Book reading with Shweta Punj
Book: Why I failed
About the book:
TO REDISCOVERING THE POWER OF YOU: WHY FAILURE IS CRUCIAL TO GROW
Chances are that the more you strive to do, at some point, you will stumble. The more you push yourself beyond your comfort zone, you will at some point fail or fall. And that’s ok. But the ability to win begins with you and that’s when you have to deep dive within to find that power. Remember it is not failure that defines you but what you do with it.
Come, join us for a conversation exploring Failure in all its glory.
Based on the bestselling ‘Why I Failed’, we decode failure and how it can inspire us, help us make better choices, toughen us up to embark on our next journey.
–We will talk about people who have failed and what they decided to do with it
–What can you do when you face a setback or a failure
–How do you find that power and strength within to take the next step
The session would include the reading of the book with the author, herself, discussion about the journey of writing this book and a Q & A session afterward.
You may also get your copy signed by the author after the session.
Entry Fee: INR 250 (you may redeem the fee amount at our cafe The Hangout)
Venue: Reboot Wellness, #7, Nathupur Road, DLF Phase 3, Gurgaon.
Nearest Metro Station: Guru Dronacharya
Book Launch: The Kipling File. By Sudhir Kakar
Overview
In the cultural hub of 1880s’ Lahore Kay Robinson has taken over as editor of the Civil and Military Gazette. Assisting him is the young and impressionable Rudyard Kipling, a lonely, impulsive man who dreams of becoming a writer. Kipling’s literary pursuits have been dismissed as fanciful and foolish by his previous boss. But Robinson is different. He encourages the young ‘Ruddy’, allowing him greater creative freedom at the Gazette. As he becomes Ruddy’s friend and confidant, Robinson gains access to intimate glimpses of the Kipling family, where he is smitten by Ruddy’s sister Trix.
Narrated by Robinson, The Kipling File is a moving story of doomed friendship and difficult love recounted against the powerful backdrop of Anglo-Indian life in a Punjab that has begun to stir with anti-colonial sentiment. Through his eyes unfold the turmoils that shaped the author of beloved classics like The Jungle Book and Kim.
In Sudhir Kakar’s luminous prose, Kipling emerges as a man of compelling contradictions-a mercurial genius whose immense talent was in pitched battle with his inner demons.
A two-day “Conference on EU-India Partnership for Cultural Heritage Conservation” taking place on 4 and 5 December 2018 at the National Museum Auditorium, Janpath, New Delhi.
“Conference on EU-India Partnership for Cultural Heritage Conservation will mark the pinnacle of the European Year of Cultural Heritage (EYCH), aiming to encourage more people to discover and engage with Europe’s and their own cultural heritage, and to reinforce the sense of belonging through common history, values and culture.
In line with this vision, the Delegation of the European Union together with the National Museum Institute, Government of India, will convene 20 Indian and 18 European experts in wide array of disciplines coming under the umbrella of cultural heritage conservation, to discuss past achievements and present challenges, explore future prospects, and thus ultimately contribute to enhancing EU-India collaboration in the field of cultural heritage conservation.
Our objective is to amplify the impacts of this Conference through involving a maximum number of participants. Given your renown among cultural stakeholders and your involvement in the heritage sector, I would like to invite you for the Conference of which Inaugural session will be graced by Honourable Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.
The latest version of the Conference Agenda is available at this link. For information please visit our website.
A two-day “Conference on EU-India Partnership for Cultural Heritage Conservation” taking place on 4 and 5 December 2018 at the National Museum Auditorium, Janpath, New Delhi.
“Conference on EU-India Partnership for Cultural Heritage Conservation will mark the pinnacle of the European Year of Cultural Heritage (EYCH), aiming to encourage more people to discover and engage with Europe’s and their own cultural heritage, and to reinforce the sense of belonging through common history, values and culture.
In line with this vision, the Delegation of the European Union together with the National Museum Institute, Government of India, will convene 20 Indian and 18 European experts in wide array of disciplines coming under the umbrella of cultural heritage conservation, to discuss past achievements and present challenges, explore future prospects, and thus ultimately contribute to enhancing EU-India collaboration in the field of cultural heritage conservation.
Our objective is to amplify the impacts of this Conference through involving a maximum number of participants. Given your renown among cultural stakeholders and your involvement in the heritage sector, I would like to invite you for the Conference of which Inaugural session will be graced by Honourable Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.
The latest version of the Conference Agenda is available at this link. For information please visit our website.
Conference on Life and Legacy of Guru Padmasambhava- Centre for Escalation of Peace (CEP), India International Centre (IIC) and Sahapedia are organising a two-day conference on the rich tradition and legacy associated with Guru Padmasambhava, one of the most revered and iconic figures for Buddhists today.
The conference, titled ‘Life and Legacy of Guru Padmasambhava’, will be held on January 29-30 at IIC in New Delhi. The event will bring together some of the most distinguished scholars from India, Nepal and Bhutan, who will retrace aspects of the Guru’s life and will highlight the contemporary relevance of the Guru’s teachings as well as the rich, diverse tradition associated with the 8th century Rinpoche. The conference is slated to be one of the events celebrating the 50 years of diplomatic relations between India and Bhutan.
PRESS RELEASE
International conference on Guru Padmasambhava
to explore life and legacy of ‘Second Buddha’
- Exhibition showing rare artefacts associated with 8thcentury Himalayan sage
will run parallel to the conference
- The conference is slated to be one of the events celebrating 50 years of
diplomatic relations between India and Bhutan
New Delhi, Jan 28: Centre for Escalation of Peace (CEP), India International Centre (IIC) and Sahapedia are organising a two-day conference on the rich tradition and legacy associated with Guru Padmasambhava, one of the most revered and iconic figures for Buddhists today.
The conference, titled ‘Life and Legacy of Guru Padmasambhava’, will be held on January 29-30 at IIC in New Delhi. The event will bring together some of the most distinguished scholars from India, Nepal and Bhutan, who will retrace aspects of the Guru’s life and will highlight the contemporary relevance of the Guru’s teachings as well as the rich, diverse tradition associated with the 8th century Rinpoche. The conference is slated to be one of the events celebrating the 50 years of diplomatic relations between India and Bhutan.
Ambassador Shyam Saran, Life Trustee of the IIC, said, “Guru Padmasambhava is known as the Second Buddha because he played a seminal role in spreading Buddhism and Buddhist teachings across the Himalayan region, including Northeast India, Nepal, Bhutan and, Tibet.” Mr. N.N. Vohra, President of the IIC, will inaugurate the event. The keynote address will be delivered by Dasho Karma Ura, President of Centre for Bhutan Studies, who is also credited with developing the Himalayan country’s Gross National Happiness concept. Other speakers include accomplished Buddhist practitioners such as Mingyur Rinpoche, Neten Chockling Rinpoche and distinguished scholars such as Wangchuk Dorjee Negi, Karma Phuntsho and Ian Baker.
The conference, which is open to the public, will be documented and presentations will eventually be available on www.cepeace.org and www.sahapedia.org. Mr. Arun Kapur, Director of Centre for Escalation of Peace, said, “Guru Padmasambhava undertook many travels across India, Bhutan, Tibet and Nepal. A study into his travels demonstrates his ability to contextualize and localize his message, taking into account the particularities of place and sensibilities of the people. Guru Rinpoche found a way to celebrate our individual differences in our shared commonalities. That is why, in addition to bringing into focus the contemporary relevance of his teachings and the rich and diverse tradition associated with him, this conference is dedicated to the 50 years of diplomatic relations between India and Bhutan. Centre for Escalation of Peace organized the first Padmasambhava Conference in 2016 in Bhutan, in collaboration with Centre for Bhutan Studies, Thimphu, as a joint event to commemorate the Birth Anniversary of Guru Padmasambhava in Paro, Bhutan, on 14-15 June 2016.”
The conference will be accompanied by an exhibition of rare thangka paintings, sculptures and photographs associated with the sage. Exhibits have been loaned by both individuals and organizations, including from His Majesty’s Secretariat, Bhutan, Tibet House, Delhi, the Palpung Sherabling Monastery, Library of Tibetan Works & Archives and Tsurphu Labrang. The exhibition, to be mounted at the IIC Art Gallery, will be open for public viewing from January 29 until February 3.
Conference sessions will range from the local contexts associated with Guru Padmasambhava, texts and commentaries to the ritual practices, mandalas and iconography that are central to Vajrayana Buddhism.
Dr. Sudha Gopalakrishnan, Executive Director of Sahapedia, stressed: “It is important to organize such exchanges of learning on Buddhism, to make them available for as many people as possible. While the conference is open to all, we realize that the vast majority of those who want to learn about Guru Padmasambhava and Buddhism cannot be present in person during those two days.”
The conference will be telecast live on Facebook and on YouTube.
Delhi Literature Festival 2019 – Apka Apna Festival – The beautiful historic city of Delhi, with a varied literary and cultural heritage, has it’s own three days Delhi Literature Festival (DLF) organized and celebrated in winter every year, around February.
The DLF began in 2013, with planned literary events including panel discussions, book readings, book launches, workshops, live performances, speaker events, poetry, music, theatre and cinema etc.
With the aim of promoting Art, Culture & Literature the Delhi Literature Festival not only witnesses active participation from renowned award winning authors, journalists but also young, aspiring writers and as Delhi being India’s political capital, the participation of the political class, government officials and diplomats with interest in books and literature.
The Delhi Literature Festival being first of it’s kind in the City, provides an excellent opportunity for creativity, imagination and exchange of ideas…
Featuring plenty of home grown talent and big-name writers, journalists, poets and novelists who .share their work, thoughts, ideas with the audience at the ‘Dilli Haat’, during the three bright sunny days in the winter afternoons followed through the cooler evenings. The crowd enjoys and partake this exchange in the colorful and festive surroundings of food, cuisines and handicraft stalls from across the country…
In the past, noted Speakers including Sahitya Akademi Winners Ashok Vajpai and Munawwar Rana, Baldeo Bhai Sharma, Vikas Swarup, Navtej Sarna, Omair Ahmad, Sanjaya Baru, William Dalrymple, Dr Kumar Vishwas shared their thoughts at the Festival.
The Delhi Literature Festival is supported by the Delhi Government, the private and public enterprises promoting literature with social responsibility. The participation to the Festival is free.
Book Launch of The Chocolate Cake by Nikita Tak
We at Jashn event management and promoters are not only onto private events but into corporate and musical events .
We are promoting authors and books in different cities . We are also into media pr.
On 17th February 2019 we are launching a book The Chocolate Cake by Nikita Tak.
This book is not only a romantic fiction but also a science fiction. Dr Manoj Patairiya Director CSIR- NSAIR is the chief guest at the book launch event. Author Himanshu Rai will be moderating the session with the author.
Book Launch – Art and Culture of Italy, from the Roman Empire to Present Day by Paola Martani
Italian Embassy Cultural Centre is happy to invite you on Tuesday, 16th April @ 7pm to the launch of the book ‘Art and Culture of Italy’, the first book available in India including all the aspects of the Italian culture (music, painting, design, poetry, architecture etc) from the Roman empire till present day written by Prof. Paola Martani and the students of MA in Jamia Millia Islamia University, Mass communication and research department.
Other than the launch of the book, few short movies created by the students of MA in Jamia Millia Islamia University, Mass communication and research department will be screened, each of 3 minutes duration. Refreshments will be served afterwards.
An Opera singer will open and close the event.
Book launch – Pocket Book for Students in Italy’ by Paola Martani
The Embassy of Italy, The Italian Embassy Cultural Centre, Uni-Italia and Sterling Publisher(s) invite you to the Book launch – Pocket Book for Students in Italy’ by Paola Martani on 20th May 2019 at 7pm at Italian Embassy Cultural Centre. We will be very glad to share with you this important union moment between our countries. You are kindly requested to send us a line of confirmation in this regard, specifying the names of the participants. The launch will be preceded by a small reception and followed by Q@A session on Government scholarships.
The event is scheduled on 20th May 2019 at Italian Embassy Cultural Centre.
Free Entry. Kindly bring a Valid Photo ID to present at the security gate.
Italian Embassy Cultural Centre
50-E, Chandragupta Marg
(entry from Nyaya Marg)
Chanakyapuri
New Delhi- 110021
Email: iicnewdelhi@esteri.it
Latin America Festival
Today inauguration of the Latin America Festival at Kamani Auditorium at 6.30 pm. Dances from Colombia and music from Bolivia
VIBHOR- Noida International Literature Festival
VIBHOR- Noida International Literature Festival is a Literary Festival like no other! It’s a celebration of literature, art, music, poetry and freedom of expression.
The festival will take place against the stunning backdrop of Noida city, which is a beautiful amalgamation of modern architecture and carefully crafted green landscape.
Over the span of 2-days, we will have 24 events and activities. We will feature workshops, book readings, talks, panel sessions, debates, book launches and performances from top Indian and international writers. This Literature Festival will draw over 80 writers, artists, academics, scholars, publishers from India and abroad each year.
This festival will bring together the best minds in the world of Hindi, English and Regional literature from within and outside India. The festival will initiate the conversation between authors, readers, literary agents, publishers, self-pub stars, humanitarians, politicians, sports personalities, and entrepreneurs on varied topics ranging from literature to the changing dynamics of the publishing industry.
This year the theme of the festival is “The World of Dreams and Imagination”.
Times LitFest 2019
Rajnigandha presents the 5th edition of Times Litfest Delhi, an initiative by The Times of India. Times Litfest is a celebration of books and ideas, where we shall be hosting panel discussions, keynote addresses, talks and performances.
Come and rekindle your love for the written word, at Habitat World, IHC on the 30th Nov & 1st of Dec 2019. Mark your calendars!
Entry – Free
We Of The Forsaken World, Book Launch
Event Description: We Of The Forsaken World, Book Launch
Kiran Bhat I an Indian-American globalist who has lived all over the world, and writes fiction from that perspective. In ‘We of the forsaken world’, Kiran Bhat tells the stories of four worlds falling apart. These are not just stories of sixteen strangers, but many different lives, who live on this planet, at every second, everywhere.
Sharmila Bhowmick will also be in conversation with Kiran Bhat.
Serendipity Arts Festival
Serendipity Arts Foundation returns to Panaji, Goa with their flagship arts initiative – the Serendipity Arts Festival from the 15 – 22 December 2019. The annual, multi-disciplinary Festival is open to all, and this year will host over 90 dynamic projects with over 1200 artists highlighting India’s rich traditions of music, dance and theatre, alongside photography, culinary arts, craft, and visual arts exhibitions.
Register online at www.serendipityartsfestival.com to attend the Serendipity Arts Festival from the 15th to the 22nd of December 2019 in Panaji, Goa. Entry is free and open for all.
New Delhi World Book Fair 2020
New Delhi World Book Fair 2020 is being held from 4th Jan to 12th Jan 2020 at the Pragati Maidan in New Delhi, India. This event showcases products like Books, publications & journals, Children books, Sports Books, Magazines, Old books, International Books etc.
Throw A Word And Hear A Story With This Spontaneous Storytelling Session With Anand Sivakumaran
What’s Happening?
Routine can sometimes get too monotonous and boring, right? We hear you! Make your Saturday evening a bit more fun with Instant Kisse, a spontaneous storytelling session with Anand Sivakumaran happening on August 8 at 5 PM via Zoom. Anand Sivakumaran is an author, screenwriter and podcaster who loves to instantly come up with stories and entertain you. In this interactive session, for every word you throw or prompt him with, he will tell you a story for the same. For example, you say Astrophysics and he will tell you how Vidyut travelled from the Great Wall to an alternate reality without phones or cars, you say Greatest Love of All and he will tell you about Harsh who hoarded plastic bags, until the day the BMC dude came calling. During the session, you can throw word prompts, dialogues, names of people and they would become part of the story – e.g. Isabgol, Trump, Mere Karan Arjun aayenge, are all added to a story about twins fighting over a bag of chips. Excited? We sure are! Join us for a fun session with Anand Sivakumaran where you will hear a story for every word you throw at him.
How’s The Venue?
This is an online entertainment session which will be conducted on Zoom.
Make A Note
Make sure you hit the REGISTER button. Kindly note that this session has limited seats. The LBB team will be sending you the confirmation and ZOOM link via email, so do check your mail and spam once you’ve registered.
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NORTH EAST FESTIVAL 2021
Experiance High Definition Streaming Like Never Before
North East Festival ‘connecting People celebrating life’ is the largest initiative of North East India. It’s a festival that celebrates the beautiful diversity and integrity of the northeast. North East Festival has become global, inclusive, and the most colorful location to celebrate in the heart of the country.
Northeast festival is all set to roll on the 10th 11th and 12th of December this year. There will be an extravagant presentation of music, dance, fashion, cuisines, crafts and a large Exhibition of Organic products. A series of discussion sessions will take place on connectivity tourism river networks B2B meet on Agri- Horti. Chief ministers of all the North-Eastern states Union cabinet ministers top policymakers and their grades media extra will grace the session. North East Festival will focus primarily on promoting the region as an ideal destination for tourism and investment. Apart from that, we will focus on grand folk display, more than 350 folk bands will be performing. We will let you experience the eccentric cuisines of NE, Stalls with unique delicacies will be there showcasing the ethnic culinary culture of NE India.North East Festival has been one of India’s biggest musical stages and is an enticing gateway for the exceptional talents of NE. Artist line is yet to be announces. Stay tuned.
