

 

Discussants: Amb. Rajiv Sikri, former Indian Ambassador to Kazakhstan and former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs; Prof. Uttam Sinha, Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses; Prof. Kulbhushan Warikoo, Founder Editor, Himalayan and Central Asian Studies; formerly Professor, Centre for Inner Asia Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University and author of the book

Chair: Amb. Shyam Saran, President, IIC 

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

06 February 2024, 06:00 pm
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Conference Room II, IIC main building

Fault Lines in the Faith: How Events of 1979 Shaped the Islamic World

By Iqbal S. Hasnain (Rupa Publications: 2023)

Discussants: Amb. K.P. Fabian, Professor, Symbiosis University, Pune and Indian Society of International Law, New Delhi; Prof. Aftab Kamal Pasha, former Associate Dean, Director & Chairman, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Prof. A. K. Ramakrishnan, Professor, Centre for West Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Prof. Iqbal S. Hasnain, former Vice Chancellor, University of Calicut and author of the book

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

02 February 2024, 06:00 pm
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Conference Room II, IIC main building

Soul and Sword: The History of Political Hinduism 
By Hindol Sengupta (Vintage Books: 2023)

Discussants: Prof. Kapil Kapoor, scholar and former Pro Vice-Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Shri Sanjeev Sanyal, historian & economist; Shri Hindol Sengupta, historian, journalist and author of the book
 

Mid-year Review of the Indian Economy 2023-2024

24 January 2024, 04:00 pm
Mid-year Review of the Indian Economy 2023-2024
Programme Type
Discussions, Webcasts
Venue
Conference Room II, IIC main building

Panelists: Dr. Sudipto Mundle, Chairman, Centre for Development Studies and former Member, 14th Finance Commission; Mr. Joshua Felman, Principal, JH Consulting and formerly, Resident Representative, the International Monetary Fund in India : Ms. Ila Patnaik, Chief Economist , Aditya Birla group and Shri Rajiv Mishra, Senior Economic Adviser, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India

 

Chair: Dr. K.P. Krishnan, former Secretary to Government of India