KAMALADEVI PURUSKAR 2025
Presentation of Awards to young crafts persons

Chief Guest: K. T. Ravindran, an architect, urban designer and academician

Awards will be presented to Rajinder Kaur from Punjab practising the craft of Phulkari Embroidery; G. Gunasai from Andhra Pradesh for Weaving of Venkatgiri Jamdani; Pallabi Samat from West Bengal practising the craft of Bamboo Basket Weaving; Bhoomika S. H from Karnataka practising the craft of Kora Grass Mat Weaving; Uma Joshi from Uttarakhand for Traditional Kumaoni Aipan Art.

(Collaboration: Delhi Crafts Council)
 

Public Service Broadcasting Day - 2026
(Jan Prasaran Divas)

Public Service Broadcasting Day on 12 November commemorates the day Gandhiji made his first and only live broadcast on All India Radio. On this day in 1947 Gandhiji addressed more than 2 lakh refugees at the Kurukshetra Camp from Broadcasting House, New Delhi. Gandhiji held no public office or position in Government and it was truly a public service broadcast. Since 2000, this day has become an occasion to spread awareness about the concepts and values of Public Service Broadcasting in the country.
                                               
Commemoration at the Gandhi - King Memorial Plaza from 10:30 hrs to 11:00 hrs
Followed by Discussion at the C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium from 11:15 hrs to 12:15 hrs

Usha Mehta's Tryst with Freedom on Radio: During the Quit India Movement Usha Mehta was arrested on November 12, 1942, and the Underground Radio Transmitter was confiscated in Bombay. Alka Ranjan, writer, publisher and cultural activist and Vinay Kumar, former Associate Editor, The Hindu, relive the moment. 

Discussion on Public Service Broadcasting: Broadcasting as a Social Contract
Lead Presentation: Suhas Borker, Media person and Convener, Jan Prasar

(Collaboration: Jan Prasar)
 

Release of the IIC Quarterly: Autumn 2026
Edited by K.E. Priyamvada, Editor IIC

To be released by N.N. Vohra, Life Trustee, IIC

Living Lightly: Journey with the Pastoralists 
Living Lightly, India’s first exhibition on pastoral life, explores pastoral mobility, landscapes, knowledge and challenges. Through installations, stories and demonstrations, it reflects on the lives of pastoral communities and their struggle to remain mobile amid shrinking grasslands.

The exhibition will be inaugurated by Meenakshi Gopinath, Life Trustee, IIC on 31 October 2026 at 17:00 hrs

The exhibition will remain on view from 31 October to 3 November 2026, from 11:00 to 19:00 hrs.

(Collaboration: Centre for Pastoralism (CfP))

BHOOMI FESTIVAL 2026
Women Regenerating the Earth, Renewing Humanity

From 14:00 to 15:15 hrs
Exhibition 
By Women Farmers showcasing their leadership in Regenerative Agriculture

At  C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium
From 15: 30 to 15:45 hrs
Welcome Address: Maya Goburdhun

From 15:45 to 17:30 hrs
Session II – Regenerative Agriculture

From 17:30 to 18:15 hrs
Session III – Regenerating Guru Nanak’s Land

From 18:30 to 19:30 hrs
Recital of Shabads and Sufi Music by Rene Singh

(Collaboration: Navdanya)

Tibet Festival

Spirit of Tibet: Celebrating Culture and Compassion: 3 to 5 September 2026

Inaugural Ceremony

At Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza at 10:00

Prayer for World Peace

By Tibetan Buddhist Monks; His Excellency Sikyong Penpa Tsering, Central Tibetan Administration,  Honorable Pema Khandu, Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh

Tibetan Traditional Namthar

By Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts

For more details of the 3-day Festival,   Click here:-           

(Collaboration: Central Tibetan Administration; US State Department and The Tibet Fund)

On the occasion of International Women’s Day

An Evening of Women’s Poetry and Prose

This thoughtfully curated evening will bring together poets, authors, scholars, and young voices to reflect upon women-centric themes through poetry, fiction, and expressive readings. The event seeks to create a vibrant intellectual space where words become instruments of reflection, dialogue, and progressive thought

Speakers: Ms. Sagari Chhabra, Writer and film director; Ms.K.E. Priyamvada, Author, Poet and Deputy Editor, India International Centre; Ms. Bindiya Bedi Charan Noronha, Writer, Social Worker, Educationist, Bibliotherapist; Ms. Sangeeta Gupta,  Artist, Bilingual Poet, and Filmmaker; Prof. Payal Nagpal, Professor, Dept of English, Janki Devi Memorial College University of Delhi  and Ms. Achla Bansal, Writer
 

Three Moderns: Himmat Shah, Krishen Khanna, Thota Vaikuntam
Curated by Uma Nair, independent curator, art critic and author

A rare confluence of three Indian modern masters, an ensemble of twelve sculptures explores the human form, lived experience, and everyday rituals.
Himmat Shah’s evocative heads, Krishen Khanna’s Bandwallahs, and Vaikuntam’s Dravidian bronzes together reveal lived experience, human form, and time’s imprint.

Inauguration of the exhibition on 11 December at 17:30
 

Kamaladevi Puruskar 2025
Presentation of Awards to young crafts persons

Chief Guest: Ms. Meenakshi Gopinath, Educationist, Political Scientist and Life Trustee, IIC

Awards will be presented to Amit Kumbhakar from West Bengal practising the craft of Terracotta, Padma Sisa from Odisha for Weaving of Kisalo Adivasi Cloth, Bhavya Soni from Rajasthan practising the craft of Meenakari, Soumya Ranjan Bariki from Odisha practising the craft of Pattachitra Painting, Rajni Kaur from Punjab for Weaving of Desi Cotton, Dildar Qureshi from Rajasthan practising the craft of Miniature Painting

(Collaboration: Delhi Crafts Council)
 

Release of the IIC Quarterly: Autumn 2025

Edited by Omita Goyal, Chief Editor IIC

To be released by Shri. N.N. Vohra, Life Trustee, IIC