Heidelberg Lecture to be delivered by Prof. Dr. Marc-Philippe Weller, Director, Law Faculty and Vice President, Heidelberg University, Germany 

Environment Social Governance (ESG) is becoming one of the most important topics for businesses in the 21st century. Large corporations play a decisive role in the battle against the impacts of climate change and the respect of human rights in the supply chains. The talk will focus on the three pillars of ESG – present a comparative overview about pending climate change litigation against large companies in Europe (environment); examine the duties of care of European companies in cross-border supply chains (social); and the necessity for more diversity on corporate boards will be discussed (governance).

(Collaboration: Heidelberg Centre South Asia)
 
 

Inaugural Session

Welcome Remarks: Prof. Aditya Mukherjee, formerly Professor of Contemporary Indian History, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Introduction to Conference: Prof. Akita Shigeru, President, Asian Association of World Historians (AAWH), University of Osaka, Japan

Keynote Address: Plenary 5 Theme: Political Economy of Development

Speaker: Prof. B.R. Tomlinson, Emeritus Professor, Department of History, School of History, Religions and Philosophy, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

Closing Remarks: Prof. R. Mahalaxmi, Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University
 

Inter school Quiz competition focusing on Indian Culture and Heritage for students of classes 7 to 10 
Conducted by Cradle Solutions

(Collaboration: Heritage and Communication Service, INTACH)
 

The Mendicant Prince

By Aruna Chakravarti (Picador India: 2022)

Chief Guest: Ms Sharmila Tagore

Discussants: Shri Bishwajit Bhattacharyya, formerly Additional Solicitor General, Supreme Court of India; Ms Anita Agnihotri, novelist; Ms Madhulika Liddle, novelist; Ms Aanchal Malhotra, historian and writer; and Dr. Aruna Chakravarti,
academic, creative writer, translator and author of the book

Moderator: Ms Shuma Raha, novelist

Shringara in Classical Indian Dance

edited by Sharon Lowen 

Shringara, Sringara, Śṛṅgāra, Sringar (love) is the dominant rasa, or aesthetic flavor, that has been interpreted in literature, philosophy, the visual and performing arts. The concept of communicating unselfish, unconditional spiritual love through the metaphors of mundane human love is intrinsic to Indian aesthetic and philosophical traditions. The chapters of this book offer insights into both the shared and unique understanding and performance of shringara in various classical Indian dance traditions. ‘Nritya Kalanidhi’ Guru Lakshmi Vishwanathan kindly contributed an introductory overview of Śṛṅgāra in Nāṭya (communicative dance) to contextualize the focus then enlarged upon within specific genres. Performing artist /scholars of seven of India’s classical dance traditions share the history and development of interpreting Sringara in Bharatanayam, Kuchipudi, Vilasini Natyam, Mohiniattam, Sattriya, Kathak and Odissi, by respectively, Kamalini Dutt, Anuradha Jonnalagadda, Anupama Kylash, Bharati Shivaji, Anwesa Mahanta, Shovana Narayan and Editor Sharon Lowen. 

Speakers : Dr. Sonal Mansingh, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), Scholar, Cultural Activist, Guru & Choreographer; Sh. Kumar Tuhin, DG ICCR & Former Ambassador to Hungary; Dr. Shovana Narayan, Educationist, Choreographer, Kathak Guru and Vidushi Sharon Lowen, Performing Artist, Guru, Write &  Editor of the book

Chair : Dr. Karan Singh

Performance by :

Nitisha Nanda
Vishwanathan Mangaraj 

Conceptualised by Dr. Ashwani Kumar

From 10:00 to 13:00
Screening Workshop on Eye Diseases Leading to Blindness
Screening workshop for refractive error, glaucoma, cataract, diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration with stations for IOP measurement, Fundus examination and refraction. The workshop includes a public awareness programme about eye donation  

Open to IIC members and staff members of IIC

At 16:00
Can you Prevent Blindness? The Avoidable Blindness: Preventable and Treatable
Speaker: Dr. Jeewan S. Titiyal, Chief and Professor of Ophthalmalogy, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Chair: Dr. Ashwani Kumar

The talk will address the various causes of blindness that can be avoided and which are both preventable and treatable across different age groups. The important causes of preventable blindness among children including corneal scars due to vitamin A deficiency, infections, injuries, iatrogenic etc. as well as treatable causes such as paediatric cataract, glaucoma, retinopathy of prematurity and uncorrected refractive errors. The leading causes of avoidable blindness among the adult population including cataract, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, age related macular degeneration and uncorrected refractive errors.

The Moral Compass: Finding Balance and Purpose in an Imperfect World
By Hardayal Singh (HarperCollins India: 2022)

Discussants: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC and former Foreign Secretary; Lord Meghnad Desai, economist and former Labour politician; Shri Gurcharan Das, writer and public intellectual; Amb. Pavan K. Varma, former diplomat, author and politician; Prof. Alaka Basu, former Professor, Global Development, Cornell University, New York; and Shri Hardayal Singh, author of the book

Moderator: Shri Suhas Borker, Editor, Citizens First TV (CFTV)
 

A Conversation on Agyeya’s biography

Writer, Rebel, Soldier, Lover: The Many Lives of Agyeya
(Penguin Random House, India)

The author Akshaya Mukul in conversation with Ashok Vajpeyi

Followed by
A Musical Rendition of Some Poems of Agyeya
By Vidya Shah

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)
 

Conceptualised by Dr. Ashwani Kumar

Workshop on Assessment of Neurological status

The workshop will be conducted by a team of subject experts who will focus on the awareness of common neurological conditions. 

Open to IIC members and staff members of IIC

At 16:00
Neurological Disorders with Advancing Age
Speaker: Dr. Achal Kumar Srivastava, Professor, Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Chair: Dr. Ashwani Kumar

Neurological disorders do set in with advancing age among certain people. The most common neurological diseases in the elderly are lumbar arthrosis, Alzheimer’s type (vascular), Parkinson’s disease and polyneuropathy. Stroke and dementia can also be counted among them. Many of these conditions can very well be taken care of if detected in the initial stages with proper diagnosis and appropriate treatment. How to diagnose, delay the onset of such conditions and proper management will be part of the presentation
 

JNU: Nationalism and India's Uncivil War

Panellists: Amb TCA Raghavan, Former Ambassador to Pakistan and Singapore and DG, ICWA; Shri Parag P. Tripathi, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India and Former Additional Solicitor General of India; Prof Sushma Yadava, Member of UGC, former Vice Chancellor of BPSMV, Haryana ; Prof Makarand R Paranjape, Centre for English Studies, School of Language Literature and Culture Studies, JNU and Author of the Book

Chair: Shri K. N. Shrivastava, Director, India International Centre