Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Tulips at IIC Iced up
The gorgeous gardens at India International Centre, New Delhi, are abounding with spring flowers. A particularly endearing sight was of the flower bed leading to the Gandhi King Plaza, embellished with freshly flowering or just about to bloom tulips, kept cool by covering the soil with lots of ice
Sunday, January 26, 2020
“We believe that all lives have equal value” - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in India in its philanthropic initiatives is "working to improve the lives of more than a billion people in India by addressing challenges related to health, sanitation, access to financial services, and agricultural development.”
The aim is to reduce inequality and poverty. Presently the focus is on Bihar and Uttar Pradesh
Read more at:
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The aim is to reduce inequality and poverty. Presently the focus is on Bihar and Uttar Pradesh
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In keeping with the Foundation's encouragement of collaborations it has aligned with The
Piramal Foundation in setting up a Tribal Health Collaborative "to tackle health
issues in the tribal region of India. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
will be one of the foundation’s first partners in this collaboration, which
will focus on improving health and nutrition outcomes in high-burden and tribal
districts, including aspirational districts." The "collaborative, which is slated
to be launched in early 2020, will help support the government of India as it
works towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 by 2030. SDG 3 is
focused on ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all.
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Monday, January 20, 2020
Magical evening immersed in Nayika Bhed with Saswati Sen, Madhvi Mudgal and Nandini Singh
"Kathak Parisamvad. Nayika Bhed" a discussion on classification
& interpretation of Nayikas (heroines) in Indian classical dance, was organized by the Vaasuki Natyashaala at the India Habitat Centre, moderated by Nupur Laul.
Saswati Sen (Kathak), Madhavi Mudgal (Odissi) and Nandini Singh (Kathak) took the audience through a magical journey of poetry and dance demonstrations describing the various Nayikas in Literature. Saswati Sen explained that there were as many as 350 Nayikas, but as the subject was too vast, they pared down this session to describing the Ashta Nayikas (8 heroines). The students in particular imbibed with riveted attention, this valuable knowledge from the stalwarts
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Vegetarians - Experience the Meaty Experience with Faux Meat
Though for someone who had never tasted non-vegetarian food in her entire life, I can only presume she got this gyaan from non-vegetarians.
Popularity of foods made from plant-based sources that taste like meat are on the up rise with converted carnivores. Vegetarians too can savour the flavour, previously taboo for them. These foods not just attempt to emulate the taste of meats but also strive to pack in the protein content. Additionally, some manufacturers are creating these products sans GM foods (genetically modified foods), even though there are varying public views on acceptance of GM foods.
Read about plant-based burgers in The New
York Times article
Vogue UK includes Vegan Foods first in “6
Of The Biggest Wellness Trends You’ll Want To Try in 2020”, an article that focuses
on the continuing wellness trends from the 2010s into 2020, with the new decade
kicking “everything up a notch”. The 2010s “signalled the end of toxic ‘diet
culture’ with a new focus on self-care, wellbeing and spirituality (all
practiced with the climate crisis and sustainability in mind, too)”
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Labyrinth - Earth Environment Climate Change - Exhibition of Artworks by Anu Jindal
Exhibition of Artworks by Anu Jindal
ART GALLERY,
KAMALADEVI COMPLEX
INDIA INTERNATIONAL
CENTRE
MAX MUELLER
MARG, NEW DELHI
31 OCT TO 8 NOV 2019,
11 am - 7 pm
Inauguration on Wednesday
30th Oct, 6.30 pm
Guest of Honour - Sunit
Tandon
Director, India Habitat
Centre
Anu Jindal’s artworks draw attention to the present and future of planet
earth and its environment - the beautiful and the threatened. Humanity’s
continued and increasing carbon footprint is causing concern to some, while
others remain insulated. Planet earth’s bounty would appear to be boundless but
humans insatiable consumption is proving otherwise. The ubiquitous plastic
remains an integral part of our lives. Emissions of greenhouse gases pervade
our atmosphere. Permafrost is thawing, oceans are rising, pushing biodiversity towards
extinction. Is there a way out, or will we remain mesmerized in a maze. The
artist questions “whither next?” through paintings, mixed media & installations.
Anu Jindal, Artist, Art Historian
& Educationist, Ph.D. in Art History from National Museum Institute, New
Delhi, did a one year stint at Doshisha University, Kyoto as a Japan Foundation
fellow
Initial extensive work in etching
prints explored various facets of humanity from embryonic “amobae” to evolution
of humans in the “hominidae” series. Art workshops under Prof. Paul Lingren of
San Diego University and Prof. Krishna Reddy of New York University stimulated
her to make prints in Colour Intaglio technique, breaking boundaries by
treating etching plates like sculptures. Having explored various media from
printmaking, painting, sculpture and pottery, she has expanded into mixed media
and installation art, exercising the need to engage in larger spaces
Jindal combines artistic practice
with writing and teaching, each discipline enriching the other. Her Ph.D.
thesis’s theme - Japanese suiboku-ga and the art of Zen monk-painter
Sesshū Tōyō, steered her to the path of minimalism. Her scholarly work in Visual
Art & Design, particularly of Asia, has been presented at International
Conferences & published papers. She has taught for several decades
primarily at the National Institute of Fashion Technology & School of
Planning and Architecture, and delivered lectures on Art History &
Appreciation at National Museum and National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.
As Research Professor for a year at International Research Centre for Japanese
Studies, Kyoto, Japan she focused on a comparative study of Japanese Ukiyo-e
with Indian Painting
Her artworks have been part of several
important exhibitions in India and abroad including the National Exhibitions at
Lalit Kala Akademi and Festival of India in USA, the Berlin Biennial, and finds
place in Art collections in India and abroad
Jindal’s current creative expression is deeply
rooted in the investigation and visual interpretation of nature and being, the
interweaving of natural elements with urban life, of habitat and impact of
climate change. The multiplicity of existence, the relationship of environment
and psyche of humans, the giver and the taker, the profound and the facile....
visualized through mindscapes
Monday, August 19, 2019
Delhi's Election Office shone in the May 2019 Lok Sabha Elections
Dr. Ranbir Singh, IAS officer and currently Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi, who was at the helm of the Delhi chapter of the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections gave an information packed talk under the title "Elections in India: A Carnival of Democracy" on 17th August 2019
It was an eye opener to hear about the elaborate planning, immense effort and dedicated work that was put in to ensure inclusiveness of all from 18 year olds who were first time voters to nonagenarians, from transgenders to those who were wheel chair bound and facilitate a fair and smooth election process
An affable and communicative Dr. Ranbir Singh answered questions freely and interacted with the audience post the talk
Particularly helpful was the line-up of his very pleasant and eager to assist staff members, complete with forms and data-banks to assist audience members who had any clarifications/modifications in relation to their Election Identity Cards, or any other related queries.
An affable and communicative Dr. Ranbir Singh answered questions freely and interacted with the audience post the talk
Particularly helpful was the line-up of his very pleasant and eager to assist staff members, complete with forms and data-banks to assist audience members who had any clarifications/modifications in relation to their Election Identity Cards, or any other related queries.
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