2.“Gaate Jaye Banjara: Film Songs- Urdu, Hindi, Hindustani”: Javed Akhtar introduced by Priyanka Chaturvedi Presented by ZEE Entertainment
3. “Lawrence of Arabia”: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East”: Scott Anderson chaired by Jonathan Shainin
Rajasthan Patrika Series
4. “Seven Deadly Sins in Our Time”: Homi K Bhabha, Ashok Vajpeyi, Esther David, Eimear Mcbride, Anita Raghavan, Madhu Jain introduced by Namita Gokhale
“The Indian Quarterly presents the 7 Deadly Sins”
5. “The Quantity Theory of Insanity”: Will Self in conversation with Jeet Thayil
6. “Binodini: Forgotten Kingdoms, Remembered Histories”: Pradyot Deb Burman and L. Somi Roy in conversation with Janice Pariat
Rajasthan Patrika Series
7. “Wild Magic”: Cat Weatherill
12:30pm — 1:30pm
8.“Early Triumphs”: Eleanor Catton and Eimear McBride moderated by Razia Iqbal
Presented by UN Women
9. “The Power of Myth”: Devdutt Pattanaik introduced by Malashri Lal Presented by Radio Mirchi
10.“The First Crusade”: Peter Frankopan introduced by William Dalrymple
Presented by DNA
11. “Deewar, Khidki, Aasman: A Wall, a Window and the Sky”: Vinod Kumar Shukla and Arvind Krishna Mehrotra in conversation with Satti Khanna
Bhaskar Bhasha Series
12. “The Intelligence of Tradition”: Molly Emma Aitken introduced by BN Goswamy
13.“The Reading Habit” by Girish Karnad. “Is the `commerce’ of Literature today killing `good’ writing?”: Nayantara Sahgal, CS Lakshmi, Mark Tully, Karthika VK. Chaired by Prasoon Joshi. Limca Book of Records 2015 book launch
1.30pm — 2.15pm Lunch
Book Launch “Masterchef India CookBook”: Vikas Khanna
Book Launch “In Other Words”: Javed Akhtar, Ali Husain Mir and Florence Noiville (for French translation)
Music Performance by: Gracyl Ropmay — Presented by Government of Meghalaya
LUNCH
LUNCH
Limca Book of Records Quiz by Joy Bhattacharjya
2:15pm — 3:15pm
14.“Taare Zameen Par”: Prasoon Joshi in conversation with Yatindra Mishra. Introduced by CP Surendran
Presented by ZEE Entertainment
15. “A House for Mr. Biswas”: Hanif Kureishi, Amit Chaudhuri, Paul Theroux. Chaired by Farrukh Dhondy Presented by Amity University
16. “Nordic Noir: The Mind’s Eye”: Nils Nordberg and Hakan Nesser, introduced by Indrajit Hazra
“The Indian Quarterly presents the 7 Deadly Sins”
17. “Anupgiri- The Warrior Yogi”: William Pinch in conversation with William Dalrymple
18.Readings: “The Incredible Strangeness of Being”: Amrita Tripathi and Maria Chaudhuri, introduced by Anindita Ghose Women Uninterrupted
19.“From Born Confused to Bombay Blues: New York to a new Mumbai”: Tanuja Desai Hidier in conversation with Monisha Rajesh
3:30pm — 4:30pm
20. “The Last Word”: Hanif Kureishi in conversation with Chandrahas Choudhury
21. “And Then One Day”: Naseeruddin Shah and Girish Karnad in conversation. Introduced by Nasreen Munni Kabir
Presented By Dainik Bhaskar
22.“The Empress Dowager Cixi- The Concubine who launched Modern China”: Jung Chang chaired by Naresh Fernandes
Presented by Hindustan Times
23. “Take Power”: Ali Cobby Eckerman, Caryl Ferey and Lionel Fogarty in conversation with Florence Noiville
24.“Contemporary Art with RAQ”: Subodh Gupta, Bharti Kher, Monica Narula Sharaddha Sengupta in conversation with Homi K Bhabha
25.“What Happens when Good People do Bad Things”: Arshia Sattar
4.30pm — 5pm Tea
TEA TIME
Book Launch — “The Seduction of Delhi”: Abhay K
TEA TIME
TEA TIME
TEA TIME
TEA TIME : Pushkin Prize
5pm — 6pm
26. “They Sing the Wedding of God”: John Napier, Shanti Raman with Kishori Nath, introduced by Malashri Lal
Bhaskar Bhasha Series
27. “My Other Life: A Novelist’s Affair with Nonfiction”: Paul Theroux in conversation with Monisha Rajesh
28. “No Country: The Maps of Memory”: Kalyan Ray with Zia Haider Rahman in conversation with Vedica Kant
Rajasthan Patrika Series
29. “God’s Traitors: Religious Terrorism in Elizabethan England”: Jessie Childs introduced by William Dalrymple
30. “Parsiana”: Farrukh Dhondy, Keki Daruwalla in conversation with Raghu Karnad
Presented by Hindustan Times
31: “Poetry Hour 7X7: Kavita Nirantar”: Neil Rennie, Oleg Borushko, Vinod Kumar Shukla, Sukrita Paul Kumar, Ambika Dutt, CP Deval
6pm — 7 pm
31. (A) “Why the Ancients Matter”: Llewelyn Morgan, Tom Holland, Daud Ali, Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, Bettany Hughes moderated by Arshia Sattar
31. (B) “Faiz and Kaifi- A Poetic Legacy”: Salima Hashmi and Shabana Azmi in conversation with Ali Husain Mir (Special Session only for Delegates)
22ND JAN THURSDAY
CHARBAGH
RAJNIGANDHA FRONT LAWNS
GOOGLE MUGHAL TENT
BRITISH AIRWAYS BAITHAK
MAHINDRA HUMANITIES DURBAR HALL
FORD SAMVAD
9:25am — 9:55am
Freedom of Expression: A Capella Choir Vocal Raasta
10am — 11am
32. “The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher”: Kate Summerscale introduced by Anita Anand
33. “A Passage to America”: Vijay Seshadri in conversation with Sadaf Saaz
Rajasthan Patrika Series
34. “Pirates of the Indian Ocean- Real and Imaginary”: Neil Rennie introduced by Samanth Subramanian
Presented by DNA
35. “Of Beauty and Truth”: SR Faruqi and Bilal Tanweer in conversation. Introduced by Sukrita Paul Kumar
Bhaskar Bhasha Series
36. “Aesthetics and Sensuality- Courtly Culture In Early Medieval India”: Daud Ali introduced by BN Goswamy
38. “Of Mysteries and Spreadsheets”: Ashwin Sanghi in conversation with Amrita Tripathi Presented by Hindustan Times
39. “Descent into Chaos- Pakistan on the Brink”: Ahmed Rashid, Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, G Parthasarathy, Anatol Lieven, moderated by Suhasini Haider
40. “Matters of Faith”: Esther David, Keki Daruwalla, Amish Tripathi, Alberto Manguel, Ambi Parameswaran, Rajiv Malhotra in conversation with Arshia Sattar
41.“My Salinger Years”: Joanna Rakoff in conversation with Chiki Sarkar
Rajasthan Patrika Series
42. Masterpieces of Jain Art”: Saryu Doshi on Jain Art, introduced by Alka Pande
43. “Anarkali”: Mandy Ord, Annie Zaidi
12:30pm — 1:30pm
44. “The Library at Night”: Alberto Manguel in conversation with Chandrahas Choudhury
Rajasthan Patrika Series
45. “Mujhe Jeene Do: Conversations with Waheeda Rehman”: Waheeda Rehman and Nasreen Munni Kabir with Arshia Sattar. Introduced by Yatindra Mishra Women Uninterrupted Bhaskar Bhasha Series
46. “A Sting In the Tale”: Dave Goulson on bumble bees, introduced by Valmik Thapar
47. “Writing Resistance: Of Battles and Skirmishes”: Meena Kandasamy, Ali Cobby Eckerman, Mahua Maji in conversation with Rakhshanda Jalil Women Uninterrupted
Presented by UN Women
48. “The Buddhas of Bamiyan”: Llwelyn Morgan and Barry Flood chaired by William Dalrymple
Presented by Aga Khan Foundation
49. Wordsmiths: The Power of Words: Ibukun Olatunji
1.30pm — 2.15pm Lunch
LUNCH
Book Launch :“A Private Universe”: Sakti Burman
Book Launch: “Curtain Call: Celebrating Indian Theatre”: Shabana Azmi, Girish Karnad and Sanjoy Roy
LUNCH
LUNCH
LUNCH
2:15pm — 3:15pm
50. “War, Politics and the Novel”: Helon Habila, Homi K Bhabha,Kamila Shamsie, Kevin Powers, Adam Johnson chaired by Raghu Karnad
51. Sri Lanka Through The Looking Glass”: Romesh Gunasekera, Samanth Subramaniam in conversation wit Ashok Ferrey
Rajasthan Patrika Series
52. “Adab Bara-e Zindagi: Art for Life’s Sake: The Progressive Movement in Urdu Literature”: Javed Akhtar, Pushpesh Pant, Ali Husain Mir in conversation with Rakhshanda Jalil, introduced by Aakar Patel
Presented by Zindagi
53. “Terror and Faith”: Peter Frankopan, Jessie Childs, William Pinch, Ahmed Rashid and Llewelyn Morgan
54. “Aaydan: Notes from the Margins”: Urmila Pawar, Sushama Deshpande introduced by Namita Gokhale
Presented by U N Women
55. “Anecdotes of the past”:Indira Ganesh,
Pankhuri Arora,
Smita Vats Brought to you by ITIHAAS
3:30pm — 4:30pm
56. “Writing Back”: Sahar Delijani, Kamila Shamsie, Meena Kandasamy , Eimear McBride moderated by Ramita Navai
Women Uninterrupted
Presented by U N Women
57. “A Rediscovery of India: Agendas for Change”: Mihir Sharma, Subhash Chandra, Vishvjit Prithvijit Singh in conversation with John Elliott Presented by Nikkei Asian Review
58. “Coming Out: Tales They Don’t Tell”: Mark Gevisser, Sarah Waters, Devdutt Pattanaik, Damon Galgut and Christos Tsoilkas moderated by Sandip Roy
Presented by Hindustan Times
59. “Humare Samay ke Shabd”: Vinod Kumar Shukla, Pushpesh Pant, Anu Singh, Lata Sharma in conversation with Satyanand Nirupam Presented By Radio Mirchi
60. “How to Ruin a Queen: Marie Antoinette, the Stolen Diamonds and the Scandal That Shook the French Throne”: Jonathan Beckman introduced by Naresh Fernandes
“The Indian Quarterly presents the 7 Deadly Sins“
61.“Girls and Boys: On the Same Page” Urvashi Butalia and Puneeta Roy
4.30pm — 5pm Tea
TEA TIME
Book Launch: “Literally Yours”: Chetaan Joshii, Asha Francis
Book Launch: “The Persecution of Madhav Tripathi”: Aditya Sudershan
TEA TIME
TEA TIME
TEA TIME
5pm — 6pm
62. “Hamlet’s Dilemma”: Vishal Bhardwaj, Basharat Peer, Tim Supple, Jerry Brotton in conversation. Introduced by Suhel Seth
Presented by ZEE Entertainment
63. “Adaptations”: Hanif Kureishi, Paul Theroux, Christos Tsiolkas, Sarah Waters, Lauren Child moderated by Anindita Ghose
64. “Rajasthan: Out of Bimaru”: Arvind Panagariya, Bibek Debroy,Malvika Singh and Om Thanvi in conversation with Ashok Malik
65. “Double Lives: Writers as Critics”: Alberto Manguel, Amit Chaudhuri, Will Self, Nicholson Baker in conversation with Homi K Bhabha
66. “Hum, Tum Aur Voh Truck- Translating the Untranslateable”: Pushpesh Pant, Satti Khanna, Aruni Kashyap, Rakhshanda Jalil in conversation Bhaskar Bhasha Series
67 A. “DSC PRIZE FOR SOUTH ASIAN LITERATURE 2015. AWARD CEREMONY. The winner of the USD 50,000 DSC Prize would be announced for the best work of fiction on South Asia.”
23RD JAN FRIDAY
CHARBAGH
RAJNIGANDHA FRONT LAWNS
GOOGLE MUGHAL TENT
BRITISH AIRWAYS BAITHAK
MAHINDRA HUMANITIES DURBAR HALL
FORD SAMVAD
9:25am — 9:55am
Ekoham (Bhakti and Spiritual Traditions
10am — 11am
68. “Selfie:The Art of the Memoir”: Anchee Min, Mark Gevisser, Brigid Keenan and Joanna Rakoff in conversation with Basharat Peer
69. “The Conflict of Dharma in the Mahabharata”: Amish Tripathi and Bibek Debroy introduced by Namita Gokhale Presented by Amity University
70. “Contemporary Pakistani Art”: Salima Hashmi, Kamila Shamsie and Alka Pande in conversation Presented by AVID Learning
71. “A Revolution is Brewing”: Sangeeta Bandopadhyay, C. Mrunalini and Sukrita Paul Kumar in conversation with Malashri Lal Women Uninterrupted
Presented by U N Women
72. “The Courtly Arts of Rajasthan”: Molly Emma Aitkin, BN Goswamy, Kavita Singh, Rima Hooja moderated by William Dalrymple Presented by DNA
73. “The Music and The Musician”: Susmit Sen
11:15am — 12:15pm
74. “Against the Grain”: Gideon Levy, Aakar Patel, Salima Hashmi, Swapan Dasgupta in conversation with Meru Gokhale
Rajasthan Patrika Series
75. “Wanderlust and the Art of Travel Writing”: Paul Theroux, Charles Glass, Samanth Subramanian, Akash Kapur, Sam Miller, Brigid Keenan in conversation with William Dalrymple
76. “Clearing a Space: Between Fact and Fiction”: Raj Kamal Jha and Amit Chaudhuri in conversation with Ashok Ferrey
Presented by Amity University
77. “Tigers in Red Weather”: Valmik Thapar with Ruth Padel
Presented by Radio Mirchi
78. “A Thousand Stories: Tales of Hope and Dispossession”: Hansda Sowvendra and Aruni Kashyap introduced by Neeta Gupta
Bhaskar Bhasha Series
79. “Pashu: Animal Tales from Hindu Mythology”: Devdutt Pattanaik
12:30pm — 1:30pm
80. “Shadow Play: The Art of Biography”: Jenny Uglow, Jung Chang, Mark Gevisser, Kate Summerscale, Lucy Hughes Hallet moderated by Anita Anand
Presented by Dainik Bhaskar
81. “India Shastra”: Shashi Tharoor, Mihir Sharma in conversation with Amrita Tripathi
82. “The End of Antiquity and the Rise of Monotheism”: Tom Holland and Barry Flood chaired by Peter Frankopan
Presented by Hindustan Times
83. “Rajasthani Lekhan: Astitva aur Asmita”: Aidan Singh Bhati, Arjun Deo Charan and Ambika Dutt in conversation with Nand Bhardwaj. Introduced by Jyotika Diggi
Bhaskar Bhasha Series
84. “The Spirit of Indian Painting”: BN Goswamy introduced by William Dalrymple
85. “Be a Crime Buster”: Ketaki Karnik
1.30pm — 2.15pm
LUNCH
Book Launch — “Kuchh Dhundhli Tasveeren” by Vishvjit Prithvijit Singh, released by Ashok Vajpeyi
Book Launch: “Flavours of the Frontier: Forgotten Recipes from Dera Ismail Khan”: Pushpa Bagai
“Transpositions: Adapting History, Myth,and Fantasy for Television”:Ashwin Sanghi, Pushpesh Pant, Pradeep Hejmadi moderated by Mita Kapur
LUNCH
LUNCH
2:15pm — 3:15pm
86. “The Murty Classical Library of India”: Rohan Murty, Sheldon Pollock, Navtej Sarna, Rakhshanda Jalil, Maithree Wickramasinghe, C Mrunalini, Yatindra Mishra moderated by Sharmila Sen Presented by Harvard University Press
87. “Family Life”: Akhil Sharma in conversation with Anindita Ghose
88.“What the Doctor Ordered: Prescriptive Economics and the Science of Uncertainity”: Tarun Khanna, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Ashok Malik in conversation with Mihir Sharma
89. “Jagat Guru: The Syncretic World of Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shahi II of Bijapur”: Deborah Hutton, Kavita Singh, Molly Emma Aitken chaired by William Dalrymple
Presented by The Aesthetics Project
90. “Hitler’s Secret Bankers: Has Switzerland Profited from the Holocaust?”: Adam LeBor in conversation with Jonathan Shainin
91. “From Here to Hogwarts”: Samit Basu
3:30pm — 4:30pm
92. “Basic Instinct”: Hanif Kureishi, Deepti Kapoor, Sarah Waters and Nicholson Baker in conversation with Parul Sehgal
“The Indian Quarterly presents the 7 Deadly Sins”
93. “Romance, Tragedy and Truth Telling: The Red Sari and Other Stories”: Javier Moro, Florence Noiville in conversation with Madhu Trehan
94. “Sophia Duleep Singh: Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary”: Anita Anand introduced by Navtej Sarna
Presented by Hindustan Times
95. “East South Asia”: Tshering Tashi, Pradyot Deb Burman, L. Somi Roy, Wipas Srithong moderated by Prashant Jha
96. “Abducting A General”: Rick Stroud introduced by William Dalrymple
97. “The Fox and the Crow: Karadi Tales”: Shobha Viswanath and Manasi Subramaniam in conversation with Sayoni Basu
4.30pm — 5pm Tea
Book Launch: “The Persecution of Madhav Tripathi”: Aditya Sudarshan, book released by Annie Zaidi
Book Launch: “Tagore and the Feminine: A Journey in Translations”: Malashri Lal
Book Launch: “Bathtub”: Thukral & Tagra and Arjun Puri
TEA TIME
TEA TIME
TEA TIME
5pm — 6pm
98. “Billions of Entrepreneurs: How China and India Are Reshaping Their Future”: Tarun Khanna in conversation with Rahul Jacob
99. “Reading Africa, Writing Africa”: Damon Galgut, Mark Gevisser, Hisham Matar, Helon Habila in conversation with Kwasi Kwarteng Rajasthan Patrika Series
100. “Kathputli: Of Puppets and Puppeteers”: Dadi Pudumjee, Puran Bhatt, Rajesh Bhat Nagori in conversation. Introduced by Sanjoy Roy
101.“The First Firangis in a Strange Kind of Paradise”: Jonathan Gil Harris and Sam Miller in conversation with William Dalrymple
102. “Toxic Legacy: The Bhopal Gas Tragedy”: Javier Moro, John Elliott in conversation with Salil Tripathi
103 (A). Announcement of Amish’s Next Book Series Presented by Westland Ltd.
24TH JAN SATURDAY
CHARBAGH
RAJNIGANDHA FRONT LAWNS
GOOGLE MUGHAL TENT
BRITISH AIRWAYS BAITHAK
MAHINDRA HUMANITIES DURBAR HALL
FORD SAMVAD
9:25am — 9:55am
Melliflous Renditions (Folk Traditions of Awadh and Benaras)
10am — 11am
104. “Why a Library of Classical Indian Literature?”: Girish Karnad, Sheldon Pollock in conversation Arshia Sattar
Presented by Murty Classical Library of India
105. “Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable”: Nassim Nicholas Taleb introduced by Abhimanyu Radhakrishnan
106. “The Man and the Mahatma”: Pramod Kapoor, Makarand Paranjape, Nand Kishore Acharya in conversation with Pushpesh Pant Presented by DNA
107. “The Pike- Gabriele D’Annunzio: Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War”: Lucy Hughes Hallet introduced by Swapan Dasgupta
108. “On Land, At Sea”: Janice Pariat and Kanishk Tharoor, introduced by Pradyot Deb Burman
109.“Reaching for the Stars”: Subhadra Menon and Pallava Bagla
11:15am — 12:15pm
110. “The Twilight Zone: Between Arabs and Israelis”: Kai Bird, Gideon Levy, Adam LeBor, Fady Joudah, Navtej Sarna, moderated by Hardeep Singh Puri
Presented by Hindustan Times
111 . “Dance Like a Man: Refiguring Masculinity”: Mukul Deva, Christos Tsiolkas, Shobhaa De in conversation with Ashok Ferrey
112. “A History of the World in Twelve Maps”: Jerry Brotton introduced by Kwasi Kwarteng
Rajasthan Patrika Series
113. “The Mother I Never Knew”: Sudha Murty in conversation with Namita Gokhale
Presented by Radio Mirchi
114. “Writing The Family”: Akhil Sharma, Maria Chaudhuri, Mira Jacob, Marcel Theroux and Sandip Roy in conversation with Parul Sehgal
115. The “Horrid High” Way: Payal Kapadia
12:30pm — 1:30pm
116.“Deconstructing Change: The Election That Changed India”: Rajdeep Sardesai in conversation with Madhu Trehan and Mihir Sharma
117. “Beautiful Offspring: The Art of Historical Fiction”: Damon Galgut and Eleanor Catton in conversation Kamila Shamsie
Presented by Dainik Bhaskar
118. “Novel Cures”: Ella Berthoud and Indrajit Hazra in conversation with Samit Basu
119. “The Father of History”: Tom Holland introduced by Bettany Hughes Presented by Hindustan Times
120. “Rasika: Understanding Indian Aesthetics”: Ashok Vajpeyi, Alka Pande, Yatindra Mishra in conversation. Introduced by Sanjoy Roy
Bhaskar Bhasha Series
121. “Ignited Minds”: Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Presented by Aga Khan Foundation
1.30pm — 2.15pm
Book Launch: “At Home in India — The Muslim Saga”: Salman Khurshid. Book released by Harsh Mander and Girish Karnad
Ojas Art Award
Book Launch: “Ocean to Ocean”: Susmit Sen. Book released by Sanjoy Roy
LUNCH
LUNCH
Launch of the Bal Bhavan Book “Chhote Haath Badi Baat”
2:15pm — 3:15pm
122. “The Medium is the Message”: Nigel Harris, Ravish Kumar and Madhu Trehan, Kalpesh Yagnik and Raghu Karnad. Moderated by Amrita Tripathi
Presented by Hindustan Times
123. “The Writer and The World”: VS Naipaul in conversation with Farrukh Dhondy
124. “Meltdown in the Middle East”: Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Gideon Levy, Charles Glass, Fady Joudah, Hisham Matar, Pinak Chakravarty in conversation
125. “India: A Space Odyssey”: Pallava Bagla, Subhadra Menon, M Annadurai in conversation
Presented by Dainik Bhaskar
126. “War and Gold- A Five Hundred Year History of Empires, Adventures and Debt”: Kwasi Kwarteng moderated by Tarun Khanna
“The Indian Quarterly presents the 7 Deadly Sins”
127. “The trials and triumphs of the self published author”: Bhakti Mathur
3:30pm — 4:30pm
128.“Kahani ki Nayi Karvat”: Ravish Kumar in conversation with Anu Singh Choudhary
Bhaskar Bhasha Series
129 .“52 Ways of Looking at a Poem”: Jeet Thayil, Vijay Seshadri, Kevin Powers, Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, Neil Rennie, Ashok Vajpeyi chaired by Ruth Padel Announcing the winner for the Khushwant Singh Memorial Prize for Poetry
130. “Cities and their Shadows”: Navtej Sarna, Esther David,Yatindra Mishra, Malvika Singh introduced by Indrajit Hazra
131. “Indian Cricket at the Crossroads”: James Astill, Soumya Bhattacharya, Dilip D’Souza in conversation with Shashi Tharoor and Rajdeep Sardesai Presented by Kotak Mahindra Bank
132.“Dingal Pingal Ko Jodo: The Poetic Rhythms of Rajasthali”: Rajendra Singh Barhath and Gopal Prasad Mudgal in conversation with CP Deval
Bhaskar Bhasha Series
133. “Evolution of Jazz”: Joe Alvares
4.30pm — 5pm Tea
Book Launch: “My Little Epiphanies”: Aisha Chaudhary, book released by Sanjoy Roy
Book Launch: “The Garud Strikes”: Mukul Deva. The book is being launched by Lt.Gen.A.K.Sahni, UYSM, SM, VSM. GOC-in-C, South West Command
Book Launch : “Ladakh: Knowing the Unknown”: Sangeeta Gupta, book released by Shashi Tharoor and BN Goswamy
TEA TIME
TEA TIME
TEA TIME
5pm — 6pm
134. “The Simpsons and their Mathematical Secrets”: Simon Singh introduced by Anuradha Sengupta
Rajasthan Patrika Series
135.“The Visionary: Dr APJ Abdul Kalam”: APJ Abdul Kalam in conversation with Bibek Debroy Presented by ZEE Entertainment
136. “Narrative: Putting the Story Back into History”: Gilbert King, Jenny Uglow, Gary Bass, Jerry Brotton and Kate Summerscale in conversation with Swapan Dasgupta
137. “Zamana Humse Hai: New Words, New Worlds”: Mahua Maji, Anu Singh Choudhary, Ramkumar Singh, Satyanand Nirupam in conversation with Sudhir Chaudhary
Presented by ZEE Entertainment
138. “Fingersmith”: Sarah Waters in conversation with Avantika Sujan
146. “The CIA and the Wilderness of Mirrors”: Kai Bird, Charles Glass and Scott Anderson moderated by Jonathan Shainin
147. “Arms and the Man: The Bangladesh Bloodbath”: Salil Tripathi, Sadaf Saaz Siddiqi in conversation with Mukul Deva
148. “The Hemlock Cup: Socrates, Athens and the Search for the Good Life”: Bettany Hughes introduced by Avantika Sujan
Presented by Dainik Bhaskar
149. “Vox”: Nicholson Baker in conversation with Jeet Thayil
150. “Writing the Other”: Damon Galgut, Adam Johnson in conversation with Akash Kapur
151. “Jump into The Ramayan- Engaging Children in Indian Painting”: Saker Mistri and Mamta Mangaldas Presented by Aga Khan Foundation
12:30pm — 1:30pm
152. “The Theatre of War”: Vedica Kant, Amarinder Singh, Burak Akcapar in conversation with John Elliott
153. “India’s Turn: Catalyzing Economic Transformation”: Arvind Subramanian, Narayana Murthy and Rahul Jacob in conversation
154. “Granta on India”: Amit Chaudhuri, Samanth Subramaniam, Deepti Kapoor, Raghu Karnad and Sam Miller moderated by Urvashi Butalia
Presented by Granta
155. “Nepal: In Search of a Constitution”: Prashant Jha, Kai Bird in conversation with Pushpesh Pant
156. “Streeshakti”: Lata Sharma, Mridula Behari, Anshu Harsh in conversation introduced by Om Thanvi
Bhaskar Bhasha Series
157. “Muthoni’s Necklace and Other Tales”: Cat Weatherill
1.30pm — 2.15pm Lunch
LUNCH
Book Launch: “The Front Row: Conversations on Cinema”: Anupama Chopra. Book lanuched by Sonam Kapoor
Book Launch: “Tears of the Crying Squad”: CP Surendran
LUNCH
LUNCH
LUNCH
2:15pm — 3:15pm
158. “Cultural Revolutions”: Jung Chang, Ma Jian and Anchee Min in conversation with Anuradha SenGupta
159. “Ankahee: What Must Not Be Said”: Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Urvashi Butalia, CP Surendran in conversation with Salil Tripathi
Presented by Radio Mirchi
160. “The Devil in the Grove: Racism, Murder and Rape in the Deep South”: Gilbert King introduced by Akash Kapur
“The Indian Quarterly presents the 7 Deadly Sins”
161. “Sanskrit: The Living Heritage”: Satya Vrat Shastri introduced by Sushma Singhvi
Bhaskar Bhasha Series
162. “Shakespere and The Moors”: Jerry Brotton and Tim Supple
163. “Taking Flight”: Simar Malhota, Jaspreet Kalra, Tanessa Puri and Udyan Sharma in conversation with Avantika Sujan
3:30pm — 4:30pm
164. “First Person Feminine”: C Mrunalini, Sushma Deshpande and Sadaf Saaz moderated by Alka Pande
165. “The Lunar Men -The Inventors, Artisans and Tycoons who Made the Future”: Jenny Uglow introduced by Simon Singh Presented by Amity University
166. “Devil’s Advocate: Ram Jethmalani”: Ram Jethmalani in conversation with Madhu Trehan introduced by Shobhaa De
Presented By DNA
167. “In Exile”: Sahar Delijani, Ma Jian, Fady Joudah, Hisham Matar, Anchee Min moderated by Ramita Navai
Rajasthan Patrika Series
168. “Chaturbik”: Malchand Tiwari, Ram Kumar Singh introduced by Lata Sharma
Bhaskar Bhasha Series
2.“Gaate Jaye Banjara: Film Songs- Urdu, Hindi, Hindustani”: Javed Akhtar introduced by Priyanka Chaturvedi Presented by ZEE Entertainment
3. “Lawrence of Arabia”: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East”: Scott Anderson chaired by Jonathan Shainin
Rajasthan Patrika Series
4. “Seven Deadly Sins in Our Time”: Homi K Bhabha, Ashok Vajpeyi, Esther David, Eimear Mcbride, Anita Raghavan, Madhu Jain introduced by Namita Gokhale
“The Indian Quarterly presents the 7 Deadly Sins”
5. “The Quantity Theory of Insanity”: Will Self in conversation with Jeet Thayil
6. “Binodini: Forgotten Kingdoms, Remembered Histories”: Pradyot Deb Burman and L. Somi Roy in conversation with Janice Pariat
Rajasthan Patrika Series
7. “Wild Magic”: Cat Weatherill
12:30pm — 1:30pm
8.“Early Triumphs”: Eleanor Catton and Eimear McBride moderated by Razia Iqbal
Presented by UN Women
9. “The Power of Myth”: Devdutt Pattanaik introduced by Malashri Lal Presented by Radio Mirchi
10.“The First Crusade”: Peter Frankopan introduced by William Dalrymple
Presented by DNA
11. “Deewar, Khidki, Aasman: A Wall, a Window and the Sky”: Vinod Kumar Shukla and Arvind Krishna Mehrotra in conversation with Satti Khanna
Bhaskar Bhasha Series
12. “The Intelligence of Tradition”: Molly Emma Aitken introduced by BN Goswamy
13.“The Reading Habit” by Girish Karnad. “Is the `commerce’ of Literature today killing `good’ writing?”: Nayantara Sahgal, CS Lakshmi, Mark Tully, Karthika VK. Chaired by Prasoon Joshi. Limca Book of Records 2015 book launch
1.30pm — 2.15pm Lunch
Book Launch “Masterchef India CookBook”: Vikas Khanna
Book Launch “In Other Words”: Javed Akhtar, Ali Husain Mir and Florence Noiville (for French translation)
Music Performance by: Gracyl Ropmay — Presented by Government of Meghalaya
LUNCH
LUNCH
Limca Book of Records Quiz by Joy Bhattacharjya
2:15pm — 3:15pm
14.“Taare Zameen Par”: Prasoon Joshi in conversation with Yatindra Mishra. Introduced by CP Surendran
Presented by ZEE Entertainment
15. “A House for Mr. Biswas”: Hanif Kureishi, Amit Chaudhuri, Paul Theroux. Chaired by Farrukh Dhondy Presented by Amity University
16. “Nordic Noir: The Mind’s Eye”: Nils Nordberg and Hakan Nesser, introduced by Indrajit Hazra
“The Indian Quarterly presents the 7 Deadly Sins”
17. “Anupgiri- The Warrior Yogi”: William Pinch in conversation with William Dalrymple
18.Readings: “The Incredible Strangeness of Being”: Amrita Tripathi and Maria Chaudhuri, introduced by Anindita Ghose Women Uninterrupted
19.“From Born Confused to Bombay Blues: New York to a new Mumbai”: Tanuja Desai Hidier in conversation with Monisha Rajesh
3:30pm — 4:30pm
20. “The Last Word”: Hanif Kureishi in conversation with Chandrahas Choudhury
21. “And Then One Day”: Naseeruddin Shah and Girish Karnad in conversation. Introduced by Nasreen Munni Kabir
Presented By Dainik Bhaskar
22.“The Empress Dowager Cixi- The Concubine who launched Modern China”: Jung Chang chaired by Naresh Fernandes
Presented by Hindustan Times
23. “Take Power”: Ali Cobby Eckerman, Caryl Ferey and Lionel Fogarty in conversation with Florence Noiville
24.“Contemporary Art with RAQ”: Subodh Gupta, Bharti Kher, Monica Narula Sharaddha Sengupta in conversation with Homi K Bhabha
25.“What Happens when Good People do Bad Things”: Arshia Sattar
4.30pm — 5pm Tea
TEA TIME
Book Launch — “The Seduction of Delhi”: Abhay K
TEA TIME
TEA TIME
TEA TIME
TEA TIME : Pushkin Prize
5pm — 6pm
26. “They Sing the Wedding of God”: John Napier, Shanti Raman with Kishori Nath, introduced by Malashri Lal
Bhaskar Bhasha Series
27. “My Other Life: A Novelist’s Affair with Nonfiction”: Paul Theroux in conversation with Monisha Rajesh
28. “No Country: The Maps of Memory”: Kalyan Ray with Zia Haider Rahman in conversation with Vedica Kant
Rajasthan Patrika Series
29. “God’s Traitors: Religious Terrorism in Elizabethan England”: Jessie Childs introduced by William Dalrymple
30. “Parsiana”: Farrukh Dhondy, Keki Daruwalla in conversation with Raghu Karnad
Presented by Hindustan Times
31: “Poetry Hour 7X7: Kavita Nirantar”: Neil Rennie, Oleg Borushko, Vinod Kumar Shukla, Sukrita Paul Kumar, Ambika Dutt, CP Deval
6pm — 7 pm
31. (A) “Why the Ancients Matter”: Llewelyn Morgan, Tom Holland, Daud Ali, Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, Bettany Hughes moderated by Arshia Sattar
31. (B) “Faiz and Kaifi- A Poetic Legacy”: Salima Hashmi and Shabana Azmi in conversation with Ali Husain Mir (Special Session only for Delegates)
22ND JAN THURSDAY
CHARBAGH
RAJNIGANDHA FRONT LAWNS
GOOGLE MUGHAL TENT
BRITISH AIRWAYS BAITHAK
MAHINDRA HUMANITIES DURBAR HALL
FORD SAMVAD
9:25am — 9:55am
Freedom of Expression: A Capella Choir Vocal Raasta
10am — 11am
32. “The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher”: Kate Summerscale introduced by Anita Anand
33. “A Passage to America”: Vijay Seshadri in conversation with Sadaf Saaz
Rajasthan Patrika Series
34. “Pirates of the Indian Ocean- Real and Imaginary”: Neil Rennie introduced by Samanth Subramanian
Presented by DNA
35. “Of Beauty and Truth”: SR Faruqi and Bilal Tanweer in conversation. Introduced by Sukrita Paul Kumar
Bhaskar Bhasha Series
36. “Aesthetics and Sensuality- Courtly Culture In Early Medieval India”: Daud Ali introduced by BN Goswamy
38. “Of Mysteries and Spreadsheets”: Ashwin Sanghi in conversation with Amrita Tripathi Presented by Hindustan Times
39. “Descent into Chaos- Pakistan on the Brink”: Ahmed Rashid, Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, G Parthasarathy, Anatol Lieven, moderated by Suhasini Haider
40. “Matters of Faith”: Esther David, Keki Daruwalla, Amish Tripathi, Alberto Manguel, Ambi Parameswaran, Rajiv Malhotra in conversation with Arshia Sattar
41.“My Salinger Years”: Joanna Rakoff in conversation with Chiki Sarkar
Rajasthan Patrika Series
42. Masterpieces of Jain Art”: Saryu Doshi on Jain Art, introduced by Alka Pande
43. “Anarkali”: Mandy Ord, Annie Zaidi
12:30pm — 1:30pm
44. “The Library at Night”: Alberto Manguel in conversation with Chandrahas Choudhury
Rajasthan Patrika Series
45. “Mujhe Jeene Do: Conversations with Waheeda Rehman”: Waheeda Rehman and Nasreen Munni Kabir with Arshia Sattar. Introduced by Yatindra Mishra Women Uninterrupted Bhaskar Bhasha Series
46. “A Sting In the Tale”: Dave Goulson on bumble bees, introduced by Valmik Thapar
47. “Writing Resistance: Of Battles and Skirmishes”: Meena Kandasamy, Ali Cobby Eckerman, Mahua Maji in conversation with Rakhshanda Jalil Women Uninterrupted
Presented by UN Women
48. “The Buddhas of Bamiyan”: Llwelyn Morgan and Barry Flood chaired by William Dalrymple
Presented by Aga Khan Foundation
49. Wordsmiths: The Power of Words: Ibukun Olatunji
1.30pm — 2.15pm Lunch
LUNCH
Book Launch :“A Private Universe”: Sakti Burman
Book Launch: “Curtain Call: Celebrating Indian Theatre”: Shabana Azmi, Girish Karnad and Sanjoy Roy
LUNCH
LUNCH
LUNCH
2:15pm — 3:15pm
50. “War, Politics and the Novel”: Helon Habila, Homi K Bhabha,Kamila Shamsie, Kevin Powers, Adam Johnson chaired by Raghu Karnad
51. Sri Lanka Through The Looking Glass”: Romesh Gunasekera, Samanth Subramaniam in conversation wit Ashok Ferrey
Rajasthan Patrika Series
52. “Adab Bara-e Zindagi: Art for Life’s Sake: The Progressive Movement in Urdu Literature”: Javed Akhtar, Pushpesh Pant, Ali Husain Mir in conversation with Rakhshanda Jalil, introduced by Aakar Patel
Presented by Zindagi
53. “Terror and Faith”: Peter Frankopan, Jessie Childs, William Pinch, Ahmed Rashid and Llewelyn Morgan
54. “Aaydan: Notes from the Margins”: Urmila Pawar, Sushama Deshpande introduced by Namita Gokhale
Presented by U N Women
55. “Anecdotes of the past”:Indira Ganesh,
Pankhuri Arora,
Smita Vats Brought to you by ITIHAAS
3:30pm — 4:30pm
56. “Writing Back”: Sahar Delijani, Kamila Shamsie, Meena Kandasamy , Eimear McBride moderated by Ramita Navai
Women Uninterrupted
Presented by U N Women
57. “A Rediscovery of India: Agendas for Change”: Mihir Sharma, Subhash Chandra, Vishvjit Prithvijit Singh in conversation with John Elliott Presented by Nikkei Asian Review
58. “Coming Out: Tales They Don’t Tell”: Mark Gevisser, Sarah Waters, Devdutt Pattanaik, Damon Galgut and Christos Tsoilkas moderated by Sandip Roy
Presented by Hindustan Times
59. “Humare Samay ke Shabd”: Vinod Kumar Shukla, Pushpesh Pant, Anu Singh, Lata Sharma in conversation with Satyanand Nirupam Presented By Radio Mirchi
60. “How to Ruin a Queen: Marie Antoinette, the Stolen Diamonds and the Scandal That Shook the French Throne”: Jonathan Beckman introduced by Naresh Fernandes
“The Indian Quarterly presents the 7 Deadly Sins“
61.“Girls and Boys: On the Same Page” Urvashi Butalia and Puneeta Roy
4.30pm — 5pm Tea
TEA TIME
Book Launch: “Literally Yours”: Chetaan Joshii, Asha Francis
Book Launch: “The Persecution of Madhav Tripathi”: Aditya Sudershan
TEA TIME
TEA TIME
TEA TIME
5pm — 6pm
62. “Hamlet’s Dilemma”: Vishal Bhardwaj, Basharat Peer, Tim Supple, Jerry Brotton in conversation. Introduced by Suhel Seth
Presented by ZEE Entertainment
63. “Adaptations”: Hanif Kureishi, Paul Theroux, Christos Tsiolkas, Sarah Waters, Lauren Child moderated by Anindita Ghose
64. “Rajasthan: Out of Bimaru”: Arvind Panagariya, Bibek Debroy,Malvika Singh and Om Thanvi in conversation with Ashok Malik
65. “Double Lives: Writers as Critics”: Alberto Manguel, Amit Chaudhuri, Will Self, Nicholson Baker in conversation with Homi K Bhabha
66. “Hum, Tum Aur Voh Truck- Translating the Untranslateable”: Pushpesh Pant, Satti Khanna, Aruni Kashyap, Rakhshanda Jalil in conversation Bhaskar Bhasha Series
67 A. “DSC PRIZE FOR SOUTH ASIAN LITERATURE 2015. AWARD CEREMONY. The winner of the USD 50,000 DSC Prize would be announced for the best work of fiction on South Asia.”
23RD JAN FRIDAY
CHARBAGH
RAJNIGANDHA FRONT LAWNS
GOOGLE MUGHAL TENT
BRITISH AIRWAYS BAITHAK
MAHINDRA HUMANITIES DURBAR HALL
FORD SAMVAD
9:25am — 9:55am
Ekoham (Bhakti and Spiritual Traditions
10am — 11am
68. “Selfie:The Art of the Memoir”: Anchee Min, Mark Gevisser, Brigid Keenan and Joanna Rakoff in conversation with Basharat Peer
69. “The Conflict of Dharma in the Mahabharata”: Amish Tripathi and Bibek Debroy introduced by Namita Gokhale Presented by Amity University
70. “Contemporary Pakistani Art”: Salima Hashmi, Kamila Shamsie and Alka Pande in conversation Presented by AVID Learning
71. “A Revolution is Brewing”: Sangeeta Bandopadhyay, C. Mrunalini and Sukrita Paul Kumar in conversation with Malashri Lal Women Uninterrupted
Presented by U N Women
72. “The Courtly Arts of Rajasthan”: Molly Emma Aitkin, BN Goswamy, Kavita Singh, Rima Hooja moderated by William Dalrymple Presented by DNA
73. “The Music and The Musician”: Susmit Sen
11:15am — 12:15pm
74. “Against the Grain”: Gideon Levy, Aakar Patel, Salima Hashmi, Swapan Dasgupta in conversation with Meru Gokhale
Rajasthan Patrika Series
75. “Wanderlust and the Art of Travel Writing”: Paul Theroux, Charles Glass, Samanth Subramanian, Akash Kapur, Sam Miller, Brigid Keenan in conversation with William Dalrymple
76. “Clearing a Space: Between Fact and Fiction”: Raj Kamal Jha and Amit Chaudhuri in conversation with Ashok Ferrey
Presented by Amity University
77. “Tigers in Red Weather”: Valmik Thapar with Ruth Padel
Presented by Radio Mirchi
78. “A Thousand Stories: Tales of Hope and Dispossession”: Hansda Sowvendra and Aruni Kashyap introduced by Neeta Gupta
Bhaskar Bhasha Series
79. “Pashu: Animal Tales from Hindu Mythology”: Devdutt Pattanaik
12:30pm — 1:30pm
80. “Shadow Play: The Art of Biography”: Jenny Uglow, Jung Chang, Mark Gevisser, Kate Summerscale, Lucy Hughes Hallet moderated by Anita Anand
Presented by Dainik Bhaskar
81. “India Shastra”: Shashi Tharoor, Mihir Sharma in conversation with Amrita Tripathi
82. “The End of Antiquity and the Rise of Monotheism”: Tom Holland and Barry Flood chaired by Peter Frankopan
Presented by Hindustan Times
83. “Rajasthani Lekhan: Astitva aur Asmita”: Aidan Singh Bhati, Arjun Deo Charan and Ambika Dutt in conversation with Nand Bhardwaj. Introduced by Jyotika Diggi
Bhaskar Bhasha Series
84. “The Spirit of Indian Painting”: BN Goswamy introduced by William Dalrymple
85. “Be a Crime Buster”: Ketaki Karnik
1.30pm — 2.15pm
LUNCH
Book Launch — “Kuchh Dhundhli Tasveeren” by Vishvjit Prithvijit Singh, released by Ashok Vajpeyi
Book Launch: “Flavours of the Frontier: Forgotten Recipes from Dera Ismail Khan”: Pushpa Bagai
“Transpositions: Adapting History, Myth,and Fantasy for Television”:Ashwin Sanghi, Pushpesh Pant, Pradeep Hejmadi moderated by Mita Kapur
LUNCH
LUNCH
2:15pm — 3:15pm
86. “The Murty Classical Library of India”: Rohan Murty, Sheldon Pollock, Navtej Sarna, Rakhshanda Jalil, Maithree Wickramasinghe, C Mrunalini, Yatindra Mishra moderated by Sharmila Sen Presented by Harvard University Press
87. “Family Life”: Akhil Sharma in conversation with Anindita Ghose
88.“What the Doctor Ordered: Prescriptive Economics and the Science of Uncertainity”: Tarun Khanna, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Ashok Malik in conversation with Mihir Sharma
89. “Jagat Guru: The Syncretic World of Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shahi II of Bijapur”: Deborah Hutton, Kavita Singh, Molly Emma Aitken chaired by William Dalrymple
Presented by The Aesthetics Project
90. “Hitler’s Secret Bankers: Has Switzerland Profited from the Holocaust?”: Adam LeBor in conversation with Jonathan Shainin
91. “From Here to Hogwarts”: Samit Basu
3:30pm — 4:30pm
92. “Basic Instinct”: Hanif Kureishi, Deepti Kapoor, Sarah Waters and Nicholson Baker in conversation with Parul Sehgal
“The Indian Quarterly presents the 7 Deadly Sins”
93. “Romance, Tragedy and Truth Telling: The Red Sari and Other Stories”: Javier Moro, Florence Noiville in conversation with Madhu Trehan
94. “Sophia Duleep Singh: Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary”: Anita Anand introduced by Navtej Sarna
Presented by Hindustan Times
95. “East South Asia”: Tshering Tashi, Pradyot Deb Burman, L. Somi Roy, Wipas Srithong moderated by Prashant Jha
96. “Abducting A General”: Rick Stroud introduced by William Dalrymple
97. “The Fox and the Crow: Karadi Tales”: Shobha Viswanath and Manasi Subramaniam in conversation with Sayoni Basu
4.30pm — 5pm Tea
Book Launch: “The Persecution of Madhav Tripathi”: Aditya Sudarshan, book released by Annie Zaidi
Book Launch: “Tagore and the Feminine: A Journey in Translations”: Malashri Lal
Book Launch: “Bathtub”: Thukral & Tagra and Arjun Puri
TEA TIME
TEA TIME
TEA TIME
5pm — 6pm
98. “Billions of Entrepreneurs: How China and India Are Reshaping Their Future”: Tarun Khanna in conversation with Rahul Jacob
99. “Reading Africa, Writing Africa”: Damon Galgut, Mark Gevisser, Hisham Matar, Helon Habila in conversation with Kwasi Kwarteng Rajasthan Patrika Series
100. “Kathputli: Of Puppets and Puppeteers”: Dadi Pudumjee, Puran Bhatt, Rajesh Bhat Nagori in conversation. Introduced by Sanjoy Roy
101.“The First Firangis in a Strange Kind of Paradise”: Jonathan Gil Harris and Sam Miller in conversation with William Dalrymple
102. “Toxic Legacy: The Bhopal Gas Tragedy”: Javier Moro, John Elliott in conversation with Salil Tripathi
103 (A). Announcement of Amish’s Next Book Series Presented by Westland Ltd.
24TH JAN SATURDAY
CHARBAGH
RAJNIGANDHA FRONT LAWNS
GOOGLE MUGHAL TENT
BRITISH AIRWAYS BAITHAK
MAHINDRA HUMANITIES DURBAR HALL
FORD SAMVAD
9:25am — 9:55am
Melliflous Renditions (Folk Traditions of Awadh and Benaras)
10am — 11am
104. “Why a Library of Classical Indian Literature?”: Girish Karnad, Sheldon Pollock in conversation Arshia Sattar
Presented by Murty Classical Library of India
105. “Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable”: Nassim Nicholas Taleb introduced by Abhimanyu Radhakrishnan
106. “The Man and the Mahatma”: Pramod Kapoor, Makarand Paranjape, Nand Kishore Acharya in conversation with Pushpesh Pant Presented by DNA
107. “The Pike- Gabriele D’Annunzio: Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War”: Lucy Hughes Hallet introduced by Swapan Dasgupta
108. “On Land, At Sea”: Janice Pariat and Kanishk Tharoor, introduced by Pradyot Deb Burman
109.“Reaching for the Stars”: Subhadra Menon and Pallava Bagla
11:15am — 12:15pm
110. “The Twilight Zone: Between Arabs and Israelis”: Kai Bird, Gideon Levy, Adam LeBor, Fady Joudah, Navtej Sarna, moderated by Hardeep Singh Puri
Presented by Hindustan Times
111 . “Dance Like a Man: Refiguring Masculinity”: Mukul Deva, Christos Tsiolkas, Shobhaa De in conversation with Ashok Ferrey
112. “A History of the World in Twelve Maps”: Jerry Brotton introduced by Kwasi Kwarteng
Rajasthan Patrika Series
113. “The Mother I Never Knew”: Sudha Murty in conversation with Namita Gokhale
Presented by Radio Mirchi
114. “Writing The Family”: Akhil Sharma, Maria Chaudhuri, Mira Jacob, Marcel Theroux and Sandip Roy in conversation with Parul Sehgal
115. The “Horrid High” Way: Payal Kapadia
12:30pm — 1:30pm
116.“Deconstructing Change: The Election That Changed India”: Rajdeep Sardesai in conversation with Madhu Trehan and Mihir Sharma
117. “Beautiful Offspring: The Art of Historical Fiction”: Damon Galgut and Eleanor Catton in conversation Kamila Shamsie
Presented by Dainik Bhaskar
118. “Novel Cures”: Ella Berthoud and Indrajit Hazra in conversation with Samit Basu
119. “The Father of History”: Tom Holland introduced by Bettany Hughes Presented by Hindustan Times
120. “Rasika: Understanding Indian Aesthetics”: Ashok Vajpeyi, Alka Pande, Yatindra Mishra in conversation. Introduced by Sanjoy Roy
Bhaskar Bhasha Series
121. “Ignited Minds”: Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Presented by Aga Khan Foundation
1.30pm — 2.15pm
Book Launch: “At Home in India — The Muslim Saga”: Salman Khurshid. Book released by Harsh Mander and Girish Karnad
Ojas Art Award
Book Launch: “Ocean to Ocean”: Susmit Sen. Book released by Sanjoy Roy
LUNCH
LUNCH
Launch of the Bal Bhavan Book “Chhote Haath Badi Baat”
2:15pm — 3:15pm
122. “The Medium is the Message”: Nigel Harris, Ravish Kumar and Madhu Trehan, Kalpesh Yagnik and Raghu Karnad. Moderated by Amrita Tripathi
Presented by Hindustan Times
123. “The Writer and The World”: VS Naipaul in conversation with Farrukh Dhondy
124. “Meltdown in the Middle East”: Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Gideon Levy, Charles Glass, Fady Joudah, Hisham Matar, Pinak Chakravarty in conversation
125. “India: A Space Odyssey”: Pallava Bagla, Subhadra Menon, M Annadurai in conversation
Presented by Dainik Bhaskar
126. “War and Gold- A Five Hundred Year History of Empires, Adventures and Debt”: Kwasi Kwarteng moderated by Tarun Khanna
“The Indian Quarterly presents the 7 Deadly Sins”
127. “The trials and triumphs of the self published author”: Bhakti Mathur
3:30pm — 4:30pm
128.“Kahani ki Nayi Karvat”: Ravish Kumar in conversation with Anu Singh Choudhary
Bhaskar Bhasha Series
129 .“52 Ways of Looking at a Poem”: Jeet Thayil, Vijay Seshadri, Kevin Powers, Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, Neil Rennie, Ashok Vajpeyi chaired by Ruth Padel Announcing the winner for the Khushwant Singh Memorial Prize for Poetry
130. “Cities and their Shadows”: Navtej Sarna, Esther David,Yatindra Mishra, Malvika Singh introduced by Indrajit Hazra
131. “Indian Cricket at the Crossroads”: James Astill, Soumya Bhattacharya, Dilip D’Souza in conversation with Shashi Tharoor and Rajdeep Sardesai Presented by Kotak Mahindra Bank
132.“Dingal Pingal Ko Jodo: The Poetic Rhythms of Rajasthali”: Rajendra Singh Barhath and Gopal Prasad Mudgal in conversation with CP Deval
Bhaskar Bhasha Series
133. “Evolution of Jazz”: Joe Alvares
4.30pm — 5pm Tea
Book Launch: “My Little Epiphanies”: Aisha Chaudhary, book released by Sanjoy Roy
Book Launch: “The Garud Strikes”: Mukul Deva. The book is being launched by Lt.Gen.A.K.Sahni, UYSM, SM, VSM. GOC-in-C, South West Command
Book Launch : “Ladakh: Knowing the Unknown”: Sangeeta Gupta, book released by Shashi Tharoor and BN Goswamy
TEA TIME
TEA TIME
TEA TIME
5pm — 6pm
134. “The Simpsons and their Mathematical Secrets”: Simon Singh introduced by Anuradha Sengupta
Rajasthan Patrika Series
135.“The Visionary: Dr APJ Abdul Kalam”: APJ Abdul Kalam in conversation with Bibek Debroy Presented by ZEE Entertainment
136. “Narrative: Putting the Story Back into History”: Gilbert King, Jenny Uglow, Gary Bass, Jerry Brotton and Kate Summerscale in conversation with Swapan Dasgupta
137. “Zamana Humse Hai: New Words, New Worlds”: Mahua Maji, Anu Singh Choudhary, Ramkumar Singh, Satyanand Nirupam in conversation with Sudhir Chaudhary
Presented by ZEE Entertainment
138. “Fingersmith”: Sarah Waters in conversation with Avantika Sujan
146. “The CIA and the Wilderness of Mirrors”: Kai Bird, Charles Glass and Scott Anderson moderated by Jonathan Shainin
147. “Arms and the Man: The Bangladesh Bloodbath”: Salil Tripathi, Sadaf Saaz Siddiqi in conversation with Mukul Deva
148. “The Hemlock Cup: Socrates, Athens and the Search for the Good Life”: Bettany Hughes introduced by Avantika Sujan
Presented by Dainik Bhaskar
149. “Vox”: Nicholson Baker in conversation with Jeet Thayil
150. “Writing the Other”: Damon Galgut, Adam Johnson in conversation with Akash Kapur
151. “Jump into The Ramayan- Engaging Children in Indian Painting”: Saker Mistri and Mamta Mangaldas Presented by Aga Khan Foundation
12:30pm — 1:30pm
152. “The Theatre of War”: Vedica Kant, Amarinder Singh, Burak Akcapar in conversation with John Elliott
153. “India’s Turn: Catalyzing Economic Transformation”: Arvind Subramanian, Narayana Murthy and Rahul Jacob in conversation
154. “Granta on India”: Amit Chaudhuri, Samanth Subramaniam, Deepti Kapoor, Raghu Karnad and Sam Miller moderated by Urvashi Butalia
Presented by Granta
155. “Nepal: In Search of a Constitution”: Prashant Jha, Kai Bird in conversation with Pushpesh Pant
156. “Streeshakti”: Lata Sharma, Mridula Behari, Anshu Harsh in conversation introduced by Om Thanvi
Bhaskar Bhasha Series
157. “Muthoni’s Necklace and Other Tales”: Cat Weatherill
1.30pm — 2.15pm Lunch
LUNCH
Book Launch: “The Front Row: Conversations on Cinema”: Anupama Chopra. Book lanuched by Sonam Kapoor
Book Launch: “Tears of the Crying Squad”: CP Surendran
LUNCH
LUNCH
LUNCH
2:15pm — 3:15pm
158. “Cultural Revolutions”: Jung Chang, Ma Jian and Anchee Min in conversation with Anuradha SenGupta
159. “Ankahee: What Must Not Be Said”: Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Urvashi Butalia, CP Surendran in conversation with Salil Tripathi
Presented by Radio Mirchi
160. “The Devil in the Grove: Racism, Murder and Rape in the Deep South”: Gilbert King introduced by Akash Kapur
“The Indian Quarterly presents the 7 Deadly Sins”
161. “Sanskrit: The Living Heritage”: Satya Vrat Shastri introduced by Sushma Singhvi
Bhaskar Bhasha Series
162. “Shakespere and The Moors”: Jerry Brotton and Tim Supple
163. “Taking Flight”: Simar Malhota, Jaspreet Kalra, Tanessa Puri and Udyan Sharma in conversation with Avantika Sujan
3:30pm — 4:30pm
164. “First Person Feminine”: C Mrunalini, Sushma Deshpande and Sadaf Saaz moderated by Alka Pande
165. “The Lunar Men -The Inventors, Artisans and Tycoons who Made the Future”: Jenny Uglow introduced by Simon Singh Presented by Amity University
166. “Devil’s Advocate: Ram Jethmalani”: Ram Jethmalani in conversation with Madhu Trehan introduced by Shobhaa De
Presented By DNA
167. “In Exile”: Sahar Delijani, Ma Jian, Fady Joudah, Hisham Matar, Anchee Min moderated by Ramita Navai
Rajasthan Patrika Series
168. “Chaturbik”: Malchand Tiwari, Ram Kumar Singh introduced by Lata Sharma
Bhaskar Bhasha Series
