Events
Day 1 : September 25th, 2026 (Friday)
04:35PM to 05:25PM
Revered Swami Shuddhidanandaji Maharaj
Adhyaksha, Advaita Ashrama (A branch of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math)
The Path of Yoga as Taught by Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda
05:40PM to 06:25PM
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs
An Interactive session
Moderator Prof Anand Ranganathan - Scientist, SCMM, JNU, Author, Political Analyst
04:15PM to 04:35PM
The Concentration with Srima’s Prayer followed by Lamp Lighting and Invocation by Dr. Mollika Ganguly.
05:25 PM - 05:40 PM
Book Talk - The Mother’s Creation: Growing up in Sri Aurobindo Ashram - 100 years of Sri Aurobindo Ashram
06:55 PM - 7:40 PM
Indic Kingship in Theory and Practice: Reconsidering Marxist Historiography 500 BCE - 1800 CE
Dr. Saumya Dey
Head of Research, FIHCR
in conversation with Alo Pal - Festival Director
07:40 PM - 8:25 PM
Pakistan - Cultivating Irrationality
Vikram Sood
Former Head R&AW, Author
Col Anurag Awasthi (R)
CEO Escape Velocity MediaWorks & Executive Director MEDEPC
Sandeep Unnithan
Editor in Chief, Chakra News, Author
Moderator: Col Dr. DPK Pillay (R) - Shaurya Chakra, Research Fellow, Manohar Parikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis, Author
Day 2 : September 26th, 2026(Saturday)
09:30 AM - 10:15 AM
Book Talk & Presentation - The Vedic Order in Tamilakam: Sangam Literature Dharma and Kingship
Prof Subramony Ramaswami
Professor of English, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (a Central university), Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. Creative writer, Cultural critic
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Fortress Travancore: Dharmic Warriors of Keralam
Sandeep Unnithan
Editor in Chief, Chakra News, Author
Book Stall Break
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Semiconductors and Techno-Geopolitics
Col Anurag Awasthi (R)
CEO Escape Velocity MediaWorks & Executive Director MEDEPC
12:15 PM - 01:00 PM
Journalism in Science and Science in Journalism
Prof Anand Ranganathan
Scientist, SCMM, JNU, Author, Political Analyst and Prof
Shailja Singh
Scientist SCMM, JNU
Swati Goel Sharma
Journalist, Founder Sewa Nyaya Utthan Foundation
Swati Goel Sharma
Journalist, Founder Sewa Nyaya Utthan Foundation
Moderator: Deep Halder - Journalist and Author
Lunch Break
02:30 PM - 03:15 PM
India at War: Empires Battles and the Making of a Nation
Col Dr. DPK Pillay (R)
Shaurya Chakra, Research Fellow, Manohar Parikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis, Author
In conversation with Sandeep Unnithan - Editor in Chief, Chakra News, Author
03:15 PM - 04:00 PM
Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation in Neurotherapeutics
Dr. Sunil Narayan
Dean Research (Medical and Health Sciences), SRM Institute of Medical Sciences, Chennai
04:00 PM - 04:45 PM
India Reborn: The Epic Story of a Civilisation’s Rebound from Two Centuries of Decline
Prasenjit K Basu
Economist and Author
In conversation with Nandini Sengupta - Journalist & Author
Book Stall Break
05:15 PM - 06:00 PM
Bhakti, Poetry and Society: The Making of Tamil Culture
Jataayu
Tamil Scholar and Exponent of Hindu Thought
06:00 PM - 06:45 PM
Trial by Water: Indus Basin and India Pakistan Relations
Uttam Sinha
Senior Fellow Manohar Parikar Institute of Defence Studies (IDSA), Author
In conversation with Deep Halder - Journalist and Author
06:45 PM - 07:30 PM
Justice for Victims of TMC Violence Murder and Rape
Joydeep Sen
Senior Advocate Kolkata Highcourt
In conversation with Deep Halder - Journalist and Author
Day 3 : SEPTEMBER 27th, 2026 (Sunday)
06:45PM to 07:30PM
B L Santoshji
National General Secretary (ORG) BJP
The RSS at 100
in conversation with Deep Halder - Journalist and Author
09:30 AM - 10:15 AM
Inclusion of Philosophy in Indian History
Dr. Pranjal Garg
Assistant Prof History, CUTN
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Great Power Games: From Western Decline to Eastern Ascent
Vikram Sood
Former Head R&AW, Author
In conversation with Alo Pal - Festival Director
Book Stall Break
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Shuddhi Movement at 100: Is that enough?
Prabal Pratap Singh Judev
Vice President BJP Chhatisgarh
Swati Goel Sharma
Journalist, Founder Sewa Nyaya Utthan Foundation
12:15 PM - 01:00 PM
Hindutva in the Intellectual Heritage of Bengal
Diganta Chakraborty
Author and Columnist
In conversation with Alo Pal - Festival Director
Lunch Break
02:30 PM - 03:15 PM
Inshallah Bangladesh: The Story of an Unfinished Revolution
Deep Halder
Journalist and Author
In conversation with Nandini Sengupta - Journalist & Author
03:15 PM - 04:00 PM
Should India Focus on Vaccines or Drugs?
Prof Anand Ranganathan
Scientist, SCMM, JNU, Author, Political Analyst
Prof Shailja Singh
Prof Shailja Singh
In conversation with Alo Pal - Festival Director
04:00 PM - 04:45 PM
Where has the Opinion Page Vanished?
Nandini Sen Gupta
Journalist and Author
Tuhin A Sinha
National spokesperson, BJP, Author and Columnist
Moderator: Deep Halder - Journalist and Author
Book Stall Break
05:15 PM - 06:00 PM
Discovery of Bharat: Christian Constitution in a Hindu Nation
Dr. M R Venkatesh
CA turned Advocate, Author
In conversation with Deep Halder - Journalist and Author
06:00 - 6:45 PM
Decoding the Dimaagi Naxal
Tuhin A Sinha
National spokesperson, BJP, Author and Columnist
Contributing Panelist: Prof. Anand Ranganathan
Scientist SCMM, Author, Political Commentator
Moderator: Deep Halder
Journalist and Author