IIC Quarterly
The India International Centre publishes a journal to promote an understanding of different cultures and civilisations, as well as to focus on contemporary issues of the day, reflecting in print the concerns of the institution.
History: In 1965, the Centre launched a journal Conspectus, which was subsequently discontinued. In 1974, the journal was revived as the IIC Quarterly, as a multi-disciplinary publication with essays from leading writers, thinkers, policymakers and activists from India and abroad.
Originally initiated to publish talks given at the Centre, the IIC Quarterly has widened its scope to focus on the concerns of the Centre: on civic and international affairs, ethics and society, folklore and anthropology, indigenous knowledge systems, ecology and the environment, governance, and the arts and literature.
Over the years, many eminent writers and thinkers have contributed articles to this journal. Among them are Amartya Sen, Ivan Illich, Fritjof Capra, Kathleen Raine, A. K. Ramanujan, U. R. Ananthamurthy, Meghnad Desai, Sudhir Kakar, N.R. Narayana Murthy, Jayant Narlikar, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Soumya Swaminathan and Amitabh Ghosh, to name just a few.
The IIC Quarterly features in-depth interviews with world leaders and thinkers. Photo essays present the work of outstanding photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Richard and Pablo Bartholomew, Raghu Rai, Dayanita Singh and Ram Rahman. India’s foremost cartoonists – R.K. Laxman, Sudhir Dar and Abu Abraham – have all contributed generously to the IIC Quarterly.
The IIC Quarterly is published as three volumes a year: two single and one double (theme) volume. The theme volume deals with a topical subject, such as ‘The Working of the Indian Constitution’ or ‘Energy Transition’. It is later published as a book in collaboration with a leading publisher. These volumes are treasured as collectors’ items.
The IIC Quarterly’s editors have included a host of distinguished litterateurs such as A. Ravi Shekhar, Mira Sinha Bhattacharya, Roshan Seth, Sima Sharma, Geeti Sen, Ira Pande, and Omita Goyal. It is currently edited by K. E. Priyamvada.
