17 March 2018, 05:30 am
Henry David Thoreau: A Transcendentalist
Programme Type
Discussions
 
FROM 10:00 TO 13:30  CONFERENCE ROOM-II
 Henry David Thoreau: A Transcendentalist
A series of discussions with eminent experts from India and abroad. Speakers include Prof. Ruth Vanita, Professor & Director, Global Humanities & Religions, University of Montana; Dr. Rupendra Guha Majumdar, Associate Professor, Dept. of English, University of Delhi; Professor Emeritus Rupin Desai, Dept. of English, University of Delhi; and Professor Emeritus Prashant Sinha, Dept. of English, University of Pune
 
FROM 14:30 TO 16:15 ONWARDS IN C.D. DESHMUKH AUDITORIUM  
In a Dialogue - The Relevance of Civil Disobedience in Contemporary Times
Discussants: Professor Emeritus Anand Kumar, Dept. of Sociology, Jawaharlal Nehru University & Fellow, Indian Institute of Advanced Study; and Prof. Apoorvanand. Dept, of Hindi, University of Delhi
 
Moderator: Prof. Sanjay Kumar Pandey
 
AT 16:15 
Reporting the Conference
 
AT 17:00
Valedictory Address
By Prof. Mrinal Miri, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha and eminent scholar
 
 
AT 18:30
A Night in Jail (80 min)
A theatrical performance by Chilman
Presented by the students and teachers of Bharti College