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2006-2007

THIS IS THE 46th Annual Report of the International Centre for the year, 1st of February 2006 to the 31st of January 2007, which will be placed before the 51st Annual General Body meeting of the Centre, to be held on the 30th of March 2007.

The tenures of the existing members elected to the Executive Committee and the Board of Trustees, from both the Individual and Corporate membership segments, will conclude on the 31st of March 2007.

The Centre would like to place on record its gratitude to the two outgoing Trustees, Smt. Justice (Retd.) Leila Seth and Dr R.K. Pachauri for the very valuable contributions made by them towards the successful steering of the policy and critical affairs of the Centre; and to Shri Inder Malhotra, Shri Vipin Malik, Smt. , Cmde C. Uday Bhaskar, Dr S.M. Dewan and Dr Arvind Pandalai, members of the Executive Committee, for the time devoted, and the interest taken by them in important matters relating to the execution of policies.

The Board of Trustees unanimously elected Prof. M.G.K Menon to serve as President for five years commencing the 1st of January 2007. The Trustees placed on record their gratitude to Shri Sorabjee.

In the year’s national honours list 31 of the Centre’s distinguished members were vested with Padma awards.

The Centre records the sad passing away of 52 of its members during the past year. Some of them had been closely associated with important activities of the Centre for many years, and their departure is a great loss.

1 Programmes

From inception the Centre has been making its facilities available, free of charge or at subsidized rates, to support activities of various organizations which pursue objectives shared by the Centre. During the year under review subventions amounting to Rs 52.05 lakhs were provided as against Rs. 48.12 lakhs in the previous year.

This year the Centre held 252 talks/discussions and seminars and 243 cultural programmes, documentary and feature films and exhibitions. Details are in Appendices I-VI.

At the outset the Centre would like to express gratitude to the convenors, members of the Programme Planning Advisory Groups, as well as several members of the Centre who initiated programmes and our collaborators who helped us organize a very successful and lively set of programmes. Festivals and Special Events

The IIC Experience

THE IIC EXPERIENCE 2006 was held from 6th -12th October. The core of the Festival being the cultural events, this year the Festival opened with a recital, ‘Adhbhuta: The Vision of Wonder’, by the celebrated dancer, Malavika Sarukkai. The other events included a Hindustani vocal concert by Rajshekhar Mansur, son of the legendary ; ‘Vadya Sammelanam’, a concert of by a 7-member women’s orchestra; ‘Uski Awaaz’ — readings by women poets; a concert, ‘Under the Stars’, by the Indian Ocean; ‘Rohi Rang: Colours of the Desert’, a concert of Sufiana Kalam by the Mir Singers of Bikaner; ‘Just Jazz!’ by the Babush Santana Quintet; and the finale, an impressive premiere of a Manipuri dance drama, ‘The Throw of Dice’, presented by Priti Patel and her troupe, Anjika.

2 This year’s film festival was called ’Stardust Memories: An Encounter with Old Friends’, which screened the films of Ingmar Bergmann (Sweden), Yasujiro Ozu (Japan); (Italy); Zoltan Fabri (Hungary), Majid Majidi (Iran), Walter Salles (Brazil) and . Mr Benegal was also present for a discussion with Shohini Ghosh.

The exhibitions held provided glimpses of India from three different epochs: ‘Mughal miniatures and mansucripts from the Raza Library, Rampur’ depicted the exquisite, jeweled world of miniature paintings from the Mughal period; ‘Photographing India: Journeys with Raja Deen Dayal and Henri Cartier-Bresson’ portraying the India of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and the years following Independence.

In the Gandhi-King Plaza, the well-know ceramicist, P.R. Daroz, exhibited ‘Warriors’, giant pots glazed in greens, blues, grays with metallic overlaps representing the helmets of samurai warriors. The exhibits measured over four feet in height.

Each day of the festival presented a different cuisine ranging from the Nawabi food of Rampur to the humble street food of Parathewali Gali in , as well as French and Oriental cuisines.

Madhya Pradesh Festival

The Government of and the IIC organized a festival, ‘FROM THE

VERY HEART OF INDIA’, from the 24th to 27th of May to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the creation of the state.

The festival included seminars on the artistic, musical and literary heritage of Madhya Pradesh; feature films with a Madhya Pradesh connection such as: , Muhafiz, Ahilya Bai, Massey Sahib, Maqbool, Samar, documentary films such as , Sanshodhan and Beyond the Wheel. The performances and music exemplified the incredible richness of the Madhya

3 Pradesh heritage–the Maihar Band founded by Ustad Alauddin Khan; Meeta of the Gwalior ; Prahlad Tipanya and his group of Kabirpanthis; Kalapini Komkali, daughter and disciple of Pt. Kumar Gandharva; the ; and a dance recital by Suchitra Harmalkar and her group of the Raigarh Gharana.

The exhibitions included tribal and folk art, contemporary painting and sculpture from the collection of Bharat Bhawan in , a selection of plaster casts from the State Museum; and a display of textiles and fabrics from Madhya Pradesh.

Two dinners were organized: one was a selection of dishes from different parts of Madhya Pradesh and the other from the erstwhile princely state of Sailana, based on royal recipes from several Indian courts which the former Maharajas had collected.

Meet –A Retrospective of Three

Three films by the acclaimed director, Aparna Sen, were screened at the end of August. They were 36 Chowringhee Lane, Mr and Mrs Iyer and her latest film, 15 Park Avenue. Since 15 Park Avenue deals with the issue of mental health, IIC organized an exhibition entitled ‘Beyond the Cuckoo’s Nest’ in collaboration with a -based NGO, Anjali, which was inaugurated by Justice Leila Seth, followed by a discussion on ‘Changing Mental Health Care and Treatment in India’. The founder of Anjali, Ratnaboli Ray and Aparna Sen were present after the screening of 15 Park Avenue for a discussion which was chaired by Shohini Ghosh of , Delhi.

Remembering

To commemorate the centenary of Gandhiji’s first satyagraha in Johannesburg on 11th September 1906, the Centre, in collaboration with the NDMC, Gandhi Peace Foundation and Working Group on Alternate Strategies, organized a

4 special programme where the chief guest was Ms Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Deputy President of South . The programme included speeches and songs by the choirs of Balwantrai Mehta Vidya Bhawan, Bluebells School, Leprosy Mission and Springdales School. Ms Mlambo-Ngcuka planted an olive sapling (Olea Africana) to mark the event. Shri S. Jaipal Reddy, Minister of Urban Development , presided over the programme.

The India International Centre and the Sarvodaya International Trust organized a programme on inter-faith songs by children from Springdales School, Mothers’ International, New Era Public School and the Sanskriti School to mark the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Nobel Laureate Bishop was present on the occasion and planted the Olive sapling, in the Gandhi King Plaza.

New Initiatives

The IIC received a generous grant from the former Cabinet Secretary, Shri B.G.

Deshmukh, to organize a lecture series on the theme of GOVERNANCE. The inaugural lecture was delivered on 31st October by Shri Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah, former Chief Justice of India on ‘Governance in India: Collapse and Cure’. It is planned to hold at least one lecture a year.

THE EMINENT PERSONS LECTURES organized jointly by the Centre and the Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses commenced in October with lectures on ‘Globalisation and Security’ by Shri Arun Shourie; ‘Environmental Change and Security’ by Dr R.K. Pachauri; ‘Human Rights, Terrorism and Security’ by Shri Soli J. Sorabjee. The series is intended to bring distinguished experts to speak on various aspects of Security.

Japan Year in India 2007

To mark the 50th anniversary of the Cultural Agreement between India and Japan a year long series of lectures is being planned in collaboration with the Embassy of Japan covering the interaction and exchange of knowledge between

5 the two countries over centuries, looking at religion, language, sea-routes, literature, , traditional dance and music, calico and Japanese dyeing techniques, socio-political linkages and IT. The first lecture was delivered by Mr. Kosei Morimoto, Chief Abbot of Todaiji Temple, Nara, who spoke on ‘Todaiji Temple and Bodhisena’.

Seminars/Talks/Discussions

THE INDEPENDENT INDIA lecture series was initiated last year in collaboration with the New India Foundation in Bangalore. Distinguished experts have delivered authoritative lectures on various facets of post-Independent India. This year there were 7 lectures: ‘Mapping an Elusive Terrain– Literature in a Fluid Society’ by Prof. Meenakshi Mukherjee; ‘The Northeast since Independence’ by Shri Udayon Misra, Dibrugarh University; ‘Urban Crisis in Contemporary Bombay Cinema’ by Dr. Rajani Majumdar, JNU; ‘Sports since Independence’ by Sharda Ugra, India Today; ‘India’s Environment 1947-89: Politics, Society and Nature’ by Mahesh Rangarajan; ‘India’s Foreign Policy since Independence’ by C. Raja Mohan; and ‘ since Independence’ by Dr Dhruv Raina, JNU.

A couple of lectures are left before the series is concluded and it is hoped to publish the lectures in various issues of the IIC Quarterly.

A monthly series entitled PUTTING IDEAS FIRST, is being organized with the Craft Revival Trust. This initiative brings together experts and NGOs in the field of craft to exchange ideas and create an on-going dialogue. Presentations by experts are followed by informal discussions and have covered the ‘Craft Heritage of ’, ‘Impact of Liberalisation on Crafts-Case Study of Threat to Varanasi Weavers’; ‘Multiple Perspectives on Bharatanatyam’; ‘Credit Flow to the Handloom Sector’; ‘Ornament in Traditional Indian Architecture’; ‘Rafoogari of Najibabad’; ‘Conduct and Commerce of Art Today, with Special Reference to Indian Music’; ‘Textile Heritage with the Sari as the Main Focus’; and ‘Rejuvenating Crafts: The Kala Raksha Vidyalaya Response’.

6 FOCUS ON DELHI. A new series of lectures focusing on Delhi opened in August with Shri ’s talk on ‘My Father, the Builder’. Organized in collaboration with the Attic and INTACH this bi-monthly series had nine talks: ‘Discovering the Ancient in Modern Delhi’ by Prof. Upinder Singh; ‘Reflections on the Past and Present of Sufi Shrines in Delhi’ by Prof. Sunil Kumar; ‘Nehru’s Delhi – Post Independence Architecture in Delhi’ by Shri K.T. Ravindran; ‘Avenue for the Imperial Capital’ by Shri ; ‘Common Birds of Delhi and Some Interesting Visitors’ by Smt Sheila Chhabra; ‘City Makers and City Breakers’ by Shri Dunu Roy; ‘Delhi’s Kots and Sarais – History as Reflected in Toponymy’ by Narayani Gupta; ‘The Last Mughal: Eclipse of a Dynasty’ by Mr. William Dalrymple; ‘Zubaan-i-Dilli: From to Radio Mirchi’ by Prof. Alok Rai. The series has proved to be very popular.

Two on-going series with the Foundation for Universal Responsibility of HH

The are TO SERVE and THE OF BREATH.

TO SERVE presents the work of NGOs that make a difference to society and in these programmes the Centre presented Adarshila Shikshana Kendra, which deals with for the oppressed; Srijan, which helps women and children to develop vocational skills; Association for Learning Performing Arts and Normative Action, which works in East Delhi; Ms Snehlata Shrikhande of Pune, who deals with urban solid waste management; Udayan Care, dealing with group foster care; Ven. Tenzin Palmo who spoke on the emerging female voice in Buddhism; and Smt. Malati Chibber, on voluntary blood donation as a community service.

THE CULTURE OF BREATH series looks at the techniques of breathing in different traditions. This year there were lecture/demonstrations by Prof. Wali van Lohuizen (Sufi); Ustad (); Dharmacharya Shantum Seth (Buddhism); Kriya Yoga and Breath by Swami Kriyananda of Ananda; Movement Mandala; The Use of Breath, Imagery and Mudras in Dance by Navtej Singh Johar; Svara Yoga by R.K. Palhan.

7 A new series commenced in November: YOGIS: THE MYSTIC MASTERS, a monthly series of lectures and films on yogis/yoginis of different traditions, to comprehend and assimilate the visions of these great masters. Two or three evenings of each month are devoted to this programme and so far two ’Yogis’ have been presented: St. Francis of Assisi and the Tibetan mystic, Milarepa.

The reconstituted Programme Planning Advisory Groups met during the year and several programmes included below were initiated by them.

Economics and Development

The annual seminar, Mid-Year Review of the Indian Economy 2006-07 was presented by Surjit Singh Bhalla of Oxus Research and Investments. The discussants were Shubhashis Gangopadhyay of the India Development Foundation and Shri Omkar Goswami of Corporate and Economic Research Group.

The seminar was chaired by Shri Suman Bery, Director General, National Council for Applied Economic Research. This programme has, since 2001, been organized in collaboration with the Malcolm and Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust, , whose generous grant enables IIC to organize the seminar and publish the proceedings every year.

A very popular programme was ‘An Afternoon with Amartya Sen’. Based on a edited by Bina Aggarwal, Capabilities, Freedom and Equality: Amartya Sen’s Work from a Perspective, this discussion featured presentations by Justice Leila Seth, Bina Aggarwal and Amartya Sen and was followed by a conversation between the renowned Prof. of Law and Ethics, Dr Martha Nussbaum and Amartya Sen on the fundamental concept of freedom. The programme was organized in collaboration with University Press and the International Association for Feminist Economists.

Talks were held on ‘Budget 2006’ by Shri Bishwajit Bhattacharyya; ‘Competition

8 Matters: Perspectives of a Practitioner’ by Prof. Alan Fels, Dean of the Australia and New Zealand School of Government; ‘Growth and Reduction: Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty’ by .

In September a programme of six lectures/discussions with three of Delhi’s leading think tanks — Indian Council for Research in Economic Relations, National Council for Applied Economic Research and National Institute of Public Finance and Policy — were initiated. So far a discussion on ‘The Doha Round ‘and a talk by Prof. Deepak Lal on ‘China and India—Whither the Two Giants’ have been held.

Environment

FREEDOM FROM HUNGER. Last year the Centre for Environment and Food Security and the IIC had initiated a lecture series on Freedom from Hunger. Five lectures have already been held as follows: ‘Globalisation and the Farming Crisis’ by Dr Devinder Sharma, Food and Trade Policy Analyst; ‘Water—Understanding the Crisis’ by Shri Ramawamy R. Iyer, commentator on water; ‘Genetic Engineering and the Future of Indian Farmers’ by Dr of Gene Campaign; ‘Distress in Rural Economy’ by Shri Prem Shankar Jha, senior columnist and journalist; and ‘Redefining Poverty’ by Shri Mohan Guruswamy, Centre for Policy Alternatives.

A monthly series, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT COMPRISING DISCUSSIONS, talks and film screenings commenced some years ago in collaboration with an NGO, Toxics

Link. A film festival, QUOTES FROM THE EARTH presenting recent documentaries which deal with environmental issues was started in 2004 and is held every two years. This year the 3-day festival was held in November. The monthly programmes covered: ‘E-waste’; ‘Bird Flu’; ‘Health’; ‘Delhi’s Water Problems’; ‘Climate Change’; ‘Water Birds’; ‘Right to Information Bill’; ‘Is time Running out for the Tribal Cultivators of Jharkhand’; and ‘Delhi Winter turns Gloomy’.

The annual Howard Memorial Lecture which the Centre organizes in

9 collaboration with Navdanya is now in its seventh year. This year’s focus was ‘Women Shaping the Future of Food’ and the speakers were Ms Renate Kunst, Leader of the Green Party in Germany, Ms Caroline Lucas, Member of the Green Party in the European Parliament and Ms Judy Wicksm, Founder of the White Dog Café, the first café in the US to serve organic food. As was the case in the past, the lecture was followed by an organic food dinner for members of the Centre.

Other programmes included a talk/discussion on ‘Ecological Security: The Foundation of Sustainable Development’ by Dr Jeffrey A. McNeely, Chief Scientist, IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). This was preceded by the release of the IIC book, Ecological Security: The Foundation of Sustainable Development by Prof. M.G.K. Menon. The book, edited by Shri Samar Singh, is based on a lectures series organized by the IIC and the Foundation for Ecological Security.

Mr. Sunand Prasad, eminent architect and the first Asian President elect of The Royal Institute of British Architects spoke on ‘The Challenge of Climate Change: The Role of Architecture and Urbanism’. There was a presentation on ‘Hadadwa Ahar and the Pyne System of and Irrigation Management’.

Education

The IIC-NCERT lecture this year was ‘The Battle for Schools – The Struggle of the Poor for their Entitlement to Education’ by Prof. Shanti Sinha, Director, M. Venkatarangalaya Foundation, Secunderabad and a Magsaysay Awardee for Community Leadership.

Another lecture arranged in collaboration with the National Council for Educational Research and Training was the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Lecture by Prof. Christopher Winch of King’s College, , on ‘Individual Citizens or Workers: The Scope and Limits of School Based Educational Reform’.

10 A seminar on ‘Education for Children in Difficult Circumstances’ was addressed by Ms Annie Koshi, Principal of St. Mary’s School, Janaki Rajan of Jamia Millia Islamia, Rukmini Banerjee of Pratham and Shri Amit Kaushik of UNDP. Shri Vinod C. Khanna chaired the session. The seminar covered the work done by schools, both private and municipal, the voluntary sector and the government in dealing with elementary education for children from economically disadvantaged groups.

Other topics held were: ‘Moral Education, Value Education in a Global World’ by Edwin Zappe; ‘Four Educational Riddles’ by Prof. Kumar; and the Rosalind Wilson Memorial Lecture by Smt. Justice Ruma Pal on ‘ and the Law’; ‘Harmonising Donors, Lenders and National Education Policies and Priorities: The Mauritius Experience’ by Mr. Armoogum Parsuramen, Secretary to the Executive Board of UNESCO and former Mauritius Minister of Education.

Health

A new series of lectures on COMPLEMENTARY was initiated this year. Talks have been held on ‘Homeopathy’ by Dr Mohammed Qasim; ‘Ayurveda’ by Dr P.R. Ramesh of the Arya Vaidya Sala; ‘Unani’ by Dr Syed Mohammed Arif Zaidi, Jamia Hamdard; ‘Reflexology’ by Ms Namita Unnikrishnan; ‘Nadpariksha’ by Vaidyacharya Dr J.R. Raju of the Maharishi Ayurveda Arogyadham; and ‘Acupuncture’ by Dr .

Other topics covered were: ‘Modern Advances in Eye Care of the Aging Eye’ by Dr Rishi Mohan; ‘Acupressure’ by Dr A.K. Saxena; ‘Prevention of Hearing Disability’ by Dr R.N. Narang; ‘The Politics of Disease’ by Dr Mika Aaltola; lectures and discussions to mark World Hypertension Day, World Alzheimer’s Day and World Heart Day; ‘Heart Attacks: A Lifestyle Malady’ by Dr O.P. Yadava; ‘Yoga for all Ailments’ by Smt. Bijoylaxmi Hota; ‘You and Your Liver’ by Dr ; and a discussion on ‘Antibiotics-The Vanishing Miracle’.

11 To mark the centenary of the Embassy of Austria and the University of Delhi, in collaboration with IIC, organized a public lecture and seminar on Austria-India. Talks held were on ‘Psychoanalysis: On Forgetting and Not Being Able to Forget’ with two speakers from the University of Vienna, Dr Eveline List and Dr Bettina Reiter and two from , Dr Mallika Akbar and Dr Ashok Nagpal.

History and Archaeology

IIC played host to an international seminar on ‘Memory as History: The Legacy of Alexander in ’ organized by JNU and the University of Sydney. Scholars from Australia, USA, Greece, France, UK and India participated in the seminar which looked at the whole legend/romance of Alexander the Great, that flourished in the traditions of both Europe and Asia.

The talks at the Centre focused on ‘Conserving Mughal Garden Waterworks’ (the focus was on Shalimar Gardens in ) by Prof. James L. Westcoat of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; ‘Baburnama: Its Relevance to Contemporary India and ’ by Mr. Dilip Hiro; ‘Chinese Porcelain – India and the Western World, 8th to 15th Centuries AD’ by Dr John Carswell, an expert on Chinese ceramics; ‘Underwater Archaeology: Post Tsunami Excavations at Mahabalipuram’ by Dr Alok Tripathi; ‘Penance and Punishment: Marking the Body in Criminal Law and Social Ideology in Ancient India’ by Dr Patrick Olivelle of the University of Texas, Austin; ‘Recent Excavations at Sanauli (): A late Harappan Necropolis’ by Dr Dharam Vir Sharma who is currently in charge of the excavations; ‘The Queen’s Stepwell at Patan’ by Dr Kirit Mankodi, art historian; ‘Wit and Humour in Colonial India— Analysing Cartoons’ by Prof. Mushirul Hasan; ‘The Tamil Jaina Community in the History of -A Question of Identity and Negotiating Spaces’ by Ms Uma Maheshwari, a journalist who is currently doing research on this subject; ‘The Complete Taj Mahal and the Riverfront Gardens of ’ by Dr Ebba Koch, the well known Mughal art historian; two talks by Dr Shereen Ratnagar on ‘Egypt: Introduction to the Personality of an Ancient Civilisation’;

12 and ‘One Man and his Army, Netaji Bose 1943-1945’ by Prof. Sugata Bose, chaired by Prof. Chris Bayly.

‘On Hallowed Ground: Aftermath of the Uprising, 1857’ was an exhibition of rare 19th century photographs and reprints from the Alkazi Collection of Photography, but also included selections from the Nicholas Tressider (1818-89) Felice Beato (1825-1910) and Samuel Bourne (1834-1912) collections.

The Uprising of 1857 has been perceived through texts and official documents relating to events that surrounded the bloody encounter between the British and the Indian sepoys. The exhibition extended the boundaries of what is known of these encounters through the use of contemporary photographs that illustrated the afterlife and ‘memorialisation’ of the main centres of Delhi, and . As part of the exhibition three lectures were delivered by the following historians: Prof. Shahid Amin, Prof. Nayanjot Lahiri, and Shri Shuddhabrata Sengupta of The Sarai Programme at CSDS.

International Affairs

Arising from the success of a discussion held on ‘: The Re- emergence of the Left and Implications for India’, GRULAC (Group of Latin America and the Caribbean) proposed a series of talks focusing on Latin America and the Caribbean to be delivered by their Ambassadors based in Delhi. The series, planned for the first Wednesday of each month, commenced in July 2006 and have covered the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Panama, Brazil and Chile. The series has evinced much interest and has been an excellent initiative to create a regular space for a dialogue with this .

Other lectures held covered a range of subjects: ‘Whither Iraq—Reflections on Nation Building’ by Prof Nadia al-Baghdadi, Central European University,

13 Budapest; ‘Unraveling the Mind of China’ by Shri Bhoothalingam; ‘Ethiopia, Africa’s India’ by Mr. Come Carpentier, Convenor, World Affairs, a journal of international affairs; ‘East Asia and Asia Pacific: Competing or Complementary Regionalisms’ by Paul Evans of the Asia-Pacific Foundation, Canada; ‘Challenges of India’s Foreign Policy towards the Balkan’ by Shri Shashank, former Foreign Secretary; ‘India Engages with the World’ by Shri K.S. Bajpai (Prem Bhatia Memorial Lecture), former Indian Ambassador; ‘Nepali Peace, Nepali Democracy’ by Mr. Kanak Mani Dixit, South Asian journalist; ‘The End of Oil’ by Sudha Mahalingam, Centre for Policy Research; two talks focusing on West Asia — ‘Lebanon’ by Ms Seema Mustafa, Asian Age and ‘Iran’ by Siddharth Varadarajan; and ‘Market Globalisation and Democracy: EU and India’ by Ms Emma Bonino, Italian Minister for and European Affairs.

Discussions were held on ‘ on the Edge’; ‘Indo-US Relations Post Bush Visit’; ‘Sri Lanka–What Next?’; and on Carlos Ramirez Faria’s book : The Downsizing of America; ‘Regional Integration: India/South Asia, Poland/ European Union’.

The annual IIC and Association of Indian Diplomats seminar was held in February on ‘Economic Diplomacy’. Distinguished economists presented papers and the seminar was inaugurated by Shri Abid Hussain. The proceedings have been published by Konark Publishers.

In collaboration with the Indian Council for South Asian Cooperation the Centre organized an international seminar on ‘A Creative Conceptualisation of Cooperation in our Region’. Delegates from Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, , Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand participated.

Seminars were held on ‘Nepal: Monarchy Muddling Through’ and ‘Stabilizing the India–Pakistan Peace Process’.

14 Media

The Media Foundation annual Chameli Devi Award function was held in March and this was followed by a discussion on ‘The Right to Information: Six Months After’. The speakers were Shri Wajahat Habibullah, Smt. Shailaja Chandra, Smt. Anjali Bhardwaj and Smt. Aruna Roy.

Politics and Governance

The Centre for Civil Society, in collaboration with the Centre, organized monthly discussions entitled PUBLIC EYE ON PUBLIC SERVICES, covering issues that are relevant to the daily life of citizens. Topics covered include ‘Delhi’s Budget’; ‘Demolition: A Better way to Urban Planning’; ‘Role of RWAs in Communities in Water Management’; ‘Water Reforms’; ‘State, Community and Markets’; ‘Police in a Democracy: Accountability, Transparency and Effectiveness’. The discussions brought together experts, NGOs and officials to debate these vital issues.

DEBATING RESERVATIONS were a series of discussions which attempted to take a relook at the policy, its efficacy and impact and whether reservation has worked and worked for all. The discussions held were: ‘Revisiting Mandal’; ‘Mandal II- The Current Debate’; ‘Left out in the Cold: Muslims, Christians and Women’.

Other programmes included a Seminar on ‘Delhi and Urban Development’ in collaboration with INTACH and inaugurated by Shri , former Minister; and ‘Urban Actors, Policies and Governance in Four Indian Metropolitan Cities’ in collaboration with the Centre de Humaines.

Talks focused on: ‘New States for a New India? Critical Appraisal of the Creation of Chhatisgarh’ by Dr Samuel Berthet; ‘The Rationale for a Universal Declaration of Human Rights’ by Prof. Arvind Sharma; ‘Is the United States a Southern Nation?’ by Prof. Ira Katznelson, President of Columbia University; ‘Isaiah Berlin: An Opponent of Absolutism’ by Prof. Ramin Jahanbegloo; ‘Constituting Identity: Lessons from the Indian Experience’ by Prof. Gary Jacobsohn;

15 ‘Democracy at Work’ by Smt. Aruna Roy ( Memorial Lecture); ‘Is Democracy Exportable?’ by Lord Bhiku Parikh (collaboration with Institute of Integrated Learning & Management); ‘ and Tolerance’ by Prof. Stan van Hooft; ‘The Lakshanas of a Civil Servant’ by Shri Krishnswamy Rao Sahib; ‘Nations Matter: The Limits of Cosmopolitanism’ by Prof. Craig Calhoun; and ‘Rethinking Islamism’ by Lord Meghnad Desai.

Discussions focused on: ‘Recent Supreme Court Judgment on Dissolution of Assembly’; ‘Corruption in Public Life—Ways and Means of Eradication’; ‘Police Role Within the Criminal Justice System’; ‘Conflict of Jurisdictions in Inter-parental Child Custody Disputes’; ‘Reservations’; ‘J&K, Myth Reality and Perspectives’; and ‘ of Democracy’.

Security

The programmes organized in this area focused on nuclear policy and terrorism and they included: ‘Can Nuclear Proliferation be stopped? The Case of North Korea and Iran’ by Gary Samore of the MacArthur Foundation; ‘Human Security- Incoherent Concept of Policy Template’ by Prof. Ramesh Thakur, UN University, Tokyo; ‘Missile Defence–Current Status in the US and Prospects for India’ by Prof. T. Postal of MIT; ‘The Changing Politics of Peace and Security: What Place for the in an “Asian Century”?’ by Mr. Jeffery Laurenti, Century Foundation, New York; ‘Sri Lankan Peace Process: Challenges and Opportunities’ by Prof. Gamini Lakshman Peiris, the Chief Negotiator in the Sri Lankan Government’s Peace Process; ‘Weapons of Terror: Freeing the World of Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Arms’ by Hans Blix, Chairman, WMDC; ‘Recent Developments in Jammu and Kashmir’ by Shri N. N. Vohra, Special Representative of the for the J & K Dialogue; ‘US Elections: Implications for July 2005 Agreement’ by Ashley Tellis.

Discussions were held on C. Raja Mohan’s book, Impossible Allies: Nuclear India, United States and the Global Order; ‘Left Wing Extremism’; ‘Whither Internal Security?’; ‘Indo-US Nuclear Deal’; ‘Issues of the Northern Area, the

16 Balochistan crisis and India-Pakistan Relations’ by Farooq Hassan; and ‘‘India- US July 2005 Agreement: Review and Prospects’.

Two closed seminars on ‘Internal Security’ were held in collaboration with the Institute for Conflict Management. Issues of security pertaining to Jammu and Kashmir and the Naxalite problem were discussed by a small group of experts.

Social Issues/Society

The Centre was fortunate to present lectures by Lord Bhiku Parikh ‘Exploring India’s Identity’ and by the distinguished sociologist, Prof. Nathan Glazer, on ‘Integrating Immigrants: The American Experience and the European Experience’.

Dr Shirin Ebadi who won the Nobel Peace Prize for her work on women, spoke at the Centre on ‘Gender Discrimination and Sex Trafficking’. This programme, which was in collaboration with Apne Aap Women Worldwide, was chaired by Dr Syeda Hamid, Member of the Planning Commission.

The Slovenian social worker, Marija Sres, spoke on her work with the Adivasi women of North Gujarat. She was in conversation with Smt. Sonalbehn Shukla of the Vacha Women’s Resource Centre in . Ms Sres has worked in Gujarat for the last thirty years and is the recipient of the Gujarat award for her book written in Gujarati, Girasma ek Dungri (To Survive and to Prevail). A film on her heritage work in the Gujarat Adivasi Cultural Festival was also screened.

Other discussions included ‘ Perspectives in Combating Abuse and Crime against Older Persons’; to mark the SAARC Day of the Girl Child a colloquium was held on ‘The Girl Child: Plans and Portrayals—Seeking a Culture for Change’.

17 Science and Technology

The Centre hopes to initiate more programmes on popular science and so far there have been talks on ‘The Indo-US Nuclear Deal–A Tutorial for Non Experts’ by Prof. R. Rajaraman of the Centre for Physical Sciences, JNU; ‘Changing Science and Technology Landscape’ in India by Prof. R.A. Mashelkar, Director General, CSIR; ‘2006 Nobel prizes in Natural Sciences: What are they about?’, three lectures by Dr Dinakar Salunke (Chemistry), Dr Sunil Mukherjee (Medicine) and Dr Sanjay Jain (Physics). This programme attracted the interest of schools and it was suggested that more discussions on popular science be held which could be aimed exclusively at schools.

The on-going lecture series in collaboration with the National Institute of

Science Technology and Development Studies, DIMENSIONS OF SCIENCE series held lectures on ‘The Science of Religious Festivals’ by Prof. Rajesh Kochhar; ‘Brain and Consciousness’ by Dr Shohini L. Rao of the National Brain Research Insitute; ‘Student Suicides’ by Fr. Brenden McCarthaigh of Kolkata; ‘Pluto Dethroned’ by Prof. Rajesh Kochhar; ‘Cancer in Cotton Belt’ by Shri Jarnail Singh; ‘Global Heating’ by Dr A.P. Mitra.

The IIC-DELNET lecture series was launched with a talk by Prof. Pushpa M. Bhargava on ‘The Relation Between Science and Art’.

The conference organized by JNU on ‘Science and Spirituality in Modern India’ was inaugurated at the Centre by HH The Dalai Lama and was chaired by Dr . The sessions however were held at JNU.

Culture/Performing Arts

A seminar was held on ‘Making the Arts Child Friendly’, based on the research work on classical Indian Dance by Kala Bharati, Montreal and Smt. Mamata Niyogi-Nakra. The aim was to create space for a dialogue between teachers and practitioners in the fields of classical dance and music, puppetry and painting to discuss their own work in making these artistic and classical forms more child friendly. It evoked much positive response and similar 18 seminars in Chennai and Kolkata have created a network of artistes and teachers to share experiences about the arts in school education.

To mark World Dance Day, Natya Vriksha and UNESCO in collaboration with the Centre organized a seminar on the ‘State of Dance Today’. The keynote address was delivered by Smt. Leela Venkataraman, critic and dance observer, who gave an overview of classical dance since Independence.

In collaboration with Seher, the RASIK or MEET THE ARTISTE series was initiated. Programmes held so far have had , dancer, in conversation with Pavan Varma, author-diplomat; Ashok Vajpeyi, poet and critic in conversation with Uday Prakash, Hindi fiction writer and poet; Smt. Aruna Roy in conversation with , actor-playwright; and , dancer, discussing the Right to Information Bill; , artist, in conversation with Gayatri Sinha, art critic; and Shyam Benegal in conversation with Saibal Chatterjee

Impressario India and IIC collaborated on several occasions this year presenting the rich cultural heritage of Eastern India: ‘Brahmaputra Beats’, a 2-day festival of the arts of ; Baisakhi celebrations in which there were two evenings of popular songs of Benegal by Haimanti Sukla and by the famous Bangladeshi singer, Rezwana Chaudhury Bannya; programmes to mark Rabindra Jayanti; ‘Sudhu Kobaitar Jannya’ by Bratati Bandopadhyay; Bijoya Sammelan programme on Immortal Melodies of Hindustani Surokars

The K.L. Saigal Memorial Circle has held several extremely popular concerts in collaboration with the Centre in presenting the songs of the musical legends of yesteryears: ‘The Eternal Melodies of K.L. Saigal’; ‘S.D. Burman Centenary’; ‘A tribute to ’; and ‘Remembering forgotten Artistes of Yesteryears’ are some of the programmes they organized.

Lectures covered various aspects of culture: ‘Indian Art and Aesthetics and Globalisation’ by Shri Shakti Maira; ‘Embracing the Canonical: Tradition and

19 Modernity in Carnatic Music’ by Lakshmi Subramaniam; ‘Henrik Ibsen and India Theatre’ by Dr Utpal Banerjee; ‘Indian Diaspora and the Performing Arts with special reference to Classical Indian Dance’ by Dr ; two lectures by Shri Shahid Mahdi on ‘An Overview of Poetry’; Memorial Lecture by the Pakistani writer, Mr. Intezar Huasain on ‘Problems of Communication in Literature: Then and Now’; ‘Ravi Varma’s Mythological Paintings’ by Smt. Rupika Chawla; ‘Buddhist Literature in Pali and ’ by Prof. Satkari Mukhopadhyaya; ‘Romancing the Present’ by Prof. Salima Hashmi; ‘Tonal Structures in Western Classical Music’ by Mark Lindley; and a discussion on Jasleen Dhamija’s biography of .

A rare presentation was a ‘Tevaram Recital’ by Shri Pithukuli Murugadas of Chennai. This formed part of a Sacred Music concert organized with the National Manuscripts Mission. Tevaram is the name given to sacred hymns by the Saivite saints.

In Hindustani music there were some fine concerts organized. On the eve of Holi there was ‘Basant Ritu -Songs of Holi’ by Madhup Mudhgal; to mark the death anniversary of Ustad , Ustad R. Fahimuddin Dagar reminisced on the life and times of the musicians of the 20th century. This was followed by a dhrupad recital by the great maestro himself; Shanti Sharma of the Kirana Gharana gave a fine concert. It has been several years since she sang at the IIC. Talking Heads — an Interactive Solo was a fascinating programme by Anuradha Pal, one of the rare women tabla solists, with Asif Ali on the . In Carnatic music, the violin maestro Dr L. Subrarmaniam gave a scintillating concert in the Fountain Lawns in association with the Sanatan Sangeet Sanskriti.

In the regular classical music programmes that are held every month to present young and unknown talent, the noteworthy concerts were: Carnatic Vocal recitals by Kiranavali Vidyashankar, Gopal Arvind, Sudha Raghuraman, I. Sweta Prasad (special programme of Kritis), R. Vaidyanathan. Other concerts were by Hindustani musicians such as Baldev

20 Raj Verma (vocal), Partha Pratim Roy (Sitar), Susim Kumar Mallik (Sarod), Ardhendu Sekhar Bandopadhyay (vocal), Debapriya Adhikary (vocal) and Aditi Kaikini Upadhyay (vocal).

In classical dance some of the promising dancers included: Aishwarya Padmanabhan (Bharatanatyam), Abhinaya Praneetha N. (), Rajeshwari Sainath (Bharatanatyam), Padmini Sirish (Bharatanatyam), Arushi Mudgal (), Aishwarya Narayanswami (Bharatanatyam), Prerana Deshpande (Kathak), Diya Sen (Odissi), Manjula (Mohiniattam), Debasish Sarkar and Dr Mahua Mukherjee (Gaudiya ), Mubina (Bharatanatyam), Meenu Thakur (Kuchipudi) and Kavita Dwibedi (Odissi).

The Kuchipudi Dance Centre under Smt. Swapnasundari organized a three-day festival on ‘Vilasini Natyam — The Dance Experience’ presenting the repertoire of the temple, court and theatre. Vilasini Natyam is the contemporary expression of a dance tradition practiced over the centuries by hereditary dancers of the Telugu speaking areas in temples, royal courts and public theatres. Seminars and an exhibition — ‘Natyam, and Back’— were also part of the programme.

A superb Bharatanatyam recital was by the well known dancer from Chennai, Priyadarsini Govind. Presenting a purely classical Bharatanaytam repertoire, Priyadarsini received a standing ovation from the audience.

‘Aalok’ was a tribute to Munna Shukla, distinguished torchbearer of the Lucknow Gharana of Kathak. The evening comprised a rare lecture demonstration by Guru Munna Shukla followed by works choreographed by him. Other noteworthy programmes were: a lecture-demonstration of Kathak by Guru Pratap Pawar and an Odissi recital by Kavita Dwibedi.

Western music concerts held were by Karoly Mocsari of Hungary (piano), Hohenlohe Brass Quintet from Germany, a concert of Folk Music which had

21 inspired the composer Bela Bartok, by the Hungarian Folk Ensemble, Concert by Laura Goldberg (violin) and Stephen Masi (piano), Choral Music by Soul Sounds Choir from Sri Lanka, Concert by the Neemrana Quartet, Shyamant Behal (Guitar), and piano recital by Erno Feher of Hungary.

Two very unusual concerts held were: ‘The Voice of my Beloved Knocking at the Door’, based on the Biblical Song of Songs by Victoria Hanna of , a contemporary interpretation of ancient Jewish songs and texts; ‘Dialogues between Music and Painting in Italy’ – a concert by the Rome String Quartet presenting a dialogue between the musical works of composers such as Donizetti, Puccini, Ricordi and Casella with the paintings of Hayez, Fattori, Modigliani and de Chirico.

‘Aimez-vous l’Opera?’ were lecture presentations that covered the history of opera from Monteverdi to Britten, delivered by Dr R.P. Jain.

April 2006 was a month of Jazz and we started the month with ‘Jazz for Swingers’ with ever popular jazz melodies and songs selected by Shri and Shri Ratan Sehgal. It was held in the fountain lawns and despite it being a programme of recorded music the response was enthusiastic. Other programmes were live concerts by the Mezcal Jazz Unit from France and the Yuri Honing Trio from Germany. A superb concert of Jazz was by Madhav Chari (piano), Mourad Benhamou (ums) and Fabien Marcos (bass).

In collaboration with Teamwork Films we participated in a theatre festival held at different venues in Delhi. The two plays held were ‘’, directed by Mallika Prasad (Bangalore) and ‘Peele Scooterwala Aadmi’ directed by Manav (Mumbai). Other plays held were: ‘Cotton Candy’ by Kunal Nayyar and Oroon Das, ‘Jailbirds’ by Suhaila Kapoor, ‘The Melody of Love’ by Divya Arora. A new series of informal play reading has been commenced with Yatrik. This is being coordinated by the playwright, Poile Sengupta.

22 ‘…About Ram’ was a collaborative performance of puppetry by Anurupa Roy with animation by Vishal K. Dar. Inspired by Bhavabuti’s Ramayana the two mediums used similar types of caricatured characters, but the techniques of presentation were different and yet complementary, creating a very imaginative performance.

Exhibitions

A few of the exhibitions presented this year focused on the life and times of well-known personalities in music, politics and in the sciences re-presenting their legacies from contemporary perspectives. Through a collage of archival photographs, old correspondence and articles, ‘The Life and Work of Bela Bartok’, one of the greatest Hungarian composers of all time, was brought back into focus; ‘The Nehru’s: Personal Histories’ brought together rare photographs from private collections of family members offering intimate glimpses into the lives of public figures; and the exhibition marking the ‘45th Anniversary of the Space Flight of Yuri Gagarin’, the first cosmonaut, evoked the aspirations, ethos and boundaries of man’s then emerging conquest of new frontiers in space.

In other exhibitions organized, the focus continued in presenting photography not just as a means of visual record, but as an art form with its own language and narrative. ‘A Paradise on Earth’ delineated the visual history of Kashmir using archival images from the Mahatta collection juxtaposed with recent works by Dushant and Hemant Mehta.

Two other related events on different aspects of Kashmiri culture and heritage were organized as part of this exhibition. ‘China Diary’ by Mala Mukherjee presented a visual journey through the heart of mainland China, focusing on a society and people caught in transition, living with their past history, and present triumphs and travails. ‘Alien Waters’, photographs by Ravi Agarwal, presented an artist’s personal engagement with a river, often evoking responses

23 from the personal and emotional to the sometimes disengaged yet concerned professional. Along with this exhibition, two related programmes were – ‘Talking Photography’ with Sunil Gupta, on photographers speaking about their practices and engagements with photography; and ‘Photography Revisited’ with writers and poets speaking about their relationship to photographs. Moving away from the conventional subject, Shalini Saran’s ‘Photography’ exhibition drew on the abstract form, exploring another dimension of colour and form, light and texture. Zsuzsanna Ardo, a UK-based Hungarian photographer exhibited her photographs of the Gypsies, the largest ethnic minority, in Europe as ‘Roma Decade’. These were taken over the past two summers in Hungary, along the Danube and in Budapest.

Exploring new ways of looking at art in formal gallery spaces and audience responses to looking at images in a gallery formed the basis of ‘Non- Communication in Art’ – works in acrylic and a photograph by Nuno Miguel Chuva from Portugal. Other exhibitions presented included ‘Artists of India’ which presented studio and traditional pottery and paintings by leading artists and artisans; ‘Religious Life and Traditions in Russia’ – photographs, paintings and lithographic prints on the multi-religious tradition existing in Russia over the centuries; ‘Paintings’ by Yogena Tripathi from Khairagarh; ‘History of Polish Arms in Art’ organized on the occasion of Polish Days in India and Polish Army Day; ‘Tigers in the Wild’ paintings in mixed media by Ajay Singh Peelwa; and ‘The Living Architectural Heritage of Bhopal’ documenting the architectural and urban heritage of the historical city of Bhopal.

Documentary Films

For over twenty years the Centre has provided an important platform for the presentation of documentary films by Indian as well as foreign film makers. The films presented this year covered diverse subjects, looking at issues of topical interest, questions of identity and self, of human rights as well as historical reconstructions and issues pertaining to ecology and environment. The directors of many of the films were present to introduce their films and

24 engage in a lively debate after the screenings on some of the issues raised in the films.

Some of the films screened included Keepers of the Flame directed by Zafar Hai, which documented the life and times of three great stalwarts of the Tata family, Jamsetji Tata, J.R.D. Tata and Naval Tata, interfacing their lives with the events that unfolded in India and Europe. Continuous Journey, multiple award-winning film by Ali Kazimi, was a provocative and multilayered film essay that interwove photographs, newsreels, home movies and official documents to unravel the complex and little - known story of the Komagata Maru incident of 1914. Natak Jari Hai (The Play Goes On) by Lalit Vachani examined the work of JANAM, a little theatre group that never stopped performing in the face of dramatic political transformation and personal tragedy, bringing alive the world of social theatre as a means of questioning, debating and bringing issues to the fore; Seven Islands and a Metro by Madhusree Dutta, a tale of the cities of Bombay/Mumbai delineated through a tapestry of fiction, cinema vérité, art objects, sound installation and literary texts.

A for Autism…M for Mouse directed by Juliet Reynolds sensitively portrayed the world of youngsters with autism and their introduction to computers and software programming with the well-known computer scientist Dr Arun Mehta, at JMIT, Radaur. Based on a path-breaking experiment, rarely if ever undertaken anywhere in the world, the film presented a new area of learning, giving insights into the special relationship between the autistic and computers. Following the screening, Dr Arun Mehta made a brief presentation on his work in empowering the disabled through IT. Khayal Darpan: A Mirror of the Imagination directed by Yousuf Saeed explored the classical music traditions of urban Pakistan, travelling through the three main cities of Lahore, and Islamabad, documenting some of the surviving practitioners and in the process raising vital questions about cultural identity, nationalism, the legitimacy of music in Islam, Pakistan’s popular culture, etc.

Several documentary festivals were organized including ‘Hybrid Forms–

25 New Trends in the Documentary Film’ which presented seven award-winning films from Germany that looked at new narrative structures in the documentary

form. The fifth edition of TRAVELLING FILM SOUTH ASIA 2006: A FESTIVAL OF SOUTH

ASIAN DOCUMENTARIES presented fifteen outstanding films from the region show- casing the best in the subcontinent’s non-fiction output. Organized in collaboration with Himal Association, , the films provided an opportunity for audiences to sample an exciting range of topics and themes, presentation styles and techniques addressing political, social and economic issues that concern South Asia. While some of the films screened looked at issues of identity and loss, others highlighted the lighter and more pleasant aspects of South Asian life and culture, presenting them in novel and entertaining ways to provide the critical context required for others to understand the region better. Directors of some of the films were present to introduce their films and interacted with the audiences following the screenings.

Three seminal films were screened that focused on and examined critical issues of environment, ethics and collective and individual responsibilities. Life Running out of Control: Gene Food and Designer Babies by Betram Verhaag and Gabriele Kröber embarked on a global journey to explore the progressive and continual genetic manipulation of plants, animals and human beings; Darwin’s Nightmare by Hubert Sauper focused on the impoverished fishing community of Mwanza on the shores of Lake Victoria in Tanzania who export their catches in return for a cache of arms and ammunition destined for civil wars in neighbouring countries; and An Inconvenient Truth, Davis Guggengeim’s multi-award winning film that eloquently weaves the science of global warming with former Vice President Al Gore’s personal history and lifelong commitment to reversing the effects of global climate change. A wake- up call that cuts through myths and misconceptions to deliver the message that global warming is a real and present danger.

The monthly screening programmes organized in collaboration with World Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF) presented a number of films addressing issues of wildlife conservation exploring unknown and uncharted territories

26 and frontiers of nature and on ecology and environment. Cherub in the Mist a Bedi Brothers film on the life of the mysterious, rarely sighted and studied Red Panda, premiered at the Centre and drew large audiences. The film, which later received the prestigious Wild Screen Award (also known as the ‘Green Oscar’) at Bristol, is the first film ever made that looks at the secretive natural history behaviour of these Red Pandas in their misty mountain home.

IIC Film Club

This year, many of the films screened as part of the IIC Film Club programmes featured works by leading contemporary directors from all over the world. These films examined and brought to the screen issues of seminal interest bearing upon the present, reflecting contemporary aesthetics and exploring unconventional possibilities in the film language. ‘Contemporary Classics from China’ focused on works by leading Chinese directors, Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou and Wong Kar-Wai, presenting three distinct perspectives in film making that capture the vast historical scope of a changing world which is at the same time intimate, touching, astonishingly rich and multi-layered. Wong Kar-Wai’s stunning film 2046, a new filmic narrative is a disjointed, jumbled and zigzagging construct about a future where all memories are suspended. ‘Eastward Bound’ featured six award winning films from China, Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea including the highly acclaimed and sensitively delineated portrayal of a father/daughter relationship in Wu Tian-Ming’s The King of Masks (China/Hong Kong)

For the first time, the Film Club presented a special focus on films from Slovenia in ‘Four Shades of Romance’ with works by four young directors who have carved a niche for themselves in the world of cinema. In the context of a divided twentieth century Europe, Slovene film aesthetics clearly reflect the country’s borderline characteristics with the early influence of social realism. Slovene films oscillated between entertainment and politics, art and industry, aesthetics and ideology before evolving a unique filmic language of their own which was reflected in the four films screened. The festival was well received

27 by members. ‘Focus on German Directors’ featured two iconic directors of the late seventies and eighties who represented the New German Cinema of post II Germany: Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Werner Herzog; and a new work by two contemporary German directors. Revisiting Fassbinder’s multi-award winners The Merchant of Four Season, Lola and Herzog’s Aguirre:The Wrath of God, The Mystery of Kasper Hauser and Fitzcarraldo, the films afforded members another look at a period of emerging European modern art cinema, auteur films that valued documentary authenticity or essayed openness higher than conventional story-telling and dramatic closure.

As a follow-up to members’ response to the feedback request, the Film Club has started a new series show-casing contemporary Indian films. These screenings are being organized in collaboration with the National Film Development Corporation and will present new works in Hindi as well as regional languages, works by path-breaking new directors and those by well- known and established directors. The first set in the series ‘IIC Film Club and NFDC Film Circle Screenings’ presented six new films in Bengali, Tamil, , Marathi and Telugu and included Antarmahal: Views from the Inner Chamber (Bengali) by Rituparno Ghosh and Grahanam (Telugu) by Mohan Krishna Inaganti, recipient of the Award for Best First Film, 2005. The second set in this series, which was held in January 2007, focused on themes that looked at questions of identity, values, journeys through contemporary life in India as in T.V. Chanan’s Kathaveseshan (Malayalam) and an exploration of interpersonal relationships between a mother and daughter as seen through Sathyan Anthikkad’s Achuvindhe Amma.

Moving away from fiction based films, SILVER CANVAS presented a festival based on the life and work of leading artists. Diverse in style, content and approach, celebrating multi-faceted artists and the power of their art, which transcends the age that produced it, there were films such as Alexander Korda’s magnum opus Rembrandt (1936); Vincente Minnelli’s all-time classic Lust for Life; Andrei Tarkovsky’s seminal Andrei Rublev; Pollock, about the artist

28 whose life was as chaotic and random as his revolutionary art work, directed and essayed by Ed Harris; and the biopic of Mexican painter Frida which connects the dots between art and anguish. Curated for the Film Club by Shri Thanvi, Editor, Jansatta and member of the Centre, the festival elicited enthusiastic responses from members with each screening running to a full house.

To mark the 10th death anniversary of one of Poland’s most outstanding and prolific film makers, ‘A Tribute to Krzysztof Kieslowski (1941–1996)’ presented some of his early films including documentaries for the first time at the Centre. The Decalogue, one of the most critically acclaimed film cycles of all time and for which Kieslowski gained international recognition, was screened in its entirety. As a companion piece to the film screenings, an exhibition ‘From the City of Lodz’ – early photographs by Kieslowski — was on view at the Art Gallery.

Other films presented included a first-time screening of two award-winning features and a documentary film from Paraguay; award-winning new films from France in ‘A French Season’; Festival of Award-Winning Films from Canada; Looking East–Award Winning Films from China, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam; and the premiere screening of a new Assamese film in Hindi, Dooor, directed by Anshuman G. Barua which centred around issues of militancy in Assam. The director and leading cast members of the film were present to introduce and lead a discussion following the screening. Publications

IIC Quarterly

The IIC Quarterly, reflecting the concerns of the India International Centre, continues to reach over 2,500 subscribers, both in India and abroad. This year has seen the release of three volumes of the Quarterly with a wide spectrum of subjects that address long-standing issues as well as those of contemporary relevance. 29 Dr Geeti Sen, Chief Editor, retired on the 31st of July. Her scholarship, wide range of interests and contacts, and commitment to excellence, resulted in productions of international standards. She is succeeded by Mrs. Ira Pande, who brings with her a writer’s sensitivity, many years of varied experience of working in leading publishing houses, and a large and varied circle of friends and acquaintances.

The theme volume of the quarterly journal, Monsoon-Winter 2005, titled, ‘Where the Sun Rises, When Shadows Fall: The North-East’ has been co- published as a book with . The book was formally launched at the IIC on the 23rd of February 2006. Written by distinguished authors and commentators from the seven states of the North East the book seeks to quantify and address the schisms not merely between the Centre and the North-east, but within the seven states as well, perspectives that deal with more than just the political analysis of the region.

The launch was well attended by a cross-section of the media, authors from the North-east and the publishing world. The book was widely acknowledged in reviews around the country for its critical examination of the region’s political turmoil and conflicts of multiple identities.

The Spring volume of the Quarterly brings together a plethora of writings on the performing arts that explore the expression or experience of art in performance using the body. It investigates different perspectives put forth by exponents of various art forms, looking back on their experience. The issue debates this paradigm in dance, both classical and modern, theatre, Hindustani classical music, puppet theatre and folk performance.

Continuing the journal’s concern with contemporary issues, the Summer volume, the last issue edited by Geeti Sen, is constructed around changing paradigms in an exploration of how values are being transformed by globalisation in fields as disparate as technology, consumer culture, the economy or the arts and culture.

30 The Autumn issue, the first edited by Ira Pande, offers a special niche on to commemorate its 75th anniversary. Its ethos and changing character is examined in writings that range from an interview with perhaps one of its oldest residents, its genesis and planning, and a short story. The photo-essay features little known and unusal visuals from various archival sources, supported by an incisive look at the elimination of the common man in a historical record. Other contemporary views range from reflections on the decline of ethics and erosion of parliamentary morality, the lacunae in primary education policies, environmental issues, and an honest appraisal of the Right to Information Act. An interview with the late rounds off this eclectic selection of subjects.

The IIC Diary

The IIC Diary is a bimonthly publication that provides an overview of cultural festivals and events, exhibitions, talks, panel discussions, films and book launches that take place at the Centre. In the limited space, an attempt is made to provide commentary and analysis, rather than mere reportage. The September-October issue now accommodates sixteen pages with a detailed overview of the annual feature at the Centre: The IIC Festival of the Arts.

The design has been further improved with larger and more visuals, and an elegant masthead that now complements the Programme cards.

Other Publications

The presentation on the Mid-year Review of the Indian Economy 2006-07 was made by Prof. Surjit Bhalla, noted economist. The proceedings of the seminar were published, as is being done every year since 1983, well in time, so that these could be available to researchers ahead of the national budget and of the official economic reviews and assessments. The Malcolm and Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust, based in Chennai, has been supporting this initiative of the Centre since 2001, in memory of late Prof. , who

31 had started this annual seminar series at the Centre in 1974 and had single- handedly carried it forward till his last days.

The Centre had commissioned extensive documentation of the flora and fauna in its premises a couple of years ago. This documentation has inspired two , one on the trees and the other on the birds of the IIC. The creative activities of the Centre take place in the magnificient creations of Stein, adorned and embellished by those of nature. It is fitting that these are documented as well.

Birds of IIC, authored by Shri Samar Singh, distinguished enviornmentalist and erstwhile Secretary-General of the WWF-India, provides readers with colour photographs of the 44 species of birds most commonly sighted at IIC, accompanied by a listing of other species sighted but not so frequently. Concise and useful text with very contextual introduction make this book a very integral part of the Centre’s patrimonial heritage.

The companion volume Trees of IIC which will be released in April 2007, provides details of the family and common names of nearly sixty trees in IIC, their flowering seasons, key identification marks, size, shape and colour of the leaves, flowers/fruits and bark, through photographs by the renowned photographer and author, Pradip Kishen. The research and text is by Shri Samar Singh, who is a member of the Centre.

It is also intended to bring out publications on important series of lectures delivered at the Centre, such as ‘The Overwhelming Question’ and ‘Health for the Public’. An occasional publications series, containing text of outstanding talks at the Centre has also commenced. The first of these occasional papers carried the text of the talk by Prof. Jeffrey A. McNeely on ‘Environmental Security: Experience from Around the World’, held on 16 December last.

The other publications of IIC are being handled by the Deputy Editor.

32 C.D. Deshmukh Memorial Lecture

The 24th C.D. Deshmukh Memorial lecture was delivered on 14th January 2006 by Dr R.K. Pachauri, Director-General, The Energy Resources Institute, on ‘The Imperatives of Sustainable Development — Can India Lead?’

Dr Pachauri’s lecture brought out that human activities have in recent decades been imposing an ever growing footprint that threatens the diverse ecosystems around us, causing impacts that imperil the future well being and welfare of humanity as a whole. He highlighted some of the possible solutions that could correct the present imbalance.

The lecture was chaired by Prof. M.G.K. Menon, President of the IIC. IIC Annual Day

This year’s annual day which falls on 22nd January, was commemorated with a four day festival: ‘Celebrating Kashi — The Eternal City’ (19-22 January). The events included an exhibition of photographs, antique sculptures and terracotta objects, old textiles, paintings, jewelry and decorative arts from the collection of Jnana-Pravaha Centre for Cultural Studies and Research, Varanasi, the co- sponsors of the festival. The exhibition was inaugurated by Prof. M.G.K. Menon,

It was a three-day seminar which covered various aspects of the history and culture of Varanasi including archaeology, art, architecture, the multi-religious traditions and environment. The Keynote address was delivered by Dr L.M. Singhvi and the Valedictory address by Dr .

The evening programmes included Vedic Chants by priests from Varanasi who chanted slokas from the Rig-Veda, Yajur-Veda and Sama Veda; two films by Juhi Sinha, The Spirit of Kashi and The Eternal City-Varanasi; and a Vocal Recital by Manju Sundaram, senior disciple of Smt. Girja Devi, renowned Hindustani classical musician. The typical cuisine of Varanasi was also served during the festival.

33 IIC Asia Project

As was reported last year, the IIC Asia Project has a focus on pursuing themes which cut across in Asia. The period 2005-06 was a period in which a number of events were organised, each inter-related with the other.

Amongst these was a major programme on ‘Transmissions and Transformations: Learning through the Arts in Asia’. Building upon the experience gained in this symposium, as also contacts which were established with specialists in different countries, two publications are envisaged, besides a report already brought out by the UNESCO Regional Office, . One of these will be published by Prof. Prabha Sahasrabudhe, Centre for International Art Education, New York, which had co-sponored the symposium. The second, to be brought out by the Asia Project, is expected to be an illustrated volume and will reflect in its contents the structure of the symposium, which had participants from different parts of Asia. These Asian scholars brought with them a fund of experience on innovative projects which had been undertaken in their respective countries to use the arts as a methodology for learning as also to use the educational system for sensitizing the younger generation towards its cultural heritage.

The initiative taken at this symposium has been pursued at different international fora, e.g. the World Conference on Art Education; Creative Capacities for the 21st Century, held in Lisbon under the aegis of UNESCO in March 2006. The Chairperson of the IIC Asia Project, Dr Kapila Vatsyayan, was unanimously elected as the Vice- President of this conference. The recommendations of the conference will have far-reaching effects on the future programme of inter-linking the demands of the cultural sector and the educational sector within the UNESCO programmes. The initiative of IIC in this regard has therefore borne fruit to an extent at the international level.

Three other programmes held during 2005-06, as reported earlier, focused on

34 the creativity of women in Asia. The first among these was a multi-pronged programme entitled ‘Sui Dhaga: Crossing Boundaries through Needle and Thread’. The results of a very impressive exhibition, a seminar where delegates from different parts of Asia, including Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Bangladesh and Vietnam, besides India, participated, and the experience of the workshop on the crafts, will result in two publications. One of these will be an illustrated volume based on the exhibition and the other based on the papers presented at the seminar and discussions held at the craft workshops.

The second and a very important one focused on the writings of women in Asia, especially of the younger generation. There are no anthologies so far available in English on Asian women’s writings. The Anthology of Women’s Writings in Asia, edited by Prof. Sukrita Paul Kumar and Prof. Malashri Lal of Delhi University is complete, and the volume is likely to be released in April 2007. Alongside, a seminar is being held in February this year on ‘Cultural Diversity in South Asia: Literary Confluence and Divergence’.

The third programme was on women documentary film makers, entitled ‘Expressions in Freedom’. The result of this fascinating documentary film festival will now be available in a publication where the voices of the women will be heard and can be read. This is expected to be ready by mid 2007. This programme has been shown all over India and to some of the Asian countries. Another documentary film programme, also jointly with International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT), is being planned in March 2007 on the theme ‘Reflections: Women Imaging Realities’.

It will be recalled that the first seminar that was held under the auspices of the IIC-Asia Project in its second phase was on Aesthetic Discourses in Asia. A publication based on this as also invited contributions, entitled ‘Sacred Landscapes in Asia: Shared Traditions, Multiple Histories’, edited by Prof. Himanshu Prabha Ray, will be released in April 2007.

Cumulatively the IIC Asia Project will hopefully release five publications during 2007. 35 The Indo-Bangladesh Dialogue

The India International Centre (IIC) and the Centre for Policy Dialogue, Dhaka (CPD) jointly planned a series of discussions on issues of mutual interest and concern to India and Bangladesh, as part of Track II civil society dialogue. The proposal envisages discussions on four themes spread over a period of three years.

The first theme taken up in the series was ‘Economic Cooperation’, in seminars in Delhi in January 2005 and in Dhaka in August 2005, and joint recommendations have been brought out and circulated.

The second theme in the Dialogue ‘Media and Culture’ was taken up at the India International Centre on the 16th and 17th of January 2006. The focus of the meeting was to devise ways and means of increasing understanding between the two countries and how this could be better facilitated through media and culture. The Dialogue considered the areas for collaboration in the broad field of culture, including music, dance, theatre, literature, arts and crafts, architecture, etc.

The second part of the ‘Media and Culture’ dialogue is now scheduled to take place at Dhaka soon. Library

During the last year library members have been increasingly using internet resources. This facility is available free of charge to members and residents of the Centre. Four additional terminals were installed during the year.

There are 3,029 members of the Centre who are registered users of the Library. Besides this, permission was also given to 27 research scholars to use the Library facilities during the last year. 36 The Library added 864 new books to its stock. Two hundred and forty-five periodicals and were received from different parts of the world through subscriptions, exchanges and gifts. The budget for books and periodicals stood at Rs 15.5 lakhs.

During the IIC Festival the Library took an active part in organizing the exhibition on ‘Mughal Miniatures’ and Manuscripts from 16th–19th century’ in collaboration with Rampur Raza library, Rampur.

The Book Discussion Programmes this year were also popular. Ten book discussions were organized during the year. The authors whose books were discussed included Sheshrao More, Vasant Sathe, Ashok K. Mehta, Asharani Mathur, Anea Major, Jorg Fisch, Jagat S. Mehta, Arun Shourie and Parvez Mushrraf. The report on communal problems published by the National Book Trust was also discussed.

Ravi Dayal, one of the country’s outstanding editors, passed away last year. A programme was organized to commemorate his contributions. As part of the

INFORMAL ENCOUNTERS series, a programme on ‘Reading from Favourite Essays’ was arranged under the chairmanship of Shri Soli. J Sorabjee.

The Library organized several poetry programmes in collaboration with the Poetry Society, India. These included readings by Ranjit Hoskote, Ashok Vajpeyi, H.E. Mr Vasile Sofineti, Dr Karan Singh, Bubbles Subharwal, Ranjit Saha, Prayag Shukla, Savita Singh, Kusum Ansal, , J.P. Das, H.K. Kaul, Sagari Chhabra, K. Satchidanandan, Rachna Joshi, Lovlin Thadani, Anna Sujatha Mathai, Rakshat Puri, Yuyutsu R.D. Sharma, Bruce King, John Agard, Grace Nicholas, Diana Bridge, Rukmani Bhaya Nair and K. Jayakumar.

Inter-Library Loan facility is being provided through DELNET and other libraries, which benefit members interested in research and reference.

This year the Library conducted a survey to ascertain the interests of IIC

37 members regarding material and other services being offered. Library services were appreciated by 95.5% of the respondents. The Library Committee discussed all the recommendations presented by members, many of which were adopted, which included improvements in the reading room, furniture, lighting, seating, etc.

Preference of subjects, as revealed by the survey, would determine, to a large extent, the selection of books. It is planned, every two months, to prepare a printed pull-out of the new additions and mail it to members along with IIC Diary. ‘Recommendations slips’ for new books have been made available to members, which can be used for recommending new titles; members will be informed about such books as soon as they are acquired by the Library, after the approval of the Library Committee.

Due to lack of space, it is planned to weed out books that are less used, which would be given to institutional libraries on long-term loans every ten years. The following improvements are being worked on:

A scanning facility for bonafide library members. A suitable web-based library software package that will enable the online catalogue to become available to members through the web. A Wi-Fi facility in the Library. A Video Library with CDs providing access to documentaries and knowledge-based videos.

A panel discussion on ‘Indian Librarianship: Strategies for the Future’ was organized as part of the annual get-together of the Librarians. Open House for the Library was organized this year for the first time on December 27, 2006. A number of suggestions were made by the members. The suggestions are being put up to the Library Committee for its consideration. The Library needs to be renovated and this is being done soon. The air conditioning in the Library has been erratic for the last several years and it has become necessary to replace the ducts as well as the false ceiling in order to make air conditioning smooth, with the same temperature in all parts of the Library, for which the Library may have to be closed for three weeks.

38 Hostel and Catering Services

Based on a number of observations and suggestions received through letters from members, discussions in the Open House and General Body meetings, an in-depth study was carried out of the existing system of reservation of rooms, after completion of which certain modifications were made. The whole exercise was reviewed by a sub-committee of the House Committee. The exercise was aimed at providing greater availability of rooms for members vis-à-vis guests of members, ensuring that the principle of ‘first come first serve’ is observed, and overstays discouraged and penalized. Attempts have also been made to make the system more transparent. The new procedure has been in operation since January 1, 2007. Further changes are being made based on inputs received from the members.

The various facilities of the Centre, both Main and Annexe, are in good use consistently. The occupancy percentage of the Guest Rooms has been satisfactory. The Conference Hall, Lecture Hall and both the Committee Rooms have had regular bookings for seminars, workshops, conferences, book release functions, talks, etc. A fair number of magnificent exhibitions have been arranged in the Art Gallery. The Annexe Lawn has been one of the most sought after venues. Catering outlets have been drawing a large number of members. Membership Profile

In accordance with the decisions taken at the meeting of the Admissons Committee held on the 5th of February 2005, membership was opened and application forms were issued from the 1st of October 2005 to the 31st of December 2005. A total of 4,293 applications were received (4,134 Individual and 159 Corporate).

The meeting of the Admissions Committee was held on the 30th of September 2006. 39 Based on the decisions of the Admissions Committee a total of 624 members will be inducted during the three year period 2006, 2007 and 2008.

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

Membership

CLASS OF MEMBERSHIP JANUARY 2005 JANUARY 2006 JANUARY 2007 Honorary Members 15 14 15 Patrons 7 7 7 Foundation Members (Life) 5 5 5 Life Members 235 219 213 Members 2054 2023 2016 Associate Members 2581 2773 3143 Overseas Associate Members 188 233 301 Corporate Members (Universities) 44 46 45 Corporate members (Others) 149 165 167 Corporate Associate Members 97 105 131 Corporate Overseas Associate Members 6 7 9 Total 5381 5597 6052

Lawns and Garden

The lawns and gardens of the Centre are a perennial source of pleasure to both members and visitors alike. Nurtured by a series of Directors, with contributions from knowledgeable members having an interest in its flora, the Centre’s landscaped gardens with their flowering trees, climbers, seasonal blooms and green expanses of lawns continue to thrive through the seasons. However, as gardens too age, some varieties of flowers, in particular roses and bougainvillea, 40 need to be replanted. On a suggestion received from Shri Samar Singh, member, the Board of Trustees have approved the naming of one or more of the rose beds after Dr B.P. Pal, where roses developed by him and specially cultivated by him will be grown. Rose and bougainvillea plants have been procured.

The rose beds in the Front Lawns of the Centre have been replanted with 105 varieties from the IARI Pusa.

As every year, the Centre’s gardens are stocked with a large variety of unusal blooms not commonly grown in Delhi. Dahlias sourced from Delhi and Calcutta have been potted and bedded in sunny areas around the Centre. Carnations, the Asiatic Lilium, Gladiolus, Liatris, the Oriental Lilium and early flowering varieties of potted Primulas, Primroses, Cyclamen, Geranium have been sourced from the Y.S. Parmar University of and Forestry, at Nauni. From early February onwards, winter annuals such as Alyssum, Aster, Calendula, Celosia, Cineraria, Phlox and Marigold in herbaceous borders will provide a constantly changing show of colour in early summer. The water body at the entrance with its Water Lilies in shades of pink and mauve and purple continues to welcome both visitors and members. The Garden staff continue their dedicated efforts in maintaining the lawns and gardens of the Centre. Financial Position

The total turnover of the Centre during the financial year (01.04.2005 to 31.3.2006) showed an increase of Rs 86.20 lakhs (Rs 1776.85 lakhs as against Rs 1690.65 lakhs) compared to the previous year. The net surplus at the end of the year (after providing for the Depreciation and Replacement Fund, contingencies, etc.) was Rs 19.62 lakhs as against Rs 17.55 lakhs in 2004-05.

Audited Accounts for the year 2005-06, Revised Estimates for 2006-07 and Budget Estimates for 2007-08 reveal that the financial management of the Centre continues to remain sound. 41 The policy of investing the Centre’s liquid Corpus Fund in risk free investment has been continued, as in previous years.

Infrastructure Project

The building plans for the new infrastructure project have been approved by the various civic authorities, viz., the NDMC, the DUAC, the Chief Engineer (Electrical), and the ASI. A special committee designated as the Infrastructure Committee, chaired by the President, has been already functioning for planning, monitoring and execution of the project.

Initiatives Taken

A variety of initiatives were taken to improve services to members. These include:

Provision of latest state-of-the-art remote controlled fixed type LCD Projectors for Conference Halls I and II.

Provision for heavy duty LCD Projector for screening of films in the Auditorium.

Relocation of the Reception Foyer at the Annexe by relocating the Reception counter and providing adequate seating arrangements for members/guests. A dedicated internet kiosk has been provided for use of members.

The erstwhile Members’ Lounge at the Annexe, which was rarely being used by the members since it was an open space, has been converted into a closed venue with a permanent buffet counter. It is being used as an additional Committee Room.

All guest rooms of the Annexe have been renovated by revamping interiors, replacing furniture items, and laying pre-laminated wooden flooring.

A new, centrally located office space for the Deputy General Manager (A)

42 has been created for more effective monitoring and control of the operational activities of the Annexe.

The Centre had taken pro-active steps to conserve energy by installation of energy efficient screw type AC machines and piped natural gas, due to which the energy bill of the Centre has reduced.

Since important aspects of the mission of the Centre are related to the issue of academics and universities having played a major role in the initial funding of the Centre, it was considered appropriate by the Board of Trustees that Rule 13 (a) (viii) (ix) be amended so that one member to be elected by institutional members would be from the Universities (including deemed universities) and the other from the remaining institutions.

Computerization

Four additional computers have been provided in the Library for Internet access. Training for higher level officers was arranged in the premises of the Centre for better utilization of computers and internet technology. Software for the personnel record computerization has been developed and made operational. Application software for Room Reservations have been developed and will be operational from 2007. Proposal for upgradation of Website is being progressed. Steps for providing WIFi facility in selected locations are underway.

Website

Since May 2003, when the IIC website was launched, an attraction on the site has been the reviews of select IIC programmes. A further enhancement on the site was the direct link provided on the homepage to details of the IIC Festival of the Arts. More recently, since May 2006, digitized clips of music at the IIC are available for listeners. These generally accompany the music reviews that are periodically placed on the site.

43 Staff

On the occasion of the 45th Annual Day of the Centre a get-together of staff was organized on the 19th of January 2007, at which Prof. M.G.K. Menon, President felicitated the employees and presented cash rewards, watches and certificates to six employees who have completed twenty-five years of service with the Centre.

Training

A 3-month in-house professional training was arranged for 280 operational staff members from various departments that included those from the Receptions, Telephone, Food and Beverage services, Food Production and Housekeeping.

Promotion

In lines with norms for promotion of the staff, thirty-three employees were promoted on a seniority-cum-merit basis.

Management of the Centre

During the course of the year, the Board met at frequent intervals, to deliberate and take decisions on all issues related to policy, and other critical issues, ensuring continuity of vision and adherence to the basic principles that define the Centre.

The Finance Committee and the Executive Committee met to examine and take action on all important matters relating to their respective domains, from which the Centre benefited.

Shri M.P. Wadhawan, Hon. Treasurer, continued to provide the Centre the

44 benefit of his sagacious advice in all matters relating to the Centre’s financial management.

Officers and staff served the Centre with dedication and zeal. Particular mention be made of the team work of all categories of staff and from all departments during the ‘IIC Experience’.

Shri Soli. J Sorabjee completed his tenure as President last December. Despite his many preoccupations, Shri Sorabjee always found time to provide leadership, inspiration, compassion and support to all those associated with the Centre, which benefited in a variety of ways from the extraordinary range of his interests and knowledge.

Prof. M.G.K. Menon took over as President on the 1st of January this year for the second time. There are very few who know and cherish the Centre in the manner Prof. Menon does, from which the Centre will benefit greatly, at what is a critical period in its history. Like Shri Sorabjee, Prof. Menon also has a renaissance range of interests.

Our members have continued to provide to the Centre and its activities, their interest, advice, assistance, guidance and inspiration which makes the Centre all it is today.

P.C. Sen Director

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Appendices APPENDICES I Seminars 49

II Talks 61 III Discussions 84 IV Cultural 96

V Films and Exhibitions 112

VI Film Club 129

VII Indian and Foreign Institutions provided IIC’s collaborative support during the year 138

VIII Programme Planning Advisory Groups 2006-2008 140

48 APPENDIX I Seminars

February 2006

5 Science and Spirituality in Modern India Inauguration of a Seminar By H.H. The Dalai Lama who spoke on ‘The Interface Between Science and Spirituality’ Chair: Dr. Karan Singh, MP (Collaboration: University)

25 Economic Diplomacy Inauguration: Dr. Abid Hussain (Collaboration: Association of Indian Diplomats)

27 Feb Memory as History: The Legacy of Alexander in Asia -1 Mar (Collaboration: Jawaharlal Nehru University–University of Sydney, Embassy of Greece, The Greek Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace)

March 2006

4 Making the Arts Child-Friendly Speakers: Dr. Harbans Nakra, Kala Bharati, Montreal; Shri O.S. Arun; Dr. Mamata Niyogi Nakra; Shri Varun Narain and Shri Shantnu Chakraborty Sessions Chaired by: Smt. Shanta Serbjeet Singh and Dr. Utpal Banerjee (Collaboration: Kala Bharati, Montreal, Canada)

10-11 A Creative Conceptualisaton of Cooperation in our Region Inaugurated by Shri I.K. Gujral, former (Collaboration: Indian Council for South Asian Cooperation)

25 Nepal: Monarchy Muddling Trough Convenor: Major General Ashok K. Mehta

April 2006

SEMINAR TO MARK WORLD DANCE DAY 2006 29 Significance of World Dance Day By Ms. Carmen Berlingeri, Director, UNESCO

49 State of Indian Dance Today Keynote address by Smt. Leela Venkataraman, renowned dance observer and critic Chair: Shri Pavan K. Verma, Director-General, ICCR (Collaboration: Natya Vriksha and UNESCO)

May 2006

22 Seminar on Nepal Inauguration by Shri Somnath Chatterjee, Speaker, Lok Sabha (Collaboration: South Asia Foundation)

24-27 FROM THE VERY HEART OF INDIA: THE MADHYA PRADESH FESTIVAL To celebrate 50 years of the state of Madhya Pradesh, a festival of dance, music, screening of films, exhibitions, seminar and cuisine

24 Inauguration By Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh

Concert Presented by Maihar Band Film: Kumar Gandharva Directed by who introduced the film

25 Seminar: From Bhimbetka to Bharat Bhawan - Art and Architecture of Madhya Pradesh Speakers: Dr. Kalyan Chakravarty, IGNCA; Shri Richard Holkar, Dr. R.C. Agarwal, ASI; Prof. Priyaleen Singh, School of Planning & Architecture; and Dr. Savita Raje, Architect/Conservationist

FILMS Muhafiz () Director:

Devi Ahilya Bai Directed by Nachiketa Patwardhan & Jayu Patwardhan who introduced the film

CONCERTS Hindustani Classical Vocal Recital By Meeta Pandit,

Kabir Gayan Presented by Prahlad Singh Tipanya and party

Food Festival: Cuisine from the Very Heart of India 50 26 Seminar: Swar Yatra–Musical Traditions of Madhya Pradesh Discussants: Ms Bindu Chawla, Pt. L.K. Pandit, Shri Kumar Shahani, Shri Mukesh Garg; MsUma Vasudev; Shri Ajit Singh Paintal

FILMS Asgari Bai Director: Rajendra Jangle

Massey Sahib Director: Pradip Krishen Special Guest:

Maqbool Director: Vishal Bharadwaj

CONCERTS Kathak Recital By Suchitra Harmalkar and Kartik Samuh

Hindustani Classical Vocal Recital By Kalapani Komkali. Daughter and disciple of Kumar Gandharva

Food Festival: Sailana Cuisine

27 Seminar: The Land of Kalidas–Literary Panorama of Madhya Pradesh Speakers: Shri Uday Prakash, Shri Dhruv Shukla, Shri Prabhakar Shrotriya, Shri Alok Nath and Shri Leeladhar Mandloi

FILMS Samar Directed by Shyam Benegal, who introduced the film

Sanshodhan Directed by Shilpi Dasgupta, who introduced the film

Beyond the Wheel Directed by Rajula Shah, who introduced the film

CONCERTS Dhrupad Recital By the Gundecha Brothers–Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha

Taal Vadya Concert Presented by Devki Nandanji on the pakhawaj; Anup Singh on dholak; Farookh Lateef Khan on sarangi; Saleem Allawala on the tabla and Akbar Khan on nakkara 51 As part of this festival: there was exhibition of photographs, paintings–contemporary and folk, textiles, sculptures and crafts Organised by The State Museum and Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal (Collaboration: Government of Madhya Pradesh)

July 2006

25 Delhi and Urban Development Inaugural Address by Shri Jagmohan, Former Minister (Collaboration: Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage)

29 Internal Security Lead Presentations by: Dr. Ajai Sahni; Shri Praveen Swami; Lt. Gen. V. Patankar (retd.), Shri Ajeet Doval, Shri E.Rammohan and Cmde. C. Uday Bhaskar (Collaboration: Institute of Conflict Management)

August 2006

MEET APARNA SEN A retrospective of three films by the acclaimed director

28 36 Chowringhee Lane

29 Mr. & Mrs. Iyer

31 15 Park Avenue Followed by a discussion Speakers: Ms Aparna Sen, Ms Ratnaboli Roy Moderator: Ms Shohini Ghosh

31 Changing Mental Health Care and Treatment in India A discussion Chair: Smt.(Justice) Leila Seth Welcome Address: Smt. Binoo Sen

Inauguration of exhibition: Beyond the Cuckoo’s Nest organized by Anjali, a Kolkata based NGO. By Justice Leila Seth

September 2006

11 Commemoration of the Centenary of Gandhiji’s first Satyagraha (Johannesburg, South Africa, September 11, 1906)

The search for freedom, peace and human dignity embodied in the spirit of the freedom struggles of the peoples of India and South Africa

52 Chief Guest: Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka Deputy President of South Africa

Chair: Shri S. Jaipal Reddy Minister of Urban Development

Plantation of Olea Africana sapling from South Africa By Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Deputy President of South Africa Choirs: Balwantrai Mehta Vidya Bhawan, Bluebells School, Laprosy Mission, Springdales School (Collaboration: Gandhi Peace Foundation, NDMC & Working Group on Alternate Strategies)

October 2006

THE IIC EXPERIENCE: A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS 2006 6–12 A week long annual event featuring the best in the performing arts, exhibitions, films and cuisine Inauguration by Shri Soli J. Sorabjee, President, IIC

6 Mughal Miniatures and Manuscripts from the Raza Library, Rampur An exhibition of photographs from 16th to 19th century manuscripts and folios Inauguration by H.E. Shri T.V. Rajeshwar, Governor, and Shri Akhilesh Mithal

Warriors Sculptural forms in ceramic by P.R. Daroz Inauguration: Dr. L.M. Singhvi

Nagaswaram by P.S. Arumugum and troupe

Adhbhuta–Vision of Wonder Choreographic composition in Bharatanatyam style Presented by Malavika Sarukkai Artistic Director: Smt. Saroja Kamakshi

Food Festival: Rampur Dastarkhwan

Stardust Memories: An Encounter with old Friends: A Festival of Films

Smiles of a Summer (Sweden) Director:

53 7 Photographing India: Journeys with Raja Deen Dayal and Henri Cartier–Bresson Inauguration: Smt. Justice (Retd) Leila Seth Speaker: Shri Kalyan Chakravarty, IGNCA

Food Festival: Brunch: Parathewali Gali

Scenes from a Marriage (Sweden) Director: Ingmar Bergman

Autumn Sonata (France / Sweden) Director: Ingmar Bergman

BOOK RELEASE “Birds of IIC” (Wisdom Tree; 2006; Delhi) by Samar Singh Released by Shri Soli J. Sorabjee, President, IIC

Hindustani Vocal Recital By Pt. Rajshekhar Mansur

Food Festival: The Moorish Table

Tokyo Story (Japan) Director: Yasujiro Ozu

8 Vadya Sammelanam: Carnatic Classical Music Presented by an Women’s Orchestra–Dr. Suma Sudhindra (veena); Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi (violin); Sikkil Mala Chandrashekhar (flute); D. Sumanthi Rama Mohana Rao (); Sukanya Ramgopal (ghatam); B.R. Latha Ramachar (kanjira); and Bhagyalakshmi M. Krishna (morching)

Food Festival: Brunch: South Indian Tiffin

Equinox Flower (Japan) Director: Yasujiro Ozu

Late Autumn (Japan) Director: Yasujiro Ozu

Uski Awaaz: Her Voice Readings by contemporary women poets who read their original works — Poets featured were: Anamika and Savita Singh (Hindi); Rukmini Bhaya-Nair and Sagari Chhabra (English); Tarannum Riyaz and Shahla Nigar (Urdu) and Dr. Vanita (Punjabi)

54 Food Festival: Cocktails

The Young and the Passionate (Italy) Director: Federico Fellini

9 Nights of Cabiria (Italy) Director: Federico Fellini

The Road (Italy) Director: Federico Fellini

Manthan (India) Director: Shyam Benegal

Meet the Film Director Shri Shyam Benegal in conversation with Ms Shohini Ghosh

Under the Stars Concert by Indian Ocean Asheem Chakravarty (tabla, tarang, other percussion and vocals); Susmit Sen (guitar, vocals) Amit Kilam (drums, gargubi, recorder, other percussion…pretty much everything) and Rahul Ram (brass guitar, vocals)

Food Festival: Barbeque: East and West

10 Bhumika (India) Director: Shyam Benegal

Junoon (India) Director: Shyam Benegal

The Children of Heaven (Iran) Director: Majid Majidi

Rohi Rang: Colours of the Desert Sufiana Kalam presented by the Mir Singers of Pugal, Bikaner

Food Festival: A Taste of

The Colour of Paradise (Iran) Director: Majid Majidi

11 Baran (Iran) Director: Majid Majidi 55 Merry-Go-Round (Hungary) Director: Zoltan Fabri

Hungarians (Hungary) Director: Zoltan Fabri

Just Jazz ! Presented by The Babush Santana Quintet Babush Santana (drums, trumpet, violin, vocals); Laura Santana (vocals); Lawrence Ireland (keyboards); Jude Manuel (bass); and Mike Boyer (lead guitar)

Food Festival: A French Repast

Requiem (Hungary) Director: Zoltan Fabri

12 Central Station (Brazil) Director: Walter Salles

Behind the Sun (Brazil) Director: Walter Salles

The Motorcycle Diaries Director: Walter Salles

The Throw of Dice Choreographic composition of Manipuri classical dance style Presented by Anjika Centre for Manipuri Dance and Movement Therapy, Kolkata Concept of Choreography: Priti Patel Accompanists: K. Ratan Singh (pung); Y. Gyaneswar Singh (pung); W. Wuraj Kumar (vocal) and M. Mangangsana (vocal & pena)

Food Festival: Flavours of the Orient

27 Science and Technology in the Mountains–A Dialogue Speakers: Dr. Alok Bhattacharya, Dean, School of Information Technology, JNU; Prof. Harsh Sinvhal, Roorkee, IIT; Dr. S.P. Singh, Garhwal University; Dr. K.K. Pande, Amrapalli Institute of Technology; Dr. A. Agarwal, School of Medicine & Health, IGNOU; Shri U.S. Majila, MLA (Uttaranchal); Shri Pradeep Tamta, MLA (Uttaranchal); Prof. , Nehru Memorial Museum & Library; Dr. Anant Pant, Birla Institute of Scientific Research and others (Collaboration: Shastra) 56 28 Internal Security (Collaboration: Institute of Conflict Management)

November 2006

4 Mid Year Review of the Indian Economy 2006-2007 Main presentation by Dr. Surjit Singh Bhalla, Managing Director, Oxus Research and Investments Discussants: Dr. Shubhashis Gangopadhyay, Head, India Development Foundation and Dr. Omkar Goswami, Corporate & Economic Research Group Advisory Private Ltd Chair: Shri Suman K. Bery, Director General, NCAER (Collaboration: Malcolm & Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust)

ON THE OCCASION OF THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF SIGMUND FREUD 17 Symposium on Forgetting and Not Being Able to Forget Speakers: Dr. Eveline List & Dr. Bettina Reiter, University of Vienna; Dr. Mallika Akbar; and Dr. Ashok Nagpal, Delhi University (Collaboration: Embassy of Austria and Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Delhi)

18 Education for Children in Difficult Circumstances Presentations by Ms. Annie Koshi, Principal, St. Mary’s School, New Delhi; Dr. Janki Rajan, Professor, Jamia Millia Islamia & Director, SCERT; Dr. Rukmini Banerjee, Director Research, Pratham Resource Centre; and Shri Amit Kaushik, UNDP who was formerly with Elementary Education, MHRD Chair: Shri Vinod C. Khanna

December 2006

SAARC DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD 8 The Girl Child: Plans and Portrayals–Seeking a Culture for Change Colloquium speakers: Prof. Nabanita Deb Sen, Dr. Syeda Hameed, Ms. Kirti Singh, Ms. Shabnam Hashmi and Dr. Umakant (Collaboration: India Alliance for the Girl Child)

11 Stabilizing the India–Pakistan Peace Process Inaugration: Shri I.K. Gujral (Collaboration: Pakistan Studies Programme, South Asian Studies Division, School of International Studies, JNU)

57 January 2007

On the Occasion of India International Centre’s Annual Day Celebrating Kashi–The Eternal City: 19th to 22nd January 2007 Exhibitions, Seminar, Cultural Programmes & Special Cuisine

ExhibitionExhibition: Kashi- The Eternal City An exhibition of photographs, sculptures, terracotta objects, paintings, old textiles, jewellery and decorative art Inaugurated by Prof. M.G. K. Menon, President, IIC

SEMINAR ON VARANASI 20 Inaugural session Keynote address: Dr. L.M. Singhvi

Kashi Through Archaeology Speaker: Prof. Vidula Jayaswal, Dept. of Ancient History, Culture & Archaeology, & Director, Archaeological Excavation, Ramnagar, Varanasi

Kashi in Epigraphical Records Speaker: Prof. T.P. Verma (Retd.), Dept. of Ancient Indian History, Culture & Archaeology, Gurukul Kangri University, Hardwar

Sculptural Art of Kashi Speaker: Dr. N.P. Joshi, former Director, Archaeological Museum, Mathura & State Museum, Lucknow; presently Hon. Acharya, Jnana- Pravaha, Varanasi

Ghats of Banaras Speaker: Dr. Bhanu Shankar Mehta, noted scholar of Banaras culture

Temples and Mathas of Kashi Speaker: Dr. Pramod Giri, Specialist on Mathas and Temples of Banaras

21 Vedic and Shastric Traditions in Kashi Speaker: Prof. Yugal Kishor Mishra, former Pro Vice-Chancellor, Sampurnanand Sanskrit University & presently, Head, Dept. of Vedic Studies, Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi

Buddhism in Kashi Speaker: Prof. Brahmadev Narayan Sharma, Head, Dept. of Pali & Theravada, Sampurnanand Sanskrit University

58 Jainism in Kashi Speaker: Prof. M.N. P. Tiwari, Dept. of History of Art, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

Shaiva and Shakta Cults in Kashi Speaker: Prof. K.D. Tripathi (Retd.) former Director, Kalidas Academy, Ujjain & Dean, Faculty of Sanskrit Learning & Theology, Banaras Hindu University; presently, Professor Emeritus, Banaras Hindu University

Vaishnava and Folk Cults in Kashi Speaker: Prof. Kamal Giri (Retd.) Dept. of History of Art, Banaras Hindu University; and presently, Hon. Director, Jnana-Pravaha, Varanasi

Saints and Sages of Kashi Speaker: Prof. Raghunath Giri (Retd.), Dept. of Philosophy, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi

The Diamond Soul Speaker: Smt Manju Sundaram, senior disciple of Smt

22 Drama and Lilas in Kashi Speaker: Dr. Bhanu Shankar Mehta

Ceremonies, Rituals and Yatras in Kashi Speaker: Dr. Kusum Giri (Retd.), Dept. of Sociology, Vasanta College for Women, Varanasi

Fairs and Festival in Kashi Speaker: Dr. Bhanu Shankar Mehta

Arts and Crafts of Kashi Speaker: Prof. Nita Kumar, Visiting Professor of Anthropology, Clamount Mckenna College, California, USA & Director, Nirman NGO, Varanasi

Cleaning the Ganga and Issues of Environment/Conservation Speaker: Shri Navnit Raman, INTACH

Valedictory Address by Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan

59 CULTURAL PROGRAMMES

20 Vedic Chanting: Rig - Veda Chanting by Sri Chintamani Dixit Mahadkar & Sri Gangadhar Dev

Shukla - Yajurveda (Madhyandina Shakha) Chanting by Sri Vinayak Badal, Sri Anil Ghodekar, Sri Gopal Sharmopadhyaya & Sri Gajanan Godse

Krishna - Yajurveda (Taittiriya Shakha) Chanting by Sri Krishnamurty Ghanpathi, Sri K. Venkat Raman, Sri Mahadev Ghanpathi & Sri Ganesh Ghanpathi

Sama Veda (Kauthuma–Madra Paddhati) Chanting by Sri Gagan Kumar Chattopadhyaya, Sri Jaiprakash Sharma, Sri Balendu Sharma & Sri A. Sharma

With commentary by Prof. Yugal Kishor Mishra, Head, Veda Vibhaga, Sampurnananda Sanskrit University

FILMS: 21 Spirit of Kashi Director: Juhi Sinha

Film on the music of Kashi

The Eternal City–Varanasi Director: Juhi Sinha

Film on the lifestyle and culture of Kashi

22 Celebrating Kashi: A Musical Experience of Purab Ang Presented by Smt Manju Sundaram, senior disciple of Smt Girija Devi Accompanists: Vinod Lele (tabla); (sarangi); and Vinay Mishra (harmonium) Organised in collaboration with Jnana-Pravaha–Centre for Cultural Studies & Research, Varanasi

23-24 Urban Actors, Policies and Governance in four Indian Metropolitan Cities (Collaboration: Centre de Sciences Humaines)

60 APPENDIX II Talks

February 2006

1 D.M. SINGHVI MEMORIAL LECTURE 2006 Exploring India’s Identity Speaker: Lord Bhiku Parikh Chair: Justice R.C. Lahoti, former Chief Justice of India (Collaboration: D.M. Singhvi Memorial Society)

6 Can Nuclear Proliferation be Stopped? The Case of North Korea and Iran Speaker: Dr. Gary Samore, Vice-President for Global Security and Sustainability, MacArthur Foundation Chair: Lt. Gen. V.R. Raghavan (Collaboration: Delhi Policy Group)

7 Conserving Mughal Garden Waterworks Speaker: Prof. James L. Westcoat, Professor & Head, Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, USA Chair: Shri Martand Singh, Chairman, INTACH -UK Trust (Collaboration: INTACH)

INDEPENDENT INDIA 9 Mapping an Elusive Terrain: Literature in a Fluid Society Speaker: Prof. Meenakshi Mukherjee, literary critic and former Professor of English, JNU Chair: Prof. Alok Rai, University of Delhi (Collaboration: The New India Foundation, Bangalore)

10 Whither Iraq–Reflections on Nation Building Speaker: Prof. Nadia Al-Bagdadi, Central European University, Budapest Chair: Shri Hamid Ansari, former Indian Ambassador (Collaboration: Academy of Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia)

61 11 Integrating Immigrants: The American Experience and the European Experience Speaker: Prof. Nathan Glazer, Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Education, Chair: Prof.

13 Internet Governance: Are We Ready for It? Speaker: Shri Subimal Bhattacharya, Vice-President, Argus Integrated Solutions Chair: Shri Nitin Desai, Special Adviser to the U.N. Secretary General

14 Unraveling the Mind of China Speaker: Shri Ravi Bhoothalingam, Founder & Chairman, Manas Advisory, and former President, The Oberoi Group of Hotels and is Convenor of the Tourism Task Force for the Bangladesh-China-India- Myanmar Forum (Kunming Initiative) Chair: Dr. Mira Sinha Bhattacharjea

15 Human Security–Incoherent Concept or Policy Template ? Speaker: Prof. Ramesh Thakur, Senior Vice Rector, United Nations University, Tokyo (Collaboration: IILM India Forum)

16 Modern Advances in Eye Care of the Aging Eye Speaker: Dr. Rishi Mohan, Consultant, Lasertech Eye Centre, M.M. Eyetech Institute, Malhotra Heart Institute and I.P. Apollo Hospital Chair: Prof.(Dr.) Madan Mohan

16 East Asia and Asia Pacific: Competing or Complementary Regionalisms Speaker: Dr. Paul Evans, Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors and Co- CEO, Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada Chair: Dr. Nagesh Kumar, Director-General, Research and Information Systems

PUTTING IDEAS FIRST 17 Craft Heritage of Kashmir Presentation by Sudha Koul, IAS, author of The Tiger Ladies–a Memoir of Kashmir. (Collaboration: Craft Revival Trust)

17 New States for a New India? Critical Appraisal of the Creation of Chhattisgarh Speaker: Dr. Samuel Berthet, Centre de Sciences Humaines, New Delhi Chair: Dr. Savyasaachi, Department of Sociology, Jamia Millia Islamia (Collaboration: Centre de Sciences Humaines) 62 DIMENSIONS OF SCIENCE 20 The Science of Religious Festivals Speaker: Dr. Rajesh Kochhar, Scientist & former Director, NISTADS Chair: Shri M.C. Joshi (Collaboration: NISTADS)

22 The Rationale for a Universal Declaration of Human Rights Speaker: Prof. Arvind Sharma, Birks Professor of Comparative Religion, McGill University, Canada Chair: Shri S.J.S. Chhatwal, former Indian High Commissioner to Canada

27 The Indo-US Nuclear Deal–A Tutorial for Non-Experts Speaker: Prof. R. Rajaraman, Centre for Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University Chair: Dr. Manoj K. Joshi, Editor (Views), The Ltd.

INDEPENDENT INDIA 28 The Northeast Since Independence Speaker: Dr. Udayon Misra, Professor of English, Dibrugarh University, Assam Chair: Dr. Radha Kumar (Collaboration: The New India Foundation, Bangalore)

March 2006

3 Budget 2006 - Analysis Speaker: Shri Bishwajit Bhattacharyya, Advocate, Chair: Shri Abhijit Bhattacharyya, Chief Commissioner, Customs, Central Excise & Service Tax

TO SERVE 8 Responding to the Inner Calling–Taking Education to the Oppressed People Speaker: Amit from Adharshila Shikshana Kendra (Collaboration: The Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama)

8 Babur Nama (Journal of Babur): Its Relevance to Contemporary India and Pakistan Speaker: Shri Dilip Hiro, writer, journalist and commentator who has published 27 books and who recently translated Babur’s 16th century classic (Collaboration: Penguin India)

63 FREEDOM FROM HUNGER 17 Globalisation and Farming Crisis Speaker: Dr. Devinder Sharma, Food and Trade Policy Analyst Chair: Shri B.P. Singh (Collaboration: Centre for Environment and Food Security)

20 Ethiopia, Africa’s India An illustrated lecture by Mr. Come Carpentier, Convenor, World Affairs: Journal of International Issues Chair: Dr. Raghuraj Singh Chauhan, Acting Director National Museum

INDEPENDENT INDIA 21 Urban Crisis in Contemporary Bombay Cinema Speaker: Dr. Ranjani Mazumdar, School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University Chair: Dr. Ashis Nandy (Collaboration: The New India Foundation, Bangalore)

27 The Changing Politics of Peace and Security: What Place for the United Nations in an ‘Asian Century’? Speaker: Mr. Jeffery Laurenti, renowned UN scholar and policy analyst with the Century Foundation, New York Chair: Shri Eric Gonsalves, former Indian Ambassador (Collaboration: Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies)

28 Missile Defense–Current Status in the US and Prospects in India Speaker: Prof. T. Postol, Program in Science, Technology and Society, MIT, USA Chair: Rear Adm. K.Raja Menon

29 Is the United States a Southern Nation? Speaker: Prof. Ira Katznelson, Ruggles, Professor of Political Science & History, President, Columbia University, New York and American Political Science Association Chair: Dr. Andre Beteille (Collaboration: Centre for Policy Research)

April 2006

1 Moral Education, Value Education in a Global World Speaker: Prof. Edwin Zappe, school teacher and former Professor of Teaching, University of Salzburg Chair: Dr. Kamala Menon, Principal, Mirambika School

64 3 Healing without Medicine: Acupressure Speaker: Dr. A.K. Saxena, Secretary-General, Shakuntala Devi Multi Therapy Health and Research Foundation and co-author of Miraculous Effects of Acupressure Chair: Dr. B.K. Tamini

5 Prevention of Hearing Disability A multi-media presentation by Dr.R.N. Narang, former Research Fellow, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, currently Research and Managing Director, Alps International and National Awardee for the Best Technological Innovation

INDEPENDENT INDIA 7 Sports Since Independence Speaker: Ms. Sharada Ugra, India Today Chair: Dr. J.S. Naruka, Director, Sports & Physical Education, Delhi University (Collaboration: The New India Foundation, Bangalore)

10 Isaiah Berlin: An Opponent of Absolutism Speaker: Prof. Ramin Jahanbegloo, Chair Professor, Rajni Kothari Chair in Democracy, CSDS (2005-2006) Chair: Prof. , former Vice Chancellor, Northeastern Hill University, (Collaboration: Centre for the Study of Developing Societies)

11 Indian Art and Aesthetics and Speaker: Shri Shakti Maira, artist and author of the book Towards Ananda: Rethinking Indian Art and Aesthetics (Penguin, 2006) Chair: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi

INDEPENDENT INDIA 12 India’s Environment 1947-89: Politics, Society & Nature Speaker: Dr. Mahesh Rangarajan, Visiting Professor, Department of History, , Kolkata Chair: Dr. Amita Baviskar (Collaboration: The New India Foundation, Bangalore)

17 Trekking in Bhutan An illustrated lecture by Shri Dalip Mehta, former Indian Ambassador to Bhutan Introduction: Shri Sudhir Sahi

65 THE FOURTH SIR JOHN CRAWFORD LECTURE 2006 18 Competition Matters: Perspectives of a Practitioner Speaker: Prof. Allan Fels, AO, Dean of the Australia and New Zealand School of Government and former Chairman, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Chair: Dr. Bimal Jalan, MP. (Collaboration: National Council for Applied Economic Research, Australia-India Council, Australian High Commission)

19 Sri Lankan Peace Process: Challenges and Opportunities Speaker: Prof. Gamini Lakshman Peiris, Minister of Enterprise Development, Industrial Policy & Investment Promotion, Minister of Constitutional Affairs, Government of Sri Lanka, and Chief Negotiator in the Government’s Peace Process Chair: Lt. Gen. (Retd.) V.R. Raghavan (Collaboration: Centre for Security Analysis, Chennai)

20 Challenges of India’s Foreign Policy towards the Balkans Speaker: Shri Shashank, former Foreign Secretary Moderator: Shri Sunandan Roy Chowdhury, Editor-Publisher, Sampark Journal of Global Understanding (Collaboration: Sampark Journal of Global Understanding, Kolkata)

22 Chinese Porcelain–India and the Western World, 8th to 15th Century A.D. An illustrated lecture by Dr. John Carswell, former Curator, Oriental Institute, and, an authority on Chinese export ceramics. Chair: Dr. Radha Banerjee, IGNCA

TO SERVE 25 Preparing Children for a Non-Violent Future Speaker: Dr. Savita Singh of Srijan, an ongoing project which is open to women and children who wish to develop some hobby or vocational skill. (Collaboration: The Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama)

PUTTING IDEAS FIRST 27 Framing the Fluid–Multiple Perspectives on Bharatanatyam: Philosophical, Historical, Attitudinal, Aesthetic and Socio-Cultural Speaker: Shri Navtej Singh Johar (Collaboration: Crafts Revival Trust)

66 INDEPENDENT INDIA 28 India’s Foreign Policy Since Independence Speaker: Dr. C. Raja Mohan, Strategic Affairs Editor, Chair: Shri Inder Malhotra (Collaboration: The New India Foundation, Bangalore)

May 2006

1 Underwater Archaeology: Post-Tsunami Excavations at Mahabalipuram Speaker: Dr. Alok Tripathi, Superintending Archaeologist, Under- Water Archaeology, ASI Chair: Dr. B.M. Pande

8 PREM BHATIA MEMORIAL LECTURE 2006 India Engages with the World Speaker: Shri K.S. Bajpai, former Indian Ambassador to Pakistan, China and USA Chair: Shri K. Subrahmanyam, Chairman, Global Strategic Development (Collaboration: Prem Bhatia Memorial Trust)

8 Penance and Punishment: Marking the Body in Criminal Law and Social Ideology of Ancient India Speaker: Prof. Patrick Olivelle, Professor of Sanskrit and , Department of Asian Studies, University of Texas, Austin. Chair: Prof. K.M. Shrimali, Department of History, University of Delhi

FREEDOM FROM HUNGER 10 Water: Understanding the Crises Speaker: Shri Ramaswamy R. Iyer, water expert and former Secretary, Water Resources, Govt. of India Chair: Shri Shekhar Singh (Collaboration: Centre for Environment and Food Security)

10 Nepali Peace, Nepali Democracy Speaker: Mr. Kanak Mani Dixit, South Asian journalist and Nepali Publisher Chair: Shri Bharat Bhushan,

15 Charting a New Course: A Strategy for Sustainable Management of India’s Water Resources in the 21st Century A joint presentation by Shri G.N. Kathpalia, Alternative Futures and Shri Rakesh Kapoor, co-Authors of a book of the same title as the lecture Chair: Shri Ramaswamy R. Iyer 67 18 Integrated Braj Development A presentation on the conservation of the heritage, culture and environment of Brajbhoomi By Shri Vineet Narain, CEO, Braj Foundation and senior journalist Chair: Shri B.M. Pande

23 The Politics of Disease Speaker: Dr. Mika Aaltola, Adjunct Professor, University of Tampere, Finland Chair: Dr.

29 Complementary Medicine: Homeopathy Speaker: Dr. Mohammed Qasim Chair: Dr. Ranjit Roy Chaudhury

31 Science in Resurgent India: Changing Science & Technology Landscape in India Inaugural Address by Dr. R.A. Mashelkar, Secretary, DSIR and Director, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Chair: Dr. N. Panchapakesan

June 2006

1 Summer Theatre Workshop for Children Conducted by Ms. Kiran Deep Sharma, Associate Director, Khilona and former member of the National School of Drama’s Theatre-in- Education Company

8 Embracing the Canonical: Tradition and Modernity in Carnatic Music Speaker: Dr. Lakshmi Subramanian, Fellow, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Kolkata Chair: Shri Manna Srinivasan

DIMENSIONS OF SCIENCE 9 Brain and Consciousness Speaker: Dr. Shonini L. Rao, Senior Professor, National Brain Research Cenre, Manesar, Haryana Chair: Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan (Collaboration: NISTADS)

12 Henrik Ibsen and Indian Theatre Speaker: Dr. Utpal K. Banerjee, critic and arts writer Chair: Dr. Javed Malik

68 14 Complementary Medicine: Ayurveda Speaker: Dr. P.R. Ramesh, Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakal Chair: Dr. Shiv Kumar Sarin

16 Constituting Identity: Lessons from the Indian Experience Speaker: Prof. Gary Jacobsohn, Government Department, University of Texas, Austin Chair: Dr. Shylashri Shankar

21 Weapons of Terror: Freeing the World of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Arms Speaker: Dr. Hans Blix, Chairman, WMDC Chair: Shri K. Subrahmanyam (Collaboration: Delhi Policy Group)

PUTTING IDEAS FIRST 27 Credit Flow to the Handloom Sector, Appraisal of the Current Scenario Speaker: Dr. Ajit Kanitkar, Program Officer, Development Finance and Economic Security, The Ford Foundation, Delhi (Collaboration: Crafts Revival Trust)

July 2006

IIC / NCERT LECTURE SERIES 3 The Battle for Schools Speaker: Prof. Shanta Sinha, Director, M. Venkatarangalya Foundation, Secunderabad and Magsaysay Awardee Chair: Prof. B.L. Mungekar, Member, Planning Commission (Collaboration: NCERT)

4 Song of Rain An illustrated lecture on the birds of by Shri P.K. Uthaman, birdwatcher-cum-bird Photographer Chair: Shri Ravi Agarwal

FOCUS ON LATIN AMERICA 6 The Central American Free Trade Area (CAFTA), the Dominican Republic and United States: Choices and Challenges by H.E. Mr. Hans Dannenberg, Ambassador of the Dominican Republic Chair: H.E. Mr. Jorge Heine, Ambassador of Chile (Collaboration: GRULAC)

69 INDEPENDENT INDIA 10 Science Since Independence Speaker: Prof. Dhruv Raina, Centre for Educational Studies, JNU Chair: Prof. Rajesh Kochhar (Collaboration: The New India Foundation, Bangalore)

12 Four Educational Riddles A talk on the National Framework by Prof. Krishna Kumar, Director, NCERT Chair: Prof. Mrinal Miri

13 Indian Diaspora and Performing Arts with Reference to Classical Indian Dance An illustrated lecture by Dr. Sunil Kothari, Dance Historian, Scholar and Critic Chair: Shri Malay Mishra, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Overseas Affairs, Govt. of India

PUTTING IDEAS FIRST 14 Ornament in Traditional Indian Architecture An illustrated lecture by Dr. Parul Pandya Dhar, Assistant Professor, Department of History of Art, National Museum Institute (Collaboration: Crafts Revival Trust)

THE FIFTEEN DR. DURGABAI DESHMUKH MEMORIAL LECTURE 2006 15 Democracy at Work Speaker: Smt. Aruna Roy, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan, Rajasthan Chair: Justice Leila Seth (Collaboration: Council for Social Development)

TO SERVE 20 Working with Specially Gifted Children in East Delhi By Alpana Nayak, Association for Learning Performing Arts and Normative Action (Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama)

FREEDOM FROM HUNGER 21 Genetic Engineering and the Future of Indian Farmers Speaker: Dr. Suman Sahai, President, Gene Campaign Chair: Prof. P.S. Ramakrishnan, UGC Emeritus Professor of Ecology, JNU (Collaboration: Centre for Environment and Food Security) 70 25 Complementary Medicine: Unani Speaker: Dr. Syed Mohammed Arif Zaidi, Senior Lecturer and Unani Physician, Jamia Hamdard Chair: Dr. Rama Baru, JNU

DIMENSIONS OF SCIENCE 26 Student Suicides Speaker: Fr. Brenden MacCarthaigh Chair: Dr. Janaki Rajan, Jamia Millia Islamia (Collaboration: NISTADS)

ROSALIND WILSON MEMORIAL LECTURE 2006 28 Primary Education and the Law Speaker: Justice Ruma Pal, former Judge, Supreme Court of India (Collaboration: Rosalind Wilson Memorial Trust)

31 The End of Oil Speaker: Dr. Sudha Mahalingam, Centre for Policy Research Chair: Shri Talmiz Ahmed, Director-General, Indian Council for World Affairs

August 2006

FOCUS ON DELHI 1 My Father, the Builder By Khushwant Singh Chair: Shri Jagmohan (Collaboration: The Attic & INTACH)

FOCUS ON LATIN AMERICA 2 Colombia: Four Years of Good Governance and a Promising Future Speaker: H.E. Mr. Pedro Pablo de Bedout, Ambassador of Colombia Chair: H.E. Mr. K. Baijnath, Ambassador of Suriname & Dean, Regional Group of Latin American and Caribbean Countries (Collaboration: GRULAC)

PUTTING IDEAS FIRST 4 Invisible Craft: Rafoogari of Najibabad Speaker: Ms. Priya Ravish Mehra, Freelance Textile Artist (Collaboration: Crafts Revival Trust)

TO SERVE 7 Urban Solid Waste Management / Conservation of Natural Resources By Ms. Snehlata S. Shrikhande (Pune) (Collaboration: The Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness the Dalai Lama)

71 9 Recent Excavations at Sanauli (Haryana): A Late Harappan Necropolis Illustrated lecture by Dr. Dharam Vir Sharma, Superintending Archaeologist, ASI Chair: Shri R.S. Bisht

10 Journey to the North Pole An illustrated lecture by Shri Ajeet Bajaj, first Indian to reach the North Pole, June 2006 Introduction: Shri Sudhir Sahi

11 How Much Should a Person Consume? Thinking Through the Environment Speaker: Dr. , author of a book of the same title who discussed some of the issues presented in the book Chair: Prof. Jean Dreze (Collaboration: Permanent Black)

18 Some Reflections on Inhibitions in Creativity in the Writer: A Psychological Reading of Salman Rushdie’s ‘Haroun and the Sea of Stories’ Speaker: Mr. M. Nasir Ilahi, Scientific Member and Faculty at the Objects Institute and Clinical Asstt. Professor of Psychiatry, New York Medical School Chair: Prof. Alok Rai

D.M. SINGHVI MEMORIAL LECTURE 19 Growth and Poverty Reduction: Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty Speaker: Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission Chair: Dr. Bimal Jalan, MP and former Governor, Reserve of India

21 Delhi’s Stray Care Speaker: Prof. Amita Singh, Centre for Law and Governance, JNU Chair: Prof. Neela Mukherjee (Collaboration: Indrani Foundation)

PUTTING IDEAS FIRST 22 North South Project: A New Model of Design and Craft Collaborations in the Developing World Speaker: Ms. Patty Johnson, Canada-based designer (Collaboration: Crafts Revival Trust)

72 FOCUS ON DELHI 22 Discovering the Ancient in Modern Delhi An illustrated lecture by Dr. Upinder Singh, Professor of History, Delhi University and author. Chair: Ms. Naina Dayal (Collaboration: The Attic and INTACH)

23 The Queen’s Stepwell at Patan An illustrated lecture by Dr. Kirit Mankodi, Director-Research Studies, Project for Indian Cultural Studies, Franco Indian Research Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai Chair: Shri B.M. Pande

September 2006

FOCUS ON DELHI 5 Reflections on the Past and Present of Sufi Shrines in Delhi An illustrated lecture by Sunil Kumar, Reader, History Department, University of Delhi and author of The Present in Delhi’s Past Chair: Dr. Narayani Gupta (Collaboration: Attic and INTACH)

FOCUS ON LATIN AMERICA 6 The XIV NAM Summit in Havana and the Future of the Non- Aligned Movement Speaker: H.E. Mr. Juan Carretero, Ambassador of Cuba Chair: H.E. Mr. Jorge Heine, Ambassador of Chila (Collaboration: GRULAC)

WILHELM VON POCHHAMMER MEMORIAL LECTURE 8 Recent Developments in Jammu & Kashmir Speaker: Shri N.N. Vohra, Special Representative of the Govt. of India for the J & K Dialogue Chair: Shri Satinder K. Lambah, President, FIGS (Collaboration: Federation of Indo-German Societies in India)

FREEDOM FROM HUNGER 8 Distress in Rural Economy Speaker: Dr. Prem Shankar Jha, senior columnist and journalist Chair: Prof. N.S. Ramaswamy, National Professor of Management and founder- Director of IIM Bangalore (Collaboration: Centre for Environment and Food Security)

TO SERVE 12 Group Foster Care and Other Mentoring Opportunities Speaker: Dr. Kiran Modi, Managing Trustee, Udayan Care (Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama) 73 PUTTING IDEAS FIRST 13 Conduct and Commerce of Art Today–With Special Reference to Indian Music Speaker: Smt. , well known artist (Collaboration: Crafts Revival Trust)

13 Overview of Urdu Poetry–Part I and Speaker: Dr. Shahid Mahdi, former Vice Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia 16 Chair: Dr. , Chairman, Sahitya Akademi Overview of Urdu Poetry–Part II Speaker: Dr. Shahid Mahdi Chair: Dr. Mushirul Hasan, Vice Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia

DIMENSIONS OF SCIENCE 14 Pluto: The Dethroned Planet Speaker: Professor Rajesh Kochhar, former Director, NISTADS Chair: Prof. N. Panchapakesan (Collaboration: NISTADS)

18 Focus on West Asia: Lebanon Speaker: Ms. Seema Mustafa, Bureau Chief, The Asian Age who recently visited Lebanon Chair: Shri S. Nihal Singh

TO SERVE 21 Thus Have I Heard: The Emerging Female Voice in Buddhism Speaker: Venerable Tenzin Palmo (Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama)

22 Focus on West Asia: Iran Speaker: Shri Siddharth Varadarajan, Associate Editor, , who recently visited Iran Chair: Shri Hamid Ansari, Chairman, Minorities Commission

23 Complementary Medicine: Reflexology Speaker: Smt. Namita Unnikrishnan, practicing Reflexologist based in Delhi

FOCUS ON DELHI 26 Nehru’s Delhi–Post Independence Architecture in Delhi An illustrated lecture by K.T. Ravindran, Professor of Urban Design & Dean, The School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi Chair: Shri Ashok Lall (Collaboration: The Attic and INTACH) 74 27 Is Democracy Exportable ? Speaker: Lord , distinguished and internationally renowned economist and Member of the British House of Lords (Collaboration: IILM India Forum)

TO SERVE 29 Community Service Through Voluntary Blood Donation Speaker: Ms. Malati Chibber, Honorary Advisor, Rotary Blood Bank (Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness the Dalai Lama)

October 2006

7TH HOWARD MEMORIAL LECTURE 2 Women Shaping the Future of Food Speakers: Ms. Renate Kunast, former Minister of , Germany and presently, Leader of the Green Party; and Ms. Caroline Lucas, leading Member of the European Parliament of the Green Party from UK Special guest speaker: Ms. Judy Wicks, Founder, White Dog Café, the first restaurant in United States based on local organic food Chair: Dr. Vandana Shiva, Managing Trustee, Navdanya Trust (Collaboration: Navdanya)

IIC-IDSA EMINENT PERSON’S LECTURE SERIES 3 Globalisation & Security Speaker: Dr. Arun Shourie former Union Minister Chair: Shri N.N. Vohra (Collaboration Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses)

FOCUS ON DELHI 16 Avenue Trees for the Imperial Capital An illustrated lecture by Pradip Krishen, film-maker and writer Chair: Prof. Alok Rai, Professor of Enghlish, Delhi University (Collaboration: The Attic and INTACH)

IIC-IDSA EMINENT PERSONS’ LECTURE SERIES 17 Environmental Change and Security Speaker: Dr. R.K. Pachauri, Director General, The Energy Research Institute. (Collaboration: Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)

FOCUS ON LATIN AMERICA 18 Mexico After the Elections: Issues and Perspectives Speaker: H.E. Mr. Rogelio Granguillhome, Ambassador of Mexico Chair: H.E. Mr. Jorge Heine, Ambassador of Chile (Collaboration: GRULAC) 75 THE FIRST NIRMAL VERMA MEMORIAL LECTURE 2006 23 Problem of Communication in Literature: Then and Now Speaker: Dr. Intezar Husain, well known writer from Paksitan Chair: Dr. (Collaboration: Nirmal Smriti)

PUTTING IDEAS FIRST 24 Textile Heritage with the Sari as the Main Focus An illustrated lecture by Rita Kapoor Chishti (Collaboration: Crafts Revival Trust)

FOCUS ON DELHI 26 Dilli ke Totay Mainay aur Thoray Bahar Ke Mehman: Common Birds of Delhi and Some Interesting Visitors An illustrated lecture by Ms. Sheila Chhabra (Collaboration: The Attic and INTACH)

27 Complementary Medicine: Naripariksha Speaker: Vaidyacharya Dr. J.R. Raju, Maharishi Ayurveda Arogyadham Chair: Dr. Ranjit Roy Chaudhury

28 Journeys in An illustrated lecture by Nandini Oberoi Introduction: Sudhir Sahi

30 Ravi Varma’s Mythological Paintings An illustrated lecture by Smt. Rupika Chawla, conservator of paintings and writer on Art Chair: Prof. Rajiv Lochan, Director, National Gallery of Modren Art

LECTURE SERIES ON GOVERNANCE 31 Governance in India: Collapse and Cure Speaker: Shri Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah, former Chief Justice of India Chair: Shri Soli J. Sorabjee

November 2006

4 Wit and Humour in Colonial India–Analysing Cartoons Speaker: Prof. Mushirul Hasan, Vice Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia Chair: Shri Ashok Nehru

6 Heart Attacks–A Lifestyle Malady Speaker: Dr. O.P. Yadava, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Consulant Cardiac Surgeon, National Heart Institute Chair: Dr. Rama Baru, JNU 76 FOCUS ON DELHI 7 City Makers and City Breakers Speaker: Shri Dunu Roy, Director, Hazards Centre (Collaboration: The Attic and INTACH)

FOCUS ON LATIN AMERICA 8 The Future of the Panama Canal Speaker: H.E. Alberto Jose Pinzon, Ambassador of Panama in India Chair: H.E. Mr. K. Bajnath, Ambassador of Suriname (Collaboration: GRULAC)

DIMENSIONS OF SCIENCE 9 Cancer in Punjab Cotton Belt Speaker: Shri Jarnail Singh, retired teacher from Jallal village, Bhatinda District, Punjab Discussant: Shri Umendra Dutt, Executive Director, Kheti Virsat Mission, Jaitu, Faridkot District, Punjab Chair: Prof. Rajesh Kochhar (Collaboration: NISTADS)

10 The Tamil Jaina Community in the History of Tamil Nadu–A Question of Identity and Negotiating Spaces Speaker: Ms. R. Uma Maheshwari, independent journalist and ‘part’ academic. Chair: Prof. Majid Siddiqui, Centre for Historical Studies, JNU

11 The Humanism of Speaker: Shri Mahendra Misra, poet and writer Chair: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi (Collaboration: Indian Humanist Union)

SERIES ON YOGIS / YOGINIS 13 St. Francis of Assisi: 1181–1226 Introduction: Decisive Moments in the Pilgrim Jouneys of St. Francis and Mystical Dimensions in the Life of St. Francis Speaker: Sister Inigo Film Reluctant Saint: Francis of Assisi

14 St. Francis of Assisi: 1181-1226 Poverty, Joy and Inner Freedom of St. Francis Speaker: Ven. Tenzin Priyadarshi

St. Francis’ Universal Love of all Creatures Speaker: Father Justin Panakal 77 Singing of Assisi Songs (Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama)

15 Adventures of the Gondwanaland Expedition An illustrated lecture by Shri Akhil Bakshi, leader of the Gondwanaland Expedition Undertaken in 2005

16 U.S. Elections: Implications for July 2005 Agreement Speaker: Dr. Ashley Tellis, Senior Associate, CEIP, Washington D.C.

20 China and India–Whither the Two Giants Speaker: Prof. Deepak Lal, James C. Coleman, Professor of International Development Studies, University of California at Los Angeles Chair: Shri Suman K. Bery, Director General, NCAER (Collaboration: NCAER to commemorate NACER’s Golden Jubilee)

FREEDOM FROM HUNGER 22 Redefining Poverty Speaker: Shri Mohan Guruswamy, Chairman & Founder, Centre for Policy Alternatives and former Advisor to the Finance Minister of India Chair: Prof. Amitabh Kundu, Jawaharlal Nehru University (Collaboration: Centre for Food Security and Environment)

PADMAPANI LECTURES 22-23 Buddhist Literature in Pali and Sanskrit Speaker: Prof. Satkari Mukhopadhyaya, eminent Sanskrit Scholar, served at prestigious institutions– Sanskrit University, Varanasi, American Library of Congress, Sahitya Akademi and IGNCA Chair: Prof. Upendra Rao (Collaboration: Tibet House)

DIMENSIONS OF SCIENCE 24 Global Heating Speaker: Dr. A.P. Mitra, FRS Chair: Prof. Rajesh Kochhar (Collaboration: NISTADS)

25 Gender Discrimination and Sex Trafficking Speakers: Ms. Shireen Ebadi, Nobel Laureate; and Dr. Sayeda Hameed, Member, Planning Commission Chair: Ms. Ruchira Gupta (Collaboration: Apne Aap Women Worldwide) 78 S. RANGANATHAN MEMORIAL LECTURE 2006 28 The Lakshanas of a Civil Servant Speaker: Shri C.R. Krishnaswamy Rao Sahib, former Cabinet Secretary Chair: Justice Santosh Hegde, Lok Ayukta, & former Judge, Supreme Court of India (Collaboration: S. Ranganathan Charitable Foundation)

FOCUS ON DELHI 28 Delhi’s Kots and Sarais: History as Reflected in Toponymy Speaker: Dr. Narayani Gupta, historian and conservationist (Collaboration: The Attic and INTACH)

29 The Complete Taj Mahal and the Riverfront Gardens of Agra An illustrated lecture by Prof. Ebba Koch, Professor of Art History, University of Vienna Chair: Prof. Sunil Kumar

30 Cosmopolitanism and Tolerance Speaker: Prof. Stan van Hooft, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Deakin University, Melbourne and author of Caring: An Essay in the Philosophy of Ethics and numerous journal articles on moral philosophy, bioethics, business ethics and on the nature of health and disease Chair: Prof. Niraja Jayal, Centre for Politics & Governance, JNU

December 2006

1 Romancing the Present An illustrated lecture by Prof. Salima Hashmi, Dean, School of Visual Arts at Beaconhouse National University, Lahore and co-author of Memories, Myths, Mutations–Contemporary Art of India and Pakistan (New Delohi: Oxford University Press, 2006) Chief Guest: Smt. Gursharan Kaur (Collaboration: Oxford University Press, India)

IIC–DELNET LECTURE 4 Relation Between Science and Art An illustrated lecture by Prof. Pushpa M. Bhargava, Vice-Chairman, National Knowledge Commission, Govt. of India Chair: Dr. H.K. Kaul (Collaboration: DELNET)

FOCUS ON DELHI 5 The Last Mughal: Eclipse of a Dynasty Speaker: Mr. William Dalrymple, well known writer Chair: Prof. Harbans Mukhia (Collaboration: The Attic and INTACH) 79 FOCUS ON LATIN AMERICA 6 Which was IBSA ? India, Brazil and South Africa Strategic Partnership Speaker: H.E. Mr. Jose Vicente de Sa Pimentel, Ambassador of Brazil Chair: H.E. Mr. Jorge Heine, Ambassador of Chile (Collaboration: GRULAC)

8 Yoga for All Ailments Illustrated lecture by Smt. Bijoylaxmi Hota, Yoga Therapist and author of several books and articles on Yoga

IIC–IDSA LECTURES 9 Human Rights, Terrorism and Security Speaker: Shri Soli J. Sorabjee Chair: Shri B.G. Verghese (Collaboration: IDSA)

FOCUS ON DELHI 13 Zubaan-I-Delli: From Amir Khusrau to Radio Mirchi Presented by Prof. Alok Rai, Professor of English, University of Delhi and writer on matters of contemporary language and culture With Mahood Farooqui (Collaboration: The Attic and INTACH)

14 Nations Matter: The Limits of Cosmopolitanism Speaker: Prof. Craig Calhoun, Professor of Sociology, & President, Social Science Research Council Chair: Prof. Dilip Gaonkar, Northwestern University

RELEASE OF AN IIC BOOK 16 Ecological Security: The Foundation of Sustainable Development (edited by Samar Singh) by Prof. M.G.K. Menon

Ecological Security–The Foundation of Sustainable Equitable Development By Dr. Jeffrey A.McNeely, Chief Scientist, IUCN (The World Conservation Union) where he has worked since 1980 followed by a discussion Speakers: Shri Digvijay Singh; and Dr. Chair: Dr. Amrita Patel (Collaboration: The Foundation for Ecological Security)

YOGIS/YOGINIS 18 Milarepa–The Yogi of Tibet (1052-1135) Poet-monk and mystic who became one of Tibet’s greatest spiritual leader 80 Milarepa–The Yogi of Tibet Speaker: Ven. Lhakdor la, translator and religious assistant to His Holiness The Dalai Lama and Director, Library of Tibetan Works and Archives

19 Milarepa to An exhibition of paintings by Ven. Choegyal Rinpoche, well known 24 artist Inaugurated by Ven. Lhakdor la

19 Milarepa on Impermanence and Renunciation Speaker: Ven. Khandro Rinpoche, Founder & Head of the Samten Tse Retreat Centre, Mussoorie

20 Songs of Milarepa Presented by Kelsang Chukie Tethtong

Milarepa (Bhutan/India; 2006) Directed by Ven. Neten Chokling Rinpoche (Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness the Dalai Lama)

20 Harmonising Donors, Lenders and National Education Policies and Priorities: The Mauritius Experience Speaker: Mr. Armoogum Parsuramen, Secretary to the Executive Board of UNESO & former Minister of Education, Mauritius Chair: Shri Sudeep Banerjee, former Secretary, Education

22 You and Your Liver Speaker: Dr. Shiv Kumar Sarin Chair: Prof. Ranjit Roy Chaudhury

28 The Challenge of Climate Change: The Role of Architecture and Urbanism An illustrated presentation by Mr. Sunand Prasad, eminent architect & first Asian President elect of The Royal Institute of British Architects Chair: Shri Ravi Kaimal, Kaimal Chatterjee & Associates

January 2007

4 Market Globalization and Democracy: EU and India Speaker: H.E. Ms Emma Bonino, Italian Minister for International Trade and European Affairs Chair: Professor Salma Bawa, JNU (Collaboration: Embassy of Italy)

81 6 Tonal Structures in Western Classical Music An illustrated presentation by Mr. Mark Lindley, Editorial Board, Journal of Music Theory; Board of Advisors, Performance Practice Review etc. who has taught at the Universities of Bocazici and Yildiz in Istanbul and John Betts Fellow, Oxford University Chair: Ms Punita Singh (Collaboration: Delhi Music Society)

8 Rethinking Islamism Speaker: Lord Meghnad Desai, Emeritus Professor of , London School of Economics Chair: Prof. Mushirul Hasan

9-10 Egypt: Introduction to the Personality of an Ancient Civilization: Part I and II Illustrated lecture in two parts by Prof. Shereen Ratnagar, Archaeologist & former Professor of History, JNU Introduction: Shri Eric Gonsalves

11 One Man and His Army: Netaji Bose 1943–1945 Speaker: Prof. Sugata Bose, Gardiner Professor of History, Department of History, Harvard University who has recently compiled and edited a new book on Netaji Subhas Bose: Chalo Delhi 1943-1945 on Netaji’s last two years in his own voice–his writings, speeches, broadcasts and the creation of the creation of the Indian National Army Chair: Professor Chris Bayley (Collaboration: Permanent Black and The Netaji Research Bureau, Kolkata)

24TH DR. C.D. DESHMUKH MEMORIAL LECTURE 2007 14 The Imperatives of Sustainable Development–Can India Lead? Speaker: Dr. R. K. Pachauri, Director-General, The Energy and Resources Institute Chair: Prof. M.G.K. Menon, President, IIC

MAHATMA GANDHI MEMORIAL LECTURE 17 Individuals Citizens or Worker?: The Scope and Limits of School Based Educational Reform Speaker: Prof. Christopher Winch, Professor in Educational Management & Policy, Kings College, London Chair: Prof. Mrinal Miri (Collaboration: National Council of Educational Research and Training)

82 PUTTING IDEAS FIRST 24 Rejuvenation of Craft: The Kala Raksha Vidhyalaya Response An illustrated lecture by Judy Frater, Ashoka Fellow who conceived & founded the Kala Raksha Vidhyalaya, the first design school for traditional artisans of crafts and textiles Discussants: , Jaya Jaitly, Gulshan Nanda and Sheela Lunkad (Collaboration: Crafts Revival Trust)

JAPAN YEAR IN INDIA 2007 24 Todaiji Temple and Bodhisena Speaker: Mr. Kosei Morimoto, Chief Abbot of Todaiji Temple, Nara Chair: Professor Brij Tankha (Collaboration: Embassy of Japan)

27 Complementary Medicine: Latest Advances in the Field of Acupuncture An illustrated lecture by Dr. Raman Kapur, Head, Dept. of Acupuncture, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital; and Dr. Sunita Kapur Chair: Dr. Ranjit Roy Chaudhury

30 Self and Morality: Cross-Cultural Perspectives Speaker: Professor Richard Sorabjee, Professor of Philosophy Chair: Dr. L.M. Singhvi (Collaboration: Bharatiya Ekta Foundation)

FOCUS ON LATIN AMERICA 31 Is there a Left-ward Trend in Latin America? Speaker: H.E. Mr. Jorge Heine, Ambassador of Chile Chair: H.E. Mr. K. Bajnath, Ambassador of Suriname (Collaboration: GRULAC)

83 APPENDIX III Discussions

February 2006

3 Recent Supreme Court Judgement on Dissolution of Bihar Assembly Panelists: Dr. Subhash Kashyap, Centre for Policy Research and Constitution Expert; Justice Kuldip Singh, former Judge, Supreme Court of India and Dr. D. Raja, National Secretary, Communist Party of India Chair: Shri Soli J. Sorabjee

15 Film E-Waste–A Second hand life By Manmohan Followed by a discussion Panelists: Ms. Laxmi Raghupati, Additional Director, MoEF, Government of India and Mr. Vinod Sharma, President, Electronics Component Industries Association Moderator: Mr. Ravi Agarwal, Director, Toxics Link (Collaboration: Toxics Link)

LAUNCH OF THE IIC PUBLICATION 23 Where the Sun Rises, Where Shadows Fall, The North-East Book Launch by Dr. Karan Singh, MP Edited by Geeti Sen with Consulting Editors; Sanjoy Hazarika, and Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih Followed by a discussion Speakers: Manzar Khan, Geeti Sen, Mamang Dai, Nini Lungalang, Sanjoy Hazarika Slide show and poetry readings Co-published with Oxford University Press, 2006

March 2006

1 Sri Lanka on the Edge Speakers: Shri M.R. Narayanswamy, author and journaliste and Shri M.K. Tikku, journalist Chair: Maj. Gen.(Retd.) Ashok Mehta

84 2 Meet Marija Sres Welcome Address by H.E. Mr. M. Borstnik, Charge d Affairs, Embassy of Slovenia Introduction: Myron J. Pereira SJ Followed by In Conversation Marija Sres, writer and development worker in conversation with Smt. Sonalben Shukla, Director, Vacha Women’s Resource Centre, Mumbai Followed by screening of The Adivasi Cultural Festival Film on Marija Sres’ heritage work in Sabarkantha (Collaboration: Embassy of Slovenial)

4 Corruption on Public Life–Ways and Means of Eradication Keynote address by Justice J.S. Verma, former Chief Justice of India and Chairperson, National Human Rights Commission Panelists: Shri P. Shankar, Central Vigilance Commissioner; Shri N. Gopalaswamy, Election Commissioner; Shri Ved Marwah, former Governor; Shri Shekhar Singh, Convenor, NCPRI; Shri Kuldip Nayyar, senior journalist; and Shri Prashant Bhushan, Advocate (Collaboration: Delhi Administration Officers’ Academic Forum)

7 Book Discussion Group Smt. Sona Khan, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India; Shri Shahid Mehdi, former Vice-Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia; and Dr. Zafrul Islam, Editor, Milli Gadget discussed Islam Maker of the Muslim Mind by Sheshrao More (Pune, Rajhans Prakashan, 2004) Chair: Shri Vasant Sathe

ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES 9 Knowing more about Bird Flu Panelists: Mr. Alexander von Hildebrand, Regional Advisor, Environmental Health, World Health Organisation (WHO); Mr. K.L. Das, Regional Director (North), India Tourism, Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India; Dr. R.P. Vashish, Senior Public Health Specialsit, Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Dr. A.P. Sachdeva, Vice President, Poultry Federation of India Moderated by: Mr. Satish Sinha, Chief Programme Coordinator, Toxics Link (Collaboration: Toxics Link)

85 PUTTING IDEAS FIRST 14 Impact of Trade Liberalisation on Crafts: Case Study of Threat to Varanasi Weavers Moderator: Prof. Ashoke Chatterjee (Collaboration: Crafts Revival Trust)

18 Indo-US Relations Post Bush Visit Speakers: Adm. Raja Menon and Shri S. Nihal Singh Chair: Shri K. Subramanyam

22 Impossible Allies: Nuclear India, United States and Global Order Discussion based on the book of the same title by Dr. C. Raja Mohan (New Delhi: India Research Press, 2006) Speakers: Dr. C. Raja Mohan, Strategic Affairs Editor, The Indian Express; Shri , former Indian Ambassador to the US: and Shri Siddharth Varadarajan, Deputy Editor, The Hindu Chair: Cmdre. C. Uday Bhaskar, Deputy Director, Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis

25 An Afternoon with Dr. Amartya Sen Justice Leila Seth, and Amartya Sen spoke on the book Capabilities, Freedom and Equality Amartya Sen’s work from a Gender Perspective eds. Bina Agarwal, and (Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2006) Followed by Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum: A Conversation Moderator: Dr. Bina Agarwal (Collaboration: Oxford University Press, India and the International Association for )

30 CHAMELI DEVI JAIN AWARD for an outstanding Women Mediaperson followed by a Lecture-Discussion on The Right to Information: Six Months After Shri Wajahat Habibullah, Chief Information Commissioner, India Discussants: Smt. Shailaja Chandra, Appellate Authority under Delhi State RTI Act 2001 and Smt. Anjali Bhardwaj, Satark Nagrik Sanghatan Chair and Moderator: Smt. Aruna Roy (Collaboration: The Media Foundation)

April 2006

3 They Hang: Twelve Women from My Portrait Gallery Readings and discussion around the book if the same title by Syeda S. Hameed, Member, Planning Commission Readings by Ghazala Amin, historian and television personality Followed by a discussion 86 Speakers: Ms. Indira Jaising, Senior Advocate; Ms. Kalpana Sharma, The Hindu and Ms. Farah Naqvi, Nirantar (Collaboration: Women Unlimited (an associate of Kali for Women) and Women’s Features Services)

4 Police Role Within the Criminal Justice System Speakers: Shri Prakash Singh, former Director-General, Border Security Force; and Shri Hiranmay Karlekar, Consulting Editor, The Pioneer Chair: Justice J.S. Verma, former Chief Justice of India (Collaboration: Association of Retired Senior IPS Officers)

18 Book Discussion Group Shri Inder Malhotra, senior journalist and Prof. Riyaz Punjabi, Jawarharlal Nehru University discussed Memories of a Rationalist by Vasant Sathe (New Delhi: Om Books International, 2005) Chair: Dr. P.C. Alexander

PUBLIC EYE ON PUBLIC SERVICES 19 Delhi’s Budget Panelists: Dr. Siba Mohanty, Centre for Budgetary Board Alliance and Dr. Parth J. Shah, Director, Centre for Civil Society (Collaboration: Centre for Civil Society)

ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES 21 Film–Health Matters (75 min; DV cam; 2005; English with sub-titles) Directed by Shikha Jhingan who introduced the film

Followed by a discussion Panelists: Dr. Amit Sengupta, Secretary, Delhi Science Forum And Ms. Shikha Jhingan, Director of Health Matters Moderator: Mr. Prashant Pastore, Senior Programme Coordinator, Toxics Link (Collaboration: Toxics Link)

May 2006

2 Sri Lanka: What Next? Panelists: H.E. Mr. C.R. Jayasinghe, High Commissioner for Sri Lanka; Shri Avtar Singh Bhasin, author; and Maj. Gen. (retd.) Ashok K. Mehta, political analyst & commentator Chair: Shri N.N. Jha, former Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka (Collaboration: South Asian Studies Foundation)

87 5 Conflict of Jurisdictions in Inter-parental Child Custody Disputes Speakers: Dr. Justice A.R. Lakshmanan, Judge, Supreme Court of India; Shri Justice Mukul Mudgal, Judge, ; Shri Ranjit Malhotra, Advocate and Shri Anil Malhotra, Advocate Chair: Shri Soli J. Sorabjee, former Attorney General of India

11 Latin America: The Re-emergence of the Left and Implications for India Speaker: Shri R. Vishwanathan, Joint Secretary (LAC), Ministry of External Affairs and Shri Siddharth Varadarajan, Deputy Editor, The Hindu Chair: Shri Shashank, former Foreign Secretary

ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD HYPERTENSION DAY 13 A public session of lectures by a panel of eminent cardiologists on hypertension and related topics Moderator: Dr. S.Padmavati (Collaboration: All India Heart Foundation)

PUBLIC EYE ON PUBLIC SERVICES 16 Demolition: A Better way to Urban Planning? Panelists: Dr. Harsh Vardhan, MLA, BJP; Dr. S.C. Vats, MLA, Congress; Shri Dunu Roy, Director: Hazard Centre and Shri A.G.K. Menon, architect & conservationist (Collaboration: Centre for Civil Society)

ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES 19 Will Delhi go Thirsty every summer? Panelists: Shri G.S. Jha, Officer in charge, Central Ground Water Authority and Shri Vinod Kumar Jain, Founder and Chair, TAPAS Moderator: Shri Satish Sinha, Toxics Link (Collaboration: Toxics Link)

June 2006

PUBLIC EYE ON PUBLIC SERVICES 13 Role of RWAs in Communities in Water Management Panelists: Dr. Gautam Vohra, RWA, Vasant Vihar, Shri Madhab Nayak, Director, FODRA; Shri S.P. Gupta, RWA, Patel Nagar and others (Collaboration: Centre for Civil Society)

88 17 Social Science Perspectives in Combating Abuse and Crime Against Older Persons Address by Dr. Sundeep Khanna, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment; Mr. Muktesh Chander, Additional Commissioner of Police, Crime Presentations by: Dr. Chamai Parn, Regional Advisor, Elder Issues, WHO; Prof. A.K. Khan, NIHFW; Prof. R.S. Bajwa Moderator: Dr. Mala Kapur Shankardass, National Representative, INPEA & Chairperson, Development, Welfare & Research Founadtion, Convener RC 18 (Collaboration: Research Committee, 18, Sociology of Crime and Deviance of Indian Sociological Society and Development, Welfare and Research Foundation)

19 Book Discussion Group Shri K.V. Rajan, former Indian Ambassador; Shri Siddharth Varadarajan, Deputy Editor, The Hindu discussed The Royal Nepal Army: Meeting the Maoist Challenge By Ashok K. Mehta (New Delhi: Rupa, 2006) Chair: Shri Jaswant Singh, former External Affairs Minister

ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES 23 Is Climate Change Inevitable? Films: A Green Agony Directed by Ms. Geeta Singh A Degree of Concern Director: Syed Fayaz Followed by Discussion: Panelists: Mr. Shailendra Joshi, former Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India; Ms. Geeta Singh, Director of A Green Agony and Mr. Syed Fayaz, Director of A Degree of Concern Moderator: Mr. Satish Sinha, Chief Programme Coordinator, Toxics Link (Collaboration: Toxics Link)

26 Left Wing Extremism Speakers: Shri J.N. Roy, former Additional Director, IB and presently with the Naxalite Cell, Ministry of Home Affairs; Shri H.J. Dora, former DGP, , DG, CSIF and member, Vigilance Commission and Dr. Ajay Sahni, Institute of Conflict Management Chair: Shri Ved Marwah

89 July 2006

17 Indo-US Nuclear Deal Speakers: Prof. Satish Chandra, former Secretary, National Security Advisory Board; Rear Admiral (retd) Raja Menon; and Shri Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, The Hindustan Times Chair: Cmdre. C. Uday Bhaskar

PUBLIC EYE ON PUBLIC SERVICES 18 Water Reforms: State, Community and Markets Speakers: Shri Ashish Kundra, Additional CEO, Delhi Jal Board; and Representative from Centre for Science & Environment; TERI and RWAs (Collaboration: Centre for Civil Society)

19 Reservations Speakers: Dr. Yogendra Yadav, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies; Dr. Nandini Sundar, Delhi School of Economics; and Shri V. Rajeshekhar, Director, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment Chair: Shri Dileep Padgaonkar

ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH PUBLIC LECTURE 27 Water Birds: Flight into Future or Oblivion Film: Water Birds of Bhopal directed by Shri Lalit Shastri, Principal Correspondent, The Hindu, Bhopal Followed by panel discussion: Panelists: Shri K.S. Gopi Sundar, Principal, Coordinator, Indian Cranes and Wetlands Working Group Moderator: Shri Ravi Agarwal (Collaboration: Toxics Link)

August 2006

3 Whither Internal Security? Speakers: Dr. Ajai Sahni, Director, Institute for Conflict Management; Shri Ajeet Doval, former Director, I.B. and Shri B. Raman, former Special Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat Chair: Shri N.N. Vohra, Special Representative of the Government of India for the J & K Dialogue

4 Book Discussion Group Shri Vinod Mehta, Editor-in-Chief, The Outlook and Shri Sayeed Naqvi, Senior Journalist discussed The Indian Media: Illusion and Reality: Essays in Honour of Prem Bhatia, edited by Asharani Mathur (New Delhi: Rupa, 2006) Chair: Shri B.G. Verghese

90 PUBLIC EYE ON PUBLIC SERVICES 17 Police in a Democracy: Accountability, Transparency and Effectiveness Speakers: Shri Kalyan Mitra; Shri Ajit Joy, Project Coordinator, UN Office of Drugs & Crime; and Shri Mandeep Tiwana, Consultant, Access to Social Justice, CSIR (Collaboration: Centre for Civil Society)

ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES 25 Right to Information Bill Speakers: Shri Wajahat Habibullah, Chief Information Commissioner, Information Commissioner of India; and Shri Prashant Bhushan, Advocate, Supreme Court of India Chair: Prof. Shekhar Singh, Director, Centre for Equity Studies (Collaboration: Toxics Link)

DEBATING RESERVATIONS 30 Revisiting Mandal Speakers: Shri S.S. Gill, Secretary, Mandal Commission, formerly Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting & Chairman, Prasar Bharati; Prof. Ashwini Deshpande, Centre for , Delhi School of Economics; Prof. B.S. Baviskar, Senior Fellow, Institute of Social Sciences Chair: Prof. Niraja Jayal, Centre for Politics and Governance,JNU

September 2006

4 Book Discussion Group Prof. Tanika Sarkar and Prof. Sudhir Chandra discussed Pious Flames: European Encounters with Sati by Andrea Major (New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2006) and Immolating Women: A Global History of Widow Burning from Ancient Times to the Present by Jorg Fisch (Delhi: Permanent Black, 2005) Chair: Dr. Ashis Nandy

DEBATING RESERVATIONS 11 Mandal II–The Current Debate Speakers: Prof. P.V. Indiresan, former Director, IIT, Madras; Prof. Zoya Hasasn, JNU and Shri Harsh Sethi, Editor, Seminar Chair: Shri P.S. Krishnan, former Secretary, Govt. of India

19 Book Discussion Group Ravi Dayal: Editor Par Excellence Speakers: Shri Tejeshwar Singh; Shri Sridhar Balan and Keki Daruwala Chair: Dr. Karan Singh MP

91 20 Doha Round Panelists: Shri Gopal Pillai, Special Secretary, Ministry of Commerce & Industry; Mr. Creon Butler, Deputy High Commissioner, British High Commission; Mr. David Holly, Deputy High Commissioner, British High Commission and Mr. John Fennerty, Deputy Economic Counsellor, Embassy of USA Chair: Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Director, ICRIER (Collaboration: ICRIER)

WORLD ALZHEIMER’S DAY 2006 21 Release of souvenir and interaction with Life Members and Senior Citizens (Collaboration: The Alzheimer’s & Related Disorders Society of India, Delhi Chapter)

WORLD HEART DAY 24 Inaugurated by Dr. Salim J. Habayeb, WHO Representative to India Welcome Address: Dr. S. Padmavati

Film: Smoking and Diet

Panel Discussion: Theme “How Young is your Heart ? Panelists: Dr. M. Khalilullah, Director, Heart Centre; Dr. D.S. Gambhir, Sr. Cardiologist, Kailash Heart Institute; Dr. O.P. Yadava, Sr. Cardiac Surgeon, CEO, National Heart Institute; Dr. Vinod Sharma, Sr. Cardiologist, VCEO, NHI; Dr. L.C. Gupta, Sr. Cardiologist, NHI and Dr. A.S. Dave, Consultant Physician, Shanti Mukund Hospital

27 The Downsizing of America Discussion around the book of the same title by Dr. Carlos Ramirez- Faria (New Delhi: Manas Publications) Speakers: Dr. Carlos Ramirez-Faria, Shri S.Nihal Singh, senior columnist and Prof. Achin Vanaik, JNU Chair: Shri K.P. Fabian

October 2006

24 In Conversation Smt. Aruna Roy in conversation with Leela Samson, Dancer, Girish Karnad, Actor-playwright Moderator: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi (Collaboration: Seher)

92 November 2006

2 Book Discussion Group Shri K.V. Rajan and Shri Inder Malhotra discussed Negotiating for India: Resolving Problems Through Diplomacy by Jagat S. Mehta (New Delhi: Manohar, 2006) Chair: Shri Shyam Saran

4 Northern Areas–the Balochistan Crisis and India-Pakistan Relations by Dr. Farooq Hassan, an eminent constitutional and legal expert of Pakistan Chair: Cmde. C. Uday Bhaskar

10 Book Discussion Group Shri Chopra and Prof. Dipankar Gupta discussed Falling over Backwards: An Essay on Reservations and on Judicial Populism by Arun Shourie (New Delhi: Rupa 2006) Chair: Shri Jagmohan

COMMEMORATION OF PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING DAY 12 Commemoration Service Readings from Mahatma Gandhi’s broadcast and presentation of songs by choirs from different Schools in Delhi

Followed by Discussion on: Restoring Public Service Broadcasting back to the National Agenda–From Bills to Will Co-ordinator: Suhas Borker (Collaboration: Jan Prasar)

DEBATING RESERVATIONS 17 Left out in the Cold: Muslims, Dalit Christians and Women Speakers: Prof. Imtiaz Ahmed and Prof. T.K. Oommen Chair: Ms.

18 Book Discussion Group Dr. P.C. Alexander and Shri Vinod Mehta discussed In the Line of Fire: A Memoir by Parvez Musharraf (London, Simon and Schuster, 2006) Chair: Shri Soli J. Sorabjee

22 J & K: Myth, Realty and Perspectives A discussion based on A J & K Primer by B.G. Verghese Speakers: Dr. Farooq Abdullah, M.P.; Shri Muzaffar Hussain Beigh, former Deputy Chief Minister of J & K; and Shri Shyam Saran, Special Envoy to the Prime Minister Chair: Shri N.N. Vohra, Special Representative of the Govt. of India for The J & K Dialogue 93 December 2006

2 2006 Nobel Prizes in Natural Sciences: What are they About ? Speakers: Dr. Dinakar Salunke, National Institute of Immunology, Delhi; Dr. Sunil Mukherjee, International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology; and Prof. Sanjay Jain, Dept. of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi Chair: Prof. V.S. Chauhan

8 Regional Integration: India / South Asia; Poland/European Union Speakers: Dr. Slawomir Debski, Director for Research and Analyses, Mr. Krzysztof Bobinski, Coordinator of International Cooperation, Polish Institute of International Affairs; Shri Eric Gonsalves, former Indian Ambassador to the EU and Cmdre. C. Uday Bhaskar, defence analyst. Chair: Shri I.P. Khosla (Collaboration: Embassy of Poland)

15 Cultures of Democracy Panelists: Prof. Charles Taylor, well known Philosopher & formerly Professor of Political Theory, Oxford University; Dr. Nilufer Gole, well known Turkish Sociologist; Dr. Naoki Sakai; Prof. Claudio Lominitz, Professor, New School of Social Research Chair: Prof. Rajeev Bhargava (Collaboration: CSDS–Centre for Transcultural Studies)

18 India-US July 2005 Agreement: Review and Prospects Speakers: Dr. Peter Lavoy, Director, Centre for Contemporary Conflict Monterrey, USA, Dr. C. Raja Mohan, Indian Express and Shri Siddharth Varadarajan, The Hindu Chair: Cmdre. C. Uday Bhaskar

ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH PUBLIC LECTURE 19 Delhi Winter turns Gloomy! Panelists: Ms. Anumita Roychowdhury, Right to Clean Air Campaign, Centre for Science & Environment; Dr. B. Sengupta, Member Secretary, Central Pollution Control Board; and Dr. S.K. Chhabra, Patel Chest Institute Chair: Shri Ravi Agarwal (Collaboration: Toxics Link)

January 2007

8 Indian Librarianship: Strategies for the future Panelists: Prof. P.B. Mangla; Dr. Muttaya Koganuramath; and Smt Kalpana Dasgupta Moderator: Dr. H.K. Kaul 94 15 Book Discussion Group Shri Salman Haider, former Foreign Secretary; and Prof. Mridula Mukherjee, Director, Nehru Memorial Museum & Library discussed Crusader Extraordinary: Krishna Menon and the India League 1932–1936 by Suhash Chakravarty (New Delhi: India Research Press, 2006)

17 Kamladevi Chatopadhyaya Discussion around the new book by Jasleen Dhamija Speakers: Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan; Prof. Aparna Basu; and Ms Laila Tyabji, Smt Jasleen Dhamija will introduce the book Chair: Shri P.C. Alexander (Collaboration: National Book Trust, India)

18 Antibiotics–The Vanishing Miracle Speakers: Dr. Anupam Sachdev, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital; Dr. R.K. Mani, Fortis; and Ms Anuradha Banerji, Population Council of India Chair: Dr. T.D. Chugh, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital

IN MEMORY OF SARITA AND MAHESH PITTI 24 Hadadwa Ahar and Pyne System of Flood and Irrigation Management A presentation on the work carried out by Sarita and Mahesh Pitti in Sabdo village, Gaya district of Bihar who created a mass movement towards the revival of this age old traditional system of flood water management in 40 villages Screening of film: Hadadwa Ahar and Pyne Systems directed by Sayeed Mirza for Action India. First Sarita and Mahesh Pitti Memorial Lecture: Water- Old Systems, Peoples’ Knowledge and New Strategies Speaker: Dr. Dinesh Kumar Mishra Chief Guest: Shri B.G. Verghese (Collaboration: Earthcaare Foundation)

95 APPENDIX IV Cultural

February 2006

6 Carnatic Classical Music–Vocal Recital By Kiranavali Vidyashankar, disciple of T. Brinda

6 The Last Poems of and Arun Kolatkar Speaker: Mr. Bruce King, well-known Literary critic Followed by a reading of selected poems and a conversation with , poet and editor (Collaboration: The Poetry Society, India)

SACRED MUSIC 7 Tevaram Recital by Shri Pithukuli Murugadas and party from Chennai Sufiana Kalam by Nizami Bandhu-Ghulam Farid Nizami, Chand Nizami and party (Collaboration: National Mission for Manuscripts)

THEATRE FESTIVAL 8 Translations (English.) Directed by Mallika Prasad A CFD production, Bangalore

9 Peele Scooterwala Aadmi (Hindi) Directed by Manav Kaul An Aranya Production, Mumbai (Collaboration: Teamwork Films)

10 Shruti’s Mantra A meditative musical journey with Shruti through Vedic Chanting and Sanskrit Stotrams.

11 Awara A journey through the romantic Urdu poetry of Majaz and with Murad

96 14 Bharatanatyam Recital By Aishwarya Padmanabhan from Chennai, disciple of Malavika Sarukkai

15 Piano Recital By Karoly Mocsari from Hungary (Collaboration: Hungarian Information & Cultural Centre)

16 Carnatic Classical Music–Vocal Recital By Jayanthi Rangarajan from Bangalore, disciple of Smt. D.K. Pattamal and Shri R.K. Shrikantan

16 Poetry Readings By John Agard and Grace Nichols, well known poets living in UK Chair: Jeet Thayil, Poet and Editor (Collaboration: The British Council Division and The Poetry Society, India)

THE CULTURE OF BREATH 18 Breath: The Bridge between Soul and God, the Sufi Way By Prof. Wali van Lohuizen of the Hazrat Inayat Khan (Collaboration: The Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama)

21 Hindustani Classical Music–Vocal Recital By Pt. Verma, senior artist and disciple of the late Pt. Amarnath (Indore Gharana)

THE CULTURE OF BREATH 24 Tuning the Breath for Healing Body and Soul–The Dhrupad Way By Ustad F. Wasifuddin Dagar (Collaboration: The Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama)

BRAHMAPUTRA BEATS–A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS OF ASSAM 25 Traditional Dances with Folk Orchestra The dances presented include Kushan Nritya, Kherai Nach, Japi Nritya, Gumrag, Karbi Nach, Bhortal Nach and Far Kanti Dance

26 Ankiya Naat– Haran: Traditional Assamese dance drama Based on a play by Sri Kankardeva Both the programmes were choreographed by Production: Akademi, Guwahati (Collaboration: Impresario India and Kri Foundation)

97 IN MEMORY OF USTAD N. FAIYAZUDDIN DAGAR 27 Hindustani Classical Music–Sitar Recital By Gaurav Majumdar from Delhi Dhrupad Recital By Ustad F. Wasifuddin Dagar (Collaboration: Dagar Brothers Memorial Trust)

March 2006

5 Carnatic Classical Music–Vocal Recital By Vasantha Krishnan and Lalita Anand from Delhi (Collaboration: Gayathri Fine Arts)

10TH BARSI OF PT. AMARNATH Inaugurated by Shri Ashok Vajpeyi 9 Hindustani Vocal Recital By Mahendra Toke Hindustani Vocal Recital By Gajendra Baxi (Collaboration: Pt. Amarnath Memorial Foundation and Sahitya Kala Parishad)

10 Divertimento for Brass–A Concert by the Hohenlohe Brass Quintet from Germany (Collaboration: Delhi Music Society)

11 War of Kalinga–A Story of Ashoka Dance presented by girls and boys from the shelter homes of Salaam Balaak Trust Choreography: Avinash Yadav Music composed by Indarneel Hariharan (Collaboration: Salaam Balak Trust)

IN MEMORY OF USTAD VILAYAT KHAN 13 In Conversation Smt. Uma Vasudev in conversation with Ustad R. Fahimuddin Dagar, who shared his thoughts and memories about the life and times of musicians of the 20th century Followed by Dhrupad Recital By Ustad R. Fahimuddin Dagar (Collaboration: Yaadgar Sabha)

14 Basant Ritu–Songs of Holi Presented by

98 TO REMEMBER BELA BARTOK (1881-1945) 16 Concert–Vocal and Instrumental Folk Music Presented by members of the Hungarian Folk Ensemble (Collaboration: Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre)

17 Carnatic Classical Music–Vocal Recital by Gopal Arvind from Chennai, disciple of O.S. Thiagarajan

21 Poetry Readings By Ashok Vajpeyi, well known Hindi poet Chair: Dr. L.M. Singhvi (Collaboration: The Poetry Society, India)

23 Woman and Her Womanhood Choreographic compositions taken from excerpts of Bhoomika’s major ballet productions Direction and choreography: Narendra Sharma

24 Concert by Laura Goldberg of Arts Ahimsa on the violin and Stephen Masi on the piano (Collaboration: Delhi Music Society)

April 2006

1 Jazz for Swingers Presented by Soli J. Sorabjee and Ratan Sehgal

1 Hindustani Classical Vocal By Shanti Sharma, well known artist of the Kirana Gharana (Collaboration: Vasant Kala Vilas)

3 Nirmal Smriti Readings from an incomplete novel by Nirmal Verma (Collaboration: National School of Drama)

5 Concert–Violins, alto and cello Presented by Quatuor Neemrana Hermann Gauthier (violon-cello); Debonneville Julien (alto); Sullimann Altmayer (violin); and Guillaume Molko (violin) (Collaboration: Alliance Francaise de Delhi and Embassy of France)

7 Hindustani Classical Music–Vocal Recital By Maity from Purba Medinipur, disciple of Pt. Ushranjan Mukhopadhyay

99 THE CULTURE OF BREATH 8 Breathe: You are Alive By Dharmacharya Shantum Seth, Buddhist scholar and practitioner. (Collaboration: The Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama)

11 An Evening of South Asian Soul MusicMusic: Choral Music Presented by Soul Sounds Choir group from Sri Lanka Directed by Ms. Soundarie David (Collaboration: Seher and ICCR)

12 Hindustani Classical Music–Sitar Recital By Partha Pratim Roy from Kolkata, disciple of Prof. Devi Prasad Chatterjee; Prof. Nihar Bandhu Chowdhury and Pt. Ajoy Sinha Roy

13 Hari-Hara Vandana–Bharatanatyam Recital By Uma B. Ramesh from Chennai, disciple of the late Guru K.J. Govindarajan and Guru S. Kanaka

BAISAKHI CELEBRATIONS 15 Popular Songs of By Haimanti Sukla from Kolkata

16 Rabindra Sangeet Presented by Rezwana Chaudhury Bannya from Bangladesh (Collaboration: Impresario India)

TO MARK K.L. SAIGAL’S 102 BIRTH ANNIVERSARY 18 K.L. Saigal–Artiste and the Man Speaker: Shri Pran Nevile, author and scholar Followed by The Eternal Melodies of Saigal A musical homage presented by Meeta Pandit from the Gwalior Gharana (Collaboration: K.L. Saigal Memorial Circle)

25 Jazz Concert Presented by Mezcal Jazz Unit from France with Bikram Ghosh (tabla), Parthasarathy Desikan (vocal) and Sunando Mukherjee (Sarod) (Collaboration: Alliance Francaise de Delhi)

27 Kathak Recital By Gunjan Khare from Lucknow, disciple of Pt. Arjun Mishra

100 27 Jazz Concert Presented by The Yuri Honing Trio–Yuri Honing (saxophone); Joost Lijbaart (drums); and Tony Overwater (double bass) (Collaboration: Daimler Chrysler, External Affairs and Public Policy)

28 Hindustani Classical Music–Vocal Recital By Jasmeet Kaur from Jammu, disciple of Pt. Rajan and Sajan Misra

May 2006

3 Carnatic Classical Vocal Recital By B. Vaidyanathan from Secunderabad

6 Mere Dard ko jo Zaba’n Miley: Weaving Magic with Faiz Ahmed Faiz By Mohd. Ayub, Mangat Ram, Lalit Nagpal and Madanbala Sindhu Chief Guest: Prof. Mushirul Hasan, Vice Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia Presented by Indira Varma and Noorjahan Sarwat (Collaboration: Shaam-E-)

IN MEMORY OF USTAD N. ZAHIRUDDIN DAGAR 7 Dhrupad Recital By Ustad F. Wasifuddin Dagar Hindustani Classical Vocal By Ustad

RABINDRA JAYANTI CELEBRATIONS 6 Banglar Gaan Rabir Pran–Rabindra Sangeet Presented by Prabuddha Raha & Timir Ghosh Bhasya: Prabir Brahmachari

7 Rabindra Sangeet–Taal o Laya Sangeet Siromani: and Anita Pal Bhasya: Purnendu Bhattacharya (Collaboration: Impresario India)

9 Odissi Recital By Arushi Mudgal from Delhi

RABINDRA JAYANTI CELEBRATIONS 13 A Tribute to Tagore–Rabindra Sangeet By Srinjini Acharya from Santiniketan (Collaboration: Impresario India)

22 Cotton Candy A play written and presented by Kunal Nayyar and Oroon Das 101 23 Hindustani Classical Music–Sarod Recital By Susim Kumar Mallik from Lucknow

29 Kuchipudi Recital By Abhinaya Praneetha N. from Delhi

June 2006

2 Carnatic Classical Vocal Recital By Sudha Raghuraman from Delhi, granddaughter and disciple of Sangeeta Bhushanam Shri O.V. Subramanyam

5 Hindustani Classical Vocal Recital By Arindam Chakraborty from Kolkata, disciple of Pt. Jagdish Prasad Pandit and Prof. Alok Kumar Chattopadhyay

7 Talking Heads–An Interactive Tabla Solo By the well known tabla virtuoso Anuradha Pal with Asif Ali on the Sarangi

14 Hindustani Classical Music–Violin Recital by Indradeep Ghosh from Kolkata, disciple of Shri Anamitra Mustafi and Prof. Smt. Sisirkana Dhar Chowdhury

15 Bharatanatyam Recital By Rajeswari Sainath from Secunderabad, disciple of Guru Indira Rajan

23 Hindustani Classical Music–Vocal Recital by Shyamali Mukhopadhyay from Delhi, disciple of Smt. Savita Devi

July 2006

5 Bharatanatyam Recital By Padmini Sirish from Chennai Chief Guest: Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan

7 Hindustani Classical Music–Sitar Recital By Abhik Mukherjee from Kolkata, disciple of Shri Bimal Chatterjee and presently Pt. Kashinath Mukherjee

12 Kathak Recital by Pallabi De from Delhi, disciple of Pt.

18 Carnatic Classical Vocal Recital–Annamacharya Kritis Presented by I. Sweta Prasad from , disciple of Smt. 102 19 Jailbirds Scripted by Smita Bharti, directed by Sohaila Kapur (Collaboration: Hungry Heart Theatre Festival)

20 Vanishing Acts Readings by Ranjit Hoskote, well known poet Chair: Jeet Thayil, Poet and Editor (Collaboration: The Poetry Society, India)

21 Bharatanatyam Recital by Aishwarya Narayanaswamy from Chennai, disciple of Smt. Anita Guha

23 Tanka Amche Noman (We Salute Them) A Konkani musical programme based on the Freedom Movement and the Liberation of Goa, Diu and Daman Presented by Swarashri (Collaboration: Goenkarancho Ekvot)

26 Hindustani Classical Vocal Recital By Indrani Mukherjee from Kolkata, disciple of Shri Sanjib Banerjee and Pt. Arun Bhaduri

29 Sangeet Sanshaykallol–Marathi Musical Play A special programme on the well known Marathi musical play written by Govind Ballal Dewal Written, directed and presented by Pt. Jayram Potdar (Collaboration: Dr. Vasantrao Deshpande Pratishthan and Vasant Kala Vilas)

31 Manipuri Classical Dance Recital by Deboleena Paul from Lucknow, disciple of Bipin Singh and Smt. Kalavati Devi

August 2006

3 Hindustani Classical Vocal Recital By Ardhendu Sekhar Bandopadhya from Asansol, disciple of Pt. A.T. Kanan (Kirana Gharana)

4 Concert–Guitar Recital By Shyamant Behal with Shankar Dey, Bipul Chettri, Lallawn Zuala (Collaboration: Delhi Music Society)

103 RASIK 5 Meet the Artiste Sonal Mansingh, dancer in conversation with Pavan Varma, author- diplomat

9 Odissi Recital By Diya Sen from Delhi, disciple of Smt.

10 The Melody of Love An adaptation of Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux’s Le Masquerade Amouresse Translated, adapted and directed by Divya Arora

18 Carnatic Classical Music–Vocal Recital By Shobha Ramesh from Delhi, daughter and disciple of Smt. Janaki Ramchandran

22 Recital By Manjula from Delhi, disciple of Guru Smt.

30 Presented by Debasish Sarkar and Dr. Mahua Mukherjee from Kolkata

September 2006

1 … about Ram A collaborative performance of puppetry and animation Presented by Vishal K. Dar and Anurupa Roy (Collaboration: India Foundation of the Arts, Bangalore)

INFORMAL ENCOUNTERS 1 Readings from Favourite Essays By Ghazala Amin, Surya, and Suneet Tandon Chair: Shri Soli J. Sorabjee

7 Hindustani Classical Music–Sitar Recital By Deba Prasad Chakraborty from Kolkata, disciple of Pt. Ajoy Sinha Roy

THE CULTURE OF BREATH 8 Kriya Yoga and Breath By Swami Kriyananda of Ananda, a direct disciple of Yogi Paramhansa Yogananda (Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama) 104 9 Sudhu Kobitar Jannya An innovative presentation of poems by Ms. Bratati Bandyopadhyay (Collaboration: Impressario India)

14 Kathak Recital By Prerana Deshpande from Pune, disciple of Guru Dr.

RASIK 15 Meet the Artist Shri Ashok Vajpeyi, Hindi poet and critic in conversation with Shri Uday Prakash, Hindi poet and fiction writer (Collaboration: Seher)

IN MEMORY OF TUSHAR PANDIT (1967-1994) 15 Prerna Hindustani Classical Vocal Recital By Meeta Pandit, daughter & disciple of Pt. L.K. Pandit Followed by Satvik Veena Recital By Salil V. Bhatt (Collaboration: Pt. Krishnarao Shankar Pandit Centre for Traditional Music)

19 Carnatic Classical Music–Vocal Recital By Chembai R. Vaidyanathan from Chennai, disciple of Sri P.S. Narayanasamy

THE CULTURE OF BREATH 20 Movement Mandal–The Use of Breath, Imagery and Mudras in Dance Speaker: Navtej Singh Johar, acclaimed dancer and choreographer (Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama)

20 Concert–Piano Recital By Stephen Masi (Collaboration: Delhi Music Society)

22 Odissi Recital By Supriya Nayak from Delhi, disciple of Guru Smt.

22 A Pretty Business A dramatized reading of Poile Sengupta’s new play–a murder mystery with an all women’s cast (Collaboration: Yatrik) 105 25 The Voice of My Beloved Knocking (Song of Songs) By Victoria Hanna from Israel (Collaboration: Embassy of Israel and the Federation of Indo-Israel Chambers of Commerce)

26 Bharatanatyam Recital By Aparajita Sarma from Delhi, daughter & disciple of Guru Smt. Kanaa Sudhakar

28 Dialogues between Music and Painting in Italy–From Romanticism until the XX Century–A Concert by The Rome String Quartet–Vittorio di Lotti (violin), Stefano di Lotti (violin); Aldo Giovagnoli (viola) & Mino Chirivi (cello) (Collaboration: Italian Embassy Cultural Institute)

October 2006

S.D. BURMAN CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS 1 Sachin Dev Burman: Celebrated Composer and Singer Speaker: Shri Pran Nevile, author and scholar Musical Homage By K. Biswas and Radhika Chopra (K.L. Saigal Memorial Circle)

ON THE OCCASION OF GANDHI JAYANTI 2 Peace and Harmony (dance, mime and theatre presentations by Delhi school children) Chief Guest: Smt. Shiela Dikshit, Chief Minister of Delhi Vote of Thanks Shri N.N. Vohra, Chairperson, Sarvodya International Trust (New Delhi Chapter) (Collaboration: Sarvodaya International Trust and Confederation of Indian Industry)

BIJOYA SAMMELAN 15 Immortal Melodies of Hindustani Surokars By Radhika Chopra who presented the works of Geeta Dutt, Suraiya, Noorjehan, Saigal and (Collaboration: Impresario India)

22 Odissi Recital By Anindita Sen from Delhi, disciple of Guru Durga Charan Ranbir

27 Bharatanatyam Recital By Priyadarsini Govind from Chennai, disciple of Smt. Kalanidhi Narayanan and Guru Swamimalai K. Rajaratnam

106 VILASINI 06: THE DEVADASI DANCE EXPERIENCE Natyam, Nautch and Back A thematic exhibition of prints and photographs

27 Forward into the Past: An audio-visual presentation Vilasini Natyam By Purvadhanashree and Yashoda Thakore who presented Court and Theatrical Repertoire Followed by Sanjay Kumar Joshi and Anupama Kylash who presented Temple Repertoire

28 Seminar: Vilasini Natyam Presentation by Smt. Ranee Kumar, noted dance critic, Hyderabad

Mezuvaani Demonstration by Purvadhanashree, Yashoda Thakore

Vilasini Natyam By Sanjay Kumar Joshi, Anupama Kylash (Court & Theatrical Repertoire) Followed by Purvadhanashree, Yashoda Thakore (Temple repertoire)

29 Seminar: Vilasini Natyam Presentation by Shri V.A.K. Ranga Rao, eminent dance historian and scholar, Chennai

Mezuvaani By Sanjay Kumar Joshi, Anupama Kylash

Vilasini Natyam By Swapanasundari (Court & Theatrical repertoire) Purvadhanashree, Yashoda Thakore, Sanjay Kumar Joshi & Anupama Kylash (Temple Repertoire) (Collaboration: Kuchipudi Dance Centre)

30 Readings By Intezar Hussain Chair: Dr. Suresh Sharma (Collaboration: Centre for the Study of Developing Societies)

IN MEMORY OF MALIKA-E-GHAZAL BEGUM AKHTAR 30 From Akhtari Bai to Begum Akhtar Introduction by Shri Pran Nevile Inaugurated by Smt. , foremost disciple of Begum Akhtar who paid tribute to Malika-e- Ghazal accompanied by Radhika Chopra (Collaboration: K.L. Saigal Memorial Circle)

107 November 2006

1 Violin Recital by Dr. L. Subramaniam, well known artist The concert was preceded by a short Odissi performance by Arushi Mudgal (Collaboration: Sanatan Sangeet Sanskriti)

2 Hindustani Classical Vocal Recital By Debapriya Adhikary from Kolkata, disciple of Pt. Samaresh Chowdhury

3 Dilli ki Nayi Shama A mushaira featuring young, upcoming poets: Khushboo Saxena, Shahla Nigar, Iqbal Ashar, Samar Noorpuri, Javed Munshiri, Majid Deobandi, Ahmad Mahfooz, Rehman Musawwir, Moin Shadab and Rauf Raza Coordinator: Ms. Rakshanda Jalil (Collaboraton: Hindustani Awaaz)

THE CULTURE OF BREATH 9 Svara Yoga By R.K. Palhan, CEO, Delhi School of Yoga, Chief Editor, Yoga Yog and author of Yoga without Sweat or Strain (Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama)

9 Kathak Recital By Vidya Hari Deshpande from Pune, disciple of Guru Smt. Rohini Bhate, Pt. & the late Ustad Haider Shaikh

15 Piano Recital By Erno Feher, critically acclaimed pianist from Hungary (Collaboration: Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre)

15 Poetry Readings by Diana Bridge and Rukmini Bhaya Nair Chair: Shri K.N. Daruwala (Collaboration: The Poetry Society, India)

16 An Evening of Sufi Music–Vocal By Dhruv Sangari from Delhi

19 Caranatic Classic Music–Vocal and Instrumental Presented by young up-coming artists from Delhi (Collaboration: Gayathri Fine Arts) 108 21 Jazz Concert Presented by Madhav Chari (piano), Mourad Benhamou (drums) and Fabien Marcos (bass) (Collaboration: Alliance Francaise de Delhi)

25 Hindustani Classical Vocal Recital By Dr. Uma Garg from Delhi, well known exponent of the Kirana gharana (Collaboration: Dr. Vasantrao Deshpande Pratishthan)

25 Dr. Karan Singh reads/recites from his latest favourite poems Chair: Shri K.N.Daruwalla (Collaboration: The Poetry Society, India)

RASIK 26 Meet the Artiste Krishen Khanna, well known artist in conversation with Gayatri Sinha, independent art critic & curator (Collaboration: Seher)

29 In the Interlude of Remembered Rains K. Jayakumar reads from his latest collection of poems Chair: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi (Collaboration: The Poetry Society, India)

December 2006

2 Tassavur se Pehley An evening of by Indira Naik from Mumbai Presented by Indira Varma and Noorjahan Sarwat (Collaboration: Shaam-e-Ghazal and with the support of The Inder Sharma Foundation)

AALOK: A tribute to Guru Munna Shukla, distinguished torchbearer of the Lucknow Gharana of Kathak

6 Lecture-Demonstration By Guru Munna Shukla Tarang and Chaturang Choreogarphic works by Guru Munna Shukla with music by Partha Das and Ustad Yunus Khan

7 An Evening of Hindustani Vocal Music Featuring Sufi and Bhakti Poetry Presented by Vidya Shah from Delhi, disciple of Smt. Shubha Mudgal and Smt. Shanti Hiranand

109 7 Balwaan Kithey Dramatised readings from the original play written by Avijit Dutt Reading presented by Yatrik

RASIK 11 Meet the Artiste Shri Shyam Benegal, well known director in conversation with Saibal Chatterjee, film critic (Collaboration: Seher)

15 Nayeika–A Representation of Women in Many Moods Presented in Kuchipudi style by Meenu Thakur from Delhi, disciple of Gurus Jaya Ramarao and Vanashree Rao

19 Hindustani Classical Music–Vocal Recital By Chiranjib Chakraborty from UK, disciple of Pt. Nidan Bandhu Bannerjee and Pt. Arun Bhaduri

28 Bharatanatyam Recital By Mubina from Mumbai, disciple of Guru Padmini Radhakrishnan

January 2007

9 Hindustani Classical Vocal Recital By Aditi Kaikini Upadhya from Bangalore, daughter and disciple of Pt. Dinkar Kaikini

15 Kathak–Lecture Demonstration Presented by Guru Pratap Pawar

25 Hindustani Classical Vocal Recital By Mitali Banerjee Bhawmik from USA, disciple of Pt. V.G. Jog and has received further training in , and hori from Smt. Dalia Rahut

27 Odissi Recital By Kavita Dwibedi from Delhi, daughter and disciple of Guru Hare Krishna Behera

30 Remembering Mahatma Gandhi An inter-faith musical presentation by local school children– Springdales School, New Era Public School, Mothers International and Sanskriti School Followed by planting of olea Africana by Bishop Desmond Tutu in the Gandhi-King Plaza (Collaboration: Sarvodaya International Trust) 110 31 ‘Abhi toh mein jawan hoon’ A tribute to the Ghazal Queen, Malka Pukhraj by Pran Nevile, author-scholar; followed by a musical concert by Dayal, Rene Singh and Harshi Anand (Collaboration: K.L. Saigal Memorial Circle

111 APPENDIX V Films and Exhibitions

February 2006

4 Film Keepers of the Flame (India, 2004) Directed by Zafar Hai who introduced the screening

18-24 ‘A Paradise on Earth’ An exhibition of photographs on Kashmir by Dushyant and Hemant Mehta of Mahatta Multimedia Pvt. Ltd As part of the exhibition there were two related programmes:

18th February, 2006 Kani Jamawar Weaving: Heritage Art of Kashmir An illustrated presentation photographed, filmed and scripted by Vidhu Ganjoor and Buzz Burza. Produced by Mahatta Multimedia Pvt. Ltd Followed by a discussion Speaker: Shri K. Jayakumar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Culture Design presentation by Mujtaba Shah and Vidhu Ganjoor

19th February 2006 The Ancient Heritage City of Srinagar Film followed by a discussion Speaker: Shri M. Saleem Beg, Director-General, Tourism, Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Guest: Prof. Saifuddin Soz, Union Minister for Water Resources (Collaboration: External Publicity Division, Ministry of External Affairs and Samvedana Culture and Heritage Trust)

18 Film Cherub of the Mist (India, 2005) Directed by the Bedi Brothers who introduced the film (Collaboration: World Wide Fund for Nature India)

22 Film Continuous Journey (Canada, 2004) Directed by Ali Kazimi who introduced the film

112 March 2006

2-4 HYBRID FORMS – NEW TRENDS IN THE DOCUMENTARY FILM – A FESTIVAL Master Game (Das Meisterspiel,1997) Directed by Lutz Dammbeck Winner of the Silver Dove, 41st International Leipzig Documentary and Animated Film Festival

3 The Housewife’s Flower (Die Blume der Hausfrau, 1997/98) Directed by Dominik Wesseley Divine Obsession (Divina Obsession, 1999) Directed by Volko Kamensky German Film Critics Award, Duisberg Film Week

4 Vacancy (1998) Directed by Matthias Muller Oberhausen International Short Film Festival 1999

Hans Warns. My 20th Century (Hans Warns, Mein 20. Jahrhundert, 1999) Directed by Gordian Maugg

The Last Documentary Film (Der Letzte Dokumentarfilm, 1998) Directed by Daniel Sponsel and Jan Sebening

Vagabonding Images (1998) Directed by Nicolas Humbert and Simone Furbringer (Collaboration: Max Mueller Bhawan)

4-6 Artists of India An exhibition of studio & traditional poettery, and paintings by renowned artists Inaugurated by Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan (Collaboration: Foundation for Arts)

6 Film Naina Jogin – The Ascetic Eye (India,2005) (59 min; dvcam; 2005; English sub-titles) Directed by Praveen Kumar who introduced the film Followed by a discussion

7-8 TO MARK INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY Women, Media and Society: Transformations – Asian Women’s Festival

113 My Life as a Poster (India / USA) Director: Shashwati Talukdar

Seminar: Women Making Films Speakers: Sabina Gadihoke; Iffat Fatima; and Madhureeta Anand

A Certain Liberation (Bangladesh) Director: Yasmine

Kagad Kaanch Patra (India) Director: Reema Borah

Painted Rainbow (India) Director: Gitanjali Rao

My Confessions – the Picture Diary (Malayasia) Director: Lor Yew Mien

The Quest (Taiwan) Director: Soo You

Seminar: Popular Media

Women of the Holy Kingdom (Canada) Director: Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy

A Decent Samosa, Ya (India) Directors: Natasha Badhwar & Radhika Bordia

Talk Speakers: Jitendar Gill and Abhilasha Kumari

Altar Director: Leena Manimekalai

The Journey (India) Director: Rita Chandel

Will Think for Food (India) Director: Parvinder Kaur

Beyond the Wheel (India) Director: Rajula Shah

114 On the Express Highway (India) Director: Reena Mohan

Our Own Eyes (India) Director: Ranu Sharma

8 Sharira: ’s Explorations in Dance Director: Ein Lall

She Write (India) Directors: Anjali Monteiro & K.P. Jayashankar

Seminar: Identities Speaker: Samina Mishra

The House on Gulmohar Avenue (India) Director: Samina Mishra

Trans* (India) Director: Tejal Shah

Where’s Sandra (India) Director: Paromita Vohra

For Love or Izzat (India/UK) Director: Sonali Dutta

Women and Conflict Talk by Kavita Joshi

There were screening of 3 untitled films on ‘Women & Conflict’ in Manipur by Kavita Joshi

For Maya (India) Director: Vasudha Joshi

Biji: A Documentary on My Grandmother (India) Director: Dipti M. Panesar

Lemon Yellow Afternoons (India) Director: Monisha R. Baldawa

Moonbeam (India) Director: Madhureeta Anand

115 Lanka: The Other Side of War and Peace (Sri Lanka) Director: Iffat Fatima

(Organised by IIC Asia Project in collaboration with International Association of Women in Radio and Television)

18-24 The Life and Work of Bela Bartok An exhibition of photographs on the life and work of one of the most significant musicians of the twentieth century Inaugurated by Dr. R.P. Jain (Collaboration: Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre)

Films on Environment 18 Learning to Dream Again Global Warning Water Ignites Life and Hope (Collaboration: World Wide Fund for Nature India)

23-30 The Nehrus: Personal Histories An exhibition of rare photographs from the private collections of family members, close associates and the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Photo research and editing: Payal Kapoor Opening by Shri Arjun Singh, Minister for Human Resource Development (Collaboration: Roli Books (P) Ltd.)

April 2006

4 Film Seelabathi (Malayalam, 2006) Directed by R. Sarath who introduced the film

5-11 To Mark the 45th Anniversary of the Space Flight of Yuri Gagarin An exhibition of photographs (Collaboration: Information Department, Embassy of the Russian Federation)

5 Film Children of Kanchanjunga (2005) Directed: Deepak Roy who introduced the screening Followed by a discussion

10 Film Uska Aana (Vanishing Daughters, 2006) Directed by Anwar Jamal Followed by a discussion

116 Speakers: Dr. Dipankar Gupta, Dr. Sayeda Hameed; and Smt. Nafisa Ali Chair: Shri Patwant Singh (Collaboration: Ekatra: Society for Development Alternatives for Women)

10 Film Ek Tha Lalpari (2004) Director: Rajdeep Randhawa

15 Films on Wildlife and Environment Jungle (English) Sweet Fresh Water (English) (Collaboration: World Wide Fund for Nature-India)

22-28 To Mark the 60th Anniversary of UNESCO An exhibition of posters that depict and reflect a wide variety of UNESCO’s work over the years in different areas Opening by Shri Sudeep Banerjee, Secretary, Secondary and , Ministry of Human Resource Development

May 2006

4 Film White Rainbow (2004) Director: Dharan Mandrayar Winner of the Director’s Choice Award for Best Feature Film, Sedona International Film Festival 2005 The film was introduced by Dr. V. Mohini Giri, Chairperson, Guild of Service (Collaboration: Guild of Service, North India)

11-16 Non Communication in Art An interactive exhibition of acrylic on canvas and photographs by Nuno Miguel Chuva from Portugal (Collaboration: Portuguese Embassy Cultural Centre)

19 Film Ab Aur Waqt Nahin (Running out of Time, 2005) Directed by Abhijay Karlekar who introduced the screening Followed by a discussion

20 Films on Wildlife and Environment World Beneath the Sea The World Biomes: Desert to Rain Forests Can we Talk to Animals (Collaboration: World Wide Fund for Nature India) 117 30 Summer Festival of Concerts, Ballets and Operas Presented by Dr. R.P. Jain Film – Last Night of the Proms – The 100th Season From the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts of the Royal Albert Hall, London

June 2006

SUMMER FESTIVAL OF CONCERTS, BALLETS AND OPERAS Screening of films: 30th May, 2006 – 29th June 2006 Presented by Dr. R.P. Jain

1 Beethoven’s Symphony no: 9 “Choral” In D Minor, Op. 125 Conductor: Seiji Ozawa

3 Carmina Burana Conductor: Seiji Ozawa

6 Swan Lake With Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev Conductor: John Lanchbery

13 Swan Lake With Adam Cooper, Scott Ambler and Fiona Chadwick The New London Orchestra Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones

21 Fonteyn and Nureyev: The Perfect Partnership

26 The Magic Flute Conductor: Colin Davis

27 La Traviata Conductor: Sir Georg Solti

29 La Boheme Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli

30 Film Many People Many Desires (2004) Directed by T. Jayashree

118 July 2006

17 Film Natak Jari Hai (The Play Goes on; India, 2006) Directed by Lalit Vachani who introduced the screening Screening followed by a discussion

20 Film Seven Islands and a Metro(2006) Directed by Madhusree Dutta who introduced the film Screening followed by a discussion

22 Films The Hunters & Hunted A Brush with Death (Collaboration: World Wide Fund for Nature India)

24 Stories of the Broken Self (Pakistan) Director: Furrukh Khan who introduced the film Introduction: Dr. Suresh Sharma Screening followed by a discussion (Collaboration: Centre for the Study of Developing Societies)

26–1st Aug Religious Life and Traditions in Russia An exhibition of photographs, paintings and lithographic prints on the multi-religious traditions existing in Russia over the centuries As part of this exhibition there were screening of the following films 1. Russia: Introduction An introduction to contemporary Russia today through images 2. A Mile Wide and an Inch Deep The history of Russia has been cruel and sometimes controversial, but one of the greatest enigmas has been the Russian soul 3. Prayer Baptism service in a Russian Orthodox Church 4. Moscow Churches A brief guide through the capital of Russia – Moscow and its beautiful churches 5. Volchov: City of Churches One of the most ancient towns in Russia (Collaboration: Information Department, Embassy of the Russian Federation)

27 Film From Dust – The Untold Story After the Tsunami (2005) Directed by Dhruv Dhawan who introduced the screening Screening followed by a discussion 119 August 2006

4-12 China Diary An exhibition of photographs on China by Mala Mukherjee from Kolkata

19 The Idea of The Idea …and other ideas Presenting an overview of The Indian Documentary of Electronics Arts (The IDEA), the Carnival of e-Creativity & Change – agents Conclave and various streams of e-Creative Practice around the world (Collaboration: The Academy of Electronic Arts and with the Support of Arts Council Korea)

19 Films Animal Adaptation: Why do Zebras have Stripes

Where Have all the Animals Gone

Keepers of the Wildlife Directed: Michael McKenniery (Collaboration: World Wide Fund for Nature-India)

23 TRAVELLING FILM SOUTH ASIA 2006: 23RD TO 26TH AUGUST The Life and Times of a Lady from Awadh: Hima (Pakistan, 2005) Directed by Shireen Pasha

24 Final Solution (India, 2004) Directed by Rakesh Sharma

Winner of the Special Jury Award, Film South Asia Festival, Kathmandu 2005

City of Photos (India, 2005) Directed by Nishtha Jain

Special Commendation, Film South Asia Festival, Kathmandu 2005

The Legend of Fat Mama (India, 2005) Directed by Rafeeq Ellias

25 Lanka – The Other Side of War and Peace (Sri Lanka, 2005) Directed by Iffat Fatimap

Girl Song (India, 2003) Directed by Vasudha Joshi

120 Good News (India, 2005) Directed by Altaf Mazid

A Certain Liberation (Bangladesh, 2003) Directed by Yasmine Kabir

Recipient of the Golden Conch, Mumbai International Film Festival & Joint Winner of Second Best Film Award, Film South Asia Festival, Kathmandu 2005

The City Beautiful (India, 2003) Directed by Rahul Roy who introduced the film

26 Teardrops of Karnaphuli (Bangladesh, 2005) Directed by Tanvir Mokammel

The Great Indian School Show (India, 2005) Directed by Avinash Deshpande

Dirty Laundry (South Africa, 2005) Directed by Sanjeev Chatterjee

Team Nepal (Nepal, 2005) Directed by Girish Giri

Sunset (India, 2005) Directed by Komal Tolani

Continuous Journey (Canada / Indai, 2004) Directed by Ali Kazimi

Winner of the Ram Bahadur Trophy for the Best Film, Film South Asia Festival, Kathmandu 2005 (Collaboration: Himal Association & Himal Southasian, Kathmandu)

24-31 Exhibition An exhibition of paintings by Yogendra Tripathi from Khairagarh (Collaboration: Gallery Art.Motif)

24 Film The Name of the Disease Directed by Abhikit Vinayak Banerjee, Arundhati Tuli Banerjee and Bappa Sen (Collaboration: National Foundation for India)

121 September 2006

7 Reinventing India in the New Global Economy – Negotiation of Identity in the Software Outsourcing Industry Presentation by Carol Upadhya, Social Anthropologist and currently Fellow, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore Followed by screening of a film

July Boys: New Global Players A film by Gautam Sonti in collaboration with Carol Upadhyay

9-17 On the occasion of Polish Days in India and Polish Army Day History of Polish Arms in Art An exhibition from the collection of the Polish Army Museum (Collaboration: Embassy of Poland)

16 Films on the Environment Silent Valley – An Indian Rainforest Coniferous Forests (Collaboration: World Wide Fund for Nature India)

FOCUS ON DELHI 16 My Father, the Builder Screening of a video recording of the lecture delivered by Shri Khushwant Singh

23- Tigers in the Wild 29 An exhibition of paintings by Ajay Singh Peelwa, from

Followed by an illustrated talk on 28 Wildlife Tourism: Boon or Bane ? Speaker: Shri Harshvardhan, General Secretary, Tourism and Wildlife Society of India (Collaboration: Tourism & Wildlife Society of India)

25 With the Devta in the Obra Valley – A Walk in the North Western Corner of the Garhwal Himalay A film by Suman Dubey on his journey undertaken in June 2006 Introduction: Sudhir Sahi

28 Film Nagarhole: Tales from an Indian Jungle A film by Shekhar Dattatri, renowned environmental film maker Expert Comments – Dr. Mahesh Rangarajan (Collaboration: Toxics Link) 122 October 2006

18 Film Dooor (2006) Directed by Anshuman G. Barua who introduced the film (Collaboration: North East Media Forum)

19 Is Time Running Out for the Tribal Cultivators of Jharkhand ? Screening of a documentary film Ab Aur Waqt Nahin (Running Out of Time) by Abhijay Karlekar (Collaboration: Toxics Link)

24-1 Nov. Alien Waters An exhibition of photographic works by Ravi Agarwal As part of this exhibition, there were two interactive sessions on 24th and 26th Oct. (Youthreach and HIVOS)

IN SEARCH OF FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY – THE 1956 HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION 24 Hope of freedom – 1956: Hungarian Revolution An exhibition of photographs Film On Death Row (1991) Directed by Janos Zsombolyai (Collaboration: Hungarian Information & Cultural Centre)

28 Films on Wildlife and Environment Monsoon – India’s God of Life A film by Shekhar Dattari The Slow Poisoning of India (Collaboration: World Wide Fund for Nature-India)

November 2006

3-5 QUOTES FROM THE EARTH: A FILM FESTIVAL ON THE ENVIRONMENT

3 Inauguration of the Festival by Smt. Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister of Delhi

THEME: EARTH Point Calimere – Little Kingdom of the Coast ((India; 2006) Directed by Shekhar Dattatri

Only an Axe Away (India; 2004) Directed by P. Baburaj & C. Saratchandran

123 Green Agony (India; 2006) Directed by Geeta Singh

Panel discussion on: Are Environmental Documentaries only Addressing the Converted?

Orange Alert (India, 2004) Directed by Teena Amrit Gill

Turf Wars: Conservation Claims in the Great Himalayan National Park (India: 2001) Directed by Sanjay Barnela & Vasant Saberwal

Mountains in the Mist (Switzerland; 2004) Directed by Alec Wohlgroth

Cheluvi (India; 1992) Feature film by Girish Karnad

4 THEME: SURVIVAL

Green Gold (South Africa; 2003) Directed by Heidi Bachram

Special screening: Life Running out of Control (India; 2005) Directed by Bertram Verhaag

BT – Cotton in Andhra Pradesh: A Three Year Fraud (India; 2005) A film by DDS Community Media Trust

Shorts on Survival Life Goes on (India; 2005) Directed by Suparna Gangal

Inclusion (India) Animation film by Salil Chaturvedi

Thekey pe kya karte Ho (India; 2006) Directed by Spandan Banerjee

Ab Aur Waqt Nahin (India, 2006) Directed by Abhijay Karlekar

124 Between the Devil and the Deep Sea (India; 2006) Directed by Saraswati Kavula

Pretty Dyana (Serbia; 2003) Directed by Boris Mitic

Downwind: Depleted Uranium Weapons in the Age of Virtual War (USA, 2002) Directed by Jawed Metni

Waste as (; 2002) Directed by Joost de Haas

5 THEME: WATER

Call of the Bhagirathi (India; 1992) Directed by Anwar Jamal

The Lake of Despair (India, 2005) Directed by Snehasis Das

Journey: Exploring the traditional methods of water harvesting (India, 2005) Directed by Raakesh Khatri

Special screening at Thirsty Planet – Watery vision (Germany; 2003) Directed by Henning Hesse & Martin Fensch

Water Business is Good Business (India) Directed by Sanjay Barnela & Vasant Saberwal

Thousand Days and a Dream ((India, 2006) Directed by P. Baburaj & C. Saratchandran

Ganashatru (India, 1989) Feature film by Satyajit Ray (Collaboration: Toxics Link)

7-12 Krzysztof Kieslowski – Photographs from the city of Lodz An exhibition of photographs by the noted film director, Krzysztof Kieslowski (Collaboration: Embassy of Poland)

125 18 Films on Wildlife and Environment Living the with the Park – Ranthambore National Park Directed by Dr. Susan Sharma who introduced the film Wilderness Nepal Directed by Dr. Susan Sharma (Collaboration: World Wide Fund for Nature India)

22-28 The Living Architectural Heritage of Bhopal An exhibition of the architectural and urban heritage of the historical city, presented by Living Heritage Alliance, Bhopal Inauguration: Smt. Yashodhara Raje, Minister of Tourism, MP

24 The Living Landscape and Architectural Heritage of Bhopal: Relevance for the City of the Future An illustrated presentation by Prof. Savita Subherwal Raje, President, Living Heritage Alliance and Prof. Serge Santelli, Dean, School of Architecture, – Belleville (Collaboration: India Gandhi National Museum of Man, Bhopal)

23 Computers and Disabilities – A Road to Empowerment Film screening and discussion A for Autism … M for Mouse (2006) Directed by Juliet Reynolds who introduced the film Followed by a discussion Speaker: Dr. Arun Mehta, Professor, JMIT Radaur

December 2006

1-9 Exhibition An exhibition of photographs by Shalini Saran

4 The Flute Player (2003) Directed by Jocelyn Glatzer Winner of the Audience Award Documentary First Feature, South by Southwest Film Festival 2003 Introduction: Mr. Charley Todd, Cambodian Living Arts, USA Screening followed by a discussion Led by Mr. Arn Chorn-Pond Moderator: Shri Ram Rehman (Collaboration: Cambodian Living Arts, USA and World Education Inc)

16 Films on Wildlife and Environment The Frozen World (1984) Second in the BBC series The Living Planet written and narrated by David Attenborough

126 Mysteries of the Deep Strange and Unusual Animals: Adoption to Environment (Collaboration: World Wide Fund for Nature India)

23 Film Khayal Darpan: A Mirror of Imagination Directed by Yousuf Saeed who introduced the film Followed by a discussion

27 Life Running out of Control: Gene Food and Designerbabies Directed by Betram Verhaag and Gabriele Krober Followed by a discussion Chair: Dr. Vandana Shiva (Collaboration: Navdanya)

28-3 Jan Roma Decade An exhibition of photographs by Zsuzsanna Ardo, photographer, writer, editor and translator from Hungary Inaugurated by Shri Benoy Behl

Film Allegro Barbaro Written and directed by Zsuzsanna Ardo

29 Film Darwin’s Nightmare (2004) Director: Hubert Sauper Multi-award winning film including Cesar for Best First Work, Cesar Awards 2006: Best Documentary Award, European Film Awards 2004; and Label Europa Cinemas, Venice Film Festival 2004 (Collaboration: Gandhi Peace Foundation)

January 2007

6-14 On Hallowed Ground: Aftermath of the Uprising, 1857 An exhibition of rare 19th century photographs and reprints from the Alkazi Collection of Photography including selections from the John Nicholas Tressider (1818-89) collection, Felice Beato (1825-1910); and Samuel Bourne (1834-1912)

As part of this exhibition, there were three lectures on 6th January:

A Reading of John William Kaye’s History of the Sepoy War in India Speaker: Prof. Shahid Amin, University of History

127 Memorialisation of the Uprising in Delhi and Kanpur Speaker: Prof. Nayanjot Lahiri, Professor, Department of History, Faculty of Social Sciences, Delhi University

Exhumed Images: Reviewing the Present through Images of 1857 in the Alkazi Collection Speaker: Shri Shuddhabrata Sengupta, The Sarai Programme at CSDS/ Raqs Media Collective

Introduction: Shri Rahaab Allana, Curator, Alkazi Foundation for the Arts (Collaboration: The Alkazi Foundation for the Arts)

13 Aimez –vous l’Opera? Introduction to Opera I: Monteverdi to Rossini An illustrated lecture by Dr. R.P. Jain who has for several years been actively involved in the propagation of opera in Delhi through illustrated talks

27 Aimez –vous l’Opera? Introduction to Opera II: Bellini to Britten An illustrated lecture by Dr. R.P. Jain

27 Films on Wildlife and Environment Worlds Apart Part of the BBC’s The Living Planet series of films presented by David Attenborough Many World of Nature – Flowers, Birds and Nests

(Collaboration: World Wide Fund for Nature-India)

29 Film An Inconvenient Truth: A Global Warning Director: Davis Guggenheim Former Vice President Al Gore presents an eye-opening and compelling view of the future of our planet and our civilization. Introduction: Dr. Vandana Shiva (Collaboration: Navdanya)

128 APPENDIX VI Film Club

February 2006

8 Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (USA) Directed by Robert Greenwald Screening was followed a panel discussion on: FDI and Retail Moderator: Dr. Vandana Shiva (Collaboration: Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology)

28 Beatrice, Dante and the Ganges – In the Circle of Love (India, 2005) Directed by Pranab Basu who introduced the screening Followed by a discussion

CONTEMPORARY CLASSICS FROM CHINA 9 Farewell My Concubine (China, 1993) Directed by Chen Kaige Multi award winning film including Camera d’Or & FIPRESCI Prize, Cannes Film Festival 1993; BAFTA Film Award for Best Film Not in English, BAFTA Awards 1994; and Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film, Golden Globes 1994

13 To Live (China,1994) Directed by Zhang Yimou Multi-award winning film including BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in an English Lanugage, BAFTA Award 1995; Grand Prize of the Jury, Best Actor and Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, Cannes Film Festival 1994

17 In the Mood for Love (Hong Kong, 2000) Directed by Wong Kar Wai Multi-award winning film including Best Actor Award & Technical Grand Prize, Cannes Film Festival 2000; Cesar for Best Foreign Language Film, Cesar Awards 2001; Screen International Award, European Film Awards 2000; Hong Kong Film Awards 2001 for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Art Direction and Best Editing

129 20 2046 (China, 2004) Directed by Wong Kar Wai Multi-award winning film including Screen International Award, European Film Awards 2004; LAFCA Award for Best Production Design, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award 2005; Golden Horse Award for Best Art Direction, Best Original Score, Golden Horse Film Festival 2004

March 2006

SPECIAL SCREENING 25 Dance with Hands Held Tight (India, 2005) Directed by Krishnendu Bose who introduced the film

FOUR SHADES OF ROMANCE – FILMS FROM SLOVENIA 14 Paneer and Jam (2003) Directed by Branklo Djuric

20 Under Her Window (2003) Directed by Metod Pevec

22 Carmen (1996) Directed by Metod Pevec

27 Idle Running (1999) Directed by Janez Burger

(Collaboration: Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia)

April 2006

FOCUS ON GERMAN DIRECTORS

17 The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972) Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder Recipient of the Film Award in Gold for Outstanding Individual Achievement: Actor; Outstanding Individual Achievement: Actress; and Shaping of a Feature Film, German Film Awards 1972

19 Lola (1981) Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder Recipient of the Film Award in Gold for Outstanding Individual Achievement: Actor: Outstanding Individual Achievement; Actress; and Outstanding Feature Film, German Film Awards 1982

130 20 Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972) Directed by Werner Herzog Recipient of the Critics Award for Best Foreign Film, French Syndicate of Cinema Critics 1976; Film Award in Gold for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Cinematography, German Film Awards 1973; NSFC Award for Beset Cinematography, National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA 1977

21 Everyman for Himself and God Against All / The Mystery of Kasper Hauser (1974) Directed by Werner Herzog Recipient of the FIPRESCI Prize, Grand Prize of the Jury and Prize of the Ecumenical Jury,Cannes Film Festival 1975; Film Awards in Gold for Outstanding Individual Achievement: Editing & For Outstanding Individual Achievement: Production Design; Film Award in Silver for Shaping of a Feature Film, German Film Awards 1975

22 Fitzcarraldo (1982) Directed by Werner Herzog Recipient of the Award for Best Director, Cannes Film Festival 1982; Film Award in Silver for Outstanding Feature Film, German Film Awards 1982; OCIC Award, San Sebastian International Film Festival 1982

24 Journey to Kafiristan (2001) Directed by Donatello Dubini & Fosco Dubini

May 2006

CANADIAN FILM FESTIVAL

10 Mariages (2001) Directed by Catherine Marin

11 Elephant Shoes (2005) Directed by Christos Sourligas

12 The Five of US (2004) Directed by Ghyslaine Cote

15 Wilby Wonderful (2004) Directed by Daniel Maclvor

16 Happiness is a Sad Song (2004) Director: Francois Delisle

131 17 Sunshine (1999) Directed by Istvan Szabo (Collaboration: Indo Canadian Films International and Canadian High Commission)

June 2006

A FRENCH SEASON

8 Tracks (1999) Directed by Emmanuel Finkiel Recipient of the Award for the Youth, Cannes Film Festival 1999; Cesar for Best Editing & Best First Work, Cesar Awards, France 2000; FIPRESCI Prize – Special Mention, Venice Film Festival 1999; and Mayor’s Award for Best Feature Film, Jerusalem Film Festival 1999

12 How I Killed My Father (2001) Directed by Anne Fontaine Recipient of the Cesar Award for Best Actor, Cesar Awards, France 2002; Lumiere Award for Best Actor, Lumiere Awards, France 2002

19 Nightshift (2001) Directed by Philippe Le Guay

20 His Brother (2003) Directed by Patrice Chereau Recipient of the Silver Bear for Best Director, Berlin International Film Festival 2003

22 A Real Man (2003) Directed by Arnaud Larrieu & Jean-Marie Larrieu (Collaboration: Embassy of France)

SPECIAL SCREENING 9 Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) Directed by Peter Webber Multiple award winner including Audience Award & Golden Hitchcock Award, Dinard British Film Festival 2003; European Film Award for Best Cinematographer, European Film Awards 2004; and CICAE Award for Best Cinematography, San Sebastian International Film Festival

132 July 2006

IIC FILM CLUB AND NFDC FILM CIRCLE SCREENINGS

4 Antarmahal: Views from the Inner Chamber (Bengali, 2005) Directed by Rituparno Ghosh

6 Raam (Tamil, 2004) Directed by Ameer Sultan

10 Perumazhakkalam (Malayalam; 2004) Directed by Kamal

11 Grahanam (Telugu, 2004) Directed by Mohan Krishna Indraganti Winner of the Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film, National Film Awards 2005

13 Kanne Madanguka (Malayalam; 2004) Directed by Albert

14 Uttarayan (Marathi; 2004) Directed by Bipin Nadkarni (Collaboration: National Film Development Corporation Limited)

August 2006

2 Siddhartha (USA, 1972) Directed by Conrad Rooks (Collaboration: Osian’s Cinefan)

5 New Directions in Dance Directed by Ein Lall who introduced the screening

LOOKING EAST – AWARD WINNING FILMS FROM CHINA, JAPAN, THAILAND AND VIETNAM

7 Red Cherry (China, 1995) Directed by Daying Ye Winner of the Golden Goblet for Best Actress, Shanghai International Film Festival 1995

11 Fireworks (Japan, 1997) Directed by Takeshi Kitano Multiple-award winner including Golden , Venice Film Festival 1997; Screen International Award, European Film Awards 1997;

133 Critics Award for Best Foreign Film, French Syndicae of Cinema Critics 1998; Kinema Junpo Award & Reader’s Choice Award for Best Film, Kinema Junpo Award 1999; amongst others

14 At the Height of Summer (Vietnam, 2000) Directed by Tran Anh Hung

17 Last Life in the Universe (Thailand/Japan, 2004) Directed by Pan-Ek Ratanaryang Winner of the FIPRESCI Prize, Bangkok International Film Festival 2004; National Film Association Award for Best Art Direction & Best Cinematography, Thailand National Film Association Awards 2004; and Upstream Prize for Best Actor, Venice Film Festival 2003

September 2006

SILVER CANVAS – FILMS ON ARTISTS 11 Rembrandt (UK, 1936) Directed by Alexander Korda

12 Lust for Life (USA, 1956) Directed by Vincente Minnelli Multi-award winner including Oscar Award for Best Supporting Role, 1957; Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Actor- Drama, Golden Globes 1957; and NYFCC Award for Best Actor, New York Film Critics Circle Awards 1956

18 Andrei Rublev (, 1969) Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky Multi-award winner including FIPRESCI Prize, Cannes Film Festival 1969; and Critics Award for Best Foreign Film, French Syndicate of Cinema Critics 1971

21 Pollock (USA, 2000) Directed by Ed Harris Winner of the Oscar Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Academy Awards 2001; NYFCC Award for Best Supporting Actress, New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2000

29 Frida (USA / Canada / Mexico, 2002) Directed by Julie Taymor Winner of the Oscar Award for Best Music, Original Score, Academy Awards 2002; Mimmo Rotella Foundation Award, Venice Film Festival 2002

134 November 2006

A TRIBUTE TO KRZYSTOF KIESLOWSKI (1941-1996) 6 From the City of Lodz (1968) Followed by Personnel (1976)

7 The Decalogue Multi-award winning series including Bodil Award for Best European Film, Bodil Awards 1991; FEPRESCI Prize, Venice Film Festival 1989; NBR Award for Outstanding Achievement in a Foreign Film, National Board of Review, USA 2000; And Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film, French Syndicate of Cinema Critics 1991

Decalogue, One – “ I am the Lord Thy God: Thou Shalt Have No Other God But Me” (1988)

Decalogue, Two – “Thou Shalt not Take the Name of the Lord Thy God in Vain” (1988)

8 Decalogue, Three – “Honour the Sabbath DayDay” (1988) Decalogue, Four – “Honour thy Father and thy Mother” (1988)

13 Decalogue, Five – “Thou Shalt not Kill” (1988) Decalogue, Six – “Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery”

17 Decalogue, Seven – “Thou Shalt Not Steal” (1988) Decalogue, Eight – “Thou Shalt but not Bear False Witness Against thy NeighbourNeighbour” (1988)

20 Decalogue, Nine – “Thou Shalt not Covet Thy Neighbour’s Wife” (1988) Decalogue, Ten – “Thou Shalt not Covet Thy Neighbour’s GoodsGoods” (1988)

24 First Love (1974) Winner of the Golden Hobby-Horse of Cracow and Special Jury Prize, Cracow Film Festival 1974

The Calm (1980) Winner of the Special Jury Prize, Polish Film Festival 1981

27 Pedestrian Subway (1974) Short Working Day (1981)

135 30 No End (1984) (Collaboration: Embassy of Poland; and Federation of Film Societies of India)

December 2006

SEASONS FINALE: EASTWARD BOUND Presenting award winning films from China, Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea

11 The King of Masks (China / Hong Kong) Directed by Wu Tian-Ming Multi-award winner including Audience Award, Canberra International Film Festival 1997; Golden Poznan Goat, Ale Kino! – International Young Audience Film Festival 1998; Crystal Simorgh, Fajr Film Festival 1998; CICAE Award & Golden Tulip Award, Istanbul International Film Festival 1998

12 Ghost Stories (Kwaidan; Japan, 1964) Directed by Masaki Kobayashi Winner of the Special Jury Prize, Cannes Film Festival 1965; Kinema Junpo Award for Best Screenplay, Kinema Junpo Awards 1965; and Mainichi Film Concours for Best Art Direction & Best Cinematography, Mainichi Film Concours 1966

18 Mountain Patrol (China / Hong Kong, 2004) Directed by Lu Chuan Multi-award winner including Don Quixote Award – Special Mention, Berlin International Film Festival 2005; Winner of the Golden Horse Award for Best Cinematography & Best Picture, Golden Horse Film Festival 2004; Hong Kong Film Award for Best Asian Film, Hong Kong Film Awards 2006; Special Jury Prize, Tokyo International Film Festival 2004

20 Take Care of My Cat (South Korea, 2001) Directed by Jeong Jae-eun Winner of the FIPRESCI Prize – Special Mention, Hong Kong International Film Festival 2002; Netpac Award & New Currents Award – Special Mention, Pusan International Film Festival 2001; and KNF Award – Special Mention Retterdam International Film Festival 2002

21 Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (South Korea, 2002) Directed by Park Chan-woo Winner of the Jury Award for Best Feature Film, Philadelphia Film Festival 2003 136 22 Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter…And Spring (South Korea, 2003) Directed by Kim Ki-duk Multi-award winner including Silver Condor for Best Foreign Film, Not in a Spanish Language, Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards 2005; CICAE Award, Don Quixote Award, Netpac Award & Youth Jury Award, Locarno International Film Festival 2003; Audience Award, San Sebastian International Film Festival 2003

January 2007

IIC FILM CLUB AND NFDC FILM CIRCLE SCREENINGS 4 Oridam (An Abode; Malayalam, 2004) Director: Pradeep Nair

5 Krantikaal (Critical Encounters; Bengali, 2004) Director: Sekhar Das

16 Beru (The Root; , 2004) Director: P. Sheshadri

18 Kathavaseshan (Epilogue to a Life Saved; Malayalam, 2004) Director: T.V. Chandran

19 Achuvinte Amma (Achu’s Mother; Malayalam, 2005) Director: Sathyan Anthikkad

23 Daivanamathil (In the Name of God; Malayalam,2005) Director: Jayraj (Collaboration: National Film Development Corporation, Ltd.)

SPECIAL SCREENINGS 10 Call of the Oboe (El Toque del Oboe; Paraguay/Brazil, 1998) Director: Cládio MacDowell Winner of the FIPRESCI Prize, Bombay International Film Festival 1999; Golden Kikito for Best Supporting Actor, Gramado Film Festival 1999

11 Questions (Preguntas, 2005) Director: Natalia Godoy

Couple Up! (Acople) Directors: Augosto Nello & Rafael Kohan, AKPT Films (Collaboration: Embassy of Paraguay)

137 APPENDIX VII

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

Academy of Third World Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia; All India Heart Foundation; Apne Aap Women Worldwide; Arts Council, Korea; Association of Retired Senior IPS Officers ; Australia India Council, Australian High Commission; Alliance Francaise de Delhi; Association of Indian Diplomats; B.G. Deshmukh; Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Yaadgar Sabha; Cambodian Living Arts, USA; Centre for Security Analysis, Chennai; Centre for Civil Society; Crafts Revival Trust; Centre for the Study of Developing Societies; Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Delhi; Centre de Sciences Humaines; Centre for Environment and Food Security; Centre for Transcultural Studies; Confederation of Indian Industry; Council for Social Development; Craft Revival Trust; Daimler Chrysler External Affairs and Public Policy; DELNET; Dagar Brothers Memorial Trust; Delhi Policy Group; Delhi Administration Officers' Academic Forum; Delhi Music Society; Directorate of Film Festivals of India; Dr. Vasantrao Deshpande Pratishthan; D.M. Singhvi Memorial Society; Earthcare Foundation; Ekatra: Society for Development Alternatives for Women; External Publicity Division, Ministry of External Affairs; Federation of Indo-Israel Chambers of Commerce; Federation of Film Societies of India; Federation of Indo-German Societies in India; Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature; Foundation for Arts; Gandhi Peace Foundation; Gayathri Fine Arts; Gallery Art.Motif; Government of Madhya Pradesh; Guild of Service, North India; GRULAC; Goenkarancho Ekvot; Himal Association; Himal Southasian, Kathmandu; Hindustani Awaaz; Hungry Heart Theatre Festival; Hungarian Information & Cultural Centre; IILM India Forum; Impresario India; India Alliance for the Girl Child; Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations; Indian Council for South Asian Cooperation; Indian Council for Cultural Relations; Indrani Foundation; Indira Gandhi National Museum of Man, Bhopal; Indo Canadian Films International; Indian Humanist Union; Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage; Institute of Peace & Conflict Studies; IIC-Asia Project; International Association of Women in Radio & Television; Information Department,

138 Embassy of the Russian Federation; International Association for Feminist Economics; Italian Embassy Cultural Institute; Impresario India; Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses; Jan Prasar; Jnana-Pravaha Centre for Cultural Research Studies & Research, Varanasi; Jawaharlal Nehru University; Kala Bharati, Montreal, Canada; K.L. Saigal Memorial Circle; Kri Foundation; Kuchipudi Dance Centre; Malcolm & Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust; Max Mueller Bhawan; National Book Trust, India; National Campaign for People's Right to Information; National Foundation for India; National School of Drama; Natya Vriksha; National Council for Applied Economic Research; National Book Trust; NISTADS; National Film Development Corporation Limited; National Council of Educational Research and Training; National Mission for Manuscripts; Navdanya; Nirmal Smriti; North East Media Forum; Osian's Cinefan; Oxford University Press, India; Pakistan Studies Programme, South Asian Studies Division, SIS, JNU; Penguin India; Portuguese Embassy Cultural Centre; Prem Bhatia Memorial Trust; Permanent Black; Pt. Amarnath Memorial Foundation; Pt. Krishnarao Shankar Pandit Centre for Traditional Music; R.C. Sociology of Crime and Deviants, Indian Sociological Society; Research Foundation for Science Technology and Ecology; Roli Books (P) Ltd; Russian News Agency RIA Novosti; Rosalind Wilson Memorial Trust; Russian Cultural Center; Salaam Balak Trust; S. Ranganathan Charitable Foundation; Sangeet Natak Akademi; Sahtiya Kala Parishad; Sampark Journal of Global Understanding, Kolkata; Samvedana Culture & Heritage Trust; Sanatan Sangeet Sanskriti; Sarvodaya International Trust; Seher; Shaam-e-Ghazal; Shastra; South Asian Studies Foundation; South Asia Foundation; Teamwork Films; The Alzheimer's & Related Disorders Society of India; Delhi Chapter; The Alkazi Foundation for the Arts; The ATTIC; The Academy of Electronic Arts; The Austrian Culture Forum; The British Council Division; The Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama;

The Foundation for Ecological Security; The Inder Sharma Foundation; The Media Foundation; The New India Foundation, Bangalore; The Netaji Research Bureau, Kolkata; The Poetry Society, India; Toxics Link; Tibet House; Tourism & Wildlife Society of India; UNESCO; Vasant Kala Vilas; World Education Inc.; Women Unlimited (an associate of Kali for Women) and Women's Features Services); World Wide Fund for Nature-India; Yatrik; Youthreach and HVOS.

Embassies/High Commissions

Austria; Canada; Greece; France; Israel; Italy; Japan; Portugal; Paraguay; Poland and Slovenia.

139 APPENDIX VIII

Programme Planning Advisory Groups (2006-2008)

NAME OF THE GROUP CONVENOR

1. CULTURE Shri Ashok Vajpeyi

2. EDUCATION Dr Krishna Kumar

3. ENVIRONMENT Shri Samar Singh (includes Delhi Group)

4. ECONOMICS Dr Shankar N. Acharya (includes Development Group)

5. HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY Prof. (Smt.) Mridula Mukherjee

6. HEALTH Dr Ranjit Roy Chaudhury

7. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Shri I.P. Khosla

8. MEDIA Shri Amit Barua

9. POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE Dr (Smt.) Neerja Gopal Jayal

10. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Dr N. Panchapakesan (includes IT Group)

11. SECURITY Cmde C. Uday Bhaskar

12. SOCIETY/SOCIAL ISSUES Smt. Razia Ismail (includes Women’s Issues Group)

140 Advisory Council (2006-2008)

Shri Aditya Nehru Prof. Mushirul Hasan Shri Ajit Mozoomdar Shri Om Thanvi Dr Andre Beteille Shri Pavan K. Varma Smt. Prof. P.N. Tandon Smt. Aruna Roy Dr Radhika Chopra Ms. Arundhati Ghose Dr Ranjit Roy Chaudhury Shri Ashoke Chatterjee Shri Ravi Bhoothalingam Shri B.G. Verghese Shri R.M.S. Liberhan Ms. Jai Chandiram Smt. Smt. Kalyani Shankar Dr Shankar N. Acharya Shri Keki Daruwala Shri Shyam Benegal Shri K. Raghunath Ms. Sunita Narain Dr Krishna Kumar Shri T.R. Andhyarujina Prof. Madhavan K. Palat Dr Vandana Shiva Shri Madhup Mudgal Shri Vinod Mehta Prof. Malashri Lal Lt. Gen. (Retd.) V.R. Raghavan Dr Prof.

Library Committee (2006-2007)

Smt. Justice (Retd.) Leila Seth, Prof. Mukul Kesavan Chairperson Smt. Nandini Mehta Shri A.N.D. Haksar Prof. Patricia Oberoi Shri Ashok Vajpeyi Prof. Prabhat Patnaik Prof. Dipankar Gupta Shri Pratap Bhanu Mehta Shri Dipankar P. Gupta Shri P.R. Chari Shri Hamid Ansari Smt. Raji Ramanan Smt. Gita Hariharan Shri Siddharth Varadarajan Dr (Smt.) Leela Venkataraman Shri Suman Bery Prof. Mridula Mukherjee Dr H. K. Kaul, Chief Librarian

House Committee (2006-2007)

Prof. M. G. K. Menon, Chairperson Shri M. L. Chibber Dr (Smt.) Avtar Pennathur Shri Ranjan Rellin Smt. B. J. Manekshaw Shri Ravi Boothalingam Shri Inder Sharma Smt. Shri Kisan Mehta Shri L.K. Joshi, Chief General Manager

141 Board of Trustees

Prof. M.G.K. Menon, President Dr Kapila Vatsyayan (w.e.f. 1.1.2007) Shri Soli J. Sorabjee Dr L.M. Singhvi Smt. Justice (Retd.) Leila Seth Dr Karan Singh Dr R.K. Pachauri Shri P.C. Sen, Director

Director Shri P. C. Sen

Executive Committee

Shri P.C. Sen, Chairman Shri M.P. Wadhawan, Hon. Treasurer Smt. Rajni Kumar Shri Inder Malhotra Cmdre C. Uday Bhaskar Dr Arvind Pandalai Shri Vipin Malik Cmdre K.N. Venugopal, Secretary Dr S.M. Dewan

Finance Committee

Dr L.M. Singhvi, Chairman Shri M.P. Wadhawan Shri Inder Malhotra Cmdre (Retd.) K.N. Venugopal Dr E.A.S. Sarma Shri P.R. Sivasubramanian Shri P.C. Sen

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 Chief General Manager Shri P. R. Sivasubramanian Chief Finance Officer Dr H. K. Kaul Chief Librarian Mrs Ira Pande Chief Editor Dr A. C. Katoch Administration Officer-I Shri R. M. Mathur Administration Officer-II Ms Premola Ghose Chief, Programme Officer Shri Arun Potdar Chief, Maintenance Division Shri W. R. Sehgal Accounts Officer Notes

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