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VALLEY OF WORDS 2018

Sessions

Day 1

Valley of Words 2018 - Day 1 (Nov 23)

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Inauguration of VoW and Release of Special First Day Postal Cover by Hon'ble Governor of Uttarakhand Smt. Baby Rani Maurya
10:00 - 11:30
Keynote: Bibek Debroy - "Universal Learnings from Sanskrit Classics"
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Plenary Session
Language
English

Students of DPS Haridwar performed skits in the Sanskrit language; followed by inauguration of exhibitions.

Inauguration of Exhibitions
11:30 - 12:00

India's Wars since Independence
12:15 - 13:30
(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 Cardozo

Maj Gen VK Singh, Maj Gen Randhir Singh and Maj Gen Ian Cardozo with NCC Cadets

Kaarvan Hindi Ka
14:30 - 15:15
L.S. Bajpai, Pushpita Awasthi, Indrajeet Singh, Sangeeta Gupta, Dr. Rakesh Pandey

Conversation - Bibek Debroy's "The Valmiki Ramayana"
15:30 - 16:30
Discussants: Dr. Divya Saksena & Dr. Jaywanti Dimri

16:30 - 16:45

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Taraana Geet Ghazal
16:45 - 17:15

From L to R: LS Bajpai, Ambar Kharbanda, KK Goyanka, Mamta Kiran, Buddhinath Misra, Om Nishchal

Ek Guftugu with Gulzar Dehalvi (Pt. Anand Mohan Zutshi) and Jaskiran Chopra's "Mera Sheher"
17:25 - 18:10
Chair: Dr. S. Farooq

From L to R: Mr Gulzar Dehalvi, Dr S Farooq

Evening Recital - ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata
18:30 - 19:30
Deborshee Bhattacharjee (Vocals), Paramananda Roy (Flute), Ashoke Mukerjee (Tabla)

Greenply Hall
Greenply Hall
Greenply Hall
Robin Gupta - "Milestones @ 70"
12:00 - 13:00
Launch: Rahul Singh; Chair: Sir Mark Tully
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Book Launches

Bachi Karkaria - "In Hot Blood: The Nanavati Case That Shook India"
13:30 - 14:30
Discussant: Justice UC Dhyani; Chair: Justice S. Dhulia

Bachi Karkaria surrounded by ardent fans

Poetry Café - I
15:30 - 16:30
Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, Keki Daruwalla, and the Young Poets of Dehradun; Curator: Anjum Katyal of AKLF

From L to R: Keki Daruwalla, Anjum Katyal and Arvind Krishna Mehrotra during Poetry Café-I

India and the Great War (1914-1918)
17:00 - 18:00
Brig Mark Goldsack, Maj Gen Ian Cardozo, Tony McClanaghan; Moderator: Sqd Ldr Rana Chhina

Titan Hall
Titan Hall
Titan Hall
Inauguration of RST Forum Life & times of RS Tolia
12:15 - 13:30
NS Napalchayal, Dr. Ajay Rawat, Dr. Rajendra Dobhal; Moderators: Anoop Nautiyal, Binita Shah
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RS Tolia Forum

Drivers of Change in Uttarakhand
14:00 - 15:00
Chair: Dr. A.N. Purohit; Moderator: Krishna Rautela; Panelists: Sudhir Nautiyal, STS Lepcha, JB Pandey, Anjali Nabial

The Meta Narratives of Migration in Uttarakhand
15:15 - 16:15
Chair: N.S. Napalchayal; Keynote Speaker: S.S. Negi; Moderator: Binita Shah; Panelists: Sushil Ramola, B.K. Joshi, Rajendra Dobhal

Brainstorming - Summarizing the RST Forum and the Way Forward
16:30 - 17:45
Chair: N. Ravi Shanker; Panelists: R.S. Rawal, Dr. Gopal Rawat, P.P. Dhyani, Rajendra Dobhal; Moderator: Anoop Nautiyal

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Blue Star Hall
Blue Star Hall
Young Blossoms - Ayan Gogoi's "Honey Comb" and Paakhi Maheshwari's "Ron Clark and the Veracity"
11:45 - 12:30
Chair: Jayshree Tripathi
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Book Launches

Ayan Gogoi with his masterpieces

Shubhangi Swarup - "Latitudes of Longing"
12:45 - 13:15
Chair: Anupama Joshi

Shubhangi Swaroop, Author of "Latitudes of Longing" with the Chair, Anupama Joshi

Vicky Arya - "Aangan Mein Ek Ped"
13:30 - 14:00
Chair: Ira Chauhan

Vicky Arya and Ira Chauhan immersed in discussion

Anjali Nauriyal - "Ballads of Garhwal"
14:15 - 14:45

Dr. Suchita Malik - "Women Extraordinaire"
15:00 - 15:30
Moderator: RVS Kapur; Chair: Dr. Savita

Deepankar Aron - "A Journey to the East in the Quest of Buddhism" (Forthcoming, from Niyogi)
15:45 - 16:15
Chair: Dr. Nirmal Kanti Bhattacharya

NOJOTO
16:45 - 18:00
Chair: RVS Kapur

Valley of Words 2018 - Day 1 (Nov 23)
ONGC Lawns
Greenply Hall
Titan Hall
Blue Star Hall

Day 2

Valley of Words 2018 - Day 2 (Nov 24)

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Hindi Debate - "Bollywood Ne Hindi Ko Aabaad/ Barbaad Kiya Hai"
10:00 - 11:15
Curated by Indrajeet Singh

Judges - Leela Dhar Jagudi, Buddhinath Mishra, Sangeeta Gupta and Kumudini Nautiyal

Hindi Debate - "Bollywood Ne Hindi Ko Aabaad/ Barbaad Kiya Hai"
10:00 - 11:10
Curated by Indrajeet Singh

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

Discussion - Jairam Ramesh's "Intertwined Lives: P.N. Haksar and Indira Gandhi"
11:20 - 12:15
Discussant: Sekhar Raha

From L to R: Discussant Sekhar Raha with Mr Jairam Ramesh and the Chair, Sir Mark Tully

Rachna, Rachna Prakriya, Rachnakaar
12:35 - 13:15
Leela Dhar Jagudi, Pushpita Awasthi, Govind Mishra, Indrajeet Singh

Vox Populi - Parliamentary Debate
14:00 - 15:15
Manish Tewari, Jairam Ramesh, D.P. Tripathi, Manoj Jha, Tarun Vijay; moderated by Saurabh Shukla (NewsMobile) and Amna Mirza

"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

Kavita Ke Rang
15:30 - 16:30
Sangeeta Gupta, Kumudini Nautiyal, Leela Dhar Jagudi, Paromita, JP Pandey

Conversation - Ravi Singh and Sir Mark Tully
16:45 - 17:25

Cultural Heritage of Uttarakhand - Madhuri Bharthwan and JK Pethshali
17:45 - 19:00
Moderator - Ashish Raturi

Cultural Programme - Morse Code of the Hills & Dhol Sagar Uttarakhand
19:10 - 20:00
Vidya Sagar Group, Srinagar

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Madhuban Hall
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India's Maritime Strategy and the Asia-Pacific Region
11:00 - 12:00
V Adm Bisht, Amb Sanjay Singh; Moderator: Adm Arun Prakash

Discussion & Launch - Bharat Jhunjhunwala's "Common Prophets of the Jews, Christians, Muslims, and Hindus"
12:15 - 13:10
Discussant: Dr. Divya Saksena; Chair: Robin Gupta

Pakistan: a challenge to itself, and the world
13:15 - 14:15
Tilak Devasher, Ashali Verma, Rajiv Dogra; Chair: Wajahat Habibullah

Discussion - Partition Stories
15:20 - 16:20
Discussants: Anirudh Kala, Vijay Bansal; Chair: R.I. Singh

CHINA - Living With The Dragon; Sino-Indian Relations from 1947 - till date
16:45 - 17:45
Lt. Gen. Rajiv Narayanan, Lt. Gen. K.K. Khanna; Moderator: Amb TCA Rangachari

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Book Launches/ Highlander Voices - Aditya Nabial and Narendra Gabrayal
11:15 - 12:15
Chair: B.K. Joshi; Co-Chair: Upendra Arora

RAGA BOLLYWOOD - KL Pandey
12:45 - 13:45

"roads across the earth - On the Life, Times, and Art of Anil Karanjai"
14:15 - 15:15
Featuring a visual presentation from Juliet Reynolds in conversation with Nicholas Hoffland

The Legacy Of Patel - Deepak Gupta in conversation with Wajahat Habibullah
15:30 - 16:30
Chair: Prem Shankar Jha

"Murder in Mahim" - Jerry Pinto in conversation with RVS Kapur
16:45 - 17:45
Chair: Rahul Singh

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Brig. Anand Saxena - "Musings of a (Financially) Illiterate Father"
10:15 - 10:45
Chair: Mona Verma

Brigadier Anand Saxena with the Chair, Mona Verma

Mona Verma - "Benares"
11:00 - 11:45
Chair: Ira Chauhan

Geeta Gopalkrishnan - "My Grandmother's Tweets"
11:45 - 12:15
Moderator: Ratna Manucha; Chair: Rahul Singh

Madhu Tandon - "HEMIS: A Novel"
12:30 - 13:00
Chair: Deepankar Aron

Tarvinder Kaur - "Ehsaan-e-mehak"
13:15 - 13:45
Chair: Buddhinath Mishra

Mukul Kumar - "Seduction By Truth"
14:00 - 14:30
Chair: Dr. Divya Saksena

Pammy Kohli - "A Map of Flames"
14:45 - 15:15
Chair: Jayshree Tripathi

Lokesh Ohri - "Been There Doon That"
15:30 - 16:00

Pradeep Singh - "Sals Of The Valley"
16:15 - 16:45
Chair: Sargam Mehra

Amita Thakur Dogra - "My Aaradhya"
17:00 - 17:30
Chair: Manik Kaur

NOJOTO
18:25 - 19:15
Chair: RVS Kapur

Valley of Words 2018 - Day 2 (Nov 24)
ONGC Lawns
Madhuban Hall
Phoolwari
Book Launches

Day 3

Valley of Words 2018 - Day 3 (Nov 25)

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Coversation - The RTI Session
10:15 - 11:15
Wajahat Habibullah, N.S. Napalchayal, Khushwant Singh; Chair: R.I. Singh

Conversation - Literature in Schools
11:20 - 12:30
Syeda Imam, Jyostna Brar, Matthew Raggett, Bijoya Swain

Panel Discussion - Yes Chief Minister
12:50 - 14:00
Dola Mitra ("Decoding Didi: Making Sense of Mamata Banerjee"), Khushwant Singh ("The People's Maharaja: An Authorized Biography"), Shantanu Gupta ("The Monk Who Became Chief Minister"); Chair: Prem Shankar Jha

Hindi Ka Media, Media Mein Hindi
14:15 - 15:15
L.S. Bajpai, Mamta Kiran, Anant Vijay, JP Pandey

REC - VoW Awards and Acceptance Speeches
15:30 - 16:45
Chair: PV Ramesh

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Madhuban Hall
Staff Rides and Battlefield Tourism
10:00 - 11:00
Amit Pathak, Amarpal Sidhu, Maj Gen AJS Sandhu; Moderator: SqdLdr Rana Chhina

Hills and the Plains/ Voices From the Hills
11:20 - 12:20
Prajwal Prajuly, Sumona Roy, Anjum Hasan, Ganesh Saili; Curator: Anjum Katyal

Thank You India - Maria Wraith in conversation with Sankrant Sanu
12:25 - 13:15
Chair: Ashali Verma

Conversation - "Mishti, the Mirzapuri Labrador: Urf Mishti Ke Kaarnaame"
13:30 - 14:35
Gillian Wright in conversation with Jayshree Tripathi; Chair: Ashali Verma

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Poetry Café II
10:15 - 11:15
Sumona Roy, Anjum Hasan and Young Poets of Dehradun; Curator: Anjum Katyal of AKLF

Apne Aangan Se Duniya Ke Aangan Tak
11:25 - 12:20
Pushpita Awasthi, Pankaj Subeer, K.K. Goyanka, Dr. Rakesh Pandey, Ashutosh Dubey

From L to R: Ashutosh Dubey, Dr Rakesh Pandey, K K Goyanka, Pankaj Subeer, Pushpita Awasthi

Panel Discussion - Aadhe Aakash Ki Puri Dharti
12:45 - 14:00
Paromita, Veena Pani Joshi, Pratyaksha, Kumudini Nautiyal, Kusum Ansal

Prominent women writers in Hindi literature in candid conversation

Buddhism in Uttarakhand - Past and Present
14:15 - 15:15
S.S. Pangety, Norbu Wanchuk, Khempo Rangdol, Tashi Samphel; Moderator: Duke Tshering

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Publishing Your Own Work - Naveen Valsakumar (Notion Press Chennai)
10:00 - 10:45
Chair: Nitin J Bahuguna

Sadhna Shanker - "Ascendance"
11:00 - 11:30
Chair: Priyanka Bhattacharya

A Special Session on Hindi Poetry curated by GEHU
11:45 - 12:30

Curator Mr Navneet Gairola with a Graphic Era Hill University student

The Kaal Trilogy - Sangeeta Bahadur & Yuresh Sinha
12:40 - 13:10
Chair: Robin Gupta

Ananya Dhawan - "Dew and Daze"
13:20 - 13:55
Chair: Ratna Manucha

Tanuja Sharma Meera - "Tumhari Meera"
14:00 - 14:30
Chair: Pushpita Awasthi

Musical Poetry - Renee Singh & Meenaxi Raj
14:40 - 15:15

Valley of Words 2018 - Day 3 (Nov 25)
ONGC Lawns
Madhuban Hall
Phoolwari
Book Launches