Speaker: Ms Ritu Menon, writer, publisher and  founder, Women Unlimited

Chair: Dr. G. Arunima, Director, Centre for Women Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru Studies

By Rachna Yadav from Delhi, disciple of Shri Ravi Jain, Smt Aditi Mangaldas and Pt. Jaikishan Maharaj

Presented by Uma Sharma School of Dance and Music on the occasion of Janmashtami  

Dance Choreography: Uma Sharma
Music: Pt. Jwala Prasad

A compilation of songs, dances, poems and excerpts from the writings of Rabindranath Tagore
 
Presented by Uttarayan, New Delhi

Speaker: Shri Mathew Cherian, Chief Executive, Helpage India
 
Chair: Ms. Mira Shiva

Scared Sacred (105 min; dvd; 2004; English)                                                                                                                    
 Director: Velcrow Ripper
 Recipient of the Genie Awards 2006 for Best Documentary Film; and Best Canadian Feature Film – Special Jury Citation, Toronto International Film Festival 2004
 In a world teetering on the edge of self-destruction, award-winning filmmaker Velcrow Ripper sets out on a unique pilgrimage. Visiting the ‘Ground Zeros’ of the planet, he asks if it is possible to find hope in the darkest moments of human history

Major Departures in Arts of our Time
Speakers:  Arundhathi Subramaniam, Abhay Sardesai and others
 
Moderator: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi
 

Prof Mridula Mukherjee, , Centre for Historical Studies, JNU and Ms Shoma Chaudhury, Columnist and writer will discuss, Post Haste: Quintessential India (New Delhi: Tranquebar, 2014) by B.G. Verghese
 
Chair: Shri Nitin Desai, Indian Economist

Memoirs by Smt  Kamla Mankekar, veteran journalist
 
In conversation: Usha Rai, senior journalist will be in conversation with the author, Kamla Mankekar

Readings from the book by the author
 
Followed by a panel discussion on

Challenges of Being a Woman Journalist in India

Panelists: Coomi Kapoor, columnist and contributing editor, The Indian Express; Bhasha Singh, Hindi Outlook; Suhasini Haider, Foreign Editor, The Hindu; and Simran Kohli, radio jockey

Chair: Smt. Pam Rajput, Chairperson, High Powered Committee on the Status of Women In Media

By Madhumita Ray from Delhi, disciple of Ustad Asad Ali Khan Sa'ab and Pandita Naina Devi