WIC India Dehradun || November Newsletter

NOVEMBER 2017

WIC TIMES

RUSKIN BOND
AT WIC DCLF 2017
“IMAGINE”
NOVEMBER EVENTS
VAIDYA
BALENDU PRAKASH
WIC TALKS
11 NOVEMBER 2017
“IMAGINE”
WIC DCLF 2017 &
RUPA PUBLICATIONS
FALL BOOK FESTIVAL
2-5 NOVEMBER 2017

ONE WITH
NATURE

AN INTERVIEW WITH
HARSHVANTI BISHT

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Community OCTOBER 2017
Experiences
A GLANCE

ONE WITH NATURE
WIC AN INTERVIEW WITH
DR. HARSHVANTI BISHT
Talks
BY RIDHISHA RANA
WIC India Dehradun hosted WIC
Talks with Dr. Harshvanti Bhist on also feels that success is a team
Tuesday, 31 October 2017 at WIC
India premises. The session was work not just a solo effort whether
moderated by Nazia Yusuf
Izuddin, Founding President of it is academic or any test of life.
WIC India Dehradun.
As a mountaineer, Ms. Bhist had
Dr. Harshvanti Bisht, an Arjuna
Awardee in mountaineering and the chance to travel to the
an environmentalist, has also
been awarded the CII Annual highest reaches of the Himalayas
Green Award by the
Confederation of Indian Industry. in Uttarakhand and observe a
Ms. Bhist shared her journey from
being a mountaineer to an precipitous decline in the
ecologist with the audience at
the session. She said that ecology and aesthetic of these
hardwork and determination
coupled with mental strength is epicenters of mountain tourism.
important to succeed in life. She
Her own doctoral research is

focused on the particular

ecological and economic issues

facing this type of tourism in the

Indian Himalayas. Now as a

reader in the Department of

Economics, Govt. Post Graduate NAZIA YUSUF IZUDDIN, PRESIDENT,
College of Uttarkashi, she WIC INDIA DEHRADUN
continues her conservation work
in the surrounding district. IN CONVERSATION WITH
DR. HARSHVANTI BISHT

Why did you start climbing? What or who attracted you to the sport?
Since my childhood I was more towards out-doors. I along with my
friends used to go for hikes nearby. Lecture of Col. L.P. Sharma, Principal,
Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi, at Kotdwara and my
interest for adventure tourism motivated most to me for mountaineering.

“RESPECT THE MOUNTAIN. MOUNTAINS ARE THERE,
DON’T TAKE RISK. LIFE IS PRECIOUS. ”

What is the most pressing environ- You are an environmentalist and
the founder of Gangotri Project.
mental issue currently and how What challenges did you face 
during this project?
can we involve more people to Yes I am environmental activist
and founder of Save Gangotri
participate in conserving environ- Project. I am working at Chirbasa
Bhojbasa area. My plant nursery is
ment? at Chirbasa at 11700 ft and
plantation at Bhojbasa at 12500 ft.
Most pressing environmental issue There were challenges like Cold,
frost, difficult terrain and
is recession and depletion of departmental hassles of protected
area (National Park).But all is well
glaciers and deforestation in when the end is well. The only thing
what I have to say is –it is a success
Himalaya. We can involve more story of high altitude of Bhoj
(Betula utilis) plantation.
people in eco-conservation by

creating awareness of

dangerous consequences of

environmental degradation. If

people do not act sensibly then

penalty and punishment is the last.

Community NOVEMBER 2017
Experiences
SCHEDULE

LITERATURE

DATE: 2 NOVEMBER - 5 NOVEMBER IMAGINE
DAY: THURSDAY TO SUNDAY

TIME: 11AM to 6PM FALL BOOK FESTIVAL
VENUE: WORLD STAGE, WIC INDIA DEHRADUN

PROGRAMS: BOOK FAIR, AUTHOR INTERACTION AND COMPETITIONS

AUTHORS:

RUSKIN BOND

2 NOVEMBER

RAJIV DOGRA

5 NOVEMBER

DEV LAHIRI

3 NOVEMBER

WIC TALKS

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DAY: SATURDAY

TIME: 3PM to 5PM VNaaziiadYuysuaf IBzuadldiennIndCounvPerrsaatikonawsihth
VENUE: WORLD STAGE, WIC INDIA DEHRADUN

SPEAKER:
VAIDYA BALENDU PRAKASH

Vaidya Balendu Prakash is an Indian Medicine degree of BAMS VAIDYA BALENDU IS A MEMBER OF
Ayurvedic physician. He is a former (Ayurvedacharya) from Maharshi WIC INDIA DEHRADUN
physician to the President of India Dayanand University, Rohtak. It is
and the founder of Paadav, a reported that he learnt Rasa Shastra,
specialty Ayurvedic hospital in a traditional Indian therapeutic
Dehradun. The Government of India protocol, where metal, in powder
awarded him the fourth highest and paste forms, are used alongside
civilian award of the Padma Shri in herbs, for the treatment, from his
1999. father. In 1989, he moved his base to
Mr. Balendu Prakash did his early Dehradun and founded Vaidya
schooling at Meerut and graduated Chandra Prakash Cancer Research
in Science with Honours (BSc Hons.) Foundation (SIROs) for Ayurvedic
after which he secured the Ayurvedic Research.

Community NOVEMBER 2017
Experiences

“I LOVE WRITING AND THIS PROCESS OF

PUTTING WORDS DOWN IS MY PASSION.

I HAVE BEEN WRITING OVER 60 YEARS

WITHOUT GETTING BORED”. - RUSKIN BOND

On Thursday, 02 November 2017 “IT IS GOOD WIC INDIA
award winning Indian author TO SEE
Ruskin Bond inaugurated Imagine DEHRADUN
Fall Book Festival organised by SO MANY
WIC India Dehradun in association YOUNG COMMUNITY
with Rupa Publications India READERS”
followed by an interactive session LITERATURE
with the author. The moderator for
the session was Mr. Kapish Mehra, FESTIVAL
Managing Director of Rupa
Publications India. Students from IMAGINE
various schools came to attend
the festival. Mr. Ruskin Bond said, FALL BOOK FESTIVAL
“It is good to see so many young
readers, I love writing and this Ruskin Bond also accepted that in
process of putting words down is India the scope of Children story
my passion. I have been writing telling is limited. He mentioned
over 60 years without getting there is a plenty of opportunities for
bored”. writers and publishers in this genre
but the trend is slowly picking up.
He said his favorite subject is
children but sometimes he likes to
give a quirky side to his tales by
adding their ingredients of
“Ghost”.
“Ghost stories are popular
amongst children and they love to
hear it. Even if I have to
experiment a little, I would only
add an ingredient of a ghost
which even makes me happy”,
said Ruskin Bond.

RUSKIN BOND
INAUGURATED

IMAGINE 2017

IMAGINE AUTHORS

FALL BOOK FESTIVAL

3 NOVEMBER 2017, FRIDAY

On the second day of moderator for the session was DEV LAHIRI IS A MEMBER OF
Imagine-Fall Book Festival, WIC Ms. Nazia Yusuf Izuddin, WIC INDIA DEHRADUN
India hosted Short Story Writing Founding President of WIC India
competition for kids followed by Dehradun.
an interactive session with
author Dev Lahiri. Students who “Children have been my
participated in the writing inspiration for me. They inspire
competition were St.Jude’s me to write and I have learnt a
School, Jaswant Modern School, lot from them” said Mr. Dev Lahiri
Gyananda School, Pine Hall at the session. Speaking about
School, and etc. death he said, “One never gets
used to fear of death. Even
Later in the afternoon, an though I have encountered
interactive session with author death 16 times, my family gave
Dev Lahiri was conducted. The courage to survive it”.

“CHILDREN HAVE BEEN AN
INSPIRATION FOR ME.

THEY INSPIRE ME TO WRITE
AND I HAVE LEARNT A
LOT FROM THEM”

DEV LAHIRI INTERACTS
WITH STUDENTS OF
TULA’S INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

5 NOVEMBER 2017, SUNDAY

On the fourth day, WIC India

Dehradun and Rupa

Publications India organised

an interactive session with

Author Rajiv Dogra. Mr. Dogra

shared his life experiences at

the session followed by an

interactive session with the

audience. In the end Mr. Rajiv

Dogra presented the

certificates and gift hampers

to the winners of Short Story ZABEEL MOHAMMED,
HEAD OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS,
Writing Competition and
WIC INDIA DEHRADUN
Painting Competition. PRESENTS A MEMENTO TO

AUTHOR RAJIV DOGRA

IMAGINE COMPETITIONS

FALL BOOK FESTIVAL

STUDENTS OF GYANANDA GIRLS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL STUDENTS OF ST. JUDE’S SCHOOL
PARTICIPATING IN SHORT STORY WRITING COMPETITION PARTICIPATING IN PAINTING COMPETITION

SHORT STORY WRITING WIC India Dehradun hosted a PAINTING COMPETITION
Painting Competition for kids
JUNIOR CATEGORY on the third day of Imagine JUNIOR CATEGORY
Fall Book Festival. Over 200
WINNER students from various schools WINNER
VRINDHA CHAUHAN like St.Jude’s School, Jaswant ANUSHKA SINGHAL
GYANANDA INTERNATIONAL Modern School, Gayananda PINEHALL SCHOOL
RUNNER UP School, Army Public School RUNNER UP
ANSHU KALA and Pine Hall School AYESHA PARVEEN
JASWANT MODERN participated in the painting GYANANDA INTERNATIONAL
competition.
SENIOR CATEGORY SENIOR CATEGORY

WINNER WINNER
SUSHMITA RAWAT PIYUSHA SVARNKAR
JASWANT MODERN ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL

RUNNER UP RUNNER UP
NIKITA AGARWAL ZARA KHAN
ST. JUDE’S SCHOOL ST. JUDE’S SCHOOL

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Culture Cast Experiences

November 2017

Date: 01 Day: Wednesday Date: 08 Day: Wednesday

Ruhaaniyath Ruhaaniyath
Artist: Karan Verma Artist: Sushant Satija

8:00 pm onwards 8:00 pm onwards

Date: 02 Day: Thursday Date: 10 Day: Friday

Imagine - Fall Book Festival Cue Master Championship 2017
The World Stage The Sports Bar
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm Championship 2017
11:00 am to 6:00 pm
Date: 03 Day: Friday Secret Garden Musical
Artist: Vivek Badoni
Imagine - Fall Book Festival
The World Stage 8:00 pm onwards

11:00 am to 6:00 pm Date: 11 Day: Saturday
Secret Garden Musical
Artist: Fazal - The Band Cue Master Championship 2017
The Sports Bar
8:00 pm onwards 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm Championship 2017
Date: 04 Day: Saturday
Secret Garden Musical
Artist: Vivek Badoni

8:00 pm onwards

Imagine - Fall Book Festival Speaker: Vaidya Balendu Prakash
The World Stage
WIC The World Stage
11:00 am to 6:00 pm 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Talks

Secret Garden Musical Kid’s Movie Screening
Artist: Fazal - The Band Movie: The Smurfs
7:00 pm onwards
8:00 pm onwards

Cue Master 2017 CChUamRpTionAshIiNp 20R17AISER Date: 12 Day: Sunday
Curtain Raiser
The Sports Bar

8:30 pm onwards

Date: 05 Day: Sunday Ruhaaniyath
Artist: Avinash Mishra
Ruhaaniyath
Artist: Sushant Satija 8:00 pm onwards
Kid’s Movie Screening
8:00 pm onwards
Movie: The Smurfs
Kid’s Movie Screening 7:00 pm onwards
Movie: Despicable Me 3

7:00 pm onwards

Experiences Date: 24 Day: Friday WIC
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Secret Garden Musical POOL
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Date: 17 Day: Friday
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Date: 18 Day: Saturday Secret Garden Musical
Kid’s Movie Screening WIC
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7:00 pm onwards 8:00 pm onwards RPAONGOERLS
Secret Garden Musical 2017CHAMPIONSHIP
Artist: Cardamom Kid’s Movie Screening
8:00 pm onwards Movie: The Lego Movie

Date: 19 Day: Sunday 7:00 pm onwards
Ruhaaniyath
Date: 26 Day: Sunday
Artist: Aamadd Pool Trophy- November
8:00 pm onwards The Sports Bar
Kid’s Movie Screening 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Movie: The Emoji Movie
7:00 pm onwards Ruhaaniyath
Date: 22 Day: Wednesday Artist: Dhamindra

Ruhaaniyath Kumar Mishra
Artist: Aamadd 8:00 pm onwards
8:00 pm onwards
Kid’s Movie Screening
Movie: The Lego Movie

7:00 pm onwards

Date: 29 Day: Wednesday
Ruhaaniyath

Artist: Dhamindra
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8:00 pm onwards

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IMAGINE Championship 2017

FALL BOOK FESTIVAL

MOVIE

SCREENING

WIC
MOVIE Talks
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RPAONGOERLS
RANGERS 2017CHAMPIONSHIP

POOL
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MOVIE MOVIE

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WIC
RPAONGOERLS
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MOVIE

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