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Date(s) - 11/06/2024
6:30 pm

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Alliance Française du Bengale

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EUNIC Kolkata is hosting a powerful panel discussion on “Promoting National Unity Through Cultural Traditions in Ukraine”.
Date: June 11th, 2024, Venue: Alliance Française du Bengale,
Join us to explore how Ukraine’s rich cultural heritage fosters unity and resilience in challenging times. With insights from Bishan Sammadar and Dr. Tehnaz Dastoor on their recent visit to Ukraine, moderated by Sandip Roy.
Let’s celebrate the power of culture in bridging divides and strengthening communities!
 Link to register (In BIO on Instagram)
Speakers and Moderator:
• Dr. Tehnaz Dastoor, child rights specialist.
Dr. Tehnaz J. Dastoor has a Doctoral degree specializing in Political Economy from the
University of Cincinnati in Ohio.
She began her career with the United Nations Association of the United States (UNA-USA),
then moved onto the UN Population Fund and finally worked with UNICEF globally.
She was among others, the UNICEF Global Coordinator for Landmines and Focal Point for
Child Soldiers. Her work entailed dealing with children in crises and war-torn areas which
took her to Afghanistan, Angola, Bosnia, Chechnya, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Mozambique and
Somalia among other countries.
She has been and continues to be a champion of child rights and was a senior consultant with
the UNICEF office in West Bengal where she helped establish the first-of-it-kind Unicef-CII
CSR Hub in India. Her work at the Hub has supported programs related to nutrition, early
childhood education, maternal and adolescent health and vocational training.Dr. Dastoor also taught at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Baruch College in New
York, as an Adjunct Professor.
• Bishan Samaddar, editor.
Bishan Samaddar is an editor and director at Seagull Books, one of the most respected international publishers of literary translations. He is the commissioning editor for Seagull’s Pride List, which showcases LGBTQ+ literature from around the world. He also coordinates acquisitions for Seagull’s Arab, Czech, Hungarian and Slovak Lists of titles. A phone photographer and an amateur cook, Bishan lives and works in Kolkata, India.
Moderator:
• Sandip Roy, author.
Sandip Roy is a writer, columnist and podcaster. His columns appear in Mint Lounge, Hindu and Times of India. He hosts the Sandip Roy Show for Indian Express. He has written for publications like the New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, NPR, Conde Nast India and others. He is the author of the novel Don’t Let Him Know.