Schedule – 2019
Literary Schedule
Day 1
25 Jan 2019
Day 2
26 Jan 2019
Day 3
27 Jan 2019
Plenary: Gujarati Literature Before, With and Beyond Gandhi
Plenary: Gujarati Literature Before, With and Beyond Gandhi Sitanshu Yashaschandra Chair: T Vijay Kumar
Sitanshu Yashaschandra
Panel: #Me Too: The Way Forward
Chinmayi Sripaada, Sandhya Menon & Shutapa Paul Moderator: Vasudha Nagaraj
Chinmayi Sripaada
Sandhya Menon
Shutapa Paul
Panel: Contemporary Trends in Chinese Literature
Ge Shuiping, Guan Renshan, Rong Rong, Shi Yifeng Chair: A Lai Co-ordinators & Interpreters: Zheng Lei, Hu Wei
Shi Yifeng
Guan Renshan
Ge Shuiping
Rong Rong
A Lai
Panel: Living Religion
Kavitha Buggana, K Madavane Moderator: Uma Damodar Sridhar
Madavane
Kavitha Buggana
Plenary: Climate Change, Global Warming, and Water Management
Rajendra Singh Chair: Srinivas Murthy
Rajendra Singh
Panel: En-Countering Stereotypes
Andaleeb Wajid, Neyaz Farooquee Moderator: Aparna Rayaprol
Andaleeb Wajid
Neyaz Farooquee
Panel: Happily Ever After
Aarti V Raman, Usha Narayanan Moderator: Adite Banerjie
Aarti V Raman
Usha Narayanan
Panel: Million Mutinies
Nikhila Henry, Rashmi Saksena Moderator: Usha Raman
Rashmi Saksena
Nikhila Henry
Panel: Bollywood and Beyond
Elahe Hiptoola, Ketan Mehta & Suresh Jindal Moderator: Uma Magal
Ketan Mehta
Elahe Hiptoola
Suresh Jindal
Panel: The Aadhaar Story
Charles Assisi and NS Ramnath Moderator: Adhiraj Parthasarathy
NS Ramnath
Charles Assisi
Plenary: Gandhi: An Impossible Possibility
Sudhir Chandra Chair: Sitanshu Yashaschandra
Sudhir Chandra
Talk: Indica: A Deep History of the Indian Subcontinent
Pranay Lal Moderator: Anant Maringanti
Pranay Lal
Panel: The Chief and the Chief Minister
Kingshuk Nag, Shutapa Paul Moderator: Uma Sudhir
Shutapa Paul
Kingshuk Nag
Panel: Contemporary Currents in Gujarati Literature
Mahendrasinh Parmar, Paresh Naik & Udayan Thakkar Moderator: Himanshi Shelat
Mahendrasinh Parmar
Udayan Thakker
Paresh Naik
Readings: Flavours of Chinese Literature
A Lai, Ge Shuiping, Rong Rong, Shi Yifeng, Bei Ta Chair: Guan Renshan Co-ordinators: Zheng Lei & Hu Wei
Bei Ta
Shi Yifeng
Ge Shuiping
Rong Rong
A Lai
Panel: Art and Ideology
Malvika Maheshwari, Salil Tripathi Moderator: Chandana Chakrabarti
Salil Tripathi
Malvika Maheshwari
Panel: No Child’s Play: Writing for Children and Young Adults
Andaleeb Wajid, Reshma Barshikar Moderator: Parimala Kulkarni
Reshma K Barshikar
Andaleeb Wajid
Panel: The Mahatma and the Movies
Govind Nihalani, Suresh Jindal Moderator: Balaji Vittal
Govind Nihalani
Suresh Jindal
Panel: Literature Down Under
Anna Solding, Jane McCredie, Marieke Hardy Moderator: Paul Sharrad
Marieke Hardy
Jane McCredie
Anna Solding
Panel: Narratives of North-East India
Rita Chowdhury, Samrat Choudhury Moderator: Mary Therese Kurkalang
Rita Chowdhury
Samrat Choudhury
Panel: Translation as Transformation
Astri Ghosh, Dileep Jhaveri, Ila Arun Moderator: Nikhila H
Astri Ghosh
Ila Arun
Dileep Jhaveri
Panel: Stories of Another India
Abdullah Khan, Nilanjan Choudhury Moderator: A Giridhar Rao
Nilanjan Choudhury
Abdullah Khan
Panel: Literary Culture of Telangana
Ashok Tankasala, Baig Ehsas, Mercy Margaret Moderator: T Vijay Kumar
Mercy Margaret Boda
Baig Ehsas
Panel: What Publishers Want (HLF-Juggernaut Writing Contest Prize)
Phillipa McGuinness, Sudha Menon, Akash Joshi
Sudha Menon
Phillipa McGuinness
Panel: Environmentally Yours
Karthikeyan, Rohan Chakraborty, Sanjeev Shiva Moderator: Anjali Pande
Rohan Chakravarty
Karthikeyan
Sanjeev Siva
Kaavya Dhaara Schedule
Day 1
25 Jan 2019
Day 2
26 Jan 2019
Day 3
27 Jan 2019
11:30 am-1:00 pm
Kaavya Dhaara Pavilion
Kaavya Dhaara: Shuruaat
Asiya Zahoor, Hoshang Merchant, Jameela Nishat, Mamidi Harikrishna, Rizio Yohannan, Sitanshu Yashaschandra, Sridala Swami Poetry rendering: Iqbal Patni and kathak exponent Mangala Bhatt
Iqbal Patni
Mamidi Hari Krishna
Asiya Zahoor
Jameela Nishat
Sridala Swami
Hoshang Merchant
Sitanshu Yashaschandra
Rizio Yohannan
Kaavya Dhaara: Josh-e-Hyderabad
Harish Singla, Harsh Vardhan Shukla, Janani Rao, Javed Jalali, Shivani Kshirsagar, Shriya Gupta, Soumya, Srujana Satyavada Vaishnavi Sai, Zakad Cruze Poetry rendering: Jayashree, Irfan Ali and Patruni Sastry
Shivani Kshirsagar
Patruni Chidananda Sastry
Irfan Ali
Jayashree
Soumya
Harsh Vardhan Shukla
Janani Rao
Srujana Satyavada
Harish Singla
Zaka D Cruze
Vaishnavi Sai
Javed Jalali
Kaavya Dhaara: Madyaantar
Astri Ghosh, Bei Ta, Dileep Jhaveri, G Akila, Huzaifa Pandit, Kuppili Padma, Menka Shivdasani, N Gopi, Nitu Bhattacharya Paresh Tiwari, Raj Rao, Salil Tripathi, Sonnet Mondal, Udayan Thakkar Poetry rendering: Ila Arun
Menka Shivdasani
R Raj Rao
Astri Ghosh
Huzaifa Pandit
Sonnet Mondal
G. Akila
Paresh Tiwari
Nitu Bhattacharya
Udayan Thakker
Kuppili Padma
Ila Arun
Salil Tripathi
Bei Ta
Dileep Jhaveri
Gopi, N
Kaavya Dhaara: Charag-e-Harf
Ananya Patel, Anany Sharma, Asad Siddiqui, Chandra Sekhar Varma, Devang Pratap Singh, Nikhil Sharma, Rj Harshi, Shashvat Shukla Shivargh Bhattacharya, Tarun Jha Poetry rendering: Chandra Sekhar Varma, Asad Siddiqui, Shivargh Bhattacharya
Rj Harshi
Shivargh Bhattacharya
Ananya Patel
Asad Siddiqui
Anany Sharma
Tarun Jha
Nikhil Sharma
Chandra Shekhar Varma
Shashvat Shukla Dev
Devang Pratap
Kaavya Dhaara: Finale
Aadaab Kaifi Saab – Kaifi Azmi read by Shabana Azmi Hussain Hydari, Jhilam Chattaraj, Kavi Yakoob, Laltu Singh, Nabina Das, Rebecca Vedavathy, Saima Afreen, Sarabjeet Garcha Poetry rendering: music / dance / recitation Ka se Kavita – Akram Ul-Haq, Sravya Manasa Bhogireddy, Sudarshan Vig, Abhijeet Singh Rathore, Ghazala Yasmin Faruqui
Sarabjeet Garcha
Kavi Yakoob
Jhilam Chattaraj
Laltu
Nabina Das
Rebecca
Ghazala Yasmin Faruqui
Abhijeet Singh Rathore
Sudarshan Vig
Sravya Manasa Bhogireddy
Akram Ul-Haq
Saima Afreen
Hussain Haidry
Shabana Azmi