FILM & TALK "A Tribute to Mahashweta Devi (1926 – 2016)" at Kamaladevi Complex, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate > 6:30pm on 27th August 2016

Time : 6:30 pm Add to Calendar 27/08/2016 18:30 27/08/2016 20:00 Asia/Kolkata FILM & TALK "A Tribute to Mahashweta Devi (1926 – 2016)" Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/08/film-discussion-tribute-to-mahashweta.html Seminar Rooms II & IIl, Kamaladevi Complex, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003 DD/MM/YYYY

Entry : Free 

Venue : Seminar Rooms II & IIl, Kamaladevi Complex, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003
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Event Description : FILM & TALK "A Tribute to Mahashweta Devi (1926 – 2016)"

A towering figure in Indian literature and an indefatigable champion of Adivasi rights, Mahashweta Devi was one of our renowned public intellectuals
Screening of a film followed by talks

Talking Writing – Four Conversations with Mahashweta Devi: Part I &  Part II (54min; 2004; dvd; English)

Directed by Pushan Kripalani, Naveen Kishore, publisher, Seagull Books in conversation with Mahashweta Devi

Talks:
The Artist and the Activist 
Amita Baviskar, sociologist at the Institute of Economic Growth whose research focuses on the cultural politics of environment and development will speak on Mahashweta Devi’s life and work in light of her politics and art

The Sounds of Warp and Weft: Listening to texts and after
Rimli Bhattacharya, a comparativist working in literature, performance and the arts will  explore  Mahashweta Devi’s oeuvre as a litterateur

Chair: Smt Mrinal Pande, noted journalist and writer

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