FILM - 4th Beyond Borders Feminist Film Festival 2023. Curation: Aanchal Kapur and Reena Mohan. Memories and Nurturing. Samuel 17 (India/2022/Malayalam with Eng subs/17 mins). Dir. Alen Savio Lopez. A sudden change in his everyday environment makes a child confused and hard to adapt to his new normal reality. Will he adjust to that change or will he rebel against it? Maunn (India/2020/Hindi with Eng subs/11 mins) Dir. Priyanka Singh. Parents of a young girl child find themselves facing the most decisive moment of their lives when they come to know about their paedophile neighbour. What Do I Do After You (India/2022/English, Hindi with English subs/19 mins) Dir. Lourdes M Supriya.The filmmaker looks at her father, an ageing social activist, and his dedication to his work. She contemplates continuing his work after him, while also navigating his expectations of her, her own hopes for the future and the anxiety of losing him, a thought that has plagued her since the death of her mother. Mum (India, Portugal, Hungary Belgium/2023/ Spanish, Portuguese with Eng subs/18 mins). Dir. Sidhharth Sarin. Through the monotony of everyday realities, we see Sandra, a mother of two, raising her children with a frequently absent father. The satirical representation of her conventional familial life leaves us with questions about her personal desires. Mau (India/2023/Mizo with Eng subs/8 mins) Dir. Shilpika Bordoli. Through ritual folklore and performance, this film explores the relationship between the human and the nonhuman, by evoking the forgotten memory of the mother who dies at child-birth. Kaankhowa (India/2022/Assamese with Eng subs/29 mins) Dir. Hira Das. While playing kabaddi in school, the uniform shirt of 11-year-old Ram gets torn. His widow mother Malati tries to borrow some money for a new shirt from her employer but gets into an argument with his wife. Kaanch (India/2023/Hindi with Eng subs/15 mins). Dir. Jayasri Sridhar. A story of the invisible causes of the injuries endured by a working mother and her young child. Collab. Kriti Film Club and Jagori. The festival marks the South Asian Women’s Day. Screenings followed by QnA with the filmmakers.

Venue : Gulmohar

07:00 pm

DANCE - An evening of Dance. Bharatnatyam duet by Samrat Dutta, & Santanu Roy; Solo Bharatnatyam presentation by Tanya Saxena; Marga Natya duet by Akash Mallick and Pinki Mondol.Collab. Angamantra

Venue : Stein Auditorium

07:00 pm

Visual Scripts - An exhibition of paintings by Naba Chakrabarty.

Venue : Convention Centre Foyer

01st December - 05th December, 2023

Broken (Dalits of India) - A solo photography exhibition by Asha Thadani.

Venue : Centre Atrium

23rd November - 07th January, 2024

MUSIC - An evening of Indian Classical Music featuring Pt. Suresh Gandharv (Vocal) and Pt. Santosh Nahar (Violin). Accompanied by Ustad Akhtar Hasan (Tabla), Durjay Bhoumik (Tabla), and Zakir Dholpuri (Harmonium).

Venue : The Theatre

07:00 pm

FILM - 4th Beyond Borders Feminist Film Festival 2023. Curation: Aanchal Kapur and Reena Mohan. Freedom and Isms. Muktha/Liberated (India/2022/Kannada with Eng subs/ 20 mins) Dir. Medini Kelamane. A family is getting ready for a marriage alliance yet to be made. As the boy, Shekhara is growing a bit out of age and the girl, Pushpa being physically not very appealing, the marriage has been relatively delayed for both of them. But as a twist, the groom’s family rejects the alliance just a couple of days before the wedding without stating an appropriate reason. Padhne Umar/Age of Learning (Nepal/2023/Nepali with Eng subs/26 mins). Dir. Shuvangi Khadka. After struggling all their lives due to illiteracy, two women in rural Nepal are now making their way back to primary school along with their grandchildren. The film explores what drives these women and what they hope to accomplish in the future. Ladies Only (India/ 2022/ English, Hindi and Marathi with English subs / 2022 / 79 mins). Dir. Rebana John. A small film crew enters the ladies compartments of the local trains in Mumbai. Chance encounters and acquaintances are invited to reveal their opinions, their confessions and their stories in a ‘public’ space. Collab. Kriti Film Club and Jagori. The festival marks the South Asian Women’s Day. Screenings followed by QnA with the filmmakers.

Venue : Gulmohar

07:00 pm

DRAMATISED READING - Charu’s Story (English/70 mins). Dir. Piali Ray. A trans-creation of Rabindranath Tagore’s celebrated novella, Nashtanirh (The Broken Nest). The English dialogue is interspersed with renditions of Rabindrasangeet (songs composed by Tagore) in the original. The presentation of this poignant tale of love, marriage, betrayal and empowerment is our humble homage to the genius of Tagore. Tickets at Rs 500, Rs 350 and Rs 200 are available online on bookmyshow.com and at the Habitat Programmes desk.

Venue : Stein Auditorium

07:30 pm

Exclusive Painting and Sketching weekend Art Class By Jasmine Kaur - Weekend classes exclusively for IHC members and their dependents. The classes will be held from October till December 2023.
Please note that dependents aged less than 10 years need to be accompanied by the concerned member.
Duration: Saturday and Sunday, from 3.00 pm to 5.30 pm
Fee: Rs: 1,500 per month per person. Payment by cheque to be made out in favour of “India Habitat Centre”.
For Registration | 01143662024 / 2025 |Email Id: visualartsgalleryevents@gmail.com

01st October - 31st December, 2023

Rhythms of the Soil: Santiniketan’s Artistic Roots - Art Konsult presents a group show of painting and sculptures by Ajit Seal, Alpana Dawn Seal, Archana Das, Arpan Mukherjee, Atanu Pramanik, Bhavna Khajuria Basumatary, Dharitri Boro, Jogen Chowdhury, K. G. Subramanyan, K. S. Radhakrishnan, Krishnendu Bag, Kumar Jasakiya, Lawanshaibha Kharmawlong, Mahjabin Imam Majumdar, Nandadulal Mukherjee, Nirmalendu Das, Prabir Kumar Biswas, S K Shahjahan, Sanat Kar, Sandip Baul.

Venue : Visual Arts Gallery

02nd December - 07th December, 2023

Utsav 2023 - Annual group exhibition of masters Ram Kumar, T Vaikuntam, Jeram Patel, K G Subramanian, Suhas Roy, Lalu Prasad Shaw.

Venue : Open Palm Court Gallery

02nd December - 06th December, 2023

Visual Scripts - An exhibition of paintings by Naba Chakrabarty.

Venue : Convention Centre Foyer

01st December - 05th December, 2023

Broken (Dalits of India) - A solo photography exhibition by Asha Thadani.

Venue : Centre Atrium

23rd November - 07th January, 2024

MUSIC - IHC Morning Ragas. Featuring a Rudra Veena recital by Vidushi Jyoti Hegde from the Khandarbani Gharana. Accompanied by Mohan Shyam Sharma (Pakhawaj) Collab. SPIC MACAY.

Venue : Amphitheatre

10:30 am

The IHC Free Book X'Change - A ‘book flea market’ where the books are free. A book lovers’ 'adda'. Meet fellow bookworms and exchange books and recommendations. Browse and pick up a read of your choice, or drop off books that you may no longer have space for and let others enjoy them.
Timings: 11:00am - 4:00pm

Venue : IHC Information Centre

11:00 am

FILM - 4th Beyond Borders Feminist Film Festival 2023. Curation: Aanchal Kapur and Reena Mohan. Elder Stories. No Winter Holidays (Nepal/2023/Nepali with Eng subs /79 mins). Dir. Rajan Kathet, Sunir Pandey. Two lifelong rivals Ratima and Kalima have been appointed caretakers of their empty village. Now in the twilight of their lives, they must forget their past and help each other survive a long and harsh winter. Bhangaar (India/2023/Marathi, Eng with Eng subs/ 64 mins). Dir. Sumira Roy. The journey of India's first couple to jointly appeal for Euthanasia (illegal in India), their quest, crisis and complexities. Collab. Kriti Film Club and Jagori. The festival marks the South Asian Women’s Day. Screenings followed by QnA with the filmmakers.

Venue : Gulmohar

07:00 pm

Exclusive Painting and Sketching weekend Art Class By Jasmine Kaur - Weekend classes exclusively for IHC members and their dependents. The classes will be held from October till December 2023.
Please note that dependents aged less than 10 years need to be accompanied by the concerned member.
Duration: Saturday and Sunday, from 3.00 pm to 5.30 pm
Fee: Rs: 1,500 per month per person. Payment by cheque to be made out in favour of “India Habitat Centre”.
For Registration | 01143662024 / 2025 |Email Id: visualartsgalleryevents@gmail.com

01st October - 31st December, 2023

Rhythms of the Soil: Santiniketan’s Artistic Roots - Art Konsult presents a group show of painting and sculptures by Ajit Seal, Alpana Dawn Seal, Archana Das, Arpan Mukherjee, Atanu Pramanik, Bhavna Khajuria Basumatary, Dharitri Boro, Jogen Chowdhury, K. G. Subramanyan, K. S. Radhakrishnan, Krishnendu Bag, Kumar Jasakiya, Lawanshaibha Kharmawlong, Mahjabin Imam Majumdar, Nandadulal Mukherjee, Nirmalendu Das, Prabir Kumar Biswas, S K Shahjahan, Sanat Kar, Sandip Baul.

Venue : Visual Arts Gallery

02nd December - 07th December, 2023

Utsav 2023 - Annual group exhibition of masters Ram Kumar, T Vaikuntam, Jeram Patel, K G Subramanian, Suhas Roy, Lalu Prasad Shaw.

Venue : Open Palm Court Gallery

02nd December - 06th December, 2023

Visual Scripts - An exhibition of paintings by Naba Chakrabarty.

Venue : Convention Centre Foyer

01st December - 05th December, 2023

Broken (Dalits of India) - A solo photography exhibition by Asha Thadani.

Venue : Centre Atrium

23rd November - 07th January, 2024

FILM - 4th Beyond Borders Feminist Film Festival 2023. Curation: Aanchal Kapur and Reena Mohan. Silence and Relationships. In No Sence (India/2023/English/15 mins) Dir. Gia Singh Arora. This film takes us on an intimate journey through Lilya's complex relationship with the haunting reality of child sexual abuse. It explores the complexities of trauma and attachment, memory and the body; inviting reflections on the possibility of healing and recovery. Somewhere Near and Far/Kahin Door aur Paas (India/2022/Hindi, English, Punjabi with Eng subs/23 mins) Dir. Gurleen Grewal. Set in a newly constructed landscape of suburban Delhi, the filmmaker turns the camera inward to the space of her home. Through silences, whispered conversations, and objects, the film examines the complex nature of gender and family dynamics. How Do I Show The Ocean Space You Carried Inside You? (India/2022/Hindi with Eng subs/42 mins). Dir. Bharati Kapadia. Driven by love, and wonder, two individuals, artists, living, working and growing, together and separately. Through the works of the male protagonist, the film brings to us his sharp commentary on the ethos of his times: growing consumerism and pollution; state violence and repression; and the yearning for freedom, both artistic and personal. Hello Guyyz (India/2023/Hindi, Bengali with Eng subs/ 24 mins) Dir. Samiksha Mathur. This film is a reflection of modern day India where - cheap internet, longing to become the next big star, and high aspirations are a reality. But so are class, caste and gender differences. Collab. Kriti Film Club and Jagori. The festival marks the South Asian Women’s Day. Screenings followed by QnA with the filmmakers.

Venue : Gulmohar

07:00 pm

TALK - The Birth of Modern Linguistics A lecture by Prof. Dr. Thórhallur Eythórsson, University of Iceland on the Danish linguist and philologist Rasmus Kristian Rask (1787 - 1832) and his eminent work in Denmark, Iceland and India. Collab. Embassy of Iceland.

Venue : Casuarina

07:00 pm

DANCE - A Sattriya dance recital by Dimpee Baishya and Dr. Monisha Devi Goswami.

Venue : Stein Auditorium

07:00 pm

Rhythms of the Soil: Santiniketan’s Artistic Roots - Art Konsult presents a group show of painting and sculptures by Ajit Seal, Alpana Dawn Seal, Archana Das, Arpan Mukherjee, Atanu Pramanik, Bhavna Khajuria Basumatary, Dharitri Boro, Jogen Chowdhury, K. G. Subramanyan, K. S. Radhakrishnan, Krishnendu Bag, Kumar Jasakiya, Lawanshaibha Kharmawlong, Mahjabin Imam Majumdar, Nandadulal Mukherjee, Nirmalendu Das, Prabir Kumar Biswas, S K Shahjahan, Sanat Kar, Sandip Baul.

Venue : Visual Arts Gallery

02nd December - 07th December, 2023

Utsav 2023 - Annual group exhibition of masters Ram Kumar, T Vaikuntam, Jeram Patel, K G Subramanian, Suhas Roy, Lalu Prasad Shaw.

Venue : Open Palm Court Gallery

02nd December - 06th December, 2023

Visual Scripts - An exhibition of paintings by Naba Chakrabarty.

Venue : Convention Centre Foyer

01st December - 05th December, 2023

Broken (Dalits of India) - A solo photography exhibition by Asha Thadani.

Venue : Centre Atrium

23rd November - 07th January, 2024

DANCE - A traditional Bharatanatyam margam by Sahana Sridhar. Accompanied by Satish Venkatesh (Vocal); Varun Rajasekharan (Nattuvangam); Manohar Balatchandirane (Mridangam); and Raghavendra Prasath (Violin).

Venue : Stein Auditorium

07:00 pm

FILM - Goldfish (India, UK, US/2023/English/103 mins) Dir. Pushan Kripalani. With help from a neighbour and a past she has shunned, a young woman returns home to deal with her mother's dementia and the scars of her childhood. Collab. Express Film Club. Screening followed by a discussion with Shubhra Gupta, Film critic, Indian Express. Entry through prior online registrations for IHC Members only.
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Venue : Gulmohar

07:00 pm

Rhythms of the Soil: Santiniketan’s Artistic Roots - Art Konsult presents a group show of painting and sculptures by Ajit Seal, Alpana Dawn Seal, Archana Das, Arpan Mukherjee, Atanu Pramanik, Bhavna Khajuria Basumatary, Dharitri Boro, Jogen Chowdhury, K. G. Subramanyan, K. S. Radhakrishnan, Krishnendu Bag, Kumar Jasakiya, Lawanshaibha Kharmawlong, Mahjabin Imam Majumdar, Nandadulal Mukherjee, Nirmalendu Das, Prabir Kumar Biswas, S K Shahjahan, Sanat Kar, Sandip Baul.

Venue : Visual Arts Gallery

02nd December - 07th December, 2023

Utsav 2023 - Annual group exhibition of masters Ram Kumar, T Vaikuntam, Jeram Patel, K G Subramanian, Suhas Roy, Lalu Prasad Shaw.

Venue : Open Palm Court Gallery

02nd December - 06th December, 2023

Visual Scripts - An exhibition of paintings by Naba Chakrabarty.

Venue : Convention Centre Foyer

01st December - 05th December, 2023

Broken (Dalits of India) - A solo photography exhibition by Asha Thadani.

Venue : Centre Atrium

23rd November - 07th January, 2024

MUSIC - An evening of Chamber music featuring French trumpeters Jean-Baptiste Arnold and Nicolas Chatenet, and Indian pianist Nadine Jo Crasto. Collab. Alliance Française Delhi.

Venue : Stein Auditorium

07:00 pm

MUSIC - Bazam-e-Ghazal - A concert featuring Kashif Nizami and Shabab Nizami. Collab. Gurukul India.

Venue : The Theatre

07:00 pm

TALK - Book Launch & Discussion. The Yellow Book: A Traveller's Diary by Amitava Kumar, author and Professor of English, Vassar College, New York. After the first wave of Covid had passed, the lockdown was lifted and travel resumed in earnest. Amitava Kumar found himself in London with a group of American students on a study tour—in the midst of the Omicron wave. A year later, he was in India, in his native Motihari among other places. Meanwhile, Russia attacked Ukraine and Rushdie was assaulted with a knife in upstate New York. Amitava kept a journal—to record the times he was living through and how he would like to remember them. Through words and drawings, the author and artist reveals how a writer observes the world around us—and the world inside us. The Yellow Book, like The Blue Book, shows us how we can put together not just a journal or a book, but also how we assemble a life; and, in our troubled times, why we must plant memories and continue to believe in spring. Collab. Harper Collins.

Venue : Gulmohar

07:00 pm

Rhythms of the Soil: Santiniketan’s Artistic Roots - Art Konsult presents a group show of painting and sculptures by Ajit Seal, Alpana Dawn Seal, Archana Das, Arpan Mukherjee, Atanu Pramanik, Bhavna Khajuria Basumatary, Dharitri Boro, Jogen Chowdhury, K. G. Subramanyan, K. S. Radhakrishnan, Krishnendu Bag, Kumar Jasakiya, Lawanshaibha Kharmawlong, Mahjabin Imam Majumdar, Nandadulal Mukherjee, Nirmalendu Das, Prabir Kumar Biswas, S K Shahjahan, Sanat Kar, Sandip Baul.

Venue : Visual Arts Gallery

02nd December - 07th December, 2023

Utsav 2023 - Annual group exhibition of masters Ram Kumar, T Vaikuntam, Jeram Patel, K G Subramanian, Suhas Roy, Lalu Prasad Shaw.

Venue : Open Palm Court Gallery

02nd December - 06th December, 2023

Rich Cultural Heritage - An exhibition of paintings by Savita Agrawal.

Venue : Convention Centre Foyer

06th December - 09th December, 2023

Broken (Dalits of India) - A solo photography exhibition by Asha Thadani.

Venue : Centre Atrium

23rd November - 07th January, 2024

MUSIC & TALK - Western Classical Music Walks - The El Sistema Phenomenon. Understanding Venezuela's unique music education model and the marvellous music it makes. A video lecture by Nicholas Hoffland.

Venue : The Theatre

07:00 pm

FILM - EU Film Festival 2023 After Work (Sweden/Documentary/2023/ English, Italian, Korean, Arabic with Eng subs/81 mins). Dir. Erik Gandini. The majority of jobs that exist today will disappear within a few decades. As technology surpasses human capacity, we have the opportunity to rethink the role of work in our lives. Are we ready for a work-free existence? Sweeping across four continents, the film describes widely different lives where some barely spend any time outside of work while others bathe in leisure. Collab. European Union to India.

• Nominee, Best Documentary: Chicago International Film Festival (2023)
• Nominee, Grand Angle Competition: Visions du Reel International Film Festival Nyon (2023)

Venue : Gulmohar

07:00 pm

Rhythms of the Soil: Santiniketan’s Artistic Roots - Art Konsult presents a group show of painting and sculptures by Ajit Seal, Alpana Dawn Seal, Archana Das, Arpan Mukherjee, Atanu Pramanik, Bhavna Khajuria Basumatary, Dharitri Boro, Jogen Chowdhury, K. G. Subramanyan, K. S. Radhakrishnan, Krishnendu Bag, Kumar Jasakiya, Lawanshaibha Kharmawlong, Mahjabin Imam Majumdar, Nandadulal Mukherjee, Nirmalendu Das, Prabir Kumar Biswas, S K Shahjahan, Sanat Kar, Sandip Baul.

Venue : Visual Arts Gallery

02nd December - 07th December, 2023

Rich Cultural Heritage - An exhibition of paintings by Savita Agrawal.

Venue : Convention Centre Foyer

06th December - 09th December, 2023

Broken (Dalits of India) - A solo photography exhibition by Asha Thadani.

Venue : Centre Atrium

23rd November - 07th January, 2024