A solo guitar recital by Deepak Castelino

"Under the Mango Tree" is a solo guitar presentation of original music compositions by Delhi-based musician Deepak Castelino.  Amidst an environment of overwhelming sadness and uncertainty during a severe lockdown, confined spaces, and tragic stories of loss and hardship all over, the confirming shade of the mango tree was a healing balm; a place to rest and escape albeit temporarily.

And against this grey background of gloom, the mango tree stood steadfast and strong, as a beacon of hope and rejuvenation, and gave us over two hundred sweet mangoes too as if to say, 'Don't worry, all will be well.'
 

Phantom Parrot (USA/UK)
(82 min; 2023; English)
Director: Kate Stonehill

The film will be introduced by Apar Gupta, Advocate and Technology Policy Professional

Screening will be followed by a discussion

Phantom Parrot is a feature documentary that follows a British human rights activist as he is prosecuted under terror laws in the U.K. for refusing to hand over the passwords to his electronic devices at the airport. In the process, it unravels a secret U.K. government surveillance programme – named Phantom Parrot – in which the authorities stop people passing through U.K. borders with the purpose of secretly copying their data, using technologies known as ‘Mobile Device Forensic Tools’. 
 

Filmit India: IIC/ Intach Children’s Film Festival

Children’s cultural film festival, a screening of films on heritage made by children across different schools in Delhi
 
(Collaboration: INTACH)

A bouquet of Multilingual Poetry on the eve of Martyr’s Day

Presented by Navtej Sarna; Fouzia Dastango; Satyanand Nirupam; Kasturika Mishra; and Rini Simon Khanna

(Collaboration: Sarvodaya International Trust-Delhi Chapter)

A conversation with legendary poet and writer, Javed Akhtar

Moderator: Prof Alok Rai, writer, poet and formerly with the Department of English, University of Delhi.

Introduction: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC

Santoor Recital
By Divyansh H Srivastava from Delhi, disciple of Pandit Bhajan Sopori 
 
At 19:00 
Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Devarghya Roy from Kolkata, disciple of Ustad Rashid Khan  

Saga of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Singapore – An Indian Dawn in Singapore (Singapore)
(43 min; 2023; English)
Director: Lakshmi Raman Venkat, Gravitas Media

Produced by Gravitas Media Singapore

The film will be introduced by Partha Chatterjee, film critic and writer

A new documentary on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's "Dilli Chalo" in July 1943 from Padang, a central main event hosting field, from the then Japanese-occupied Singapore. The film captures the battle cry calling on the Indian diaspora to march on to the centre of Delhi and oust the British colonial government from India. Netaji's words galvanised the people in the region (South East Asia), ignited the 'Free India' movement, caused a surge in the ranks of the Indian National Army (INA) that he led and triggered the final push for India's independence which came four years later. The film also commemorates the intertwined histories and strong cultural ties between India and Singapore.

Swarna Saroja 

Bharatnatyam recital in memory of the late Guru Smt Saroja Vaidyanathan, Padma Bhushan

By Rama Vaidyanathan, senior artist

Accompanists: Sudha Raghuraman (vocal); Dr. S. Vasudevan (nattuvangam); Sumod Sreedharan (mridangam); and G. Raghuraman (flute)

Kuch Life Jaisa (English/90 min)
Written and Directed by Sohaila Kapur
Producers: Anuradha Dar & Sohaila Kapur
A Three Arts Club and Katyayani presentation

How strong are the ties between parents and children today? Kuch Life Jaisa is a family tale that re-looks at that bond in the context of today’s corporate and highly individualistic world. The story of four siblings who re-discover their mother, a single parent, at her funeral.
 

Curated by Rajiv Mehrotra

Letters from Generation RX (USA)
(91 min; 2017; English)
Director: Kevin Miller

The film explores the devastating impact of prescription psychiatric drugs, offering a sobering look at the lives destroyed by the medicines that were intended to heal them. Challenging the belief that medication is the best solution to mental health issues, this powerful documentary reveals the science behind antidepressants and their effects on the brain.
 
(Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness the Dalai Lama)