BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

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

A Way Within: Seven Years in a Himalayan Ashram

By Madhu Tandan (Speaking Tree: 2023)

 

The author will be In Conversation with Arundhathi Subramania

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

12 March 2024, 05:30 pm
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Conference Room II, IIC main building

i, Salma: Selected Poems
By Salma; translated by K. Srilata and Shobhana Kumar (Red River: 2023)

 

Discussants: Sukrita Paul Kumar, poet, academic and critic; Salma, writer, poet and author of the book; K. Srilata, poet, translator, academic; Chandana Dutta, author, Editor and translator and  Shobhana Kumar, poet, translator and writer

 

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

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

Shaping the Future: A Guide for Systems Leaders 
How to be, think and act in the new world

By Arun Maira (Notion Press: 2023)

Discussants: Dr. Pranab Sen, former Country Director, IGC and economist; Ms Reema Nanavaty, Director, Self-Employed Women’s Association of India (SEWA); Dr. Mekhala Krishnamurthy, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Ashoka University; and Shri Arun Maira, former Member, Planning Commission and author of the book

Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

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

Aviation and Foreign Policy: Convergence

By Sanat Kaul (KW Publishers)

Discussants: Amb. Nalin Surie, former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs; and Dr. Sanat Kaul, Chairman, International Foundation for Aviation Aerospace and Drones, and author of the book

Chiar :Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC

 

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