EVENT SCHEDULE
CURTAIN RAISER
DAY 1
DAY 2
Aalam-e-Ishq
A concert by Shubha Mudgal celebrating love poetry from the Sufi-Bhakti traditions. Composed by Shubha Mudgal and Aneesh Pradhan. She will be accompanied by Aneesh Pradhan (tabla), Sudhir Nayak (harmonium), and Siddharth Padiyar (dholak)
Inauguration by Devdutt Pattanaik
followed by the launch of his book Bahubali: 63 Insights into Jainism
Gita iss yug ke liye kyun mahatvapoorn hai
Devdutt Pattanaik speaks on the timeless wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita
Sahitya ke saath safar
Mamta Kalia in conversation with Ashutosh Chaturvedi
The Jehlum Boys
Prashant Pandita on his debut novel. In conversation with Shahana Chatterjee
The Birdwoman of Doranda and Other Stories from the Wild
Raza Kazmi on the remarkable tale of Jamal Ara and other stories from Jharkhand’s jungles. In conversation with Bikram Grewal
The Education of Yuri
Jerry Pinto on the eternal charm of the Bildungsroman novel. In conversation with Malavika Banerjee
Phir Ugana
Mahadev Toppo and Parwati Tirkey talk about the influence of Jan Jeevan and Adivasi Jeevan on their work
Wasseypur aur Mirzapur se bahar: Jharkhand, UP, aur Bihar iss stereotype se kaise nikal payenge?
Discussion with filmmakers Niranjan Kujur and Seral Murmu
Raag Darbari: Pachpan saal ke baad
Celebrating 55 years of Shrilal Shukla’s classic with Mamta Kalia and Vinoy Bhushan. Gillian Wright will be joining the session online
Satya Vachan
Satya Vyas on being a game changer in contemporary Hindi writing. In conversation with Aditi Maheshwari Goyal
Achchha Aadmi
Pankaj Mitra talks about his collection of stories Achcha Aadmi. In conversation with Rashmi Sharma
Anuvad in a post-Booker international context
Jerry Pinto, Aditi Maheshwari Goyal, and Mamta Kalia discuss whether there is an international market for Hindi classics. In conversation with Vinoy Bhushan
Kuch Kavitaein
Poetry readings by Swanand Kirkire, Jerry Pinto, and Parwati Tirkey
Kaagaz ke Gubbare
A play on the stories and essays of Ismat Chugtai directed by Anubha Fatehpuria