The Untold Story of Sita: An Empowering Tale of our Time

By Dena Merriam (Motilal Banarsidass)

Discussants: Maj. Gen. G.D. Bakshi, Strategic expert and writer; and Ms Dena Merriam, author of the book

Chair: Dr. Karan Singh

Subliminal: poems
By Radha Chakravarty (Hawakal Publishers: 2023)

Discussants: Dr. Lakshmi Kannan, poet, novelist and short story writer; Amb. Amarendra Khatua, former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Director General, ICCR, and poet; Dr. Veeksha Vagmita, scholar, reviewer and Editor; Dr. Radha Chakravarty, writer, critic, translator, former Professor of Comparative Literature,  Ambedkar University, Delhi and author of the book

Chair: Prof. Sukrita Paul Kumar, poet and critic

The Winning Culture: Lessons from the Indian Army to Transform Your Business

By Neeraj Bali (Macmillan: 2023)

The author, Maj. Gen. Neeraj Bali (retd.) will be in conversation with Praveen Swami, journalist

Warrior Heart: The Story of Arjuna and Mahabharata 
By Santa Acharya Chawla (Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House: 2023)

Discussants: Dr. Geetesh Nirban, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Kamla Nehru College; Dr. A.K. Merchant, General Secretary, Temple of Understanding India Foundation ( a global interfaith association); Dr. Santa Acharya Chawla, Chief Scientist & Associate Dean (Retd.), CSIR National Physical Laboratory and author of the book

Chair: Shri Shyam Banerji, musicologist, lead designer and architect, Swanubhooti Vatika

The Crossroads: Kashmir-India's bridge to Xinjiang
By Kulbhushan Warikoo (Rupa Publications: 2023)

Discussants: Amb. Rajiv Sikri, former Indian Ambassador to Kazakhstan and former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs; Prof. Uttam Sinha, Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses; Prof. Kulbhushan Warikoo, Founder Editor, Himalayan and Central Asian Studies; formerly Professor, Centre for Inner Asia Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University and author of the book

Chair: Amb. Shyam Saran, President, IIC 

Fault Lines in the Faith: How Events of 1979 Shaped the Islamic World

By Iqbal S. Hasnain (Rupa Publications: 2023)

Discussants: Amb. K.P. Fabian, Professor, Symbiosis University, Pune and Indian Society of International Law, New Delhi; Prof. Aftab Kamal Pasha, former Associate Dean, Director & Chairman, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Prof. A. K. Ramakrishnan, Professor, Centre for West Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Prof. Iqbal S. Hasnain, former Vice Chancellor, University of Calicut and author of the book

Soul and Sword: The History of Political Hinduism 
By Hindol Sengupta (Vintage Books: 2023)

Discussants: Prof. Kapil Kapoor, scholar and former Pro Vice-Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Shri Sanjeev Sanyal, historian & economist; Shri Hindol Sengupta, historian, journalist and author of the book
 

Panelists: Dr. Sudipto Mundle, Chairman, Centre for Development Studies and former Member, 14th Finance Commission; Mr. Joshua Felman, Principal, JH Consulting and formerly, Resident Representative, the International Monetary Fund in India : Ms. Ila Patnaik, Chief Economist , Aditya Birla group and Shri Rajiv Mishra, Senior Economic Adviser, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India

Chair: Dr. K.P. Krishnan, former Secretary to Government of India

Welcome by Smt Suman Chopra, General Secretary, Shanti Sahyog
Quiz programme for students of Gandhi Study Circle from colleges of Delhi University
Talk by Guest of Honour: Dr. A. Annamalai, Director, National Gandhi Museum and Library

Seminar from 18:00 to 19:00
Chief Guest: Dr. Karan Singh

Welcome by Dr. Suman Khanna Aggarwal, President, Shanti Sahyog
Screening of a short documentary film on Mahatma Gandhi’s martyrdom

Interactive session with students of Gandhi Study Circle
Talk by Dr. A.K. Merchant, Joint Secretary, Shanti Sahyog and General Secretary, Temple of Understanding India Foundation

(Collaboration: Shanti Sahyog)