By Pt. Rahul Deshpande from Nagpur/Pune

In memory of Shri Vasant Sathe

(Collaboration: Sarvajanik Utsav Samiti, New Delhi; and Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Memorial National Committee)

CPKA: Five Decades of India’s Built Environment

By Arunima Kukreja and Dikshu C. Kukreja (Roli Books: 2021)

Discussants: Ms Mugdha Sinha, Joint Secretary, Min. of Culture, Govt. ; Prof. Manoj Mathur, Professor, School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi; and Shri Dikshu C. Kukreja, Managing Principal, C.P. Kukreja Architects, New Delhi and co-author of the book

Moderator: Shri Rajiv Mehrotra, writer and Secretary, Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama

C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium: 15:00 – 16:15 
The Trail of Death and Despair
Speakers: Aneesha Bedi; Jyoti Yadav; Soniya Agarwal; Manisha Mondal; and Fatima Khan

The speakers will discuss the challenges faced by women journalists reporting during the pandemic

C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium: 16:15 – 17:15 
Session on Entrepreneurship and Innovation for a Bright Future
Speakers: Supriya Paul, Founder and CEO, Josh Talks; Shivani Poddar & Tanvi Malik, Founders of Fab Alley; Upasana Taku, Co-Founder, Moikwik; Ntion Saluja, Founder of Chayos; and Annu Grover, Founder Nurturing Green  

Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza: 17:30-18:30
Women in Leadership
With Sonali Bhagwati, architect and interior designer; Ishi Khosla, nutritionist and author; Shefali Luther, astrologer; Rita Jhnunjhunwala, poet and artist; and Shradha Suri, entrepreneur

Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza at 18:30
Spring Sonata
Piano recital by Ankita Kumar

Piano recital by Marouan Benabdallah, well – known pianist from Morocco

The artist will present a programme of works by Chopin, Liszt, Respighi and others

(Collaboration: Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco)
 

IIC DIAMOND JUBILEE: SCIENCE FILMS

Two films by Nandan Kudhyadi

C.V. Raman: The Scientist and His Legacy (45 min; 1989; English)
Recipient of the National Film Award for Best Biographical Film, 1989

Premier screening of 
Revolutionary in the Garb of a Scientist (23 min; 2022; English)

Acharya Prafulla Chander Roy was a true nationalist and dedicated his entire life in service of the motherland. A chemist by training he used his knowledge to establish a number of manufacturing units to usher in industrialization, and give impetus to entrepreneur spirit, empowering the youth and raising national self-esteem. He is believed to have secretly supported the more aggressive crusade against the colonial hegemony, and in a secret police investigation was dubbed ‘Revolutionary in the Garb of a Scientist’

The director will introduce the films before the screenings. Screenings will be followed by a discussion

Hindustani Vocal Recital

By Nabhodeep Chakraborty from Kolkata, disciple of Ustad Mazhar Ali Khan, Ustad Jawad Ali Khan and Ustad Raza Ali Khan 

At 19:00 
Odissi Recital

By Shalakha from Delhi, disciple of  Guru Smt Madhavi Mudgal
 

Hindustani Violin Recital

By Ustad Asghar Husain, son and disciple of Ustad Anwar Hussain and later of Ustad Gauhar Ali Khan, Ustad Zahoor Ahmed Khan and Ustad Iqbal Ahmed Khan

Accompanied by Ustad Akhtar on tabla

At 19:30
Folk Dances from Panama
Presented by Raíces Santeñas - Silvia Edith Leguisamo Guerra; Moises Elias Espino Pérez; Virginia Maria Quintero Morales; Caromi Eneida Marin Rodríguez; Luis Carlos Ceballos; and Carlos Alberto Garibaldo Ledezma; and Fidel Delis Murillo
 
(Organised by IIC-International Research Division)

Sei Ramani 
 

Odissi Recital based on a poem by Fakir Mohan Senapati

Choreographed and presented by Meera Das with artists of Gunjan Dance Academy from Bhubaneswar 
Artists: Sasmita Panda; Priyanka Jena; Bhagyashree Aich; Sweekruti Das; Swarnmayee Behera; and Swapna Dutta 

At 19.30

Concert

Presented by The First Citizen Dragon Boys Tassa Group from Trinidad and Tobago – Rondel Rampartap; Nankissor Rampartap; Adesh Rampartap; Seema Rampartap; Vashti Rampartap; and Kumar Rampartap

By Prof. Ojesh Pratap Singh from Delhi, recipient of the Sanskriti – Pt. Vasant Thakar Memorial Fellowship 2023

Accompanists: Sagar Gujrati (tabla); and Dr. Vinay Mishra (harmonium)

(Collaboration: Sanskriti Pratishthan)

Jazz concert led by Christophe Marguet (drums, compositions) 
With Robin Fincker (saxophone); Bruno Angelini (piano); and Hélène Labarrière (double bass)

Pronto! Brings together four major personalities from the European jazz scene. The Quartet nurtures a collective language from each member’s universe to create a distinctive sound, a completely new sound identity, specific to the group

(Collaboration: Delhi Music Society)