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

In Search of Delhi 

A translation of Brij Kishan Chandwala’s Dilli ki Khoj

Translated by Jitender Gill and Namita Sethi (Routledge India: 2023)

Discussants: Dr. Swapna Liddle, Author ; Prof. Sudhir Chandra, Historian; Dr. Saumya Gupta, Associate Professor, History Department, JDMC, Delhi University; Dr. Jitender Gill, Associate Professor, English Department, JDMC, Delhi University; Dr. Namita Sethi, Associate Professor, English Department, JDMC, Delhi University ; Prof. Swati Pal, Principal, JDMC, Delhi University



 

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

Introductory Remarks: Shri Prabhat Kumar, President IC Center for Governance 

Keynote Address:  Shri Kirit Parikh, former Member, Planning Commission and Chairman, Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe)

(Collaboration: IC Centre for Governance)

Shriram Verma Ki Kavita

by Arvind Tripathi, Vivek Nirala and Bodhisattava

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)

Sonic Insights: Navigating the Confluence of Human and Machine Listening
Illustrated presentation by Prof. Kaustuv Kanti Ganguli
 
Exploring the fascinating intersection of human perception with machine-driven analysis, Prof Kaustuv Kanti Ganguli offers a unique perspective on computational musicology. With a rich background in both academia and the scholarly world of music, Prof. Ganguli delves into the harmonious blend of human cognition and artificial intelligence in deciphering the intricate artefacts and artifacts of Hindustani ragas. Join him on this captivating journey as he unravels the synergies between music knowledge, psychoacoustics, and computational algorithms, shedding new light on the profound art of music appreciation and wisdom
 
Prof. Kaustuv Kanti Ganguli is a professional vocalist, scientist, and computational musicologist based in Abu Dhabi, UAE
 

Vivekananda: The Philosopher of Freedom(Aleph Book Company: 2023)
By Govind Krishnan  

Discussants: Shri Yogendra Yadav, political activist, Founder Member, Swaraj Abhiyan & Jai Kisan Andolan; Prof S. Irfan Habib, writer and historian; and Shri Govind Krishnan V., journalist and author of the book

Moderator: Dr. N.P. Ashley, Assistant Professor, Dept. of English, St. Stephen College