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

Forms in Continuum: Narratives in Modern Indian Sculpture 
 

This exhibition brings together works by S. Dhanapal, K. S. Radhakrishnan, Navjot, Kiron Sinha, and Latika Katt, artists who have each reshaped the possibilities of sculptural practice.

Inauguration by Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC on Friday, 10 October at 17:30

(Collaboration: DAG)
 

TO MARK MANDELA INTERNATIONAL DAY 2025
At Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza: 10:30 to 11:00
Commemoration Service
Songs by School Choirs from Delhi NCR

At C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium: 11:15 to 12:15 Mandela Katha Mala

“No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” -- Nelson Mandela, in his autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, 1994.  

Message from the UN Secretary General António Guterres to be read by Mr. Darrin Farrant, Director, United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan
                                
Speakers: H.E. Prof. Anil Sooklal, High Commissioner of the Republic of South Africa; and Shri Suhas Borker, Convener, Working Group on Alternative Strategies

Interactive session with students of schools from Delhi NCR
 Foyer outside the Auditorium

Madiba and His Struggle

An exhibition of paintings by students of Bluebells School International

Organised as part of Taking Gandhi to Children series that brings children closer to the enduring legacy of Gandhi’s non-violent struggle for equity, justice, pluralism and sustainable development

(Collaboration: Gandhi Yuva Baradari; United Nations Information Centre; and Working Group on Alternative Strategies)

An exhibition of sculptures by Vijay Kowshik, senior artist

Vijay Kowshik transcends the familiar confines of his glasswork in this exhibition, venturing into the sculptural bronze vision to bring his creative spectre to life

Inauguration on Saturday, 1 February 2025 at 17:00 hrs

Celebration of the Power of Non-Violent Action & the Life of Martin Luther King Jr

(15 January 1929 – 4 April 1968)

& Commemoration of the 55th anniversary of the Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza 

From 10:30 to 11:00 in Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza 

Commemoration Service 

Songs by Choirs of Schools from Delhi NCR

From 11:15 to 12:15 in C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium

Interactive Session 

Theme: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly." - Martin Luther King Jr. (Letter from Birmingham, Alabama jail, April 16, 1963.)

During the Interactive Session a short film on Martin Luther King's Life shall be screened

Address by H. E. Eric Garcetti, U.S. Ambassador to India (tbc)

Moderators:

Shri Suhas Borker (Working Group on Alternative Strategies)

Shri Ramesh Sharma (Gandhi Yuva Biradari)

Students from Schools of Delhi NCR to participate.

This programme is part of the Taking Children to Gandhi series that brings children closer to the enduring legacy of Gandhi’s non-violent struggle for equity, justice, pluralism and sustainable development.

Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza was inaugurated on 21 January 1970 by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and commemorates two iconic figures of our times: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.

(Collaboration: Gandhi Yuva Biradari; and Working Group on Alternative Strategies)

A storytelling session with music by Deepa Kiran

Deepa will present a bouquet of musical stories about the earth and car; stories from across India such as Saving a Way of Life from Telangana; Who will be Ningthou from Manipur, retold by Indira Mukherjee; Sparrow and the Banyan Tree drawn from a pan-Indian folklores

Release of the IIC Quarterly: Autumn 2024

Edited by Omita Goyal, Chief Editor IIC

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