BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
India’s Foreign Policy in Changing Times
By D.K. Giri (Global Books Organisation: 2018)
Discussants: Prof. Mahendra P. Lama, former Vice Chancellor, Sikkim University; Prof. Ajay Darshan Behera, Academy of International Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia University; and Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri, columnist and author of the book
Chair: Amb. K.P. Fabian, Professor, Symbiosis University and Indian Society of International Law
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Guilt Trip and Other Stories
By Lakshmi Kannan (Olive Turtle: 2023)
Discussants: Prof. Malashri Lal, author and Convenor, English Board, Sahitya Akademi; Prof. Anisur Rahman, academic critic and translator; Prof. Payal Nagpal, academic; and Dr. Lakshmi Kannan, poet, novelist and author of the book
Chair: Ms Mridula Garg, writer and poet
NEIGHBOURHOOD FIRST
Coordinated by Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Ashok K. Mehta
The Return of Nawaz Sharif: How it will change Election Scene in Pakistan
Panelists: Dr. Shalini Chawla, Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Air Power Studies; Amb. Sharat Sabharwal, former Ambassador to Pakistan; and Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Kamal Davar, President, Delhi Forum For Strategic Studies (DFFSS)
Chair: Maj. Gen. Ashok K. Mehta
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Devotional Music of India: Spreading Harmony and Peace
Edited by Amarendra Khatua and Mandira Ghosh (Shubhi Publications: 2023)
Chair: Dr. Karan Singh
Discussants: Vidushi Sharon Lowen, well-known artist, dance guru and writer; Dr. Amarendra Khatua, former Director General, Indian Council for Cultural Relations, former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs and Co-editor of the book; and Ms Mandira Ghosh, poet, writer and Co-editor of the book
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