ABP Ideas Of India, Day 2: Jagdeep Dhankhar, Shashi Tharoor, Harish Salve, Aamir Khan Among Speakers Today
After a successful Day 1, the ABP 'Ideas of India' Summit continues for the second day with a new set of thought leaders as guest speakers.
ABP Ideas Of India, Day 2: The first edition of ABP Network's Ideas of India got underway in Mumbai on Friday. Day One saw thought leaders and eminent personalities such as Kailash Satyarthi, Gaur Gopal Das, Sonam Wangchuk, NR Narayan Murthy, Nitin Gadkari, Taapsee Pannu, Vidya Balan, Kapil Dev, Leander Paes and many others sharing their views and vision on India's past and the future they see.
The discussions will continue on Saturday at 'Wildstone presents ABP Ideas of India' with a new set of guests speakers. Tune in to ABP Live to catch all the action from Day Two.
ABP Ideas of India Day Two
10.00 AM to 10.45 AM: Governor of West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar and senior Congress leader Dr Shashi Tharoor will discuss "Law, Liberty, and the Limits of Democracy: A functioning anarchy or a Non-negotiable Democracy?" in a session chaired by veteran journalist Vir Sanghvi.
10.45 AM to 11.30 AM: Excavating the past Prof. Makarand R Paranjape, author and academician and Sudheendra Kulkarni, author & socio-political activist, will discuss "India's History: Change or Continuity?"
11.30 AM to 12.00 PM: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister, Bhupesh Baghel will deliver a keynote address on "Farmer Power: Field of Dreams"
12.00 PM to 12.45 PM: On the topic "Learning to Speak Up: Breaking the Silence" Neerja Birla, founder & chairperson, Aditya Birla Education Trust will be in conversation with Gul Panag.
12.45 PM to 01.15 PM: Ritesh Agarwal, Founder & Group CEO, OYO, in a conversation on the topic "Towns, Big Dreams: Why Entrepreneurship Matters" with writer Chetan Bhagat.
02.00 PM to 02.45 PM: A discussion on the cultural revival will feature film director, screenwriter and cinematographer Kabir Khan, producer & director Aanand L Rai and Nagesh Kukunoor, Film Director. The session will be chaired by ABP's Shobhna Yadav and the topic will be "Digging Deeper: Telling India's Stories"
02.45 PM to 03.30 PM: "Freedom's Children: Remembering the Country they Grew Up In" Usha Uthup, Dr L Subramaniam and Ramesh Sippy will be engaged in a conversation with a session chaired by Vir Sanghvi.
03.30 PM to 04.00 PM: On the topic "The Rise of the South: Lessons for Bollywood" Karan Johar will present his thoughts.
04.00 PM to 04.45 PM: A discussion on judicial autonomy will take place under the topic "Independence and Institutions: The Strongest Link in the Democratic Chain" featuring Indira Jaising, Senior Advocate & Noted Human Rights Lawyer, and Pinky Anand, Senior Advocate & Former Additional Solicitor General of India. The session will be chaired by Gul Panag.
05.00 PM to 05.30 PM: A special session on "Songs from the North-East: From Margins to Mainstream" will have Paponexpressing his views with ABP's Romana Isar Khan.
05.30 PM 06.00 PM: In another special session "Music and Lyrics: Patchwork of Punjab" Jasleen Royal and Composer Shagun Sharma will feature.
06.00 PM to 06.45 PM: "The $5 Trillion Economy: Rhetoric or Reality?" will feature Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Former Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission of India and Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, Niti Aayog
06.45 PM to 07.30 PM: "The OTT Boom: The Actor as Star" will have Nawazuddin Siddiqui in conversation with Sumit Awasthi.
07.30 PM 08.00 PM: Harish Salve, senior advocate & former solicitor general of India, will be in discussion "Judiciary & Executive: Agenda For Governance" with Shankkar Aiyar.
08.00 PM to 09.00 PM: Fareed Zakaria, Indian-American Journalist, Political Commentator, Author and Host of CNN's Fareed Zakaria, will deliver a keynote address on "India@75: The Road Ahead"
09.00 PM to 09.05 PM: A vote of thanks will be delivered by Avinash Pandey, CEO, ABP Network.
09.05 PM to 09.50 PM: Aamir Khan will be in a conversation with Sumit Awasthi will talk about "New Beginnings: Reorienting Entertainment"