NOW | SALTAF 2010, South Asian Literary and Theatre Arts Festival Program Schedule

SALTAF 2010, South Asian Literary and Theatre Arts Festival Program Schedule

South Asian Literary and Theater Arts Festival 2010

10:00 – 10:15	Registration
10:15 – 10:20	Opening remarks (Dr. Richard Kurin, Under Secretary of History, Art, and Culture & Acting Director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program)
10:20 – 10:25	Introductory Remarks and Program Announcements by 2010 SALTAF co-chairs
10:30 – 11:30	Panel 1: Global (Dis)Placements Canyon Sam Naeem Mohaiemen Rajiv Chandrasekaran
11:35 – 12:35	Book Signings by the Museum Book Store : Naeem, Rajiv, Canyon
11:30 – 11:40	~Break~
11:40 – 1:30	Movie 1: Shakti Rising
1:30 – 1:50	Panel discussion with Dr. Tara Thiagarajan, Director – Usha Rajeswari
1:50 – 2:00	~Break~
2:00 – 2:55	Panel 2: The Poetics of Placement Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Pireeni Sundaralingam
2:55 – 3:00	~Break~
3:00 – 4:00	Book Signings by the Museum Book Store: Chitra and Pireeni
3:00 – 5:15	Movie 2: Udaan (Flight) Introduced by Director, Vikramaditya
5:15 – 5:20	Closing Remarks
5:30	~End~