CULTURES OF PEACE: FESTIVAL OF THE NORTHEAST

Press Release

CULTURES OF PEACE: FESTIVAL OF THE NORTHEAST

Venue: India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

 Gulmohar Hall &

Amphitheatre

Dates: 28 and 29 January 2011

Organized by

Zubaan                  Heinrich Boll Foundation                     India Habitat Centre

The Programme

28 January

Venue: Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Session One: WRITING PEACE, WRITING VIOLENCE

9.30 am to 11.30 am

Speakers:

Subir Bhaumik, journalist, Tripura

Temsula Ao, retired professor, Nagaland

Arupa Kalita, writer, Assam

Ananya Guha, senior academic, Meghalaya

Aruni Kashyap, writer, translator, Assam

Pradip Phanjoubam, journalist, Manipur

Indrani Raimedhi, journalist, columnist, writer, Assam

Moderator: Nilanjana Roy

Exhibition Opening: SEVEN SISTERS AND THE CITY, by Uzma Mohsin

11.30 am

Venue: Convention Hall Foyer, India Habitat Centre

Exhibition Inaugurated by (tbc)

We request the media to support this festival by widely covering the festival. The Festival is open to ALL and there are no entry passes or invitations required for the events.

For more information please contact:

Preeti Gill, Editor, Zubaan

Landline: +91 11 26494617/ 18      Mobile:  +91 9810536512

Email: zubaan@gmail.com

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