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Mamang Dai
Dai is a poet and novelist writing in English. She was correspondent the Hindustan Times, the Telegraph and The Sentinel newspapers and President, Arunachal Pradesh Union of working journalists. She also worked with World Wide Fund for nature in the Eastern Himalaya Biodiversity Hotspots programme. In 2003 Dai received the state Verrier Elwin Award for her book Arunachal Pradesh- the hidden land featuring the culture, folklore and customs of Arunachal’s different communities. She has featured in several national and international forums, and her poems, fiction and articles have been published in numerous journals and anthologies. In 2011 Dai was awarded the Padma Shri for her contribution in the field of literature and education. Currently she is Member, Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission. Books: The legends of Pensam (novel) Stupid Cupid( Novel) River Poems (poetry) Midsummer- survival lyrics (poetry) El bálsamo del tiempo (The balm of time) (poetry ) Arunachal Pradesh-the hidden land (Nonfiction) Mountain Harvest- the food of Arunachal The sky queen and Once upon a moon time (illustrated folklore for young readers) Hambreelsai’s loom- (folklore)
Sushila Sawant Mendes
Sushila Sawant Mendes has a doctorate in history from Goa University. For the past 26 years, she has been the head of the Department of History at the Government College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Quepem in Goa, where she worked as Vice Principal for two terms. Her interest in history has been life-long, while her focus on political consciousness began during her years as a front ranking student activist. This preoccupation led her to research the impact of Luis de Menezes Braganca on Goa’s anti-colonial struggle. She presents papers regularly at state and national seminars, many of which have found a place in books on the history of Goa. Ms. Sawant Mendes is a trustee of the Manovikas Public Charitable Trust. She is also a trustee of Silver Star Appeal (India), a foundation devoted to awareness of diabetes. She is widely travelled across the country as well as Europe.
Open Sky Slam
Open Sky Slam is an art community in India which aims to create open conversations about mental illness and social issues through the power of art. They have monthly events in over 6 cities in India, in order to provide an open platform for enthusiastic artists all over the country. Their mission is to build a platform that is non-competitive and non-judgemental. They want to create a space that is about art, artists and the appreciation of their varied forms. One can find them in Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Calicut, Hyderabad and Chennai.
Anubhav Tulasi
Anubhav Tulasi (1958) is a major voice in Assamese literature. He is a literary translator, also wrote poetry and film criticism, and short-fiction. Authored thirty odd books out of which fourteen are poetry collections in Assamese. Teaches English in a Gauhati University college and lives permanently in Guwahati.
Faisal Devji
Faisal Devji is Reader in Indian History at the University of Oxford and Fellow of St. Antony's College. He is the author of four books, Landscapes of the Jihad (2005), The Terrorist in Search of Humanity (2009), The Impossible Indian: Gandhi and the Temptation of Violence (2012) and Muslim Zion: Pakistan as a Political Idea (2013).
http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674066724
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2013/11/01/book-review-muslim-zion-pakistan-as-a-political-idea/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/oct/17/alqaida.academicexperts
http://www.syahee.com/page/faisal-devji
Amruta Patil
Amruta Patil, writer and painter, is the author of graphic novels Kari (2008), Adi Parva: Churning the Ocean (2012) and Sauptik: Blood and Flowers (2016). http://amrutapatil.blogspot.com
Rana Ayyub
Rana Ayyub, 33 is a political affairs and investigative journalist and has recently self published her best selling book Gujarat Files. Rana in her decade long career in journalism has worked with top news channels in the country and is a former editor with Tehelka.
She lives between Mumbai and Delhi and is now an independent journalist who is a regular contributor to NDTV , Huffington Post and Outlook besides appearing on various international shows as a current affairs analyst. Her investigation on the fake encounters in Gujarat not just sent the first serving home minister of a state behind bars but also got her the coveted Sanskriti award for excellence in journalism in 2010.In the year 2011 she was named as the 50 most influential Muslims in post independent India by a leading tabloid.
Suresh Rituparna
Suresh Rituparna , born in 1949 is an M.A., M.litt. , Ph.D. in Hindi Literature from Delhi University, India . He has published about 20 books published including two collections of poetry.
He has worked as a lecturer in Hindu College ,Delhi University between 1971 to 2002. He also served as a diplomat in Trinidad; Professor in Mauritius on JawaharLal Nehru chair of Indian Studies; and Visiting Professor Of Hindi in Tokyo University of Foreign Studies , Japan, between 2002 to 2012. At present he is Director at K.K.Birla Foundation,New Delhi.
Nabaneeta Dev Sen
Nabaneeta Dev Sen is a major creative writer in Bangla, and an academic of international recognition. Has received national and international acclaim for both creative and academic works including Padmashri, Sahitya Academi etc . Retired after an illustrious career as Professor of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, Dev Sen has more than Eighty publications in an amazing variety of genres. She is the founder President of Soi, Women Writers; Association of West Bengal and President of PEN (West Bengal) and of Shishu Sahitya Parishad.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1796611.Nabaneeta_Dev_Sen
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130308/jsp/atleisure/story_16648446.jsp#.WCWTLfl97IU
Lou Majaw
Lou Majaw of Shillong is known for his energetic and electrifying live performances. Though he is largely known for his Bob Dylan celebrations he is one of the earliest “Rock and Roll” songwriters of India. The album “The Road Ahead “ celebrates 50 years of Lou Majaw in the Indian music scene and his music. He is usually accompanied in his live performances by Arjun Sen(Guitar), Sam Shullai (Drums) and Albert (Bass).
The International Centre Goa, Goa Writers Group and Goa 1556 co-organised the Book Release of "From Mind to Keyboard" A collection of essays by writers of their journey(s) edited by Sheela Jaywant on 9th July 2016.
The International Centre Goa and Goa Writers Group co - organised the Book Reading & Discussion of "Guru Nanak, the Thinker and the Poet" edited by Astri Ghosh on 13th August 2016.
Department of English, Goa University in collaboration with Institute Menezes Braganza and The International Centre Goa hosted Shakespeare Festival on 14th & 15th October 2016 at at Institute Menezes Braganza Hall, Panaji - Goa.
The International Centre Goa and Goa Writers Group in association with Goa University co-organised a lecture on "Rabindranath Tagore's Photographic Self Presentations and Imaging of the Body in his paintings" by Prof. Raman Siva Kumar, internationally noted contemporary Indian art historian, art critic and curator and Mario Miranda Chair Professor in Art, Painting and Illustrative Art and Cartooning Goa University on 15th October 2016.
