Secularism and the Arts
26-28 September 2013
Sahitya Akademi, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi
Welcome Address: Sohail Hashmi
Day 1: Thursday, 26 September 2013
Session I: The Secular: A Historical Perspective
- Irfan Habib: Secularism: In Theory and Practice” (40 mts.)
- Mihir Bhattacharya: The Historical Practice of Irreligion (40 mts.)
- Romila Thapar : Redifining the Secular Mode for India”
Chair: Prabhat Patnaik
(Lunch)
Session II: Evolution of a Secular Worldview: As Reflected in Music and the Performing Arts
- Malini Bhattacharya: Secularism in the Folk Tradition of Bengal (25 mts.)
- Madhu Trivedi: The Secular Element in North Indian Performing Arts (25 mts.)
- Vidya Shah:Spoken like women: Feminine iterations in mystic poetry (25 mts.)
- Jitendra Raghuvanshi: Awami Rangmanch: Rang-e-Noor ka Karwan (25 mts.)
- Madangopal Singh: Tying the Secular Knot (25 mts.)
Chair: M. K. Raina
6.30 pm Poetry Recitation at Attic, Regal Building
Day 2: Friday, 27 September
Session III: Tracing the Contours of the Secular in the Visual Arts
- Ghulam Muhammad Sheikh: Art, Artists and Belief Systems (45 mts)
Chair: Kavita Singh
- N Pushpmala : Talk by Pushpmala (20 mts.)
- Ram Rahman : Talk by Ram Rahman (20 mts.)
Chair: S. Kalidas
(Lunch)
Session IV: Tracking the Trajectory of the Secular/Communal Impulse in Indian Cinema (Panel Discussion)
- Sashi Kumar (Moderator)
- Sadanand Menon
- Dibakar Banerjee
- Subhash Kapoor
- Zia-us- Salam
6.00 pm An Evening of Poetry
Day 3: Saturday, 28 September
Session V:Reflections in Urdu Literature
- Shireen Moosvi: Secularism in Urdu Poetry: From Mir to Faiz
- Ramesh Dixit: Urdu Poetry & Composite Culture
- Khurshid Akram:Secularism, Aqliyat aur Urdu Kahani Aaj (Secularism, Minorities and the Urdu Short Story Today)
- Salil Misra: Alternative Perspectives on Religion in Urdu Poetry: Nazir and Akbar
- Naresh Nadeem: Sufism, Independence, Secular in Urdu Poetry
Chair: Ali Javed
(Lunch)
Session VI: Reflections in Hindi Literature
- Manmohan: -Hindi ke Jatiy Gathan ki Vidambna aur Secular Virasat
- Jawarimal Parakh: Hindi Sahitya ki Laukik Parampara: Pahchaan ke bindu
- Asad Zaidi: On the so-called Hindi Public Sphere
Chair: Ashok Vajpeyi
Concluding Remarks
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