HOLLYWOOD BONANZA: A MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR –  FESTIVAL OF FILMS
Curated by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, award-winning filmmaker, archivist and Director, Film Heritage Foundation

Films Schedule

 The General (USA)
(78 min; 1926; silent with inter-titles; b/w)
Directors: Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton

With Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavendar

Winner of OFTA Film Hall of Fame, Online Film & Television Association 2009; and National Film Registry, National Film Preservation Board, USA 1989
 

Carnatic Vocal Recital 

By N. Vijay Siva from Chennai

Accompanists: Sanjay Swaminathan (vocal support); Sandeep Ramachandran (violin); and N. Manoj Siva (mridangam)

Chief Guest: Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC

Speaker: Patrick Olivelle, Professor Emeritus of Sanskrit and Indian Religions, University of Texas at Austin

Chair: Upinder Singh, Professor of History, Ashoka University

In 1958 the French anthropologist Louis Dumont published a small but seminal paper entitled “World Renunciation in Indian Religions.” It has been called “probably the most imaginative and insightful attempt to grasp Indian religions as a whole in the history of Indology.” Dumont himself says that this early paper “provides the main framework for all my later work, both on India itself and beyond that setting.” The talk takes issue with Dumont’s main contention, especially his opposition of the world renouncer to the man living in society, based on new understanding of the early history of the householder or grihastha.

(Collaboration: Ashoka University)

Speaker: Prof. Ajay K. Sood, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India

Discussants: Prof. Ambuj Sagar, Founding Head, School of Public Policy, Vipula and Mahesh Chaturvedi Professor of Policy Studies, IIT Delhi; and Shri Rajesh Gopinathan, former CEO and Managing Director, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Ltd.

Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC

By Roger Tristao Adao featuring Madhavan Somanathan

The artists will present a concert of works by Soleares; Granados; Albéniz; Cardoso and others

Curated by Rajiv Mehrotra

Leap of Faith (72 min; 2008; English)
Directed by Aditi V. Makim & Valentina Trivedi

Screening will be followed by a discussion with the filmmakers

Unveiling the extraordinary journey of a frail child who grew up to help millions overcome physical ailments through the practice of yoga, the film explores B.K.S. Iyengar’s roles as a disciple, teacher, husband, father and guru. Narrated by the critically acclaimed Naseeruddin Shah, an Iyengar Yoga student himself, this inspiring story celebrates the pioneer’s indomitable spirit and his universally enriching impact.

(Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama)
 

Inauguration of 
Olympic in Reel Life – A Festival of Films and Photographs: 7 to 14 October 2023

Complete Schedule 

A festival showcasing the best of Olympic film heritage, including India at the Olympics, drawn from the collections and extensive archives of the Olympic Museum and the Olympic Channel. Festival organised in collaboration with Film Heritage Foundation and in partnership with the Olympic Museum. 

In Conversation
Shivendra Singh Dungarpur in conversation with Indian Olympians – Abhinav Bindra, M.C.Mary Kom, Vijendra Singh,, Karnam Malleshwari and Zafar Iqbal

The programme will include screening of film clips and highlights from Olympic films across continents and eras. 
 

A Historical Perspective of the Discovery, Exploration, and Attempts on Mount Everest, Leading to the First Ascent in 1953
An illustrated lecture by Brig. Ashok Abbey, passionate skier-mountaineer, veteran climber, who has climbed extensively, for over 43 years in the Karakoram, Great Himalaya, and adjoining mountain ranges. He has climbed, led, and participated in many international, and Indian Expeditions to 5000, 6000, 7000, and 8000 metre mountains, successfully

Guest of Honour: Shri N.N. Vohra, Life Trustee, IIC, former President, Indian Mountaineering Foundation

Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC

Moderator: Shri Maninder Kohli, Managing Trustee, The Himalayan Environment Trust

The talk retraces the fascinating history of the mountain from its discovery, and naming, leading to its first successful climb

Sarod Recital – Raga Darbari

By Pt. Biswajit Roy Choudhary
Accompanied by Pt. Ram Kumar Mishra

Hindustani Classical Vocal
By Pt. Sanjeev Abhayankar who will present Raga Darbari

Accompanists: Pt. Vinod Lele (tabla); and Abhinay Ravande (harmonium)

(Collaboration: Navras School of Performing Arts)

Indigenous Habitat: Vestiges of Ancestral Life in India’s North East
By Shyamal Datta and Ronojoy Sen 

Discussants: Shri Harpreet Singh, Joint Secretary, Social Development, Secondary Livelihood Wing & NEHHDC; Dr. Mitul Baruah, Assistant Professor, Ashoka University; Shri Ronojoy Sen and Shri Shyamal Datta, authors of the book

Chair: Shri K.N. Shrivastava , Director, IIC

Followed by
Cultural Evening 

Nyishi folk dance from Arunachal Pradesh; Bihu dance from Assam; Kambathoibi Meitei dance from Manipur; Angami folk dance from Nagaland; Hojagiri dance of the Reang from Tripura; Khasi folk dance from Meghalaya; and Lion dance of Sikkim
 
Artists presented by North Eastern Handicrafts and Handlooms Development Corporation Ltd.