India Today Conclave in Delhi From March 16–17; Anna Hazare, Imran Khan to Attend

India Today Conclave — considered as India’s largest thought festival for the finest minds from across the country and the world — is scheduled to be held in New Delhi from March 16–17, 2012. With some of the finest minds from around the world assembling in New Delhi, The India Today Conclave will once again provide the perfect platform for a free and frank exchange of ideas. Controversial Booker Prize winning author Salman Rushdie is expected to attend the India Today conclave on March 16.

Union Finance Minister, Pranab Mukherjee will attend the conclave on March 17. Delegates will get the rare opportunity of interacting with him over a Q&A session. On March 17, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will address the Conclave. But he will not be the only one. There will be the opportunity to listen to a range of new heirs of political dynasties from across India and its neighbors-from Namal Rajapaksa, MP, Sri Lanka, to Sajeeb Wazed, Special Adviser to Awami League, Bangladesh, Omar Abdullah, the Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir and Shehrbano Taseer, Journalist, Pakistan.

As usual, the Conclave promises to be a star-studded affair. Beginning with an inaugural keynote address by social activist Anna Hazare on ‘Yeh Dil Maange No More Corruption,’ the two-day conference will reflect the full range of contemporary interests, passions and concerns: India’s favorite cricketers Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh on the zigzagging fortunes of Indian cricket; superstar Kareena Kapoor on the rise of the New Heroine in Bollywood; His Excellency Anwar Bin Ibrahim, Leader of Opposition and Former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, on arguments for democracy and a keynote address by Henry Kissinger, Former Secretary of State of the United States of America and Nobel Laureate.

The conclave will close with Imran Khan, Pakistan’s legendary cricket captain and chairman of the political outfit, Tehreek-e-Insaf, delivering the Dinner Keynote address. The event will be followed by a gala dinner, specially created by British gourmet chef, Rob Rees.