Inaugural Session of South Asian Literature Festival

Inauguration, Seminars, Poetry Readings, Film

Welcome Address: Smt Ajeet Cour, President FOSWAL

Chief Guest: Prof. Chandrashekhara Kambara, President, Sahitya Akademi

Keynote Address: Prof. Ashis Nandy, Political psychologist, social theorist

Special Address: Shri Piyush Srivastava, Joint Secretary SAARC, Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India; and Shri Buddhadeb Dasgupta, eminent filmmaker who will speak on Cinema and Literature

(Collaboration: Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature)

UTTARADHIKAR 2018

Hindustani Vocal

By Dr. Sarita Pathak Yajurvedi, disciple of Guru Smt Sulochana Brahaspati

Odissi

By Arushi Mudgal, disciple of Guru Smt Madhavi Mudgal

UTTARADHIKAR 2018

Hindustani Vocal

By Sawani Mudgal, disciple of Guru Pt. Madhup Mudgal

Bharatanatyam

By Himanshu Srivastava, disciple of Guru Smt Saroja Vaidyanathan

UTTARADHIKAR 2018: 3 TO 5 OCTOBER 2018

A platform for the next generation organised in collaboration with The Raza Foundation

Sarod

By Ayaan Ali Bangash, disciple of Ustad Amjad Ali Khan

Kathak

By Shivani Varma, disciple of Guru Smt Shovana Narayan

Rise of Saffron Power: Reflections on Indian Politics

A discussion on a book edited by Mujibur Rahman (Routledge 2018)

The book will be released by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, former Vice-President of India

Followed by a discussion

Speakers: Shri Jairam Ramesh, Congress (I); Shri D. Raja, CPI; Shri Chandan Mitra, Editor, The Pioneer; and Ms Aatishi Marlena, AAP

(Collaboration: Routledge)

HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES

Plastic Pollution: Is the Crisis deeper than you know and how can India combat it?

Panelists: Ravi Agarwal, Chairman, Environment Committee of the All India Plastic Industries Association; Dr. Suneel Pandey, Director, Environment & Waste Management Division, TERI; Dr. Shyamala Mani, Professor, National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA); and Priti Mahesh, Chief Programme Coordinator, Toxics Link

The discussion will address the causes, challenges and adverse effect of plastics on our health and the environment. It will also examine existing policies, regulations, the role of enforcing agencies in tackling the problem and the way forward in India’s green future

(Collaboration: Toxics Link)

Breaking the Wheat-Rice Duopoly in Agriculture

Panelists: Sanjeev Chopra, IAS; Ajay Jhakar, Chairman, Bharat Krishak Samaj and Punjab Farmers’ Commission; Ashok Dalwai, Chairman, Committee for Doubling Farmers’ Income; and Sannadi Bhaskar Reddy, Syngenta Foundation

Chair: Ramesh Chand, Member, NITI Aayog

(Collaboration: Navdanya)

Creative Theory Colloquium 2018

Ontology of the Contemporary Times
Deducted to Professor Samir Amin

TO SEE MORE DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED FILE

Kerala Smriti

Mohiniattam Recital

By Guru Bharati Shivaji along with her disciples, Vani Bhalla Pahwa, Deepthi Nair, Anaghasri Parvati, Megha Nair, and Alexandra Vodopyonova pay tribute to the glory of Kerala, its rich cultural and spiritual heritage

Choreography: Bharati Shivaji

Accompanists: Sadanam Rajagopalan on vocal and talam; Jayan P. Das on percussion; Kalamandalam Sree Kumar on edakka; Shyamala Bhaskar on veena; and Sri Nagarajan on flute

(Collaboration: Centre for Mohiniyattam)

Indo-US Strategic Partnership in the Indo-Pacific and the Forthcoming 2+2 Dialogue

An interaction with Prof. Amit Gupta, well-known authority on these issues and Professor at US Air War College, USA

(Collaboration: Forum for Strategic Initiatives)

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