BHOOMI FESTIVAL 2026
Women Regenerating the Earth, Renewing Humanity

From 14:00 to 15:15
Exhibition 
By Women Farmers showcasing their leadership in Regenerative Agriculture

At C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium
From 15: 20 to 19:30 
Panel Discussions

Details to be announced soon

(Collaboration: Navdanya)

Book Discussion Group  

Languages of Freedom: The Idea of India in Political Theory, Bombay Cinema and Progressive Urdu Poetry.

By Neera Chandhoke. (Speaking Tiger Books, 2026)

Moderator: Prof. Apoorvanand, Professor, Faculty of Arts, Delhi University

Discussants: Gauhar Raza, scientist, Prominent Urdu poet, Documentary Filmmaker, and social activist; Ashok Vajpeyi, Hindi poet, Critic, Essayist and Translator; Prof. Partho Datta, School of Arts and Aesthetics, JNU and Prof. Neera Chandhoke, Visiting Professor, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi & Former Professor of Political Science, University of Delhi

TO MARK MARTYRS DAY

READINGS: The Mahatama & the Poet: Readings from the correspondence of Gandhi ji & Tagore
By Sunit Tandon, Actor, Director and Broadcaster and Satvik Varma, Senior advocate

Chief Guest: Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani, Judge, High Court of Delhi

(Collaboration: Sarvodaya International Trust-Delhi Chapter)

Is France a More Reliable Strategic Partner than US.at the Centre

Moderator: Ambassador Surendra Kumar, Founder President, IAFA
Discussants: Ambassador Kanwal Sibal, Chancellor, JNU, former Foreign Secretary & Ambassador to Türkiye, France & Russia; Ambassador Rakesh Sood, former Ambassador to France, Nepal & Afghanistan & PM’s Special Envoy on Disarmament & Non-proliferation; Ambassador (Dr) Mohan Kumar, former Ambassador to France, currently Dean/ Professor OP Jindal University; TK Arun, Editor, Political & Economic Weekly of India; Dr Manoj Joshi, Distinguished Fellow, ORF, journalist & columnist.

The discussion examines the evolving dynamics of India’s strategic partnerships with France and the United States. It will explore whether France, with its emphasis on strategic autonomy and a long-standing defence and diplomatic relationship with India, offers a more consistent and reliable partnership in an increasingly complex global order.
 

Indigenous Knowledge Systems as Drivers of Economic Transformation in Northeast India: Institutional Pathways and Sustainable Development

A panel discussion exploring the potential of Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Northeast India to foster sustainable livelihoods, community-led enterprise and economic transformation. The session will examine how institutional support, local governance, market access and policy frameworks can strengthen traditional practices while ensuring ecological sustainability, equitable development and cultural continuity.

Discussant details to be announced soon.

(Collaboration: Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER)

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP 

Moral Rupture of Kashmir Society: Impact of Prolonged Conflict
By Bashir Assad (Gaurav Book Centre, 2026)

Details to be announced soon.

Hindustani Classical Music Recital
In memory of 125th birthday of Prof B R Deodhar & 100th birthday of Pandita Dhondutai Kulkarni
Vocal Recital 
By Aditi Biswas, Mausam on Harmonium and Shrey Bhardwaj on Tabla

Vocal Recital 
By Deepika Bhide-Bhagwa; Mausam on Harmonium and Pt. Vinod Lele on Harmonium

Vocal Recital
By Pt. Madhup Mudgal; Pt. Arawind Thatte on Harmonium and Shambhunath Bhattacharjee on Tabla

(Collaboration: Shanti Agrawal Association of Music, Arts and Literature (SAMAAL)

AAJ KAVITA
An evening of Poetry readings by Hemant Shesh (Jaipur), Himanshu Jamdagni (Sonipat), Abhishek Kumar Ambar (Meerut) and Sanjay Kundan (Delhi) (To be Confirmed (TBC)

(Collaboration: Raza Foundation)
 

Oslo: A Tail of Promise
(2025; 86 mins.; English and Marathi with English subtitles; Documentary)
Director: Isha Pungaliya
With Pooja R. Bhale and Oslo Khanwalkar
Producers: John Abraham, Minnakshi Das and Amey Gosavi 
A moving true story about the bond between Pooja and Oslo, a Siberian Husky with a troubled past. Set against a journey from Pune to the Himalayas, the film weaves together experience of longing, loss, grief, love,and surrender, exploring how animals and nature can become sources of companionship.

The Infrastructure of Chinese Civilizationism

Speaker: Prasenjit Duara, Professor Emeritus, Oscar Tang Distinguished Chair of East Asian Studies at Duke University. Formerly, Chairman of the History Dept at University of Chicago and Raffles Professor and Director of the Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore.

Chair: Amb Shivshankar Menon, former NSA and Foreign Secretary

The Civilizationisms project is a global collaboration that examines how contemporary states use the idea of civilization for political legitimation. The talk analyses the rise of Chinese civilizationism as a mode of global power that seeks not only to challenge Western dominance but to reshape the world order through infrastructure. It traces this development through ecological civilization, the Belt and Road Initiative, and the expansion of Chinese digital and financial networks across the Global South. These initiatives operate as an “infrastructure of civilization,” embedding norms, standards and digital dependencies into governance and economic life, reflecting a broader transformation in global power towards infrastructural integration.