Rakhshanda Jalil, Harsh Mander, Pavan Varma, Abhinav Chadrachud, Mihir Sharma

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The Unravelling: Rakhshanda Jalil, Harsh Mander, Pavan Varma, Abhinav Chadrachud & Mihir Sharma
Rakhshanda Jalil is a multi-award-winning translator, writer, and literary historian. Dr. Jalil has published over 25 books and written over 50 academic papers and essays, the most recent book being But You Dont Look Like a Muslim. She runs an organisation called Hindustani Awaaz, devoted to the popularisation of Hindi-Urdu literature and culture. She was awarded the Kaifi Azmi Award for her contribution to Urdu, the First Jawad Memorial Prize for Urdu-Hindi Translation and the Distinguished Translator Award by Vani Prakashan at the Jaipur Lit Festival. She writes regularly for major newspapers such as Hindustan Times, Indian Express, The Hindu as well as magazines such as Outlook, Scroll, The Wire, etc. She is the Editor of the Taj magazine, a bi-annual book-length journal of the Taj group of hotels.
Harsh Mander is one of India’s most trusted and courageous social justice and human rights activists.He is the author of several acclaimed books on contemporary India, among them, Looking Away: Inequality, Prejudice and Indifference in New India and Ash in the Belly: India’s Unfinished Battle Against Hunger.
Writer-diplomat Pavan K. Varma who has over a dozen bestselling books to his credit, is a graduate in History from St. Stephen’s College, after which he took a degree in Law from the University of Delhi. He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1976. He has been Press Secretary to the President of India, the Spokesman of the Ministry of External Affairs, High Commissioner for India in Cyprus, Director of The Nehru Centre in London and Director General of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, and Ambassador of India in Bhutan. Mr. Varma was awarded the Druk Thuksey Award, Bhutan’s highest civilian Award by His Majesty the King of Bhutan. After resigning from the IFS in 2012, he joined as Adviser to the Chief Minister of Bihar, with the rank of Cabinet Minister. With effect from June, 2014 he is a Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha). He is a member of The Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, The Committee on Government Assurances and The Consultative Committee for the Information and Broadcasting.
The rich diversity of Indian democracy has negotiated difficult challenges over the years. In an era of disruption, how will its institutions and social fabric face the demands of change? If change is the only constant, how will they keep in step with the demands of the times?A conversation across disciplines and political positions that addresses the concerns of our fractured realities.
Presented by Rajasthan Patrika, The Leadership Series
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Festival Co Directors Namita Gokhale and William Dalrymple, alongside Producer Sanjoy K Roy and Teamwork Arts, create a platform for an array of speakers to debate, discuss and present their ideas in the annual five-day programme set against the backdrop of Rajasthan's stunning cultural heritage and the Diggi Palace in the state capital Jaipur.
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