Conversations With Vikram Sampath

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Conversations With Vikram Sampath

Dr. Vikram Sampath is the author of three acclaimed books: Splendours of Royal Mysore: the Untold Story of the Wodeyars; “My Name Is Gauhar Jaan: The Life and Times of a Musician”- and “Voice of the Veena: S Balachander – A Biography” . Vikram was awarded the Sahitya Akademi’s first Yuva Puraskar and the ARSC International Award for Excellence in Historical research in New York for his book on Gauhar Jaan. The book is now being adapted to a Bollywood film by noted film-maker Ashutosh Gowariker. Vikram was among the 4 writers and artists to be selected by the former President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee as a Writer-in-Residence, to stay at the Rashtrapati Bhawan for 2 weeks, in 2015.

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Who Shapes India’s Self-Understanding | Nitin Seth | Prof. Anil D. Sahasrabudhe

India holds the world’s deepest theories on consciousness — yet has no seat at the global AI ethics table. This ICF panel asks why, and what it will take to change it. Three voices, three..

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Restoring the Self: Healing, Rhythm and Attention | Kakoli G | Neera

Kakoli G and Neera Maini decode the forgotten art of self-restoration — and what they reveal about Ayurveda, attention, and identity will reframe how you see wellness. In this intimate panel, author Kakoli G defines..

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Lok se Alok: Bharatiya Sanskriti ka Aviral Pravaha | Vikas Sharma |

Dr. Surbhi Pandey, ICHR Fellow and historian at Nehru College Delhi, takes us inside the living devotional world of Vrindavan — a world held together not by kings or texts, but by women drawing alpana..

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Museums and the Making of Contemporary India | Dhara Deria | Rajiv

India’s cultural institutions are undergoing a seismic shift — and it starts with how we define a museum. At this ICF panel discussion, curator Dhara Deria and architect Rajiv walk through how India’s museums have..

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Yoga, Wellness and the Vedic Life | Deepak Saini | Tulsi Arora

Deepak Saini reveals what 30 years of Heartfulness meditation taught him about yoga, sadhana, and the Vedic way of life. In this intimate conversation with Tulsi Arora at Sangam Talks, the IIT Bombay alumnus and..

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Let’s Talk Money: Wealth, society and the Making of a Stronger India

Monika Halan had a master’s degree in economics but no idea how to write a cheque. That jarring gap became the origin of her life’s mission: making personal finance accessible to every Indian. In this..

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Sacred Landscape -Writing Endangered Himalayan Ecologies | Shailendra Sakar | Yuyutsu Sharma

“The Himalayas are dying — and three Nepali poets at Delhi’s Indraprastha Cultural Festival are sounding the alarm while there is still time to listen. Moderator Yusuf Shabir opens by threading ancient sacred traditions —..

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Sacred Tales for a New Generation | Kushagra Singh | Anjesh Baranwal

Can India’s most ancient sacred stories survive another generation of colonial filters? Author Anjesh makes the case — and the Rigveda holds his evidence. Speaking at ICF’s Sacred Tales for a New Generation, Anjesh recounts..

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