Cracks in the wall: stories 
By Neera Kashyap (Niyogi Books, 2025)

Discussants: Prof. Malashri Lal, Author, Poet, anthologist; Former Professor, Department of English, University of Delhi; Deepa Agarwal: Author, Poet, Translator.; Dr. Payal Nagpal: Poet; Professor, Dept of English Literature, Janki Devi Memorial College, University of Delhi; Neera Kashyap: Poet & Author of the book.

Chair: Nirmal Kanti Bhattacharjee, Director, Niyogi Books 
 

The Theatre Photograph as Evidence

Speakers: A. Mangai (Dr V Padma), scholar, activist, and theatre personality known for her extensive work in Tamil feminist theatre; Amal Allana, theatre director and former Chairperson, National School of Drama)

Moderator: Zuleikha Chaudhari

The talk engages with theatre as a social document. As dynamic source material, deflecting and reflecting both evidentiary and lyrical dimensions of performance, how can the theatre photograph situate the medium within the social, political, economic, and legal? How can theatre be read as a public record of the everyday experience of historical events?

(Collaboration: The Alkazi Foundation for the Arts)
 

The Symbiosis of Music and Dance: Placing Music in Indian Classical Dance                                                      

 An illustrated presentation by Madhavi Mudgal

The presentation will focus on Madhavi Mudgal's perspective of the music that accompanies Indian classical dance; a perspective that emphasises how music and dance go together and enhance each other.   
Madhavi Mudgal is a renowned exponent and Guru of Odissi dance 
 

Prithvi Darshana: Revitalizing Indigenous Epistemes for Sustainable Futures
 

The symposium turns the searchlight on climate discourse by foregrounding indigenous epistemes, women-led resilience, and the interconnections between climate change, conflict, and human (in)security. It calls for moving beyond merely “adding” climate content to fundamentally reimagining climate-change-sensitive education by bridging community wisdom and academic spaces to cultivate intergenerational, gender-sensitive, and justice-oriented pedagogies for sustainable and inclusive futures. The programme will bring together seasoned scholars, practitioners, women community leaders, and young grassroots practitioners in an intergenerational dialogue to share insights and experiences.
Opening Remarks by Prof. Krishna Menon, Professor, School of Human Studies, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi

Key Speakers: Prof. Anup Dhar, Professor, BML Munjal University, Permanent Fellow, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany; Dr. Ruchira Das, Associate Professor, Institute of Home Economics, University of Delhi; Dr. Ranjana Das, Associate Professor, Ramjas College, University of Delhi

Reflections and Resonances: Young Voices — Reflections on Climate Change by early career development and climate Practitioners working at the grassroots with conflict-affected communities

Special Intervention: Dr. Meenakshi Gopinath, Founder-Director, WISCOMP and Life Trustee, IIC

Vote of Thanks: Shriya Raina, Program Associate, WISCOMP

(Collaboration: WISCOMP and GPPAC)

 

Ram-Rasa: Experiencing through Sankirtan

A musical led by neuro-divergent creative professionals committed to bridging the gap between traditional spirituality and modern accessibility and promoting inclusion in true sense.

(Collaboration: Inclusive Spaces)
 

Keynote Address: Dr Prasun Chatterjee, Chief, Geriatric Medicine, Apollo Hospital, New Delhi
Clinical perspectives on inflammAgeing, chronic disease prevention, and extending healthspan
 

Followed by a Panel Discussion with an interactive Q&A session, exploring how clinical medicine, nutrition science, and lifestyle interventions converge to regulate inflammation and influence ageing outcomes, featuring:
Discussants: Dr Pankaj Verma, Medical Director, Antara Integrated Wellness Centre, Gurugram; Dr Aarti Midha, Integrative Psychiastrist, Functional Medicine Practitioner, Jaipur; Dr Pratap Chauhan, Founder & Director - Jiva Ayurveda ; Ishi Khosla, Clinical Nutritionist, Founder – Celiac Society of India

Moderator: Dr Arjun Dang, CEO and Partner, Dr Dang’s Lab

A science-led programme exploring how chronic inflammation drives ageing and how the gut microbiome regulates immunity, metabolism, musculoskeletal integrity and cognitive function.

(Collaboration: Celiac Society of India, supported by Illness to Wellness Foundation)
 

Integrated Yoga Module for Rehabilitation of age-related ailments
 

The programme seeks to create awareness and provide practical exposure to yoga-based rehabilitation for common age-related conditions, including balance and mobility issues, depression, anxiety and other stress-related disorders, as well as digestive concerns, diabetes, hypertension and obesity.

The programme will entail a brief theoretical introduction, followed by guided practical demonstrations. Participants with physical limitations will be supported through chair yoga practices. The workshop will be conducted by Dr. Rabindra Acharya, Director, S-VYASA.

(Collaboration: Ayushman India and Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (SVYASA)
 

Music from the tribal North East of India

An illustrated lecture presented by Amb. Gautam Mukhopadhaya 
 
Amb. Gautam Mukhopadhaya is a former Indian Ambassador to Syria, Afghanistan and Myanmar. Unschooled in music, his taste in music as a listener evolved from old Hindi film and Western pop music, to progressive rock and jazz and later Hindustani classical and South Asian folk and devotional music in his early years, to include international or so-called 'world' music ranging from early European, Latin American, and increasingly in the course of his life and career, African, West Asian, South East and East Asian music, and contemporary world music. 
 

The Right to Dream: JP's life and legacy
 

Yogendra Yadav and Anand Kumar in conversation with Sujata Prasad and Ashutosh Bhardwaj.
This is the 21st Conversation in this Series

(Collaboration: Ahad Anhad)
 

Chandigarh – A World View
 

Speaker: Peter Sanders, an Australian architect, planner, and artist

Moderator: Rajesh Luthra, an architect and urban designer, Principal at Development Consortium, and Visiting Professor at the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi.

Drawing on his first-hand experience of working in Chandigarh in the early 1960s, the talk examines the city’s global significance in modern architecture and urban planning, reflecting on Le Corbusier’s vision, Pierre Jeanneret’s role, and the broader implications of international architectural collaboration in post-Independence India.