WEDNESDAY, 9 JANUARYCINEMAGIC:A TRIBUTE TO A CENTURYOF INDIAN CINEMA

AKLF & �e Park, Kolkata presentMaya Mahal - An Enchanted Look at Hindi Cinema Through the Priya Paul Collection11.00 am, �e Park, 17 Park StreetOn view for the �rst time.

AKLF in association with CNBC-TV18 presentsIndia’s Indie Film Future - Questions & Concerns: A Filmmakers’ Forum12.00 pm, Oxford Bookstore, 17 Park StreetA�er a century of Indian cinema, how do thingslook for the future of independent �lmmaking?With �lmmakers Goutam Ghose, Kaushik Ganguly,Anirudha Roychowdhury, Suman Mukhopadhyay& Onir. Moderated by S. V. (Raju) Raman.

AKLF & Victoria Memorial Hall presentInaugural Ceremony of AKLF 20135.30 pm, Victoria MemorialInauguration by Hon. Governor M. K. Narayanan, followed by keynote address by eminent �lmmaker Shyam Benegal – A Century of Indian Cinema.

THURSDAY, 10 JANUARY

AKLF presentsFood Stories: Stirring Memories by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, British journalist & writer.10.00 am, Rosewood, �e ParkIn conversation with Sujata Sen & Reba Som.

AKLF in association with CNBC-TV18 presentsTransgressions: Essaying the New in Indian Films11.15 am, Rosewood, �e ParkWith �lmmakers Shyam Benegal, Onir, actor Dhritiman Chaterji & �lm critic Mira Hashmi. Moderated by Jai Arjun Singh.

AKLF & Penguin Books India presentShobhaa De’s ‘Sethji’12.30 pm, Rosewood, �e ParkBook launch & discussion.Chief Guest Rakhi Sarkar.Interaction with Rita Bhimani.

AKLF presentsTalking Writing: Tomorrow & the Written Word2.30 pm, Oxford BookstoreWith Tishani Doshi, Anosh Irani, Farah Ghuznavi, Faiza Sultan Khan, Bidisha, Rimi B. Chatterjee. Moderated by Urvashi Butalia.

AKLF, Bloomsbury India & British Council presentWilliam Dalrymple’s ‘Return of a King:The Battle for Afghanistan 1839-42’4.30 pm, Rosewood, �e Park

AKLF & Tibor Jones South Asia Prize presentTibor Jones South Asia Prize 20137.00 pm, Rosewood, �e ParkAnnouncement of winner & presentation of the2013 prize. With Urvashi Butalia, Chair, panelof judges, Faiza Sultan Khan, Anosh Irani& Amit Chaudhuri.

FRIDAY, 11 JANUARY

AKLF & Aleph presentPavan Varma’s ‘Chanakya's New Manifesto:To Resolve the Crisis within India’10.30 am, Rosewood, �e Park Book launch & discussion.With Rudrangshu Mukherjee.

AKLF & Harper Collins presentYasmeen Premji’s ‘Days of Gold & Sepia’11.45 am, Rosewood, �e ParkBook launch & discussion.Chief Guests Shyam Benegal & Leila Seth.In conversation with Anjum Katyal.

AKLF & �e Little Magazine presentShudhu Kobitar Janyo: A Poets’ Tributeto Sunil Gangopadhyay 2.30 pm, Oxford BookstoreWith Nirendranath Chakrabarty, Nabaneeta Dev Sen, Joy Goswami, Subodh Sarkar, Anjali Das,Chiranjeev Basu, Mandakranta Sen, Srijato, & others.Presented by Antara Dev SenIn association with Saregama India Ltd.

AKLF & Bloomsbury India presentManil Suri’s ‘City of Devi’5.00 pm, Rosewood, �e ParkBook launch & discussion with journalist Sandip Roy.

AKLF, MAKAIAS & Anamika Kala Sangam in association with INTACH & Random House India presentWhen Ghalib Met Manto - Ek Guftagu 7.00 pm, St John’s Church1 Council House Street (near Raj Bhavan)Introduction to Ghalib by Pavan Varma & to Mantoby Mira Hashmi. Dramatised readings by Tom Alter& Barun Chanda from Rabishankar Bal’s ‘Dozakhnama’ & Arunava Sinha’s English translation. Performance of ‘Manto aur Ghalib: Ek Gu�agu’ by National Academy of Performing Arts Repertory, Karachi.

SATURDAY, 12 JANUARYTHE ASIAN NEIGHBOURHOOD

�e National Library & Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies (MAKAIAS) presentSunil Janah Photography Pioneer: A Tribute10.30 am, Bhasha Bhavan Art Gallery, Ground FloorNational Library, Belvedere RoadWith Supriya Chaudhuri & Ruchir Joshi. Images from the commemorative book Photographing India.

Image, Identity, Literature & the Asian Woman11.45 am, Bhasha Bhavan Art GalleryNational LibraryWith Kenize Mourad, Farah Ghuznavi, Mira Hashmi, Jael Silliman. Moderated by Tilottama �aroor.In association with the French Embassy & Institut Francais en Inde.

1.15 pm Lunch

Media for Change: The Asian Neighbourhood2.00 pm, Bhasha Bhavan Art GalleryNational Library Panel discussion with Bidisha (UK), Premesh Chandran (Malaysia), Ruchira Gupta,Salil Tripathi, Abhijit Roy & Jonathan Shainin.Moderated by Nilanjana Gupta. In association with School of Media, Communication & Culture, Jadavpur University.

Laughing Matters: Bengal Political Cartoons from Both Sides of the Border - Interrogating the Nation State 4.30 pm, Bhasha Bhavan Art GalleryNational LibraryAn illustrated talk by Subhendu Dasgupta.Interaction with eminent cartoonist & illustrator Debasish Deb.In association with India Foundation for the Arts

Ramachandra Guha Talks on ‘What Kind of Asian Was Gandhi?’ Followed by an Interaction with Swapan Chakravorty7.00 pm, National Library StepsIn association with INTACH

SUNDAY, 13 JANUARYEUROPEAN LITERATURE - NEW VOICES FROM THE OLD WORLD

AKLF, the French Embassy, Alliance Francaise du Bengale & Institut Francaise presentStraddling Worlds: The ManyVoices of Kenize Mourad10.00 am, Max Mueller Bhavan8 Ballygunge Circular RoadFrench-Turkish writer Kenize Mourad in conversation with Fabrice Etienne & Hari Vasudevan.In association with Goethe Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan Kolkata.

AKLF, Goethe Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan Kolkata, Pro-Helvetia Swiss Arts Council &Seagull Books presentShadow Boxing Women: Readings & Conversations11.30 am, Max Mueller Bhavan German writers Inka Parei & Dorothee Elmiger in conversation with translator Katy Derbyshire.

AKLF presentsK for Kulture? 2.30 pm, Lascar Monument, Napier RoadHastings (near Navy House)Readings by Sreemoyee Piu Kundu,Chitralekha Basu & Arunava Sinha. Debate – ‘Is Kolkata still the cultural capital?’ featuring writer Ruchir Joshi, �lmmaker Q, singer-songwriter Neel Adhikari, journalist Antara Dev Sen, curator Prateek Raja & social activist Ratnaboli Roy.In association with INTACH.

AKLF, �e Royal Norwegian Embassy, Rabindranath Tagore Centre, ICCR & Seagull Books present‘Hunger‘: A Celebration of the Literary &Artistic Genius of Writer Knut Hamsun& Artist Somnath Hore5.00 pm, Rabindranath Tagore CentreICCR, Ho Chi Minh SaraniInauguration of exhibition of Somnath Hore’s drawings & woodcuts by the Norwegian Ambassador, with dramatised readings from Hunger by actorJayant Kripalani.

(�e exhibition & a festival of international �lms on the theme of hunger will be on through the following week.)

AKLF 2013 has pledged to build a Book Bank for the Chennai Centre of Apeejay Anand Children's Library, an Education Support Program established in 1992. Please bring at least one book for children of class 1 - VIII.

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Young Readers’ SpecialIn loving memory of Mr. Jit Paul

AKLF & Oxford Junior presentWe the Children of India

Leila Seth Talks to Young Kolkatanson the Indian Constitution

Saturday, 12 January, 10.00 amFor 10-13 year olds.

In association with Penguin Books India

Way With Words: Poetry With Tishani Doshi

Saturday, 12 January, 11.30 amFor 14-17 year olds.

VenueApeejay House Lawns, 15 Park Street

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