SEVENTH KNOWLEDGE KUMBH

The seventh edition of the Bhopal Literature & Art Festival will be a vibrant physical event at Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal from 31 Jan 2025 to 02 Feb 2025


Events

Events &
Program Schedule

Program Schedule

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

Inaugural

12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

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

ABHIRANG - Story-writing for Children: Tultul Biswas, 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

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

VAGARTH - Hindu Mythology and Science Fiction: Akshat Gupta in conversation with Neha Jain

1:00 PM - 6:00 PM

YOUNGRANG - Storytelling Contest

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

LUNCH

3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

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

ABHIRANG - Supercharge Yourself, Wellness through Self-Development: Swati Tiwari and Rakhi 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

ABHIRANG - 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

ABHIRANG -  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

ABHIRANG - Poetry for the Soul: Sukrita Paul Kumar

VAGARTH - Mahapran Nirala ki Kavitayein: Manoj Shrivastava, 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

ABHIRANG - 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 - Bharat Before the British: Shonaleeka Kaul in conversation with Dr Rima Hooja

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

VAGARTH - Policing, Thrills and Challenges: Meeran Chadha Borwankar and Rakesh Asthana

11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

YOUNGRANG - Painting Contest

12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

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

ABHIRANG - 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

ABHIRANG - 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

ABHIRANG - Tiny Tales, Big Impact, Crafting short fiction: Abha Iyengar in conversation with Meenakshi Dua

VAGARTH - Women Diplomats and their Multiple Challenges: Ruchi Ghanashyam and Deepa 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

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

VAGARTH - Golf, the Inner Game: Amandeep Johl and 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 Alka Pande

ABHIRANG - The Allure of Romance Novels: Parthasarthi Sen Sharma & Anuradha 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 Sanjay Mukherjee

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

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

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Musical Concert by Pratibha Singh Baghel (Ravindra Bhawan)

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

ABHIRANG - The Iconic Trees of India: S Natesh in conversation with Abhilash Khandekar

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

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

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

VAGARTH - A Natural Crisis: Anita Mani, Shishir Priyadarshi and Abinash Mohanty in conversation with Bharati Chaturvedi Bisaria

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

ABHIRANG - Spiritual Power and Mystique of Number 108: Alka Pande in conversation with 

VAGARTH - Boundary Lab: Nandan Kamath in conversation with Amrit Mathur and Shlok Chandra

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

YOUNGRANG - Poetry Live Recitation

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

ABHIRANG - Urban Biodiversity and Birds: Abhilash Khandekar and Bharati Chaturvedi

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

4:00 PM - 4:50 PM

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

ABHIRANG - Folk Sutra, Discovering India's Soul: Yogita Ahuja

VAGARTH - Poetry, more Art or Heart?: Jamshed in conversation with Asma Rafat

5:00 PM - 5:50 PM

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

ABHIRANG - 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

ABHIRANG - Herbal Sutra: Madhulika Banerjee

VAGARTH - Untamed Poetry: Sandhya Mridul

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

ANTARANG - Cultural Program, 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.

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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