Bound by Grammar: Loan Words, Linguistic Borders, and Vernacular Poetry in the Līlātilakam

Speaker: Dr. Sivan Goren-Arzony, Lecturer, Asian Studies Department, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Chair: Dr Sudha Gopalakrishnan, Executive Director, IIC-International Research Division

The talk will explore the 14th century Līlātilakam, discussing the grammar and poetics of Manipravāḷam from Kerala. The speaker will focus on the ‘theory of semblance’ it offers, advocating the autonomous nature of Kerala’s bhāṣā.

Dr. Sivan Goren-Arzony is a lecturer in the Asian Studies Department at Bar-Ilan University. She specializes in premodern South Asian poetry, particularly Kerala’s Manipravāḷam tradition. She holds a PhD in Comparative Religion from Hebrew University and was a Harvard Society of Fellows member.

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

Illustrated lecture by Mr. Tenzin Tsundue, Tibetan writer and activist, born and raised in India

A presentation on the geography, culture, language and sub-dialects, herbs, architecture, livelihood, trade and the traditional relationships of the five Indian Himalayan states with Tibet using slides and storytelling

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

Thank you, Gandhi!
By Krishna Kumar (Penguin; 2024)

Discussants: Dr. Syeda Hameed, social activist, educationist, writer and former Member, Planning Commission and women’s rights activist; Prof. Narayani Gupta, historian and former Professor, Jamia Milia Islamia; and Prof. Krishna Kumar, well-known educationist, former Director, NCERT and author of the book

Chair: Prof. Mrinal Miri, philosopher and educationist, former Chairman, Indian Council of Philosophical Research

Masculinity, Consumerism and the Post-national Indian City: Streets , Neighbourhoods, Home
By Sanjay Srivastava (Cambridge University Press: 2022)

Discussants: Dr. Manisha Sethi, sociologist, Associate Professor, Centre for Jawaharlal Nehru Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia; Ms Madhu Mehra, feminist lawyer, founder and former director of Partners for Law in Development (PLD); Prof. Krishna Menon, Professor, School of Human Studies, Ambedkar University, Delhi; and Prof. Sanjay Srivastava, Professor, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London and author of the book

Chair: Ms Urvashi Butalia, feminist writer and publisher

Speaker: Shri G.K. Pillai, former Home Secretary of India

Opening Remarks: Dr. Meenakshi Gopinath, Director, WISCOMP and Life Trustee, IIC

Special Remarks: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC

The second in the series WISCOMP Dialogues: Conversations on Mediation, Shri G.K. Pillai will reflect on his experience of working in India’s North East, outlining possible roadmaps for mediation and restoration of community ties in Manipur.  

(Collaboration: Women in Security, Conflict Management and Peace)
 

Ocean and Marine Ecosystem

Quiz competition with school children

Welcome Address: Prof. D.P. Agrawal, Chairman, Governing Council, Climate Change Research Institute (CRRI)

Theme Introduction: Dr. Malti Goel, President and Chief Executive, CRRI

Special Address: Dr. Jagvir Singh, Scientist ‘G’, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India

Address by the Chief Guest: Ms Bansuri Swaraj, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (tbc)

Guest Lecture on Sea Level Rise, Impacts and Mitigation

By Dr. Abhijit Mitra, Associate Professor, Dept. of Marine Science, University of Calcutta

Keynote Address: Dr. V.K. Soni, India Meteorological Department, New Delhi (tbc)

(Collaboration: Climate Change Research Institute)
 

Saturday 28 

Discussion ■ Annexe Lecture Room II at 18:00

Keshav Malik: Books

A discussion on the late Keshav Malik’s books on poetry and art criticism

Discussants: Shri Jatin Das, well-known artist and poet; Prof. Sukrita Paul Kumar, Guest Editor, India Literature, Sahitya Akademi and critic; Shri Prayag Shukla, poet, storyteller, art critic, essayist and translator; Ms Sushma Bahl, Art Consultant, writer, Curator and former Head of Arts & Culture, British Council Division; Dr. Aditya Malik, Founding Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences, Plaksha University; and Ms Mandira Ghosh,  poet, researcher, and writer

Anudit Kavitayein – Poetry in Translation

A feast of poetry in Hindi translation 

With Gagan Gill; Rashmi Bharadwaj; Nidheesh Tyagi; and Apoorvanand

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)

Magical Mystery Tour – The Beatles and India
An illustrated presentation by Ajoy Bose

This is the fascinating saga of the world’s most famous 60s rock group embracing Hindustani classical music. It is also the story of a pioneering cultural connection forged between the East and the West well over half a century ago by four working class rock stars from Liverpool and the versatile sitar maestro, Pandit Ravi Shankar along with the Himalayan mystic Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. The reverberations of this enduring love affair between India and The Beatles continue to resonate after all these years. The talk will explore how they have influenced each other in popular music and culture across the universe.

Ajoy Bose is a veteran journalist, television commentator and author whose most recent book, Across the Universe: The Beatles in India inspired him to direct an award-winning film, The Beatles and India
 

Coordinated by Smt Rani Khanam, well-known Kathak exponent, choreographer and disability management specialist

Chief Guest: Dr. Arshiya Sethi, independent scholar

Presentations by Sharbari Banerjee, art educator and musicologist; Mrinalini Sinha, Special Educator; and Rani Khanam

Moderator: Jayanti Ranganathan, Executive Editor, Hindustan and writer

The seminar will begin with a live demonstration and lecture-demonstration by artists with and without disabilities

(Collaboration: AAMAD Dance Centre)