Sessions
India International Centre, New Delhi
TUESDAY 5 FEBRUARY 2021
Opening Statements by:
Dr. Rudrangshu Mukherjee, Mrs. Rakhi Sarkar and Dr. Alka Pande
10:00 am onwards
Session 1: CREATIVE FREEDOM 10:15 am to 11:30 am
Moderator: Dr. Rudrangshu Mukherjee
Speakers: Mr. Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Sir Nicholas Coleridge, Mr. Gopal Krishna Gandhi, Mr. T. N. Ninan, Mr. Kunal Basu and Mr. Suman Mukhopadhyay.
Tea Break from 11:30 am to 12:00 pm
Session 2: REIMAGING MUSEUMS IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT : CREATION OF A TRANSNATIONAL CONNECTION 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Moderator: Dr. Alka Pande
Speakers: Dr. Deborah Swallow, Dr. Wang Chunchen, Mr. Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Prof. Amareswar Galla, Ms. Catherine David and Ms. Patrizia Asproni.
Lunch Break from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Session 3: ART, ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY 2:30 pm to 4.00 pm
Moderator: Dr. Rudrangshu Mukherjee
Speakers: Ms. Nayanjot Lahiri, Mr. Gopal Krishna Gandhi, Mr. Kunal Basu, Ms. Ira Mukhoty and Dr. Deborah Swallow
Coffee Break from 4:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Session 4: IS THE BIG SCREEN DEAD? 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Moderator: Mr. Kunal Basu
Speakers: Ms. Anna M.M. Vetticad, Mr. Sergio Scapagnini, Ms. Aparna Sen and Mr. Suman Mukhopadhyay.
WEDNESDAY 6 FEBRUARY 2021
Session 1: ARCHITECTURE - Department of Architecture and Regional Planning, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 9:00 am to 1:30 pm
Inauguration of outdoor exhibition PROJECT VARANASI at GANDHI PLAZA, IIC, Delhi 9:00 am onwards.
Tea Break 1
Inauguration of Seminar at C. D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC, New Delhi 10:00 am to 10:30 am.
Plenary session: 10:30 am onwards.
Round Table Dicussion: Experts from MHRD, Ministry of Culture (Govt. of India) IGNCA; NGMI; NMI; CIMA, IHC, SPA-Delhi, Varanasi Nigam, IIT (BHU),
IIT Kharagpur and others. 11:00 am onwards.
Tea Break 1
Curtain Raiser on the proposed Academy of Classical and Folk Arts: THEME: CREATIVITY & FREEDOM – Varanasi UNESCO CITY OF MUSIC 12:00 pm onwards
Vote of Thanks by Coordinator and PI, SandHI, IIT Kharagpur
Lunch Break from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Session 2: CULTURAL COMMERCE – POLICIES AND INCENTIVES: STREAMLINING SYSTEMS 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm
Moderator: Mrs.Rakhi Sarkar
Speakers: Mr. Dadiba Pundole, Mr. Angus Pryor, Mr. Sunil Alagh, Mr. Arun Goel and Mr. Anjani Kumar Singh.
Coffee Break from 4:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Session 3: PERFORMING ARTS: IDENTITY POLITICS 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Moderator: Ms. Arshiya Sethi
Speakers: Ms. Meeta Pandit, Mr. Justin McCarthy, Mrs. Maya Krishna Rao, Dr. Ileana Citaristi.
Closing Event: QAWWALI (organized by Agha Khan Foundation), Fountain Lawns 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.