Kriti-SAMHiTA: The Plurality of Indian Knowledge Systems

28 October 2024, 06:30 pm
Kriti-SAMHiTA: The Plurality of Indian Knowledge Systems
Programme Type
Talks
Venue
Annexe Lecture Room II, IIC Annexe

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
 

 

The Indian Himalayas and Tibet

09 October 2024, 06:30 pm
The Indian Himalayas and Tibet
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Annexe Lecture Room II, IIC Annexe

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)
 

Book Discussion Group

05 October 2024, 05:00 pm
Book Discussion Group
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Annexe Lecture Room II, IIC Annexe

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

 

Book Discussion Group

03 October 2024, 06:00 pm
Book Discussion Group
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Annexe Lecture Room II, IIC Annexe

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

The Mediative Approach: The Road Ahead for Manipur

19 September 2024, 06:30 pm
The Mediative Approach: The Road Ahead for Manipur
Programme Type
Talks
Venue
Annexe Lecture Room II, IIC Annexe

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)
 

National Seminar on Climate Change and Net Zero Lecture

18 September 2024, 09:30 am
National Seminar on Climate Change and Net Zero Lecture
Programme Type
Seminars
Venue
Annexe Lecture Room II, IIC Annexe

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)
 

Book Discussion Group

28 September 2024, 06:00 pm
Book Discussion Group
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Annexe Lecture Room II, IIC Annexe

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

AAJ KAVITA

27 September 2024, 06:30 pm
AAJ KAVITA
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Annexe Lecture Room II, IIC Annexe

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)

MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION

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

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
 

Kala-Samantar: Seminar on Inclusive Performing Arts & Careers in the Arts for People with Disabilities and Youth

14 September 2024, 03:30 pm
Kala-Samantar: Seminar on Inclusive Performing Arts & Careers in the Arts for People with Disabilities and Youth
Programme Type
Seminars
Venue
Annexe Lecture Room II, IIC Annexe

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)