Mountain Echoes 2013 *
8 AUGUST, 2013
India House, Thimphu
7:15 pm: LIGHTING OF THE LAMP by HM Queen Mother Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck, HE Ambassador V. P. Haran, Festival Directors Namita Gokhale and Pramod Kumar KG
7:20 pm– 7:25 pm: WELCOME ADDRESS by HE Ambassador V.P. Haran
7:20 pm –7:28 pm: INAUGURAL ADDRESS by HM Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck
7:30 pm – 7:45 pm: MangalVani: Chants of Peace – Music Performance by Ani Choying
7:45 pm – 7:50 pm: MOUNTAIN ECHOES: Address by Festival Director Namita Gokhale
7:45 pm – 7:55 pm: Address by Mr. Siddharth Shriram (Usha International Ltd.)
AUGUST 9, 2013
Tarayana Centre, Thimphu
9:50 am – Festival Director, Namita Gokhale to open the festival
10:00 am – 10:40 am
RAINBOWS AND CLOUDS: READINGS AND REFLECTIONS
HM Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck in conversation with Namita Gokhale
10:45 am – 11:25 am
WHAT’S NOT BEING SAID
Dasho Kinley Dorji, Pavan Varma in conversation with Malvika Singh
11:30 am – 11:45 am
Tea
11:45 am – 12:25 pm
HALF THE SKY: WOMEN AND THE WORLD
Lily Wangchuk, Aparna Sen, Rahul Bose in conversation with Namita Bhandare
12:30 pm – 1:10 pm
THE COLOUR GREEN: ENVIRONMENT, BIODIVERSITY AND SUSTAINABILITY
Lyonpo Paljor Dorji, Dr. Lam Dorji in conversation with Manju Wakhley
1:15 pm – 2:00 pm
Lunch
Taj Tashi, Thimphu
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
SONGS OF FREEDOM
Ani Choying in conversation with Namita Gokhale
2:35 pm – 3:15 pm
OF GODS AND MEN
Amish Tripathi in conversation with Meru Gokhale
3:20 pm – 3:50 pm
PARVA: CELEBRATING THE EPICS
Amruta Patil
3:55 pm – 4:10 pm
Tea
4:10 pm – 4:50 pm
THE WORD WEAVERS: RHYME AND REASON
Ashi Sonam Choden, Kezang Uden Penjor, Maria Rosa ‘Bing’ N. Carrion moderated by Jerry Pinto
4:55 pm – 5:25 pm
THE ALCHEMIST: IN CONVERSATION WITH TARUN TEJPAL
Tarun Tejpal
6:30 pm – Music Concert at Clock Tower – A Live Performance by Bandish
AUGUST 10, 2013
Tarayana Centre, Thimphu
10:00 am – 10:40 am
STORIES ON THE WALL
Kesang Choden T. Wangchuk in conversation with Tshering Tashi
10:45 am – 11:25 am
SPEAKING GRAPHICS
Christoph Schuler, Andrea Caprez in conversation
11:30 am – 11:45 am
Tea
11:45 am – 12:25 pm
BARKHA DUTT: UNPLUGGED
Barkha Dutt in conversation with Namgay Zam
12:30 pm – 1:10 pm
WHODUNIT?
Jane De Suza, Yongba in conversation with Sathya Saran
1:15 pm – 2:00 pm
Lunch
Taj Tashi, Thimphu
2:00 pm – 2:40 pm
THE CUSP OF CHANGE: EXPLORING THE NEW BHUTAN
Omair Ahmad and Lyonpo Om Pradhan, Pavan Varma in conversation with Barkha Dutt
2:45 pm – 3:25 pm
A KING’S LIFE
Sudha Shah in conversation with Pramod Kumar KG
3:30 pm – 4:10 pm
DANCE LIKE A MAN
Mahesh Dattani introduced by Kalyan Ray
4:15 pm – 4:30 pm
Tea
4:30 pm – 5:10 pm
A ROOM WITH A VIEW
Kunzang Choden, Dolma Roder in conversation
Mojo Park, Thimphu
6:15 pm – 6:30 pm
SONG: Mawongpi Miser (The Future Citizens)
Performed by Yeshey Dorji & Thoepaga Namgyal Dawa
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
OPEN MIC at Mojo Park
Kezang Penjor, Jerry Pinto, Maria Rosa ‘Bing’ N. Carrion, Kunga Tenzin Dorji.
AUGUST 11, 2013
Tarayana Centre, Thimphu
10:00 am – 10:40 am
THE MIRROR OF THE PAST
Dr. Karma Phuntsho in conversation with Meru Gokhale
10:45 am – 11:25 am
THE MANY LIVES OF JERRY PINTO
Jerry Pinto in conversation with Sathya Saran
11:30 am – 11:45 am
Tea
11:45 am – 12:25 pm
FOOTPRINTS OF THE BUDDHA: NIHON, DRUKYEL AND THE TRAVELLER’S MIND
Dr. Imaeda Yoshiro in conversation with Dr Karma Phuntsho
12:35 pm – 1:10 pm
CINEMA CINEMA
Aparna Sen, Rahul Bose in conversation
1:15 pm – 1:55 pm
Lunch
1:55 pm – 2:35 pm
TALES FROM THE WILD
Saad Bin Jung introduced by Lyonpo Paljor Dorji.
2:40 pm – 3:10 pm
COUNTRY ROADS
Lyonpo Om Pradhan in conversation with Namgay Zam
3:15 pm – 3:55 pm
WHAT’S BEING SAID: MEDIA CROSS CURRENTS
Siok Sian Dorji, Kunga Tenzin Dorji, Amish Tripathi in conversation with Ratnottama Sengupta
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm
Tea
4:15 pm – 4:45 pm
READINGS
Kelly Dorji, Dorji Dhradhul
4:50 pm – 5:30 pm
A LAUGH A MINUTE
Bachi Karkaria, Ulap Leki in conversation with Jane De Suza
5:35 pm – 5:40 pm
CLOSING SPEECH by Festival Director, Pramod Kumar KG
TARAYANA CENTRE, THIMPHU
August 7 – 21, 2013
9:00 am -7:00 pm : Art Exhibition: VAST Summer Show 2013
August 10, 2013
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm : Creative Writing Workshop conducted by Jerry Pinto
NEHRU WANGCHUCK CENTRE, THIMPHU
August 7, 2013
5:30 pm: Photo Exhibition: An Eye to History (Inaugural)
August 8 – 15, 2013
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Photo Exhibition: An Eye to History
August 9, 2013
2:30 pm – 5:30 pm : Film Screening
A la cart!
Hello India
Harmony Fest
August 10, 2013
2:30 pm – 4:30 pm : Film Screening
Mrinalini Sarabhai
Six Yards of Grace
The Joyful Rhythms of a Kashmiri Wedding
August 11, 2013
11:00 am – 1:00 pm : Theatre Workshop conducted by Mahesh Dattani
August 11, 2013
2:30 pm – 4:30 pm : Film Screening
Silent Screams – Introduced by Namita Bhandar