TO MARK MARTYRS DAY

READINGS: The Mahatama & the Poet: Readings from the correspondence of Gandhi ji & Tagore
By Sunit Tandon, Actor, Director and Broadcaster and Satvik Varma, Senior advocate

Chief Guest: Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani, Judge, High Court of Delhi

(Collaboration: Sarvodaya International Trust-Delhi Chapter)

Hindustani Classical Music Recital
In memory of 125th birthday of Prof B R Deodhar & 100th birthday of Pandita Dhondutai Kulkarni
Vocal Recital 
By Aditi Biswas, Mausam on Harmonium and Shrey Bhardwaj on Tabla

Vocal Recital 
By Deepika Bhide-Bhagwa; Mausam on Harmonium and Pt. Vinod Lele on Harmonium

Vocal Recital
By Pt. Madhup Mudgal; Pt. Arawind Thatte on Harmonium and Shambhunath Bhattacharjee on Tabla

(Collaboration: Shanti Agrawal Association of Music, Arts and Literature (SAMAAL)

IIC DOUBLE BILL: MUSIC AND DANCE RECITAL

Hindustani Vocal Duet Recital
By Madhura Kirpekar & Bhairavi Kirpekar from Satara, Maharashtra, Disciple of Pt. Hrishikesh Bodas
Accompanists: Chetan Nigam (Harmonium); and Anurag Jha (Tabla)

At 19:00 
Kathak recital
By Garvita Sharma from Delhi, Disciple of (Late) Pt. Birju Maharaj & Saswati Sen
Accompanists: Jaywardhan Dadhich (Vocal & Harmonium); Lavinya Ambade (Sitar); Siddharth Dalbehera (Flute); Himanshi Gogini (Padhant); and Ashish Mishra (Tabla)
 

Sagarmatha Samta-India Largest Inclusive Trek to Everest Base Camp
(2026;46 minutes; Hindi with English subtitles)

Introduction about the film: Satish Kapoor, Founding Director, Brotherhood and We Care film festival on disability issues

A film documenting India’s largest inclusive trek to Everest Base Camp, undertaken on 14 April 2026 by a team of six persons with disabilities and seven non-disabled participants. The expedition traversed Himalayan terrain demonstrating possibilities of accessibility and inclusion.

The screening will be followed by an Interaction with artists with disability in the film

(Collaboration: Brotherhood and We Care Film Fest and Tinkesh Ability Foundation)

MAHARASHTRA SANSKRITIK DIWAS 2026

Dr Prakash Baba Amte - The Real Hero
(2014;137 minutes; Marathi with English subtitles)
Director: Samruddhi Porey
With Nana Patekar, Sonali Kulkarni, Mohan Agashe

Introduction: Suhas Borker, Co-Convener, Maharashtra Sanskrtik ani Rannaniti Adhyayan Samiti

Young Prakash graduates with a Bachelor of Medicine degree. Instead of settling down to a comfortable city life along with his wife Manda they both move to a most backward area of Maharashtra. From government apathy to Naxal threats, from a US Visa refusal due to financial issues to returning his civilian honour, the Padmashri. The film is an incredible true story of hope, courage and compassion.

(Collaboration: Maharashtra Sanskritik ani Rannaniti Adhyayan Samiti)
 

4TH KAPILA VATSYAYAN MEMORIAL LECTURE 2026
Speaker: T. M. Krishna, eminent Carnatic vocalist, writer, activist, author and Ramon Magsaysay awardee
Opening Remarks: Suhas Borker, Convener, Kapila Vatsyayan Memorial Committee and Editor Citizens First TV (CFTV)
Closing Remarks: Dr Aditya Malik, Member, Kapila Vatsyayan Memorial Committee and Founding Professor in Humanities and Social Sciences, Plaksha University
Chair: Prof Ashis Nandy, eminent political psychologist, social theorist, futurist and critic

(Collaboration: Kapila Vatsyayan Memorial Committee)

IIC DOUBLE BILL: MUSIC & DANCE RECITALS

Sitar Recital
By Srijanee Banerjee from Kolkata, disciple of Guru Pandit Partha Chatterjee
Accompanists: Zaheen Khan (Tabla)
At 19:00 
Hindustani Vocal recital
By Vaibhav Sakshi from Patiala, Disciple of Guru Dr. Soma Singh
Accompanists: Lalit Sisodia (Harmonium); and Mridul Pareek (Tabla)

IIC Double Bill: Music & Dance Recitals  

Lok Gayan “Kajri”

By Dr Mannu Yadav, Anshika Singh & group from Banaras, Disciple of Pinglacharya Guru Ramdhari Singh Yadav

Ram Janam Yadav, and Shashi Bhushan Singh (Chorus); Bijendra Kumar (Harmonium); Suraj Kumar (Dholak) ;Changur Singh (Kartal)

At 19:00

Kathak Recital

By Prerna Rana from Lucknow, disciple of Guru Dr Kumkum Dhar

Accompanists: Arif Khan (Vocal & Harmonium); Pt.Vikas Mishra (Tabla & Padhant); Shubhankar Sharma(Sitar); and Divya Rawal (Padhant)
 

250 years of American Independence: Shifting Global Challenges and US Public Opinion                   
IN CONVERSATION 
Prof Stephen J. Farnsworth with Shyam Saran and Arun K.Singh

Prof Stephen J. Farnsworth, Professor Emeritus of Political Science and International Affairs, University of Mary Washington. Recipient of Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; Shyam Saran, President, IIC, former Ambassador to Myanmar, Indonesia, Nepal, Mauritius, appointed as Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Indo–US civil nuclear issues and Special Envoy & Chief Negotiator on Climate change; Arun K. Singh, former Ambassador of India to the United States.

Moderator: Rina Kashyap, Professor, Department of Political Science, Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University

(Collaboration: Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi)

Dance with Space
An evening of dance appreciation inviting viewers to look “into dance” rather than look “at dance”.
Presented by Malavika Sarukkai, eminent Bharatanatyam artist

Accompanying Artists: Neela Sukhanya, Nattuvangam; Krithika Aravind, Vocal; Nellai Balaji, Mridangam; Venkat Subramaniam, Violin

Light Designer: Sharad Kulshreshta

The lecture-demonstration 'Dance with Space' by senior artist Malavika Sarukkai will investigate the artistic and creative choices while envisioning dance. The evening will explore her technique of "DanceSpeak", a personal language of dance nurtured through her intense deliberations in Bharatanatyam over decades. Dance with Space will explore the intellectual rigour that goes into Malavika Sarukkai's dance, the creative choice in movements, the quality of intent that embodies the moment, manodharma (imagination), which becomes a critical element to sustain dance afresh and her close artistic interaction with her team of musicians. The evening will be both a celebration and cerebration.