India Non Fiction Festival schedule announced
As reported a few days back, Asia’s first ever Non Fiction Festival, the India Non Fiction Festival is all set to take place in Mumbai from the 21 to 23rd June 2013.
Here is the detailed schedule for the three action-packed days.
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India Non Fictional Festival Dates: 21st June,2013 to 23rd June,2013 |
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Venue: Nehru Centre |
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Registration Free |
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Culture |
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Day 1 Friday 21st June |
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12:00 pm – 1:00 pm |
Inaugural Session India’s best mind discussed the central theme India: Bold & Real. US Consul General Peter Haas, Former President of Nasscom & Author, Kiran Karnik, Author & Journalist Tavleen Singh. Moderator: R Jagannathan |
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1:00 pm – 1:30 pm |
Lunch |
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3 |
1:30 pm – 3.00 pm |
Open fest: An open platform for discussion & debate on issues and ideas on the audience’s mind. |
1:30 pm – 2:15 pm |
Being Bold With Our Digital Lives: Cool and interesting things you can do with your smartphone, social media and much more. Author, Ethical Hacker Ankit Fadia in conversation with Suresh Venkat, Anchor, Writer and Former Tech Editor CNBC TV 18 |
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2:30 pm – 3.30 pm |
Politics, Communalism and the social fabric of India: Author & Journalists Meena Menon and Harish Nambiar in discussion with Naresh Fernandes |
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5 |
3:30p.m – 4:15p.m |
Non Fiction for an informed electorate & better policy making: How Data Journalism can help. A session with journalist & Managing Trustee of Indiaspend, Govindraj Ethiraj & Ajit Ranade, economist Aditya Birla group |
4.00 pm – 5:30 pm |
Launch of film scholar & author M K Raghavendra’s latest book: Directors Cut: 50 Major Filmmakers of the Modern Era by Mahesh Bhatt. Panel: Bold Cinema for Real India/Real Cinema for Bold India: Director Sanjay Gadhvi, Actors Rahul Bose & Minissha Lamba, Critic & author Bhawana Somaaya, M K Raghavendra. Moderator: Mahesh Bhatt |
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4:30 pm – 5:30 pm |
Bold Decisions, Real People: |
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5:45 pm – 6:30 pm |
India: Real Consumers, Markets and Bold Brands. A conversation with bestselling Authors, Branding and India experts Santosh Desai and Anand Halve. |
5:45 pm – 6:45 pm |
Leadership in Imperfect Times: Daring. Spirited. Swami Sukhobodhanand and leadership author Dr. A K Khandelwal in discussion with author TataLog & MD of Tata Global Beverages, Harish Bhat |
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Day 2 Saturday 22 June |
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11:00 am – 11:45 am |
The Diet Doctor: the scientifically proven way to lose weight. A session with clinical nutritionist, diet consultant and bestselling author, Ishi Khosla. |
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Bold Workouts. Real Goals: A session with fitness guru, writer and author Madhuri Ruia |
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11:45 am – 12:00 am |
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3 |
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm |
Bold Professionals to Entrepreneurs: Tamal Bandyopadhyay deputy managing editor, Mint and bestselling autor in conversation with Paresh Sukthankar, ED, HDFC Bank, Nirmal Jain, Founder & CMD, IIFL, Rasesh Shah, Co-founder & Chairman, Edelweiss |
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Launch of author & professor Vijay Santhanam’s Book: A Stroke of Luck by Mr. Gautam Kiyawat, CEO Madison Media & RK, Neo Sports |
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1:00 pm – 1:30 pm |
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5 |
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm |
Queerism: Boldly Out Of The Closet. A session with India’s top Gay activists, authors and Icons where they debunk the myths and taboos on the subject. Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil, Prof R Raj Rao, Ashok Row Kavi, Roy Wadia, Sridhar Rangayan. Moderator: Shobhna Kumar |
1:30 pm- 2:30 pm |
The role of individuals, government and corporates in promoting philanthropy: Indrajit Gupta, founding Editor, Forbes India with Matthew Spacie, Founder Magic Bus, Shaheen Mistry, Founder Teach For India |
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2:30 pm – 3:00 pm |
2:30 pm – 3:15 pm |
Open Fest: An open platform for discussion & debate on issues and ideas on the audience’s mind. |
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3:30 pm – 4:15 pm |
Bold Parenting for Real Issues. Being a parent involves everyday acts of great courage – of the moral, ethical and physical kind. A candid conversation on all the Taboos and Sex Education with Parenting Counsellor & Writer Gouri Dange and Senior Consultant in Sexual Medicine & Counsellor Dr Rajan Bhonsle. |
3:30 pm – 4:15 pm |
Legacy: Author & journalist Sudha Menon in conversation with masterChef and parent Sanjeev Kapoor on the legacy we should leave behind for our children |
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4:30 pm – 5:15 pm |
From Jugaad to Sytematic Innovation: Prof. Rishikesha T Krishnan, co-author of the book in conversation with Kumaar Bagrodia |
4:30 pm-5:30 pm |
We are like that only – Business Sutras: Mythologist, writer, bestselling author Devdutt Pattanaik in conversation with management consultant, writer & bestelling authorRama Bijapurkar. |
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5:30 pm – 6:15 pm |
IndiaNomix: making sense of modern India. Co-authors Vivek Dehejia & Rupa Subramanya in conversation with Kumaar Bagrodia |
5:45 pm – 6:30 pm |
Rashmi Bansal the author, writer, person. A freewheeling chat with the bestselling author |
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Day 3 Sunday 23 June |
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11:00 am – 11:45 am |
Unjunked-Healthy Eating for Weight Loss: A session with renowned nutritionist & fitness consultant and author Suman Agarwal |
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Healthy Weightloss not a Fad: A session with celebrity yoga guru and author Payal Gidwani Tewari |
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11:45 am – 12:00 pm |
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12:00 pm – 1:00 pm |
Be Bold. Stay Aware: Lead & Win. Author & coach Anita Bhogle moderates a session with inspirational speaker and author Azim Jamal and author – coach, Ankur gupta |
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Spirited Women. Spirited Relationships: Authors, women achievers Gopika Kapoor, Rinki Bhattacharya and Janaki Krishnan discuss the many facets, relationships and women empowerment with a difference. |
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1:00 pm – 1:30 pm |
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1:30 pm – 2:30 pm |
India: Food, People & Cultures. Foodie, writer Kunal Vijayakar in conversation with Tara Deshpande, author, A Sense For Spice |
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Open Fest: An open platform for discussion & debate on issues and ideas on the audience’s mind. |
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2:30 pm – 3:00 pm |
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3:30 pm – 4:30 pm |
Corporate Chanakya: author Radhakrishan Pillai in conversation with former Maharashtra DGP, D Sivanandan on management the Chanakya way. |
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Spiritualism for Real: Swami Swatmananand of Chinmaya Mission in conversation with spiritualist, author & journalist R Sridhar |
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4:30 pm – 5:00 pm |
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5:00 pm – 6:00 pm |
Believe in yourself. You are your Real Asset: A session with Raksha Bharadia author, chicken Soup for the Indian Soul Series and other titles. |
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Fact is stranger(and so much more fun) than Fiction: actor rahul Bose in conversation with Gregory David Roberts |
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6:00 pm – 6:30 pm |
Heal Yourself, Heal the World: A session with holistic health & wellness coach Mickey Mehta |
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Google Hangout with Ravi Venkatesan, former chairman Microsoft India & author: Conquering the chaos: Winning in India |
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