BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

21 November 2023, 06:00 pm
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Conference Room II, IIC main building

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

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

25 October 2023, 05:30 pm
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Conference Room II, IIC main building

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  
 


 

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

23 October 2023, 05:30 pm
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Conference Room II, IIC main building

Niravadhi Bhuvaneshwar

By Sushma Bhatnagar

Welcome Remarks: Dr. Meenakshi Gopinath, Director, Wiscomp and Life Trustee, IIC

Speakers: Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC and former Secretary, Government of India ; Ms Mrinal Pande, author, senior journalist and former Chairperson, Prasar Bharti; Ms Jasleen Vohra, senior anchor, Doordarshan, Producer, Director and writer; Prof. Pavan Mathur, author and formerly Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Delhi; Shri M. Jamshed, author, poet and former Member, Central Administrative Tribunal; Prof. Manju Mukul, Professor, Dept. of Hindi, University of Delhi; and Dr. Sushma Bhatnagar, author of the book and formerly Director of Interpretation, Lok Sabha and former Lecturer, Lady Shri Ram College

 

 

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

10 October 2023, 06:00 pm
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Conference Room II, IIC main building

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
 

Neighbourhood First

19 October 2023, 06:30 pm
Neighbourhood First
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Conference Room II, IIC main building

Coordinated by Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Ashok K. Mehta
 
The Maldives Regime Change: Advantage China – Implications for India

Panelists: Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha, former CnC Western Naval Command; Ms Jyoti Malhotra, senior journalist, Foreign Affairs, The Print; and Dr. Gulbin Sultana, Associate Fellow, MP-Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
 
Chair: Maj. Gen. Ashok K. Mehta

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

18 October 2023, 06:00 pm
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Conference Room II, IIC main building

Hanuman Drama

Damodara Mishra’s Hanumannataka translated by A.N.D. Haksar (Penguin Classics: 2023)

Discussants: Prof. Radha Chakravarty, former Professor of Comparative Literature & Translation Studies, Ambedkar University Delhi, critic and translator; Dr. Debraj Mookerjee, Associate Professor, Dept. of English, Ramjas College, University of Delhil; Shri Nikhil Haksar; and Amb. A.N. D. Haksar, former diplomat and translator of the book

Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC

 

 

 

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

14 October 2023, 05:30 pm
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Conference Room II, IIC main building

Solo Trip Par Jaati Sakhi

By Swati Sharma (Bhavna Prakashan; 2023)

Discussants: Amb. Amarendra Khatua, Former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs and Director General of ICCR; Poet & Diplomat ; Shri Sudhanshu Gupt, Author & Journalist; Ms Swati Sharma, Poet & Author of the book ; Ms. Sushma Gupta, Author ; Sh. Mahesh Darpan, Author and Dr. Alka Tyagi, Author & Poet 

Chair:Sh. Priyadarshan, Author, Critic 
 

Book Discussion Group

26 September 2023, 06:00 pm
Book Discussion Group
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Conference Room II, IIC main building

Phantom Lovers: Two Novellas
by Achala Moulik

 

Speakers :  Amb TCA Raghavan, Former High Commissioner to Pakistan & Singapore and Former DG, ICWA; Dr Nirmal Bhattacharjee, Editorial Director, Niyogi Books; Ms Joyeeta Basu, Journalist & Editor, Sunday Guardian and Ms Achala Moulik, Former Education Secretary, GoI , Former DG, ASI & Author of the Book

Chair:  Shri K N Shrivastava, Director, IIC     

NEIGHBOURHOOD FIRST

29 September 2023, 06:30 pm
NEIGHBOURHOOD FIRST
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Conference Room II, IIC main building

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

 

Catching up with China: Fixing Asymmetries, Creating Equalisers

Panelists: Shri Manish Tewari, Member of Parliament, Congress Party; Ashok K. Kantha, former Indian Ambassador to China; Shri Pravin Sawhney, Roving Editor, FORCE; and Mr. Tenzing Dhamdul, Research Associate, Foundation for Non-violent Alternatives

Chair: Maj. Gen. Ashok K. Mehta


 

Book Discussion Group

27 September 2023, 05:30 pm
Book Discussion Group
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Conference Room II, IIC main building

New Dimensions in Federal Discourse in India

Edited by Rekha Saxena (Routledge India: 2020)
 

Speakers: Prof. Wilfried Swenden, University of Edinburgh, UK ; Prof. Rekha Diwakar, University of Sussex, UK ; Prof. Rekha Saxena, University of Delhi & Editor of the Book

Chair: Shri Dhirendra Singh, IAS (Retd.) and Former Member, Punchhi Commission