Histories of Indian Perfume

27 March 2024, 06:30 pm
Histories of Indian Perfume
Programme Type
Talks
Venue
Seminar Rooms 1,2,3

Panelists: James McHugh, Professor of South Asian Religions, University of Southern California in Los Angeles; Malayka Shirazi, researcher, writer and Filmmaker who has worked extensively on the attar and the attar sellers of Old Delhi s a researcher for Smells Assembly; Projit Bihari Mukharji, Head, Dept. of History, Ashoka University in conversation with Naman Ahuja, Professor of Art History and Visual Culture, Jawaharlal Nehru University and General Editor of Marg

 

The conversation marks the publication of MARG’s latest volume that explores the histories of perfumes in India, the people who make them, their use in traditional medicine, the genealogy of their recipes, their visual representation through Indian art history and more

(Collaboration: MARG)

Calming the Mind: The Joy of Living – Level One

16 March 2024, 09:45 am
Calming the Mind: The Joy of Living – Level One
Programme Type
Seminars
Venue
Seminar Rooms 1,2,3
End Date
17 February 2024, 04:30 pm

A Retreat with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

Welcome Address: Shri Arun Kapur, Director, Centre for Escalation of Peace

The retreat will be led by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, who possesses a rare ability to present the ancient Indian and Tibetan wisdom in a fresh, engaging manner. Mingyur Rinpoche is a world-renowned meditation teacher with personal experience of anxiety and panic attacks, which he suffered from throughout his childhood and into his teenage years, when he learned to transform his panic through meditation. From childhood, he became interested in contemporary science through conversations with scientists on research projects that study the effects of meditation on the brain and the mind. 

Mingyur Rinpoche’s first book, The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness, debuted on the New York Times bestseller list and has been translated into over twenty languages. In his most recent book, In Love with the World, Mingyur Rinpoche shares how his meditation practice sustained him when he left his monastery to wander through India and the powerfully transformative insights he gained from the near-death experience he had at the beginning of his journey. 

The Retreat will be conducted in hybrid mode. Due to limited seats, we would request you to kindly please register in advance should you wish to attend the retreat. The link for registration is given below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScsNIhgdRQxu3En5zSixKPtvwb1rQQ…

More information on the Retreat can be accessed on:
https://www.cepeace.org

(Collaboration: Centre for the Escalation of Peace; Tergar Nalanda Foundation; and with the support of Pallavan Learning Systems; and Ritinjali)
 

The Working of the Indian Constitution: Stories and Scholarship

22 February 2024, 06:00 pm
The Working of the Indian Constitution: Stories and Scholarship
Programme Type
Talks
Venue
Seminar Rooms 1,2,3

Great Cases Series Discussion 1: The Bilkis Bano Case

 

In ConversationAdvocate Shobha Gupta, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India in conversation with Naveed Mehmood Ahmad, Team Lead, Criminal Justice, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy

 

 

(Collaboration: Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy)
 

Asia on the Move: Histories of Mobility and the Making of Asia

24 February 2024, 04:30 pm
Asia on the Move: Histories of Mobility and the Making of Asia
Programme Type
Seminars, Webcasts
Venue
Seminar Rooms 1,2,3

Valedictory Session

Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC

Valedictory Address: Dr Karan Singh, Former Minister, Government of India 

(Organised by IIC-International Research Division) 

Asia on the Move: Histories of Mobility and the Making of Asia

23 February 2024, 10:30 am
Asia on the Move: Histories of Mobility and the Making of Asia
Programme Type
Seminars, Webcasts
Venue
Seminar Rooms 1,2,3

Programme Details

This two-day international conference delineates the journeys of scholars, travellers, merchants, musicians and painters across Asia for over two millennia. These speak of individual enterprise and innovation, and tell us about histories of interaction that have shaped our cultural landscapes and ways of life today.

Inaugural Session
Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC
Welcome Remarks: Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC
Introduction to the Conference: Dr. Sudha Gopalakrishnan, Executive Director, IIC-International Research Division

Keynote Address: ‘Port Cities and Mobility in Early Modern Asia’
Professor Sanjay Subrahmanyam, Distinguished Professor & Irving and Jean Stone Endowed Chair in Social Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

IIC/THE MEDIA FOUNDATION DIALOGUES

21 February 2024, 06:30 pm
IIC/THE MEDIA FOUNDATION DIALOGUES
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Seminar Rooms 1,2,3

A discussion on Media Neutrality in Reporting Elections

 

Speakers: Kumar Ketkar, writer, politician, journalist and Chief Editor, Dainik Divya Marathi; Ashutosh, journalist and former politician; Saba Naqvi, independent journalist and Visiting Professor, Jindal School of Journalism, O.P. Jindal Global University; and Ajay Gudavarthy, political theorist, analyst, columnist, and Associate Professor Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University

(Collaboration: The Media Foundation)

National Library Conclave on A.I. and Ethics: Perspectives from Industry and Academia

20 February 2024, 03:30 pm
National Library Conclave on A.I. and Ethics: Perspectives from Industry and Academia
Programme Type
Seminars, Webcasts
Venue
Seminar Rooms 1,2,3

Programme Details

The National Conclave examines the relationship between ethics, artificial intelligence and data ecosystem and the extent of their integration with one another and with society. The Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology brings with it not only new understandings of our processing and application of data, but also opens new worlds for exploration and new pathways for science. Data science provides the data and tools that underpin the work of AI, while AI provides the power to automate tasks, create new data, uncover new or ‘hidden’ information in data, and enable predictions and decision-making.

Inaugural Session
Remarks by Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC; Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC; and Dr. Meenakshi Gopinath, Life Trustee, IIC

AI in the Industry: Factoring Citizen Centricity
Keynote Address by Dr. Shuktij S. Rao, Executive Director, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)

Ensuring the Development of AI Based Intelligent information Systems for Education and Research
Keynote Address by Prof. Arpan K. Kar, Endowed Chair Professor, IIT Delhi; Chair – Corporate Affairs and Joint Faculty Appointment in the Yardi School of Artificial Intelligence (online)

Shahjahanabad: Melting Pot of the Great Civilizations of Delhi – 15 to 18 February 2024

15 February 2024, 03:00 pm
Shahjahanabad: Melting Pot of the Great Civilizations of Delhi – 15 to 18 February 2024
Programme Type
Festivals
Venue
Seminar Rooms 1,2,3
End Date
18 February 2024, 06:00 pm

Programme Details

A four day festival organised in collaboration with Anjuman Taraqqi Urdu (Hindi). The festival focuses on the city of Delhi which has evolved continuously for four thousand years or so; the capital of kings and emperors from the ancient past, through its many avatars, from Indraprastha to Qila Rai Pithora, Lal Kot, Firozabad, Tughlaqabad, Shahjahanabad, Dilli, Dehli, Delhi and New Delhi. The festival includes talks, discussions, and performances.

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

30 January 2024, 06:00 pm
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Seminar Rooms 1,2,3

The Indentured and their Route : A Relentless Quest for Identity

By Bhaswati Mukherjee( Rupa Publications; 2023)  

Discussants: Amb. Shyam Saran, President, IIC; Amb. Pavan K. Varma, former diplomat and author; Amb. Rakesh Sood, former Diplomat and Distinguished Fellow, CSDR; and Amb. Bhaswati Mukherjee, former diplomat, President, India Habitat Centre and author of the book

   

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

24 January 2024, 06:30 pm
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Seminar Rooms 1,2,3

The Quest for Modern Assam: A History 1942-2000
 

By Arupjyoti Saikia (Penguin Allen Lane; 2023)           
 
Discussants: Shri Madan Prasad Bezbaruah, former Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India; Ms. Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty, senior journalist and writer; and Prof. Arupjyoti Saikia, Professor, Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Guwahati and author of the book
 
Chair: Prof. Srinath Raghavan, Professor of History and International Relations, Ashoka University and Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace