BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Beyond Binaries: The World of India and China (2008-2022)
By Shastri Ramachandaran (Genuine Publications & Media Pvt. : 2024)
Chair: Shri V. Srinivas, Secretary, Dept. of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances & Dept. of Pension & Pensioners Welfare, Govt. of India
Discussants: Shri Jayadeva Ranade, President, Centre for China Analysis and Strategy and Member, National Security Advisory Board (NSAB); Shri Ravi Bhoothalingam, Founder Chairman, Manas Advisory & former President, Oberoi Group of Hotels; and Shri Shastri Ramachandaran, journalist and author of the book
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
India’s Finance Ministers: Stumbling into Reforms (1977 to 1998)
By A.K. Bhattacharya (Penguin Business: 2024)
Discussants: Prof. Deepak Nayyar, Emeritus Professor of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University and former Chief Economic Adviser, Govt. of India; Dr. Rakesh Mohan, President Emeritus, Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP) and formerly Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India; and Shri A.K. Bhattachrya, Editorial Director, The Business Standard and author of the Book
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Satyajit Ray: Beyond the Frame
Surabhi Banerjee (Allied Publishers: Reissued 2021)
Discussants: Dr. Sachchidanand Joshi, Member Secretary, IGNCA; Prof. Danish Iqbal, AJK Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia; and Prof. Surabhi Banerjee, eminent author, translator, first Founding Vice Chancellor, Central University of Odisha and author of the book
Moderator: Shri Amitabha Bhattacharya, retired Civil Servant and columnist
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Fifty Year Road: A Personal History of India from the Mid-Sixties Onward
By Bhaskar Roy (Jaico Publishing House: 2024)
Discussants: Prof. (Dr.) Anuradha Ghosh, Dept. of English, Jamia Millia Islamia; Amb. Navtej Sarna, former diplomat, author and columnist; Shri Prakash Singh, former Director General, Border Security Force; and Shri Bhaskar Roy, author of the book
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Dust-Decked Rainbow Quilts
By Laksmisree Banerjee (Penprints;2023)
Discussants: Prof. Swati Pal, Principal, JDMC; Ms. Deepa Agarwal, author and poet; Ms. Satbir Chadha, author; Prof. (Dr.) Laksmisree Banerjee, poet, editor, critic and author of the Book
Chair: Shri Amarendra Khatua, Former Secretary, MEA and DG, ICCR, and poet
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Nadistutti: Poems
By Lakshmi Kannan (Authorspress: 2024)
Discussants: Prof. Payal Nagpal, Professor, Dept. of English, Janki Devi Memorial College, University of Delhi; Prof. Rekha Sethi, Professor, Indraprastha Collge for Women, University of Delhi, author, editor and translator; Ms Sanjula Sharma, poet, researcher and writer; and Dr. Laskhmi Kannan, bilingual novelist, poet, short story writer, critic and translator and author of this volume of poems
Chair: Prof. Malashri Lal, author and Convenor, English Board, Sahitya Akademi
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Integration of Bharat: Political and Constitutional Perspective
By Yashraj Singh Bundela (Mohan Law House: 2023)
Discussants: Shri Justice Hemant Gupta, former Judge, Supreme Court of India; Ms Madhavi Goradia Divan, former Additional Solicitor General, Supreme Court of India; and Shri Yashraj Singh Bundela, Advocate, Supreme Court of India and author of the book
Chair: Shri Balbir Punj, journalist and columnist
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
India’s Experiment with Democracy: The Life of a Nation through its Elections
By S.Y. Quraishi (HarperCollins India: 2023)
Discussants: Ms Arati R. Jerath, journalist, commentator and columnist; Ms Neelu Vyas Thomas, journalist and former Consultant, Rajya Sabha Television; and Dr. S.Y. Quraishi, former Chief Election Commissioner of India and author of the book
Moderator: Prof. Pushpesh Pant, academic, historian and food critic
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Unravelling: Poems
By Rachna Joshi (Authorspress: 2024)
Discussants: Dr. Rita Malhotra, mathematician, poet, essayist, and translator; Ms Sanjula Sharma, poet, researcher and writer; and Ms Rachna Joshi, poet and reviewer and author of this volume of poems
Chair: Ms Rajni Sekhri Sibal, former Secretary,Govt. of Insia, writer and poet
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Being Hindu, Being Indian: Lala Lajpat Rai’s Ideas of Nationhood
By Vanya Vaidehi Bhargav (Penguin Random House India: 2024)
Discussants: Prof. Pradeep Kumar Datta, historian; Prof. Gurpreet Mahajan, former Professor, Centre for Political Science, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Dr. Arudra Burra, Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi; and Dr. Vanya Vaidehi Bhargav, historian of Indian political thought and author of the book
Chair: Shri Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, journalist and author
