11:00 am 'These hills we come from…’ Voices from North East India
Talks, readings, presentations, discussions and in-conversations
Conceptualised by Ravi Singh, Speaking Tiger
Introduction: Air Marshal Naresh Verma, Director IIC
Linguistic Diversity of North East India
Speaker: Dr. L. Thangi Chhangte, linguist and specialist in the Tibeto-Burman languages of Northeast India and
Editor of Vol. 20 of People’s Linguistic Survey of India
Chair: Dr.. Sukrita Paul Kumar
12:00 Of Art and Artists
Binodini’s Crimson Rainclouds
Presentation by L. Somi Roy, translator of Binodini Devi’s writing
Chair: Urvashi Butalia
2:00 pm In – Conversation
Anjum Hasan; Mamang Dai; Dr. Rita Chowdhury; Anjulika Thingnam; Mona Zote, Lalnunsanga Ralte; Guru T. Ladakhi
Chair: Ravi Singh
3:00 pm Storytelling: Oral and the Written Word
Mamang Dai; L. Somi Roy; Dr. L. Thangi Chhangte; Janice Pariat; Dr. Rita Chowdhury; Veio Pou
4:00 pm Writing: Politics, Linguistics, Anthropology and Society
Speakers: Kishalay Bhattacharjee; Dr. L. Thangi Chhangte; Anjulika Thingnam; Lawmkunga Pachuau; Veio Pou
Chair: Smt. Geeta Dharmarajan
5:00 pm Readings
Janice Pariat; Anjum Hasan; Mona Zote; Lalnunsanga Ralte; Mamang Dai; Guru T. Ladakhi
Chair: Shri Ravi Singh
Venue: C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium
(Collaboration Speaking Tiger: and Zubaan Books)
6.00 pm An Evening of Classical Piano and Vocals
by Nise Meruno from Nagaland
Venue: Quadrangle Garden
7:00 pm A Being – Human; Being Human Human Beings
Play presented by Lapdiang A. Syiem from Meghalaya
With Apkyrmenskhem Tangsong (maryngod, bisli & ksing)
Juban Lamar (artistic design); and Fillamore Kharsynteng (technical support)
8:30 pm New Cinematic Voices: A Festival of Films
Ishu (Assam)
(91 min; 2017; dvd; English subtitles)
Directed by Utpal Borpujari who will introduce the film
Recipient of the Best Assamese Feature Film Award, 65th National Film Awards 2018; and Special Jury Award
(Indian Competition), 10th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2018