PHYSICAL PROGRAMME

Bole Koyaliya: Lata Mangeshkar's music and the idea of India

Illustrated lecture by Ashwini Deshpande, Professor of Economics and Director of Centre for Economic Data and Analysis (CEDA), Ashok University. Prof. Deshpande occasionally writes articles on Hindi film music and has written specifically about Lata Mangeshkar's music and persona

Chair: Prof. Partho Datta, School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University

This lecture will explore the trajectory and key dimensions of Lata Mangeshkar's extraordinary career, focusing on her prolific contribution to Hindi film music. In recent years, Lata Mangeshkar's persona, her role in the music industry and the texture of her voice have been subjected to scholarly criticism and public debate. The lecture will briefly delve into the key issues in this debate and examine the validity of the claims using audio-visual examples from her body of musical work 

PHYSICAL PROGRAMME

An Evening of Poetry

With poets – Mritunjay Tripathi (Delhi); Vinod Padarg (Rajasthan); Poonam Vasam (Chhattisgarh); and Leena Malhotra (Delhi) who will read from their original work

Moderator: Anu Shakti Singh

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)

PHYSICAL PROGRAMME

Music of the Renaissance
Masses, motets, madrigals and more – experience and explore the music of the Renaissance 
With Dr. Punita Singh, musicologist, linguist, acoustician, editor and educator based in Delhi

Bridging the Medieval and Baroque periods, the Renaissance brought in seminal innovations in the canon of western music. From one voice to many, from simple homophony to complex polyphony, from unaccompanied a capella singing to the use of instruments, from the liturgical texts to vernacular lyrics – varied forms and styles flourished in European music of the 15th and 16th centuries. In this session, Dr. Punita Singh takes us on an experiential listening journey.

PHYSICAL PROGRAMME

HER VOICE: ‘Women at Work’ – Always and Everywhere: The Quest for Dignity, Equity and Freedom

Panelists: Prof. Mary John, formerly Director, Centre for Women’s Development Studies and a leading Women’s Studies scholar who is widely published; Dr. Anita Ghai, Professor, Disability Studies and Dean, School of Humanities, Ambedkar University and is South Asia’s leading scholar on Disability Studies; and Prof. Bijayalaxmi Nanda, Professor of Political Science and Principal (acting), Miranda House

When Work Brings Freedom
Screening of the film Koshish (5 min) that showcases the story of Azad Trainer, Rajrani from a trainee to becoming a driving trainer

Discussion on the work of Azad Foundation in India, a Delhi-based civil society organization that helps provide dignified livelihoods to women from resource-poor communities. It enables women to empower themselves by taking up employment opportunities that have traditionally been unavailable to women, thereby increasing their participation in public life.

Speakers: Soibam Bidya Rani, District Lead, Azad Foundation in India; and Omkari, Azad Foundation trainer 

First in a series of three discussions on ‘Women at Work’ conceptualised by Prof. Krishna Menon

Professor, Gender Studies, Ambedkar University Delhi. Gender intersects with various identities in our society and it resonates in public life, social practices and artistic endeavours. This is the entry point for the three broad themes around which the panels will be arranged – Doing, Feeling, and Seeing. Women have been seen as subjects to whom things are done, or for whom action is taken – the discussions seek to move away from this and celebrate women’s dynamism, and engagement with change.

PHYSICAL PROGRAMME

Illustrated talk by Anuj Ambalal who has photographed the places, villages, dharamshalas etc. where Gandhiji and his satyagrahies walked and stayed during the Dandi March in 1930

Chair: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)
 

PHYSICAL PROGRAMME

Khayal Histories: An Exploration

Illustrated lecture by Partho Datta, music scholar

The talk will examine Khayal history by scholars in the past and explore possibilities of fresh approaches. The dominant vocal tradition of Khayal has eclipsed other genres in raga music. Khayal is also identified with 'Hindustani classical' today. The focus of popular Khayal histories has long been the legendary figure of Amir Khusro and the rich legacy of the music repertoire. This talk will contextualise the historical material, focus on social histories and problems that historians of music confront today while approaching this oral tradition.

Partho Datta is Professor, School of Arts & Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University 

HYBRID PROGRAMME

Her Voice: Embedding Gender Justice in the Academy

A dialogue with Prof. Najma Akhtar, Vice-Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia; Justice Gita Mittal, former Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu and Kashmir; Mr. Eric Falt, Regional Director, UNESCO New Delhi Office; Prof. N.V. Varghese, Vice-Chancellor, National Institute of Educational Planning & Administration; Prof Krishna Menon, Amedkar University Delhi and Dr. Meenakshi Gopinath, Life Trustee, IIC and Director, WISCOMP

The panellists will deliberate upon the role of Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) in India’s quest for gender equality. They will share their insights on a range of equality concerns including What are HEIs doing to bridge gender gaps and break stereotypes, especially in the STEM fields? What role does policy play in catalysing these changes? What are the links between gender-just and enabling campuses and workspaces?  

(Collaboration: WISCOMP)

PHYSICAL PROGRAMME

Christian Music Through the Centuries
Illustrated lecture by Nicholas Hoffland, writer, design and music resource person, business communicator, art curator and cook. 

Nicholas will take viewers on a musical journey using audio and film clips of Christmas music, written by western classical composers, from the early music of the 12 & 13th centuries through the renaissance, baroque, classical, romantic and modern periods ending with current popular music. 
 

PHYSICAL PROGRAMME

Geet-prakars: Genre in Gwalior Gharana of Hindustani Classical Music
Gwalior Gharana of Hindustani classical music is considered the father of all other gharanas belonging to khayal genre. In addition to khayal compositions, there are many other types of compositions that were developed and are practiced by the Gwalior musicians today. This illustrated lecture will demonstrate how styles such as khayalnuma, tappa, tap-khayal, trivet, Chatrang, Rag-sagar, and Swar-sagar have evolved from this salient gharana.

The illustrated lecture will be presented by Shashwati Mandal, senior vocalist who has trained under Pt. Balasaheb Poonchhwale, Smt Purnima Chaudhuri, Gundecha Brothers and Pt. Madhup Mudgal
 

Music Appreciation Promotion
 
In the Light of the Classical (84 min)
Presentation by Shri Ashok Vajpeyi, a Hindi poet-critic who has written critically about classical music in Hindi and English besides establishing institutions of music and organising major events


Shri Vajpeyi will speak on the influence the classical music has had on him for nearly half a century as a poet, as a rasika, as an organiser etc. He would discuss aspects of my closeness with maestros such as Kumar Gandharva, Mallikaarjun Mansur, Zia Moiuddin Dagar in particular. The changing ethos, the dynamics of innovation, the declining knowledge about the classical music will also be analysed
 
Webcast recording of the IIC programme held on 12^h February 2016