BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Sovereigns of the Sea: Omani Ambition in the Age of Empire
by Seema Alavi
Speakers: Prof. Pallavi Raghavan, Assistant Professor, Ashoka University ; Prof. Nishat Zaidi, Professor, Jamia Millia Islamia and Prof. Seema Alavi, Professor, Ashoka University & Author of the book
Chair: Prof. Farhat Hasan, Professor, University of Delhi
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Niravadhi Bhuvaneshwar
By Sushma Bhatnagar
Welcome Remarks: Dr. Meenakshi Gopinath, Director, Wiscomp and Life Trustee, IIC
Speakers: Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC and former Secretary, Government of India ; Ms Mrinal Pande, author, senior journalist and former Chairperson, Prasar Bharti; Ms Jasleen Vohra, senior anchor, Doordarshan, Producer, Director and writer; Prof. Pavan Mathur, author and formerly Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Delhi; Shri M. Jamshed, author, poet and former Member, Central Administrative Tribunal; Prof. Manju Mukul, Professor, Dept. of Hindi, University of Delhi; and Dr. Sushma Bhatnagar, author of the book and formerly Director of Interpretation, Lok Sabha and former Lecturer, Lady Shri Ram College
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Jammu & Kashmir: The Wounded Paradise
by Jawaharlal Kaul
Speakers: Justice Permod Kohli, Former Chief Justice, Sikkim High Court; Shri Ram Bahadur Rai, President, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts; Prof Sushma Yadav, Pro Vice Chancellor, Central University Haryana & Former Member of UGC ; Shri Jawaharlal Kaul, Author of the Book
Chair: Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (I/C) for S & T; Minister of State for PMO; Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, GoI
Neighbourhood First
Coordinated by Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Ashok K. Mehta
The Maldives Regime Change: Advantage China – Implications for India
Panelists: Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha, former CnC Western Naval Command; Ms Jyoti Malhotra, senior journalist, Foreign Affairs, The Print; and Dr. Gulbin Sultana, Associate Fellow, MP-Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
Chair: Maj. Gen. Ashok K. Mehta
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Hanuman Drama
Damodara Mishra’s Hanumannataka translated by A.N.D. Haksar (Penguin Classics: 2023)
Discussants: Prof. Radha Chakravarty, former Professor of Comparative Literature & Translation Studies, Ambedkar University Delhi, critic and translator; Dr. Debraj Mookerjee, Associate Professor, Dept. of English, Ramjas College, University of Delhil; Shri Nikhil Haksar; and Amb. A.N. D. Haksar, former diplomat and translator of the book
Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Solo Trip Par Jaati Sakhi
By Swati Sharma (Bhavna Prakashan; 2023)
Discussants: Amb. Amarendra Khatua, Former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs and Director General of ICCR; Poet & Diplomat ; Shri Sudhanshu Gupt, Author & Journalist; Ms Swati Sharma, Poet & Author of the book ; Ms. Sushma Gupta, Author ; Sh. Mahesh Darpan, Author and Dr. Alka Tyagi, Author & Poet
Chair:Sh. Priyadarshan, Author, Critic
Book Discussion Group
Phantom Lovers: Two Novellas
by Achala Moulik
Speakers : Amb TCA Raghavan, Former High Commissioner to Pakistan & Singapore and Former DG, ICWA; Dr Nirmal Bhattacharjee, Editorial Director, Niyogi Books; Ms Joyeeta Basu, Journalist & Editor, Sunday Guardian and Ms Achala Moulik, Former Education Secretary, GoI , Former DG, ASI & Author of the Book
Chair: Shri K N Shrivastava, Director, IIC
NEIGHBOURHOOD FIRST
Coordinated by Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Ashok K. Mehta
Catching up with China: Fixing Asymmetries, Creating Equalisers
Panelists: Shri Manish Tewari, Member of Parliament, Congress Party; Ashok K. Kantha, former Indian Ambassador to China; Shri Pravin Sawhney, Roving Editor, FORCE; and Mr. Tenzing Dhamdul, Research Associate, Foundation for Non-violent Alternatives
Chair: Maj. Gen. Ashok K. Mehta
Book Discussion Group
New Dimensions in Federal Discourse in India
Edited by Rekha Saxena (Routledge India: 2020)
Speakers: Prof. Wilfried Swenden, University of Edinburgh, UK ; Prof. Rekha Diwakar, University of Sussex, UK ; Prof. Rekha Saxena, University of Delhi & Editor of the Book
Chair: Shri Dhirendra Singh, IAS (Retd.) and Former Member, Punchhi Commission
Book Discussion Group
Madhushala: Vartaman Paripeksya mein ek Nutan Kavya
By Balram Singh (D.K. Printworld: 2023)
Discussants: Prof. Devendra Choubey, Centre of Indian Languages, School of Language, Literature & Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Prof. Raghwendra Pratap Singh, Centre for Philosophy, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Ms Mridula Pradhan, poet and writer; Prof. Akhlaque Ahmed ‘Ahan’, Chairperson, Centre for Persian and Central Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Prof. Bal Ram Singh, Professor and President, Institute of Advanced Sciences, Dartmouth and author of the book
Chair: Prof. Makarand Paranjape, Professor of English, Jawaharlal Nehru University