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E V E N T SIndia Pavilion • Main Stage • Business Club

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NATIONAL BOOK TRUST, INDIAMinistry of Human Resource Development, Government of India

Nodal Agency

Timings9:00 am to 10:00 pm (Except Friday)

4:00 pm to 10:00 pm (Friday)

VenueAbu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre

Abu Dhabi, UAE

For details please contact

DirectorNational Book Trust, Indiaat [email protected]

or [email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]

P R O G R A M M E S

424 APRIL 2019

2:00 PM–3:00 PMMain Stage

9:00 AM–1:00 PMIndia Pavilion

Inauguration of India Pavilion• �Cultural�Presentation�(through�

Embassy�of�India,�Abu�Dhabi)• Speech�of�the�Dignitaries• �The�Launch�of�10�Indian�Books�

for�Children�translated�into�Arabic�and�published�by�National�Book�Trust,�India:�Stories from Bapu’s Life�(Anecdotes�about�Mahatma�Gandhi),�Rabindranath�Tagore’s�Chhutti�(Holidays have Come,Goa- A Story of My Wonderland, This is My Story, The Rainbow, Name That Animal, Sheela and Leela, The Whole Wide World, One Day... and My Umma’s Sari.

A talk by Amish Tripathi

5SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

People and Places: Cultural Communication to Children Through TranslationsA Panel Discussion Based on 10 Indian Books in Arabic LaunchedZikrur-RahmanViky�AryaDivik�RameshViji�SashikantRita�ChowdhuryIn�Chair:�Govind�Prasad�SharmaModerator: Kumar�Vikram

• �Punjabi�Folk�by�Pure�Bhangra,�Dubai

• �Cultural�Performance�by�Rasamanjuri,�Abu�Dhabi

Organised�by�Embassy�of�India

Programme by Sahitya Akademi

Cultural Performance by Kutle Khan

4:00 PM–5:00 PMIndia Pavilion




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PEACE TRUTH AHIMSASTUDENT EDITION - ARABIC

25 APRIL 2019

Storytelling with Indian Puppets and Masks�by�Sachidanand�JoshiModerator:�Pavithra�Ramanujan

Organised�by�National�Book�Trust,�India

Launch�of�the�Arabic�Edition�of�Peace, Truth, Ahimsa: A Photobiography of Mahatma Gandhi�authored�by�Birad�Rajaram�Yajnik�by�HE�Navdeep�Suri�Followed�by�Gandhi and the Arab World: A panel discussion

Panellists Moderator:�Prof.�Zikrur�RahmanIn�Chair:�Govind�Prasad�SharmaBirad�Rajaram�YajnikS�Gopalakrishnan

9:30 AM–11:30 AMIndia Pavilion

12:00 NOON–1:00 PMIndia Pavilion

7SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

India-Emirati Publishers’ Round TableOrganised�by�National�Book�Trust,�India�and�UAE�Publishers’�Association

Hindi Learning Workshop by Divik Ramesh

In�Chair:�Nand�Kishore�Pandey

Moderator:�Lalit�Kishore�Mandora

Inked in Blood and Spirit of Freedom—Khooni Vaisakhi

This�session�shall�be�a�discussion�between�HE�Navdeep�Suri�and�eminent�UAE�based�journalist�Bikram�Vohra�on�Suri’s�latest�book�“Khooni�Vaisakhi”.�The�original�poem�was�written�in�Punjabi�language�by�author’s�grandfather�Nanak�Singh,�an�eminent�writer,�who�is�considered�as�the�father�of�Punjabi�literature.�The�poem�has�been�translated�for�the�first�time�in�English�and�is�probably�the�only,�survivor’s�account�of�the�worst�atrocity�under�British�Raj,�the�Jallianwala�Bagh�massacre�in�April�1919�in�Amritsar.�The�author�shall�discuss�how�this�incident�changed�the�course�of�India’s�freedom�struggle,�giving�the�context�surrounding�the�incident.�The�author�shall�also�discuss�how�people�of�various�faiths�came�together�to�stand�up�to�colonization�and�oppression�in�one�of�India’s�darkest�moments.

1:00 PM–2:00 PMBusiness Club



8SCHEDULE OF EVENTS


• Odissi�Dance�group,• Bharatnatyam• Gurukul�Group

Organised�by�Embassy�of�India�



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Women Scientists of India�with�Anjana�Chattopadhyay�&�Friends�of�KSSP,�Abu�Dhabi�Unit

Cini�Atchuthan

K�P�Unnikrishnan

Nishad�Hussain�Kaippally

Moderator:�Rubin�D’Cruz

Cultural Performance by Harpreet Singh



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The Idea of Science Communication: A�Conversation�between�Anjana�Chattopadhyay�and�Arvind�C�Ranade


Discussion on Art, Digital Media and Books for Children

Panellists: In�Chair:�Sachidanand�JoshiRishi�Singhal/Tanishka�Kachru�(Associate�Senior�Faculty�in�Communication�Design)

Moderator:�Kumar�VikramOrganised�by�National�Book�Trust,�India�and�NID

Mehfil-e-Sher-O Sukhan�Programme�by�NCPUL��and�National�Book�Trust,�India

Sayed�Aijaz�ShaheenSayed�Adil�Sarwar�HashmiMohammad�Shadab�Ali�KhanJaved�Siddiqui�Azmi�Ehyaul�IslamSayed�Sarosh�AsifMoh.�Moosa�KhanNasar�NaeemShahbaz�ShamsiMadhav�Barve�Neha�SharmaModerator:�Shams�Equbal

26 APRIL 2019




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Hindi Pravasi Sahitya Karyakram�by�Abu�Dhabi�based�Hindi�Poets/Litterateurs

PanellistsIn�chair:�Divik�Ramesh�Participants�from�India• Prof�Lalit�Behari�Goswami•�Shridhar�Paradakar•�Pratibimb�Barthwal�•�Neha�Sharma�•�Lalita�Misra•�Sneha�Dev•�Shekh�Akabar�Gausmiya•�Ajit�Jha•�Harmeet�Kour�Raina•�Richa�Sharma

•�Varsha�Mhaskar–Nair•�Nagorao�Bhojane•�Arun�Tewary•�Sanjeev�Dixit�‘Bekal’•�Bharti�Raghuvanshi�‘Priya’

•�Milind�Vinod•�Seema�Rathore•�Samiksha�Telang

Moderator:�Lalit�Kishore�Mandora



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Illustrator’s Workshop with School ChildrenBy�Viky�Arya

Art�Co-ordination:�Samaresh�Chatterjee

Editorial�Co-ordination:�Vasundhara�LalCarolyn�Pao


Dance Workshop/talk by Pandit Birju Maharaj, Kathak Maestro


27 APRIL 2019

11:00 AM–12:00 NOONIndia Pavilion

Launch of the Book for Children Sweet Colours of IndiaBy�Viky�AryaOrganised�by�National�Book�Trust,�India


11:00 AM–1:00 PMIndia Pavilion(Business Lounge)


Children’s Literature in Indian Languages

Panellists: Manoj�DasRattan�Singh�Dr�Rita�ChowdhuryModerator:�Divik�RameshIn�Chair:�Prof�Govind�Prasad�Sharma

Wake Up, Life is CallingPreeti�Shenoy�(Author)Moderator:�Arup�BoseThe�author�shall�unveil�her�latest�book�Wake up, Life is Calling,�followed�by�a�discussion�between�Arup�Bose�and�Preeti�Shenoy.�This�discussion�shall�focus�on�the�inspiration�behind�the�book,�and�why�it�is�so�important�to�seize�each�day,�live�it�to�the�fullest�and�how�we�could�lead�happier�and�more�satisfactory�lives.

An�interactive�session�on�literary-linguistic�traditions�of�Hindi�for�Non-Hindi�Speakers�By�Sachidanand�JoshiModerator:�Shridhar�Paradakar





Readings�and�recitations�from�the�works�of�the�stalwarts�of�Marathi�and�Konkani�writers�including�Kusumagraj�(V�V�Sgirwadkar),�Vin.�Da.�Karandikar,�Shanta�Shelake,�Bahina�Bai,�Mangesh�Padgaonkar,�P�L�Deshpande,�Balkavi�(Trimbakji�Thombare),�B.�Bha�Borkar�and�Ravindra�Kelkar,�G.D�Madgulkar,�Saint�Dnyaneshwar

The�programme�is�also�focussed�on�various�Jnanpith�Awardees�and�their�contribution�towards�Marathi�and�Konkani�Literature

Moderator:�Prachiti�Talathi-Gandhi

Organised�by�‘Granth�Tumchya�Daari’,�UAE�Division

Sham-e-afsanaMilind�Vinod

Organised�by�NCPUL�and�National�Book�Trust,�India

Moderator:�Shams�Equbal



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Storytelling Session for ChildrenBy�Viky�Arya


Promoting Authorship among the Indian Diaspora: A Panel Discussion

Moderator:�Shah�Alam�Khan

Organised�by�Lifi�Publications.

India-Arab Publishers’ Forum: A Roundtable ConferenceOrganised�by�National�Book�Trust,�India�and�Arab�Publishers’�Association

Moderator:�Ramesh�Mittal

28 APRIL 2019



2:00 PM–3:00 PMIndia Pavilion(Business Lounge)


Making of the Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi’: A PresentationBy�Rajendra�Bhatt�(Director,�Publications�Division)

My Little India

Manoj Das�is�one�of�the�most�respected�names�in�contemporary�Indian�literature,�having�written�short�stories�and�novels�extensively�for�children�as�well�as�adults�in�English�as�well�as�in�Odia,�his�mother-tongue.�His�writings�on�Indian�philosophy,�mysticism�and�spiritualism�have�been�published�widely�in�India�and�abroad�during�the�last�six�decades�of�his�writing�career.�The�session�shall�be�a�discussion�between�the�author�and�S Gopalakrishnan,�UAE-based�Malayalam�writer�and�journalist,�on�Indian�values�in�the�changing�milieu.�

Hindi-Urdu-Punjabi Saajhi Virasat

PanellistsSurjit�PatarAquil�AhmadLalit�Behari�Goswami�Shridhar�ParadakarIn�Chair:�Rattan�Singh

Discussants�Shams�Equbal�Lalit�Kishore�Mandora�Navjot�Kaur


3:00 PM–4 :00 PMMain Stage



Exploring the Life of the Mahatma

Birad Rajaram Yajnik shall�talk�about�the�ideals�espoused�by�Mahatma�Gandhi,�emphasizing�on�Peace,�Truth�and�Ahimsa�(Non-Violence).�The�talk�shall�enable�students�and�audience�to�explore�Mahatma�Gandhi�and�his�life;�using�milestones�from�his�life�as�catalysts.�The�talk�weaves�a�journey�that�represents�the�life�and�message�of�the�Mahatma,�covering�major�incidents,�which�influenced�his�philosophy,�political�awakening�and�his�concept�of�Ahimsa.�It�empowers�the�participants�with�values�practiced�by�the�Mahatma�to�influence�their�future.


S�Saradakutty�&�Indu�Menon�in�Conversation�with�Indian�Diaspora�Malayalam�writers:�

Sonia�RafeekAnil�DevassyeManikandan�PuzhikkadavathK�M�Abbas�Shemi�Fazlu


Yoga�Workshop�cum�Demonstration�

By�Priyanka�and�Rola


To Remember, I Invented people

Deepak Unnikrishnan (author)�shall�talk�about�the�role�memory�played�in�recalling�the�people�who�raised�him,�influencing�the�book�he�ended�up�writing,�Temporary People.�(Picture�Credit:�Philip�Cheung)




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Storytelling Session for Children

By�Pavithra�Ramanujan�(Storyteller�and�Graphic�Designer)

Organised�by:�NID�and�National�Book�Trust,�India


World of Women Writers

Dr�Rita�ChowdhuryS�SaradakuttyIndu�Menon

Arab Vich Nanak:�A�Panel�discussion�on�the�literary,�musical,�philosophical�journey�of�Guru�Nanak�in�the�Arab�Lands�on�the�occasion�of�His�550th�Birth�Anniversary.

Panellists:�Surjit�PatarS�P�Singh�OberoiSarbjinder�Singh

Co-ordination:�Navjot�Kaur

Organised�by�Punjab�Art�Council,�India

29 APRIL 2019





Malayalam Kavi Sammelan by Indian Diaspora Poets:

Sarju�ChathannurAnoop�ChandranKamarudheen�AmayamSindhu�ManoharanRafeek�ThiruvallurDevasena



Sanskrit Language Workshop

Organised�by�Samskrit�Bharti,�UAE

Performance by Jasbir Jassi



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Punjabi Poetry MeetIn�Chair:�Surjit�Patar�Deepak�Sharma�ChanarthalLakhvinder�Johal�Sarbjit�Kaur�SohalSukhdev�Singh�SirsaSurjit�Singh�Judge

Moderator:�Navjot�Kaur

30 APRIL 2019


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INDIA-GUEST OF HONOUR: DELEGATION

53India-Guest of Honour: DelegationName of the Agency Sl.

No. Delegates Designation

National Book Trust, India Ministry of Human Resource Development Government of India.

The NODAL AGENCY FOR GUEST COUNTRY PRESENTATION

1. Prof Govind Prasad Sharma

Chairman, NBT and Leader of the Indian Delegation

2. Dr Rita Chowdhury Director, NBT and Nodal Officer

Guest of Honour Presentation Team3. Mr Kumar Vikram Editor and Project

Head, Guest of Honour Presentation

4. Ms. Kanchan Wanchoo Sharma

Assistant Director (International Exhibitions and Public Relations)

5. Mr Samaresh Chatterjee

Artist

6. Ms. Vasundhara Lal Editorial Assistant (English)

7. Ms. Carolyn Pao Editorial Assistant (English)

Indian Language Literary Programmes Team8. Mr Shams Equbal Editor (Urdu)9. Mr Rubin D’Cruz Assistant Editor

(Malayalam)10. Mr Lalit Kishore

MandoraAssistant Editor (Hindi)

11. Ms. Navjot Kaur Assistant Editor (Punjabi)

54India-Guest of Honour: Delegation

NBT Sales Team

12. Mr Amit Kumar Singh Assistant Director (Sales)

13. Mr Deepankar Sengupta

Assistant (Sales)

Accounts and Logistics

14. Mr Yogesh Kumar Accountant

15. Mr Munish Kaura Assistant (Admin.)

Supporting Staff

16. Ms. Ravinder Chaddha PS to Chairman

17. Mr Abhenesh UDC in Director’s Office

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Ministry of Culture, Government of India

18. Dr. Sachidanand Joshi Member Secretary, IGNCA

19. Shri A.K. Sinha Director

National Council of Educational Research and Training, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government

20. Shri Bibash Kumar Das Business Manager

21. Shri Vipin Dewan Business Manager

22. Shri Eltherius Lugun Marketing Executive

Sahitya Akademi, Ministry of Culture, Government of India

23. Shri Madhav Kaushik Vice-President

24. Shri Krishna Kimbahune Regional Secretary


Ministry of Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India/Publications Division/BOC

25. Shri Rajendra Bhatt Director (Ed.)

26. Shri Nitesh Jha Dy. Director

27. Shri Neeraj Kumar Under Secretary

National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India(Design Partner)

28. Tanishka Kachru Senior Faculty and Design Project Head

29. Rishi Singhal Senior Faculty

30. Jonak Das Senior Faculty

31. Hitesh Desai Design Consultant

32. Pavithri Ramanujan Graphic Designer

CAPEXIL, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India

33. Shri Ramesh K. Mittal Chairman

34. Shri Naresh K. Chutani Deputy Director

National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India

35. Dr. Shaikh Aqeel Ahmed

Director

36. Shri Shahnawaz Mohd. Khurram

Research Officer

Vigyan Prasar Department of Science and Technology Government of India

37. Dr. Arvind C Ranade Scientist ‘F’

Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Agra, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India

38. Dr Nand Kishore Pandey Director

39. Shri Kesari Nandan Assistant Professor


Samskrita Bharati 40. Shri Balasubramanian Anantharaman

Om Books International 41. Shri Ajay Mago Publisher42. Shri Mohinder Sahni Business Head -

Export Division43. Shri Karan Mago Chief Digital officer44. Shri Asish Pandit Business

Development Manager

45. Shri Brij Mohan Joshi EDPRising Sun Publishing Company

46. Shri Manish Aggarwal Publisher

Angel Publishing House 47. Shri Amber Raj Chowdhry Director48. Shri Sunil Rao Manager

Gita Publishing House 49. Ms. Gulshan Dudani Managing Director50. Shri Ram Dudani Delegate

Tirumala Softwares 51. Shri Rakesh Kumar Gupta PublisherCreative Educational Aids Pvt Ltd

52. Shri Pradeep Dhingra Director

DC Current Books LLC 53. Shri Anil Abraham Business Manager54. Shri Thomas George Sales Manager

KW Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 55. Ms. Kalpana Shukla Director56. Shri Sanjeev Kumar Marketing Manager57. Shri Deepak Udhwani Chief Accountant

Z 4 Books 58. Shri Shakkim Chekkuppa

57India-Guest of Honour: DelegationAuthors/Speakers/Illustrators

59. Prof. Manoj Das Supported by Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi

60. Preeti Shenoy Supported by Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi

61. Anjana Chattopadhyay Supported by Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi

62. Birad Rajaram Yajnik Supported by Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi

63. Mr. Divik Ramesh Supported by Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi and NBT

64. Dr Aquil Ahmad NCPUL65. Dr Sarjoo Katkar Supported by

Sahitya Akademi, Government of India

66. Dr P Sivakami Supported by Sahitya Akademi, Government of India

58India-Guest of Honour: Delegation67. Dr Rakshanda Jalil Supported by


68. Ms. Indu Menon Supported by Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi

69. Prof. Lalit Behari Goswami

Supported by Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi and NBT

70. Prof. Zikrur Rahman Supported by Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi

71. Mr. Rattan Singh Supported by Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi

72. Shri S Gopalakrishnan UAE-based73. Dr. Sachidanand Joshi IGNCA74. Dr. S Saradakutty Supported by

Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi

75. Dr. Sarbjinder Singh Supported by Punjab Arts Council, Govt. of Punjab and DCT

76. Mr. Shridhar Paradkar Supported by Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi and NBT

59India-Guest of Honour: Delegation77. Sri Krishna Kimbahune Supported by


78. Sri Madhav Kaushik Supported by Sahitya Akademi, Government of India

79. Dr. Surjit Patar Supported by Punjab Arts Council, Govt. of Punjab and DCT

80. Dr Lakhvinder Johal Supported by Punjab Arts Council, Govt. of Punjab and DCT

81. Dr. Surjit Singh Judge Supported by Punjab Arts Council, Govt. of Punjab and DCT

82. Dr Sarbjit Kaur Supported by Punjab Arts Council, Govt. of Punjab and DCT

83. Dr. Deepak Sharma Supported by Punjab Arts Council, Govt. of Punjab and DCT

84. Ms. Viky Arya Supported by Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi and NBT

85. Arvind C Ranade Vigyan Prasar86. Amish Tripathi Supported by

Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi

60India-Guest of Honour: DelegationArtists

1. Pandit Birju Maharaj Embassy of India, UAE2. Harpreet Singh Embassy of India,

UAE and DCT3. Jasbeer Jassi Embassy of India,

UAE and DCT

4. Kutle Khan Embassy of India, UAE and DCT

Indian Diaspora Writers (All UAE-Based)Urdu 1. Milind Vinod

2. Sayed Aijaz Shaheen3. Sayed Adil Sarwar

Hashmi4. Mohammad Shadab Ali

Khan5. Javed Siddiqui Azmi6. Ehyaul Islam7. Sayed Sarosh Asif8. Moh. Moosa Khan9. Nasar Naeem10. Shahbaz Shamsi11. Madhav Barve12. Neha Sharma

Hindi 13. Pratibimb Barthwal14. Lalita Mishra15. Sneha Dev

61India-Guest of Honour: Delegation16. Ajit Jha17. Shekh Akabar Gausmiya18. Samiksha Telang19. Seema Rathore20. Milind Vinod21. Bharti Raghvanshi ‘Priya’22. Sanjeev Dixit ‘Bekal’23. Arun Tewary24. Nagorao Bhojane25. Varsha Mhaskar-Nair26. Richa Sharma27. Harmeet Kour Raina

Malayalam 28. Sarju Chathannur29. Anoop Chandran30. Nishad Hussain

Kaippally31. K P Unnikrishnan32. Kamarudheen Amayam33. Cini Atchuthan34. Sindhu Manoharan35. Rafeek Thiruvallur36. Shemi Fazlu37. K M Abbas38. Manikandan

Puzhikkadavath

62India-Guest of Honour: Delegation39. Anil Devassye40. Sonia Rafeek41. Devasena

Marathi and Konkani 42. Bhupendra Kumar43. Prachiti Talathi-Gandhi

English 44. Viji Sashikant45. Bikram Bohra46. Arup Bose

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