Event Schedule

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  • Day 1 : 25 OCT 2026


  • Day 2 : 26 OCT 2026


  • Day 3 : 27 OCT 2026


  • CHIEF GUEST
    Shri Bhupender Yadav
    (Lok Sabha MP, Alwar | Union Cabinet Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change)

    GUESTS OF HONOUR
    Smt. Diya Kumari
    (Deputy Chief Minister - Rajasthan)

    Shri K. Laxman
    (Rajya Sabha MP & Member, Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs)

    SPECIAL GUEST
    Shri Harsh Vardhan Shringla
    (Member of Parliament & Former Foreign Secretary)

    DISTINGUISHED GUEST
    Éilís Ní Dhuibhne
    (Fiction Laureate, Ireland)
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Auditorium, Raffles University Neemarana

  • Monisha Advani in conversation with Diana Mickevičienė, Luís Filipe Castro Mendes, Mohamed Maliki
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Flytta Hall, Raffles University Neemrana

  • Mamang Dai (India) explores the poetry and literary world of Indran Amirthanayagam (USA).
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Wonder Hall, Raffles University Neemrana

  • Ranjit Rae (India) joins Thierry Mathou (France) in a conversation exploring Bhutan through Mathou’s books on the country.
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Auditorium, Raffles University Neemarana

  • Éilís Ní Dhuibhne (Ireland) chairs a conversation with Hema Devare (India) and Branimir Farkaš (Croatia), exploring the interplay between life, storytelling and theatre.
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Gomber Hall, Raffles University Neemrana

  • Chinmaya Lal Thakur (India) in conversation with Felicity Volk (Australia)
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Flytta Hall, Raffles University Neemrana

  • Navtej Sarna (India) chairs a conversation with M.M. Tawfik (Egypt), Anju Ranjan (India) and Janne Teller (Denmark) on the enduring appeal of short stories.
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Auditorium, Raffles University Neemarana

  • Major General K. Narayanan (Retd.) (India) joins Gurjit Singh (India), Aftab Seth (India) and Sudhir T. Devare (India) to explore the past, present and future of India’s ties with its Asian neighbors.
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Gomber Hall, Raffles University Neemrana

  • Raffaela Puggioni (Italy) digs deep into the crisis facing Europe in conversation with Sandra Kalniete (Latvia), Frédéric Doré (France), Piotr Antoni Świtalski (Poland)
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Wonder Hall, Raffles University Neemrana

  • M Behzad Fatmi (India) in conversation with Sundeep Waslekar (India)
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Flytta Hall, Raffles University Neemrana

  • K.S.P.V. Pavan Kumar (India) in conversation with Prashant Agrawal (India)
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Flytta Hall, Raffles University Neemrana

  • Padma Rao (India) unravels the mystery of Thomas Prinz (Germany)
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Wonder Hall, Raffles University Neemrana

  • Deepak Bhojwani (India) in conversation with Jorge Heine (Chile)
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Gomber Hall, Raffles University Neemrana

  • Trisha De Niyogi (India) in discussion with Laimonas Talat-Kelpša (Lithuania), Janne Teller (Denmark) and Gurjit Singh (India) on stories told through sketches
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Auditorium, Raffles University Neemarana

  • Sreeram Chaulia (India) analyses India’s ties with Pakistan with T.C.A. Raghavan (India), Ruchi Ghanashyam (India) and Ajay Bisaria (India)
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Auditorium, Raffles University Neemarana

  • Gonchig Ganbold (Mongolia), Navdeep Suri (India) (Chair), Mohamed Tawfik (Egypt) and Navtej Sarna (India)
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Gomber Hall, Raffles University Neemrana

  • Sandra Kalniete (Latvia), Éilís Ní Dhuibhne (Ireland) (Chair), Ernesto Pinto-Bazurco Rittler (Peru), Aftab Seth (India)
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Wonder Hall, Raffles University Neemrana

  • Dnyaneshwar Mulay (India), Poonam Surie (India), Indran Amirthanayagam (USA) Anju Ranjan (India). Reading & Discussion
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Flytta Hall, Raffles University Neemrana

  • Trisha De Niyogi (India) in conversation with Janne Teller (Denmark)
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Gomber Hall, Raffles University Neemrana

  • Felicity Volk (Australia) expands her horizon of Nepal in discussion with Madan Kumar Bhattarai (Nepal), Lisa Choegyal (UK), and Ranjit Rae (India)
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Flytta Hall, Raffles University Neemrana

  • Vikas Swarup (India) chairs a conversation with Mandla Langa (South Africa), Frédéric Doré (France) and Firat Sunel (Turkey) on novels and their plots.
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Auditorium, Raffles University Neemarana

  • Major General K. Narayanan (Retd) (India) in conversation with South Korean writers Thae Yong-ho and Hye Seon Oh
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Wonder Hall, Raffles University Neemrana

  • Keshav Padmanabhan (India) converses with debut novelist Pujya Priyadarshini (India)
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Gomber Hall, Raffles University Neemrana

  • Monisha Advani (India) attempts to understand the travelling lenses of writers in conversation with Enrique Criado Navamuel (Spain), John Brady Kiesling (USA), Sadhna Shanker (India)
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Auditorium, Raffles University Neemarana

  • Jorge Heine (Chile) chairs a conversation with Mariano Caucino (Argentina), Ernesto Pinto-Bazurco Rittler (Peru) and Alberto Guani (Uruguay) on the region’s histories, connections and contemporary perspectives.
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Wonder Hall, Raffles University Neemrana

  • Kallol Bhattacherjee (India) in conversation with Tariq Ahmed Karim (Bangladesh) on his book
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Gomber Hall, Raffles University Neemrana

  • Olesia Mamchych (Ukraine) in conversation with Luís Filipe Castro Mendes (Portugal)
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Flytta Hall, Raffles University Neemrana

  • Talmiz Ahmad (India) chairs a conversation with Narayanappa Janardhan (India), Navdeep Suri (India) and Anil Trigunayat (India) on the shifting geopolitical landscape of West Asia and the complex forces shaping the Middle East.
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Auditorium, Raffles University Neemarana

  • Padma Rao (India) in conversation with Krishnan Srinivasan (India), Thomas Prinz (Germany), and Firat Sunel (Turkey) on crime fictions and thrillers
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Wonder Hall, Raffles University Neemrana

  • Abdulla Shahid (Maldives) chairs a conversation with Ani Yeremyan (Armenia), Mookhesswur Choonee (Mauritius) and Dnyaneshwar Mulay (India)
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Flytta Hall, Raffles University Neemrana

  • Nasmeem Farhin Akhtar (India) in conversation with Mpho Boshego (South Africa) on her debut novel Diplomatic Ties.
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Gomber Hall, Raffles University Neemrana

  • Nalin Surie (India) chairs a conversation with Gonchig Ganbold (Mongolia) and Madan Kumar Bhattarai (Nepal)
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Auditorium, Raffles University Neemarana

  • S. Venkat Narayan (India) chairs a conversation with Branimir Farkaš (Croatia), Dr. Waiel Awwad (Syria) and Padma Rao (India) on how journalism navigates diplomacy, conflict and crisis—and shapes our understanding of a changing world.
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Wonder Hall, Raffles University Neemrana

  • T.C.A. Raghavan (India) chairs a conversation with Poonam Surie (India), Vikas Swarup (India), Enrique Criado Navamuel (Spain).
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Flytta Hall, Raffles University Neemrana

  • Krishnan Srinivasan (India) in conversation with Mandla Langa (South Africa)
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Gomber Hall, Raffles University Neemrana

  • CHIEF GUEST 
    Shri Haribhau Kisanrao Bagade
    (Governor of Rajasthan)

    GUEST OF HONOUR
    Shri Pramod Pandurang Sawant
    (Chief Minister - Goa)
    Session Plan :: 2026
    Where
    Auditorium, Raffles University Neemarana



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