BLF 2023

5th KNOWLEDGE KUMBH

The fifth edition of the Bhopal Literature and Art Festival 2023 will be a vibrant physical event at Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal between 13-15th January 2023.


Events

Events &
Program Schedule

Program Schedule

2:45 PM - 3:05 PM

Antarang - Inauguration - Recital by Pandit Umakant Gundecha & Shri Anant Gundecha and Unveiling of Exhibition of works of Padmashri Bhalu Mondhe

3.10 PM - 3.50 PM

Antarang  - Keynote Address by Dr Sanjeev Chopra, Maps and Milestones: The Making and Remaking of India’s Boundaries

Rangdarshini - A Scientist's Vision for a New India: Gautam R. Desiraju, Scientist in conversation with Kaneez Razavi

4:00 PM - 4:40 PM

Antarang - Devdasis, The Women of Pride: A presentation by Sangeet Natak and Kalidas Samman winner Lakshmi Vishwanathan

Rangdarshini - Diamonds Are Forever: Govind Dholakia in conversation with Pratap Verma and Prof R. Shivagunde

4:50 PM - 5:30 PM

Antarang -  Good Health and Inclusiveness: Kalki Subramaniam in conversation with Harikeerthan Raghuram

Rangdarshini - Making India A $5 Trillion Economy, Aruna Sharma in conversation with Dr Deevanshu Shrivastava

5:40 PM - 6:20 PM

Antarang - Creating a Private Museum, Challenges and Thrills: Aditya Arya, founder Museo Camera in conversation with Meera Dass

Rangdarshini - The Art of Writing Short Stories: P K Dash in conversation with Prof Diwakar Shukla and Prof Seema Raizada

6:30 PM - 7:10 PM

Antarang - Sustainable Architecture: Christopher Benninger, noted architect in conversation with Rima Hooja and Savita Raje

Rangdarshini - Flying Around the World: Namrita Chandi, ace woman pilot in conversation with Seema Verma and Meenakshi Dua

7:20 PM - 8:00 PM

Antarang - Intertwining Lives, Audio-visual talk on Hindi cinema and music: Sathya Saran, Ex-Editor Femina in coversation with Vertul Singh

Rangdarshini -  Woman in Love: Nayika in Natyashastra, Sharda Narayanan in conversation with Mrinalini Pandey

10:10 AM - 10:50 AM

Antarang - Crash and Six Lenses for best Corporate Management: R Gopalakrishnan, Director Tata Sons in conversation with Rajeev Mishra

Rangdarshini -  Vaccine Shortage to Vaccine Diplomacy: India’s Vaccine Growth Story, Dr Sajjan Yadav in conversation with Tarun Pithode

11:00 AM - 11:40 AM

Antarang - Russia-Ukraine War, Lessons: Lt Gen Raj Shukla in conversation with Brig Sanjay Agarwal

Rangdarshini -  Mathematics in Ancient Jaina Literature: Prof S G Dani in conversation with Bhaskar Indrakanti

11:50 AM - 12:30 PM

Antarang - Kabir Bedi : A Life Extraordinary, Kabir Bedi in conversation with Raghav Chandra

Rangdarshini - Siachen, And the War Continues: Amit Paul, Defence Analyst and Researcher in conversation with Gen Milan Naidu

12:40 PM - 1:20 PM

Antarang - Conflicting Perspectives and the Writing of History: TCA Raghavan in conversation with Rima Hooja

Rangdarshini - Punjab, Blue Star and Beyond: Ramesh Inder Singh former Chief Secretary Punjab in conversation with R Parasuram

1:20 PM - 2:00 PM

Antarang - Winning Strategies for Coming to Power: Honourable Bhupender Yadav in conversation with Dr Sandeep Shastri, VC JLU

2:00 PM - 2:40 PM

Antarang - Eating in the Age of Dieting: Rujuta Diwekar in conversation with Raghav Chandra

Rangdarshini - Cities, Environment & Sustainable Development: Seema Mundoli in conversation with Abhilash Khandekar

2:50 PM - 3:30 PM

Antarang - Our Pakistan Conundrum: Ambassador Sharat Sabharwal in conversation with Ambassador Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha

Rangdarshini - Development of Geometry in Ancient Cultures: Dr Shrenik Bandi in conversation with Varun S Bhatta

3:40 PM - 4:20 PM

Antarang - Sadhguru, More Than a Life: Arundhathi Subramaniam in conversation with Seema Raizada (4:20 PM TO 5:00 PM)

Rangdarshini - Modi and His Challenges: Rajiv Kumar in conversation with T K Arun, ex-Editor Economic Times

4:30 PM - 5:10 PM

Antarang - Politics and Theology, do they make good bedfellows: Swapan Dasgupta, Journalist Politician in conversation with Dr Sandeep Shastri, VC JLU and Deepak Tiwari (5:00 PM TO 5:40 PM)

Rangdarshini - Kathak Lok, Temple, Tradition & History: Padmashri Shovana Narayan and Geetika Kalha in conversation with Ranjeeta Sahay Ashesh

5:20 PM - 6:00 PM

Antarang - Reforming Governance, Regulating Sport : Vinod Rai, ex-CAG and ex-COA BCCI in conversation with Abhilash Khandekar, MPCA President and Advocate Shlok Chandra (5:40 PM TO 6:20 PM)

Rangdarshini - Chemical Khichadi, Hacking Mental Health: Aparna Piramal in conversation with Jyoti Pande

6:10 PM - 6:50 PM

Antarang - Empathy as a Leadership Science: Mimi Nicklin, tv host and international coach in conversation with Dr Neha Jain (Virtual) and Rashmi Bhargava (6:20 PM TO 7:00 PM)

 

6:50 PM - 7:30 PM

Antarang - BIMSTEC Knowledge Session                                                                                                          

Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam : The Traditions of Community in the Bay of Bengal Region, Haroon Habib, Rakesh Kumar Tiwari and Ritupriya Khare in conversation with Ambreen Zaidi (7:00 PM TO 7:40 PM)

7:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Bhopal Heritage Walk (Starting from Bada Taalab, Raja Bhoja Setu)

10:15 AM - 10:50 AM

Antarang - Meditaion by Girija Sinha

11:00 AM - 11:40 AM

Antarang - Essence of the Ramayana, Mahabharata, Upanishads and Puranas: Bibek Debroy in conversation with Raghav Chandra

Rangdarshini - Birds of Lucknow: Sanjay Kumar, Neeraj Srivastava and Bhalu Mondhe in conversation with Abhilash Khandekar

 

11:50 AM - 12:30 PM

Antarang - Backstage Glimpses of High Strategy and Power: Montek Singh Ahluwalia, ex-VC Planning Commission in conversation with Rajiv Kumar, ex-VC Niti Aayog 

Rangdarshini - Jhansi ki Rani, Vrindawanlal Verma ki kriti: Anuvadak Amita Nigam Sahaya ki prastuti in conversation with Brajesh Rajput

12:40 PM - 1:20 PM

Antarang - Cheetahs, the last and the latest: Dr Divyabhanusinh Chavda in conversation with Ravi Singh of WWF and Abhilash Khandekar

Rangdarshini - How to Write a Novel, Get Published and become a BestSeller: Col S P Singh in conversation with Dr Pradeep Kapoor

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

LUNCH

2:00 PM - 2:40 PM

Antarang - China, the Threat of War: Defence Strategist Manoj Joshi and Ambassador Jitendra Nath Misra

Rangdarshini - Box office from Books: Renu Kaul (Publisher for Gumnami), Harinder Sikka (author of Raazi), Praveen Morchhalle, Director/Producer (Walking with the Wind), Neha Shrivastava (Manjul)

2:50 PM - 3:30 PM

Antarang - Dastaan-e-Jagjit: Presentation by Biopic Producer/Director/Journalist Rajesh Badal in conversation with Dr Gyan Chaturvedi

Rangdarshini - Unravelling the Big Fat Indian Wedding, Amita Nigam Sahaya and Dr Kiran Chadha in conversation with Richa Sinha

3:40 PM - 4:20 PM

Antarang - The Great Tech Game: Anirudh Suri in conversation with T K Arun, ex-Editor Economic Times

Rangdarshini - Women, Different but Equal: Anita Bhogle in conversation with Dr Neelkamal Kapoor

4:30 PM - 5:10 PM

Antarang - Society 5.0, Ushering a new Renaissance: Ganesh Natarajan, Tech Guru in conversation with Anirudh Suri and Raghav Chandra (Virtual)

Rangdarshini - Billionaires, a peek into the minds of people like Gautam Adani: R N Bhaskar in conversation with Himanshu Rai, Director IIM Indore

5:20 PM - 6:00 PM

Antarang - Tribals and the War of Independence: Tuhin A Sinha in conversation with Anandita Pan and Shriram Tiwari

Rangdarshini - The Earth Spinner: Sushila Devi Award winner Anuradha Roy in conversation with  Vinita Dhondiyal and Dr GJV Prasad

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Antarang - Valedictory Function - Performance by students of Smt Lata Munshi and Presentation of Awards

2:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Abhirang - Poetry Contest Winners Recitation 

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.

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