Two- Day International Conference (Muslims, Democracy and the Media: Challenges and Prospects)
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| Session | Sub-Theme | Date & Venue | Chair / Anchor | Participants / Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inaugural Session | Conference Launch & Welcome | 17 March 2015 DDE Auditorium |
Prof. Mohammad Miyan (Vice-Chancellor, MANUU) | Keynote: Shekhar Gupta Chief Guest: N. Ram Rajdeep Sardesai Andrew McAllister (British Dy. High Commissioner) Najam Sethi (Pakistan) Imtiyaz Alam (Pakistan) Welcome: Prof. Khwaja M. Shahid Intro: Prof. Ehtesham Ahmad Khan |
| Session I | Muslims and International Media | 17 March 2015 DDE Auditorium |
Najam Sethi | Satish Jacob Vinod Sharma Imtiyaz Alam Swapandas Gupta Jawed Naqvi Seema Mustafa Mehmal Sarfraz Ashish Chouhan |
| Session II | Muslims, Communalism and Indian Media | 17 March 2015 DDE Auditorium |
Kingsuk Nag | Shahid Siddiqui Zafar Agha Seshadri Chari Ved Pratap Vaidak Anjum Rajabali Kumar Ketkar Ashok Malik Hilal Ahmad |
| Session III | Urdu and Hindi Media: Working at Cross Purposes? | 17 March 2015 CPDUMT Auditorium |
Jawed Naqvi | Naseem Arifi Abdus Salam Asim Aslam Farshori Sanjay Dwivedi |
| Media Conclave | Minorities and the Media – At the Crossroad? | 17 March 2015 Evening |
Rajdeep Sardesai & Kamal Khan | N. Ram Shekhar Gupta Najam Sethi Imtiyaz Alam Mehmal Sarfraz Seema Mustafa Faizan Mustafa (VC, NALSAR) Vinod Sharma Swapan Dasgupta Shahid Siddiqui Zafar Mahmood |
| Cultural Programme | Ghazal & Sufiyana Kalam | 17 March 2015 | - | Ms. Smita Bellur |
| Session IV | Muslims, Urdu Media and Muslim Politics | 18 March 2015 CPDUMT Auditorium |
Imtiaz Alam | Zafar Agha Aaku Srivastava Masoom Muradabadi Hisam Siddiqui |
| Session V | Muslims, Secular Democracy and Media | 18 March 2015 CPDUMT Auditorium |
Ved Pratap Vaidik | Najam Sethi Prof. Shafey Kidwai Kumar Ketkar Syed Faisal Ali Tehseen Munawer |
| Valedictory Session | Conference Closing & Report Presentation | 18 March 2015 CPDUMT Auditorium |
Janab Zafar Sareshwala (Chancellor, MANUU) | Chief Guest: Lord Meghnad Desai (Padma Bhushan, London) Prof. Mohammad Miyan (VC, MANUU) Prof. Khwaja M. Shahid (Pro-VC) Prof. Ehtesham Ahmad Khan (Dean, MCJ) |
Organised by: Department of Mass Communication & Journalism, MANUU, Hyderabad
Date: 17–18 March 2015