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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