Indo-Aryan and the Linguistic History and Prehistory of North India

By Claus Peter Zoller (Harrassowitz Verlag: 2023)

Discussants: Prof. Anvita Abbi, linguist and scholar of minority languages; Dr. Peggy Mohan, Writer, Visiting Professor, Ashoka University; Dr. Ayesha Kidwai, theoretical linguist and Professor, Centre for Linguistics, School of Language Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Dr. Claus Peter Zoller, linguist and Professor of South Asian Studies, Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, University of Oslo and author of the book
 

Chair: Prof. Anvita Abbi, linguist and scholar of minority languages.

A Multilingual Recitation by Dr Karan Singh

Chair: Shri Muzaffar Ali, filmmaker, designer, poet, artist, cultural revivalist, and social worker

(Organised by IIC-International Research Division in collaboration with The Poetry Society, India)

Speaker: Prof. Arogyaswami J. Paulraj, Professor Emeritus, Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University.  
Prof. Paulraj is the inventor of MIMO wireless communications, a technology break through that enables improved wireless performance. MIMO is now incorporated into all broadband wireless systems. He also pioneered MIMOOFDMA that is now the core physical layer technology for 4G, 5G mobile, and WiFi networks

Moderator: Ms Aruna Sundararajan, IAS (retd.) former Secretary Telecom and Chairperson, Telecom Commission

Chair: Cmdre C. Uday Bhaskar

Prof. Paulraj will offer his views on the criticality of semiconductors, the structure of the global industry, its competitive dynamics, and then focus his talk mainly on its huge entry barriers.

India’s Foreign Policy in Changing Times

By D.K. Giri (Global Books Organisation: 2018)
 

Discussants: Prof. Mahendra P. Lama, former Vice Chancellor, Sikkim University; Prof. Ajay Darshan Behera, Academy of International Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia University; and Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri, columnist and author of the book

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

Guilt Trip and Other Stories

By Lakshmi Kannan (Olive Turtle: 2023)

Discussants: Prof. Malashri Lal, author and Convenor, English Board, Sahitya Akademi; Prof. Anisur Rahman, academic critic and translator; Prof. Payal Nagpal, academic; and Dr. Lakshmi Kannan, poet, novelist and author of the book

Chair: Ms Mridula Garg, writer and poet

Coordinated by Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Ashok K. Mehta

The Return of Nawaz Sharif: How it will change Election Scene in Pakistan

Panelists: Dr. Shalini Chawla, Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Air Power Studies; Amb. Sharat Sabharwal, former Ambassador to Pakistan; and Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Kamal Davar, President, Delhi Forum For Strategic Studies (DFFSS) 

Chair: Maj. Gen. Ashok K. Mehta

Devotional Music of India: Spreading Harmony and Peace 

Edited by Amarendra Khatua and Mandira Ghosh (Shubhi Publications: 2023)

Chair: Dr. Karan Singh

Discussants: Vidushi Sharon Lowen, well-known artist, dance guru and writer; Dr. Amarendra Khatua, former Director General, Indian Council for Cultural Relations, former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs and Co-editor of the book; and Ms Mandira Ghosh, poet, writer and Co-editor of the book

Sovereigns of the Sea: Omani Ambition in the Age of Empire
by Seema Alavi
 

Speakers: Prof. Pallavi Raghavan, Assistant Professor, Ashoka University ; Prof. Nishat Zaidi, Professor, Jamia Millia Islamia and Prof. Seema Alavi, Professor, Ashoka University & Author of the book 
   

Chair: Prof. Farhat Hasan, Professor, University of Delhi  
 

Jammu & Kashmir: The Wounded Paradise 
by Jawaharlal Kaul 
  

Speakers: Justice Permod Kohli, Former Chief Justice, Sikkim High Court; Shri Ram Bahadur Rai, President, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts; Prof Sushma Yadav, Pro Vice Chancellor, Central University Haryana & Former Member of UGC ; Shri Jawaharlal Kaul, Author of the Book

Chair: Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (I/C) for S & T; Minister of State for PMO; Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, GoI