In the age of 2 minutes noodles and 10 seconds bite, when reading is thought to be boring, here is an initiative to promote the reading culture. Maati Trust has come up with a unique and useful initiative “The Readers’ Conclave” that aims to facilitate the interaction between readers and their favourite authors.
The first edition of The Readers’ Conclave by Maati was held in collaboration with IGNCA, New Delhi on 20th and 21st July 2024.
Almost all the genres, starting from Corporate Management, Biography, Travelogue, History, Spirituality, to Fiction, Child Fiction and Poetry are covered in this first edition of The Readers’ Conclave. Details of books, authors and Key Note Speakers are as follows;
- Book “Leading from the Back” by Shri Ravi Kant (Corporate Leader, Former Vice- Chairman and Managing Director of Tata Motors) | Book Review Lecture by Shri Rajeev Bhaduria (Former Group Head HR of Reliance & JSPL)
- Book “Unforgotten Chapters; Memoirs of a Top Cop” by Shri Prakash Singh (Former DGP, UP & Assam and BSF) | Book Review Lecture by Shri Ajay Singh (Press Secretary to the President)
- Book “Do Dag Dekha Jag” by Shri Jai Shankar Gupta (Member, Press Council of India) | Book Review Lecture by Shri Qamar Waheed Naqvi (Seasoned Journalist)
- Book “Call of the Jungle- Life of an IFS Officer” by Dr. Ruchi Singh (Author) | Book Review Lecture by Shri Naveen Shah, IFS (CMD, NDFDC)
- Book “Machinon Ka Satyagarh” by Shri Surya Nath Singh (Associate Editor, Jansatta) | Book Review Lecture by Shri Pankaj Chaturvedi (Former Editor, NBT)
- Book “Bharat Se Budh Dharm Kyun Gaya” by Shri Chandra Bhushan (Senior Journalist | Book Review Lecture by Prof. Satyaketu Sankrit (Dean & Proctor of Ambedkar University)
- Book “The Lost Hero of Banaras” by Shri H.A. Qureshi, Smt. Shreya Pathak | Book Review Lecture by Shri Anant Vijay (Executive Editor, Dainik Jagran) | Special Guest Shri Pradeep Narayan Singh (Descendent of Babu Jagat Singh)
- Book “Aayeen-e-Hind Ankahi Kahani” by Shri Ram Bahadur Rai | Book Review Lecture by Prof. Abdul Haq (Former Professor of Delhi University)
- Book “Bhor- Uske Hisse Ki” by Shri Ran Vijay (IRSEE, GM, DFCCIL, Ministry of Railways | Book Review Lecture by Shri Yatish Kumar, IRSME (Chief Works Manager, Eastern Railway)
- Kaal Mrigh Ki Peeth Par” by Prof. Jitendra Srivastava (Director, Int. Division, IGNOU) | Book Review Lecture by Prof. Sudhir Pratap Singh (Chairperson, Centre for Indian Languages, JNU
Chief Guest of the inaugural session was India’s G20 Sherpa Mr Amitabh Kant and the Guest of Honour was Mr Pankaj Jain (Controller General of Sulabh International & former Secretary to Govt of India