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VALLEY OF WORDS 2019

Sessions

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Keynote: Civilization in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
10:45 - 11:45
by Rajiv Malhotra Chair: Sanjeev Chopra

“JAHAN-E-JEHANGIR”
12:00 - 12:45
Parvati Sharma [Jahangir: An Intimate Portrait] in conversation with Robin Gupta Presentation: Mohd. Azam Chair: Ravi Singh

Arvinder Singh [Morarji Desai: A Profile in Courage] in conversation with Raj Kanwar Chair: N Ravi Shanker
13:00 - 13:30

P.K.Gera (Ed.) [Salt of the Earth]
13:40 - 14:10
in conversation with Anubhav Pradhan Chair: Pradeep Singh

“KASHMIR AS I SEE IT Ashok Dhar
14:20 - 15:00
in conversation with Ashali Verma

“Didda: The Warrior Queen of Kashmir”
15:00 - 15:30
Ashish Kaul in conversation with Ashok Dhar

Raghav Chandra [Kali’s Daughter],
15:40 - 16:20
in conversation with Gauri P. Joshi Chair: Rajshekhar Vundru

THE GARHWAL HIMALAYAS: BALLADS, SONGS, MYTH AND MAGIC
16:20 - 17:15
Lokesh Ohri and Aanjali Nauriyal in conversation with Anoop Nautiyal

Launch of book on Dr. Dwijen Sen, Founder, Kala Kendra
17:20 - 18:00
S Das, Vibha Puri Das, Monica Talukdar, A Misra & Nicholas Hofland Chair: Col. VK Dougall (retd.)

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Celebrating 550th Birth Anniversary of Shri Guru Nanak Devji. Rendition of BANI by Dr. Nivedita Singh & Group from Punjabi University, Patiala
09:30 - 10:15

Inauguration and Walk -through of VoW Exhibitions Iti Kriti/ Iti Lekh/ Iti Smriti/ Philately Exhibition/ The Third Eye/ Shabd/ Valley Of Flowers/ Durbar Guru Ram Rai/ The Spirit of India/ Mountains & Monasteries/ Serigraphs
10:15 - 10:45

RSTF – 1 Welcome address by Dr. Rajendra Dobhal in Felicitation of Sachidananda Bharti, RST Awardee, IMI
10:45 - 11:45

RSTF-2 “UTTARAKHAND @ 20” Measuring the Yard Stick Curated by Sustainable Development Forum, Uttaranchal
11:00 - 12:00
Key note: Amit Negi, Panel discussion: Rakesh Kumar, Nitin Bhadoria, Harish Bhatt Chair: Indu K Pandey

RSTF-3 Book Launch by Sureindra Singh Pangtey [Prano Ki Sadhna][Shoka Pradesh Ka Pragotihas]

11. RSTF-4 “[email protected]” Curated by Sustainable Development Forum, Uttaranchal Reverse Migration ’Experiential Sharing’
12:20 - 13:20
DS Garbyal, Bhuwan Pathak, Richa Gansiyal, Priyanka Tolia Chair: N.S.Napalchyal Co-Chair: B.S.Barfal

14. Shovana Narayan and Anita Dua [Illuminating Indian Classical Dances Through Yoga]
13:45 - 14:15
in conversation with Shalini Rao

“RECUPERATING NARRATIVES: THE RAJ AND AFTER”
14:20 - 15:00
Keki Daruwalla [Swerving to Solitude], Sudhir Kakar [The Kipling File] Swapna Liddle [Connaught Place and The Making of New Delhi] in conversation with Satish Aikant Chair: Rahul Singh

“AN EMBARRASSMENT OF RICHES: A HISTORY OF INDIA’S NATURAL HISTORY”
15:05 - 15:50
Bikram Grewal, Stephen Alter in conversation with Manoj Nair

“Hiking the Himalaya: Travel, Culture, Natural History” Stephen Alter, Krishnan Kutty
15:10 - 15:40
Stephen Alter, Krishnan Kutty in conversation with Manoj V Nair

“AN EMBARRASSMENT OF RICHES: A HISTORY OF NATURAL HISTORY IN INDIA”
15:45 - 16:25
Bikram Grewal Talk followed by book release ‘Birds of Chandbagh’ Vijayaditya Singh Rathore Moderated by Manoj V Nair

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“CRICKET NE BAAKI KHELO KO RUN OUT KAR DIYA!”
10:45 - 11:45
Hindi High School Debate: organized by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangthan Chair: Santosh K Mall

“NUKKAD NATAK-I”

“YATRA, TATRA YAYAVARI”
12:00 - 13:00
Ajoy Sodani [Darakte Himalaya Par Dar- Badar], Ramsharan Joshi [Mai Bonsai Apne Samay Ka] in conversation with Jaiwanti Dimri

“Lines, Lenses & Landscapes”
13:10 - 14:00
books on the Himalayas by Trisha De Niyogi in conversation with Ganesh Saili and Stephen Alter

“DHADKNE SAMAY KI (MEDIA, SAMAY AUR SAMAJ)”
14:10 - 15:00
Shri Ram Sharan Joshi [Main Bonsai Apne Samay Ka] Pyushmitra [Jab Neel Ka Daag Mita] in conversation with L. S. Bapai

Designing Destiny: Kamlesh Patel
15:20 - 16:00
Lead Discussion: Sanjay Bhatia Chair: Pravin Dagdee

“VADYA VRIND”
16:30 - 17:30
Twenty five instrument orchestra of All India Radio [AIR]

“KAVI SAMMELAN”
17:30 - 18:00
Buddhi Nath Mishra, Leela Dhar Jagudi, Aum Nischal, Ambar Kharbanda, Mamta Kiran, J. P. Pandey, Ranjeeta Singh, Indu K Pandey

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Ruby Gupta [No Illusions in Xanadu]
09:45 - 10:15
in conversation with Ganesh Saili

“LAUNCH OF MARIGOLD AS INDIA’S FLOWER OF REMEMBRANCE”
09:45 - 10:15

S. Farooq [Aap Yaad Aatein Hain]
10:30 - 11:00
in conversation with Jaskiran Chopra

Archana Sarat [Tales from History of Mathematics] in conversation with Sanjay Jasola
11:00 - 11:40
in conversation with Sanjay Jasola

Promodini Varma & Anubhav Pradhan (Eds.) [Kipling and Yeats at 150] in conversation with Divya Saksena
11:45 - 12:15
in conversation with Divya Saksena

”POETRY CAFÉ – I” Keki Daruwalla, Robin Gupta, Ranjit Hoskote, Jayshree Misra Tripathi, Smita Agarwal Chair: Ravi Singh
12:30 - 13:10
Keki Daruwalla, Robin Gupta, Ranjit Hoskote, Jayshree Misra Tripathi, Smita Agarwal Chair: Ravi Singh

Tsering Namgyal Khortsa [The Tibetan Suitcase] in conversation with Trisha De Niyogi
13:30 - 14:00

Raghavendra Singh [ India’s Lost Frontier: NWFP ] in conversation with Pradeep Singh
14:10 - 14:40
in conversation with Pradeep Singh

Kuldeep Kumar [Bin Jiya Jeevan] Chair: Buddhinath Mishra
14:50 - 15:20

Nandini Sengupta [The Poisoned Heart]
15:30 - 16:00
in conversation with Aloka Neogi

Madhulika [The Magician’s Rabbit]
16:10 - 16:40
in conversation with Ira Chauhan

Rajsekhar Vundru [Ambedkar, Gandhi and Patel] in conversation with Indu Singh
16:50 - 17:20

. Nojoto-I [open Mic ]
17:20 - 18:00
Chair: RVS Kapur

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Launch of Marigold as India's Flower of Remembrance

MHS – 1
09:45 - 10:25
Gen. Ian Cardozo [The Indian Army in World War I 1914 -1918 ] Sagat Shaunik & Air Marshal Bahadur [Untold Battlefield Tales] in conversation with Anthony Khatchaturian

MHS -2 “KASHMIR: The Road Ahead” Iqbal Malhotra
10:30 - 11:15
in conversation with Maj Gen B K Sharma & Ashali Verma

[MHS - 3] “SIACHEN 2012: STATESMANSHIP OR SELLOUT”
11:20 - 12:00
Air Marshal Arjun Subramaniam, Lt Gen Parakash Katoch, Shiv Kunal Verma [Long Road to Siachen]

[MHS - 4] “NORTH EAST: IS THE ASSAM RIFLES REDUNDANT?”
12:10 - 13:10
Lt General Praveen Bakshi, Lt Gen Rakesh Loomba, Lt Gen Shokin Chauhan

THE MAHABHARATA: CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED CLASSICS
13:20 - 13:50
In conversation with Ratna Manucha Chair: Col Vivek Sharma

RSTF-5 “UTTARAKHAND @ 20” “Restoring Land for Prosperity” curated by G.P Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Almora
14:00 - 15:00
Curated by R S Raval

RSTF-3 “UTTARAKHAND @ 20”
15:10 - 16:10
Curated by Sustainable Development Forum, Uttaranchal “HR, EDP & Skills” Kamal Ghansala [Graphic Era], Dwarka Prasad Uniyal [FLAME Pune], Krishna Rautela Chair: Shaurya Dobhal

RSTF-6 “[email protected] 20” Curated by Sustainable Development Forum, Uttaranchal “Uttarakhand: The Numero Uno Destination”
15:10 - 16:10
Manisha Panwar, Pankaj Gupta, Mukesh Goyal, V. Kalra Chair: Sanjeev Chopra

Maninder & Anna Tanvir [Jill Mac Donald’s A Story for Mukti]
16:20 - 17:10
Chair: Ravi Singh

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MYTH , MYTHOLOGY AND HISTORY
10:00 - 10:50
Aditya Iyengar [The Conqueror: Rajendra Chola], Radha Vishwanath [Ashtamahishi], Y Shanker Murti [Navagraha Purana] in conversation with Divya Saksena Chair: Madhukar Gupta

“UJALA TALASHTI BASTIYAN: (HINDI LEKHAN MEI INDIA KI CHAMAK DAMAK SE PARE)”
11:00 - 11:50
Jiten Thakur [Chauraah], Satendra Kumar [Badalta Gaon Badalta Dehat] , Gyan Chaturvedi [Pagalkhana] in conversation with Kumudini Nautiyal Chair: L.S. Bajpai

A tribute to Guru Nanak Dev ji
12:00 - 12:50
RI Singh, Rahul Singh, Robin Gupta, Narinder S. Bindra

“VOICES FROM THE VALLEY - I”
13:00 - 14:00

Ekta Uniyal [The Mountain Girl], Venu Sanon [At the Brewery Cottage], Manju Kak [The Life of Kumaon], Ruby Gupta [No Illusions in Xanadu] in conversation with Jaskiran Chopra

“VOICES FROM THE VALLEY - I”
13:00 - 14:00
Ekta Uniyal [The Mountain Girl], Venu Sanon [At the Brewery Cottage], Manju Kak [In the Shadow of the Devi: Kumaon] in conversation with Jaskiran Chopra

Hindol Sengupta [The Man Who Saved India]
14:10 - 15:00
Sanjeev Chopra, Robin Gupta, Bindu Katikithala Chair: R I Singh

“CHOWKE SEI CHANDRAYAN TAK”
15:10 - 16:00
Alka Saraogi [Ek Sacchi Jhoothi Gatha], Geetanjali Shree [Ret Samadhi], Trilok Nath Pandey [Prem Lehari], Mamta Kiran [Vriksh tha hara bhara] in conversation with Jaiwanti Dimri

“KAVITA TERE KITNE ROOP”
16:10 - 17:00
21 Vidhaon me kavita path: Geet, Navgeet, Ghazal, Doha, Mahiya, Haiku, Rubai, Chanika, Kahamukri, Padh, Ghankshri, Savaiya, Raula, Chaupai, Chandmukt, Paramparik, Triveni, Kundaliya adi Chair: L.S.Bajpai

53. Balle Balle: The vibrant Bhangra troupe from Punjab
17:00 - 18:00

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MAGIC AND REALITY
10:00 - 10:50
Anjum Hasan [A Day in the Life], Easterine Kire[Don’t Run, My Love], Chanda Singh [The Last Boga Sahib] Moderator: Bijoya Sawian

“BITTEN BY THE READING BUG”
11:00 - 11:50
Matthew Ragett in conversation with Ratna Manucha Chair: Col Vivek Sharma

”THE ENCHANTED FRONTIER SECRETS & SOLUTIONS”
12:00 - 13:00
Sanjoy Hazarika [Strangers No More] & Avalok Langer [In Pursuit of Conflict], Parbina Rashid [Ballad of Kaziranga] in conversation with Bijoya Sawian

"POETRY CAFÉ – II”
13:00 - 13:40
Ashwani Kumar, Rohit Trivedi, Agrima Nidhi Sharma, Shireen Quadri, K.S.Ram, Mugdha Sinha Chair: Pravin Krishn

Lipi Parada [If the Blue Lotus Sings] in conversation with Manikjeet K Sadana
13:45 - 14:15

“OTHER WORLDS IN OTHER WORDS”
14:20 - 15:10
Alok Bhalla [Day and Daastan] Prabha Sridevan [Echoes of the Veena], in conversation with Jaiwanti Dimri

Kush Verma [A-Z of the Civil Services]
15:20 - 15:55
in conversation with V. Srinivas Chair: Ashok Kumar

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[MHS - 5] “POST CDS: WILL THE TURF WARS STILL CONTINUE”
10:10 - 10:55
Admiral Harish Bisht, Air Marshal Arjun Subramaniam, Lt Gen P J S Pannu, Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi

[MHS - 6] “THE INFORMATION WAR: BRIDGING THE GULF”
11:00 - 11:50
Lt Gen Rakesh Loomba, Shiv Kunal Verma, Maj Gen Ian Cardozo, Prakash Nanda

[MHS-7] Book Launch- Air Marshal V K Jimmy Bhatia [100 Iconic Indian Air Warriors], Air Marshal Arjun Subramaniam Chair: Shiv Kunal Verma
12:00 - 12:30

“EK AANGAN KA DUSRA DWAR: ANUVAD KI CHUNOTIYAN”
12:45 - 13:45
Gorakh Thorat [Bal Gandharva] Dr. Puran Chandra Tondon [Nideshak]

RSTF - 5 “UTTARAKHAND @ 20”
14:00 - 15:00
curated by Sustainable Development Forum of Uttarakhand | contribution of G.P Pant Institute Katarmal

RSTF - 5 “UTTARAKHAND @ 20”
14:00 - 15:00
curated by G.P Pant Institute Katarmal, Almora

Samarpan
14:00 - 15:00

RSTF-7 “UTTARAKHAND @ 20” Curated by Sustainable Development Forum, Uttaranchal “HR, EDP & Skills”
14:00 - 15:00
Ranjit Sinha, Kamal Ghansala, Dwarka Prasad Uniyal Sushil Ramola Chair: Dr B K Joshi Book Launch: State of Himalayan Farmers and Farming

Swami Samarpanananda [The World of Religions/ Living Hinduism]
15:10 - 15:55
in conversation with C. Sridhar Chair: Dharmendra Pandey

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Morning Raga: Young Maestros from ITC SRA, Kolkata
07:30 - 08:30

Sadhvi Bhagwati [Come Home to Yourself]
09:45 - 10:30
Chair: Ashali Verma

“MUSHAIRA”
10:45 - 11:45
Afzal Manglori, Aleena Itrat, Gyanendra Kumar, Indu K Pandey Curated by Dr S. FarooqCurated by Dr S. Farooq

Videsho Me Hindi Patrakarita
11:50 - 12:30
Dr. Jawahar Karnavat in conversation with Suresh Rituparna, Divya Mathur Chair: L. S. Bajpai

“VoW POPULI”
12:40 - 14:00
Manoj Jha, Gopal Krishna Agrawal, Pratibha Prahlad & Manish Tiwari, in conversation with Rahul Singh Session Coordinator: Dr. Amna Mirza

“VOICES FROM THE VALLEY - II”
14:10 - 15:00
Ganesh Saili [Wanderings through the Garhwal Himalaya], Madhu Gurung [Tibet with my eyes closed], Indrani Talukdar [Colour of Poplars] Pooja Marwah [Pursuit - Drawn by Destiny] Chair: Renuka Chatterjee

Nojoto - II [Open Mic]
15:05 - 15:55
Chair: R.V.S. Kapur

ACCEPTANCE SPEECHES
16:00 - 17:30
by REC-VoW Awardees (English Fiction/ English Non-Fiction/ Translation Hindi Fiction/ Non-Fiction/Translation Writings for Young Adults) Valedictory Address and Prize distribution by Chief Guest Hon’ble Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in presence of Naveen Chopra, Robin Gupta, and L. S. Bajpai

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