VALLEY OF WORDS 2018
Sessions
Valley of Words 2018 - Day 1 (Nov 23)
Students of DPS Haridwar performed skits in the Sanskrit language; followed by inauguration of exhibitions.
Maj Gen VK Singh, Maj Gen Randhir Singh and Maj Gen Ian Cardozo with NCC Cadets
From L to R: LS Bajpai, Ambar Kharbanda, KK Goyanka, Mamta Kiran, Buddhinath Misra, Om Nishchal
From L to R: Mr Gulzar Dehalvi, Dr S Farooq
Bachi Karkaria surrounded by ardent fans
From L to R: Keki Daruwalla, Anjum Katyal and Arvind Krishna Mehrotra during Poetry Café-I
Ayan Gogoi with his masterpieces
Shubhangi Swaroop, Author of "Latitudes of Longing" with the Chair, Anupama Joshi
Vicky Arya and Ira Chauhan immersed in discussion
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Inauguration of VoW and Release of Special First Day Postal Cover by Hon'ble Governor of Uttarakhand Smt. Baby Rani MauryaKeynote: Bibek Debroy - "Universal Learnings from Sanskrit Classics"10:00 - 11:30
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Inauguration of Exhibitions11:30 - 12:00
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India's Wars since Independence(with a special Tribute to Gen Zorawar Bakshi) Maj Gen VK Singh Maj Gen Randhir Singh Air Vice Mshl M Bahadur Moderator: Maj Gen Ian Cardozo12:15 - 13:30
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Kaarvan Hindi KaL.S. Bajpai, Pushpita Awasthi, Indrajeet Singh, Sangeeta Gupta, Dr. Rakesh Pandey14:30 - 15:15
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Conversation - Bibek Debroy's "The Valmiki Ramayana"Discussants: Dr. Divya Saksena & Dr. Jaywanti Dimri15:30 - 16:30
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16:30 - 16:45
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16:30 - 16:45
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Taraana Geet Ghazal16:45 - 17:15
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Ek Guftugu with Gulzar Dehalvi (Pt. Anand Mohan Zutshi) and Jaskiran Chopra's "Mera Sheher"Chair: Dr. S. Farooq17:25 - 18:10
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Evening Recital - ITC Sangeet Research Academy, KolkataDeborshee Bhattacharjee (Vocals), Paramananda Roy (Flute), Ashoke Mukerjee (Tabla)18:30 - 19:30
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Robin Gupta - "Milestones @ 70"Launch: Rahul Singh; Chair: Sir Mark Tully12:00 - 13:00
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Bachi Karkaria - "In Hot Blood: The Nanavati Case That Shook India"Discussant: Justice UC Dhyani; Chair: Justice S. Dhulia13:30 - 14:30
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Poetry Café - IArvind Krishna Mehrotra, Keki Daruwalla, and the Young Poets of Dehradun; Curator: Anjum Katyal of AKLF15:30 - 16:30
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India and the Great War (1914-1918)Brig Mark Goldsack, Maj Gen Ian Cardozo, Tony McClanaghan; Moderator: Sqd Ldr Rana Chhina17:00 - 18:00
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Inauguration of RST Forum Life & times of RS ToliaNS Napalchayal, Dr. Ajay Rawat, Dr. Rajendra Dobhal; Moderators: Anoop Nautiyal, Binita Shah12:15 - 13:30
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Drivers of Change in UttarakhandChair: Dr. A.N. Purohit; Moderator: Krishna Rautela; Panelists: Sudhir Nautiyal, STS Lepcha, JB Pandey, Anjali Nabial14:00 - 15:00
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The Meta Narratives of Migration in UttarakhandChair: N.S. Napalchayal; Keynote Speaker: S.S. Negi; Moderator: Binita Shah; Panelists: Sushil Ramola, B.K. Joshi, Rajendra Dobhal15:15 - 16:15
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Brainstorming - Summarizing the RST Forum and the Way ForwardChair: N. Ravi Shanker; Panelists: R.S. Rawal, Dr. Gopal Rawat, P.P. Dhyani, Rajendra Dobhal; Moderator: Anoop Nautiyal16:30 - 17:45
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Young Blossoms - Ayan Gogoi's "Honey Comb" and Paakhi Maheshwari's "Ron Clark and the Veracity"Chair: Jayshree Tripathi11:45 - 12:30
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Shubhangi Swarup - "Latitudes of Longing"Chair: Anupama Joshi12:45 - 13:15
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Vicky Arya - "Aangan Mein Ek Ped"Chair: Ira Chauhan13:30 - 14:00
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Anjali Nauriyal - "Ballads of Garhwal"14:15 - 14:45
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Dr. Suchita Malik - "Women Extraordinaire"Moderator: RVS Kapur; Chair: Dr. Savita15:00 - 15:30
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Deepankar Aron - "A Journey to the East in the Quest of Buddhism" (Forthcoming, from Niyogi)Chair: Dr. Nirmal Kanti Bhattacharya15:45 - 16:15
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NOJOTOChair: RVS Kapur16:45 - 18:00
Valley of Words 2018 - Day 2 (Nov 24)
Judges - Leela Dhar Jagudi, Buddhinath Mishra, Sangeeta Gupta and Kumudini Nautiyal
The Judges, Leela Dhar Jagudi, Sangeeta Gupta Dr Buddhinath Mishra and KL Pandey with Principal Indrajeet Singh, Dr Vidya Singh and Madhulika and the students of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Dehradun
From L to R: Discussant Sekhar Raha with Mr Jairam Ramesh and the Chair, Sir Mark Tully
"In the opinion of this House, the best debates occur outside the Parliament" From L to R: Manoj Jha, Tarun Vijay, Sanjeev Chopra, DP Tripathi, Manish Tewari, Saurabh Shukla, Amna Mirza
Brigadier Anand Saxena with the Chair, Mona Verma
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Hindi Debate - "Bollywood Ne Hindi Ko Aabaad/ Barbaad Kiya Hai"Curated by Indrajeet Singh10:00 - 11:15
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Hindi Debate - "Bollywood Ne Hindi Ko Aabaad/ Barbaad Kiya Hai"Curated by Indrajeet Singh10:00 - 11:10
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Discussion - Jairam Ramesh's "Intertwined Lives: P.N. Haksar and Indira Gandhi"Discussant: Sekhar Raha11:20 - 12:15
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Rachna, Rachna Prakriya, RachnakaarLeela Dhar Jagudi, Pushpita Awasthi, Govind Mishra, Indrajeet Singh12:35 - 13:15
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Vox Populi - Parliamentary DebateManish Tewari, Jairam Ramesh, D.P. Tripathi, Manoj Jha, Tarun Vijay; moderated by Saurabh Shukla (NewsMobile) and Amna Mirza14:00 - 15:15
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Kavita Ke RangSangeeta Gupta, Kumudini Nautiyal, Leela Dhar Jagudi, Paromita, JP Pandey15:30 - 16:30
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Conversation - Ravi Singh and Sir Mark Tully16:45 - 17:25
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Cultural Heritage of Uttarakhand - Madhuri Bharthwan and JK PethshaliModerator - Ashish Raturi17:45 - 19:00
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Cultural Programme - Morse Code of the Hills & Dhol Sagar UttarakhandVidya Sagar Group, Srinagar19:10 - 20:00
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India's Maritime Strategy and the Asia-Pacific RegionV Adm Bisht, Amb Sanjay Singh; Moderator: Adm Arun Prakash11:00 - 12:00
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Discussion & Launch - Bharat Jhunjhunwala's "Common Prophets of the Jews, Christians, Muslims, and Hindus"Discussant: Dr. Divya Saksena; Chair: Robin Gupta12:15 - 13:10
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Pakistan: a challenge to itself, and the worldTilak Devasher, Ashali Verma, Rajiv Dogra; Chair: Wajahat Habibullah13:15 - 14:15
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Discussion - Partition StoriesDiscussants: Anirudh Kala, Vijay Bansal; Chair: R.I. Singh15:20 - 16:20
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CHINA - Living With The Dragon; Sino-Indian Relations from 1947 - till dateLt. Gen. Rajiv Narayanan, Lt. Gen. K.K. Khanna; Moderator: Amb TCA Rangachari16:45 - 17:45
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Book Launches/ Highlander Voices - Aditya Nabial and Narendra GabrayalChair: B.K. Joshi; Co-Chair: Upendra Arora11:15 - 12:15
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RAGA BOLLYWOOD - KL Pandey12:45 - 13:45
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"roads across the earth - On the Life, Times, and Art of Anil Karanjai"Featuring a visual presentation from Juliet Reynolds in conversation with Nicholas Hoffland14:15 - 15:15
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The Legacy Of Patel - Deepak Gupta in conversation with Wajahat HabibullahChair: Prem Shankar Jha15:30 - 16:30
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"Murder in Mahim" - Jerry Pinto in conversation with RVS KapurChair: Rahul Singh16:45 - 17:45
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Brig. Anand Saxena - "Musings of a (Financially) Illiterate Father"Chair: Mona Verma10:15 - 10:45
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Mona Verma - "Benares"Chair: Ira Chauhan11:00 - 11:45
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Geeta Gopalkrishnan - "My Grandmother's Tweets"Moderator: Ratna Manucha; Chair: Rahul Singh11:45 - 12:15
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Madhu Tandon - "HEMIS: A Novel"Chair: Deepankar Aron12:30 - 13:00
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Tarvinder Kaur - "Ehsaan-e-mehak"Chair: Buddhinath Mishra13:15 - 13:45
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Mukul Kumar - "Seduction By Truth"Chair: Dr. Divya Saksena14:00 - 14:30
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Pammy Kohli - "A Map of Flames"Chair: Jayshree Tripathi14:45 - 15:15
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Lokesh Ohri - "Been There Doon That"15:30 - 16:00
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Pradeep Singh - "Sals Of The Valley"Chair: Sargam Mehra16:15 - 16:45
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Amita Thakur Dogra - "My Aaradhya"Chair: Manik Kaur17:00 - 17:30
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NOJOTOChair: RVS Kapur18:25 - 19:15