Festival Calendar of Events

March 2003

• Sunday, March 2 at 1pm (Casa Italiana) : "A Matter For Us" - Post Colonial Nations and Color Lines
• Tuesday, March 4 at 7pm (Riverside Church) : The Colonial Context of Midnight's Children
   The Colonial Context of Midnight's Children Video
• Wednesday, March 5 at 7pm (Casa Italiana) : Dialogue with Edward Said, Moderated by Akeel Bilgrami SOLD OUT
   Dialogue with Edward Said Video
• Thursday, March 6 at 7pm (Riverside Church) : Teach-In on Thirty Years of Indian and Pakistani History: A Tryst with Destiny
• Friday, March 7 at 7pm (Casa Italiana) : Writers and Oppression
   Writers and Oppression Video
• Saturday, March 8 at 1pm (Riverside Church) : South Asia, Salman Rushdie and the Media
• Sunday, March 9 at 1pm (Casa Italiana) : Religion and Politics
• Sunday, March 9 at 3:30pm (Casa Italiana) : Bombay - The Power of Place and the Idea of the City
• Tuesday, March 11 at 7pm (Riverside Church) : Teach-In on Thirty Years of Indian and Pakistani History: Bangladesh
• Wednesday, March 12 at 7pm (Miller Theatre) : Writers' Roundtable - Michael Cunningham, Vikram Chandra, Farzana Moon, Neil Bissoondath
• Thursday, March 13 at 7pm (Riverside Church) : Teach-In on Thirty Years of Indian and Pakistani History: A State of Emergency - CANCELLED If you purchased tickets for this event, please contact the Miller Theatre Box Office for refunds.
• Monday, March 17 at 6:30pm (Asia Society) : Midnight's Children: Musings of the Past/Envisioning the Future
• Saturday, March 22 at 1:30pm (Altschul Auditorium) : Interview with Salman Rushdie & President Lee Bollinger SOLD OUT
   Interview with Salman Rushdie & President Lee Bollinger Video
• Saturday, March 22 at 3:30pm (Altschul Auditorium) : From Novel to Dramatic Presentation SOLD OUT
   From Novel to Dramatic Presentation Video
• Monday, March 24, 6-8pm (LeRoy Neiman Gallery) : The Broken Mirror: The Midnight's Children Exhibition Opening
• Monday, March 24 at 7pm (Riverside Church) : Muslim Perspectives on Midnight's Children and Related Topics
• Tuesday, March 25 at 7pm (Riverside Church) : India and Pakistan: Culture and Society
• Wednesday, March 26 at 7pm (Black Box Theatre in Alfred Lerner Hall) : Open Table Rehearsal SOLD OUT
  9pm (Black Box Theatre in Alfred Lerner Hall) : Open Table Rehearsal TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE
   Open Table Rehearsal Video
• Thursday, March 27 at 7pm (Miller Theatre) : High Art and Low Art - The Mix of Language and Class in Literature
• Sunday, March 30 at 7pm (Miller Theatre) : The Performed Novel
• Midnight's Children Essay Competition
   Andy Liu Commentary Video

All programs and participants are subject to change.

Columbia University Venue Addresses

Casa Italiana
1161 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10027-7029

Riverside Church
91 Claremont Avenue
(between 120th and 122nd St.)
Assembly Hall
New York, NY 10027

Miller Theater
2960 Broadway
(northeast corner of 116th and Broadway)
New York, NY 10027

Altschul Auditorium
located in the lobby of Columbia University's
International Affairs Building
420 W. 118th Street
New York, NY 10027

Black Box Theater
Lerner Hall
Broadway at West 115th Street

LeRoy Neiman Gallery
310 Dodge Hall, 2960 Broadway
(northeast corner of 116th and Broadway)