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

Inaugural

12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

ANTARANG - Sanskrit Vangmay mein Mahakavi Kalidas: Radhavallabh Tripathi, Anamika and Prem Shankar Shukla in conversation with Leeladhar Jagoori

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

VAGARTH - Contemporary Color Theory and Design: Manushree Mishra and Ravisha Merchant

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 - Hero Cop, Vijay Raman, a memoir: Veena Raman in conversation with Pawan Srivastava

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

1:00 PM - 6:00 PM

YOUNGRANG - STORYTELLING CONTEST (For Students)

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

LUNCH

3:00 PM - 3:50 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 Dr Sukrita Paul Kumar

4:00 PM - 4:50 PM

ANTARANG - National Renaissance through Participation and Entrepreneurship: Shashank Mani Tripathi and Seema Verma in conversation with Brajesh Rajput

RANGDARSHINI - Bharat ki Rishi Parampara: Shriram Tiwari in conversation with Dr Reetu Pandey Sharma

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

5:00 PM - 5:50 PM

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

RANGDARSHINI -  No Woman's Land? Lt. Col Ankita Srivastava in conversation with Dr Neelkamal Kapoor

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

 

6:00 PM - 6:50 PM

ANTARANG - Crime Thrillers set in Bhopal: Vinita Dhondiyal Bhatnagar & Dr Pradeep Kapoor in conversation with Jyoti Pande

RANGDARSHINI - Poetry for the Soul: Dr Sukrita Paul Kumar in conversation with Raghav Dua 

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

7:00 PM - 7:50 PM

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

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

11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

YOUNGRANG - PAINTING CONTEST (For Students)

12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

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

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

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

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

LUNCH

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

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

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

3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

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

RANGDARSHINI -Big Daddy’s Chair: Crafting Tiny Tales  and Short Fiction: Abha Iyengar in conversation with Meenakshi Dua

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

4:00 PM - 4:50 PM

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

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 Mohd Suleman

5:00 PM - 5:50 PM

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

RANGDARSHINI - The Allure of Romance Novels: Parthasarthi Sen Sharma & Anuradha Kumar - Jain in conversation with Rolii Agrawal

VAGARTH - Embracing the Power of Constructive Disobedience: Maj Gen Anil Kumar Sengar in conversation with Tejaswi Naik

6:00 PM - 6:50 PM

ANTARANG -  The Multi faceted Kishore Kumar: Anirudha Bhattacharjee & Parthiv Dhar in conversation with Dr Sanjay Mukherjee

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

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

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Musical Concert by Pratibha Singh Baghel (Ravindra Bhawan). Guest of Honour - Shri Sanjay Jaju, Secretary Ministry of I&B, GoI

09:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

ANTARANG - How PM's 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 (Sponsored 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: Dr Subba Rao in conversation with Dr K P Krishnan

RANGDARSHINI - Cities of Immortality, Banaras & Mathura: Vertul Singh & Pradip Bhatnagar in conversation with Rupinder Brar

VAGARTH - Is Our Planet in Transition?: Anita Mani, Shishir Priyadarshi and Abinash Mohanty in conversation with Bharati Chaturvedi

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

LUNCH

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

ANTARANG - Branding and Scaling up of Start-Ups: Harsh Pamnani and Priya Singh in conversation with Shruti Chandra

RANGDARSHINI - Spiritual Power and Mystique of Number 108: Alka Pande in conversation with Raghav Chandra

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)

3:00 PM - 3:50 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 (Sponsored by CRF)

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

4:00 PM - 4:50 PM

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

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

VAGARTH -Leadership for Excellence in Sports: Captain Homi Motivala in conversation with Amrit Mathur

5:00 PM - 5:50 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

6:00 PM - 6:50 PM

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

RANGDARSHINI - Herbal Sutra: Madhulika Banerjee

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

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

ANTARANG - Award Presentations and Valedictory

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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