FILM & DISCUSSION  ■ SEMINAR ROOMS II AND  III, KAMALADEVI  COMPLEX AT 18:30

 

A towering figure in Indian literature and an indefatigable champion of Adivasi rights, Mahashweta Devi was one of our renowned public intellectuals

Screening of a film followed by talks

Talking Writing – Four Conversations with Mahashweta Devi: Part I &  Part II (54min; 2004; dvd; English)

Directed by Pushan Kripalani

Naveen Kishore, publisher, Seagull Books in conversation with Mahashweta Devi

 

Talks:

The Artist and the Activist 

Amita Baviskar, sociologist at the Institute of Economic Growth whose research focuses on the cultural politics of environment and development will speak on Mahashweta Devi’s life and work in light of her politics and art

 

The Sounds of Warp and Weft: Listening to texts and after

Rimli Bhattacharya, a comparativist working in literature, performance and the arts will  explore  Mahashweta Devi’s oeuvre as a litterateur

 

Chair: Smt Mrinal Pande, noted journalist and writer