One Fire: A Documentary Film about Theosophy
(2025;103 min; Documentary; English)
Director: Terhi Ahava
A new documentary celebrating 150 years of the Theosophical Society. From Blavatsky and Olcott’s bold beginnings in 1875 to its global influence across philosophy, education, science, and the arts, the film traces a movement that has inspired seekers around the world. Journey from New York to Chennai and beyond as ONE FIRE rekindles a timeless truth—that we are all sparks of the same eternal flame.

(Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness the Dalai Lama)
 

Menace
(2025; 42 min; English & Hindi)
Directed by Vishal Bhutani

This documentary examines the debate around stray dogs in Delhi–NCR in the wake of the 2025 Supreme Court order. Through perspectives spanning law, veterinary practice, governance, rescue work, and citizen experience, it explores compassion, public safety, and the complexities of humane coexistence.

Post-screening discussion with the director and Ayesha Christina Benn, Founder, Neighbourhood Woof; and  Jasmine Damkewala, Advocate-on-Record, moderated by Vineet Bhalla, senior legal correspondent, The Indian Express

Expert Talk and Assessment:

Impact of Air Pollution on health and how Ayurveda can help
This talk explores air pollution and its impact on human physiology through an Ayurvedic lens, explaining how pollutants affect the body, lifestyle-based preventive measures, and Ayurvedic approaches to managing severe conditions such as acute asthma.

By Dr Adarsh T, Consulting Physician, Apollo Ayurvaid Hospitals, with expertise in metabolic disorders, dermatology, male infertility, and integrative Rasayana- and Panchakarma-based care

Followed by expert Ayurved consultation camp where Dr Adarsh T, Consultant Physician and Dr Tinkle Rani, Senior Physician-Apollo Ayurvaid Hospitals will examine patients

You may register by clicking anywhere on the document attached in the link given below

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Book Discussion Group

History of A Tomorrow: The Knowledge Revolution

by Upendra Kachru (White Falcon Publishing, 2025)

Discussants: Prof. Yash Gupta, Plastic Surgeon from London and author of Science in Sanskrit literature; Prashast Kachru, Transdisciplinary Conceptual Interventionist; Dr. A K Merchant, General Secretary of Temple of Understanding India Foundation; Upendra Kachru, Author of the book

Moderator: Veena Baswani, Publishing consultant, Author, Editor

 

HIMALAYAN DIALOGUES 
A Book discussion on
Rising India and China: Strategic Rivalry in the Himalayas and the Indo-Pacific
By B R Deepak  (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025 )

Discussants:  Amb. Ashok K Kantha, Former Ambassador of India to China; Dr. Manoj Joshi, Distinguished Fellow, ORF, New Delhi; Shikha Aggarwal, Visiting Fellow, India Foundation

Moderator: Dr. Rajiv Ranjan, Associate Professor, Department of East Asian Studies, DU, Delhi
 

Enemy of the Reich: The Noor Inayat Khan Story
(55 minutes;2014; English)
Director: Robert H. Gardner

The film follows the life of Noor Inayat Khan, who became a fearless spy during World War II. Recruited into Britain’s Special Operations Executive, she served as a covert radio operator in Nazi-occupied Paris and became the only link to the French Resistance. Betrayed and captured by the Gestapo, she was later executed at Dachau, leaving behind a legacy of courage and sacrifice.

(Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness the Dalai Lama)
 

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP 
 

Astanayika: The Romantic Heroines from Natyasastra to Modernity
by Manorama Choudhury and Jayakrushna (Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House, 2025)

Speakers: H G Gauranga Das, Author and Spiritual Leader; Guru Sharon Lowen, Renowned Odissi Dancer, Writer & Founder Manasa-Art Without Frontiers; Dr Seema Bhalla, Art Historian, Curator, Critic; Ms Manorama Choudhury, Author of the book ; Dr. Jayakrushna Choudhury, Author of the book

 

VOICES OF DEOLI 
(83 min;2025; English with English subtitles) 
Directed by Lulu Men

The documentary delves into the complexities and often upheaval of immigration through the lens of a small community in the U.S. and Canada. This community shares a profound bond: they are survivors of the Deoli Internment Camp in Rajasthan, where they were imprisoned for up to five years following the brief Sino-Indian War in 1962. Their experience highlights the vulnerabilities of displaced communities caught in the cross

Dilip D’Souza co-author of the Deoliwallahs will join the audience for a post-screening conversation

Kriti-SAMHiTA: The Plurality of Indian Knowledge Systems

Recovering the Plays of Māyurāja

Conversation between Prof. Andrew Ollett, University of Chicago, and Prof. Naresh Keerthi, Ashoka University

Chair: Dr. Sudha Gopalakrishnan, Executive Director, IIC-International Research Division

The speakers will share their experiences of editing and translating two plays composed by the eighth-century poet Māyurāja, Tāpasavatsarāja (“Udayana the Ascetic”) and Udāttarāghava (“Raghu’s Exalted Descendants”). They will refer to the challenges posed by the manuscripts, of which there is only one extant for Tāpasavatsarāja, and only one accessible to scholars of Udāttarāghava.

Prof. Andrew Ollett works on the literary and intellectual traditions of South Asia, including works composed in Sanskrit, Prakrit, Apabhramsha, Kannada, and Chinese from the first millennium of the common era. He is the recipient of the Infosys Prize for 2025.

Prof. Naresh Keerthi is Head, Department of Sanskrit, Ashoka University and researched on the semantics of colour in Sanskrit, at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore. He is interested in kāvya and nāṭya literature in Sanskrit and Prakrit, and their interactions with South India’s literary cultures. He studies topics at the intersection of the lexicon, grammar and poetics, and is investigating the development of poetic topoi in kāvya literature.

Sixteenth in a series of lectures organised by IIC-International Research Division with the support of Ministry of External Affairs

Power Within (45 min)
Intimate Theatre
Director: Dilip Shankar; Producer: Mrinalini Chawla; Lights: Mukesh Chaudhary; Actors: Gauri Saxena, Dilip Shankar 
A tentative woman shares her journey of realizing the power 'within her' through situations and relationships. She explores visualization as a way to navigate life! And practices her power of choice in her journey. Life triggering the 'power within' and the 'power within' translating into life.

(Collaboration: Centre for Creative Expressions)