The French Indonesian association Pasar Malam

Presents

From the Private Sphere to the Public Arena: “Auto-Fiction” or a True “Self’ Revisited”? An examination of the role of autobiography in literature

Third conference in a biennial series promoting cultural and literary exchange among noted French and Indonesian scholars and literary figures.  The theme of this year’s conference series is an examination of the transitional space between the private sphere and the

Gallerie, The PEN All-India Centre Mumbai and Jnanapravaha

present

A Tribute to Mahmoud Darwish

In response to the Berlin International Literature Festival’s appeal

for a worldwide reading of Mahmoud Darwish’s poetry on October 5, 2008

Gallerie-PEN India-Jnanapravaha come together to commemorate the life and work

of the world-renowned Palestinian poet with an evening of readings.

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Welcome by Rashmi Poddar.

A brief introduction to the poet’s literary and

You are cordially invited to

PEN@Prithvi

Saturday, October 11, 2008, 6.30 pm

THE LAST TRAIN

A reading-cum-discussion centred around a recently-published volume of two plays

The Last Train and If Wishes Were Horses by ANJU MAKHIJA

The reading by actors Kanika Dang, Raj Kanojia and Ashok Banthia

will be followed by a discussion on ‘THEATRE & POLITICS’.

The panel includes: Prakash Joshi, writer and political journalist, Times of India and Pradeep Shinde,

- Building Australia’s Asia Pacific Expertise at ANU

Asia-Pacific Week is a conference and summer school that brings together hundreds of PhD candidates from Australia and overseas to workshop projects, benefit from master classes and form networks committed to understanding the world’s most dynamic region.

Since its inception in 2004, Asia-Pacific Week has become a signature event for postgraduates in Australia and for scholars of the region. In 2008, 200 doctoral

Asia and the US - A veteran reporter’s perspective

The Tiannamen Square Crisis, the subsequent rise of China, the war in Afghanistan, the overthrow of Indonesia President Suharto, and the former US President Jimmy Carter’s peace making trip to Pyongyang. For all these consequential events in Asia, Mike Chinoy was there as the face of CNN.

After joining CNN in 1983 as a correspondent in its London bureau, Mike Chinoy was the Senior Asia Correspondent with eight years as