November 2025 I Nainital, Uttarakhand
HIMALAYAN ECHOES
2025
Programme 2025
DAY 1 - 1.11.2025
SESSION - Opens with Conch blowing
10:15 am - 10:20 am
WELCOME ADDRESS
WELCOME ADDRESS BY FESTIVAL FOUNDER
Janhavi Prasada
10:20 am - 10:35 am
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Dr. Alka Pande
10:36 am - 10:38 am
INTRODUCTION BY PRESENTING SPONSOR
Ayu Tripathi, MD Ahaana Forest Resort
10:40 am - 11:00 am
SESSION 1
HIMALAYAN MELODIES: Leki Tshewang
Leki Tshewang is a noted singer with the Traditional Performing Arts and Music Division, Royal Academy of Performing Arts, Bhutan. He brings us the rich musical heritage of his homeland Bhutan and also shares his interpretation of popular music from Uttarakhand and the rest of India.
SESSION 2
11:05 am - 11:35 am
CALLED BY THE HILLS
Anuradha Roy in conversation with Aditi Singh Sah
SESSION 3
11:40 am - 12:10 pm
THE WILD UP CLOSE
Neha Sinha in conversation with Gargi Rawat
SESSION 4
12:15 pm - 12:45 pm
The PHANTOM'S HOWL : Classic Tales of Ghosts and Hauntings From Bengal
Arundhati Nath in conversation with Niharika Bijli
BOOK LAUNCH
NAINITAL: Memories , Stories & History by Janhavi Prasada.
Book Launch by the Citizens of Nainital
SESSION 5
12:55 pm - 1:25 pm
NEPAL 2043 : The Road to Prosperity
Sujeev Shakhya in conversation with Navroze Dhondy
SESSION 6
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
SHAPING LANDSCAPES IN THE HIMALAYAS
Rahul Bhushan in conversation with Shagun Singh
2:00 pm onwards
LUNCH
FESTIVAL CLOSED FOR THE DAY
EVENING PROGRAMME AT HOTEL ARIF CASTLE
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
MITAHARA: Food Wisdom From My Indian Kitchen
Rujuta Diwekar in conversation with Kavita Khosa
7:30 pm
Music Performance: Sufi music by a Rehmat-e-Nusrat
8:30 pm
Dinner at Hotel Arif Castle
DAY 2 - 2.11.2025
10:30 am - 11:00 am
SESSION 1
SHAKTI: 51 SHAKTI PEETHAS OF INDIA
Alka Pande in conversation with Shailaja Khanna
11:05 am - 11:35 am
SESSION 2
NALANDA : HOW IT CHANGED THE WORLD
Abhay K In conversation with Uday Singh
11:40 am - 12:10 pm
SESSION 3
READING NATURE, WRITING NATURE
Stephen Alter in conversation with Vikram Berry
BOOK LAUNCH
PUGMARKS & PUGDUNDEES by Shiveshwar Raj Singh
Book Launch By Stephen Alter
12:15 pm -12:45 pm
SESSION 4
UMARAO JAAN: A REMINISCENCE
Muzaffar Ali in conversation with Ambreen Khan
12:50 pm - 1.20 pm
SESSION 5
THE NATURE OF NATURE
Iconic Vandana Shiva in conversation with the masterful Pinki Anand
1:25 pm - 1.55 pm
SESSION 6
WEAVING FASHION ENTREPRENEURS IN KUMAON
Meera Juneja & Kiran Sandhu bring to the forefront Himalayan textile & craft
2:00 pm onwards
LUNCH
FESTIVAL CLOSED FOR THE DAY
EVENING PROGRAMME AT SHERVANI HILL TOP
7:00 pm
Music Performance By King's Code
7:30 pm
Closing Dinner at Hotel Shervani