28 Jan: Day 5

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Monday CHAR BAGH

TATA STEEL

FRONT LAWNS

GOOGLE

MUGHAL TENT

BAITHAK COUNSELAGE DURBAR READING ROOM SAMVAD
09.25am- 09.55am

 

Buddhist Devotional Songs: Chukie Tethong & Tenzin Norbu
       
10am- 11am

147. 'Big Bang'

Simon Singh introduced by Madhu Trehan

 (Hindustan Times Series)
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148. 'Maps for Lost Writers: Nurturing Creativity'
Anosh Irani, Prajwal Parajuly, Aita Ighodaro and Hindol Sengupta, moderated by Meru Gokhale

Presented by McCann Worldgroup
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149. 'A Rebel State'
Bhalchandra Nemade and Jeet Thayil in conversation with Rupleena Bose
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150. 'After the Revolution: New Writing from the Iranian Diaspora'
Laleh Khadivi and Fariba Hatchtroudi moderated by Reza Aslan
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151. 'Saving Face'
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy in conversation with Shoma Chaudhury
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Young Adult's Workshop: "My Self, My World - a search for Identity"

11.15am- 12.15pm

152 'The Finkler Question'

Howard Jacobson in conversation with Samanth Subramanian

(Presented by Vodafone)
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153. 'The Accidental Apprentice'

Vikas Swarup on the craft of fiction in conversation with Ashok Ferrey

(The Hindu Series)
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154. 'Maps of Love and Hate: Nationalism and Arab Literature'

Ahdaf Soueif, Tahar Ben Jelloun and Selma Dabbagh in conversation with Jonathan Shainin, introduced by William Dalrymple

(Presented by Edinburgh World Writers' Conference: Jaipur
In partnership with the Edinburgh International Book Festival and the British Counci
l)
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155. 'Stree Ho Kar Sawal Karti Ho? – Women’s Voices, Women’s Questions'

Preeta Bhargava, Sushila Shivran and Lata Sharma in conversation with Dushyant

(Dainik Bhaskar Bhasha Series)
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156. 'Voices from Under' [Readings]

Santhali Stories by Damayanti Beshra, Untouchable God by Kancha Ilaiah, introduced by Namita Gokhale

Book Launch: Untouchable God by Kancha Ilaiah

(Dainik Bhaskar Bhasha Series)
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Young Adult's Workshop: "My Self, My World - a search for Identity"
12.30pm- 1.30pm

157. 'Adaptations'

Zoe Heller, Tim Supple, Ariel Dorfman, Sebastian Faulks and Vikas Swarup, chaired by Rachael Dwyer
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158. 'Imagine:
Resistance, Protest, Assertion'

Maya Rao, Aminatta Forna, Nirupama Dutt, Ambai, Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, Urvashi Butalia introduced by Namita Gokhale
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159. 'Mallory and the Conquest of Everest'

Wade Davis in conversation with Patrick French

(Presented by GAIL)
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160.Taming the Gods: Religion and Politics'

Ian Buruma,Reza Aslan, Ahdaf Souief and Timothy Garton Ash in conversation with Shoma Chaudhury
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161. 'The Song of Achilles'

Madeline Miller in conversation with Anjum Hasan
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Young Adult's Workshop: "My Self, My World - a search for Identity"

1.30pm- 2.15pm
LUNCH

Book Launches:

'Wicked Girls, Wicked Words' by Lakshmi Holmstrom

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LUNCH

LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH
2.15pm- 3.15pm

162.'Hunger Games: Mao's Great Famine'

Frank Dikotter introduced by Jonathan Shainin
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163. 'Celebrating Shobhaa'

Shobhaa De in conversation with Ashok Ferrey
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164. 'Mahanagar: Writing the Megalopolis'

Anosh Irani, Ajay Navaria, M.A. Farooqi and Tania James in conversation with Jeet Thayil (Presented by Rajasthan Patrika)
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165.'The Sparrow Speaks'

Ambai in conversation with Lakshmi Holmstrom
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166. 'Why I am in theatre…'

Bhanu Bharti introduced by Vayu Naidu
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167. Young Adult's Workshop: "My Self, My World - a search for Identity" with Kunzang Choden
3.30pm- 4.30pm

168. 'The File'

Timothy Garton Ash introduced by Patrick French
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169. 'Birdsong'

Sebastian Faulks in conversation with Supriya Nair

(Presented by DNA)
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170. 'The Art of Historical Fiction'

Linda Grant, Madeline Miller, Philip Hensher, Lawrence Norfolk in conversation with Jeet Thayil

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171. 'Anya se Ananya: A Life Apart'

Ira Pande, Urvashi Butalia, Namita Gokhale, Ambai and her book launch by Ahdaf Souief

(Presented by Prabha Khaitan Foundation)

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172.  'The Art Critic'

Pablo Bartholomew and Rosalyn D'Mello in conversation with Ashok Vajpeyi
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173. Young Adult's Workshop: "My Self, My World - a search for Identity" with Vaiyu Naidu
4.30pm- 5pm TEA TIME TEA TIME TEA TIME TEA TIME TEA TIME TEA TIME
5pm- 6pm

174. [Debate] 'Capitalism Has Lost Its Way'
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