In the year 2009, to observe 20 years of Safdar’s death, as well as 35 years of our work, Janam had organized a series of talks, one every month, each focusing on the complex and critical interconnections between culture and politics. The talks were followed by a discussion on the issues thrown up. 

2009

January: "Thinking Politics Culturally" by G.P. Deshpande

February: "What is Popular about Populat Culture?" by Aijaz Ahmad

March: "Science and Technology in a changing global culture" by D. Raghunandan

April: "Music and Gender" by Vidya Rao

May: "M.F. Husain's Bioscope" by Ram Rahman

June: "The Culture Context of Learning" by Anita Rampal

July: "Knowledge, Culture and the Market" by Jayati Ghosh

August: "Protest through Music" by Sumangala Damodaran

September: "भूमंडलीकरण और दलित आत्मकथन : एक आलोचनात्मक दृष्टिकोण" by Gopal Guru

November: "India’s Linguistic Diversity: A Political View" by Ayesha Kidwai

December: "Faiz and his Poetry" by Sohail Hashmi

2010

May: "नागरिक अधिकार और खाप पंचायत" by Jagmati Sangwan

June: "निर्गुण साहित्य : नै दृष्टि एवं प्रासंगिगता" by Dr. Puran Chand