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INDIA’S AGRARIAN CRISIS
Is GE The Solution?

February 25 & 26, 2012
Yatri Nivas, Thrissur

Programme Schedule


Day 1     February 25, 2012

11:00               Welcome Song
                        Women of DDS Sanghams

11:05               Welcome
                        P.V. Satheesh,
Director, Deccan Development Society [DDS], Hyderabad
                        National Convenor, Southern Action on Genetic Engineering [SAGE]

11:15               SCREENING
Cotton for my Shroud
(Nandan Saxena, Kavitha Bahl, 75 Mts.)
Nandan Saxena and Kavitha Bahl will introduce the film

12:30            SCREENING
Bitter Seeds
                        (Micha X Peled 57 Mts.)

13:30               SCREENING
Harvesting Hunger
                        (Krishnendu Bose, 53 Mts.)





Day II     February 26, 2012

09:00               SCREENING
I Want My Father Back
                        (Suma Josson, 38 Mts.)
                        Suma Josson will introduce the film

09:40               SCREENING
Community Conquers Hunger
                        [Community Video Collective, Pastapur]
                        Filmmakers Chinna Narsamma & Humnapur Laxmamma
                        Will introduce the film.

10:00               Tea/Millet drink

10:15               Panel Discussion
                        India’s Agrarian Crisis: Is GE A Solution?                    

                        Facilitated by: Dr Vijayan,
formerly Chair, Kerala Biodiversity Board

Participants:

P V Satheesh,  National Convenor, SAGE, Hyderabad
Suma Josson,  Filmmaker [I want My Father Back]
Nandan Saxena and Kavitha Bahl,  Filmmakers [Cotton for My Shroud]
Prof Muzaffar Assadi, Professor of Political Science, University of Mysore
Renitha Raveendran,  Editor, Media Voice, Cochin

13:00               Lunch

14:00               SCREENING
Apna Aloo Bazar Becha
                        (Pankaj H. Gupta,  29Mts)

14:30               SCREENING
Nero’s Guests
                        (Deepa Bhatia, 55Mts.)
           
15:30               Vote of  Thanks 
                        Ms. Naga Laxmi
                        Programme Officer, DDS

15:40               TEA/Millet Drinks & Refreshments

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