Orient Blackswan

A Living Faith

Launch

20 Jul 2011

Venue

IIC Annexe, New Delhi

Asghar Ali Engineer's autobiography, A Living Faith: My Quest for Peace, Harmony and Social Change, was launched at the IIC Annexe, New Delhi, on 20 July 2011. A huge crowd had gathered on the occasion.

Director-General, National Archives of India, Professor Mushirul Hasan, who has also written the Foreword for the book, speaks about the book.

Lawyer, activist and former Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, Justice Sachar on the book.

Right Livelihood awardee Swami Agnivesh shares with the audience stories of his friendship with Dr Engineer, the man and the activist. Professor Wassey, Professor and Head, Department of Islamic Studies and the Hony. Director, Zakir Husain Institute of Islamic Studies, also chairing the session looks on.

A standing ovation.

Profesor Wassey and Dr Engineer—a warm moment.

With the arrival of Dr Engineer at the venue, the signing session takes off ...

Mr B. M. M. Ali, President (SSET), Orient BlackSwan, greets His Excellency, the Vice-President of India, Shri Mohammad Hamid Ansari, our Chief Guest at the launch.

Shri Mohammad Hamid Ansari and Dr Engineer share the stage.

Dr Engineer introduces the book to the audience.

The audience listens ...

Shri Mohammad Hamid Ansari releases the book.

Shri Hamid M. Ansari speaks about the book.

The panellists for the evening (from the extreme left): Dr Syeda Saiyidain Hameed, Justice Rajinder Sachar, Professor Akhtarul Wassey, Swami Agnivesh and Professor Mushirul Hasan.

Padma Shri Dr Hameed is a member of the Planning Commission, Government of India, where she looks after Health, Nutrition, Women and Children, Minorities, Voluntary Action Cell (for Govt. – NGO interface). One of the panellists for the evening, she shares her views on the book.

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