Bhopal Literature & Art Festival

Bhopal Literature & Art Festival encourages the narration of stories so as to unlock those hidden human emotions that are intrinsic to all of us and which bind our spirits together. This togetherness is the powerful force that can be evoked to transform the lone individual into the powerful collective. This is where words written find voice, silence finds expression and darkness is illuminated - so as to touch and kindle the soul of every individual, every collective, every society. Heartland Stories are those stories that stimulate the intellect and provoke detailed discussion and candid dialogue. Inspired by the glorious traditions and rich history of Central India - stories from the UNESCO World Heritage sites of Sanchi (close to the Heliodorus Pillar and the Udayagiri Caves) and Bhimbetka, the enticing and mysterious jungles of Central India, the upsurge of traditional and contemporary arts

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31 JAN -02 FEB
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estival 2025

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11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

ANTARANG - INAUGURAL CEREMONY (incl. Unveiling of Padma Shri Bhuri Bai Tribal Art Exhibition & Performances by Nutan Ninad and NID Students troupe)

11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

ADIRANG - TRIBAL ART FAIR: Gond and Baiga Artists Camp and Exhibition

11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

MODERN ART GALLERY - Exhibition of Padma Shri Bhuri Bai

12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

ANTARANG - Sanskrit Vangmay mein Mahakavi Kalidas: Radhavallabh Tripathi, Anamika and Prem Shankar Shukla

RANGDARSHINI - Story-writing for Children: Tultul Biswas and Dr Shailaja Menon in conversation with Shailaja Srinivasan

VAGARTH - Hindu Mythology and Science Fiction: Akshat Gupta in conversation with Bhaskar Indrakanti

1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

ANTARANG - Whispers and Shadows, bringing life to Ruins: Janhwij Sharma in conversation with Dr Meera Dass and M M Upadhyay

RANGDARSHINI

VAGARTH - Mahapran Nirala ki Kavitayein: Manoj Shrivastava, Dr Shriram Parihar, Badri Narayan. Moderated by Arun Kamal

1:00 PM - 6:00 PM

YOUNGRANG - STORYTELLING CONTEST (For Students)

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

LUNCH

2:30 PM - 3:20 PM

ANTARANG - Politics, Economics and Justice in Governance: Satya Mohanty and Pradeep S Mehta in conversation with R Parasuram

RANGDARSHINI - Supercharge Yourself, Wellness through Self-Development: Swati Tiwari and Rakhi (Kanchi) Marwaha in conversation with Shalini Mahajan

VAGARTH - Requiem for Janki Bai Ilahabadi: Prof Neelum Saran Gour in conversation with Sukrita Paul Kumar

3:30 PM - 4:20 PM

ANTARANG - Time-dating of Ancient India, The Science of Kaal/Kalpa/Yuga: Vedveer Arya in conversation with Rishi Shukla

RANGDARSHINI - Hero Cop, Vijay Raman, A Memoir: Veena Raman in conversation with Pawan Srivastava

VAGARTH - The Maratha Century: Uday S Kulkarni in conversation with Rahul Noronha

4:30 PM - 5:20 PM

ANTARANG - Kashmir Chronicle, the Sikhs Who Stayed On, Bupinder Singh Bali in conversation with Vivek Johri and Nimesh Sharma

RANGDARSHINI -  

VAGARTH - How BJP Won Madhya Pradesh: Brajesh Rajput in conversation with Deepak Tiwari

5:30 PM - 6:20 PM

ANTARANG - Crime Thrillers set in Bhopal: Vinita Dhondiyal Bhatnagar & Dr Pradeep Kapoor in conversation with Jyoti Pande + Solve the Mystery (Presented by Bhopal Smart City Development Corporation)

RANGDARSHINI - Poetry for the Soul: Sukrita Paul Kumar in conversation with Dr Rima Hooja

VAGARTH - Contemporary Color Theory and Design: Manushree Mishra in conversation with Sunil Shukla

6:30 PM - 7:20 PM

ANTARANG - Poetry & Cinema, the work of Sahir Ludhianvi: Pankaj Saxena in conversation with Poonam Saxena and songs by Dr Neena Shrivastava

RANGDARSHINI - Astrology, Facts and Fallacies: Riddhi Bahl in conversation with Col Dilip Ranade

7:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Bhopal Heritage Walk - A journey of historical and architectural development from the 11th C to 21st C (Paramara embankment, Ancient water bodies, Gond Fort, Dargah, Hammam, Palaces, Iqbal Maidan, Sadar Manzil, Tajul Masajid) Walk starting from Kamla Park (Contact: Ms Pooja Saxena - 94253 03357)

11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

ADIRANG - TRIBAL ART FAIR: Gond and Baiga Artists Camp and Exhibition

11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

MODERN ART GALLERY - Exhibition of Padma Shri Bhuri Bai

11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

YOUNGRANG - PAINTING CONTEST (For Students)

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

ANTARANG - Bharata Before the British: Shonaleeka Kaul in conversation with Dr Rima Hooja

RANGDARSHINI - Nature Writing and its Cathartic Value: Anuradha Kumar - Jain in conversation with Janhwij Sharma

VAGARTH - Policing, Thrills and Challenges: Meeran Chadha Borwankar and Rakesh Asthana in conversation with Dr Deevanshu Shrivastava

12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

ANTARANG - The Middle East in Crisis: Lt Gen Raj Shukla in conversation with M J Akbar

RANGDARSHINI - Coats of Arms, Symbols of Royal Power or Anachronisms? Anuj Pakvasa in conversation with Dr Meera Dass

VAGARTH - Guru Dutt, Cinema & Literature: Pankaj Saxena in conversation with Poonam Saxena

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

LUNCH

1:30 PM - 2:20 PM

ANTARANG - The Lure of Old Tunes: Shikha Biswas Vohra in conversation with Jyoti Agarwal

RANGDARSHINI - Rock Art of Ladakh: Ahtushi Deshpande in conversation with Pallavi Govil

VAGARTH - The Art and Craft of Travel Writing: Ranjan Pal in conversation with Jyoti Pande

2:30 PM - 3:20 PM

ANTARANG - Tibet, India & China, Identity & Politics: Dilip Sinha and Lt Gen P R Shankar in conversation with Anil Wadhwa

RANGDARSHINI - Mandu, Legend of Roopmati & Baz Bahadur: Malathi Ramachandran in conversation with Dr Neha Jain

VAGARTH - Golf, the Inner Game: Amandeep Johl and Dr Nanaki J Chadha in conversation with Omar Faruq Ali

3:30 PM - 4:20 PM

ANTARANG -  Bhishma Pitamah on the Bed of Arrows: Kush Bhargava in conversation with Dr Meenakshi Pawha

RANGDARSHINI -Art and Craft of Healing Stories: Jyoti Pande in conversation with Yogita Bansal Ahuja

VAGARTH - Women Diplomats and their Multiple Challenges: Ruchi Ghanashyam and Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa in conversation with Ambreen Khan

4:30 PM - 5:20 PM

ANTARANG - Audacious and Unknown, The Wild Women of India: Arundhathi Subramaniam in conversation with Dr Alka Pande

RANGDARSHINI - The Allure of Romance Novels: Anuradha Kumar - Jain in conversation with Dr Rolii Agrawal

VAGARTH - Embracing the Power of Constructive Disobedience: Maj Gen Anil Kumar Sengar in conversation with Nitya Ranjan Pal

5:30 PM - 6:20 PM

ANTARANG -  The Multi faceted Kishore Kumar: Anirudha Bhattacharjee & Parthiv Dhar in conversation with Vertul Singh

RANGDARSHINI - Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Beyond Turquoise Tranquility: Keshav Chandra and Seema Verma in conversation with Niharika Singh

VAGARTH - Contemporary China, Tradition & Modernity: Poonam Surie in conversation with Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa

6:45 PM - 8:30 PM

Musical Concert by Pratibha Singh Baghel (Hansadhwani Auditorium - Ravindra Bhawan)       

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Visit to the Tribal Museum: Colouful, Vibrant and Aesthetic presentation of the indigineous tribes of Central India

11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

ADIRANG - TRIBAL ART FAIR: Gond and Baiga Artists Camp and Exhibition

11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

MODERN ART GALLERY - Exhibition of Padma Shri Bhuri Bai

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

ANTARANG - How Prime Ministers Decide: Neerja Chowdhury, Ajay Bisaria and Pallavi Govil in conversation with Gargi Rawat

RANGDARSHINI - The Iconic Trees of India: S Natesh in conversation with Abhilash Khandekar (Presented by CRF)

VAGARTH - Experimental Poetry, more Art or Heart? Jamshed and Sanjay Jaju in conversation with Asma Rafat

12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

ANTARANG - Just a Mercenary, Memoirs of a RBI Governor: Duvvuri Subbarao in conversation with Dr K P Krishnan

RANGDARSHINI - Cities of Immortality, Banaras & Mathura: Vertul Singh,  Pradip Bhatnagar and Sunita Bhatnagar in conversation with Dr Neelkamal Kapoor

VAGARTH - Is Our Planet in Transition?: Anita Mani, Abinash Mohanty and Dr Debajit Palit in conversation with Bharati Chaturvedi (Presented by CRF)

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

LUNCH

1:30 PM - 2:20 PM

ANTARANG - 108, The Artistic Power and Mystique of India: Dr Alka Pande in conversation with Raghav Chandra

RANGDARSHINI - Leadership for Excellence in Sports: Captain Homi Motivala in conversation with Amrit Mathur (Special presence - Ms Palak Kohli, Para-badminton athlete)

VAGARTH - Boundary Lab, The All Round Impact of Sports: Nandan Kamath in conversation with Amrit Mathur and Shlok Chandra

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

YOUNGRANG - POETRY CONTEST - Live Recitation (For Students)

2:30 PM - 3:20 PM

ANTARANG - Is India well defended? Lt Gen P R Shankar and Lt Gen Raj Shukla in conversation with Anil Wadhwa

RANGDARSHINI - Urban Biodiversity and Birds: Abhilash Khandekar,  Sanjay Kumar Shukla and Bharati Chaturvedi in conversation with R Sreenivasa Murthy (Presented by CRF)

VAGARTH - Bangladesh, a troubled saga: Maj Chandrakant Singh in conversation with Brig Sanjay Agarwal

3:30 PM - 4:20 PM

ANTARANG - Swallowing the Sun: Lakshmi Puri in conversation with Ambreen Khan

RANGDARSHINI - Untamed Poetry: Sandhya Mridul in conversation with Dr Neha Jain

VAGARTH -Branding and Scaling up of Start-Ups: Harsh Pamnani and Satish Jha in conversation with Rashmi Bhargava

4:30 PM - 5:20 PM

ANTARANG - The Longest Kiss about the life and times of Devika Rani: Kishwar Desai in conversation with Dr Seema Raizada

RANGDARSHINI - Bhopal 92': Anupam Shrivastava in conversation with Vertul Singh

VAGARTH - Taxi, The Sushila Devi Book Award Winner: Manjula Padmanabhan in conversation with Sukrita Paul Kumar

5:30 PM - 6:20 PM

ANTARANG - The Singing Clock: Pravin Godkhindi in conversation with Kiran Deshpande and Dr Bhaskar Khandekar

RANGDARSHINI

VAGARTH - Folk Sutra, Discovering India's Soul: Yogita Bansal Ahuja and Dr Navina Jafa in conversation with P K Dash

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

ANTARANG - Valedictory Ceremony including Award Presentations

Note: Schedule is subject to changes
Disclaimer : The speakers are solely responsible for the views expressed by them during the festival and the society is not liable for them.

How To Reach Event Location

  The nearest airport is Bhopal, which is 12 KMs away.


  The nearest convenient railway station is Bhopal, which is 3 KMs away.


  The nearest major city is Bhopal, which is 3KMs away.

The Society for Culture & Environment will hold the fourth edition of 'Heartland Stories — Bhopal Literature and Art Festival 2022 as a physical cum virtual event, between 25-27th March 2022.

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