26 Jan: Day 3

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Saturday CHAR BAGH

TATA STEEL

FRONT LAWNS

GOOGLE

MUGHAL TENT

BAITHAK COUNSELAGE DURBAR READING ROOM SAMVAD
09.25am- 09.55am

 

Mountain Echoes - Music of Bhutan: Sonam Dorji

       
10am- 11am

73. 'Republic of Ideas'

Patrick French, Ashis Nandy, Ashutosh, Tarun Tejpal and Richard Sorabji in conversation with Urvashi Butalia

Presented by Ambuja Neotia Group
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74. 'Kipling'
Charles Allen, Andrew Lycett and David Gilmour in conversation with Swapan Dasgupta
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75. 'Women on the Path'
Ranjini Obeyesekere, Kunzang Choden and Ani Choying in conversation with Swati Chopra
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76. 'E Paar Bangla, O Paar Bangla: Across Borders'
Anisul Hoque and Radha Chakravarty in conversation with Arunava Sinha

(Dainik Bhaskar Bhasha Series)

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77. 'The Writing Life'
Sethu Madhavan and Chadrashekhara Kambar in conversation with K. Satchidanandan

(Dainik Bhaskar Bhasha Series)

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Young Adult's Workshop: "My Self, My World - a search for Identity"

11.15am- 12.15pm

78. 'Rogues, Reviewers and Critics'

Anjum Hasan, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Christopher Ricks and Manu Joseph in conversation with Chandrahas Choudhury

79. 'India: an Unbound Breakout Nation In spite of the Gods?'

Ruchir Sharma and Edward Luce in conversation with Gurcharan Das
(Presented by Vodafone)
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80. 'Notes and Notations: Writing About Music'

Vikram Sampath and Sonam Dorji in conversation with Rupleena Bose
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81.'Shah Abdul Latif'

Anju Makhija and Fahmida Riaz,
introduced by William Dalrymple

(Dainik Bhaskar Bhasha Series)
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82. 'Ghosts of Empire' [Reading]

Kwasi Kwarteng introduced by Swapan Dasgupta

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Young Adult's Workshop: "My Self, My World - a search for Identity"
12.30pm- 1.30pm

83. 'Freedom of Speech and Expression'

John Kampfner, Shoma Chaudhury, John Burnside, Orlando Figes and Basharat Peer in conversation with John Kampfner


(Presented by Edinburgh World Writers' Conference: Jaipur
In partnership with the Edinburgh International Book Festival and the British Council)

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84. 'The Language of Literature'

Sitanshu Yashaschandra, Ambai, Benyamin Daniel and Manil Suri in conversation with Udaya Narayana Singh


(Presented by National Book Trust)

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85. 'Punjabi by Nature'

Shauna Singh Baldwin, Kishwar Desai, Navtej Sarna and Ravinder Singh moderated by Nirupama DuttWatch Session Video

86. 'The Yogini'

David White, Swati Chopra, Sir James Mallinson, Catherine Weinberger and Debra Diamond, introduced by Sudha Gopalakrishnan
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87. 'Cloak and Dagger: The Craft of the Spy Novel

Joseph Kanon and Zac O'Yeah in conversation with Andrew Lycett
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Young Adult's Workshop: "My Self, My World - a search for Identity"

1.30pm- 2.15pm
LUNCH

Book Launch:

In the Shadow of Freedom by Laxmi Dhaul
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Book Launch: The Arabic version of the Ramayana by Wadi al-Bustani.

Released by Syed Mahdi, Suresh Goel.

 (Supported by Kalima and the ICCR.)

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LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH
2.15pm- 3.15pm

88. 'Gandhi vs Gandhi'

Richard Sorabji,
Charles Di Salvo and Ananya Vajpeyi in converation with Faisal Devji


(Presented by Harvard University Press)

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89. 'Lok Geet, Folk Geet: Bollywood ki Nayi Sanskriti'

Prasoon Joshi and Smita Tiwari Jassal in conversation with Namrata Joshi [Book launch of Prasoon Joshi’s book - Sunshine Lanes]

(Presented by Directorate of Film Festivals)

(Dainik Bhaskar Bhasha Series)

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90. 'Persian Fire: The First Battle for the West'

Tom Holland introduced by Madeline Miller
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91. 'Aao Gaon Chalein'

Lakshmi Sharma, Om Thanvi, Ish Madhu Talwar and Neelesh Misra in conversation with Durga Prasad Agarwal

(Dainik Bhaskar Bhasha Series)

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92. 'Jataka Readings'

Gagan Gill and Ranjini Obeyesekere introduced by R. Sivapriya
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93. Young Adult's Workshop: "My Self, My World - a search for Identity" with Kancha Ilaiah
3.30pm- 4.30pm

94. 'Navras'

Ashok Chakradhar, Ikraam Rajasthani and Atul Kanakk in conversation with Sampat Saral

(Dainik Bhaskar Bhasha Series)
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96. 'Corner of a Distant Playing Field'

Rahul Dravid, Ian Buruma and Suresh Menon in conversation with Rajdeep Sardesai

Book Launch by Suresh Menon: Pataudi - Nawab of Cricket 

(Presented by Rajasthan Royals)

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95. 'Out of Africa'

Aminatta Forna, Anjan Sundaram and Mary Harper in conversation with Kwasi Kwarteng
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97.' Highway to Nowhere'

Sudeep Chakravarti, Rahul Pandita and Neelesh Misra in conversation with Urvashi Butalia
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98. 'Flora's Empire'

Eugenia Herbert introduced by Charles Allen
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99. Young Adult's Workshop: "My Self, My World - a search for Identity" with Binayak Sen and Ilina Sen
4.30pm- 5pm TEA TIME

Book Launch:

Inspired by Tagore.

Book release by Lakshmi Holmstrom and Charlie Walker

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TEA TIME TEA TIME TEA TIME TEA TIME
5pm- 6pm

100. 'What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets'

Michael Sandel introduced by Anita Anand

(Hindustan Times Series)
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101. 'A Surrogate Life'

Kishwar Desai and Rohini Nilekani in conversation with Jaishree Misra

(Rajasthan Patrika Series)

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102. 'Kashmir: Chronicles of Exile'

Rahul Pandita and Siddiq Wahid in conversation with Asiya Zahoor
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103. 'Righteous Republic'

Ananya Vajpeyi in conversation with David Shulman


(Presented by Harvard University Press)
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104. 'Dramatis Personae' [Readings]

The Man Who Tried to Remember by Makarand Sathe, The Cripple and His Talismans by Anosh Irani, inroduced by R. Sivapriya

(Presented by Canada Council for the Arts)
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105. 'Innovative Collaborations'


Chiki Sarkar, Judith Oriol, Mandira Sen, V.K. Karthika, and Richard Cable, moderated by Ananth Padmanabhan

6pm- 7pm



106. 'Sunset on Empire'

David Gilmour, Ian Buruma, Charles Allen, Pavan Varma and Kwasi Kwarteng in conversation with Swapan Dasgupta
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107. 'Falling off the Map: The Question of Failed States'

Mary Harper, Reza Aslan, Laleh Khadivi, Selma Dabaggh and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy moderated by Barkha Dutt
(Presented by Vodafone)
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108. 'Nayi Kahaani: New Stories for Old'

Kshama Sharma, Malchand Tiwari, Fahmida Riaz and Dushyant in conversation with Nirupama Dutt

(Presented by Rajasthan Patrika)
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109. 'Found Music' [Readings]

An English August: An Indian Story by Upamanyu Chatterjee, Calcutta: Two Years in the City by Amit Chaudhuri, introduced by Rupleena Bose
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EVENING PERFORMANCE