MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION

29 January 2025, 06:30 pm
MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION
Programme Type
Talks
Venue
Annexe Lecture Room II, IIC Annexe

Life and times of Kris Kristofferson    

An illustrated lecture presented by Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
                                                                                                               

Kris Kristofferson, who passed away on 28 September 2024 at the age of 88, was an anti-establishment American singer, songwriter and actor. Among the famous songs he wrote was "Me and Bobby Mc'Gee," which was dedicated to his friend Janis Joplin; and among the well-known films he acted in with Barbra Streisand was A Star is Born.
 
Paranjoy Guha Thakurta is a journalist, author, publisher, maker of documentary films and music videos, occasional teacher and music lover.

Book Discussion Group

28 January 2025, 06:00 pm
Book Discussion Group
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Annexe Lecture Room II, IIC Annexe

Indian Genius: The Meteoric Rise of Indians in America 

By Meenakshi Ahmad (HarperCollins India: 2024)
 

Rediscovering Delhi 

25 January 2025, 06:30 pm
Rediscovering Delhi 
Programme Type
Talks
Venue
Annexe Lecture Room II, IIC Annexe

Illustrated lecture by Dr. Jasvir Singh Rana who will present a visual journey through the city’s historic monuments, museums, Lodi Art District and serene natural beauty of Delhi’s gardens. Along the way, Dr. Rana will also share valuable tips on cell phone photography 

Chair: Dr. Ravindra Kumar Dewan, Director, National Institute of TB and Respiratory Diseases, Mehrauli

Dr. Jasvir Rana is a radiologist by training with a multifaceted passion for photography, history, and nature. For over three decades, he has been an avid heritage walker, art enthusiast, and nature lover, capturing Delhi’s monuments and natural landscapes through his lens

From Here to Denmark, the importance of Institutions for Good Governance

24 January 2025, 04:30 pm
From Here to Denmark, the importance of Institutions for Good Governance
Programme Type
Talks
Venue
Annexe Lecture Room II, IIC Annexe

Keynote Address: Dr. Rajat M. Nag, Distinguished Fellow and Member of the Board, Advanced Study Institute of Asia, New Delhi, Distinguished Professor, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, and Distinguished Fellow, Emerging Markets Forum, Washington DC

Welcome Address and Introductory Remarks: Shri Prabhat Kumar, President IC Centre for Governance 

(Collaboration: IC Centre for Governance)
 

Conversation:  Avadhu Mera Mann Matwaara

17 January 2025, 06:30 pm
Conversation:  Avadhu Mera Mann Matwaara
Programme Type
Talks
Venue
Annexe Lecture Room II, IIC Annexe

Conversation:  Avadhu Mera Mann Matwaara

Acclaimed musician and author, Shubha Mudgal in conversation with Sujata Prasad and Oroon Das
 
(Collaboration: Ahad Anhad)
 

Book Discussion Group

09 January 2025, 06:00 pm
Book Discussion Group
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Annexe Lecture Room II, IIC Annexe

Delhi: A Nature Journal
By Anuradha Kumar-Jain
(Rupa Publications: 2024)

Discussants: Prof. (Dr.) Harinder Malhotra, Department of Psychology, Mata Sundri College, Delhi University; Shri Atul Bagai, Former Country Director for United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), India Office; Shri Dibakar Ghosh, Editorial Director, Rupa Publications; and Dr. Anuradha Kumar-Jain, nature lover, writer and author of the book

Bengal [Photography] Divided

03 January 2025, 06:00 pm
Bengal [Photography] Divided
Programme Type
Talks
Venue
Annexe Lecture Room II, IIC Annexe

Illustrated talk by Naeem Mohaeimen who researches the unresolved liberation struggles of the 1960s and 1970s and the conflict between memory and history

Discussants: Dr. Shukla Sawant and Dr. Suryanandini Narain, School of Arts & Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Introduction: Rahaab Allana

The discussion will analyze the ambiguous if not contradictory and dialectical nature of social realism in photography in the two Bengals that were created through partitions
 
(Collaboration: The Alkazi Foundation)
 

The Future of Russia and the World Order

17 December 2024, 06:00 pm
The Future of Russia and the World Order
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Annexe Lecture Room II, IIC Annexe

Speaker: Prof. Stephen Kotkin, Kleinheinz Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and Professor of History and International Affairs (Emeritus), Princeton University

 

The lecture will be followed by a conversation between Prof. Kotkin and Prof. Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Honorary Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research and Laurence S. Rockefeller Professor for Distinguished Teaching, Princeton University

 

(Collaboration: Centre for Policy Research)

 

MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION

20 December 2024, 06:30 pm
MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION
Programme Type
Talks
Venue
Annexe Lecture Room II, IIC Annexe

A Pageant of Early Christmas Music

The significant events of the Christmas calendar have been given tonal form by composers down the ages. This is a musical excursion across the Noel season through a kaleidoscope of early European sacred music. Words and sound create the ambience of excitement and hope that is proper to the idea of Christmas.

Justin McCarthy is both a dancer and musician. A Bharatanatyam artist and guru; he plays piano and harpsichord. Justin heads the performing arts department at Ashoka University
 

Seminar on Ocean and Marine Ecosystem

19 December 2024, 09:30 am
Seminar on Ocean and Marine Ecosystem
Programme Type
Seminars
Venue
Annexe Lecture Room II, IIC Annexe

Keynote Address by Dr. Kunal Chakraborty, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad

Welcome Address: Prof. D.P. Agrawal, Chairman, Governing Council, CCRI

Theme Introduction: Dr. (Mrs.) Malti Goel, President and CEO, CCRI

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

The programme includes a quiz competition with school students from Delhi

(Collaboration: Climate Change Research Institute)