Book Discussion Group

01 October 2021, 06:00 pm
Book Discussion Group
Programme Type
Discussions, Webcasts
Venue
Multipurpose Hall, Kamaladevi Complex, IIC

PHYSICAL PROGRAMME

Mantras for Positive Ageing

Edited by Dr. V. Mohini Giri and Meera Khanna (Pippa Rann Books and Media: October 2021)

Discussants: Shri Fali S. Nariman, senior advocate and jurist; Dr. V. Mohini Giri, Founder Chairperson, Guild for Service and co-editor of the book; Smt. Veena Sikri, Professor, Jamia Millia Islamia and formerly Ambassador and Director-General, Indian Council for Cultural Research; Smt Devaki Jain, economist and scholar; Ms Meera Khanna, Trustee and Executive Vice-President, Guild for Service and co-editor of the book; and Prof. Prabhu Guptara, publisher

Chief Guest: Dr. Karan Singh

The programme will be conducted in a hybrid mode – physically in the Multipurpose Hall and as an online webinar

 

 

Kindly please make a note

  • Physical programmes will be held as per the Covid -19 guidelines with 50% seating capacity in C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium and Multipurpose Hall, Kamaladevi Complex.
  • Wearing of face masks is mandatory and will be strictly enforced. Entry will not be permitted to anyone not wearing a mask
  • Audiences are requested to arrive at the venues, at least 30 minutes prior to the programmes in order to facilitate the screening process at the Door
  • There will be separate doors earmarked for Entry and Exit

 

We request audiences to kindly abide by the above regulations

Towards Progressive Defence Reforms

15 September 2021, 04:00 pm
Towards Progressive Defence Reforms
Programme Type
Talks, Webcasts
Venue
Multipurpose Hall, Kamaladevi Complex, IIC

PHYSICAL PROGRAMME

Speaker: General Bipin Rawat, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM,  Chief of Defence Staff of India (CDS) 

Chair: Shri N.N. Vohra, President, IIC

The programme will be conducted in a hybrid mode.

The physical programme will be conducted in accordance with the current Covid-19 guidelines. Observance of social distancing norm, wearing of mask and undergoing thermal-screening for those wishing to attend the programme physically shall be mandatory. Participants are requested to arrive at the venue at least 20 minutes prior to the commencement of the programme. Seating will be on first come basis.  
 

We request audiences to kindly abide by the above regulations

COVID-19 VACCINATION

01 April 2021, 04:00 pm
COVID-19 VACCINATION
Programme Type
Discussions, Webcasts
Venue
Multipurpose Hall, Kamaladevi Complex, IIC

Facilitation Camp for Awareness and Registration 

Introduction: Shri Suhas Borker
Experts: Prof. Naresh Gupta, MD Former Director-Professor, Maulana Azad Medical College;  Dr. Mini Aggarwal, DNB, MPH Public Health Specialist
          

 

Thursday 1 April & Saturday 3 April 2021
Awareness and Registration: 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Venue: Multipurpose Hall, Kamaladevi Complex, IIC

The Covid-19 pandemic has hit the life of everyone in inconceivable ways. The impact has been harder on senior citizens. To control the Covid-19 spread, Government of India has initiated a nation-wide vaccination programme since January 2021.

The new guidelines of this programme provide for vaccination of 45+ age group. To create awareness and facilitate registration for Covid-19 vaccination, IIC is organising a Camp for IIC Members of 45+ age group under the guidance of Prof. Naresh Gupta.

As part of the Camp, Members have the option of attending a Q&A session on 1 April 2021 from 4.00 pm to 5.00 pm in person at the Multipurpose Hall, Kamaladevi Block, IIC or via a special IIC Webinar.

For the purpose of registration for the Covid-19 vaccination, Members are requested to bring with them one of the following IDs: Aadhaar Card/Electoral Photo Identity Card/Passport/Driving License/Pan Card along with their mobile.                  

 

Economic Transformation and Learning Insights for India

04 November 2011, 05:30 pm
Economic Transformation and Learning Insights for India
Programme Type
Talks, Webcasts
Venue
Multipurpose Hall, Kamaladevi Complex, IIC
Speaker: Prof Joseph Stiglitz, economist, University of Columbia   
 
Introduction: Shri Suman Bery
Chair: Arnab Sen 
 
(Collaboration: Indian Statistical Institute) 
 
Webcast video recording of the programme held on  4 November 2011

Mapping Sustainable Agriculture: Agriculture in a Slowing Economy

26 November 2019, 05:30 am
Mapping Sustainable Agriculture: Agriculture in a Slowing Economy
Programme Type
Talks, Webcasts
Venue
Multipurpose Hall, Kamaladevi Complex, IIC
Mapping Sustainable Agriculture
 
Agriculture in a Slowing Economy
Inaugural lecture to be delivered by Dr. Ashok Gulati, agricultural economist and Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER); and formerly Chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP)
 
Chair: Shri N N Vohra, President, IIC
 
First in a new series of monthly lectures and discussions on the Agrarian crisis in India today. Some of the issues that the series will address include problems afflicting the Agriculture sector; why Agriculture reforms have not succeeded; Agriculture and non-agriculture linkages; China’s agriculture model; politics of Agriculture; what happened to the second Green Revolution etc.   
 

HEALTHCARE IN INDIA Crucial Gaps in Delivering Health Care

22 August 2019, 05:30 am
HEALTHCARE IN INDIA Crucial Gaps in Delivering Health Care
Programme Type
Discussions, Webcasts
Venue
Multipurpose Hall, Kamaladevi Complex, IIC
HEALTHCARE IN INDIA
 
Crucial Gaps in Delivering Health Care – What’s Done? What’s Ignored?
Speaker: Smt Shailaja Chandra, former Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, and former Chief Secretary, Delhi
 
Discussants: Ms K. Sujatha Rao, former Health Secretary, Govt. of India; and Dr. Anand Krishnan, Professor, Centre for Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
 
Chair: Prof. K. Srinath Reddy, President, Public Health Foundation of India

Release of the IIC Quarterly Winter 2018 – Spring 2019 Social Media in a Networked World

27 April 2019, 05:30 pm
Release of the IIC Quarterly Winter 2018 – Spring 2019 Social Media in a Networked World
Programme Type
Discussions, Webcasts
Venue
Multipurpose Hall, Kamaladevi Complex, IIC
Social Media in a Networked World
Release of the IIC Quarterly Winter 2018 – Spring 2019 Special Issue
Edited by Omita Goyal
 
To be released by Dr. Karan Singh
 
Followed by a discussion

Women in Law in India

10 April 2019, 05:30 am
Women in Law in India
Programme Type
Discussions, Webcasts
Venue
Multipurpose Hall, Kamaladevi Complex, IIC
Women in Law in India
Speaker: Smt Justice Indu Malhotra, Judge of the Supreme Court 
 
Discussants: Shri Arghya Sengupta, Vidhi Dialogues; and Ms Liz Matthew, Advocate
Chair: Shri Justice B.N. Srikrishna
 
Justice Malhotra will speak on her journey in understanding the legal profession in India and how that experience moulded women in taking stands and making judgements. It is also a platform to articulate how dexterously the instrument of law can be wielded by women to solve problems that beset our society
 
First in a new lecture series focusing on women in law in India
 

METAMORPHOSES: TALKING TECHNOLOGY Social Divides and Diversity

08 August 2018, 06:30 pm
METAMORPHOSES: TALKING TECHNOLOGY Social Divides and Diversity
Programme Type
Discussions, Webcasts
Venue
Multipurpose Hall, Kamaladevi Complex, IIC
METAMORPHOSES: TALKING TECHNOLOGY
 
 
Social Divides and Diversity
 
Speakers: Ms. Yamini Aiyar, President and Chief Executive, Centre for Policy Research; Dr. Sunil Abraham, Vice-President, Mozilla Foundation; and Shri Osama Manzer, Founder & Director, Digital Empowerment Foundation
 
 
 
Chair: Ambassador Shyam Saran, Life Trustee, IIC
 
 
 
The session will explore how advances in technology are impacting on social interactions and human behaviour particularly in a country with strong traditions and deeply ingrained patterns of thinking. Digital technologies carry the promise of democratizing societies, empowering marginalized sections of society and opening up new opportunities for women. These trends are already apparent in India. However, there are also certain negative aspects to the use of these technologies which may strain the social fabric and even undermine the institutions and processes of a democratic state. The session will aim to address some these very topical issues and promote a well-informed public discourse with particular reference to India
 
 
 
 
 
(Collaboration: Niti Aayog; and Centre for Policy Research)
 

METAMORPHOSES: TALKING TECHNOLOGY Vocabulary of The Digital

05 July 2018, 05:30 am
METAMORPHOSES: TALKING TECHNOLOGY Vocabulary of The Digital
Programme Type
Discussions, Webcasts
Venue
Multipurpose Hall, Kamaladevi Complex, IIC
METAMORPHOSES: TALKING TECHNOLOGY
 
Vocabulary of The Digital
Keynote Speaker: Prof. K. Vijay Raghavan, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India
 
Panelists: Shri Abhishek Pitti, Co-Founder & CEO, Nucleus Vision; Ms Mahima Kaul, Head of India - Public Policy & Government, Twitter; Shri Dhruv Arora, Manager, Digital and Strategic Communications, CPR  and Prof. Gagandeep Kang, Executive Director, Transnational Health Science Technology Institute 
 
The focus will be on the new and sometimes arcane vocabulary associated with the new digital technologies, which only the expert and the initiated understand. Language becomes an instrument of privileging knowledge and limiting understanding. It is important that we de-mystify digital jargon, narrow the gap between technology and its understanding among citizens and societies. An effort will be made to unpack concepts such as algorithms, blockchains, machine-learning, big data and artificial intelligence and explore their impact in different dimensions
 
(Collaboration: Niti Aayog; and Centre for Policy Research)