Schedule PIVf 2025

05.30 PM

Inaugural Session

Anand (Writer)
K.S. Chithra (Singer)
Dr. V. Venu IAS (Former Chief Secretary, Kerala Chairperson, Kochi Biennale Foundation)

06.15 PM

3rd Ivory Awards Presentation

To be presented by Sathyan Anthikad (Famous Film Director)

06.30 PM

Intricacies In Music & Singing

K.S.Chithra (Film Playback Singer)
Kishankumar M.S. (Channel Head & Executive Director, Asianet)

07.30 PM

Shahabas Sings

10.00 AM

The Power of Creolization The Power of Creolization

N.S. Madhavan (Writer)

11.00 AM

The Knowledge of Poetry

V. Madhusoodanan Nair Poet

12:00 PM

Time Capsule For Future Generation

Dr. Sudha Gopalakrishnan (Executive Director India International Centre, New Delhi)
K. Sathish Namboothiripad IIS (Director General, North East Zone. Ministry of Information & Broadcasting)
B. Ananthakrishnan (Kerala Kalamandalam Vice Chancellor)
Aneesh Rajan IRS (Director, Ministry of Culture Govt. of India)

02.00 PM

SriLankan influence in the novel background in Ram C/o Anandi

Akhil P. Dharmajan (Writer, Ram c/o Anandi)
T.D. Ramakrishnan (Writer)
Sukanya Krishna (Activist)

03.00 PM

The Radiance of Malayalam Cinema even without Stars

Akhil Sathyan (Film Director)
Anand Ekarshi (Film Director)

04.00 PM

World Music & its Timeline

Vidyadharan Master( Music Director, Singer)
E. Jayakrishnan (Singer)

05.00 PM

Literature & Experiences of the Unsung Book Sellers

Rafeeq Kechery (Book Seller)
A V Sasi (Book Seller)
Naushad Kollam (Book Seller)
Moderator: Sreeja Naduvom

07.00 PM

Ragasamanvayam

Kavalam Sreekumar, Kottakkal Madhu, Sudeep

10.00 AM

Chitta and Kalashabedhangal – Kaleidoscope Lessons on Arts & Theatre

Ramachandran Keli (Curator, Documentary Film Director)

11.00 AM

Understanding the Truth of Observation

Adv. A. Jayashankar (Political Observer)
Sreejith Panicker (Political Observer)

12.00 PM

Elegance and Poetic concept in Vayalar songs

Vayalar Sarathchandra Varma (Lyricist)

02.00 PM

Aksharam Prathi

K.C. Narayanan (Writer)
Rammohan Paliyath (Writer)

03.00 PM

Classic rendition series – ‘Indulekha’ Insights rendered by

Dr. P. Geetha (Writer)

04.00 PM

Straight from the Heart – A Talk by Sri. Indugopan with the principal character of his novel Maniyan Pillai

G.R. Indugopan (Writer)
Maniyan Pillai (The principal character of the novel)

05.00 PM

Closing Ceremony

Special Guests
M. Mukundan (Writer)
M.K. Anand ( Former Managing Director & CEO Times Network)

06.00 PM

Dr. P. Narayanankutty Memorial Award Presentation

For the Best Collection of Poems

07.00 PM

T.M. Krishna sings