NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENERGY begins today: Day 1 Schedule

NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENERGY
18th - 19th OCTOBER, 2008

DA Y 1 Saturday, 18th October, 2008

Registration: 08:00-09:00 : Dr. Harshita Sachdeva, Dr. Harlal Singh, Ms. Manshi Roy

09:00 -10:30/ Inaugural Session
Welcome Address: Prof Shaktidev Mukherjee
Address bv Chief : Prof. H P. Garg
Address by Guest of Honour: Prof. Munish Garg
Chaitperson's Closing : Prof S. Sarkar
Vote of Thanks by Convener: Prof. K. Singh.
Key-note Address: Renewable Energy Scenario in Inida by Prof. HP Garg

11:00-11:30/Morning Plenary Session

Chairperson: Prof. B. L. Jhanwar
Rapporteur: Dr. Griraj Kiradoo
Invited Talk: Prof. V. R. Satsangi

11:30-13:15/Morning Technical Sessions
Technical Session 1 (Room 1)
Chairperson: Prof D. Mukherjee
Co-chairperson: Dr. K. Quanungo
Rapporteur: S. Surana

11:30-13:15/Teehnicaal Session 1 (Room 2)
Chair Person: Prof. VR Satsangi
Co-chairperson: Mr. SK Vashishtha
Rapporteur: Dr. Alpana Gupta

Finally, Stills from the Show: Hamlet Meets Macbeth

Ian McEwan in Jaipur? : Its Jaipur Literature Festival Season

Since 2005, JLF is one of the most significant events in India's literary calendar. More about the festival and this year's programme is here

India's biggest and best ever festival of literature. This year starring: Ian McEwen, Gore Vidal, Manil Suri, John Berendt, UR Ananthamurthy, Anoushka Shankar, Aamir Khan, William Dalrymple, Aparna Sen, Siddarth Dhanvant Shanghvi, Christopher Hampton, Paban Das Baul, Paul Zacharia, Indra Sinha, Susheela Raman, Dev Anand, Kamila Shamsie, Mamhood Farooqi, Jeet Thayil, Uday Prakash, Donna Tartt, Himanshu Joshi, Anita Nair, Namita Devidayal, Nayantara Sahgal, Chitra Mudgal and Tishani Doshi.

Special for MITSIANS

Arjun Deo Charan and Giriraj Kiradoo

Arjun Deo Charan explores Rajasthani poetry with Giriraj Kiradoo

THURS, 24th Dec. 2007 14:00 p.m.

Venue: Diggi Palace, SMS Hospital Rd, Jaipur

Siyahi's Translating Bharat : Language, Globalisation and the Right to be Read (Its in Jaipur!)

Note: Yours truly is aboard Siyahi as a Translator/Consultant. For detailed programme and other things visit Siyahi's website or write to mitakapur@siyahi.in/mita.kapur@gmail.com.



With India rising as an economic power, our diverse literary and cultural traditions are receiving the world's attention. Translations, as an act of literary preservation, are becoming increasingly significant in a globalized world. Indian languages and literatures are rapidly adapting to the critical cultural changes across the nation. There is an urgent need to cross-fertilize ideas, exchanges and translations between language groups, national and international. The oral, pictorial and scripted traditions, which constitute the rich history of Indian literature, need to be conserved and perpetuated with passion and professionalism.



Bharatiya Anuvad Parishad is a voluntary society formed in 1964 by Dr. Gargi Gupta. The parishad endeavors to master the art of translations by bridging the gap between English, Hindi and Bhasa languages, using Hindi as a bridge, and also caters to the growing need for an Indian linguistic identity apart from English. It has been able to do so by providing a platform for translators from different regional streams from all the major languages by being associated with universities, institutions and private organizations.



The conference, Translating Bharat : Language, Globalization and the Right to be Read, is an effort by Siyahi to provide an interactive space for creating synergies to help writers, translators and publishers to understand core issues and work towards creating bonds which will help them benefit from each other's experiences and understanding. The Indian economy is reaching out to the world. Translating Bharat is a small step in presenting the diversity of Indian literature by bringing together authors, poets, translators and publishers, from Bharat that is India