Programme
Keynote Address
o The City: Inside the Mind and Outside – Ganesh Devy
Masterclasses
o Bengaluru in the Cultural Imaginary of Kannada – Rajendra Chenni
o Ecologically Responsible Bengalurean: An Oxymoron – Sharachchandra Lele
o Screening of a Film by Girish Kasaravalli Followed by a Masterclass by Him
o Urban Life of Caste – Janaki Nair
Panel Discussions
o Fidelity and Freedom: Literary Translation as a Form of Creative Expression
Panelists: Banu Mushtaq, Deepa Bhasthi
Moderator: Maithreyi Karnoor
o Ooru Suddi: Journalism of, for, by the City
Panelists: Meera K, Rasheed Kappan
Moderator: Swathi Shivanand
o Queer Bodies: Poetry and Politics
Panelists: Rumi Harish, Chandini Gagan, Rohini Venkatesh Malur
Moderator: Bharath Savithri Divakar
o City Inscapes: A Conversation
Panelists: Lavanya Lakshminarayan, Palash Mehrotra, Andaleeb Wajid
Moderator: Sudhamshu Bhushan Raju
o Imaging Cityscapes: A Conversation with Artists from Bengaluru
Panelists: Surekha, Archana Hande, Baadal Nanjundaswamy, Ravi Kashi
Moderator: Anil Kumar H A
o Dissemination of Bhakti Arts in Southern India: Past and Present
Panelists: H. S. Shivaprakash and Dharmanna Mahaanth and Team
Moderator: Prithviraj Kavathur
o Spatial, Social, and Economic Inclusion: Migrants in the City
Panelist: Romal Singh, Kalpana Gopalan
Moderator: Animesh Bahadur
Workshops
o Theatre Workshop
My Body Is the City: A Theatre Workshop to Explore Body, Expression, Self, and Stories
Resource Persons: Nisha Abdulla, Debosmita Dam
o Short Fiction Workshop
Katha Kammata
Resource Person: Vasudhendra
Film Screenings
o Hadinelentu (2022),
Filmmaker: Prithvi Konanur
o Rallalo Neeru (Hidden Waters) (2020)
Filmmaker: Kiranmayi Indraganti
o Selected Short Films from Pratibimba Short Film Competition
Performances
o Desdemona Rupakam by Nalanda Arts Studio
Artists: M. D. Pallavi, Bindhumalini
o The Caretaker
Director: Venumadhav Bhat
o Poetry Recital: Weaving Words: Poetry and Performance and Slam Poetry
Poets: Hajira Khanum, Siddartha M S, Chand Pasha N S, Dadapeer Jyman, Shashank Johri, Reshma Ramesh, Sourav Roy, Pramod K M, Pasha Bhai
o Taalamaddale – Padmavati Kaalaga by Yaksha Durga Mahila Kala Balaga
Artists: Kruti, Sharanya Ramprasad, Divyashree, Jayashree, Jayashree Sharma, Roopaja, Vani Periyodi, Kusha M R, Bhargava K N
Book Launch
o Postcolonial Identities and West African Literature
Author: Anwesha Das
Moderator: Bindu Menon
Contact
Venue Address: Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), (Institution of Eminence) (Deemed to be University), Govindapura, Yelahanka, Bengaluru – 560064, Karnataka, India
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Contact Us: milap.maheblr@manipal.edu
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