Past Events

Film

Manto - Special Pre-release Screening by Asia Society

Monday 17 Sep 2018
6 - 9 p.m.

Join us for a special pre-release film screening of Manto, followed by a conversation with the film's Writer and Director Nandita Das and Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui in conversation with Film Critic Raja Sen.

Panel Discussion

Media & Democracy: A Political Play

Wednesday 5 Sep 2018
6:30 - 8 p.m.

A panel discussion on the changing role of the press in India centred around Rajdeep Sardesai's new book Newsman: Tracking India in the Modi Era with Shaina NC and Milind Deora, moderated by Naresh Fernandes.

Discussion

Art of the Loot: Antiquities & Repatriation

Wednesday 29 Aug 2018
5:30 - 7 p.m.

S. Vijay Kumar and Hussain Zaidi in conversation on the illegal trade of cultural property, antiquity smuggling, and the repatriation of priceless cultural objects.

Panel Discussion

Your Mind Matters

Tuesday 28 Aug 2018
6:30 - 8 p.m.

Discussion with Prabha Chandra, Samir Parikh, Vikram Patel and Jerry Pinto on India's mental health crisis and possible ways to deal with it effectively.

Workshop

Special University Programme

Tuesday 28 Aug 2018
12 - 2 p.m.

A workshop on adolescent mental health, illnesses, well-being and awareness with global expert Dr Vikram Patel and Pattie Gonsalves.

Discussion

India-Australia: Old Allies, New Collaborations

Thursday 23 Aug 2018
7 - 8:30 p.m.

Discussion with Her Excellency Harinder Sidhu (High Commissioner of Australia to India) and Dhruva Jaishankar on the new era of the India-Australia relationship.

Panel Discussion

Philanthropy Revisited: Strategic Giving in Asia

Thursday 9 Aug 2018
7 - 8:30 p.m.

Join us for a discussion with Jamshyd Godrej, Ajay Piramal, Ruth Shapiro and Hari Menon on philanthropic initiatives and private social investments in India.

Panel Discussion

India's Gilded Age: Prosperity and Disparity

Monday 6 Aug 2018
6:30 - 8 p.m.

Join us in discussion with James Crabtree, Shubhada Rao, Amish Tripathi, Ashutosh Varshney and Niranjan Rajadhyaksha on the new era of billionaires and increasing income inequality in India.

Discussion

Entwined Lives — Politicos and Bureaucrats

Tuesday 3 Jul 2018
6:30 - 8 p.m.

P.N. Haksar - Indira Gandhi's Principal Secretary from 1963 to 1977 - was arguably the most powerful civil servant and second most powerful person in the country at the time.

Panel Discussion

Two to Tango - Are Partnerships in Education the Future?

Tuesday 26 Jun 2018
6:30 - 8 p.m.

Shaheen Mistri and Amitav Virmani will be in conversation with Gaurav Singh to explore the potential and feasibility of the public - private partnership model in education policy in India.

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