Pt. Kumar Gandharva Centenary Celebrations
Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Pt. Satyasheel Deshpande
Followed by
Phool ka Chhand (86 min; 2024)
A film on Kumar Gandharva by Amit Dutta
Produced by Raza Foundation and Takshila Sansthan
Organised in collaboration with The Raza Foundation and Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, the programmes mark the concluding event of the year-long centenary celebrations
Rang Habib
A commemorative festival of theatre as a tribute to Habib Tanvir
Katha Sukavi Suryamalla ki
Written and Directed by Rajendra Panchal
Presented by Ashram Perafin, Kota
Rang Habib
A commemorative festival of theatre as a tribute to Habib Tanvir
Mohabbat ke Phool
Director: Vinod Kumar
Script: Poorva Bharadwaj
Presented by Raschakra, New Delhi
THE IIC DOUBLE BILL: MUSIC AND DANCE RECITALS
Sitar Recital
By Aniket Ghivalikar from Mumbai, disciple of Pandit Shankarrao Abhyankar
At 19:00
Kathak Recital
By Richa Jain from Delhi, daughter and disciple of Guru Ravi Jain and Nalini Malhotra Jain
THEATRE FESTIVAL IN BENGALI
Dharma Ubach
Director: Souvik Sen Gupta, Drama Society Aakriti
Followed by
Sadhonbabur Sondyeho
Director: Rabishankar Kar, Prarambh
THEATRE FESTIVAL IN BENGALI
Organised in collaboration with Impresario India
Surjer Antim Kiran Theke Surjer Prothom Kiran Porjonto
Director: Purnendu Bhattacharya, Theatre Platform
Followed by
Mahamaya
Director: Suhan Basu, Japonchitro theatre group
Ebrahim Alkazi: Holding Time Captive
Ebrahim Alkazi: Holding Time Captive
By Amal Allana (Penguin Random House: 2024)
In Conversation with the Author
Amal Allana in conversation with Dr. Naman P. Ahuja, Cultural Historian
Followed by Readings from the book
By Sonam Kalra, Singer/Actress and Rehaan Engineer, Director/Actor
(Collaboration: Penguin Random House)
Champions (Campeones/Spain)
Champions (Campeones/Spain)
(124 min; 2018; Spanish with English subtitles)
Director: Javier Fesser
Multiple award winner including CEC Award for Best New Actor, Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain 2019; Audience Award for Best Spanish Film, Fotogramas de Plata 2019; Award for Best Spanish Film, Sant Jordi Awards 2019; among others
Screening will be followed by a discussion
Campeones is a comedy-drama about a basketball team featuring actors with developmental disabilities. The movie explores the theme of prejudices in a hilariously heart-warming fashion. Marco is an assistant basketball coach for a major Spanish league team with attitude issues that have affected both his personal and professional life. After drunk driving into the back of a police car, Marco is ordered to do community service, by coaching a team of individuals with disabilities.
(Collaboration: Action for Autism; and Embassy of Spain)
India’s Roots and Routes
Illustrated lecture by Raghvendra Singh, former Secretary, Ministry of Textiles and the Ministry of Culture; former Director General, National Archives of India, National Library and the National Museum and the CEO, Development of Museums and Cultural Spaces, Govt. of India and curator of the exhibition “India’s Roots and Routes” currently on display at the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi
Chair: Dr. William Dalrymple, Visiting Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford
Carnatic Classical Music – Vocal and Instrumental Recital
Carnatic Classical Music – Vocal Recital
By Elangovan Govidnarajan and party
(Collaboration: Gayathri Fine Arts)
