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EDUCATION ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 1 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 CONTENTS PRESENTATION 6 SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES 2019 8 1. INSTITUTIONAL 11 1.1. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CASA DE LA INDIA FOUNDATION 11 1.2. COUNCIL OF HONOUR 12 1.3. FRIENDS AND BOARD OF FRIENDS OF CASA DE LA INDIA 12 1.4. INSTITUTIONAL EVENTS 13 1.5. OTHER INSTITUTIONAL EVENTS 16 1.6. SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS 24 1.6.1. SCHOLARSHIPS AND INTERNSHIPS AT CASA DE LA INDIA 24 1.6.2. SCHOLARSHIPS OF THE INDIAN COUNCIL FOR CULTURAL RELATIONS (ICCR) OF THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 24 2. CULTURE 27 2.1. 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF MAHATMA GANDHI 27 2.2. EXHIBITIONS 32 2.3. CINEMA 34 2.3.1. INDIAINDIE 34 2.3.2. FILM CYCLES 36 2.3.3. OTHER SCREENINGS 38 2.4. PERFORMING ARTS AND MUSIC 39 2.4.1. THEATRE: "KIJOTE KATHAKALI". TOUR IN INDIA 39 2.4.2. REGULAR PROGRAMS 41 2.4.3. OTHER PERFORMANCES 46 2.4.4. LAB INDIA. LABORATORY OF INDIAN PERFORMINGS ARTS 49 2.5. LITERATURE 52 2.5.1. PARTICIPATION IN LITERATURE FESTIVALS 52 2.5.2. BOOK PRESENTATIONS 54 2.5.3. MAHATMA GANDHI SPEECH COMPETITION 55 2.6. OTHER CELEBRATIONS AND SPECIAL EVENTS 56 3. EDUCATION 61 3.1. COURSES 61 3.1.1. HINDI COURSES 61 3.1.2. KALASANGAM: PERMANENT PERFORMING ARTS SEMINAR 62 3.2. LECTURES, SEMINARS AND ROUND TABLES 63 3.2.1. LECTURES AND ROUND TABLES IN CASA DE LA INDIA 63 3.2.2. LECTURES, ROUND TABLES AND SEMINARS WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS 64 3.3. ESCUELA DE LA INDIA (INDA SCHOOL) PROGRAMMES 66 3.3.1. INTERCULTURAL DAYS 67 3.3.2. INTERCULTURAL EDUCATIONAL SHOWS 68 3.3.3. CELEBRATIONS AND SPECIAL EVENTS 69 3.3.4. PROJECTS WITH EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL CENTRES 76 3.3.5. GUIDED VISITS TO CASA DE LA INDIA 78 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 4. LIBRARY 81 4.1. LIBRARY SERVICES 81 4.2. TAGORE LIBRARY OF JOSÉ PAZ 81 4.3. BOOK PRESENTATIONS 83 5. COOPERATION AND ENTERPRISE 85 5.1. COOPERATION WITH THE CITY OF AHMEDABAD 85 5.2. COOPERATION IN THE TOURISM SECTOR 87 5.3. COOPERATION IN THE FILM INDUSTRY 88 5.4. ACADEMIC COOPERATION 88 5.5. PARTICIPATION IN OTHER COOPERATION AND BUSINESS EVENTS 90 PRESENTATION 2019 has been a very special year for India and Casa de la India in particular. Throughout the year the world has commemorated the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi, father of the Indian nation born on October 2, 1869 in Porbandar, Gujarat. Casa de la India, in collaboration with its institutional patrons, the Embassy of India, the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), the City Council of Valladolid and the University of Valladolid, and other collaborating entities, organised a wide range of activities to celebrate the figure of Gandhi, an emblematic leader who led India to Independence by rejecting armed struggle and preaching and practicing satyagraha ("soul force") and non-violent civil disobedience or ahimsa. A pacifist, political thinker and lawyer, Gandhi was undoubtedly one of the most respected and influential universal figures of the th20 century and today continues to attract enormous interest from the academic, cultural and political spheres. For this reason, the special programme of activities designed by Casa de la India has been of a transversal nature, with institutional, academic and cultural events, as well as specific contents aimed at school audiences. In the institutional field, the visit paid by Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, President of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) to Spain on 2nd and 3rd October was particularly relevant. During these two days he participated in various commemorative events and was able to visit Casa de la India, of whose Foundation ICCR is a patron. The President of ICCR, with the rank of Minister of State, decided to celebrate in Spain such an important date for the Indian nation, attending on 2nd October, the day of the anniversary (Gandhi Jayanti), the inauguration in Madrid of the exhibition "Gandhi: My life is my message", organized by the Embassy of India and Casa de la India in collaboration with the City Council of Madrid and Spain-India Council Foundation. Accompanied by the Ambassador of India, Sanjay Verma, the President of the ICCR travelled to Valladolid on 3rd October to visit Casa de la India and learn first- hand about the functioning, as well as the objectives and specific contents, of this centre which has become a model for India's cultural diplomacy abroad. Among the different institutional events in homage to Gandhi that took place in Valladolid in collaboration with the Embassy of India, we may highlight the celebration of "World Environment Day" on 5th June in the symbolic Peace Park, where the statue of Gandhi donated by the government of India in 2001 was erected and which also hosted this year for the first time the "International Yoga Day", as well as the organization in the Campo Grande Park of the "Bicycle Day" on 23rd June, celebrated this year in homage to the Mahatma. The main commemorative event of the year was the celebration held on the 150th anniversary (2nd October) in front of the Gandhi statue in the Peace Park with the presence of more than 500 schoolchildren, teachers, neighbours and authorities, in a program which included Gandhi songs and readings of speeches by the schoolchildren, as well as a bansuri flute recital. It was an unforgettable anniversary celebration for those attending that day dedicated to the guru of non-violence. And although it has already become a regular event since the United Nations declared 2nd October "International Day of Non-Violence", this birthday of the Mahatma will undoubtedly leave very special memories for the many participants. 6 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 On the other hand, among the commemorative events in the cultural sphere that had a larger projection at a national level, it is worth mentioning the itinerant exhibition "Gandhi: My Life is My Message", with iconic photographs selected and restored from the most relevant archives about the Indian leader, and which was exhibited in Valladolid (Casa de la India), San Lorenzo de El Escorial (Casa de Cultura) and Madrid (Casa de la Panadería) between the months of May and October. This exhibition, which served as an introduction to the life and work of such a singular historical figure, was complemented by a monographic series of lectures and talks on Gandhi by renowned experts and academics from India and Spain, as well as a special series of films and documentaries dedicated to his figure. And for the youngest audience, a contest of speeches about Gandhi aimed at children and young people was organized, challenging the participants to synthesize in 90 seconds the main ideas of his message of peace. All this without leaving aside the series of music and performing arts by prominent guest artists, as well as the programming of master classes coordinated under the LAB India of Performing Arts of Casa de la India with masters of diverse traditions and artistic disciplines. On the other hand, the Escuela de la India (India School), the intercultural educational program of intercultural of Casa de la India with a long trajectory, this year brought the message and values of the Mahatma to numerous schools and institutes of Valladolid and Castilla y León, reaching with its educational and artistic activities more than 4500 students of public and private schools with numerous activities of a participatory nature. And finally, in the area of cooperation, important initiatives were carried out in the film and tourism sector, within the framework of FITUR and with the collaboration of the Spain Film Commission, Incredibe India and Air India, to promote film tourism with Indian and Spanish film production companies. The cooperation program with Ahmedabad, the twin city of Valladolid, was also strengthened with the visit of the Municipal Commissioner, Vijay Nehra, to Valladolid in autumn to launch new projects related to tourism and smart cities, as well as with the exchange programs of school and university students that have been successfully carried out throughout the year with educational centres in that city. Precisely in the month of November, the Vice-chancellor of the University of Valladolid and President of Casa de la India, Antonio Largo Cabrerizo, was invited by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) to India to intensify academic relations with universities and educational centres in New Delhi, Kolkata and Ahmedabad, the main city in the state of Gujarat. What a privilege it was for visitors from distant lands, such as Valladolid, whether they were young schoolchildren, academics or authorities, to be able to visit the modest Gandhi ashram on the Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad in the year of his 150th anniversary! …For, when we take off our shoes to step on the porch of what was once his humble hut and sit before his charkha spinning wheel, symbol of transformation and of the power of the individual, we all become equals. Such is the power of the Mahatma, "the Great Soul." Guillermo Rodríguez Martín Director 7 SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES 2019 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF MAHATMA GANDHI 127 EVENTS 44 LECTURES, WORKSHOPS AND ROUNDTABLES 31 PERFORMING ARTS AND MUSIC SHOWS 23 FILM SCREENINGS 21 ACTIVITIES ON THE OCCASION OF THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF MAHATMA GANDHI 4 EXHIBITIONS 82 ARTISTS, EXPERTS AND LECTURERS 17 BUSINESS VISITS 18.496 ATTENDEES IN THE FOLLOWING CITIES: VALLADOLID, MADRID, LEÓN, PALENCIA, LANZAROTE, SEGOVIA, SAN LORENZO DE EL ESCORIAL, NEW DELHI, KOLKATA, CALICUT, MADRAS, AHMEDABAD, PRAYAGRAJ, SANTINIKETAN. 8 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 BOARD OF TRUSTEES WITH THE COLLABORATION OF COUNCIL OF HONOUR PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL OF HONOUR PRINCESA IRENE DE GRECIA MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF HONOUR RATAN TATA ZUBIN MEHTA SUKANYA SHANKAR EMERITUS FRIENDS JULIO JUBERÍAS • VISWANATHAN ANAND • JOSÉ PAZ 9 10 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 1.
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  • Annual Report 2011-2012

    Annual Report 2011-2012

    Annual Report IND I A INTERNAT I ONAL CENTRE 2011-2012 IND I A INTERNAT I ONAL CENTRE New Delhi Board of Trustees Mr. Soli J. Sorabjee, President Justice (Retd.) Shri B.N. Srikrishna (w. e. f. 1st January, 2012) Mr. Suresh Kumar Neotia Professor M.G.K. Menon Mr. Rajiv Mehrishi Dr. (Mrs.) Kapila Vatsyayan Dr. Kavita A. Sharma, Director Mr. N. N. Vohra Executive Members Dr. Kavita A. Sharma, Director Mr. Kisan Mehta Mr. Najeeb Jung Dr. (Ms.) Sukrita Paul Kumar Dr. U.D. Choubey Cmde. (Retd.) Ravinder Datta, Secretary Lt. Gen. V.R. Raghavan Mr. P.R. Sivasubramanian, Hony. Treasurer Mrs. Meera Bhatia Finance Committee Justice (Retd.) Mr. B.N. Srikrishna, Dr. Kavita A. Sharma, Director Chairman Mr. P.R. Sivasubramanian, Hony. Treasurer Mr. M. Damodaran Cmde. (Retd.) Ravinder Datta, Secretary Lt. Gen. (Retd.) V.R. Raghavan Mr. Jnan Prakash, Chief Finance Officer Medical Consultants Dr. K.P. Mathur Dr. Rita Mohan Dr. K.A. Ramachandran Dr. B. Chakravorty Dr. Mohammad Qasim IIC Senior Staff Ms. Premola Ghose, Chief Programme Division Mr. Vijay Kumar Thukral, Executive Chef Mr. Arun Potdar, Chief Maintenance Division Mr. A.L. Rawal, Dy. General Manager (Catering) Ms. Omita Goyal, Chief Editor Mr. Inder Butalia, Sr. Finance and Accounts Officer Dr. S. Majumdar, Chief Librarian Ms. Madhu Gupta, Dy. General Manager (Hostel/House Keeping) Mr. Amod K. Dalela, Administration Officer Ms. Seema Kohli, Membership Officer (w. e. f. August 2011) Annual Report 2011-2012 As always, it is a privilege to present the 51th Annual Report of the India International Centre for the year commencing 1 February 2011 and ending 31 January 2012.