Visual artist Maya Rochat will present Forest Mind, an immersive exhibition, alongside two performances with Swiss-Lebanese musician Blackout, at the Serendipity Arts Festival.
The international conference is being organized by the “Indo-Swiss Building Energy Efficiency Project” of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) with an objective to provide a platform for knowledge exchange and experience sharing on some of the key aspects of building energy efficiency. It will bring together around 200 building energy experts, practitioners and other stakeholders from India and other developing countries.
The consultation workshops would focus on having a discussion on potential climate change adaptation measures for Kullu district. This follows the development of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) based on a vulnerability and risk assessment and extensive consultations for adapting to climate change. Once operationalized the activity aims at demonstrating science based adaptation actions. The consultation workshops provides an opportunity for stakeholders to provide feedback before the DPRs are submitted by the Government of Himachal Pradesh to various national or international climate finance sources.
Thursday, 17.11.2016
– Wednesday, 23.11.2016
Literature
In a continuous process of promoting Swiss literatures, languages and cultural diversity, the Consulate General of Switzerland in Mumbai has invited the Swiss German author Monica Cantieni to participate in the Tata Literature Festival, 17th to 20th November in Mumbai and for a reading and workshop tour to Pune, Kolkata, New Delhi.
Swiss actress, musician, ventriloquist, Ava Loiacono, who is also an expert on Jacque Dalcroze theatre techniques will conduct workshops for children and adults in the cities of Kolkata and Ahmedabad.
As the Year of Swiss Innovation in India draws to an end, a Closing event will be held at the Embassy of Switzerland to celebrate this successful series of public events, showcasing the many facets of Swiss innovation power in India. Part of the program is a roundtable of Swiss and Indian experts discussing the future of mobility as well as a cultural highlight connected to mobility.
India is rapidly urbanizing and estimates show that by the year 2032, India’s urban population will exceed its rural populace. This also poses challenges for mobility and transport. Most Indian cities are witnessing an increase in congestion and a rise in air pollution. Switzerland has been able to implement some smart urban mobility and transport solutions. The Swiss session “Smart mobility – Swiss innovations” aims to share lessons and explore how Swiss innovations in urban mobility can be put into practice in the Indian context. The delegation of Swiss mobility experts will focus on the role of public transport and innovative mobility solutions.
The Delhi Digital Diplomacy Day addresses the interplay between the Internet and diplomacy in three areas: the impact of the Internet on the environment in which diplomacy is conducted, the emergence of new Internet-driven topics on diplomatic agendas, and the use of Internet-driven tools that affect the practice of diplomacy.
The Swiss Director Lionel Baier will visit India on occasion of the “Film Festivals from Europe”, festival in New Delhi, Pune and Kolkata. His award winning film “La Vanité”, will be screened in his presence in all three cities. Additionally Lionel Baier will conduct master classes on film making and engage with an open discussion on his films after the screenings.
In its 2nd edition the Film festivals from Europe features films shown between 2011 and 2015 at the Berlinale, Festival Du Film D’amour De Mons, Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival, Festival del Film Locarno and the Rome Independent Film Festival. Held between 29th September to 2nd October in the cities of New Delhi, Pune and Kolkata, the presence of film directors from Switzerland, Belgium, and Italy in all three cities is an additional highlight.
Rapid urbanisation and the emergence of an aspirational middle class have led to the need to create smart and sustainable living options where it is critical to use available resources efficiently and effectively. Sustainable approaches and innovative technologies in the construction sector have set Switzerland apart. This Forum will showcase some of these technologies in an informal interactive format, through information sharing by CEOs of Swiss companies.
The Embassy of Switzerland in India and the City of Zürich Museum Rietberg, in collaboration with the National Museum announce the opening of the exhibition Alice from Switzerland – A Visionary Artist and Scholar Across Two Continents. This exhibition is a tribute to the Swiss artist’s Alice Boner (1889 - 1981) promotion of cultural knowledge and understanding between the East and the West. Her close friend Alfred Wuerfel once said: “If it is true that culture is a vehicle of international understanding and those promoting it are its ambassadors, then Alice Boner, indeed, deserves to be called an Ambassador of Indian Culture!” The encounter with Uday Shankar, their common travel to India and her commitment for his dance troupe gave her life the crucial twist. Being an artist herself, she became a patron who supported other artists. She settled in Varanasi and thereafter contributed significantly to the worldwide sensitization and understanding of India’s art history. In 1974, she received the Padma Bhushan from the President of India, Shri V. V. Giri, for her outstanding work. Alice Boner is without any doubt one of the most remarkable Swiss women of her times!
