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2004-2005

THIS IS THE 44th Annual Report of the International Centre for the year commencing February 2004 up to 31 January 2005. It will be placed before the 49th Annual General Body Meeting of the Centre, to be held on the 28th of March 2005.

The tenure of the existing elected representatives on the Executive Committee and the Board of Trustees, from both the Individual and Corporate membership segments, will come to an end on the 31st of March 2005. The Centre would like to place on record its gratitude to the two outgoing Trustees, Shri S.K. Singh and Dr Arun Nigavekar, and to Shri Inder Malhotra, Lt. Gen. (retd) A. S. Kalkat, Dr S. M. Dewan, Dr R. K. Pachauri, Shri M. H. Ansari and Prof. (Mrs.) Sneh Bhargava (members of the Executive Committee), for the interest they have taken and the valuable support they provided towards the Centre’s functioning. The process of filling up the vacancies for the ensuing two-year period, 1 April 2005 to March 2007, has been underway since December 2004. The results of the elections will be announced in the forthcoming Annual General Body Meeting of the Centre.

In the year’s national honours list, twenty-five of the Centre’s distinguished Members were vested with Padma awards. Dr , Member of Parliament and a Life Trustee was awarded the . Earlier, Dr , also a Life Trustee, and a Fellow of the Lalit Kala Akademi, was conferred the ‘Lalit Kala Ratna Award’ by the Akademi on the occasion of its golden jubilee celebrations. Shri S. K. Singh, an Elected Trustee of the Centre, was appointed as Governor of Arunachal Pradesh on 16 December 2004. The Centre wishes all of them continued success in their valuable endeavours.

The Centre records the sad passing away of sixty-five of its Members during the past year. Some of them had been closely associated with the programme activities for many years, and their departure is a great loss.

1 The sudden passing away of a former Director (1979-1986), Shri U. S. Bajpai, is mourned by the staff and officers as well as all those who had known him during his long association with the Centre.

The Centre continued to make its facilities available, free of charge or at subsidized rates, to support activities of a number of organizations, which pursue objectives worthy of support. During the period under review subventions amounting to Rs. 49.13 lakhs were provided, enabling a large number of institutions to have their programmes at the Centre.

Programmes

During the past year the Centre organized 262 seminars, talks and discussions, and 618 cultural presentations, documentaries and feature films (month-wise details of programmes organized during the period February 2004-January 2005 are given in Appendices I to VI). Highlights of some of the programmes are given below.

New Initiatives

The Centre, since inception, has been the preferred venue for the finest discourses, debates, lectures and an array of art forms–both Indian and international–like dance, music, poetry, paintings and films.

The IIC EXPERIENCE: A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS is an initiative whose distinctive features is the range of art forms that it presents–dance, music, theatre, poetry, paintings, films, cuisine–all in the unmatched ambience of the buildings and gardens created by the genius of Stein. The Festival will be an annual celebration, by an institution that has, over the years, evolved into something unique.

Despite the paucity of time for its preparation, the first ‘IIC Experience’ festival was held between 5-10 November, and it was an enormous success. 2 Two exhibitions were organized in the course of the 6-day festival. The first exhibition was titled ‘India-Views from the 18th and 19th Centuries’. It was based on rare material which is housed in the IIC Library, namely, the three very unusual collections: the India Collection of the British Council, the Himalayan Collection of the Himalayan Club and the Bilgrami Collection. Photographs of prints from these rare collections, displaying sketches of people, social life, flora and fauna, food, sports, merchandize and manufacture, education, administration of justice and monuments of India during the eighteen and nineteen centuries, were exhibited.

The second exhibition was ‘The Elements’, comprising installations and sculpture. This was held in the Gandhi- Martin Luther King Plaza, under the Pilkhan trees. The three artists whose works were displayed were Nilima Sheikh, Kristine Michael and Jyotsna Singh.

During the festival a special issue of the Centre’s quarterly journal, Voices at the Centre: The IIC Interviews was released by Dr Karan Singh, to commemorate 30 years of the journal’s existence.

Performing Arts programmes were held in the Fountain Lawns. These included a khayal recital by for Hindustani music; a Bharatanatyam dance performance by ; music and dances from Sikkim; Carnatic vocal recital by ; a Jazz concert by the Capital Jazz Swingers; and Transpositions, a theatrical show using puppets, dancers and actors, produced and directed by and the Ishara Puppet Theatre. All programmes were extremely well attended by Members and the public in general.

A FESTIVAL OF WORLD CINEMA CLASSICS was held in the Auditorium and twenty-one classic films were screened, like Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927), and other classics by Charles Chaplin, the Marx Brothers, Jean Renoir, Orson Welles, Sergei Eisenstein, Kenji Mizoguchi, Ingmar Bergman, Andrzej Wajda, David Lean, Akira Kurosawa, Francois Truffaut, , Federico Fellini,

3 Glauber Rocha, Tomas Gutierez Alea, Kamal Amrohi, Luchino Visconti, , Carlos Saura, and Zhang Yimou.

Each day culminated in a buffet dinner in the Rose Garden which was open to both Members and non-members. The Centre’s kitchen produced a variety of cuisines from Avadh, Dakshin, , the West Coast, from the Frontier and from France.

The FESTIVAL Of WATER (16-22 February) was a week-long celebration of water in its many manifestations, and on its importance in our lives, depicted through a series of events: exhibitions, music, poetry, talks, discussions, seminars and films. The festival had two sections: the ‘Sea’ and the ‘River’, with an underlying thread stressing the importance of water and the desperate need for conservation and water management. Dr Kapila Vatsyayan inaugurated the Festival.

The exhibitions had Anju Vora’s paintings; Clare Arni’s photographic displays called ‘Kaveri: A Portrait of a River’ and ‘Dreams and Discontents: Water in the city of Bangalore’; Sharat Kumar’s photographs, ‘The Brook at Jageshwar’; and an exhibition on ‘Urban Rainwater Harvesting’ prepared by the Centre for Science and Environment.

The section on the ‘Sea’ opened with ‘Vanchipattu’, the traditional boat songs of central . Three documentary films were screened; there was a stimulating discussion on the Indian Ocean; and Shri Bhaskar Chandavarkar gave a talk on the culture and music of the Konkan.

The section on the ‘River’ included two talks on the Brahmaputra; a Bharatanatyam recital entitled ‘Ganga’ by Rama Vaidyanathan; and a concert of Bhatiali songs of Bengal by Amar Pal. A seminar was held on the theme of water conservation and resource management and documentary films were screened. Feature films by , G. Aravindan, Gautam Ghose and were also screened.

4 An afternoon session in the garden focused on Water and Poetry, with poets reading in English, and Urdu. The session was chaired by Shri .

THE OVERWHELMING QUESTION is another interesting initiative to be launched, comprising a series of lectures where persons of pre-eminence will speak on what they consider the ‘overwhelming question’ of their times, their choice of subject not necessarily relating to areas in which they may have achieved distinction. The President of India, Dr A. P. J. Kalam, was the first speaker for the series and for him the overwhelming question was the mission of uplifting 260 million people who live below the poverty line in India. To bring them out of societal and economic impoverishment they need food, shelter, education, work, a reasonable income and medical care. The President felt that this empowering of people can be achieved by inculcating a strong value system based on education with values, on religions that graduate into spirituality, and an enlightened leadership with visionary policies. The lecture was chaired by Shri .

Discussions have been initiated with Jawaharlal Nehru University, University and Jamia Millia Islamia to have university based programmes. A series of lectures by eminent academics and visiting scholars will be held. These lectures will be planned by members of the Academic Staff of Universities, by the students together with the officials of the Centre.

One of the most eminent historians of 19th and 20th century , Professor Eric Hobsbawm, was invited to India by The Book Review Literary Trust to deliver the Nikhil Chakravartty Memorial Lecture. On this occasion the Centre also invited him for a discussion entitled CONVERSATIONS WITH PROFESSOR ERIC HOBSBAWM (14 December). Three Indian historians were invited to pose questions to Professor Hobsbawm. These were Professor Shahid Amin of , Professor Neeladri Bhattacharya of Jawaharlal Nehru University and Professor Hari Vasudevan of Jamia Millia Islamia. Dr Romila Thapar chaired the programme.

5 A novel initiative was the first INDO-PAK STUDENT DEBATE held in December. This was organized by the Miranda House Debating Society and the topic was: ‘When Economies Move Closer, Nations will Follow’. The best Indian team was drawn from the Delhi Debators and the best Pakistani team from the Debating Society of Pakistan. Professor Kumar, Director of NCERT, chaired the programme; the judges were Shri Soli Sorabjee and Shri P.C. Sen. The format provided for a Prime Minister, a Deputy Prime Minister and Chief Whip, which fell to the lot of the Delhi Debators, while the Pakistani side formed the opposition. The winners were the Debating Society of Pakistan.

The first in the series of discussions under the INDO-BANGLADESH DIALOGUE, jointly sponsored by the IIC and the Centre for Policy Dialogue, Dhaka (CPD) was held on January 18-19 at the Centre. Prof Rehman Sobhan, Chairman, CPD, and Shri Deb Mukharji, former Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, are co-convenors for the dialogue series. The Dialogue was inaugurated by Shri I. K. Gujral, former Prime Minister of India. Shri , Defence Minister, delivered the valedictory address. Delegates to the conference included former ministers, Members of Parliament, academics and businessmen.

Under this series, four themes were identified for discussions alternatively in Bangladesh and India. The theme of the first dialogue was Economic Cooperation including Indo-Bangladesh Trade (with special reference to Free Trade Agreement), Communication (including Road and Rail Links, Transit and Telecommunications), and Investment. Further seminars in the series will cover Media and Culture, Cooperation in Natural Resources and Security issues.

This second phase of Track-II, Indo-Bangladesh Dialogue, supported by a grant from the Ford Foundation, is an effort at the level of civil society to bring together concerned individuals to address unresolved issues as also to find a framework of co-operation for the future.

A pro-active civil society dialogue process, it is hoped, can establish an environment of greater understanding through exploring alternatives and sensitizing both the governments and the public to existing possibilities. 6 Lecture Series

In collaboration with the Delhi Society for Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs and the Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan, the Centre started a monthly series on HEALTH EMPOWERMENT FOR THE PUBLIC. This series commenced in March 2004 with the aim of providing useful knowledge and information to the public about various ailments/diseases. Eminent doctors gave lectures on Backache and Spinal Problems, Mind-Body Relationship, Asthma, Management of Cerebral Stroke, High Blood Pressure, Medicine for the Aged, Alzheimers’ Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Smoking and Health, Traditional Medicine for Daily Use in Arthritis and Diabetes. The series will conclude in March 2005 and it is intended to publish these lectures.

A new series, TO SERVE, commenced in September in collaboration with the Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness, the Dalai Lama. The series aims at bringing those individuals who have given up everything for a cause–be it social justice, health care, environment–to share their experiences and concerns. The inaugural lecture was given by the eminent social justice activist, Aruna Roy.

The Centre and the New India Foundation are commencing a series of 24 lectures on INDEPENDENT INDIA. These lectures are intended to provide an overview of the history of independent India and will capture the richly varied career of Indian democracy, its successes and failures, its manifestation in politics, culture and society and its possible future outcomes.

Another series of lectures, which commenced in February 2005, is FREEDOM FROM HUNGER, in collaboration with the Centre for Environment and Food Security. More than 350 million Indians still go to bed hungry and political freedom for them is a mere myth. Will our conscience allow us, as Indians, to celebrate the platinum jubilee of independence while one-third of India’s children face chronic starvation? This series of lectures and discussions intends to bring the issue to mainstream intellectual discourse and at the centre of public policy. 7 Seminars, Talks and Discussions

Some of the highlights of the programmes included a talk by the Chief Minister of Delhi, Smt. Sheila Dikshit, who spoke on ‘Delhi in 2010’ in August. She focused on the tasks and the possibilities that lay ahead rather than the achievements of her government. The aim of her government was the simplification of procedures to help citizens in their routine affairs which would contribute to the improvement of the delivery system. Poor planning, despite large expenditure, did not bring much benefits to the poor. She emphasized the need to respond to and use new technologies and management methods to ensure efficiency. Shri M.N. Buch, former Chairman, Delhi Development Authority, chaired this talk. At the suggestion of the Chief Minister, a citizens’ group has been set up by the Centre to look into areas of governance, environment and health. The recommendations would be submitted to the Delhi Government for further action.

The ongoing series on popularizing science, DIMENSIONS OF SCIENCE, still continues to be popular as well as the environmental health series being held in collaboration with Toxics Link. Two lectures were held on the recent Tsunami disaster: the first by Dr Satish R. Shetye, Director of the National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, and the second, on ‘Coping with Tsunami: Beneath and Beyond’, by Professor T.K. Oommen.

Some of the distinguished speakers who contributed to the programmes at the Centre include: Sayed Haider Raza, the eminent painter; Justice Aharon Barak, President, Supreme Court of ; The 17th Gyalwa Karmapa; Prof. Balachandra Rajan, Professor Emeritus at the University of West Ontario; Mr. John Lane, Trustee of Dartington Hall, UK; Mr. Kanak Mani Dixit, Editor, Himal Southasian, Kathmandu; Professor Anil Sadgopal, Professor of Education, Delhi University; Sir ; Dr Horst Kaechele, psychoanalyst from Germany; Professor Ross Garnaut, Australian economist; Mr. Carlo Petrini, founder of the Slow Food Movement in ; Dr R. P. Goldman, Professor of Sanskrit, University of California, Berkeley; Mr. Ahmad Rashid, Senior Correspondent, Far Eastern Economic Review; Ajahn Sumedho, Abbot of the 8 Amaravati Buddhist Centre; Professor Jean Dreze, eminent social scientist; Dr Clovis Maksoud, Lebanese diplomat and Chief Representative of the League of Arab States in India and in the US; Professor Charles Taylor, eminent philosopher; Professor Mahmood Mamdani, Herbert Lehman Professor, Columbia University; Ms Sun Shuyun, author of the best seller Ten Thousand Miles without a Cloud; Professor Stephen Cohen, The Brookings Institution; Sir Martin Gilbert, the biographer of Winston Churchill; and Professor Aziz Al- Azmeh of the Central European University, Budapest.

The seminars covered a wide range of subjects and evinced much interest. They included: ‘Pakistan in the 21st Century’; ‘India and the New Europe’; ‘China-Pakistan Strategic Cooperation’; ‘Role of Casteism in Indian Politics’; ‘Rebuilding Justice and Hope in Gujarat’; ‘Urban Actors, Policies and Governance’; an international seminar, ‘Towards a New Global Order? Neo Conservative Thinking, Imperial Design and Multilateral Perspectives’; ‘Towards an Agenda for Secular Education’; ‘Federalism and Decentralised Governance in the Union of India’: ‘Perspectives of Jharkhand, Chhatisgarh and ’; and two seminars on and .

The Centre recently held a seminar on ‘National Security: Internal and External Dimensions for India’. This is the first in a series of three on the same subject. The next meeting will be a small, closed-door one and based on the discussions and analyses arrived at, a final public discussion will be held. This project is being carried out in collaboration with the Association of Retired Senior IPS Officers. A seminar on the ‘National Security Council’ was also held.

‘The Mid-Year Review of the Indian Economy 2004-2005’, an annual seminar, was held in November. The main presentation was made by Shri Saumitra Chaudhuri of the International Credit Rating Agency (ICRA). Three young economists were invited to act as Discussants–Dr Ila Patnaik, Indian Express; Shri K. L. Datta, ICRIER; and Ms Kavita Rao, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy. Dr Bimal Jalan, former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, chaired the seminar which, since 2001, is being supported by

9 the Malcolm and Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust, . The proceedings have been published.

The discussions held during this year were extremely lively and informative, covering a wide variety of subjects. Discussions which centred around books proved to be very popular, in particular ‘Somnatha’ by Dr Romila Thapar, ‘Translation as Recovery’ by Sujit Mukherjee; ‘Goa-A Daughter’s Story’ by Maria Couto; ‘Ghaffar Khan: Non Violent Badshah of the Pakhtuns’ by Rajmohan Gandhi; ‘Gandhi, Bose and Nehru: The Making of the Modern Indian Mind’ by Reba Som; ‘The New Universe of Human Rights’ by Justice J. S. Verma; and ‘Coming Out of Partititon: The Refugee Women of Bengal’ by Gargi Chakravartty.

Discussions on international affairs continue to be popular and this year the Centre had some excellent discussions on Indo-Pakistan relations, China, the United States, Afghanistan, West , Iraq, Nepal, Bangladesh, and .

Discussions on areas of conflict within India have been limited to a discussion on Manipur and one on conflict reporting in Kashmir by young journalists who are based in Kashmir and have spent long periods in the Valley.

Closed door meetings have been revived where experts can have off-the- record discussions with important officials or distinguished visitors. Recently one such meeting was held with the current Foreign Secretary, Shri Shyam Saran

Theatre

Theatre has suddenly entered the IIC stage. The Centre has started presenting plays in English by Indian playwrights. Shri Bhaskar Ghose and Yatrik were invited to direct two short plays by Poily Sengupta–Alipha and Thus Spake Shoorpanakha. These plays were well received and led to Yatrik being invited by the ICCR to present them abroad.

10 Other plays followed: Obsessions, two plays based on short stories by Roald Dahl produced by Just Imagine Productions; Ballabhpur ki Roopkatha by Badal Sircar, directed by Rajinder Nath; Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon, directed by Divya Arora; and All My Sons by Arthur Miller, presented by St. Stephen’s College Shakespeare Society.

The Theatre Company, presented a powerful play, Ma’aseh Bruria, on the life of a female Talmud scholar of the 2nd century, played by the cantorial singer Ruth Wieder Magan. The play made its mark at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Ruth Magan also presented a concert, ‘Songs of Desire’ where she recreated the female voice in traditional Jewish texts and songs. One of the items in the programme was a jugalbandhi with Hindustani vocalist, Vidya Rao. Another theatre personality from Israel, Ms Naomi Ackerman, gave a scintillating solo theatre performance entitled, Flowers Aren’t Enough.

A rare programme was the lecture demonstration on ‘Kabuki’, the 400-year old dance theatre of . The lecture demonstration was presented by Nakamura Kanjaku, Fujima Kanjuro and Nakamuro Gankyo, who had come with a large troupe to perform in Delhi.

Special Events/Festivals

An exhibition was mounted displaying photographs by Shiharan Nandy on the artistic heritage of Bengal, focusing on the magnificent sites of Chandraketugarh, Mangalkot, Jagajivanpur, Bisnupur and Murshidabad. The exhibition, ‘Bengal: Sites and Sights’, was curated by the Directorate of Archaeology and Musuems of the Government of West Bengal. Dr , the distinguished art historian and co-editor of a book with the same title spoke on the subject.

A festival called ‘Aotearea–The Land of the Long White Cloud: ’ was held in April. The festival comprised the screening of award winning films like Whale Rider, The Piano, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the

11 King; and An Angel at My Table. Eleven artists from New Zealand participated in an exhibition which had expressionism, Polynesian designs motifs, video, and computer generated images. Artists came from Maori, Pacific Islands and Pakeha (of European ethnicity) backgrounds. There were two lectures on contemporary issues: ‘Multiculturalism and Race Relations: The New Zealand Experience’ by Mr. Christopher Laidlaw, and ‘New Zealand in the World’ by

Mr. Michael Green. A concert of fusion music by an Indian group, MRIGYA, which had done a successful tour of New Zealand, was also held. This festival was made possible by the New Zealand High Commission and the personal interest of the High Commissioner, H. E. Mrs Caroline MacDonald.

A mini FESTIVAL OF CHILE was organized in September. Screening of new Chilean films formed an important part of the festival. The Ambassador of Chile, Mr. Jorge Heine, opened the festival with a lecture on ‘Indo-Latin American Relations and the Challenges of Globalisation’. The concluding event was a discussion on India and the Legacy of Pablo Neruda, which had eminent panelists like Shri Ashok Vajpeyi, Prof. A. Chattopadhyay, Prof. S. P. Ganguly and Shri Vishnu Khare. A wine tasting festival was also held where Chilean wines were served.

Discussions to plan similar festivals are underway with other embassies, and in the months ahead festivals with the embassies of Serbia and will be held. The idea behind such festivals is to present varied aspects of a country through talks/discussions, films, performances and cuisine.

‘: His Life And Times’ was one of the events in the on-going series, HINDUSTANI AWAAZ. The festival opened with an exhibition on Ghalib which displayed first editions of his manuscripts, large blow-ups of lithographs, paintings, and objects of daily use during Ghalib’s times. There was also a display of books published by the Ghalib Insitute. Professor Mushirul Hasan gave a talk on ‘Ghalib ki Dilli’; gave a reading of Ghalib’s letters; there was an evening of Ghalib’s rendered by Sudeep Banerji and Radhika Chopra followed by a dinner, ‘Dilli ka Dastarkhwan’.

12 As part of the on-going programmes on ‘The Sea’ exhibitions were put up and a seminar on ‘Fisher Artisans of the Waters: Past Tradition, Contemporary Reality’ was held in October. The exhibitions comprised marine and inland crafts and other related artifacts including models of traditional fishing crafts and tools from the northeast and Kerala. E. Amalore, an artist from Chennai, displayed a series of sketches on traditional fishing crafts, which he termed ‘Wind, Wood and Water’. The event received the support of several government agencies dealing with fisheries.

Dance and Music

Programmes of Hindustani and are presented regularly, but attendance has been very erratic. Some of the more popular events were Sufi songs and Punjabi Ballads by the Niazi Brothers of Pakistan; a day-long event, ‘Bansuri: The Call of the Soul’, in memory of Smt. Naina Devi; presentation of a selection of and of Pt. Amarnath by Shubha Mudgal; Bhakti-Sufi music by Mukhtiar Ali; Guitar and Sitar Jugalbandhi by Kamala Shankar and Pt. Rajeev Janardhan; and ‘ se Malkauns Tak’, a day-long performance representing singers from the different ; ‘Kabir Gayan’ by Prahlad Singh Tipanya; and ‘Songs of Surdas’ by Om Prakash Rai.

Some unusual music events included a two day programme, ‘Spirit of the Wind-A Journey through the Indigenous Music of the Nagas’. Folk artists of the different Naga tribes presented an unique selection of songs and dances, to the accompaniment of rare as well as traditional instruments.

The popular Bangladeshi alternative folk band, BANGLA, gave a very moving concert in the garden. BANGLA combines traditional Bengali folk music with Western music. Some of the regular and memorable Western music concerts were: piano recitals by Gulsin Onay and Boris Berman; Duo Medici from Austria; from Italy.

The IIC continues to provide a platform for young dancers and presents different styles of Indian classical dance, as well as promising disciples of all the well

13 known gurus. To celebrate the life and times of late Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra the Centre held a two-day programme which included Kumar Shahani’s film, Bhavantarana, and a dance recital by which had choreographic compositions taught to her by the great master.

Exhibitions

The Centre’s Art Gallery is used for a variety of exhibitions such as the fine arts, photography, craft and textiles. There were some excellent exhibitions mounted this year, such as ‘Silent Move: Water Colours and Stone Colours’ by Sung Min Kim from Korea; ‘Arctic Wildlife Migrations’, Igloolik, Canada 2003, photographs by Brian Dickson; ‘Imprints from India’, a show of graphics by leading artists from ; ‘International Joyce’, on the Irish writer James Joyce; ‘-A Photographic Journey’ by Nilanjan Ray; ‘…A Little of God’s Light’, photographs on the Himachal Himalay by Sanjay Kumbhakarni; ‘Wild Tigers’, photographs by Nanda S. J. B. Rana; and ‘Real Virtuality’ by Nina Sabnani.

In June the Annexe Gallery was made available to the Centre’s Staff to showcase its creativity–it was a case of unexpected talent! Called ‘Centre ke Chupe Rustam’, the exhibition was indeed varied–rangoli, vegetable carvings, photographs, drawings, paintings and poetry. The Centre intends to have similar exhibitions every year as the exhibition was well received by both Members and the staff.

Documentary Films

Two major festivals were held during this period. THE TRAVELLING FILM SOUTH ASIA, organized in collaboration with Himal (Kathmandu), was held in March. Fifteen compelling documentaries by South Asian film makers were screened over two days. The aim of this travelling film festival is to give audiences far removed from each other an opportunity to sample an exciting range of topics and themes, presentation styles and techniques. While some

14 films dealt with critical political, social and economic issues that are important for an understanding of the current social context, others highlighted the lighter and more pleasant aspects of South Asian life and culture, presenting them in novel and entertaining ways. Noteworthy films included: Godhra Tak: The Terror Trail (India); Swara: A Bridge over Troubled Waters (Pakistan); Sand and Water (Bangladesh); Bhedako oon Jasto. In Search of a Song (Nepal); and The 18th Elephant Monologues (India).

THE SCHOOL IN CINEMA was an unusual film festival. The idea behind this festival was to look at education through the medium of film and explore and track the experience of education and schooling–how do children, parents, teachers and administrators view education and the ‘processes of going to school’ and ‘being in school’? The festival ran for five days and at the end of each evening’s screening there were discussions involving educationists, film makers and sociologists. The films included classics such as Jean Vigo’s Zero de Conduite (1933), The Price of Knowledge (Bhutan); We Homes Chaps by Kesang Tseten (who was present); The New Boys by David MacDougall who had selected the films and was also present; Seven Up (UK); La Memoire Dure (France) and To Be and To Have (France).

The Centre’s monthly series in collaboration with World Wide Fund for Nature has been a regular feature. Documentary screenings included films on Pablo Neruda, the Gas Tragedy, environment and wildlife and the Sufi Dalits of the . Another interesting event was an illustrated presentation by Sabeena Gadihoke on ‘The Nehru Era: Through the Lens of , India’s First Woman Photojournalist’.

IIC Film Club

The Film Club screened a wide selection of films including old cinema classics, award-wining films and organized a number of festivals. Some of the highlights of the Film Club programmes include A Festival of Films from Russia, organized as a tribute to the first cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin on his 70th birth anniversary.

15 The festival presented a selection of six films including the all-time Russian classic, The Cranes are Flying by Mikhail Kalatozishvili, winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival in 1958.

The Film Club hosted a five-member film delegation from China as part of the ‘Festival of Chinese Films’. The delegation included film makers/producers, academicians and representatives from Chinese national television. Award- winning contemporary films were presented and included three films by one of the leading Chinese film directors, Zhang Yimou. The Road Home by Yimou examined urban lives in transition and a rethinking of the past. As part of the festival, there was a half-day seminar on ‘Our Films–Their Films’, where, besides presentations by the Chinese delegation, there was a lively interaction with Indian film makers as well as film scholars.

As a tribute to the noted actor Marlon Brando, considered by many to be ‘the greatest actor of all time’, four seminal films were screened. These included two of Elia Kazan’s Oscar-award winning films, A Streetcar Named Desire and On the Waterfront, in which Brando had played a break-out role, plus a landmark film on the 50s rebellion called The Wild One, directed by Laslo Benedek, and Apocalypse, directed by Francis Ford Copppola (Redux).

Several festivals were organized featuring new and award-winning films from Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, France, Italy and . The festival of films from Colombia was of particular interest, it being for the first time that the Film Club has presented a Colombia Focus. The six films examined the socio- political problems besetting the country and through the medium of these films, presented unique solutions to problems of how to represent that which is normally excluded from the cinematic and televisual gaze in Colombia today.

The Film Club collaborated with Osian’s Cinemaya to present a section of ‘Osian’s Cinefan; The 6th Festival of Asia Cinema’. Eighteen films from different Asian countries including a special focus on the work of the well known first

16 family of Iranian film makers, the Makhmalbaf family, were presented. Directors of most of the films were present to personally introduce their films and led the discussions following the screenings.

The Film Club organized a first time screening of two Indian films: Raghu Romeo, directed by Rajat Kapoor, looked at contemporary urban life in the city; and Harivillu directed by B. Narsing Rao, portrayed a young boy coping and coming to terms with a terminal illness.

In all a total of 109 feature films were screened as part of the Film Club programmes as well as those presented at the special festivals organized throughout the year by the Centre. Films from the following countries were presented; Afghanistan, Algeria, , Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, , France, Germany, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Morocco, New Zealand, Palestine, Poland Russia, Spain, Sweden, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, UK, USA and Vietnam.

The Programme Officer and Secretary of the IIC Film Club, Ms L. S. Tochhawng, was invited to be a member of the jury of Jeevika’04–A Livelihood Documentary Festival which was organized by the Centre for Civil Society, .

22nd C.D. Deshmukh Memorial Lecture

This year’s C. D. Deshmukh Memorial Lecture was delivered by Dr on ‘The Culture of Science’ on 14 January. Dr Narlikar is Emeritus Professor, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune. The talk was chaired by Shri Soli Sorabjee.

IIC Annual Day

The Centre’s Annual Day (22 January) was celebrated with the staging of Gurcharan Das’ play, 9 Jakhoo Hill, directed by Sunit Tandon. Set against the backdrop of the Chinese aggression in 1962, the play is a sensitive portrayal

17 of characters and situations in the lives of an upper middle class family and their friends in Simla. 9 Jakhoo Hill was finalized when Gurcharan Das approached Bhaskar Ghose with a script who in turn offered it to Sunit Tandon. The version staged at IIC is the reworked one. The Auditorium was packed with an audience that not only appreciated, but responded and related to the messages the play conveyed.

Council for Social Development

The Centre continued to support the activities of the Council for Social Development (CSD). The CSD was set up in 1964 as a distinct part of the Centre, till it shifted to its own premises. It undertakes various activities relating to issues of social development. Dr Anil Sadgopal delivered the Memorial Lecture (2004) on ‘Globalisation: Demystifying its Knowledge Agenda for India’s Education Policy’, at the Centre.

IIC Asia-Project

During the year a number of initiatives had been taken under the IIC Asia- Project. Important amongst these were two preparatory seminars on ‘India and Asia: Aesthetic Discourse’ held in Delhi (April 26-27) and in Shimla (October 25-27) in collaboration with the Centre for Studies in Civilizations, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, and the Indian Council of Historical Research. It is proposed to have an international conference on the same subject with the participation of Asian scholars. Emerging out of the preparatory seminars, a volume has been planned on ‘The Multiple Expressions of Asian Art: Monuments, Motifs and Narratives’. This volume will present the scholarship of the younger generation and Asian scholars. This has drawn appreciation from Members and non-members in particular.

Programmes under the Asia-Project relating to women comprise an Anthology of Creative Writing by Women from various countries of Asia. A preliminary

18 consolidated bibliography has been prepared and selections are being made for such an anthology. A festival of documentary films–‘Expressions in Freedom’– including a seminar has been planned for 8-10 March 2005, in collaboration with IAWRT (International Association of Women in Radio and Television).

A major event of the IIC Asia-Project will be an international symposium on ‘Transmissions and Transformations: Learning Through the Arts in Asia’, to be held during 21-24 March 2005. Delegates are expected from different parts of Asia, besides India. This programme is being supported by UNESCO, which wishes to act as an advocate for the reform of the existing educational systems by establishing a region-wide network of clearing houses, or ‘Observatories’, at selected institutions throughout the region. Besides the above, the Asia- Project collaborated in a number of other seminars, like ‘Perspectives on South- East Asia’ (3-4 May 2004) and ‘Asian Perspectives on Civilizational Dialogue’ (23 December 2004).

Publications

IIC Brochure

On 24 March 2004, the IIC brochure was released at the AGM. It serves as an introduction to the India International Centre, its foundation, history and purpose, as well as the facilities available. It fulfils the much-needed purpose of introducing the Centre to visiting delegates and members.

IIC Quarterly Journal

In October 2004 the IIC Quarterly completed thirty years of publication, reaching a readership of over 2,000 subscribers, both within the country and abroad. This journal of high calibre publishes talks delivered at the Centre, interviews with statesmen, thinkers and activists; and analytical essays on civic and international affairs, law, ethics and society, folklore, ecology and the environment, and the perennial philosophies offered in the arts and literature. 19 The year under review has seen the release of two theme volumes of the Quartely journal. Journeys: heroes, pilgrims, explorers was co-published as a book with Penguin Books, India, and released on 30 April 2004. This volume of some 21 essays introduced the reader to voyages that are out of the ordinary, quests that are both spiritual and physical, which are explorations of both vertical and horizontal dimensions.

The Summer 2004 volume of the Quarterly, the first issue of the year, focused on current issues in world media, diplomacy and governance, as well as incisive comments on the recent elections in India. Three talks explored the scope for corporate finance in India; the achievements of the Good Friday Agreement for Ireland; and Al Jazeera as an alternative voice to Western hegemony and the control of news. This volume also included a focus on China, Japan and Korea, an analysis of recent Indian writings on the Indian Diaspora, and a fascinating study of K. L. Saigal.

The Monsoon-Winter 2004 volume, a theme volume titled The IIC Interviews: Voices at the Centre, includes in-depth discussions with world leaders, a freedom fighter, environmentalists, poets, writers, film-makers, historians, and activists, moving from their personal insights to political commentary.

IIC Diary

The bi-monthly Diary with a larger number of illustrations and an improved format continues to keep members abreast of programmes organized at the Centre. The emphasis has shifted from mere reportage to commentary, and future events.

Mid-Year Review of the Economy

The proceedings of the seminar on the Mid-Year Review of the Indian Economy 2004-2005, held on 27th November, were published early February 2005. As in every year, the publication is brought out within two months of the seminar

20 so that it appears prior to the release of official economic reviews and the presentation of the national budget.

Sampark

An in-house newsletter in Hindi, entitled Sampark, is being brought out since June 2004. Printed initially in four-colour, it is now being brought out in two- colour, and is embellished with the creative work of the staff of the Centre, be it poems, stories, essays, drawings, sketches, paintings or photographs. It provides information, highlights significant achievements of the staff and their families, as well as giving an opportunity to the Centre to project the management’s initiatives introduced for the welfare of the employees. It is for free distribution. Two issues (June and December) have already been published.

Library

There has been a marked shift in Library services to Members who are increasingly using networked and internet resources, besides own published resources of the Library. Members and residents use these facilities, as also researchers who are given temporary permissions for this purpose. The stack area has been renovated recently with new tags and call numbers on the spines of the books. The internet facility has been improved with the addition of two more terminals in the Library.

There are 2,200 Members of the Centre who are registered with the Library for availing of its facilities. Besides this, permission was also given to 26 research scholars to use the Library facilities.

During the last year 818 books were added to the Library. In addition, 233 periodicals and newspapers, received from different parts of the world through subscription, exchange and gift during the period were made available in the Library. The budget for books and periodicals was increased to Rs. 15 lakhs.

21 The Library organized sixteen book discussion programmes during the year. The authors whose books were discussed included Shri Subhash Chopra, Shri M.G. Devasahayam, Shri R.C. Jha, Dr Amrik Singh, Dr Javid Iqbal, Dr Malini Saran, Shri Vinod C. Khanna, Gen. Vinod Saighal, Prof. T.K. Oommen, Shri R.K. Ohri, Shri Vipin Malik, Dr Riaz Punjabi, Ms Anjali Kapila, Mr. Samuel T. Huntington, Ms Veena Sharma, Shri S. S. Gill and Shri Arun Shourie. The Library also organized, in collaboration with the Sahitya Akademi, three ‘Meet the Author’ programmes featuring Amit Chaudhuri, Nabneeta Dev Sen and Trilochan Shastri during the period. Three ‘Informal Encounters’ programmes on ‘Readings from Selected Letters’, ‘An Evening of War Poems’ and ‘Readings from Prose and Poetry on Music and Musicians’ were organized in collaboration with the Poetry Society (India) under the chairmanship of Shri Soli J. Sorabjee.

A new series entitled SUR SAHITYA was introduced this year in collaboration with the Sahitya Akademi and Seher. Under this series three programmes were organized on Bhakti and Sufi music, Kabir and Surdas. A lecture on ‘UNESCO- Communication and Information in Asia’ by Dr Susanne Ornager, Advisor, UNESCO was also organized in collaboration with DELNET as a part of the Annual Get-Together of the Library.

Members continue to use Internet and Inter-Library loan services through DELNET. DELNET has by now around 840 libraries affiliated to it, and offers access to more than 43 lakh records of books, journals, articles, CD ROMs, etc. The work on the construction of DELNET’s building in JNU Campus was delayed due to unavoidable circumstances, and is planned to be ready by June 2005.

Hostel and Catering Services

Hostel occupancy during the year was encouraging. The prices of food and beverage increased by 8-10 per cent, but the rates of tea/coffee, etc., were retained at a par with the previous year. Although there has been an increase in the cost of materials, and salary and wages have increased, the Centre has

22 tried to maintain satisfactory quality of food and beverages with minimal price increase. Members Dinners continued to be popular. Effective control over the consumption of perishable and non-perishable items used for food production was maintained without compromising on quality. Bar-be-cue facilities provided in the Rose Garden during the winter months proved popular.

Financial Management

The total turnover of the Centre during the Financial Year (01/04/2003 to 31/03/2004) showed an increase of Rs. 136.90 lakhs (Rs 1570.37 lakhs as against Rs. 1433.47 lakhs). The net surplus at the end of the year (after providing for Depreciation and Replacement Fund, Contingencies, etc.) was Rs. 16.60 lakhs as against Rs. 14.96 lakhs in 2002-03. The income of the Centre is exempted from Income Tax. Marginally higher provisions were made for the Depreciation and Replacement Fund (Rs. 160 lakhs) compared to the previous year (Rs. 135 lakhs).

Audited Accounts of the year 2003-04, Revised Estimates for 2004-05 and Budget Estimates for 2005-06 show that the financial management of the Centre continues to remain sound, despite rising costs and declining interest rates and despite the fact that the Centre has not increased the admission fee and membership subscription for the past five years.

The policy of investing the Centre’s liquid corpus fund in risk free investments has been continued, as in previous years.

Standards

Training

Training programmes continued, and included sessions on attitudinal change as well as on professional skills. An eight-day motivational training workshop 23 was held by THINK INC. VRIKSH CONSULTING on ‘Personal Development’. Another training capsule was organized for frontline staff from different functional departments, who have to deal directly with Members and their guests.

Identity Manual

In continuance with the objectives of the Identity Programme of the Centre, initiated in 2003, the standardization of signages, stationery, menus, programme cards, visiting cards, and identity cards is the next task. The National Institute of Design produced formats whose implementation is underway.

Upkeep and Maintenance

During the year 2004-05 the Centre took various initiatives to upgrade and improve its services, viz., procurement of a standby AC machine (2 Nos of 150 TR capacity); enhancing the emergency power backup by providing 2 additional generator sets; replacement of electrical panels and cabling. Together with major equipment, ancillary equipment such as cooling towers and piping are being replaced. Work of providing thermostatic controls to regulate the temperature in the Guest Rooms is in progress.

To improve and upgrade the audio system and the acoustics in the Auditorium, the Conference Halls and Committee Rooms in the Main Centre and in the Annexe, the Centre has appointed a leading Acoustics Consultant who, after inspecting the venues, has submitted a report which is being examined.

To provide better telecommunication services the old telephone exchange has been replaced by a more technologically advanced EPABX.

A new lift, which has an increased capacity, has been installed replacing the old one in the main hostel block.

24 The Annexe Lounge pantry has been expanded and the work of enlarging the Lounge/Bar has been completed. New Kitchen equipment have been added.

Staff

On the occasion of the Centre’s 43rd Annual Day a get-together of staff was organized on the 20th of January 2005, at which Shri Soli J. Sorabjee, President, felicitated the employees and presented a cash reward, watches and certificates to those employees who had completed twenty-five years of service with the Centre. These were Sarvshri Jai Narain and Jodh Singh.

The Centre bade farewell to Sarvshri Mahabir, Harsh Nath, Balbir Singh and William Massey, all of whom retired during the year.

The Centre is sad to record the tragic passing away of one of its employees, Shri G.P. Vashist, on 29 October 2004.

Promotions

As a result of discussions with the employees during Open House meetings, the promotion policy was reviewed. Two schemes were formulated: (i) An Assured Career Progression (ACP) of promotion, in cases where there is stagnation and where the service record is unblemished; and (ii) Promotion/ Increments based on Merit. Under both the schemes, a number of employees have benefited.

Computerisation

There has been further expansion in installation of hardware during the financial year 2003-04 and an amount of Rs. 13.58 lakhs has been spent on providing additional computers, peripherals and in the upgradation of existing

25 computers. All officers are now provided with PCs and are accessible by e- mail. Provision is also being made for providing internet access to residents in the Main Hostel building.

Computer support for the Programme Office and the Publications Division has been strengthened. Two new internet kiosks have been provided and made operational in the Library. The process of totally automating the Time Office of the Centre is underway. Accounts Closing has been done on the computer for the first time.

All officers including the top management underwent a training programme on the use of computers.

The website is continuing to be maintained in-house. Regular reviews of programmes held in the Centre are being uploaded on the site. These reviews become subjects for online discussion forums and a facility has been provided for viewers to dialogue with the reviewer on the topic of interest. The site also gives information about programmes/events as well as any other relevant information.

Annexe

Various facilities at the Annexe are being used. The occupancy of Guest Rooms has been very satisfactory. The Conference Hall, Lecture Hall and Committee Room have had full booking for seminars, conferences, talks, book release functions, workshops, etc. A number of spectacular exhibitions have been arranged in the Art Gallery. The Lawn has been in great demand and catering outlets have been attracting a large number of members. The bar-be-cue service, which is extremely popular amongst the Members, was started in November.

26 Membership

A comparative picture of the Centre’s membership during the last three years is given below:

CLASS OF MEMBERSHIP FEBRUARY 2003 JANUARY 2004 JANUARY 2005 Honorary Membership 15 15 14 Patrons 7 7 7 Foundation Members (Life) 5 5 5 Life Members 236 233 225 Members 1,963 2,063 2,030 Associate Members 2,418 2,565 2,572 Overseas Associate Members 188 187 201 Corporate Members (Universities) 44 45 44 Corporate Members (Others) 149 158 157 Corporate Associate Members 97 102 103 Corporate Overseas Associate Members 6 6 7 Total 5,128 5,386 5,365

Lawns and Gardens

The Centre continues to procure flower seeds both for summer and winter from seed suppliers of repute both in India and abroad. The rooted cuttings of Chrysanthemum, Dahlia and Carnation have been procured from Dr Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan and from the Department of Horticulture, Shimla. Bougainvillea plants procured from National Botanical Research Institute, , and planted about five years back continued to blossom throughout the year.

27 Chrysanthemums were in full bloom in a variety of colours in December. Dahlia plants have started giving their first blooms. The other winter flowering annuals, viz., Carnation, Hyacinth, Oriental and Asiatic Lilium, Gladiolus, Freesia, Crocus, Geraniums, Cyclamen as well as Rose in beds have started blooming. The nine shrubs of Cup and Saucer (Holmskoldia sanguinia) supplied by Solan University about five years back, and planted in a row in the Plaza Garden, have been in full bloom this year.

On an experimental basis, signage boards (in English and Hindi) of three rare trees, namely, Alstonia scholaris, Cassia nodosa and Chorisia speciosa, have been placed in front of each tree. A variety of Goldfish are in the ponds adjacent to Gandhi Martin Luther King Plaza. These are given to Members and others at nominal price in order to keep the population of fish under control.

The Centre is thankful to Members Mrs. and Mr. Handa, UK for gifting flower seeds of Marigold and Pansies, and Mrs B. D. Sanwal, Canada, for gifting Tulip, Crocus, Narcissus, Muscsri, Anemone and Allium plants.

Additional Infrastructure

A proposal for construction of additional infrastructure to provide for Conference/Committee halls, covered dining, library, residential rooms, etc., was approved in principle by the Board of Trustees, details of which are under consideration.

28 Management of the Centre

The Finance Committee, and Shri M. P. Wadhawan, Hon. Treasurer, in particular, worked with the usual meticulousness to ensure the soundness of the financial health of the Centre; the Executive Committee guided, with great skill, the management, on various aspects relating to administration; and the Centre continued to benefit from the wisdom and sagacity of the Board of Trustees.

The range and quality of the programmes were a result of the excellent advice and support provided by members of the Programme Planning Advisory Groups as well as a large number of individual members and associations.

Conversion of all this into activity was the result of efforts put in by members of the staff, who worked with their usual expertise and dedication.

The institution finally owes most to its Members, who contribute continuously, and in a variety of ways, to its activities.

All of us associated with the Centre are fortunate to be heirs to a tradition of excellence, and it has been our endeavour to pursue it with passion.

P. C. Sen Director

29 Appendices

30 APPENDICES I Seminars 32

II Talks 43 III Discussions 63 IV Cultural 76

V Films and Exhibitions 88

VI Film Club 98

VII Indian and Foreign Institutions provided IIC’s collaborative support during the year 108

VIII Programme Planning Advisory Groups 2002-05 110

31 APPENDIX I Seminars

February 2004 10 Pakistan in the Twenty-First Century to Introduction by Mr. Syed Shahid Mahdi, Vice-Chancellor 12 Jamia Millia Islamia (Collaboration: The Academy of Third World Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia)

28 India and the New Europe Inauguration by Shri I.K. Gujral, former Prime Minister of India (Collaboration: Association of Indian Diplomats)

FESTIVAL OF WATER: 16TH TO 22ND FEBRUARY 2004 16 Inaugurated by Dr Kapila Vatsyayan Invocation by Raji Ramanan Exhibitions

16 Water to Paintings in oil by Anju Badhwar Vora 22 Water–Kaveri: The Portrait of a River Dreams and Discontent: Water in the City of Bangalore Photographs by Clare Arni

The Brook at Jageshwar Photographs by Sharat Kumar

Urban Rainwater Harvesting An exhibition of posters and books (Organized by the Centre for Science and Environment)

THE SEA 16 Recitation of Poems in by Shri A.J. Thomas, Sahitya Akademi who presented an introduction to the Traditions and Songs of the Boat Race in Kerala Followed by Vanchipattu: Traditional Boat Songs of Central Kerala By T.V. Sambasivan and members of the agricultural community of Kuttanadu

32 FILMS 17 A Memory of the Sea (2001) Director: Lygia Mathews Winner of the Special Jury Award for the Director & Rajat Kamal for Best Audiography, 2001 Aamakaar: The Turtle People (2003) Director: Surabhi Sharma Chilika (2001) Director: Nirad N. Mohapatra Film Courtesy: Public Service Broadcasting Trust

Indian Ocean–History, Ecology and the Making of a Community Speakers: Prof. Himanshu Prabha Ray, Centre for Historical Studies, JNU; Dr Rohan D’Souza, Centre for Science Policy, JNU; Prof. Gulshan Dietl, SIS, JNU Chair: Prof. Satish Kumar, Society for Indian Ocean Studies

18 The Culture and Music of the Konkan An illustrated lecture by Bhaskar Chandravarkar, Composer and Awardee

THE RIVER THE BRAHMAPUTRA 19 The Art and Culture of Assam An illustrated presentation by Dr R.D. Choudhury, Director General, National Museum ’s Water Resources and Its Impact on the Downsteam Countries Illustrated presentation by Ms Tsering Yangchen, Department of Information & International Relations, Central Tibetan Administration Chair: Shri Sanjoy Hazarika

20 Seminar: Water Resource Management Speakers: Ms Sumita Dasgupta, Centre for Science and Environment and Shri G.N. Kathpalia Discussants: Dr Sudhirendar Sharma and Cmde. S.D. Sinha Chair: Shri Ramaswamy R. Iyer

FEATURE FILMS 20 Titash Ekti Nadir Naam (Bengal, 1973) A film by Ritwik Ghatak Esthappan (Kerala, 1979) A film by G. Aravindan Readings from Waterlines Edited by Amita Baviskar (Collaboration: Penguin India)

33 WATER CONSERVATION DOCUMENTARY FILMS 21 Water Business is Good Business (2004) Directors: Sanjay Barnela and Vasant Saberwal who introduced the film Waterworks India: For Engineers and New Managers (2003) A film by Pradip Saha who introduced the screening Whose Water? (2002) A film by Krishnendu Bose Brahmajaladhara A dance presentation on the sacred Ganga in Bharatanatyam style By Rama Vaidyanathan Music composed by G.S. Rajan

FEATURE FILMS 22 Antarjali Yatra (Bengal) Director: Gautam Ghose Hkhagoroloi Bohu Door (1994) Director: Jahnu Barua Winner of the Rajat Kamal for Best Feature Film in Assamese, National Film Awards 1995 Water and Poetry–An Afternoon of Poetry Readings Chair: Shri Keshav Malik (Collaboration: The Poetry Society, India) Bhatiali: Songs of the Boatmen of Bengal By Amar Pal The Festival was in collaboraton with Sangeet Natak Akademi. Feature films–Courtesy: National Film Archive, Pune; National Film Development Corporation; and Directorate of Film Festivals March 9–10 International Conference on Asian Civilizational Dialogue Inauguration by Shri , Union Minister for Tourism and Culture (Collaboration: Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Japan; National Centre for Arts; India International Centre Asia-Project and Indian Council for Cultural Relations)

19–20 China-Pakistan Strategic Cooperation: Indian Perspectives (Collaboration: Centre de Sciences Humaines)

27 Symposium on Role of Casteism in Indian Politics (Collaboration: Chand Institute of National Affairs, Lala Diwan Chand Trust)

34 April 4 A Teacher who Makes a Difference Chief Guest: Dr Janaki Rajan, Director, SCERT Speakers: Shri P.S. Sharda, Advocate, Supreme Court of India; Dr R.P.Sharma, former Professor of CIE, University of Delhi; Dr Bajaj, Director, Lady Irwin College, Delhi; Ms Savita Dral, Principal, Govt. Girls Sect. School, Rithala, Delhi; Ms Angela Koreth, Reader, Department of English, Miranda House, University of Delhi; Ms Shyama Chona, Principal, Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram; Sr. Turinia, Principal, Mater Dei School; and Shri S.S. Minhas, Principal, Guru Harkrishan Public School (Collaboration: Parent’s Forum for Meaningful Education)

AOTEAROA–THE LAND OF THE LONG WHITE CLOUD: NEW ZEALAND– A FESTIVAL 5 Introduction By H.E. Mrs. Caroline McDonald, New Zealand High Commissioner Followed by screening of Whale Rider (Te Kaike tohora; New Zealand, 2003) Director: Niki Caro Multi award winning film including BAFTA Children’s Award for Best Feature Film, BAFTA Awards 2003; CFCA Award for Most Promising Performer, Chicago Film Critics Association Award 2004; Children’s Jury Award, Chicago International Film Festival 2003; and World Cinema Audience Award, Sundance Film Festival 2003

6 The Piano Director: Jane Campion

8 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) A film by Peter Jackson Winner of 11 Oscar Awards 2004 including for Best Director and Best Feature Film. The third and final film based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s world renowned tale

12 Multiculturalism and Race Relations–The New Zealand Experience Speaker: Mr. Christopher Laidlaw, former New Zealand Race Relations Conciliator and Human Rights Commissioner, and former High Commissioner to Zimbabwe Chair: Prof. T.N. Madan

14 South/East: Eleven Artists from New Zealand to An exhibition of works by 11 contemporary artists 28 Followed by a discussion

35 14 Contemporary New Zealand Art Speakers: Ms Kedgley, Curator, Pataka Poritua Museum of Arts and Culture; and Mr. Simon Mark, artist

16 New Zealand in the World Speaker: Ambassador Michael Green, New Zealand, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Chair: Dr C. Raja Mohan

17 Concert by MRIGYA–Sharat Chandra Srivastava (violin); Indraneel Hariharan (bass guitar); Gyan Singh (, dholak & mridangam); Sachin Kapoor (keyboard); Sachin Gupta (guitar); Rajat Kakkar (drums and percussion); Gulaam Qadir (vocal); Sukriti Sen Bhattacharya (vocal) MRIGYA presented a concert of fusion music in a unique blend of blues, funk, folk, Latin, rock and jazz with Indian classical music

21 Film Campaign (1999) A film by Tony Sutorius Winner of the 2000 Wallace Awards; and Silver Monitor for Best General Programme; NZITVA Awards 2000

27 An Angel At My Table (New Zealand, 1990) Director: Jane Campion Winner of 21 international awards including Grand Jury Prize, 1990 (Collaboration: New Zealand High Commission) June 24 Water and Environment–Learning from the Success Stories A tribute to Sarita and Mahesh Kant with a presentation on their work by Ms Sonu Jain, Indian Express Followed by a presentation by Shri Laxman Singh, Gram Vikas Navyuvak Mandal Lapodia Panel Discussion on: Integrated Natural Resource Management: Institution Building at the Village Level. Panelists: Prof. P.S. Ramakrishna, Centre for Environmental Studies, JNU; Shri Ponraj, Resident Commissioner, Nagaland; Shri Anupam Misra, Sachiv, Gandhi Peace Foundation; Shri Vinod Kumar Jain, Chairman, Tapas; and Dr V.K. Bahuguna, IFOS, Inspector-General of Forests, Ministry of Environment and Forests (Collaboration: Earthcare Foundation)

36 July 29 Rebuilding Justice and Hope in Gujarat: The Agenda Ahead (Collaboration: Janandolan, Citizen Initiative and Anhad) August 21 Urban Actors, Policies and Governance (Collaboration: Centre de Sciences Humaines)

25 Peri-Urban Dynamics: Population, Habitat and Environment on the to Peripheries of Large Indian Metropolises 27 (Collaboration: Centre de Sciences Humaines)

28 National Seminar on Women and Employment Chairperson: Shri Justice Leila Seth, former Chief Justice, Himachal Pradesh, High Court Keynote Address: Shri Justice B.P. Singh (Collaboration: Justice Sunanda Bhandare Foundation) September FESTIVAL OF CHILE Aug Indo-Latin American Relations and the Challenges of Globalisation 30 Speaker: H.E. Dr Jorge Heine, Ambassador of Chile Chair: Dr C. Raja Mohan

6 Discussion on India and the Legacy of Pablo Neruda Speakers: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi, Writer-in-Residence, Jamia Millia Islamia; Prof. S.P. Ganguly, formerly with the School of Languages, JNU; Dr A. Chattopadhyay, Centre for Spanish Studies, JNU and Shri Vishnu Khare, writer Chair: H.E. Dr Jorge Heine, Ambassador of Chile (Collaboration: Embassy of Chile)

GHALIB: HIS LIFE, HIS TIMES 10 The Life and Times of Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib to An exhibition of rare first editions of Ghalib’s manuscripts, 17 samples of his own handwriting, lithos, photographs, drawings as well as objects of daily use. Curated by Rakshanda Jalil (Collaboration: Ghalib Institute)

11 Sab Kahan Kuch Ghalib’s ghazals sung by Sudeep Banerji and Radhika Chopra Presented by Noorjahan Sarwat and Indira Varma (Collaboration: Shaam-E-)

37 13 Ghalib Ki Dilli Speaker: Prof. Mushirul Hasan, Vice-Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia Chair: Prof. S.R. Kidwai, Secretary, Ghalib Institute

16 Ghalib Ke Khaton Se Theatrical readings from Ghalib’s letters By Habib Tanvir Introduction: Aziz Qureshi (Collaboration: Hindustani Awaaz)

23 Towards a New Global Order? to Neo-Conservative Thinking, Imperial Design and Multilateral 24 Perspectives (Collaboration: British Council; Jawaharlal Nehru University, Max Mueller Bhawan and Centre de Sciences Humaines)

29 Seminar on: Towards An Agenda for Secular Education Keynote Address: Prof. Satish Chandra Moderator: Prof. Mridula Mukherjee (Collaboration: Samya & Anhad) October EXHIBITIONS 8 Fisher Artisans of the Waters–Past Tradition, Contemporary Reality to An exhibition of marine and inland crafts and other related artifacts 13 The exhibition includes models of traditional fishing crafts and tools from North East India and Kerala Wind, Wood and Water–An Artist’s Vision of Traditional Fishing Crafts An exhibition of drawings by E. Amalore from Chennai (Organized in collaboration with CIFT, Cochin; CIFRI, ; CMFRI, Cochin, CIBA, Chennai; and ICSF, Chennai)

14 Workshop on: Science and Technology in the Mountains Presentations by experts from IIT, Delhi & Roorkee; Birla Institute of Scientific Research, Bhimtal; Jawaharlal Nehru University; Jamia Millia Islamia; G.B. Pant Agricultural University; Kumaon University; Garhwal University and others (Collaboration: Society for Application of Science and Technology for Rural Advancement)

15 Federalism and Decentralized Governance in the Union of India, Perspectives of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh (Collaboration: Centre de Sciences Humaines)

38 26 Restoring Peace and Stability in Sri Lanka to Seeking The Way Ahead 27 Keynote Address: J.N. Dixit, National Security Advisor November THE IIC EXPERIENCE–A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS 5TH TO 10TH NOVEMBER 5 Elements Sculptures and installations by Nilima Sheikh, Kristine Michael, and Jyotsna Singh

India: Views from the 18th and 19th centuries An exhibition of photographs of prints and drawings culled from rare collections in the IIC Library presenting a pictorial representation of India of the 18th and 19th centuries

Hindustani Vocal Music: Khayal by Shubha Mugal

Food Festival Avadhi Cuisine

A Festival of World Cinema Classics Duck Soup (USA, 1933) Director: Leo McCarey

6 Film Festival Metropolis (Germany, 1927) Director: Fritz Lang Modern Times (UK/USA, 1936) Director: Charles Chaplin The Grand Illusion (France, 1936) Director: Jean Renoir Citizen Kane (USA, 1941) Director: Orson Welles

Release of Voices at the Centre: The IIC Interviews by Dr Karan Singh, MP

Bharatanatyam by Alarmel Valli

Food Festival Dakshin Cuisine

39 7 Film Festival Ivan the Terrible-I (Russia, 1953) Director: Sergei Eisenstein Tales of Ugetsu (Japan, 1953) Director: Kenji Mizoguchi Wild Strawberries (Sweden, 1957) Director: Ingmar Bergman Ashes and Diamonds (Poland, 1958) Director: Andrzej Wadja

Folk Music and Dances of Sikkim presented by the Government of Sikkim

Food Festival Bengali Cuisine

8 Film Festival The Bridge on the River Kwai (UK/USA 1957) Director: David Lean Throne of Blood (Japan, 1957) Director: Akira Kurosawa The 400 Blows (France, 1959) Director: Francois Truffaut The World of Apu (India, 1959) Director: Satyajit Ray

Carnatic Vocal Music by Aruna Sairam

Food Festival Cuisine of the West Coast of India

9 Film Festival The Sweet Life (Italy, 1960) Director: Federico Fellini Black God, White Devil (, 1964) Director: Glauber Rocha Memories of Underdevelopment (Cuba, 1968) Director: Tomas Gutierez Alea Pakeezah (India, 1971) Director: Kamal Amrohi

Jazz Concert by The Capital Jazz Swingers

40 Food Festival French Cuisine

10 Film Festival The Leopard (Italy, 1963) Director: Luchino Visconti The Marriage of Maria Braun (Germany, 1979) Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder Blood Wedding (Spain, 1981) Director: Carlos Saura Hero (China, 1987) Director: Zhang Yimou

Transposition By Dadi Pudumjee

Food Festival Frontier Cuisine

22 International Summit Pathways to Peace: Transcending Religious Boundaries Introduction: Dr Swami Veda Bharati Keynote: Shri , Eminent Litterateur & Dr Syeda Hameed, Member, Planning Commission) (Collaboration: Delhi Peace Summit)

27 Mid-year Review of the Indian Economy 2004-2005 Presentation by Shri Saumitra Chaudhuri, International Credit Rating Agency Discussants: Dr Ila Patnaik, The Indian Express; Shri K.L.Datta, ICRIER & Ms Kavita Rao, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy Chair: Dr Bimal Jalan, former Governor, Reserve Bank of India (Collaboration: Malcolm and Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust) December 6-7 Restoring Peace and Stability in Nepal A Seminar Seeking The Way Ahead

23 Asian Perspectives on Civilizational Dialogue (Collaboration: Institute of Chinese Studies, CSDS and Centre for Studies in Civilisation)

41 January 2005 15 Towards Universalisation of Elementary Education in Delhi (Collaboration: Pratham Delhi Education Initiative)

15 National Security–Internal & External Dimensions for India Inaugural Address by Dr L.M. Singhvi Keynote Address by Shri K. Subrahmanyam (Collaboration: ARIPSO)

18 Indo-Bangladesh Dialogue & Inauguration by Shri I.K. Gujral, former Prime Minister of India 19 Valedictory: Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Ministry of Defence

29 The National Security Council Speakers: Dr Bharat Karnad, Shri C.V. Ranganathan and Air Cmdre (retd.) Jasjit Singh Chair: Shri K. Subrahmanyam

42 APPENDIX II Talks

February 2004 5 Sayed Haider Raza Talked to and about a Painter Chair: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi

5 Cuba-US Relations and the Role of Civil Society Speaker: Mr. Rafael Hernandez, writer, teacher, research editor, poet and playwright from Cuba Chair: Shri S.J.S. Chhatwal (Collaboration: Indian Council for Cultural Relations)

6 Standing on Blue Gold–Alternative Scenarios of Integrated Water Resource Management in Delhi Speaker: Mr. Augustin Maria, Researcher, CERNA-Ecole des Mines, Paris Chair: Dr Sudhirendar Sharma (Collaboration: Centre de Sciences Humaines)

THE CHANGING ROLE OF MUSEUMS IN INDIA 9 Natural History: Its Genesis and the Museums Speaker: Dr S.M. Nair, Director, National History Museum Chair: Dr Subhash Malik (Collaboration: National Museum Institute of History of Art )

14 IT in Banking Speaker: Shri Anil Rai, Vice-President, Corporate Marketing & Alliances, I-Flex Solutions Ltd., Bangalore Chair: Shri H.N. Ray

17 The Role of a Supreme Court in a Democracy and the Fight Against Terrorism Speaker: Hon’ble Prof. Justice Aharon Barak, President, Supreme Court of Israel Chair: Chief Justice of India (Collaboration: Indian Law Institute)

43 23 Islam in Southeast Asia Speaker: Dr Sharon Siddiqui, Director, Sreekumar Siddiqui and Co. and formerly Deputy Director, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, and Joint Editor of the Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World (1994) Chair: Shri C.V. Ranganathan

SADHANA 25 Spiritual Lines–Islamic Calligraphy Speaker: Dr Ausaf Ali, former Director, Indian Institute of Islamic Studies and now with Jamia Hamdard. With a demonstration (Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility)

DIMENSIONS OF SCIENCE 25 Bird Flu Speaker: Dr Pradeep Seth, Professor and Head, Microbiology, AIIMS Chair: Dr A. S. Abdullah, WHO (Collaboration: NISTADS)

THE CHANGING ROLE OF MUSEUMS IN INDIA 26 New Concepts in Museology Speaker: Dr V.H. Vedekar, former Professor of Museology, M.S. University, Vadodara Chair: Dr R.D. Chowdhry, Director General, National Museum (Collaboration: National Museum Institute of History of Art)

26 Restructuring of States and Democratic Legitimacy in the Context of Europe Speaker: Prof. Bruno Jourbert, Director of CNRS Chair: Prof. Aswini Ray (Collaboration: Centre for Human Scinces)

27 Love and Compassion–Mantra of Avalokiteshwara Om Mane Padme Hun Speaker: H.H. The 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Chair: Shri Ram Jethmalani (Collaboration: Tibet Study Group )

SIGNS OF HOPE/SEEDS OF HOPE 27 Connecting Nature and Humans–A Himalayan Tale A slide show and talk by Ajay Mahajan and Bhupal Singh of Vividhara. (Collaboration: Kalpavriksh & Lokayan)

44 March 1 Romps in Garhwal and Himachal 1. Across the Mayali Pass, from the Bhilgangana to the Mandakini Valley 2. In the Upper Solang Valley to the Shiti Dhar Ridge Illustrated presentations by N. Raghunathan and R. Sheshadri Introduction: Sudhir Sahi

12 and the Irish Literary Revival Speaker: Prof. Nicholas Grene, Professor of English, Trinity College, Dublin Chair: Dr Santosh Pall

16 A Comparison of the Heroes of the Illiad and the Ramayana Speaker: Dr Eira Patnaik, Speaker and Storyteller for Maryland Humanities Council and former Professor of English, Frostburg State University, USA Chair: Dr Chandra Rajan

17 The Thread through Space and Time: European Appreciation of India Speaker: Dr Rossana Gatteschi, Indologist and Editor of the Magazine, India Chair: Dr

SIGNS OF HOPE/SEEDS OF HOPE 18 Democratic Framework for Resolution of Conflicts in Forests– A Case Study Speakers: Shri Ashok Chowdhury, National Forum for Forest People and Forest Workers; and Shri Munnilal, activist The speakers presented a case study on Tongia forest village, Shivalik (Collaboration: Kalpavriksh and Lokayan)

DIMENSIONS OF SCIENCE 19 Vultures: Why are They Dying? Speaker: Dr Vibhu Prakash, Incharge, Culture Care Centre, Pinjore, Haryana Chair: Dr Challam, Programme Officer, UNDP (Collaboration: NISTADS)

20 Global Adventures in Indian Entertainment–Will Indian Films and TV be the next Sunrise Industry after IT? Speaker: Shri Bhuvan Lall, film maker, International Entertainment Industry, Entrepreneur & Founder, Animation Producer’s Association of India Chair: Shri K. Bikram Singh 45 HEALTH EMPOWERMENT FOR THE PUBLIC 23 Backache and Spinal Problems Speaker: Dr Yash Gulati, Senior Consultant, Department of Spinal Surgery and Department of Joint Replacements Orthopedics, Apollo Hospital Chair: Dr Ranjit Roy Chaudhury (Collaboration: Delhi Society for the Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs and Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan)

29 Chameli Devi Jain Awards 2003-04 Presentation of awards to oustanding women journalists Followed by a talk on Al Jazeera: A New Arab Voice in West Asia Speaker: Mr. Jamil Azar, Senior Presenter, Al Jazeera, Doha Discussants: Ambassador Hamid Ansari and Shri Saeed Naqvi Chair: Shri I.K. Gujral (Collaboration: The Media Foundation) April 1 Remembering Ustad Tributes by renowned artists–Smt. ; Smt. ; Ustad ; Pt. Debu Chaudhuri; Pt. L.K. ; Ustad Fahimuddin Dagar; and others Tributes by representatives of cultural organizations Followed by screening of a film by Gian Seth on Ustad Vilayat Khan Presented by Smt. Anita Singh (Collaboration: Indian Music Society)

2 Sadhana Spiritual Lines–Tibetan Calligraphy Speaker: Ven. Choegyal Rinpoche, highly gifted and well known artist whose works have been widely exhibited (Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility)

DIMENSIONS OF SCIENCE 2 Reinventing Higher Education Speaker: Prof. former Chairman, UGC and distinguished scientist Chair: Prof. Syed Shahid Mahdi, Vice Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia (Collaboration: NISTADS)

3 Changing Interpretations of Ancient Indian History and Culture Speakers: Dr Ildiko Puskas, Head, Department of Ancient History, Eotvos Lorand University of Budapest and President of the Indo-Hungarian Friendship Society; and Dr Robert Simon, Head, Department of Oriental Studies, Inst. of Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences Chair: Dr Kapila Vatsyayan 46 (Collaboration: The Hungarian Cultural Centre and Indian Association for International Affairs)

7 American Cities and Suburbs and How they Work Speaker: Mr. Harry Schwartz, architect and town planner Chair: Prof. Nalini Thakur, School of Planning and Architecture

9 Timeless Beauty: In the Arts and Everyday Life Movement Performance by Speaker: Mr. John Lane, Trustee & former Chairman, Dartington Hall Trust Chair: Justice Leila Seth (Collaboration: Viveka Foundation)

16 Reality and Myths of India’s Economic Growth Speaker: Dr Arvind Virmani, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER Chair: Shri Ajit Mozoomdar

19 Globalism: The Imperialist Dimension Speaker: Prof. Balchandra Rajan, Professor Emeritus, University of West Ontario, Canada Chair: Dr Kapila Vatsyayan

HEALTH EMPOWERMENT FOR THE PUBLIC 28 Mind-Body Relationship Speaker: Dr K.K. Aggarwal, Heart Care Foundation Chair: Shri J. Veeraraghavan (Collaboration: Delhi Society for Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs and Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan)

29 Mountain River Journeys: Zanskar and Sutlej Illustrated presentation by Nirad Grover, outdoor enthusiast Introduction: Sudhir Sahi

30 UN, US and the Global Order: The Application of Force in International Relations Speaker: Prof. Ulrich K. Preuss, Professor of Law and Politics, Free University and Judge, Constitutional Court of the Land Bremen Chair: Justice Y.K. Sabarwal (Collaboration: Max Mueller Bhawan and Law Asia)

47 May 1 State of Emergency and Constitutional Democracy: The Challenge of International Terrorism Speaker: Prof. Ulrich K. Preuss, Professor of Law and Politics, Berlin Free University and Judge, Constitutional Court of the Land Bremen Chair: Shri Soli J. Sorabjee (Collaboration: Max Mueller Bhawan and Law Asia)

11 Community Policing Initiatives in Speaker: Shri Swaraj Puri, IPS, Nodal Officer, Community Policing Branch, Police Headquarters, Madhya Pradesh Chair: Shri Sankar Sen

14 Cricket Beyond the Boundary Speaker: Prof. M.N. Panini, Centre for the Study of Social Systems, JNU Chair: Shri C.V. Ranganathan

DIMENSIONS OF SCIENCE 17 Ethics of Medical Research Speaker: Dr Satish Jain, former Professor, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Chair: Dr M.K. Bhan, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology (Collaboration: NISTADS)

HEALTH EMPOWERMENT FOR THE PUBLIC 26 Asthma Speaker: Dr J.N. Pande, Professor of Medicine, Sita Ram Bhartiya Research Institute, New Delhi Chair: Prof. Ranjit Roy Chowdhury (Collaboration: Delhi Society for the Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs and Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan)

28 Palestine at a Crossroads: Nationhood or Apartheid? Speaker: Shri Praful Bidwai, senior columnist and writer who has recently visited Israel/Palestine Chair: Shri Hamid Ansari June DIMENSIONS OF SCIENCE 14 The Rigvedic Soma Plant Speaker: Prof. Rajesh Kochhar, Director, NISTADS Chair: Dr B.M. Pande (Collaboration: NISTADS)

48 18 Colonial Calcutta and Planning: The Experience of the Early 20th Century Speaker: Dr Partho Datta, Reader, Dr Evening College, University of Delhi Chair: Shri A.G.K. Menon

HEALTH EMPOWERMENT FOR THE PUBLIC 24 Management of Cerebral Stroke Speaker: Dr P.K. Sethi, Head of Neurology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi Chair: Shri J. Veeraraghavan (Collaboration Delhi Society for the Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs and Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan) July 1 Is Gandhism a Lost Cause? Introduction: Smt. Uma Vasudev Speaker: Shri B.R. Nanda, eminent Historian Chair: Shri Inder Malhotra Followed by screening of: Qaidi Ke Khat Directed by Ambrish Sangal Scripted and produced by Uma Vasudev (Collaboration: In Group ’80, the Media People)

8 They Cannot Rob Us of Our Dreams–Music in Terezin before, during and after the Holocaust An illustrated lecture by Dr David Bloch, Associate Professor of Musicology, University, Israel and General Director, The Group for New Music and the Terezin Music Memorial Project Chairman: Prof. Madhavan Palat (Collaboration: Embassy of Israel)

10 Nepal: Between Hope and Heartbreak Speaker: Mr. Kanak Mani Dixit, Editor, Himal Southasian, Kathmandu Chair: Shri Deb Mukharji

12 ’s Architectural Aspirations at Fatehpur Sikri An illustrated lecture by Dr Jagdish Chavda, Department of Art, University of Central Florida, USA Chair: Prof. Nalini Thakur, School of Planning and Architecture (Collaboration: The Educational Resources Centre Trust)

49 13 Inter-State Migrations in South Asia Speaker: Prof. Partha Ghosh, Profesor OKD Institute for Social Change and Development, Guwahati Chair: Mr. Lennart Kotsalainen, Chief of Mission, UNHCR

14 Budget 2004 Speaker: Shri Biswajit Bhattacharya, Advocate, Supreme Court of India Chair: Shri Ajit Mozoomdar

THE THIRTEENTH DURGABAI DESHMUKH MEMORIAL LECTURE 2004 15 Globalisation: Demystifying its Knowledge Agenda for India’s Education Policy Speaker: Dr Anil Sadgopal, Professor of Education, University of Delhi & Senior Fellow, Nehru Memorial Museum & Library Chair: Dr Kapila Vatsyayan (Collaboration: Council for Social Development)

DIMENSIONS OF SCIENCE 16 Tribes, Castes and Genes Speaker: Prof. Partha P. Majumdar, Head, Anthropology & Human Genetics Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata Chair: Prof. Nandini Sundar, Jawaharlal Nehru University (Collaboration: NISTADS)

ROSALIND WILSON MEMORIAL LECTURE 20 Importance of Public Service Broadcasting Speaker: Sir Mark Tully OBE

22 Riding the Himalaya An illustrated lecture by Keki N. Daruwalla and Ashok Dilwali Introduction: Smt. Nandini Mehta A journey from the Karakoram to Kibithu in Arunachal Pradesh

22 Ottoman Nation and Turkish Empire in the 19th and 20th Century Speaker: Prof. David Thomas of Rhode Island Chair: Dr Hari Vasudevan

HEALTH EMPOWERMENT FOR THE PUBLIC 26 High Blood Pressure Speaker: Dr K. Srinath Reddy, Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medial Sciences Chair: Shri J. Veeraraghavan (Collaboration: Delhi Society for the Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs and Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan)

50 29 Travels in Central and Eastern Bhutan Illustrated presentation by Dalip Mehta, former Indian Ambassador to Bhutan. Introduction: Sudhir Sahi

30 Psychoanalysis, Clinical Practice and Research: A Vision for the New Millennium Speaker: Dr Horst Kaechele, Chief of Section for Psychoanalytic Methodology, Ulm University and Chief, Centre for Psychotherapy Research, Stuttgart, Germany Introduction: Dr Sarin

31 TQP–Total Quality Person Speaker: Prof. (Dr) C.V. Ramanan, Director, Sri Sringeri Sharada Institute of Management, New Delhi Chair: Shri P.C. Sen (Collaboration: DELNET) August 4 Some Reflections on Nationalism in South Asia and Europe Speaker: Dr Anita Inder Singh, Senior Associate Member, St. Anthony’s College,Oxford; author of The Origins of the Partition of India, 1936-47, The Limits of British Influence: South Asia and the Anglo-American Relationship, 1947-56, and Democracy, Ethnic Diversity and Security in Post-Communist Europe Chair: Prof. Majid Siddiqi, Jawaharlal Nehru University

DIMENSIONS OF SCIENCE 5 Cold Drinks versus Ground Water Speaker: Dr D.K. Chadha, former Chairman, Central Ground Water Board Chair: Prof. Rajesh Kochhar (Collaboration: NISTADS)

9 What the Kishkoli Said–Satvik Shrushti: Green Design in Today’s World Illustrated presentation by Shri Karan Grover, Architect Chair: Shri Ashok Lal

PREM BHATIA MEMORIAL LECTURE 11 Indian Polity: Present and Future Speaker: Prof. Zoya Hasan, Professor and Chairperson, Centre for Political Studies, JNU Chair: Shri N.N. Vohra (Collaboration: Prem Bhatia Memorial Trust)

51 14 On the Man-Eater Hunter Trail of Jim Corbett An illustrated lecture by Dr A.J.T. Johnsingh, Dean, Faculty of Wildlife Science, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehra Dun and author of the book On Jim Corbett’s Trail and Other Tales from Tree-Tops Chair: Shri Ravi Singh, CEO, World Wide Fund for Nature

16 Coping with Delhi’s Water Shortage Speaker: Shri P.K. Tripathi, former CEO, Delhi Jal Board Chair: Shri Ashis Banerjee, Convenor, IIC Programme Planning Advisory Group on Delhi

19 & 20 THE ART OF TRANSLATION–CREATING A WORLD OF WORDS TWO LECTURES BY SMT. CHANDRA RAJAN, WHO HAS TRANSLATED KALIDASA AND THE PANCHANTANTRA 19 Serving Two Masters–The Challenge, Perils, Pitfalls Chair: Ms Raji Ramanan, Foundation for Universal Responsibility

20 Voyaging and Discovery Chair: Prof. Nalini Jain, Department of English, University of Delhi

21 Walking Alone in Nepal Himalaya in Troubled Times: Experience, Images, Reflections An illustrated presentation by Dr Madhu Sarin, Psychoanalyst Introduction: Shri Deb Mukharji

21 Monuments Made and Unmade: Revisiting Two Contentious Sites of Faith and History An illustrated presentation by Dr Tapati Guha–Thakurta, Professor of History, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Kolkata. Chair: Prof. Neeladari Bhattacharya, Centre for Historical Studies, JNU

23 Perspectives on Central Asia Speaker: Dr Faisal Fateh Ali Devji, Department of History, Yale University, USA Chair: Shri Hamid Ansari (Collaboration: Indian Association for Central and West Asian Studies)

DIMENSIONS OF SCIENCE 24 Ayurveda: How Effective and Safe is It? Speaker: Dr Ashok Vaidya, Medical and Research Director, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Swami Prakashananda Ayurveda Research Centre (SPARC), Chair: Dr Vasantha Muthuswamy, Senior Deputy-Director, Indian Council for Medical Research (Collaboration: NISTADS) 52 25 Delhi in 2010 Speaker: Smt. Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister of Delhi Chair: Shri M.N. Buch

HEALTH EMPOWERMENT FOR THE PUBLIC 28 Medicines for the Aged Speaker: Prof. Ranjit Roy Chaudhury Chair: Shri J. Veeraraghavan (Collaboration: Delhi Society for the Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs and Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan) September 4 Imperatives of Electoral Reforms Speaker: Shri Subhash Kashyap, former Secretary General, Lok Sabha Chair: Shri Prakash Narain, Chairman, IHU (Collaboration: Indian Humanist Union )

7 Resource Justice and World Citizenship Speaker: Dr Wolfgang Sachs, Senior Fellow, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Energy, Environment, Germany. Chair: Dr Ganesan Balachander, Acting Representative, The Ford Foundation (Collaboration: Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology)

8 The Essence of Vedanta Speaker: Shri Mumtaz Ali (‘M’), founder, The Satsang Foundation Introduction: Dr Karan Singh, MP

9 Political Russia Today: Is There a Crisis? Speaker: Mr. Dimitri Kozyrev, prominent Moscow Journalist, specialist on Russian Politics and Foreign Policy Chair: Prof. Hari Vasudevan

DIMENSIONS OF SCIENCE 14 Why do Monsoon Predictions Fail ? Speaker: Shri Subramaniam, Deputy Director-General of Meteorology Chair: Shri Ajit Mozoomdar (Collaboration: NISTADS)

15 Making Women Secure in Delhi Speaker: Smt. Shailaja Chandra, Chairperson, Public Grievances Commission Chair: Smt. Binoo Sen, Secretary, Steel, GOI

53 ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD HEART DAY 26 Presentations: Overview of Heart Disease in Children Speaker: Dr S.S. Kothari Precursors of Adult Heart Disease in Children–Finding in Delhi Speaker: Dr Prema Ramachandran Followed by a panel discussion Introductory remarks: Dr S. Padmavati (Collaboration: All India Heart Foundation)

TO SERVE 27 Inaugural Lecture By Smt. Aruna Roy, eminent Social Justice Activist (Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility)

SIR JOHN CRAWFORD LECTURE 28 Lessons from Different Reform Paths–Australia, India and China Speaker: Prof. Ross Garnaut, eminent Australian economist, Professor of Economics, Research School of Pacific & Asian Studies, The Australian National University, Chairman, China Economy & Business Program amongst others Chair: Shri Bimal Jalan (Collaboration: National Council for Applied Economic Research and Australia–India Council)

HEALTH EMPOWERMENT FOR THE PUBLIC 29 Alzheimer’s Disease Speakers: Smt. Nirmala Nirula, President, ARDSI; and Dr Manjari Tripathi, Associate Neurologist, AIIMS (Collaboration: Delhi Society for the Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs; Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan; and Alzheimer’s & other Related Disorders Society of India)

30 Discovering Latin America An illustrated lecture by Smt.Kusum Ansal, well known poet who has recently travelled to Latin America Chair: H.E. Mr. Julio Faesler, Ambassador of Mexico October 1 Zen Buddhism and Daily Life Speaker: Mr. Gil Alon, Israeli theatre actor, singer and director (Collaboration: Embassy of Israel and Akshara Theatre)

54 2 5th Albert Howard Memorial Lecture 2004 Slow Food for Thought Speaker: Mr. Carlo Petrini, Founder of Slow Food, Italy Chair: Dr Vandana Shiva (Collaboration: Navdanya)

5 Gunter Grass and India Speaker: Prof. Paul Michael Lutzeler, Rosa May Distinguished University Professor in Humanities, Washington University, St. Louis and Director, Max Kade Centre for Contemporary German Literature, Berlin Chair: Prof. Pramod Talgeri, Professor of German, JNU & former Vice-Chancellor, CIEFL, Hyderabad

11 The Right to Information Act in Delhi Speaker: Smt. Shailaja Chandra, Chairperson, Public Grievances Commission Chair: Shri Shekhar Singh

13 State of Peace Process: Nepal and Sri Lanka Speaker: Maj. Gen. Ashok K. Mehta, political analyst Chair: Shri I.P. Khosla

15 Women in India Speaker: Smt. Sona Khan, Advocate Chair: Dr Aparna Basu

TO SERVE 18 When I Take an Initiative Speaker: Shri Anshu K. Gupta (Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility)

HEALTH EMPOWERMENT FOR THE PUBLIC 19 Digestive Ailments–Irritable Bowel Syndrome Speaker: Dr Ajay Kumar (Collaboration: Delhi Society for the Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs and Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan)

DIMENSIONS OF SCIENCE 20 Text Book and Society Speaker: Prof. Krishna Kumar, Director, NCERT Chair: Dr Anand Sarup, former Secretary Education, Govt. of India (Collaboration: NISTADS)

55 20 Mountain Journeys in Remote Chamba and Lahul: An Indo-British Outing Illustrated presentation by Suman Dubey Introduction: Sudhir Sahi

21 The Overwhelming Question Speaker: Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, President of India Chair: Shri Soli J. Sorabjee, President, India International Centre

TO SERVE 23 Universal Design and Barrier Free Environment Speakers: Sanjeev Sachdev and Anjlee Agarwal. (Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility)

25 How Fast do Monkeys Fly? How Long Do Demons Sleep Reading commentaries on Sanskrit epic poetry as windows to the knowledge systems of pre-modern India Speaker: Dr R.P. Goldman, Professor of Sanskrit, The University of California at Berkeley Chair: Dr Lokesh Chandra

26 Challenges in Indo-US Relations Speaker: Shri Lalit Mansingh, former Indian Ambassador to USA Chair: Dr L.M. Singhvi

27 Romantic Love: Comparative Mythology, Western and Eastern Paradigms: Tristan and Iseult; Radha and Krishna Speaker: Mrs. Rashna Imhasly, Jungian Psychologist Chair: Dr Karan Singh

KEWAL SINGH MEMORIAL LECTURE 29 India, Pakistan and the War Against Terrorism After 9/11 Speaker: Mr. Ahmed Rashid, Senior Correspondent, Far Eastern Economic Review and well known Pakistani author on Afghanistan and Jehad Chair: Shri I.K. Gujral (Collaboration: India-Pakistan Friendship Society)

30 Creative Destruction: How Globalisation is Affecting the World’s Cultures Speaker: Dr Tyler Cowen, Professor of Economics, George Mason University, Virginia and Director, James M. Buchanan Center for Political Economy. Dr Owen is the author of the highly acclaimed books In Praise of Commercial Culture and Creative Destruction (Collaboration: Centre for Civil Society)

56 November 1 Religion in Twentieth Century History Speaker: Shri Agha Ashraf Ali, renowned historian and educationist Chair: Prof. Mushirul Hasan

2 Science and Whole Person Medicine: Enormous Potential in a New Relationship Speaker: Prof. Rustom Roy, Evan Pugh Professor Emeritus and Founding Director, Material Research Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University Chair: Prof. Ranjit Roy Chowdhury (Collaboration: Council for Social Development)

S. RANGANATHAN MEMORIAL LECTURE 2004 3 Media-Then and Now Sepaker: Shri N.S. Jagannathan, former Chief Editor, Indian Express Chair: Shri , former Attorney General of India (Collaboration: S. Ranganathan Charitable Foundation)

3 Bureaucracy, Politics and Development: Some Views on India and other Countries Speaker: Prof. Gilbert Etienne, Professor Emeritus, Institutes of International Studies and Development Studies, Geneva Chair: Smt. Shailaja Chandra, Chairperson, Public Grievances Commission, Delhi Government (Collaboration: Centre for Human Sciences)

16 Political Philosophy in Contemporary France: The 105 Boulevard Raspail School Speaker: Mr. Jean Alphouse Bernard Discussant: Shri Bharat Wariavwala Chair: Prof. Hari Vasudevan (Collaboration: Academy of Third World Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia)

TO SERVE 17 Cansupport–Extending the Frontiers of Quality of Life for People with Cancer Speaker: Smt. Harmala Gupta, founder of Cansupport (Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility)

18 India-Pakistan Relations: From Dialogue to Sustainable Peace Speaker: Dr Parvez Hoodbhoy, physicist and peace activist from Pakistan Chair: Shri Praful Bidwai

57 19 Dalits, Ambedkar Statutes and the Taming of the State in UP: A Case of Symbolical Efficiency Speaker: Dr Nicolas Jaoul, sociologist, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Science Sociales, Paris (Collaboration: Centre de Sciences Humaines)

20 Bandhavgarh National Park An illustrated lecture by Sharad Khanna, wildlife enthusiast and keen tiger watcher The Little Amazon in India–The Malabar Rainforest An illustrated lecture by Sharad Khanna and N. Shiva Kumar, naturalist and travel writer (Collaboration: World Wide Fund for Nature-India)

PADMAPANI LECTURE 2004 20 Sambodhi Speaker: Prof. Bhuvan Chandel, Director, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla and senior most Vice President of the Federation of International Societies of Philosophy. Chair: Prof. D.P. Chattopadhyay (Collaboration: Tibet House)

HEALTH EMPOWERMENT FOR THE PUBLIC 23 Smoking and Health Speaker: Prof. Usha Gupta, Head, Department of Pharmacology, Maulana Azad Medical College Chair: Shri J. Veeraraghavan (Collaboration: Delhi Society for the Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs and Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan)

26 Terrorism, Within and Without Speaker: Ajahn Sumedho, Abbot of Amaravati Buddhist Centre and senior most Western disciple of the late Ajahn Chah Introduction: Shri Shantum Seth (Collaboration: Ahimsa Trust)

27 A Fresh Look at the Bone and Ivory Carvings of Begram An illustrated lecture by Prof. Lolita Nehru, Art Historian Chair: Prof. Hari Vasudevan

29 Segregation by Race and Class in US Cities Speaker: Prof. Paul A. Jargowsky, Associate Professor, University of Texas, Dallas and Visiting Fellow, CSH Chair: Dr Amitabh Kundu (Collaboration: Centre de Sciences Humaines) 58 TO SERVE 29 Service as a Way of Life Speaker: Swami Muktinathananda, Head, Ramakrishna Mission, Sevashram, Lucknow (Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility) December 2 Thoughts on Italian Opera Illustrated lecture by Mr. Gerson da Cunha (Collaboration: Italian Embassy Cultural Centre)

THE FIRST NEW INDIA FOUNDATION LECTURE 2004 3 The Right to Food: Issues of Research and Action Speaker: Prof. Jean Dreze, eminent social scientist, author and co-author of landmark books on food policy, education and large dams Chair: Dr (Collaboration: The New India Foundation)

7 Understanding Intercivilisational Encounters Lecture by Prof. Johann Arnason, Emeritus Professor at La Trobe Chair: Shri Tejeshwar Singh (Collaboration: Sage Publications)

8 Seafaring in Early Times Speaker: Dr Christine Pellech, Editor, Migration and Diffusion, Austria. Chair: Dr Lotika Varadarajan

DHARMA AND DEVELOPMENT 10 Building Bridges Speaker: Shri Satish Kumar, Editor, Resurgence, UK Chair: Shri Acharya Shrivats Goswami (Collaboration: Foundation)

TO SERVE 11 Service Beyond Charity Lecture by Ms Kamini Prakash associated with the Hope Project (Nizamuddin) (Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility)

MULK RAJ ANAND MEMORIAL LECTURE 12 A Dissenting Pilgrim Speaker: Prof. S.C. Dasan, Professor of English Literature, University of Mysore (Collaboration: Lokayata: Mulk Raj Anand Centre, New Delhi)

59 DELNET ANNUAL LECTURE 17 E-Governance in the Information Age Speaker: Dr N. Vijayaditya, Director-General, National Informatics Centre Chair: Shri Jagmohan, former Union Minister for Tourism and Culture (Collaboration: Delnet)

18 Fertility Transition in South India Speaker: Dr Christophe Guilmoto, Institute for Development Research, Paris Chair: Prof. P.M. Kulkarni, JNU (Collaboration: Centre de Sciences Humaines)

19 The Emerging Global Scenario: An Arab Perspective Speaker: Dr Clovis Maksoud, senior Lebanese diplomat, laywer and journalist and formerly Chief Representative of the League of Arab States in the US Chair: Dr Karan Singh

TO SERVE 20 Unheard Voices Speaker; Shri Harsh Mander, social activist and writer, presently Visiting Fellow, Centre for Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University (Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility)

21 History of Greeks in Bactria and India: Problems and Solutions Speaker: Prof. Osmund Bopearachchi, Director of Research, CNRS, Paris Chair: Prof. Lolita Nehru

28 Good Muslim, Bad Muslim, America, the Cold War and the Roots of Terror Speaker: Prof. Mahmood Mamdani, Herbert Lehman, Professor of Government in the Department of Anthropology and Political Science and Director, Institute of African Studies, Columbia University. Chair: Shri Harish Khare (Collaboration: Permanent Black)

60 January 2005 IIC LIBRARY–ANNUAL GET TOGETHER 3 UNESCO: Communication and Information in Asia Speaker: Dr Susanne Ornager, Adviser for Communication & Information in Asia and Pacific Chair: Dr Gulshan Rai, Executive Diretor, ERNET (Collaboration: DELNET)

SMT. CENTENARY MEMORIAL LECTURE 4 Uniform Civil Code: Towards Gender Justice Speaker: Smt. Justice Leila Seth (Collaboration: All India Women’s Conference)

10 Discourse Against City in India–Hindu Culturalism and Western Notions Speaker: Dr Odette Louiset, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of Rouen, France Chair: Dr Partho Datta (Collaboration: Centre for Human Sciences)

11 Ten Thousand Miles without A Cloud: An Epic Journey Speaker: Ms Sun Shuyun, Chinese writer and author of the book of the same Title Introduction: Shri Ravi Bhoothalingam Chair: Shri C.V. Ranganathan

12 How to Meditate for Personal Benefits and Spiritual Growth Speaker: Mr. Roy Eugene Davis, direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda (Collaboration: Motilal Banarsidass, India)

22ND C.D. DESHMUKH MEMORIAL LECTURE 2005 14 The Culture of Science Speaker: Dr Jayant V. Narlikar, Emeritus Professor, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics Chair: Shri Soli J. Sorabjee, President, India International Centre

15 Islam in Europe Speaker: Prof. Jamal Malik, Erfurt University, Germany Chair: Prof. Madhavan Palat (Collaboration: Academy of Third World Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia)

61 DIMENSIONS OF SCIENCE 17 Tsunami Speaker: Dr Satish R. Shetye, Director, National Institute of Oceanography, Goa Chair: Dr Amrita Rangaswami, Director, Centre for the Study of Administration of Relief, Advisor to 12th Finance Commission on Financing Calamity Relief (Collaboration: NISTADS)

18 Pakistan Speaker: Dr Stephen P. Cohen, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies Program, The Brookings Institution Chair: Dr C. Raja Mohan 19 Policing in South Africa: From Apartheid to Democratic Policing Speaker: Ms Elrena van der Spuy, Director, Institute of Criminology, University of Cape Town, South Africa Chair: Shri Ved Marwah (Collaboration: Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative)

TO SERVE 24 Presentation by Dr Sushil Sharma, Arthritis Foundation of India (Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility)

27 Churchill: Ferocious Foe or Secret Friend of India? Speaker: Sir Martin Gilbert, distinguished historian and official biographer of Sir Winston Churchill Chair: Prof. Mushirul Hasan, Vice Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia

28 Health Empowerment for the Public: Common Problems in Old Age Speaker: Dr A.B. Dey, Professor of Geriatry, AIIMS

TO SERVE 28 Presentation by Vimlendu Jha, ‘We for Yamuna’ (Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility)

28 Coping with Tsunami: Beneath and Beyond by Prof. T.K. Oommen, Chairman, Schumacher Centre, Delhi and eminent social scientist (Collaboration: Schumacher Society Delhi)

29 Islam and Pluralism Speaker: Dr Aziz Al-Azmeh, Central European University, Budapest Chair: Shri Hamid Ansari (Collaboration: Indian Association for Central Asian & West Asian Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia) 62 APPENDIX III Discussions

March 2004 3 Non Killing Global Political Science Speakers: Shri I.K. Gujral, former Prime Minister of India; Dr Glenn D. Paige, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Hawaii & Founder President, Centre for Global Non-Violence, Honolulu (Collaboration: Gandhi Media Centre)

4 Europe-Eurasia Series American Ascendency in the Soviet Space 1992-2003 Book discussion on The Russia Hand by Strobe Talbot and Years in High Politics by Yevgenii Primakov Speakers: Shri J.N. Dixit and Shri Salman Haider, former Foreign Secretaries, and Prof. Hari Vasudevan, Academy of Third World Studies Chair: Prof. Madhavan Palat, Jawaharlal Nehru University

10 Memorial meeting for Chair: Shri Keki N. Daruwalla (Collaboration: The Poetry Society, India)

11 Somnatha A discussion based on Dr Romila Thapar’s recent book Speakers: Prof. B.D. Chattopadhyay, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Dr Sunil Kumar and Dr Sumit Sarkar, University of Delhi Chair: Prof. Mushirul Hasan Dr Romila Thapar was also present (Collaboration: Penguin, India)

12 Interactive Session on Indo-Pakistan Relations Speakers: Lt. Gen. (Retd.) V.R. Raghavan, Prof. S.D. Muni, Shri Vinod Mehta, Dr Ashis Nandy and Cmdre C. Uday Bhaskar Coordinator: Prof. Mushirul Hasan (Collaboration: Academy of Third World Studies)

63 13 Book Discussion Group Shri Inder Malhotra and Prof. Riaz Punjabi discussed India and Britannia: An Abiding Affair by Subash Chopra (New Delhi: Minerva Press, 2003) Chair: Shri Prem Prakash

20 India China Strategic Relations Speakers from the China Institute of International Studies, Chair: Maj. Gen. (retd.) Dipankar Banerji (Collaboration: Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies)

28 The Geo-Political and Socio Economic Implications of USA’s Involvement in Afghanistan A discussion on a book edited by Shri Salman Haider Speakers: Gen. Afsir Karim, Shri S.K. Lambah and Gen. Dipankar Banerji Chair: Prof. Syed S. Mahdi, Vice Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia (Collaboration: Academy of Third World Studies)

1 The US as a Factor in West Asian and South Asian Politics– What are the Differences? A discussion on the book The Global Politics of Iraq Crisis and India’s Options Speakers: Shri Pramit Palchowdhuri, The Hindustan Times; Shri K. Sreedhar, Inst. of Defence Studies and Analyses; and Shri I.P. Khosla, former Indian Ambassador Chair: Dr Syed H. Mehdi, Vice-Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia (Collaboration: Academy of Third World Studies)

5 Can Livelihood and Conservation be Complementary? Speakers: Dr Ghazala Shahabuddin, Fellow, Council for Social Development; and Shri Arpan Sharma, Founder Trustee, Samraksha Chair: Shri Shekhar Singh, Hon. Director, Centre for Equity Studies (Collaboration: Toxics Link)

DIMENSIONS OF SCIENCE 8 Women in Science: Is the Glass Ceiling Disappearing? Panelists: Dr Rupamanjari Ghosh, School of Physical Sciences, JNU; Dr Marie F. Gonnord, Attache for Science and Technology, Embassy of France; and Prof. J. Scott Long, Dept. of Sociology, Indian University, USA Chair: Ms Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology, Republic of South Africa (Collaboration: NISTADS)

64 10 Translation as Recovery Discussion on Dr Sujit Mukherjee’s book Speakers: Dr Romila Thapar; Dr Nivedita Sen, University of Delhi; and Dr N. Kamala, JNU Chair: Dr Harish Trivedi (Collaboration: The Book Review Literary Trust)

15 Experimental Digital Art Illustrated presentations by Prof. Hector Rodriguez, Associate Professor The School of Creative Media, City University of Hongkong and Prof. Linda Lal, Assistant Professor, The School of Creative Media, City University of Discussants: Ms Shohini Ghosh, Reader, Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia and Ms Sheba Chhachi, installation artist/ photographer

26 India’s National Security Annual Review 2003 A discussion on the review edited by Prof. Satish Kumar Speakers: Shri N.N. Vohra; Lt. Gen. (retd.) V.K. Kapur, former Commandant, College of Combat, Mhow; Shri Harish Khare, The Hindu; Shri Satish Chandra, Deputy to the National Security Advisor & Secretary National Council Secretariat; and Shri Dilip Chenoy, Deputy Director General, CII Chair: Ambassador M.K. Rasgotra

30 Birth and Decline of a Qasba: Chanderi from X-XVIII Century Speakers: Prof. K.L. Sharma, Vice-Chancellor, University of Rajasthan; Prof. Gerard Fussman, College de France; and Prof. Denis Matringe, Director, Centre of South Asian and Indian Studies Discussants: Prof. B.D. Chattopadhyay, Shri A.G.K. Menon and Ms Priyaleen Singh Chair: Prof. Yogendra Singh (Collaboration: Centre de Sciences Humaines)

31 Book Discussion Group Shri Ajit Bhattacharjea and Smt. Sona Khan discussed India’s 2nd Freedom: An Untold Saga by M.G. Devasahyam (New Delhi: Siddharth Publications, 2004) Chair: Shri Soli J. Sorabjee April 6 Public Policy and Poor People in India Panelists: Dr Niraja Gopal Jayal; Swami Agnivesh; and Dr Usha Ramanathan Chair: Shri Harsh Mander (Collaboration: Samya–Centre for Equity Studies) 65 DIMENSIONS OF SCIENCE 15 Coping with Examinations Speakers: Dr Madhu Bihari, Head, Neurology; AIIMS; Shri R.P. Garg, Principal, Govt. Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya, Delhi and Dr Manju Mehta, Additional Professor, Clinical Psychology, AIIMS Anchor: Prof. Rajesh Kochhar, Director, NISTADS (Collaboration: NISTADS)

21 Why is Delhi Parched? Speakers: Shri P.K. Tripathi, Chief Executive Officer, Delhi Jal Board and Shri Manu Bhatnagar, INTACH Introduction: Shri Ravi Agarwal (Collaboration: Toxics Link)

22 Goa–A Daughter’s Story Discussion on the book by Maria Couto Speakers: Shri Fali Nariman; Smt. Shobhana Bhattacharji; and Shri Chair: Shri Padgaonkar The author, Ms Couto read from the book (Collaboration: Penguin India)

24 Whither Nepal: A Failed or Failing State ? Speakers: Shri K.V. Rajan, former Indian Ambassador to Nepal; Shri Niranjan Koirala; Maj. Gen. (retd.) Ashok K. Mehta; and Prof. Mahendra K. Lama, Centre for South Asian Studies, JNU Chair: Shri M.K. Rasgotra

26 Partition to Partition: Narratives of Construction Speakers Prof. S.P. Ganguly, Centre for Spanish Studies, JNU; Shri Kamleshwar, noted writer Chair: Shri Keki Daruwalla (Collaboration: Indialog Publications)

30 Release of Journeys, Heroes, Pilgrims, Explorers Edited by Geeti Sen and Molly Kaushal Released by Dr Karan Singh, MP Followed by discussion. Speakers: Shri Shrivatsa Goswami; Prof. Mushirul Hasan; and Ms Renuka Narayanan May 12 Creating Child-Friendly Textbooks: Delhi’s Initiative Speakers: Dr Janaki Rajan, Director, SCERT; Prof. Krishna Kumar, Central Institute of Education, Delhi University and Chief Advisor to the textbook team Dr Kumkum Roy, Reader, Centre for Historical Studies, JNU; Dr Dipta Bhog, Director, Nirantar; Dr Mukul 66 Priyadarshini, Lady Sri Ram College; Prof. Amitabh Mukherjee, Director, Centre for Science Education and Communication, Delhi University; Dr Savitri Singh, Fellow, Delhi University; Ms Shefali Ray, Delhi University Film Clip directed by Amberein AlQadar, MCRC, Jamia Millia Chair: Dr Syed Mehdi, Vice Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia

18 India and the Stockholm Convention Speakers: Dr N.H. Hosabettu, Director, Ministry of Environment and Forests Dr V.P. Sharma, former Director, Indian Council for Medical Research Introduction: Ms Papia Sarkar, Toxics Link Chair: Shri Ravi Agarwal (Collaboration: Toxics Link)

19 Book Discussion Group Shri P.S. Bawa and Shri Chopra discussed Cry of the Indian Republic by R.C. Jha (New Delhi: Anamaya Publishers, 2004) Chair: Justice Shri Ranganath Misra

21 Iraq: The Next Stage Speakers: Shri Hamid Ansari; Prof. Gulshan Dietl, JNU; and Prof. C.S.R. Murti, JNU Chair: Shri S.K. Bhutani, former Indian Ambassador (Collaboration: Academy of Third World Studies) June 4 Book Discussion Group Shri Hamid Ansari and Dr Kavita Sharma discussed Fifty Years of Higher Education in India: The Role of the University Grants Commission by Amrik Singh (New Delhi: Sage, 2004) Chair: Prof. V.N. Rajasekhran Pillai

22 Memorial Meeting for Dom Moraes Tributes and readings from a selection of works by Mr. Edmund Marsden, Director, British Council Division; H.E. Mr. Philip McDonagh, Ambassador of Ireland; Shri P.C. Sen, Director, India International Centre; Shri Sudeep Banerjee, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Human Resource Development; Dr Geeti Sen; Dr Rupen Majumdar, Shri Roshan Seth and Shri Sunit Tandon Chair: Shri Keki N. Daruwalla (Collaboration: The Poetry Society of India and British Council Division)

67 25 Non Traditional Security Speaker: Prof. T.K. Oommen, Chair, Non-Traditional Security, Delhi Policy Group Discussants: Shri Hamid Ansari and Prof. Hari Vasudevan Chair: Lt. Gen. V.R. Raghavan (Collaboration: Delhi Policy Group) July 7 Book Discussion Group Prof. Sabyasachi Bhattacharya and Prof. Imtiaz Ahmad discussed Islam and Pakistan’s Identity by Javid Iqbal (Lahore: Iqbal Academy, Pakistan, 2003) Chair: Prof. V.N. Datta

24 Ghaffar Khan: Non-Violent Badshah of the Pakhtuns A discussion around the book by Rajmohan Gandhi Panelists: Sir Mark Tully OBE, veteran journalist and writer; Dr Indivar Kamtekar, Centre for Historical Studies, JNU; Dr Visalakshi Menon, Department of History, Jesus and Mary College; Dr Anil Sethi, Dept. of History, Deshbandhu College and Dr Rajmohan Gandhi, author of the book Chief Guest: Shri K. , Union Minister for External Affairs Chair: Mr. Asfandyar Khan, Leader of the Awami National Party of Pakistan (Collaboration: Penguin Books India) August 2 Water: New Directions Shri Ramaswamy Iyer, former Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources and Fellow, Centre for Policy Research, initiated the discussion Introduction: Shri Ashis Banerjee

3 Book Discussion Group Shri A.N.D. Haksar and Prof. K. Satchidananda discussed The Ramayana in by Malini Saran and Vinod C. Khanna (Delhi: Ravi Dayal Publishers, 2004) Chair: Dr Lokesh Chandra

10 Gandhi, Bose and Nehru: The Making of the Modern Indian Mind A discussion on Dr Reba Som’s book Speakers: Dr Karan Singh, MP, Prof. Sumit Sarkar, Distinguished Historian; and Professor Muchkund Dubey, former Indian Foreign Secretary and President, Council for Social Development (Collaboration: Penguin Books India)

68 20 Injection Safety Speakers: Dr Hemant Kumar, National Fellow, India-Clen Programme Evaluaton Network; Ms Stephane Guichard, Immunization & Vaccine Development, WHO-SEARO and Ms Merci Ferrer, Asia Coordinator, Health Care Without Harm, Moderator: Shri Ravi Agarwal, Director, Toxics Link (Collaboration: Toxics Link)

25 Book Discussion Group Shri A.K. Damodaran and Lt. Gen. K.S. Khajuria discussed Global Security Paradoxes: 2000-2020 by Maj. Gen. Vinod Saighal (New Delhi: Manas Publications, 2004) Chair: Shri C.V. Ranganathan

26 Discussion on Human Development Report 2004: Cultural Liberty in Today’s Diverse World Panelists: Prof. T.K. Oommen, eminent Sociologist; Shri Rajeev Sethi, Artist and Designer; and Shri Harsh Sethi, Associate Editor, Seminar Chair: Dr Kapila Vatsyayan September 8 Book Discussion Group Prof. Neera Chandhoke and Prof. Vishnu Mahapatra discussed Nation, Civil Society and Social Movements: Essays in Political Sociology by T.K. Oommen (New Delhi: Sage Publications, 2004) Chair: Prof. Anand Kumar

9 Indo-Pak Talks: An Assessment Speakers: Shri Vijay Nambiar, former Indian Ambassador to Pakistan; Ms Jyoti Malhotra, Indian Express and Shri Subachandran, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies Chair: Dr C. Raja Mohan

17 The New Universe of Human Rights Discussion on the book by Justice J.S. Verma Speakers: Shri Fali S. Nariman, Smt. Brinda Karat and Justice J.S. Verma Introduction: Shri Rajiv Mehrotra Chair: Shri Soli J. Sorabjee (Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility)

20 Yamuna–The Lost River Panelists: Prof. K.T. Ravindran, School of Planning & Architecture; Dr R.C. Trivedi, Central Pollution Control Board; and Smt. Sharad Gaur, environmentalist Introduction: Shri Ravi Agarwal (Collaboration: Toxics Link) 69 21 The Inheritors A discussion based on the book by Aruna Chakravarti Panelists: Shri Bhaskar Ghose; Prof. Malashri Lal and Dr Aruna Chakravarti Followed by readings from the book by Dr Minoti Chatterjee and Ms Averee Chaurey Chair: Smt. Justice Leila Seth (Collaboration: Penguin Books India )

23 India and Bangladesh Speakers: Ms Seema Mustafa, The Asian Age, Prof. S.D. Muni and Prof. Mahendra Lama, Centre for South Asian Studies, JNU Chair: Shri I.P. Khosla

27 Manipur: Listening and Hearing Speakers: Shri Sanjoy Hazarika; Shri Pradip Phanjoubam, Editor, Imphal Free Press; and Ms Patricia Mukhim, Columnist and Social Activist from Meghalaya (Collaboration: CNES)

30 Need for Environmental Education Away from Classrooms– Why and How? Keynote address by Prof. R.P. Sharma, former Dean & Head of the Department of Education. Presentation by Shri Ranmal Jhala, Graphic designer and education enthusiast Chief Guest: Shri S. Reghunathan, Chief Secretary, Govt. of NCT Delhi Chair: Shri A.M. Gokhale, Secretary, Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Resources (Collaboration: Earth Care Foundation) October 14 India’s Tryst with the Atom: Unfolding the Nuclear Policy Panelists: Dr Placid Rodrigues, former Director, Indira Gandhi Atomic Research Centre, Kalpakkam; Air Cmdre Jasjit Singh, Director, Centre for Strategic & International Studies; Shri Inder Malhotra, senior columnist; and Shri O.P. Sabherwal, author of the book: India’s Tryst with the Atom: Unfolding the Nuclear Policy Chair: Shri K.C. Pant

19 Book Discussion Group Prof. Riaz Punjabi and Smt. Sona Khan discussed Long March of Islam: The Future Impact by R.K. Ohri (New Delhi: Manas Publications 2004) Chair: Shri Inder Malhotra

70 26 The Source of Life on Sale Directed by K.P. Sasi Followed by a discussion Speaker: Dr Sudhirendar Sharma, a water and energy expert and Director of Delhi based Ecological Foundation Introduction: Mr. Satish Sinha, Chief Programme Coordinator, Toxics Link (Collaboration: Toxics Link)

29 Book Discussion Group Shri H.N. Sinor and Shri Kamal Kalra discussed Value Reporting and Global Comparative Advantage: (Banking and Finance) by Vipin Malik (New Delhi: VMS Infomarics, 2004) Chair: Shri B.D. Narang November 17 Air Pollution and Environmental Health Presentation by Dr B. Sengupta, Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board Followed by a panel discussion Speakers: Ms Anumita Roychowdhury, Associate Director, Policy Research and Advocacy, Centre for Science & Environment; and Dr S.K. Chhabra, Department of Cardiorespiratory Physiology, V.P. Chest Institute (Collaboration: Toxics Link)

DIMENSIONS OF SCIENCE 18 Linking the River Speakers: Shri C.M. Pandit, Chairman, Indian Water Resources Society, Delhi Centre and Shri Ramswamy R. Iyer, former Secretary, Water Resources Chair: Dr M.S. Reddy, former Secretary, Water Resources (Collaboration: NISTADS)

19 Society and Nation Speakers: Prof. Asaduddin, Professor of English and Translator, Jamia Millia Islamia; and Shri , writer Chair: Prof. Sumit Sarkar (Collaboration: Srishti Publishers)

20 Discussion on Euthanasia Speaker: Prof. C.J.J. Avezaat, Head, Neurosurgical Department, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, & President of the Netherlands Neurosurgial Society Introduction: Prof. A.K. Banerji, Director, Vimhans Chair: Dr Sneh Bhargava

71 30 Book Discussion Group Prof. Imtiaz Ahmad and Dr R.P. Kaushik discussed USA and the Muslim World: Cooperation and Confrontation, edited by Riyaz Punjabi (Middlesex: Brunel Academic Publishers, 2004) Chair: Shri December 1 The First Indo-Pak Student Seminar Debate Final Parliamentary Debate (Collaboration: Miranda House)

DIMENSIONS OF SCIENCE 1 Outsourcing Speakers: Sir Michael Arthur, British High Commisioner; Mr. Raman Roy, CEO Wipro Spectramind Services Ltd; and Mr. Rohit Bansal, Editor, Business News, India TV Chair: Dr M. Khan, NISTADS (Collaboration: NISTADS)

6 Book Discussion Group Dr Vijay Kumar, Executive Director, Communicable Diseases Control, World Health Organisation and Dr (Mrs.) M.K. Shankardass, Chairperson, Development, Welfare and Research Foundation discussed Traditional Health Practices of Kumaoni Women: Continuity and Change (New Delhi: Concept Publishing, 2004) by Anjali Kapila Chair: Dr S.Y. Quraishi

6 Discussion with Shri Shyam Saran, Foreign Secretary, MEA

THE FOURTH ANNUAL LECTURE ON THE GIRL CHILD OF SOUTH ASIA 8 Symposium: Focus on Beijing + 10 Review: The Girl Child’s Report Discussants: Ms Gauri Chaudhary, Direction, Action India and Dr Madhu Khanna, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (Collaboration: Women’s Coalition for Peace and Development with Dignity)

9 Western Realism and International Relations Speakers: Shri Eric Gonsalves, former Indian Ambassador; Maj. Gen. Dipankar Banerjee, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies; and Prof. Aswini Ray, author of the book of the same title Chair: Shri I.P. Khosla

11 Optimal Globalisation, National Welfare and Culture Main presentation by Prof. H. Dehejia, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Carleton University, Canada; and Prof. James Dean, Simon Fraser University,Canada 72 Introduction: Prof. Makarand Paranjapye (Collaboration: Samvad Foundation)

14 American Unilaterialism Speakers: Dr David Keen, Reader in Complex Emergencies, Development Studies Institute, School of Economics; Dr James Putzel, Director, Crisis Studies Research Centre, Development Studies Institute; and Dr Jean Faguet, Lecturer, Development Studies Institute Chair: Shri Eric Gonsalves

14 Conversations with Prof. Eric J. Hobsbawm Speakers: Prof. Shahid Amin, Delhi University; Prof. Neeladri Bhattacharya, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Prof. Hari Vasudevan Chair: Dr Romila Thapar (Collaboration: The Book Review Literary Trust)

15 Multiple Modernities/Multiple Globalizations/Multiple Democracies Panelists: Prof. Charles Taylor, eminent philosopher, currently with the Northwestern University, Chicago; Prof. Dilip Gaonkar, Northwestern University, Chicago; Prof. Sudipto Kaviraj and Prof. Rajeev Bhargava, Delhi University (Collaboration: Centre for the Study of Developing Societies and Centre for Transcultural Studies, Chicago)

16 Russia, the West and the Implications of the Ukraine Crisis Speakers: Shri Pramit Palchoudhuri; Shri K. Raghunath, former Indian Ambassador to Russia and Shri V.B. Soni, former Ambassador to the Ukraine Chair: Prof. Madhavan Palat (Collaboration: Academy of Third World Studies)

20 Birds of Delhi: Threats and Conservation Illustrated lecture and panel discussion Panelists: Bikram Grewal, author & environmentalist; K.S. Gopi Sundar, Principal Co-ordinator, Indian Cranes & Wetlands Working Group; and Nikhil Devasar, Webmaster delhibid & Bird photographer Moderator: Ravi Agarwal (Collaboration: Toxics Link)

73 HEALTH EMPOWERMENT FOR THE PUBLIC 22 Traditional Medicines for Daily use in Arthritis Speaker: Vaid S.K. Mishra (Ayurveda); and Dr V.K. Khanna (Homeopathy) Chair: Dr Usha Gupta Moderator: Prof. Ranjit Roy Chowdhury (Collaboration: Delhi Society for the Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs and Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan)

23 Book Discussion Group Dr Ram Rajan Subramamanian and Dr Ramchandra Gandhi discussed Who Are We? America’s Greatest Debate by Samuel P. Huntington (New Delhi: Penguin, 2004) Chair: Mr. Come Carpentier

23 Coming out of Partition: The Refugee Women of Bengal Discussion on the book by Gargi Chakravartty Speakers: Dr Syeda Hameed, Member, Planning Commission; Shri Hiranmoy Karlekar, The Pioneer; Dr Uma Chakravarthy, historian; Dr Tanika Sarkar, historian and Ms , writer and publisher (Collaboration: Srishthi Publishers) January 2005 8 Conflict Reporting From Kashmir Speakers: Shri Mufti Islah, Special Corespondent, Indian Express, Srinagar; Shri Amit Baruah, Diplomatic Correspondent, The Hindu; Shri David Devadas, Visiting Professor, Centre for Jawaharlal Nehru Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia and Ms Ashima Kaul Bhatia, Consultant with WISCOMP on their Kashmir initiative Chair: Ms Humra Quraishi, freelance journalist and author

12 Book Discussion Group Shri Uday Sahay, Shri Deb Mukharji and Rev. Doboom Tulku discussed Kailash Manasarovar: A Sacred Journey by Veena Sharma (New Delhi: Roli Books, 2004) Chair: Dr Kapila Vatsyayan

13 The Slow Poisoning of India A film by Ramesh Menon Followed by a discussion. Panelists: Dr (Mrs) J.K. Grover, former Incharge, National Poisons Information Center(AIIMS) and Head, Department of Pharmacology (AIIMS), New Delhi; and Shri Ramesh Menon, journalist and documentary filmmaker. Moderated by Mr. Ravi Agarwal, Director, Toxics Link. (Collaboration: Toxics Link)

74 20 West Asia After Yasser Arafat Speakers: Dr Waiel S.H. Awwad, Correspondent, Syrian Arab News Agency; and Prof. A.K. Pasha, Centre for West Asian Studies, JNU Chair: Shri Siddharth Varadarajan, The Hindu

25 To Remember Shri J.N. Dixit Speakers: Shri Inder Malhotra, Shri M.K. Narayanan, Shri S.K. Lambah, Shri N.N. Vohra, Lt. Gen. (retd.) A.S. Kalkat and Dr C. Raja Mohan Chair: Shri K.S. Bajpai

29 A Question and Answer Session with Thay Doji Introduction: Dr Geeti Sen (Collaboration: Ahimsa Trust)

75 APPENDIX IV Cultural

February 2004 HINDUSTANI AWAAZ 4 Lo Phir Basant Aayi On the occasion of Basant, Obaid Siddiqui, film maker and broadcaster read from Nazir Akbarabadi, Insha Allah Insha, Munshi Dwarka Prasad, Amanat Lukhnowi, Benazir Shah, Nashoor Wahidi, Nazir Ludhianvi and others Followed by Songs of Basant Presented by Vidya Rao (Collaboration: Hindustani Awaaz)

6 Concert By Benjamin Engeli (piano) and Esther Hoppe (violin) from Switzerland (Collaboration: Embassy of Switzerland and Delhi Music Society)

IN MEMORY OF USTAD N. FAIYAZUDDIN DAGAR 7 Hindustani Classical Vocal Recital By Ustad Mujahid Hussain Khan, Rampur/Sahaswan and Followed by Recital By Ustad F. (Collaboration: Dagar Brothers Memorial Trust)

ON THE OCCASION OF THE SEMINAR: PAKISTAN IN THE 21ST CENTURY 10 Sufi Music By Madan Gopal Singh (Collaboration: Academy of Third World Studies)

14 Afternoon Jazz Concert by Osmosis–Oene Van Geel (violin); Guillaume Ori (saxophone); Josef Dumoulin (organ); Mark Haanstra (bass guitar); Afra Mussawisade (percussion); and Vidwan B.C. Manjunath (mridangam)

76 INFORMAL ENCOUNTERS 20 Readings from Selected Letters By Aftab Seth, Shridhar Balan, Veena Sharma, Avijeet Dutt and Jehanara Wasi Chair: Dr L.M. Singhvi (Collaboration: The Poetry Society, India)

24 Mohiniattam Recital By Brigitte Chataignier from France March 1 Hindustani Classical Music–Sitar and Sarod Duet By the Kedia Brothers–Mor Mukut Kedia on the sitar and Kedia on the sarod

2 Concert by Monika Koehler (soprano) (Collaboration: Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany and Delhi Music Society)

3 Traditional Sufi Compositions from the Subcontinent and Renditions from Punjabi Love Ballads By the Niazi brothers from Islamabad, Paksitan–Javed Tufail Niazi and Babar Ali Niazi (Collaboration: Seher)

TO MARK THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NAINA DEVI FOUNDATION 7 Bansuri: The Call of the Soul Concept of Bansuri and Impact of Vaishnavism Speaker: Dr Bharat Gupta

Sufic Values, Poetry and Music Speaker: Dr Syeda Hameed

The Evolution of the Bansuri Illustrated presentation by Pt. Keshav Ginde

Flute Recital By Kailash Chand Sharma

Qawwali By Ghulam Sabir Ghulam Waris Nizami and Party (Collaboration: The Naina Devi Foundation)

77 ON THE OCCASION OF ASIAN CIVILISATIONAL DIALOGUE 9 Carnatic Violin Recital by Dr L. Subramaniam

8TH BARSI OF PT. AMARNATH 9 A Selection of Ragas and original bandishes of Pt. Amarnath Followed by Vocal Recital By Shubha Mudgal (Collaboration: Pt. Amarnath Memorial Foundation)

15 Concert By Sandor Szilvagyi (guitar) and Eszter Alfoldy-Boruss (flute) from Germany (Collaboration: Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre)

18 Kathak Recital By Nayanika Ghosh from Kolkata, disciple of Pt. Vijay Shankar and Pt.

TWO PLAYS BY POILE SENGUPTA: 26 & 27 MARCH 2004 STAGED BY YATRIK THEATRE 26 Alipha & with Priyanka Gupta and Suhel Seth 27 Followed by Thus Spake Shoorpanakha, So Said Shakuni With Sabina Jaitly and Sunil Gupta Plays directed by Bhaskar Ghose and produced by Shyama Haldar (Collaboration: Yatrik)

28 Carnatic Classical Music–The Compositions of Patnam Subramania Iyer and Gopalakrishan Bharathi Vocal recital by Sudha Raghuraman who presented the compositions of Patnam Subramania Iyer Followed by Vocal recital by Dr T.V. Manikantan who presented the compositions of Gopalakrishan Bharathi (Collaboration: Gayathri Fine Arts)

30 Re-Possessing Forms: Ahams, Odes and Pastorals An interactive reading session with Priya Sarukkai Chabria, poet, essayist and novelist. (Collaboration: The Poetry Society, India)

78 31 Sur Sahitya Kabir, Meera and Bulle Shah By Mukhtyar Ali and troupe, Sufi folk singers from Bikaner (Collaboration: Sahitya Akademi and Seher) April 1 Kuchipudi Recital By Amrita Lahiri from Delhi, disciple of Guru and Smt. Swapnasundari

10 Hindustani Classical Music–Sarod Recital By Vishwajit Roychoudhury from Delhi, disciple of Pt. Indranil Bhattacharya, Ustad and Pt. (Collaboration: Vasant Kala Vilas)

12 Concert–Guitar Recital By Adam Khan from the UK (Collaboration: Delhi Music Society)

23 Piano Recital By Gulsin Onay, acclaimed pianist from Turkey (Collaboration: Embassy of the Republic of Turkey and Delhi Music Society)

24 Sugam Sangeet By Meena Dalvi (Collaboration: The Gujarati Club)

29 Hindustani Light Classical Music–Vocal Recital By Dalia Raut from Kolkata, disciple of Smt.

30 Ek Aishwarya aur Hum Banjare A musical play in Hindustani presented by Living Room Theatre Written and directed by Sarita Vohra May 6 Concert By Ladislav Brozman (violin) and Riccardo Carlotto (piano) from Slovakia (Collaboration: Embassy of Slovakia and Delhi Music Society)

IN MEMORY OF USTAD N. ZAHIRUDDIN DAGAR ON HIS 10TH DEATH ANNIVERSARY 7 Dhrupad Recital By Ustad F. Wasifuddin Dagar (Collaboration: Dagar Brothers Memorial Trust )

8 Bharatanatyam Recital By Lokesh Bhardwaj from Delhi, disciple of Justin McCarthy 79 12 Rabindra Sangeet Recital by Pubali Debnath from Kolkata, disciple of Smt. Mitra, Smt. Maya Sen and Dr Sailen Das (Collaboration: Impresario India)

20 Concert By Duo Medici from Austria–Karin Leitner (flute) and Jorgos Panetsos (guitar) (Collaboration: Embassy of Austria)

21 Meet the Author Shri Amit Chaudhuri, well known writer (Collaboration: Sahitya Akademi)

24 Selected Readings on Peace and Poetry Readings by Aftab Seth, former Indian Ambassador Chair: Dr L.M. Singhvi, MP (Collaboration: The Poetry Society, India and Vikram Sarabhai Foundation)

25 Kathak Recital By Gourie Verma from Delhi, disciple of the late Tej Prakash Tulsi and

26 A Heathen Mystic Readings by Danuta Zasada from the works of the Polish poet Konstanty Ildefons Galczynski and from her own original works Introduction: Mrs. Malgorzata Wejsis-Golebiak, First Secretary, Embassy of Poland Chair: Dr H.K. Kaul (Collaboration: Embassy of Poland The Poetry Society, India)

27 Carnatic Classical Music–Vocal Recital By Mathangi Sathyamoorthy from Kottayam, disciple of K.S. Subramoniam June 8 An Evening with the Poet Smt. Sheila Gujral (Collaboration: The Poetry Society, India)

10 Hindustani Classical Music–Flute and Violin Duet By Partha Sarkar (flute) and Siddhartha Sarkar (violin) from Silchar, Assam, disciples of Shri Kumud Ranjan Sarkar

80 PLAYS 11 Obsessions & An evening of two plays based on the short stories of the master of 12 the macabre and the twist-in-the tale, Roald Dahl The plays presented were: Brain Curry directed by Meenu and Deep Throat directed by Namit Presented by Just Imagine Productions July 2 Hindustani Classical Vocal–Dhrupad Recital By Ajay Kumar Pathak from Delhi, disciple of Pt. Abhay Narayan Mallick

6 Odissi Recital By Monica Singh Varma from Delhi, disciple of Smt. Madhavi Mudgal

9 Hindustani Classical Music–Guitar and Sitar Jugalbandhi Presented by Dr Kamala Shankar on the guitar and Pt. Rajeev Janardan on the sitar, senior artistes from Delhi

19 An Evening of Geet, and Ghazals By Sumita Dutta from Delhi, disciple of Prof. Rita Ganguli

21 Kathak Duet By Divya and Diksha Upreti from Delhi, disciple of Guru Munna Shukla

27 Bharatanatyam Recital By Pallavi Saran Mathur from Delhi, disciple of Smt. Sonal Mansingh August 7 Marathi Theatre Music Programme based on the well known Marathi musical play Sangeet Swayamvar written by Krishnaji Prabhakar Khadilkar and first presented in 1916 Chief Guest: Dr (Collaboration: Dr Vasasntrao Deshpande Pratishthan and Vasant Kala Vilas)

12 Meet the Author Smt. Nabanita Sen Dev, well known writer (Collaboration: Sahitya Akademi)

13 & 14 TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE AND TIMES OF GURU KELUCHARAN MAHAPATRA SCREENING OF FILMS AND RECITAL. 13 Bhavantarana (Immanence; India) A film by Kumar Shahani who introduced the film This film is a meditation on the life and art of the legendary Odissi dancer Kelucharan Mahapatra 81 14 Odissi Recital–Choreographic Compositions of Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra Presented by Madhavi Mudgal, senior artist

17 The Dharuvus in Kuchipudi Dance Presented by Vyjayanthi Kashi, senior artist from Bangalore, disciple of the late Guru Vedantham Prahlada Sarma and Dr Vempati Chinna Satyam

18 Kabuki A lecture-demonstration and discussion By Mr. Nakamura Kanjaku, actor; Mr. Fujima Kanjuro, choreographer; and Mr. Nakamuro Gankyo, actor (Collaboration: The Japan Foundation and Teamwork)

20 Carnatic Classical Music–Vocal Recital By V.L. Tulasi Vishwanath from Rajahmundry, disciple of Shri Annavarapu Ramaswamy

26 Concert By Duo Alterno from Italy– (soprano) and (composer and pianist) (Collaboration: Italian Embassy Cultural Centre)

27 Hindustani Classical Music–Sitar Recital By Prof. Subroto Roy Chowdhury, senior artist from Kolkata

28 An Evening with Ahmad Faraz Ahmad Faraz, well known Urdu poet from Pakistan in conversation with Shri Akhilesh Mithal and Shri Saeed Naqvi (Collaboration: Hindustani Awaaz) September 7 He Govind–He Gopal A celebration of Janmashtami through Nrityabhinaya based on the works of eminent poets Presented by Uma Sharma (Collaboration: Bharatiya Sangeet Sadan)

14 Bharatanatyam Recital By Rasika Khanna, senior artist who has trained under Guru Adyar Lakshman, Smt. Kalanidhi Narayanan and Guru Nana Kasar

15 Meet the Author Shri Trilochan Shastri, well known writer (Collaboration: Sahitya Akademi) 82 PLAY 21 Ballabhpur Ki Roopkatha & Badal Sircar’s satirical comedy presented by Abhiyan 22 Directed by Rajinder Nath

21 Sanskritik Sandhya Folk dances of Maharashtra (Organized by: Padnyas Group, Mumbai; Department of Tourism, Govt. of Mahashtra)

INFORMAL ENCOUNTERS 24 Readings from Narrative Poetry by Sunit Tandon, Ghazala Amin, Bishnu Mahapatra, Rukmini Bhaya Nair and H.K. Kaul Chair: Shri Soli J. Sorabjee (Collaboration: The Poetry Society, India)

36TH SABRANG UTSAV: BHAIRAV SE MALKAUNS TAK– HINDUSTANI CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERT A UNIQUE DAY-LONG CONCERT PRESENTING THE DIFFERENT RAGAS OF THE DAY 26 Inauguration and Mahadev Stuti By Anupriya Jain Vocal Recital– Bhairav By Pt. L.K. Pandit, senior artist and doyen of the Vocal Recital By Prof. Ajit Singh Paintal, senior artist of the Agra & Indora Gharanas and disciple of the late Pt. S.N. Ratanjankar and Ustad Amir Khan Vocal Recital By Smt. Malti Gilani, senior artist of the Kasur and disciple of Ustad and Ustad Munnawar Ali Khan Vocal Recital By Ustad Iqbal Ahmed Khan, senior artist of Delhi Gharana Vocal Recital Ustad Raza Ali Khan, Kasur Patiala Gharana Vocal Recital–Duet By Ustad and Ghulam Abbas Khan, Rampur- Sahaswan Gharana Vocal Recital–Duet Ustad Mazhar Ali Khan and Ustad Jawaad Ali Khan, Kasur Patiala Gharana (Collaboration: Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Yaadgar Sabha) October 1 Hindustani Classical Music–Vocal Recital By Ritesh and Rajnish Mishra, leading young artists of the Benaras Gharana (Collaboration: Dr Pratishthan) To Celebrate Gandhi Jayanti 83 2 Remembering Gandhiji–A Celebration by School Children Choral music presented by children from different schools in Delhi Chief Guest: Shri I.K. Gujral (Collaboration: Sarvodaya International Trust)

4 Poems on Gandhi Readings by Keki Daruwalla, Rukmini Bhaya Nair, Sabina Mehta Jaitley, Salima Raza, Banwari Taneja, Sunit Tandon and V.M. Badola (Collaboration: The Poetry Society, India and Yatrik)

6 Hindustani Classical Music–Sitar Recital By Meera Prasad, senior artist from Delhi and disciple of Pt. Uma Shankar Mishra

12 Odissi Recital By Moumita Ghosh from Delhi, disciple of Smt. Madhavi Mudgal The recital was conducted by Smt. Madhavi Mudgal

SUR SAHITYA 15 Kabir Gayan By Prahlad Singh Tipania and party from Ujjain (Collaboration: Seher and Sahitya Akdemi)

PLAY 23 Barefoot in the Park ( 120 min.) Neil Simon’s romantic comedy directed by Divya Arora With Daman, Divya Arora, Sumit Kumar and Anita Vasudeva

25 Hindustani Music–Light Classical Vocal Recital By Uttara Dutt from Delhi, disciple of the late Smt. Naina Devi and Pt. Rajan and Sajan Mishra

29 Music Therapy: Concepts, Concerns and Challenges for India Lecture-demonstration by Prateesha Sharma Introduction: Smt. Shanta Serbjeet Singh (Collaboration The Forum for Independent Research Scholars, Delhi)

30 Mohiniattam Recital By Gopika Varma from Chennai, disciple of Smt. Kalyanikutty Amma and Sreedevi Rajan

PRITI SAMMELAN–MUSIC OF BENGAL 31 An Evening of Popular Songs of Yesteryears By Jayati Ghosh from Delhi

84 Followed by Rabindra Sangeet by Pubali Debnath from Kolkata (Collaboration: Impresario India) November 11 Concert Piano Recital by Jason Cutmore from Canada (Collaboration: Delhi Music Society and Canadian High Commission)

21 Carnatic Classical Music–Concert A concert by budding young artists from Delhi Vocal recitals by ; Bhawna Murali; Sudarshana B.; Deepak & Deeraj Sharma; and Subhadra V. Violin recital by Ravi Prakash V. and R.S. Krishnan (Collaboration: Gayathri Fine Arts)

24 Spirit of the Wind–A Journey through the Indigenous Music of the Nagas & Presented by folk artists from different communities of Nagaland 25 (Collaboration: Tribal Weave; DONER; Department of Art & Culture, Govt. of Nagaland)

27 Play All My Sons Arthur Miller’s well known play presented by the St. Stephen’s College Shakespeare Society

29 Yoga for Dancers A lecture-demonstration by Namita Bodaji, Bharatanatyam artist and trained Yoga teacher and practitioner December SUR SAHITYA 1 Bhakti Sangeet: Songs of Surdas by Om Prakash Rai from Delhi (Collaboration: Sahitya Akademi and Seher)

3 Poetry Reading By Kanhaiya Lal Nandan, well known Hindi poet Chair: Dr L.M. Singhvi (Collaboration: The Poetry Society, India)

10 Concert By BANGLA an alternative folk music band which amalgamates Bengali folk songs with Western music.

85 13 Piano Recital By Boris Berman (Collaboration: Delhi Music Society)

14 Kathak Recital By Rukmini Jaiswal from Lucknow

TWO PRESENTATIONS BY THEATRE COMPANY JERUSALEM WITH RUTH WIEDER MAGAN: 16TH AND 18TH DECEMBER 16 Ma’aseh Bruria Ruth Wieder Magan with Gabriela Lev

18 Songs of Desire (Collaboration: Israel National Lottery Council for the Arts; Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and Embassy of Israel)

23 Hindustani Classical Vocal Recital By Dr Sushma Bajpai from Kanpur, disciple of the late Pt. Kashi Nath Shankar Bodes; Smt. Veena Sahasrabuddhe and Smt. Ashwini Bhide

28 Bharanatyam Recital Presented by Koothambalam Cultural Association, Kolkata Direction & Choreography by Pt. Abhoy Pal January 2005 6 Flowers Aren’t Enough Written and performed by Naomi Ackerman (Collaboration: Embassy of Israel)

15 An Evening of Poetry Readings by Sharmila Ray and Sagari Chhabra Chair: Shri Keki N. Daruwalla (Collaboration: The Poetry Society, India)

18 K.L. Saigal Centenary Celebrations Tribute by Pran Neville, author of K.L. Saigal Immortal Singer and Superstar Musical Homage by Dr Radhika Chopra (Collaboration: K.L. Saigal Memorial Circle)

IIC ANNUAL DAY 22 9 Jakhoo Hill Play by Gurcharan Das Directed by Sunit Tandon

86 27 An Evening of Poetry Readings by Dr Lakshmi Kanan; Dr Ketaki Kushari Dyson; Anna Sujatha Mathai; and Priya Sarrukai-Chhabria from their latest collections published by Sahitya Akademi Chief Guest: Shri Dileep Padgaonkar Chair: Dr Malashri Lal (Collaboration: Sahitya Akademi and The Poetry Society, India)

TO COMMEMORATE THE MARTYRDOM OF 29 Bhajans by school children from Delhi (Collaboration: Sarvodaya International Trust–New Delhi Chapter)

87 APPENDIX V Films and Exhibitions

February 2004 3 Film Enemy of Empire A BBC film on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Film was introduced by Prof. Leonard Gordon, historian and biographer of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

7 West Bengal: Sites and Sights to An exhibition of black and white photographs on the artistic heritage 13 of West Bengal. The exhibition included archaeological sites in Chandraketugarh, Mangalkot and Jagajivanpur and photographs of sprawling settlements in Bisnupur, Murshidabad and other places Curated by the Directorate of Archaeology & Museums, Government of West Bengal. Photographs by Shiharan Nandy, Directorate of Archaeology & Museums

13 West Bengal: Sites and Sights An illustrated lecture by Dr Pratapaditya Pal, General Editor, Marg Publications and Co-editor, Bengal Sites and Sights Chair: Dr Kapila Vatsyayan

14 Film Life in the Trees (Collaboration: World Wide Fund for Nature-India) March 9 Translucence: When Matter Yields to Light… to An exhibition of prints by Ashok Ahuja 17 (Collaboration: Nature Morte)

12 & 13 TRAVELLING FILM SOUTH ASIA 2004: A FESTIVAL OF SOUTH ASIAN DOCUMENTARIES: A selection of fifteen outstanding documentaries from the subcontinent which were screened at Film South Asia Festival, Kathmandu, in 2003

88 12 Godhra Tak: The Terror Trail (2003, India) Director: Shubradeep Chakravorty

Swara–A Bridge over Troubled Water (2003, Pakistan) Director: Samar Minallah

A Night of Prophecy (2002, India) Director: Amar Kanwar

Bhedako Oon Jasto… In Search of a Song (2003, Nepal) Director: Kiran Krishna Shrestha

Winner of the Special Mention at Film South Asia Festival, Kathmandu 2003

13 Sand and Water (2002, Bangladesh) Director: Shaheen Dill-Riaz Winner of the Award for Third Best Film, Film South Asia Festival, Kathmandu 2003

Vikas Bandook Ki Nali Se (Development Flows from the Barrel of a gun; 2003, India) Director: Biju Toppo and Megnath

Shei Rater Kotha Bolte Eschechi (Tale of the Darkest Night; 2001, Bangladesh) Director: Kawsar Chowdhury Winner of the Award for Second best Film, Film South Asia Festival, Kathmandu 2003

The Unconscious (2003, India) Director: Manisha Dwivedi

Buru Sengal (The Fire Within; 2002, India) Director: Shriprakash Winner of the Grand Jury Award, Film South Asia Festival, Kathmandu 2003

Made in India (2003, India) Director: Madusree Dutt

Resilient Rhythms (2002, India) Director: Gopal Menon

89 Hunting Down Water (2003, India) Directors: Sanjay Barnela and Vasant Saberwal

Itihaas Jitneharuka Laagi (History for Winners; 2003, Nepal) Director: Pranay Limbu

Naata (The Bond; 2003, India) Directors: K.P. Jayasankar & A. Monteiro

The 18th Elephant – Three Monologues (2003, India) Director: P. Balan Winner of the Ram Bahadur Trophy for Best Film, Film South Asia Festival, Kathmandu 2003 (Organized in collaboration with Himal Association, Nepal)

20 The Image of Legend to An exhibition of sculptures in marble and rice paper work by Kim-Jeong Ok from Korea 26 Inauguration by Mr. Jam-Jin Zeon, Minister Counsellor, Embassy of the Republic of Korea

20 Films on the Environment 1. Kalpavriksha–Legacy of Forests Produced by Mike Pandey 2. In God’s Own Country Produced by Rajani Mani and Nina Subramani (Collaboration: World Wide Fund for Nature India)

22 Film Bank Ban A film by Csaba Kael (Collaboration: Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre and Delhi Music Society) April 24 Films on Wildlife and Environment The Ridley’s Last Stand Film by Shekhar Dattari Followed by Whose Water Director: Krishnendu Bose (Collaboration: World Wide Fund for Nature-India)

30 Silent Move to An exhibition of water colours and stone colours on Korean rice paper 7 By Sung-Min Kim from Korea Inauguration: Dr Ramachandra Gandhi 90 May 11 Arctic Wildlife Migrations Igloolik, Canada 2003 to An exhibition of photographs on the animals and landscapes of the Canadian 16 Arctic by Brian Dickson Inaugurated by: Shri Ravi Singh, CEO, WWF (Collaboration: Canadian High Commission and Indo Canadian Films International)

19 Imprints for India to An exhibition of graphics by leading artists from Poland 25 Inaugurated by: Shri Rajiv Lochan, Director, NGMA (Collaboration: Embassy of Poland)

22 Films on the Environment 1. Birds Through My Window Director: Rudransh Mathur 2. Unquiet Flows the Chaliyar Director: Sanjay Mohan (Collaboration: World Wide Fund for Nature-India)

29 Film Some Roots Grow Upwards–The Theatre of (2002) A film by Kavita Joshi and Malati Rao Introduction: Kavita Joshi June 4 Centre Ke Chupe Rustam to An exhibition of paintings, drawings and photographs by Bhavna 6 Chauhan, Hoshiar Singh, Chitra Sen, Rajan Kumar Verma, Vinod Sarkar; Anita Sharma, Premola Ghose, Neeraj Singh and Geeti Sen, members of the IIC staff Inaugurated by Shri P.C. Sen, Director, IIC

4 Film Juye Poora Xoon (The ‘Self’ Triumphs: Assam) Directed by Sanjib Sabhapandit who introduced the film Followed by a Discussion

8 Film Aida (1989) Opera by G. Verdi Winner of the Emmy Award 1989-90 for Outstanding Classical Program in the Performing Arts

91 10 Film Buru Sengal (2002) Director: Shriprakash Winner of the Best Film Award at the XVIII Balck International Cinema 2003; and Grand Jury Award, Film South Asia 2003 Followed by a discussion (Collaboration: Toxics Link)

15 Film Tosca–In the Settings and at the Times of Tosca (1992) A live film directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi based on G. Puccini’s opera

16 Film Buena Vista Social Club (1999) A film by Wim Wenders A multi-award wining film on a group of legendary musicians from Cuba

18 Film Don Carlo (1984) Opera by G. Verdi

18 Films on Wildlife and Environment 1. The Beauty of Dragons Director: Gurmeet Sapal 2. Timeless Traveller: The Horseshoe Crab 3. In Troubled Waters (Collaboration: World Wide Fund of Nature-India)

22 International Joyce to An exhibition on the Irish writer James Joyce (1882-1941) 30 Inaugurated by H.E. Mr. Philip McDonagh, Ambassador of Ireland (Collaboration: Embassy of Ireland)

30 Film Carmen (1984) A film by Francesco Rossi based on the opera by G. Bizet

July 7-13 Varanasi–A Photographic Journey An exhibition of black and white photographs by Nilanjan Ray from Kolkata

92 17 Film Building Bodies (Collaboration: World Wide Fund for Nature-India)

20 Film River Taming Mantras Directed by Sanjay Barnela and Vasant Saberwal Followed by a discussion (Collaboration: Toxics Link)

23 Film Way Back Home A film by Supriyo Sen who introduced the screening Screening followed by a discussion

30 Film Carriers Director: Bulbul Tiwari who introduced the film Screening followed by a discussion

31 From Tradition to Technology A demonstration of the art of paper-cutting followed by screening of paper-cut animation films by Prabal Pramanik, well known artist Films: 1. The Flight 2. St. George and the Dragon 3. The Enchanted Palace 4. The Magic Scissors August THE SCHOOL IN CINEMA: 2ND TO 6TH AUGUST 2004 2 The Price of Knowledge (1999, Bhutan) Director: Ugyen Wangdi

We Homes Chaps (2002, India) Directed by Kesang Tseten who introduced the film Discussant and Moderator: Ms Dayita Dutt, Vice Principal, Welham Girl’s School

3 Zero for Conduct (1993, France) Director: Jean Vigo

Seven Up (1964, UK) Director: Paul Almond

93 Moderators: Dr Radhika Chopra, Department of Sociology, University of Delhi and Mr. David MacDougall, film maker

4 The New Boys (2002, Australia) Directed by David MacDougall who introduced the film

Discussant and Moderator: Ms Sabeena Gadihoke, Reader, Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia

5 La Memoire Dure (2000, France) Director: Rossella Ragazzi

Discussant and Moderator: Dr Anita Ramphal, Department of Education, University of Delhi

6 To Be and To Have (2000, France) Director: Nicolas Philibert Discussant and Moderator: Dr Anne Vaugier–Chatterjee, Political Advisor, European Union Commission (Collaboration: Department of Sociology, University of Delhi)

11-18 Fossils of Our Existence An exhibition of paintings in oil by S.G. Mogali from Belgaum

21 Film The Infinite Variety (Collaboration: World Wide Fund for Nature-India)

25 …A Little of God’s Light to An exhibition of photographs on the Himachal Himalay by 31 Sanjay Kumbkarni from Chandigarh September 18 Films on Wildlife and Environment Whose Water (26 min.) Directed by Krishnendu Bose Flight of Discovery Directed by Himanshu Malhotra Burdened Existence (Collaboration: World Wide Fund for Nature-India)

TO REMEMBER PABLO NERUDA 24 Films La Sebastiana, Neruda in Valaparaiso Isla Negra, Neruda in Isla Negra 94 La Chascona, Neruda’s House in Santiago Documentary films on Pablo Neruda’s homes (Collaboration: Department of Hispanic Studies, University of Delhi)

25 Film A Cloud over Bhopal Directors: Javier Linares & Larry Levene Introduction: Sanjoy Hazarika Followed by a discussion. Speaker: Shri Kamal Pareek, formerly with Union Carbide India, Bhopal October 16 Film Aamakar–The Turtle People (video; 76 min; 2003; English & with sub-titles) Director: Surabhi Sharma (Collaboration: World Wide Fund for Nature-India)

TO MARK CUBAN DAY OF CULTURE 21 Reflection and Creativity to An exhibition of paintings, lithographs and wood-cuts by leading 25 contemporary artists from Cuba (Collaboration: Embassy of Cuba) November 11-18 Mrida An exhibition of pottery and ceramic by Sonia Dhingra and Reyaz B.

18 The Nehru Era: Through the Lens of Homai Vyarawalla–India’s First Woman Photojournalist An illustrated presentation by Ms Sabeena Gadihoke, AJK Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia (Collaboration: Jamia Millia Islamia)

21 Film Moksha Directed by Pankaj Butalia who introduced the film Followed by a discussion (Collaboration: Indian Humanist Union and Breakthrough) December TO CELEBRATE TIGER WEEK: 4TH TO 11TH DECEMBER, 2004 4 Wild Tigers to An exhibition of photographs by Nanda S.J.B. Rana 10 Inaugurated by Dr Karan Singh

6 Film A Tiger’s Tale 95 7 Tourism: Ban or Boon for ConservationConservation? Panelists: Shri Mahendra Vyas, Member, Central Empowerment Committee, Delhi and Founder Member of LAW-E; Shri P.K. Sinha, Director, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun; and Dr Rajesh Gopal, Director, Project Tiger, Ministry of Environment & Forests Moderator: Prof. Lalit M. Nath, former Member, Indian Board for Wildlife

9 Tigers–Behaviour, Conservation and Research Illustrated presentation by Shri Nanda S.J.B. Rana Followed by a presentation by Dr Latika Nath Rana who focused on research and conservation of the tiger.

11 Film A Tale of Two Families (Film screenings organized in collaboration with World Wide Fund for Nature-India)

18-24 Real Virtuality An exhibition by Nina Sabnani from Ahmedabad

30 Film Kitte Milve Mahi–Where the Twain Shall Meet Directed by Ajay Bhardwaj who introduced the film Followed by a discussion January 2005 1 Divine Element to Photography as meditation–an exhibition of photographs 7 and a collectors album by Vivek Anand (Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility)

4 MANA-beyond belief Written and directed by Peter Friedman and Roger Manley Mr. Friedman introduced the film

7 Film They Who Walked Mountains (35 min; video; 2002; English and with sub-titles) Directed by Manju Kak who introduced the film Followed by a Discussion Speakers: Dr Susan Vishwanathan, Shri Deb Mukharji and Shri Harish Rawat

96 15 Film Words on Water (video; 85 min; 2002; English) Directed by Sanjay Kak (Collaboration: World Wide Fund for Nature-India)

21-29 Enchanting Taiwan An exhibition of photographs (Collaboration: Economic and Cultural Centre)

29 Film Gandhi (188 mins; dvd; English) A film by Sir To mark 400 years of Miguel de Cervantes’ Don Quixote de la Mancha El Caballero Don Quijote (Spain; 2002; dvd;117 mins; English sub-titles) Directed by Manuel Gutierrez Aragon (Collaboration: Embassy of Spain and Department of Hispanic Studies, Delhi University)

97 APPENDIX VI Film Club

A Festival of Diaspora Films

February 2004 23 Devi (1962, Bengali) A film by Satyajit Ray (Film courtesy: Directorate of Film Festivals of India)

26 Tea with Mussolini (1999) A film by Franco Zeffirelli

28 A Taste of Cherry (Iran, 1997) A film by Winner of the Palme D’Or, Cannes Film Festival 1997 March A FESTIVAL OF FILMS FROM RUSSIA 4 Spring on Zarechnaya Street (1956) Directors: Marlen Khutsiyev & Feliks Mironer

5 The Cranes Are Flying (1957) Director: Mikhail Kalatozishvili Multi-award winning film including Palm D’Or and Special Mention, Cannes Film Festival 1958; and Russian Feature Film Award 1958

8 The Ice Queen (1966) Director: Gennady Kazansky

10 The Tale of Tsar Sultan (1966) Director: Aleksandr Ptushko

16 Russian Protest Director: Alexander Proshkin

19 The Sky, The Plane, The Girl (2002) Director: Vera Storozheva

98 25 Carmen (2003) Director: Aleksandr Khvan To mark the 70th Birth Anniversary of Yuri Gaganin (Collaboration: Russian Centre of Science & Culture) April A FESTIVAL OF CHINESE FILMS: 15TH TO 21ST APRIL 2004 15 Inauguration Followed by A Beautiful Woman Next Door ( Pretty Neighbour, 2002) Director: Han Zhijun who introduced the film

16 Pretty Big Feet (Meili de Dajiao, 2002) Director: Yang Yazhou With Ni Ping Winner of the awards for Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Actress and Supporting Actress, Golden Rooster Award (Jin Ji), 2002

17 The Last Hunter (2003) Director: Tang Na

17 Seminar: Our Films–Their films Presentations by Mr. Han Zhijun, Film maker/Editor and Vice President, Changchun Film Studio; Dr Liu Liexiong, Film and Opera Director as well as Film Analyst; Ms Feng Nina, Deputy Head, Commercial Programme of the Southern China TV, ; Dr Jia Haitao, Associate Professor, Dept. of Social Sciences, Jinan University; and Dr Zhao Yifeng, Professor of History, Dept. of History, Jinan University

FILMS BY ZHANG YIMOU 19 To Live (Huozhe,1994) With Gong Li, Ge You Multi-award winning film including BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in an English Language, BAFTA Award 1995; Grand Prize of the Jury, Best Actor and Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, Cannes Film Festival 1994

20 (Yi ge dou bu neng shao, 1998) With Wei Minzhi Multi award winning film including the , Lanterna Magica Prize, Sergio Trasatti Award and UNICEF Award, Venice Film Festival 1999

99 21 The Road Home (Wo de fu qin mu qin, 1999) With Zhang Ziyi Winner of the Silver Bear and Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, Berlin International Film Festival 2000; and World Cinema Audience Award, Sundance Film Festival 2000 May SPECIAL SCREENINGS 1 The Merry Wives (Brazil, 2003) Director: Leila Hipolito (Collaboration: Embassy of Brazil)

3 Bellissima (Poland, 2001) Director: Artur Urbanski (Collaboration: Embassy of Poland)

CANADIAN FILM FESTIVAL 13 Who’s Counting? Sex, Lies and Global Economics (1995) Director: Terre Nash

Money, Who Creates it? Who Controls it? Who ProfitsProfits? (2003) Director: Isaac Isitan

Vivre 120 Years, the Future of Aging (1994) Director: Carlos Ferrand (Collaboration: Indo Canadian Films International)

15 Dossier Sans titre/Untitled Folder (1998) Director: Benedicte de Burgh Followed by Katryn’s Place (2002) Director: Benedicte de Burgh

17 Madame Brouette (2002) Director: Moussa Sene Absa

18 The Man Who Planted Trees (1987) Director: Frederic Back

The Lion and the Lamb (1995) Director: Luc Beauchamp

Ceiling Requiem (2000) Director: Jeremy Peter Allen

100 Atomic Sake (1999) Director: Louise Archmabault

19 Love Come Down (2000) Director: Clement Virgo (Collaboration: Indo-Canadian Films International and Federation of Film Societies) June FESTIVAL OF FILMS FROM COLOMBIA 1 Thoroughbred (1982) Winner of the Golden India Catalina Award for Best Actress, Cartagena Film Festival 1982: International Jury’s Special Mention, Catalonian International Film Festival 1983

2 Visa USA (1986) Director: Lisandro Duque Naranjo Winner of the Golden Precolumbian Circle Award for Best Film, Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor, Bogota Film Festival 1987; Golden Pelican Award for Best Film and Special Mention for Best New Actress, Cartagena Film Festival 1986

5 Rodrigo D No Future (1990) Director: Victor Gavieria

7 Confessing To Laura (1991) Director: Jaime Osorio Gomez Winner of the Best Actress Award, Havana Film Festival 1991

9 The Rose Seller (1998) Director: Victor Gaviria Winner of the Golden Precolumbian Circle Award for Best Director and Best Film, Bogota Film Festival 1998; Special Jury Prize and Best Actress Awards, Bratislava International Film Festival 1998

14 Breath of Life (1999) Director: Luis Ospina Winner of the Best Actress Award, Biarritz International Festival of Latin American Films 1999; Golden India Catalina Award for Best Film and Special Jury Prize, Cartagena Film Festival 2000; and Special Mention, Havana Film Festival 1999 (Collaboration: Embassy of Colombia)

101 July FESTIVAL OF FILMS FROM TURKEY 5 Green Light (2002) Director: Faruk Aksoy

7 Propaganda (1999) Director: Sinan Cetin Winner of the Golden Goblet for Best Film, Shanghai International Film Festival 1999

8 Raindrop (2000) Director: Zeki Okten

12 Piano Piano Kid (1991) Director: Tunc Basaran

13 The Trial (1999) Director: Yalcin Yelence (Collaboration: Embassy of Turkey )

OSIAN’S CINEFAN: 6TH FESTIVAL OF ASIAN CINEMA 17 Listener’s Choice (Syria, 2003) Director: Abdullatif Abdulhamid

Two Angels (Iran, 2003) Director: Mamad Haghighat

The Dance of the Wind (Tunisia, 2003) Director: Taieb Louhichi

18 The Magic Box (Tunisia, 2002) Director: Ridha Behi

Ticket to Jerusalem (Palestine, 2002) Director: Rashid Masharawi

Encounter (Turkey, 2002) Director: Omer Kavur

Rachida (Algeria, 2002) Director: Yamina Bachir

Blackboards (Iran, 2000) Director: Samira Makhmalbaf

102 19 Goddess of Mercy (China, 2003) Director: Ann Hui

Three Seasons (Vietnam, 1999) Director: Tony Bui

Beyond Gibraltar (Morocco., 2001) Director: Taylan Barman and Mourad Boucif

20 A Little Bit of Freedom (Germany, 2002) Director: Yuksel Yavuz

The Day My Aunt Was Ill, The Day I Became a Woman (Iran, 2000) Directors: Hana Makhmalbaf and Marzieh Meshkini

The Girl’s Secrets (Egypt, 2001) Director: Ahmed Ali Magdi

21 Paloah (Malaysia, 2003) Director: Adman Salleh

The Wind Game (Iran, 2002) Director: Alireza Ghanie

The Insane Flew Away (Iran, 2003) Director: Ahmad-Reza Motamedi (Collaboration: Osian’s Cinemaya) August A SEASON OF ITALIAN FILMS 16 Introduction by Dr Patrizia Raveggi, Director, Italian Embassy Cultural Centre Followed by The Way We Laughed (1998) Director: Gianni Amelio Winner of the Golden Lion, Golden Osella for Best Cinematography and Sergio Trasatti Award-Special Mention, Venice Film Festival 1998 amongst others

18 Not of this World (1999) Director: Giuseppe Piccioni Winner of the Audience Award for Best Feature Film & Grand Jury Prize, AFI Festival 1999; Silver Hugo for Best Film, Chicago International Film Festival 1999; Award for Best Actress, Best

103 Editing, Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Production, David di Donatello Awards 1999; and Special Grand Prize of the Jury, Montreal World Film Festival 1999

23 The Last Kiss (2001) Director: Gabriele Muccino Winner of the award for Best Director, Best Editing, Best Production, Best Sound, Best Supporting Actress, David di Donatello Awards 2001; and Audience Award, Sundance Film Festival 2002 among others

30 I Am Not Scared (2003) Director: Gabriele Salvatores Winner of the award for Best Cinematography, David of the Youth Award, David di Donatello Awards 2004 (Collaboration: Italian Embassy Cultural Centre) September FESTIVAL OF FILMS FROM CHILE 1 Sex with Love (2003) Director: Boris Quercia Winner of the Award for Best New Director & Special Jury Award, Huelva Latin American Film Festival 2003; and Golden Egret Award for Best Director, Miami Hispanic Film Festival 2004

2 Ogu and Mampato in Rapa Nui (2003) Director: Alejandro Rojas Tellez Winner of the Apex Award for Best Film, Art and Entertainment Critics Awards, Chile 2003

3 The Moon in the Mirror (1990) Director: Silvio Caiozzi Winner of the OCI C Award, Amiens International Film Festival, 1990; Award for Best Actor, Havana Film Festival 1990; and Volpi Cup for Best Actress, Venice Film Festival 1990

4 Gringuito (1998) Director: Sergio Castilla Winner of OCIC Special Award, Havana Film Festival 1998; and Honorable Mention of the Children’s Cinema Competition Jury, Cartagena Film Festival 2000 (Collaboration: Embassy of Chile)

104 A TRIBUTE TO MARLON BRANDO (1924-2004) 10 A Streetcar Named Desire (USA, 1951) Director: Elia Kazan Winner of 4 Oscars including for Best Actress in a Leading Role and Best Art Direction, Academy Awards 1952; Special Prize of the Jury and Volpi Cup, Venice Film Festival 1951; NYFCC Award for Best Actress and Best Director, New York Film Critics Circle Awards 1951

13 The Wild One (USA, 1953) Director: Laszlo Benedek

20 Apocalypse Now (1979/2001) Director: Francis Ford Coppola Winner of the Palm d’Or for Best Film & FIPRESCI Prize, Cannes Film Festival 1979; David for Best Director–Foreign Film, David di Donatello Awards 1980; and Golden Globe Award for Best Director, Motion Picture, Golden Globes Awards 1980

29 On the Waterfront (1954, USA) Director: Elia Kazan Winner of 8 Oscar Awards including for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Director & Best Picture, Academy Awards 1955; BAFTA Film Award for Best Foreign Actor, BAFTA Awards 1955; Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Actor-Drama & Best Director, Golden Globes Award 1955; and Silver Lion, Venice Film Festival 1954

30 Harivillu (The Rainbow, India, 2003) Director: B. Narsing Rao who introduced the film October FESTIVAL OF FILMS FROM CUBA 4 Glances (Miradas, 2001) Director: Enrique Alvarez Winner of the Cuban Music Writer’s Rights Agency Award, Havana Film Festival 2001

5 Nothing (Nada, 2002) Director: Juan Carlos Cremata Malberti Winner of the Jury’s Grand Award, Miami International Film Festival 2002

11 Nights in Constantinople (2001) Director: Orlando Rojas

105 14 Suite Habana (2003) Director: Fernando Perez Multi award winning film including the Award for Best Director, Best Music, Cuban Press Association Award, FIPRESCI Prize, Havana Film Festival 2003; Kikito Critics Prize & Special Jury Award, Gramado Film Festival 2004; Signis Award, San Sebastian International Film Festival 2003 (Collaboration: Embassy of Cuba) December SEASON’S FINALE 7 Children of Paradise (France, 1945) Director: Marcel Carne

9 Amelie (France, 2001) Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet Multi-award winning film including Amanda for Best Foreign Feature Film, Amanda Awards, 2002; BAFTA Film Award for Best Production Design & Best Screen-play-Original, BAFTA Awards 2002; Cesar for Best Director, Best Film, Best Music written for a film & Best Production Design, Cesar for Best Director, Best Film, Best Music Written for a Film & Best Production Design, Cesar Awards 2002; Audience Award & European Film Awards for Best Cinematography, Best Director & Best Film, European Film Awards 2001

23 The (Iran, 1997) Director: Majid Majidi Multi-award winning film including FIPRESCI Prize Special Distinction, Grand Prix du Ameriques, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury & Public Prize, Montreal World Film Festival 1997; Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Film, Fajr Film Festival 1997; Lucas Award, Lucas–International Festival of Films for Children and Young People 1997; Award for Best Foreign Film, Newport International Film Festival 1998; among others

27 Lost in Translation (USA/Japan, 2003) Director: Sofia Coppola Multi-award winning film including Oscar Award for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, Academy Awards 2004; BAFTA Film Awards for Best Editing, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role & Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, BAFTA Awards 2004; Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture–Musical or Comedy, Best Performance by an Actor, Best Screenplay-Motion Picture, Golden Globes USA 2004; among others

29 Osama (Afghanistan/Netherlands/Japan, 2003) Director: Siddiq Barmak 106 January 2005 A FESTIVAL OF FRENCH COMEDY FILMS 10 The Holidays of Mr. Hulot (Les Vacances de M. Hulot) Director: Jacques Tati

11 The Bet (Le Pari) Directors: Didier Bourdon and Bernard Campan Molinaro

13 White Lies (Comme Elle Respire ) Director: Pierre Salvadori

17 Serial Lover Director: James Huth

28 Tanguy Director: Etienne Chatillez (Collaboration: Embassy of France)

107 APPENDIX VII

Indian and Foreign Institutions provided IIC’s collaborative support during the year

Anhad; All India Heart Foundation; Akshara Theatre; Australia–India Council; All India Women’s Conference; Ahimsa Trust; Alzheimer’s & other Related Disorders Society of India; ARSIPSO; Association of Indian Diplomats; Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Yaadgar Sabha; Breakthrough; Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan; Bharatiya Sangeet Sadan; British Council Division; Centre for Political Studies, JNU; Citizens Initiative; Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research, Centre for Civil Society; Centre for Transcultural Studies, Chicago; Centre de Sciences Humaines, CIFT, Cochin; CIFRI; CMFRI, Cochin; CIBA, Chennai; Council for Social Development; Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative; Dagar Brothers Memorial Trust; Delhi Peace Summit; Delhi Music Society; Delhi Society for Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs; DELNET; Department of Sociology, University of Delhi; Department of Hispanic Studies, University of Delhi; DONER; Jamia Millia Islamia; Dr Vasantarao Deshpande Pratishthan; Federation of Film Societies of India; Earth Care Foundation; Foundation for Universal Responsibility of H.H. The Dalai Lama; Gandhi Media Centre; Gayathri Fine Arts; Ghalib Institute; Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre; Hindustani Awaaz; Himal Association; Impresario India; ICSF, Chennai; Indian Music Society; Indian Humanist Union; Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies; Indialog Publications; Indian Council for Cultural Relations; Indo Canadian Films International; Indian Association for International Affairs; In Group ’80, the Media People; India-Pakistan Friendship Society; Indian Association for Central Asian & West Asian Studies; Israel National Lottery Council for the Arts; Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Italian Embassy Cultural Centre; Jamia Millia Islamia; Janandolan; Justice Sunanda Bhandare Foundation; Kalpavriksh; K.L. Saigal Memorial Circle; Law Asia; Lokayan; Malcolm and Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust, Chennai; Max Mueller Bhawan; Maharashtra Sanskritik Sandhya; Miranda House; Motilal Banarsidass, India; National Council for Applied Economic Research; Nature Morte; Navdanya; NISTADS; Osian’s Cinemaya; Penguin India; Parent’s 108 Forum for Meaningful Education; Permanent Black; Prem Bhatia Memorial Trust; Pratham Delhi Education Initiative; Pt. Amarnath Memorial Foundation; Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology; Russian Centre of Science and Culture; S. Ranganathan Charitable Foundation; Sage Publications; Sangeet Natak Akademi; Sarvodaya International Trust; Seher; Samya-Center for Equity Studies; Sahitya Akademi; Schumacher Society, Delhi; Shaam-e-Ghazal; Srishti Publishers; Society for Application of Science and Technology for Rural Advancement; Centre for the Study of Developing Societies; Society for Application of Science and Technology for Rural Advancement; Teamwork; Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre; Tribal Weave; The Academy of Third World Studies; The Book Review Literary Trust; The Educational Resources Centre Trust; The Forum for Independent Research Scholars, Delhi; The Poetry Society, India; Tibet House; Tibet Study Group; Toxics Link; The Media Foundation; The Naina Devi Foundation; The Japan Foundation; The Gujarati Club; The Media People; Vasant Kala Vilas; Viveka Foundation; Vikram Sarabhai Foundation; Women’s Coalition for Peace and Development with Dignity; World Wide Fund for Nature-India; Yatrik;

Embassies Austria; Brazil; Canada; Chile; Cuba; France; Germany; Israel; Japan; Italy; New Zealand; Poland; Russia; Spain; Switzerland; Slovakia; Turkey.

109 APPENDIX VIII

Programme Planning Advisory Groups

NAME OF THE GROUP CONVENOR

1. Culture Dr Kapila Vatsyayan

2. Development Dr Ashok Khosla

3. Education Dr Alok Rai

4. Economics Shri Jairam Ramesh

5. Environment Shri Ravi Agarwal

6. History and Archaeology Prof. Mushirul Hasan

7. Health and Population Dr B.N.Tandon

8. Issues Relating to Women Ms Madhu Kishwar

9. International Relations Shri I.P.Khosla

10. Information Technology Col. B.K.Rai

11. Issues Relating to Delhi Shri Ashis Banerji

12. Media Shri Dileep Padgaonkar

13. Politics and Governance Prof. Neera Chandhoke

14. Security Dr C. Raja Mohan

15. Science and Technology Dr V.S.Chauhan

16. Society and Social Development Prof. T.K.Oommen

110 Advisory Council

Shri Ravi Agarwal Dr B. S. Minhas Prof. Balveer Arora Dr Neeru Misra Dr Kanti Bajpai Dr C. Raja Mohan Dr Vineeta Bal Shri Ajit Mozoomdar Shri Ashish Banerjee Dr S. N. Mukherjee Prof. B. B. Bhattacharya Dr Ashis Nandy Prof. Neera Chandhoke Prof. T. K. Oommen Dr V. S. Chauhan Shri Dileep Padgaonkar Shri S.J.S. Chhatwal Prof. Ashok Parthasarathi Shri V. B. Eswaran Col. B. K. Rai Shri M. C. Gupta Dr Alok Rai Prof. Mushirul Hasan Smt. Purnima Rai Dr Ashok Jain Shri Jairam Ramesh Shri M. C. Joshi Dr Kavita A. Sharma Dr Ashok Khosla Dr Kumud Sharma Shri Romi Khosla Dr B. N. Tandon Ms Madhu Kishwar Prof. Nalini Thakur Dr S. C. Malik Smt. Leela Venkataraman Shri Ajay S. Mehta Prof. Panchapakesan

Library Committee

Dr Kapila Vatsyayan, Chairperson Dr M.M. Kapur Shri T.R. Andhyarujina Smt. Sona Khan Prof. Imtiaz Ahmed Prof. Satish Kumar Shri P.S.Bawa Prof. Subhash Malik Prof. Neera Chandhoke Shri B.R. Nanda Dr Jyotindra Jain Shri Ashok Vajpeyi Dr H. K. Kaul, Chief Librarian

House Committee

Prof. M.G.K. Menon, Chairman Dr (Smt) Avtar Pennathur Shri M.L.Chibber Shri Ranesh Ray Ms Rashma Imhasly Shri S. Habib Rehman Prof. K.B.Logani Shri Inder Mohan Sharma Smt. B.J.Manekshaw Shri Kisan Mehta Smt. Gulshan Nanda Shri L. K. Joshi, General Manager

111 Board of Trustees

Shri Soli J. Sorabjee, President Dr Kapila Vatsyayan Prof. M. G. K. Menon Shri S. K. Singh Dr L. M. Singhvi Dr Arun Nigavekar Dr Karan Singh Shri P. C. Sen Director

Director Shri P. C. Sen

Executive Committee

Shri P. C. Sen, Chairman Dr R. K. Pachauri Shri M. H. Ansari Shri M. P. Wadhawan Hon. Treasurer Shri Inder Malhotra Dr S. M. Dewan Lt.Gen.(retd.) A. S. Kalkat Cmde. (retd.) K. N. Venugopal Prof. (Mrs.) Sneh Bhargava

Medical Consultants

Dr K. P. Mathur Dr (Mrs.) Rita Mohan Dr K. A. Ramachandran Dr B. Chakravorty Dr Mohammad Qasim

Senior Staff

Cmde. (retd.) K. N. Venugopal Secretary Shri L. K. Joshi General Manager Shri P. R. Sivasubramanian Controller of Finance and Accounts Dr H. K. Kaul Chief Librarian Dr Geeti Sen Chief Editor Dr A. C. Katoch Administration Officer

Ms Premola Ghose Chief, Programme Division Shri Arun Potdar Chief, Maintenance Division Shri W. R. Sehgal Accounts Officer

112 Notes

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