(82 min; 2017; dvd; Kannada, Waghri boli with English subtitles)

 

Direction & Photography: Vinod Raja who will introduce the film

Script & Narration: Madhu Bhushan

 

Screening will be followed by a discussion

 

The Hakki Pikkis are a free spirited nomadic tribe who began their wandering many generations ago in the North Western part of the Indian subcontinent but have travelled through and settled in different states of the country. They make a living by trapping small game in the forest and selling them along with lucky charms and trinkets. If the trap fails, begging is the next bet! With their traditional ways of life outlawed, the community share their stories of wit and survival

 

 

 

Panellists: Dhruv Arora, Digital and Strategic Communications Manager, Centre for Policy Research; Parag Mohanty, Political Consultant; Bhanu Joshi, Research Associate, CPR;  Anshul Tewari, Founder, Youth ki Awaaz;  Apar Gupta, Lawyer and trustee, Internet Freedom Foundation; and Tamseel Hussain, Public Engagement and Communications Consultant

 

Moderator:  Richa Bansal, Director of Communications, Centre for Policy Research

 

 

By Shruti Jauhari from Chennai, disciple of Pt. G.R. Kulkarni, Pt. Sharda Prasad Bhatt and Dr. K.J. Yesudas

 

An exhibition of paintings with natural dyes

By Aruna Devi Tomar from Dehra Dun

 

Inauguration by Maj. Gen. Dilawar Singh (Retd.), Director-General, Youth Affairs on Tuesday 1st August 2017 at 18:30 

 

 

 

 

 

Launch of the programme and e-kit and I Love Reading book series

 

The 300 Million Challenge is a Katha-led initiative that stems from the fact that 50% of the 300 million children in India, cannot read at grade level. Katha, along with its strategic partners, seeks to solve this problem. The event marks the beginning of many initiatives to bring the joy of reading to every child.

 

 

 

Katha will be joined by our strategic partners, eminent personalities from various fields, children, women from our communities and various stakeholders

 

 

 

Anyone is welcome to attend the event to get a better understanding of the Challenge. You can donate your old books for our children (Hindi story preferred for 5 – 10 year olds)

 

 

 

(Collaboration: Katha)

 

The Sunset Sonata

Readings from the new book of poems by Rati Agnihotri

 

Rati will read her poems in English and Hindi interspersed with music compose by Pratik Maheshwari

 

 

Margot: Sister Nivedita of Vivekananda

Release and discussion on Dr. Reba Som’s biography of Sister Nivedita which draws on a vast corpus of writings and personal letters that illuminate Nivedita’s life and thought, and the intense relationship she shared with her guru

 

Panelists: Dr. Shashi Tharoor and Professor Sugata Bose

Moderator: Dr. Malashri Lal
 

 

(Collaboration: Penguin Random House)

 

Carnatic Vocal Recital 

By Sumithra Nitin from Bangalore, disciple of Sangita Kala Acharya Smt  Neela Ramgopal 

 

Accompanists: G. Raghavendra Prasath on violin;  Kumbakonam N. Padmanaban on mridangam; N. Hari Narayanan on ghatam

 

(Collaboration: Ramakrishnapuram South Indian Society)