A 12 day peace festival presented by STEP Trust from 21 September to 2 October 2016

 

 

 

In Focus: The Unexplored Paradise – North East India

 

17:00 – 18:30 – Panel discussion & short film screening: Seeds of Hope Ripples of Peace

 

Health - Inspirational Story of the Boat Clinics of Assam – Speaker: Sanjoy Hazarika, Director, Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research, Jamia Millia Islamia

 

Migration and North East Students in Delhi Stand Up Against Discrimination – Speaker: Binalakshmi Nephram, Humanitarian, author and civil rights activist on disarmament movement

 

Overview of Education in North East India and Its Impact on Conflict and A Way Out – Speaker: Dr. Aparajita Sharma, Research Officer, Right to Education Forum

 

 

 

Chair: Shreya Jani, Managing Trustee, STEP Trust

 

 

 

18:30 – 19:00: The Unexplored Paradise: Improvising and Dramatised Poetry and Folk stories from North East India

 

Presented by Lunar Energy Theatre Group, directed by Jaya Iyer

 

 

 

19:00 – 20:00: Manipuri Folk Music by Rewben Mashangva

 

Folk musician and singer from Manipur, Rewben is credited with reviving the musical traditions of the Tangkhul Naga of Manipur and the use of traditional musical instruments