symposium participants

• THE PROBLEM
  a short statement of the issues involved

• MOTHER TONGUE, THE OTHER TONGUE
  K. Satchidanandan, poet and critic; Secretary, Sahitya Akademi, Delhi

• NEGOTIATING MULTILINGUAL LITERARY SPACES
  Namita Gokhale, writer and publisher; co-director, Jaipur Literature Festival, Delhi

• AGAINST ALL ODDS
  Huma Imtiaz, journalist, Karachi

• WRITING IN EXILE
  Timeri N. Murari, writer, Chennai

• HOLDING ON TO PARADISE
  Sudha Koul, author of 'The Tiger Ladies: a Memoir of Kashmir', Amherst, MA

• WHY INDIAN PUBLISHING IS SO MUCH FUN
  Chiki Sarkar, Editor-in-Chief, Random House India, Delhi

• NATIONALISM AND INDIAN PUBLISHING
  Urvashi Butalia, author; Director, Zubaan, Delhi

• FESTIVAL TIME
  Sanjoy K. Roy, Managing Director, Teamwork Films, Delhi

• THE MAYA OF EDUCATION
  Geeta Dharmarajan, founder and Executive Director, Katha, Delhi

• MIRRORING THEIR TIMES 
  Jaithirth Rao, columnist; former Chairman and CEO, MphasiS, Mumbai

• AN UNUSUAL PUBLISHING HOUSE 
  Barbara Schwepcke, founder, Haus Publishing, London

• MAKING STORYTELLING WORK
  Vayu Naidu, storyteller and artistic director-CEO, Vayu Naidu Company, London

• INTERNATIONAL APPLAUSE: TRUTH AND REALITIES
  Pavan K. Varma, author; IFS, currently Indian Ambassador to Bhutan

• THE PUNDIT AND THE BABU
  Shiv Visvanathan, social science nomad 

• COMMENT
  Private Schools and Fee Hikes by Jandhyala B.G. Tilak, Professor, National University of Educational Planning and Administration, Delhi

• A National Security State by C.P. Bhambhri, Professor Emeritus, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi 

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