Speakers

M. Sridhara Murthy, a retired professor of psychology, serves as a mentor and guidance expert. Photography, calligraphy, cinema are his fields of interest and currently he is engaged in agriculture.

Makarand Sathe is an Architect by profession and has been writing plays, novels, articles and theatre history in Marathi, for last four and half decades. He has directed many of his own plays which have been performed at national and international festivals. His books have been published by well known…

“M. K. Raghavendra (b. 24 December 1954, Bengaluru) is a celebrated Indian film and literary scholar, critic, and writer with over eleven influential books on cinema, including Seduced by the Familiar, Bipolar Identity, The Politics of Hindi Cinema in the New Millennium, and Beyond Bollywood – The Cinemas of South India Beginning his journey…

C. G. Lakshmipathi is a sociologist, writer, and educator currently serving as an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at V.H.D. Central Institute of Home Science, Bengaluru. With teaching experience at Kanakapura Rural College, Kannada University, and several government degree colleges, he brings both academic depth and grassroots insight…

T M Krishna is a renowned Indian Carnatic vocalist, author, and cultural commentator, known for his innovative concert formats and commitment to democratizing classical music He was awarded with the Ramon Magsaysay Award in recognition of his forceful commitment as artist and advocate to art’s power to heal India’s deep…