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The Hindu Huddle

May 9, 2025

Event Date & Time

May 9, 2025-May 10, 2025 -

Location - Offline Event

The Hindu Huddle Taj West End, Bengaluru, Bengaluru

Event Information

The Hindu Huddle
Taj West End, Bengaluru

Event in Detail

09 May 25

08:00 - 22:00

The Hindu Huddle

The Hindu Huddle

09 May 25

09:00 - 09:30

Doors Open

Be in Seats

09 May 25

10:00 - 10:15

Opening Ceremony

Inauguration

09 May 25

10:15 - 11:00

State and Nation: Seeking Fairness within Federalism

Siddaramaiah, Hon'ble Chief Minister, Karnataka In conversation with Bageshree S., Resident Editor, The Hindu

09 May 25

11:05 - 11:50

Fortified State: Balancing National Security with Political Expediency

M.K. Narayanan, Former National Security Adviser, India T.S. Tirumurti, Former Permanent Representative of India to the UN, New York Moderated by N. Ravi, Director, Kasturi & Sons

09 May 25

11:55 - 12:40

Climate Calling: Is Technology the Panacea for a Warming Planet?

Dr. Arunabha Ghosh, Founder-CEO, Council on Energy, Environment and Water Dr. Sambuddha Misra, Chemical Oceanographer and Professor, IISc Shaji K.V., Chairman, NABARD Dr. Vibha Dhawan, Director General, TERI Moderated by Jacob Koshy, Deputy Science Editor, The Hindu

09 May 25

12:45 - 13:30

The Female Gaze: Redefining Cinema on the Global Stage

Jeo Baby, Filmmaker Nandita Das, Filmmaker and Actor Shahana Goswami, Actor Moderated by Shilajit Mitra, Film Correspondent, The Hindu

09 May 25

13:30 - 14:10

Lunch

Break

09 May 25

14:15 - 14:45

Whither Social Justice? Telangana's Bold Governance Experiment

Revanth Reddy, Hon'ble Chief Minister, Telangana In conversation with Ravikanth Reddy, Political Editor, Telangana, The Hindu

09 May 25

14:50 - 15:20

Maharashtra Unbound: Gateway to India's Trillion-Dollar Economy

Devendra Fadnavis, Hon'ble Chief Minister, Maharashtra In conversation with Vinaya Deshpande Pandit, Chief of Bureau, Maharashtra, The Hindu

09 May 25

15:25 - 16:10

Well-Rounded World View: Finding a Place for Liberal Education Special Session Celebrating Frontline@40

Dr. Bhavani S., Christ University Dr. Jonathan Gil Harris, Ashoka University Srinath Raghavan, Ashoka University Sudheesh Venkatesh, Azim Premji Foundation Moderated by Maya Thiagarajan, Educator and Founder, TREE

09 May 25

16:15 - 17:00

No Boundaries: Growth of Women's Cricket in India

Mithali Raj, Former Captain, India Shantha Rangaswamy, Former and First Captain, India Shreyanka Patil, Cricketer, India Moderated by K.C. Vijaya Kumar, Sports Editor, The Hindu

09 May 25

17:05 - 17:35

From Quantum Valley to Education Hubs: Leveraging Coalition Politics to Deliver Good Governance

N. Chandrababu Naidu, Hon'ble Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh In conversation with N. Ram, Director, The Hindu Group

09 May 25

17:40 - 18:10

Stand-Up Act

Anu Menon

10 May 25

08:00 - 22:00

The Hindu Huddle

The Hindu Huddle

10 May 25

10:00 - 10:30

Priming the Pump: India's Oil Diplomacy

Hardeep Singh Puri, Hon'ble Union Minister, Petroleum and Natural Gas In conversation with Nistula Hebbar, Political Editor, The Hindu

10 May 25

10:35 - 11:05

Digital Superhighway: Opportunities for India in the Digital Century

Ashwini Vaishnaw, Hon'ble Union Minister for Railways, Information and Broadcasting, Electronics and Information Technology In conversation with Varghese K. George, Resident Editor, The Hindu

10 May 25

11:10 - 11:40

Bullets, Bombs and the Human Spirit: Kashmir's Quest for a Lasting Peace

Omar Abdullah, Hon'ble Chief Minister, Jammu and Kashmir In conversation with Narayan Lakshman, Curator, The Hindu Huddle, and Opinion Editor, The Hindu

10 May 25

11:45 - 12:30

More than a Sum of Parts: Reimagining India's Federalism

Palanivel Thiagarajan, Hon'ble Minister, Information Technology and Digital Services, Tamil Nadu Priyank Kharge, Hon'ble Minister, IT-BT, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Karnataka P. Rajeeve, Hon'ble Minister, Law, Industries, and Coir, Kerala Moderated by Narayan Lakshman, Curator, The Hindu Huddle, and Opinion Editor, The Hindu

10 May 25

12:35 - 13:05

Let's Get Gritty: Indigenous Cinema in a Mainstream Environment

Vetri Maaran, Director, Producer, Screenwriter In conversation with Baradwaj Rangan, Film Critic

10 May 25

13:10 - 14:15

Lunch

Break

10 May 25

14:20 - 15:05

In the Hood: The New Forces Shaping Subcontinental Geopolitics

Ranil Wickremesinghe, former President and Prime Minister, Sri Lanka T.S. Tirumurti, Former Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, New York Moderated by with Suhasini Haidar, Diplomatic Affairs Editor, The Hindu

10 May 25

15:10 - 15:40

A surprise session of The Hindu

The Hindu

10 May 25

15:45 - 16:10

Let's Talk Work: The Future of the Workplace

K. Ganesh, Serial Entrepreneur and Partner, Growthstory Hemant Malik, Wholetime Director, Divisional Chief Executive - Foods, ITC Jayen Mehta, Managing Director, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Suparna Mitra, Chief Executive Officer, Watches and Wearables Division, Titan Moderated by L.V. Navaneeth, CEO, The Hindu Group

10 May 25

16:35 - 17:20

Non-Communicable Diseases: Trojan Horse of India's Health

Dr. Anoop Misra, Chairman, Fortis CDOC Hospital for Diabetes and Allied Sciences Dr. Chandrakant Lahariya, Medical Doctor, Writer, and Health and Social Sector Policy Adviser Dr. Preetha Reddy, Executive Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals Moderated by Ramya Kannan, Chief of Bureau, Tamil Nadu, The Hindu

10 May 25

17:25 - 18:10

AI For All? Dream of a Democratised and Ethical AI

Astha Kapoor, Co-founder, Aapti Institute Kalika Bali, Senior Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research, India Tanvi Lall, Strategy, People + AI Moderated by Manu Joseph, Author, Columnist, Screenwriter

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