The Directorate of Art & Culture, Government of Goa had initiated the DD Kosambi Festival
of Ideas to commemorate the birth Centenary of the legendary Damodar Dharmanand
Kosambi, the Indian historian, mathematician, statistician and polymath. This
year marks the 11th edition of the DD Kosambi Festival of Ideas and will
inspire the people of Goa through the talks by innovators and reformers in
various fields. One of the most celebrated and awaited event by intellectuals,
academicians, student community, business class sectors; the festival promises
to broaden the perspective of its participants through the four days of
interactive sessions with renowned personalities.
The D D Kosambi Festival of Ideas was
inaugurated at hands of Govind Gaude, Minister of Art and Culture, Gurudas
Pilarnekar, Director of Art and Culture in the presence of the speakers at Kala
Academy, Panjim on February 13, 2018 which was followed by a talk on
‘Nationalism, Culture & Theatre: In the Times of Globalization’ by Makarand
Sathe. Jaya Ramchandani will give a talk on ‘The Paradox of Learning in the
21st Century’ today, February 14, 2018 at 5pm. Lord Karan Bilimoria will speak
on ‘A Parsi’s View on the Future of India, UK, and EU Relations in the Context
of Brexit’ on February 15, 2018 at 5pm and the concluding talk will be by
Sudhir Patwardhan on ‘What is Today’s Art About?’ on February 16, 2018 at 5pm.
Jaya Ramchandani, Director of The Story of Foundation, is a
science educator, entrepreneur, and curator, with experience teaching physics
and general science to students and adults alike. She is a co-founder of The
Story Of Foundation that creates informal and accessible learning opportunities
across science, philosophy, art, and culture, and also co-founded Sirius
Interactive, a language solutions provider for researchers. Jaya will soon be
joining UWC ISAK Japan as a physics teacher for the International Baccalaureate
Diploma Program.
Karan Bilimoria is the founder of Cobra Beer, one of the most
awarded beers in the world. Lord Bilimoria is the Founding Chairman of the UK
India Business Council, and was appointed the Lord Bilimoria of Chelsea, making
him the first ever Zoroastrian Parsi to sit in the House of Lords. He was
installed as the seventh Chancellor of the University of Birmingham, making him
the first Indian-born Chancellor of a Russell Group University in Great
Britain, and he is the President of the UK Council for International Students
Affairs (UKCISA).
Sudhir
Patwardhan is a painter whose work has been exhibited regularly in India and
abroad in the past forty years. He is an occasional writer and lecturer on art,
and also a curator who has focused on introducing new audiences to contemporary
art. Patwardhan’s works are in the permanent collection of National Gallery of
Modern Art, New Delhi and Mumbai; Roopankar Museum, Bhopal; Kiran Nadar Museum
of Art, New Delhi; Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, USA and other public
collections.
