Welcome Address: Shri Suresh K. Goel, former Director General, Indian Council for Cultural Relations

Introductory Remarks: Shri Prabhat Kumar, President IC Center for Governance 

Keynote Address:  Shri Kirit Parikh, former Member, Planning Commission and Chairman, Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe)

(Collaboration: IC Centre for Governance)

Shriram Verma Ki Kavita

by Arvind Tripathi, Vivek Nirala and Bodhisattava

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)

Sonic Insights: Navigating the Confluence of Human and Machine Listening
Illustrated presentation by Prof. Kaustuv Kanti Ganguli
 
Exploring the fascinating intersection of human perception with machine-driven analysis, Prof Kaustuv Kanti Ganguli offers a unique perspective on computational musicology. With a rich background in both academia and the scholarly world of music, Prof. Ganguli delves into the harmonious blend of human cognition and artificial intelligence in deciphering the intricate artefacts and artifacts of Hindustani ragas. Join him on this captivating journey as he unravels the synergies between music knowledge, psychoacoustics, and computational algorithms, shedding new light on the profound art of music appreciation and wisdom
 
Prof. Kaustuv Kanti Ganguli is a professional vocalist, scientist, and computational musicologist based in Abu Dhabi, UAE
 

Vivekananda: The Philosopher of Freedom(Aleph Book Company: 2023)
By Govind Krishnan  

Discussants: Shri Yogendra Yadav, political activist, Founder Member, Swaraj Abhiyan & Jai Kisan Andolan; Prof S. Irfan Habib, writer and historian; and Shri Govind Krishnan V., journalist and author of the book

Moderator: Dr. N.P. Ashley, Assistant Professor, Dept. of English, St. Stephen College

Bhakti in Music: The North and South Perspectives

Vidya Shah, well-known vocalist, writer and researcher on music will be in conversation with Subhadra Desai and Sudha Raghuraman

Welcome Address: Shri Suresh K. Goel, former Director General, Indian Council for Cultural Relations

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

Keynote Address: Shri Arun Maira, former Member, Planning Commission

(Collaboration: IC Centre for Governance)
 

Author, Sahitya Akademi Awardee, Ajeet Cour and celebrated artist, Arpana Caur in conversation with Sujata Prasad and Oroon Das 

(Collaboration: Ahad Anhad)

The Morality of India’s Constitution: The Path Still to be Traversed 

Panelists: Dr. Syeda Hameed, social and women's rights activist, educationist, writer and a former member of the Planning Commission of India; Prof. Ashis Nandy, public intellectual, political psychologist and social theorist; Dr. Neera Chandoke, Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Equity Studies, Delhi and former Professor of Political Science, University of Delhi; Shri Kapil Sibal, MP, former Union Minister and senior Advocate; and Shri Ashok Vajpeyi, poet, essayist, literary-cultural critic, cultural and arts administrator

Chair: Shri Harsh Mander

First discussion in a new series organised in collaboration with Centre for Equity Studies

Postponed

Dreams of a Healthy India: Democratic Healthcare in Post-Covid Times

Edited by Ritu Priya and Syeda Hameed (Vintage Books: 2023)
 

What’s American about American Music?

Illustrated presentation by Sharon Lowen

What comes to mind as the music of North America? Rock and Roll, Gershwin, Broadway, Gospel, John Cage, Indigenous, Pueblo, and Inuit tribal music, jazz, swing? How about the folk and popular music in the ethnic style of the Ukrainian, Irish, Scottish, Polish, Hispanic, and Jewish communities, among others. The talk presents a kaleidoscopic aural journey and a multi-cultural country’s musical heritage

Chair: Sunit Tandon, well known theatre and film personality, and Director, India Habitat Centre

Sharon Lowen has bridged cultures performing, writing, teaching Odissi, Manipuri, Chhau, Western Ballet and Modern Dance; and cross-cultural education internationally and in India over 50 years and via her NGO, Manasa-Art Without Frontiers