17 December 2018, Monday | |
09.00-11.00: | Breakfast & Tea/Coffee |
11.30-12.30: | Introduction to India Ki Khoj Mona G. Mehta & Jaison Manjaly, IIT Gandhinagar Welcome address Sudhir Jain, Director IIT Gandhinagar |
12.30-14.30: | Welcome Lunch |
14.30-16.00: | Reading Ramayana in the 21st Century Arshia Sattar, Independent scholar and author, Bengaluru |
16.00-16.30: | Tea/Coffee break |
16.30-17.30: | Odissi Classical and Folk Dance performances P Sudha and troupe |
20.00: | Dinner |
18 December 2018, Tuesday | |
08.00-09.00: | Breakfast |
09.00-10.30: | Linguistic Landscapes of India Nishaant Choksi, IIT Gandhinagar |
10.30-11.00: | Tea/Coffee Break |
11.00-12.30: | Introduction to Shramanic Religious Traditions Manisha Sethi, Jamia Milia Islamia University |
12.30-14.00: | Lunch |
14.00-17.00: | Visit to Gandhi Ashram |
20.00: | Dinner |
19 December 2018, Wednesday | |
06.30 onwards: | Heritage Walk |
12.00-13.00: | Lunch at House of MG |
14.30-16.00: | The uniqueness of Indian Islam Syeda Hameed, Women's rights activist and writer, New Delhi |
16.00-16.30: | Tea/Coffee Break |
16.30-18.00: | Caste in Contemporary India Suraj Yengde, Harvard University |
20.00: | Dinner |
20 December 2018, Thursday | |
06.30- 13.30: | Visit to Lothal (Archaeological site of the Indus Valley Civilization) Led by Ruman Banerjee, Centre for Archaeological Sciences, IITGN |
13.30-14.30: | Lunch |
14.30-16.00: | Politics of Aspirations in India Mona G. Mehta, IIT Gandhinagar |
16.00-16.30: | Tea/Coffee Break |
16.30-17.30: | Lecture-Demonstration on Indian Classical Music Traditions Srinivas Reddy, IIT Gandhinagar and Brown University Rajeev Bhatt, Ahmedabad |
20:00: | Dinner |
21 December 2018, Friday | |
08.00- 09.00: | Breakfast |
09.00-10.30: | Voices of Harmony: Devotion in Vernaculars
Neelima-Shukla Bhatt, Associate Professor, Wellesley College |
10.30- 11.00: | Tea/Coffee Break |
11.00-12.30: | Vernacular and Traditional Design in India Jay Thakkar, CEPT University |
12.30-14.00: | Lunch |
14:00- 16:00: | Outreach in local village communities NEEV Program, IIT Gandhinagar (Tea/Coffee in village) |
16:00: | Visit to Sarkhej Roja |
20:00: | Dinner at Vishalla |
22 December 2018, Saturday | |
08.00- 09.00: | Breakfast |
09.00- 12.30: | Visit to Kasturbhai Lalbhai Museum |
12.30- 14.00: | Lunch |
14.00- 15.30: | Harappan Civilization Michel Danino, Centre for Archeological Sciences, IITGN |
20.00: | Dinner |
23 December 2018, Sunday | |
08.00- 09.00: | Breakfast |
10.00-12.00: | Reflections |
12.00-14.00: | Lunch |
19:30: | Farewell Dinner |