Secularism in the Indian Constitution

Panelists: Manoj Jha; Zoya Hasan; Apoorvanand; and Harsh Mander

Chair: Neera Chandhoke

(Collaboration: Centre for Equity Studies)

Indian Tax Collection – Too High or Too Low

Welcome Address: Shri Suresh K. Goel, former Director General, Indian Council for Cultural Relations
Opening Remarks: Dr. Anand P. Gupta, former Professor of Economics, IIM, Ahmedabad

Keynote Address: Shri Surjit Bhalla, former Executive Director, International Monetary Fund

(Collaboration: I.C. Centre for Governance)

Musica Universalis: The Music of the Spheres in European Philosophy and Musical History

Illustrated presentation by Come Carpentier de Gourdon, Convener, Editorial Board of the World Affairs Journal, author of From India to Infinity

Chair: Dr. Punita Singh, musicologist, linguist, acoustician, editor and educator based in Delhi

The Works of the well-known poet and translator, Kamlesh 

Panelists: Arun Kamal, noted poet of modern Hindi literature, and recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award for Hindi in 1998; Girdhar Rathi, noted poet, critic, translator and editor; and Madan Soni, literary critic and poet

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)

On the Open Road

One of India’s foremost sculptors, K.S. Radhakrishnan in conversation with Sujata Prasad and Oroon Das

(Collaboration:  Ahad Anhad)

Conducted by Carnatic Music Forum, Chennai, the workshop seeks to improve and enhance the appreciation of South Indian classical music among music lovers. The workshop will demystify the various aspects of music - raga, swaras, manodharma (imaginative music); the types of compositions; and will include a live demonstration. 

Speaker and Vocalist: Dr. S. Sundar

Vocal support: J.B. Keertana on vocal,

With J.B. Sruthi Sagar on flute and Dr. N. Padmanabhan on mridangam 

Moderator: Smt Usha Bharadwaj

Organised in collaboration with Carnatic Music Forum, a Chennai based group of musicians, music organisers and philanthropists who wish to propagate, preserve and popularise traditional music. 

Narrative ka Mayajaal; Kaun hain hum, kya hai humari pehchan?

By Balbir Punj (Prabhat Prakashan:2023) 

Discussants: Shri Arun Kumar, Author and Columnist; Shri Prafull Ketkar, Editor, Organiser Weekly; Ms Monika Arora, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India; and Shri Balbir Punj, Journalist, Columnist and author of the book

Welcome Address: Shri Suresh K. Goel, former Director General, Indian Council for Cultural Relations

Introductory Remarks: Shri Prabhat Kumar, President, IC Centre for Governance
 
Keynote Address: Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)
 
(Collaboration: IC Centre for Governance)

Sovereigns of the Sea: Omani Ambitions in the Age of Empire

By Seema Alavi (Penguin India: 2023)
 

Speaker: Dr. Colleen Taylor Sen, independent food historian and writer based in Chicago, specializing in the cuisine of the Indian subcontinent. Her previous publications include Curry: A Global History (2009) and Street Food around the World: An Encyclopaedia of Food and Culture (co-editor, 2013)

Chair: Shri Sourish Bhattacharyya