Echoes of Faith: Tales of Explorations, Nature and Divinity

By Novel Lavasa and Ashok Lavasa (Rupa Publications India: 2024)

Discussants: Ms Shovana Narayan, well-known Kathak artist, guru and author; Shri Ajeet Bajaj, adventurer and Managing Director, Snow Leopard Adventures Pvt. Ltd.; Shri Suhas Borker, Editor, Citizens First TV (CFTV) and Trustee, IIC; Smt Novel Lavasa, co-author of the book; and Shri Ashok Lavasa, co-author of the book

Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC

Moderator: Shri Saurabh Dwivedi, Founding Editor, The Lallantop

Climate Change: The Policy, Law and Practice
By Jatinder (Jay) Cheema (Thomson Reuters: 2024)

Panelists: Hon’ble Shri Justice Surya Kant, Judge, Supreme Court of India; Hon’ble Shri Justice P.S. Narasimha, Judge, Supreme Court of India; Hon’ble Shri Justice Sanjay Karol, Judge, Supreme Court of India; Hon’ble Shri Justice K.V. Viswanathan, Judge, Supreme Court of India; and Shri Jatinder (Jay) Cheema, Esq. Advocate and author of the book

Moderator : Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC
 

Conceptualised by Dr. Ashwani Kumar

Pre-hospital Trauma Care: Saves a Life

Workshop and talk

From 10:00 to 13:00

Workshop on Steps for Immediate life Support in Road Traffic Injuries for Bystanders

Every year, hundreds of lives are cut short as a result of road crashes. The socio-economic burden of road crashes is disproportionately borne by families of road crashes victims. The crashes are preventable with the implementation of data-led interventions and evidence based approaches to saving lives. Training bystanders on care after road traffic injuries can create a large network of individuals equipped with knowledge and immediate life-saving skills. These individuals when present at the emergency scene as responder/bystanders will improve the chances of survival and reducing the severity of injuries. The Workshop will be conducted by subject experts

Open to IIC members and staff members of IIC

At 16:00

Pre-hospital Trauma care saves a life

Speaker: Dr. Subodh Kumar, Professor of Trauma Surgery, JPN Apex Trauma Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi

Chair: Dr. Ashwani Kumar

Followed by a panel discussion with Dr. Sushma Sagar, Dr. Amit Gupta, and Dr. Subodh Kumar, Professors of Trauma Surgery, JPN Apex Trauma Centre, AIIMS; Dr. Sanjeev Lalwani, Professor of Forensic Medicine, JPN Apex Trauma Centre, AIIMS; and Dr. Tej Prakash Sinha, Addl. Professor, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, JPN Apex Trauma Centre, AIIMS

In the city of Delhi, injured persons are usually transferred by police PCR vans, CATS ambulances and patients’ relatives. Only very few bystanders come forward and help these trauma victims. More and more bystanders (laypersons) should help these injured people in reaching the nearby hospital in a safe and timely manner and be a ‘GOOD SAMARITAN’.  The Good Samaritan Law allows a person, without expectation of payment or reward and without any duty of care or special relationship, voluntarily come forward to administer immediate assistance or emergency care to a person injured in an accident, or crash, or emergency medical condition. Good Samaritan Law protects Good Samaritans from harassment on the actions being taken by them to save the life of the road accident victims.

Laypersons can also be trained in various immediate life support procedures such as control of bleeding, splinting of fractured limbs, protection of backbone (spine) while shifting etc.
 

The Philosophy of Dara Shikoh

Speaker: Dr Naresh, scholar, novelist and poet;  formerly Professor at Panjab University, Chandigarh where he held the Bhai Vir Singh Chair in Modern Literature, Chairman, Chandigarh Sahitya Academy. The author and translator of over one hundred books in several languages, a recent work is Alakh Prakash, a Hindi rendering of Dara Shikoh’s translation and commentary on 50 Upanishads titled Sirr-i-Akbar, published by the Madhya Pradesh Urdu Akademi.

Chair: Prof. Akhlaque Ahmad ‘Ahan”, Chairperson, Centre for Persian and Central Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Dara Shikoh, the eldest son of Shah Jahan who would have been Mughal Emperor was a Vedanti Sufi who was executed by his younger brother, Aurangzeb. To date his thought represents a quest for truth and a spiritual philosophy which would bring together different religious traditions. A follower of Sarmad Kashani and Miyan Mir he tried to arrive at a common ground between Hinduism and Islam. The lecture will delve into the conceptual universe of the saval-javab or conversation with Baba Lal, Dara’s translation of the Upanishads and the Majma?-ul-ba?rain, or, The mingling of the two oceans.
 

 

To be conducted by Dr. Rahul Manchanda, Gynae, Endoscopic & Robotic Surgeon, Rosewalk Hospital
 
The Camp will cover free breast mammograms for women above 40 years; Gynaecological consultation and examination; papsmears etc.
 
Open to IIC members and staff members of IIC
 
(Collaboration: Rosewalk Hospital)

Programme Details

In the Multipurpose Hall from 09:30 to 13:00 
Movement Techniques in Sattriya

A workshop led by Prateesha Suresh with artists from Assam

At 16:00 in C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium
Seminar on Legacy in Classical Dance

Discussants: Dr. Anita Ratnam; Smt Roja Kannan; Smt Indira Kadambi; Dr. Neena Prasad; and Dr. Prateesha Suresh
Moderator: Geeta Chandran

At 18:30
Young Dancers Festival
Mohiniattam Recital
By Thomas Vo Van Tao, disciple of Neena Prasad 

Followed by 
Bharatanatyam Recital
By Meera Sreenarayan

Programme Details

Organised in collaboration with Natya Vriksha; Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India; and with the Support of Friends of Natya Vriksha

In the Multipurpose Hall from 09:30 to 13:00 
Movement Techniques in Sattriya

A workshop led by Prateesha Suresh with artists from Assam

At 16:00 in C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium
Natya Vriksha Lifetime Achievement Award

To be conferred to Smt Leela Venkataraman, renowned dance critic/commentator/writer and author

At 16:15 – Celebrating Rukmini Devi Arundale
To mark the 120th birth anniversary of the dance legend, release of the book Rukmini Devi Arundale, Arts Revivalist and Institution Builder by V.R. Devika (Niyogi Books, 2024)
Dr. V.R. Devika, author of the book will make an illustrated presentation along with a video screening to bring alive the magic of Rukmini Devi Arundale

The book will be released by Dr. Karan Singh 

At 18:30
Young Dancers Festival: Tribute to Lakshmi Vishwanathan
Bharatanatyam performance of Varnam

By Vaishnavi Srinivasan and Nivedha Harish, disciples of Guru Smt Roja Kannan

Dancer Tanjore Gnyana danced the Useni Swara Jathi for the visit of the Prince of Wales in 1875. That same varnam, taught by devadasis to Lakshmi Vishwanathan, was then in turn taught by Lakshmi to Vaishnavi and Nivedha

Followed by
Kathak Recital
By Divya Goswami

Conceptualised by Dr. Ashwani Kumar

From 14:00 to 17:00
Workshop:  Pain Clinic

To be conducted by Dr. Naveen Talwar; Ms Deepika Talwar; and Ms Vartika Singhal

Open to IIC members and staff members of IIC

At 18:00
Bone Health: Exercise and Bone Health

Speakers: Ms Deepika Chopra, Corrective High-performance Exercise Kinesiology (CHEK); Ms Vartika Singhal, Clinical Dietician, Certified Diabetes Educator & Sports Nutritionist

Risk Factors and Prevention of Osteoporosis & Osteoarthritis
Speaker: Dr. Naveen Talwar, Senior Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon, Fortis group of hospitals in NCR

Chair: Dr. Ashwani Kumar

Consultant speakers: Dr. Naveen Talwar, Senior Consultant, Orthopedic Surgeon, Fortis group of hospitals in NCR; Ms Deepika Chopra, Corrective High-Performance Exercise Kinesiology (CHEK); and Ms Vartika Singhal, Clinical Dietician, Certified Diabetes Educator & Sports Nutritionist

From 14:00 to 17:00
Workshop on Pain Clinic

Open to IIC members and staff members of IIC

At 18:00
Lectures on: Exercise and Bone Health
Speaker: Ms Deepika Chopra

Nutrition and Bone Health
Speaker: Ms Vartika Singhal

Risk Factors and Prevention of Osteoporosis & Osteoarthritis
Speaker: Dr. Naveen Talwar

Conceptualised by Dr. Ashwani Kumar

 
From 10:00 to 13:00
Workshop on Cancer Screening
To be conducted by the National Cancer Institute Team, AIIMS, New Delhi.
 
Open to IIC members and staff members of IIC only
 
At 16:00
Lecture on Major Cancers in India, Strategies for Minimizing Risks
Speaker: Dr. Alok Thakar, Professor & Head, Otorhinolaryngology & Head-Neck Surgery; Head, National Cancer Institute, AIIMS, New Delhi
 
Panel Discussion on vaccination for cancer- where and why; screening for cancers- how and when; familial and genetic cancers- detection and treatments; and effective tobacco cessation.
 
Panelists: Dr Neerja Bhatla, Prof. & Head, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, AIIMS; Dr S.V.S. Deo, Prof. & Head, Department of Surgical Oncology, AIIMS; and Dr Raja Pramanik, Addl Professor, Department of Medical Oncology, AIIMS.
 
Chair: Dr. Ashwani Kumar