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\nPoetry reading
\nRuth Padel
\n‘The First Cell on Earth’
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\nKeynote Address
\nNobel laureate Sir Venki Ramakrishnan
\n‘The Role of Science in Today’s World’
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\nFollowing by the Book Launch of 26/11 Stories of Strength by The Indian Express
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The Indian Express dips into ten years of reportage on Mumbai's terror survivors who have hearteningly emerged to tell stories of their triumph over senseless violence through lives lived with honour and compassion
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\n\nIn an age of mythological bestsellers, perhaps the most significant, scholarly and compelling body of work has been created by the iconic Hindi writer Narendra Kohli. The legendary novelist, playwright and satirist speaks of his inspired retelling of the Indian epics, the beliefs and knowledge systems they embody and the intense discipline behind his significant and sustained literary output. In conversation with Yatindra Mishra, he discusses the nine volumes of the Mahasamar series and the contemporary understanding of the Ramayana, the Mahabharata and the Puranas, as well as the original cultural and historical contexts in which they were conceived.
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\nPresented by Dainik Bhaskar
Namita Devidayal in conversation with Vidya Shah
\n\nWriter and journalist Namita Devidayal, herself a trained classical singer, has a gift for writing about music with empathy and perception. Her first book, The Music Room, was the story of three great singers from the Jaipur Gharana. The recent The Sixth String of Vilayat Khan recreates the extraordinary life of the sitar maestro Ustad Vilayat Khan. In conversation with vocalist Vidya Shah, she speaks of the craft of writing about music and the importance of the silences and unheard notes, in music and in life.
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\n\nWhat would happen if bees disappear? Norwegian writer Maja Lunde’s powerful cli-fi novel, The History of Bees, examines our relationship to nature and humanity. Following three generations of bee-keepers from the past, present and future, this international bestseller uses the theme of species extinction to piece together a tale on the long-term effects of climate change set against the theme of familial relationships, love and loss. In conversation with Pradip Krishen, master storyteller Lunde brings alive the human and planetary consequences of disturbing the balance of nature.
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Bibek Debroy in conversation with Pushpesh Pant
\n\nThe Puranas are ancient texts. There are major and minor Puranas, the former known as Mahapuranas . All Mahapuranas cover five topics – the original creation, secondary cycles of creation and destruction, descriptions of different eras, genealogies of gods and sages, and solar and lunar dynasties. But they contain much more than that. They are like encyclopedias. There are 18 Mahapuranas , all believed to have been composed by Krishna Dvaipayana Vedavyasa, the composer of the Mahabharata . Though translations exist in vernacular languages, some have never been translated into English. In conversation with academic and historian Pushpesh Pant, Bibek Debroy discusses his translation of Bhagavata Purana .
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\nPresented by Patrika Game Changer Series
Germaine Greer in conversation with Bee Rowlatt
\n\nIn 1970, Germaine Greer published The Female Eunuch , an immediate worldwide bestseller that remains a landmark in the history of the women’s movement. Since then, Greer has published a succession of hard-hitting, often hotly debated and continually surprising books, most recently On Rape, in which she controversially argues that it's time to rethink rape. Centuries of different approaches to rape – as inflicted by men on women – have, she writes, got us nowhere. Rape statistics remain intractable: one woman in five will experience sexual violence. Very few rapes find their way into court. The crucial issue is consent, thought by some to be easy to establish and by others, impossible. Sexual assault does not diminish; relations between the sexes do not improve; litigation balloons. Greer argues there has to be a better way.
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\nWomen Uninterrupted Series
Jaisal Singh and Ruth Padel in conversation with Meru Gokhale
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An experiential journey through the Gowar region in South Rajasthan, a haven for biodiversity where humans and other species continue to co-exist. Environmentalist and writer Jaisal Singh, and poet and writer Ruth Padel, in conversation with Meru Gokhale, discuss the delicate equilibrium between forests, pastoral and agricultural life and the harsh compulsions of development, as well as the need for conservation based tourism practices.
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James Joyce wrote the greatest of Dublin novels in Trieste. But does migration always positively affect the writing of a novelist? Can it also starve them of inspiration? Literary exiles and migrants Lila Azam Zanganeh, Sholeh Wolpé, Valzhyna Mort and Vladimir Lucien compare notes with Tishani Doshi.
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Sadhguru in conversation with Sanjoy K. Roy
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Sadhguru of the Isha Foundation is a yogi, mystic and a New York Times bestselling author. In conversation with Sanjoy K. Roy, he speaks of his new book Inner Engineering: A Yogi’s Guide to Joy, and discusses the classical science of yoga and the path to inner transformation, harmony and well-being in the body and mind.
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Women often bear the brunt and yet continue to hold things together in the face of civilian and military conflicts. Two esteemed women writers from Kashmir, one a Muslim, one a Hindu Pandit, read from their works and speak of their shared experience of violence, strife and discord.
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Famed Tamil writer and journalist Vaasanthi is the author of several books including her recent biography of the late Jayalalithaa. The larger than life figure of Aadi Parashakti, so beloved of the masses and the cult of adoration and devotion that she invoked, as well as the magical reality of Tamil Nadu politics are the subject of a fascinating session.
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\nSpiritual teacher, social reformer, educationist and author Sri M’s transformational journey, from a young boy to yogi, is a story of single-minded discipline and dedication. Born into a Muslim family as Mumtaz Ali Khan Thiruvanthapuram, Kerala, he established the Satsang Foundation 20 years ago as a meeting point for spiritual seekers of all persuasions. Conversant with the principles and beliefs of most major religions, Sri M’s teachings seek to transcend the outer shell of all religions by exploring the core of their teachings and nurturing the innate goodness in every human being. His immensely popular books include Apprenticed to a Himalayan Master: A Yogi’s Autobiography, Journey Continues: A Sequel to Apprenticed to a Himalayan Master, Yoga Also for the Godless and The Homecoming and Other Stories. Sri M was also conferred with the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award in India, in January 2020 for distinguished service of high order in spirituality. In conversation with the Founder Trustee of the Yuva Ekta Foundation, Puneeta Roy.
\nSince the outbreak of COVID-19, emerging data from those on the front lines have shown that all types of violence against women, particularly domestic violence, has intensified dramatically. This phenomena categorised as the 'Shadow Pandemic' comes at a time when the health and essential services have reached capacity. A panel that evaluates the mobilisation of domestic violence shelters, organisations, helplines, and the governmental and social response to this insidious threat.
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Gokhale’s work spans different genres, including novels, short stories, Himalayan studies, mythology, several anthologies, books for young readers, and a play. Gokhale is committed to platforming literary dialogue and showcasing the rich diversity of multilingual Indian identity . She is the recipient of various prizes and awards, including the prestigious Sahitya Akademi (National Academy of Literature) Award 2021 for her novel Things to Leave Behind.
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She has also co-founded Podsquad, a company that creates learning tools for children."},{"id":5428,"cover_image":"/images/speakers/4518-anuradha-sarma-pujari.jpg","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"anuradha-sarma-pujari--2024","year":2024,"created_at":"2025-02-26T16:09:25.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Anuradha Sarma Pujari","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"Anuradha Sarma Pujari began her literary career as a journalist and columnist in 1991. She has authored 12 novels, 6 collections of short stories, 1 travelogue, and 8 books of autobiographical essays. In 2021, she was honoured with the 'Sahitya Akademi Award,' and she has also received numerous prestigious awards from various leading literary organisations in Assam and the country. She has attended both national and international literary events where she has participated as a resource person and panellist. Currently, she serves as the Editor of the prestigious Assamese weekly Sadin and a prominent Assamese literary magazine, Satsori. Additionally, she holds a position as an Executive member of the Assam Publication Board, established by the Government of Assam."},{"id":5429,"cover_image":"/images/speakers/4519-b-jeyamohan.jpg","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"b.jeyamohan--2024","year":2024,"created_at":"2025-02-26T16:09:25.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"B.Jeyamohan","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"B. Jeyamohan is a pre-eminent writer in modern Tamil literature and has authored more than two hundred books, spanning novels, short fiction, travelogues, literary criticism and essays on heritage and philosophy, amongst others. Apart from containing critically acclaimed works such as Vishnupuram and Kottravai, Jeyamohan’s oeuvre includes a 26-part novel called Venmurasu, a post-modern reimagination of the Mahabharata in 2020. Spanning more than 25,000 pages, it is perhaps the longest literary work in the world. Jeyamohan also wrote a sequence of 125 stories, one for each day of the pandemic-induced lockdowns in 2020. He has received the Akilan Memorial Prize, the Katha Award, the Sanskriti Samman and the Iyal Award. He has formed the Vishnupuram Literary Circle and recently launched the ‘Tamil Wiki’ encyclopaedia. Jeyamohan achieved acclaim for Ozhimuri, a Malayalam film adapted from his book Uravidangal. His credits also include writing for successful films like Naan Kadavul, Kadal, 2.0, Venthu Thaninthathu Kaadu, and Ponniyin Selvan."},{"id":5430,"cover_image":"/images/speakers/4520-ben-macintyre.jpg","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"ben-macintyre--2024","year":2024,"created_at":"2025-02-26T16:09:25.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Ben Macintyre","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"Ben Macintyre has worked as The Times correspondent in New York, Paris and Washing. He is the author of fourteen non-fiction history books including, Operation Mincemeat, A Spy Amongst Friends, SAS: Rogue Heroes and most recently, Colditz: Prisoners of the Castle, all of which have been Sunday Times bestsellers."},{"id":5432,"cover_image":"/images/speakers/4522-brian-catlos.jpeg","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"brian-a.-catlos--2024","year":2024,"created_at":"2025-02-26T16:09:26.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Brian A. Catlos","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"Brian A. Catlos studies Muslim-Christian-Jewish relations in medieval Christendom and the Islamic World, and the history of the pre-Modern Mediterranean. His books have been translated into ten languages and won major awards from the American Historical Association, the Medieval Academy of America and the Middle East Studies Association. He also writes travel guides."},{"id":5434,"cover_image":"/images/speakers/4524-claire-wright.JPG","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"clare-wright--2024","year":2024,"created_at":"2025-02-26T16:09:26.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Clare Wright","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"Clare Wright OAM is an award-winning historian, author, broadcaster and public commentator who has worked in politics, academia and the media. Clare is currently Professor of History and Professor of Public Engagement at La Trobe University. She is the author of four works of history, including the best-selling The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka and You Daughters of Freedom. Clare has written and presented history documentaries for ABC TV and hosts the ABC Radio National history series, Shooting the Past, and co-hosts the La Trobe University podcast Archive Fever. In 2020, Clare was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours list for “services to literature and to historical researchâ€. She is a Member of the National Museum of Australia Council. Wright’s visit to the Jaipur Literature Festival is supported by the Australian High Commission in India."},{"id":5435,"cover_image":"/images/speakers/4525-colin-thubron.jpeg","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"colin-thubron--2024","year":2024,"created_at":"2025-02-26T16:09:26.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Colin Thubron","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"Colin Thubron is an acclaimed travel writer and novelist, and the winner of many prizes and awards. His travel books concern Russia, China and Central Asia, and include Behind the Wall, In Siberia, Shadow of the Silk Road and most recently The Amur River: between Russia and China. From 2008 to 2017, he served as President of the Royal Society of Literature."},{"id":5437,"cover_image":"/images/speakers/4527-devika-rege.jpg","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"devika-rege--2024","year":2024,"created_at":"2025-02-26T16:09:26.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Devika Rege","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"Devika Rege's debut novel Quarterlife is a political bildungsroman set in contemporary India. Her work has received fellowships from Yaddo and the MacDowell Colony. Originally from Pune, she now lives in Bangalore, where she teaches at Azim Premji University."},{"id":5438,"cover_image":"/images/speakers/4528-jeff-goodell.png","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"jeff-goodell--2024","year":2024,"created_at":"2025-02-26T16:09:26.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Jeff Goodell","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"Jeff Goodell’s latest book is the New York Times bestseller The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet. He is the author of six previous books, including The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World."},{"id":5439,"cover_image":"/images/speakers/4529-jerry-brotton.png","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"jerry-brotton--2024","year":2024,"created_at":"2025-02-26T16:09:26.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Jerry Brotton","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"Jerry Brotton is a prize-winning and bestselling broadcaster, curator and the author of nine books published in more than twenty languages. They include A History of the World in Twelve Maps and This Orient Isle: Elizabethan England and the Islamic World."},{"id":5440,"cover_image":"/images/speakers/4530-kalpana-raina.jpeg","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"kalpana-raina--2024","year":2024,"created_at":"2025-02-26T16:09:26.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Kalpana Raina","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"Kalpana Raina was born in Kashmir and lives in New York. She is a senior executive with extensive financial, management and advisory experience internationally. Raina is currently the Vice Chair at Words Without Borders, a premier online journal of translations. Her collaborative translation project of stories from the Kashmiri language, For Now, It Is Night, is her first work of translation."},{"id":5441,"cover_image":"/images/speakers/4531-mary-beard.JPG","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"mary-beard--2024","year":2024,"created_at":"2025-02-26T16:09:26.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Mary Beard","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"Mary Beard, one of the world’s best-known Classicists, has written numerous books including the prize-winning Pompeii, the best-selling SPQR and the thought-provoking Women & Power. Mary is a regular media commentator, committed blogger and has made many highly-acclaimed television documentaries on the Ancient world. Her latest book, Roman Emperor, delves into the world of that extraordinary role."},{"id":5442,"cover_image":"/images/speakers/4532-mridula-garg.jpg","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"mridula-garg--2024","year":2024,"created_at":"2025-02-26T16:09:26.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Mridula Garg","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"Mridula Garg is proficient in both Hindi and English. She has written prolifically in Hindi, covering various genres, including 8 novels, 4 plays, 6 collections of essays, and 90 short stories. Additionally, she has authored 1 novel in English, titled The Last Email. Her most recent publication is a memoir titled VE NAYAAB AURTEIN, reflecting on her life experiences. Garg has earned several awards, including the 2004 Vyas Samman for her novel Kathgulab and the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2013 for Miljul Mann. She was also honoured with the Hellman-Hammett Grant by The Human Rights Watch, New York, in 2001. Her novel Chittacobra has been translated into English, French, Russian, and German. Miljul Mann is available in Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi, Rajasthani, and Malayalam. Kathgulab has been translated into Marathi, Malayalam, and Japanese. Anity is available in English and Marathi, and Main Aur Main in Odiya and Marathi. In 1990, she served as the keynote speaker at the UN Colloquium for Women at IOWA and worked as a Research Associate at UC Berkeley, USA."},{"id":5443,"cover_image":"/images/speakers/4533-nancy-silberkleit.jpg","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"nancy-silberkleit--2024","year":2024,"created_at":"2025-02-26T16:09:26.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Nancy Silberkleit","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"Nancy Silberkleit, daughter-in-law of Louis H. Silberkleit, one of the founders of Archie Comics Publications, stepped into her role as Co-CEO of the company in 2009 with a vision that the comic book as a graphic novel is a valuable tool for developing literacy among first-time readers and instilling a love of reading for everyone. As a former public school educator, homemaker and mother, she knows the importance of learning to read and coined a personal motto that “Children+Comic Books=Reading, Knowledge and Confidence.â€"},{"id":5444,"cover_image":"/images/speakers/4534-nilanjana-roy.jpg","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"nilanjana-s.-roy--2024","year":2024,"created_at":"2025-02-26T16:09:26.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Nilanjana S. Roy","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"Nilanjana S. Roy is the award-winning author of three novels, including The Wildings, and has edited three anthologies, including Our Freedoms. She writes a column on books and the reading life for the Financial Times. Her most recent novel, Black River, is her first work of crime fiction."},{"id":5445,"cover_image":"/images/speakers/4535-patrick-radden-keefe.jpeg","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"patrick-radden-keefe--2024","year":2024,"created_at":"2025-02-26T16:09:26.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Patrick Radden Keefe","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"Patrick Radden Keefe is an award-winning staff writer at The New Yorker and author of the international bestsellers Say Nothing, Empire of Pain, and Rogues. He is also the creator and host of ‘Wind of Change;, which the Guardian named the #1 podcast of 2020."},{"id":5446,"cover_image":"/images/speakers/4536-raj-kamal-jha.jpg","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"raj-kamal-jha--2024","year":2024,"created_at":"2025-02-26T16:09:26.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Raj Kamal Jha","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"Raj Kamal Jha is Chief Editor, The Indian Express. His last novel, The City and The Sea, won the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2020 and the 2019 Tata Literature Live! Book Of The Year Award. In 2021, Jha was named Editor of The Year at the International Advertising Association, India, leadership awards. The Patient in Bed Number 12 is his sixth novel."},{"id":5447,"cover_image":"/images/speakers/4537-r-a-mashelkar.jpeg","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"raghunath-mashelkar--2024","year":2024,"created_at":"2025-02-26T16:09:26.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Raghunath Mashelkar","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"R A. Mashelkar is known for his own world-class scientific research, for his transformative leadership of CSIR, for his pioneering work in protection of traditional knowledge systems & inclusive innovation movement based on the concept of Gandhian Engineering. He has been honoured with 47 honorary doctorates as also Padmashri, Padmabhushan and Padmavibhushan."},{"id":5448,"cover_image":"/images/speakers/4538-siddarth-shrikanth.png","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"siddarth-shrikanth--2024","year":2024,"created_at":"2025-02-26T16:09:26.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Siddarth Shrikanth","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"Siddarth Shrikanth grew up in India and studied conservation biology at Oxford. He then worked in corporate sustainability for McKinsey before moving to Hong Kong to be a foreign correspondent for the Financial Times. He gained a joint MPA/MBA from the Harvard Kennedy School and Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, during which he co-founded a natural carbon removal start-up and consulted for the World Bank on environmental policy. Siddarth lives in London and works in climate and nature investing."},{"id":5449,"cover_image":"/images/speakers/4539-s-muralidhar.jpg","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"s.-muralidhar--2024","year":2024,"created_at":"2025-02-26T16:09:26.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"S. Muralidhar","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"S. Muralidhar practised law in the Supreme Court of India and the Delhi High Court for nearly two decades. He conducted several pro bono and PIL cases. Apart from being the counsel for the Election Commission of India and the National Human Rights Commission, he was a part-time member of the Law Commission from December 2002 till May 2006. Muralidhar was appointed as a Judge of the High Court of Delhi in May 2006 and became the Chief Justice of the High Court of Orissa in January 2021. Many of his judgments have contributed to the development of laws. Among his notable initiatives include the setting up of the Centre for Judicial Archives and the Museum of Justice in Cuttack."},{"id":5451,"cover_image":"/images/speakers/4541-aarathi-prasad.jpg","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"aarathi-prasad--2024","year":2024,"created_at":"2025-02-26T16:09:26.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Aarathi Prasad","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"Aarathi Prasad is the author of 3 books including Silk: A History in Three Metamorphoses, and In The Bonesetter’s Waiting Room: Travels Through Indian Medicine. She is National Geographic’s Regional Manager for Europe and Western Asia and an Honorary Research Fellow in Genetics, Evolution and Environment at University College London."},{"id":5933,"cover_image":"/images/uploads/1759990098190_0.webp","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"anand-neelakantan","year":2026,"created_at":"2025-10-09T06:06:33.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Anand Neelakantan","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"Anand Neelakantan is the author of several best-selling books, including Asura: Tale of the Vanquished, Ajaya: Roll of the Dice, and Bahubali: The Beginning. His works reimagine epic tales from alternative perspectives, challenging conventional narratives. He is also a prominent columnist, a screenplay writer for multiple television series, and a public speaker, known for his unique insights into Indian mythology and culture.
"},{"id":5934,"cover_image":"/images/uploads/1759990202503_0.webp","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"anuradha-roy","year":2026,"created_at":"2025-10-09T06:10:07.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Anuradha Roy","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"Anuradha Roy’s five novels have been published in sixteen languages, and have won several awards, including the Sahitya Akademi, and the DSC Prize for Fiction. Her books have been longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award. She is also a designer for Permanent Black publishers.
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"},{"id":5936,"cover_image":"/images/uploads/1760338279982_0.webp","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"bhawana-somaaya","year":2026,"created_at":"2025-10-09T06:12:36.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Bhawana Somaaya","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"Bhawana Somaaya is a film critic and an author. She has been writing on cinema for almost 50 years. She is the former editor of Screen and written biographies of superstars such as Hema Malini and Amitabh Bachchan. Her books are a point of reference for students studying Indian cinema in India and abroad. She has translated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Gujarati books, Saakshi Bhaav and Aankh Aa Dhanya Chhe into English as Letters to Mother and Letters to Self. Somaaya was conferred with the Padma Shri in 2017, an honorary Doctorate by Jagran Lake City University in 2021, and the Kanak Nartan Puraskaar from Nalanda Nrityakala Mahavidyalay in 2022. She is a classical dancer, a broadcaster, a podcaster, and author of twenty books. Her recent book, Farewell Karachi, is the story of her family, and spans more than 100 years and five generations.
"},{"id":5939,"cover_image":"/images/uploads/1760338456537_0.webp","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"gopal-krishna-gandhi","year":2026,"created_at":"2025-10-09T06:16:36.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Gopalkrishna Gandhi","last_name":"","bio":"","details":""},{"id":5941,"cover_image":"/images/uploads/1760338442221_0.webp","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"harleen-singh-sandu","year":2026,"created_at":"2025-10-09T06:21:16.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Harleen Singh","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"Harleen Singh is a writer and researcher focusing on the social and literary history of colonial Punjab and the North West Frontier Province, now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. In 2014, Harleen began documenting the stories of Partition survivors, which led to the creation of ‘The Lost Heer’ Project in 2018, dedicated to uncovering the largely forgotten narratives of women in colonial Punjab. Based in Toronto, Harleen is currently researching the historical relationship between the twin cities of Lahore and Amritsar.
"},{"id":5944,"cover_image":"/images/uploads/1759991224811_0.webp","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"jung-chang","year":2026,"created_at":"2025-10-09T06:27:18.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Jung Chang","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"Jung Chang is the author of Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China, which has sold more than 15 million copies worldwide with the exception of China, where it is banned, as are all of her other books. She wrote a ground-breaking trilogy on the history and personalities of modern China: Mao: The Unknown Story, which was described by Time magazine as “an atom bomb of a book”. Her books have been translated into more than 40 languages. She has won many awards, including the UK Writers’ Guild Best Non-Fiction and Book of the Year UK, and has received honorary doctorates from a number of universities in the UK and USA. She has been awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) for services to literature and to history. During the Chinese Cultural Revolution, Jung Chang worked as a peasant, a “barefoot” doctor, a steelworker, and an electrician, in the Sichuan Province, before becoming an English-language student at Sichuan University. Her latest book is, Fly, Wild Swans: My Mother, Myself and China.
"},{"id":5951,"cover_image":"/images/uploads/1759992647474_0.webp","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"rashmi-narzary","year":2026,"created_at":"2025-10-09T06:50:49.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Rashmi Narzary","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"Rashmi Narzary is an independent editor and writer. She received the Sahitya Akademi Award for Children’s Literature, English and multiple accolades in 2025, including the FICCI Book of the Year and Delhi Literature Festival Award for Whistles of the Siphoong: Tales from Assam’s Bodo Heartland. Her debut novel, Bloodstone: Legend of the Last Engraving, was followed by An Unfinished Search and The Lost Soul of the Joukhoorei, a YA novel praised by Gulzar. She was also honored with the Prag Prerona Award for Literature in 2020,
"},{"id":5952,"cover_image":"/images/uploads/1759992760625_0.webp","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"ruchir-joshi","year":2026,"created_at":"2025-10-09T06:52:43.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Ruchir Joshi","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"Ruchir Joshi is the author of Great Eastern Hotel, published in 2025. His other works include The Last Jet-Engine Laugh, a novel, and Poriborton!, a nonfiction account of West Bengal’s 2011 state elections. A regular columnist, he has written for The Telegraph, The Hindu, and The Economic Times, and has contributed to Granta, Seminar, The Indian Quarterly, and others. Joshi is also a filmmaker, known for his award-winning documentary Tales from Planet Kolkata and other essay films.
"},{"id":5954,"cover_image":"/images/uploads/1760338011739_0.webp","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"shobhaa-de","year":2026,"created_at":"2025-10-09T06:54:32.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Shobhaa De","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"Shobhaa De is a renowned author and columnist. She is a pioneer in contemporary Indian literature, known for her gripping narratives that dissect urban life's complexities. After studying Psychology at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, she ventured into journalism, founding and editing magazines like Stardust, Society, and Celebrity. She remains an important social commentator, with regular columns in The Times of India, The Asian Age, and The Week, also scripting iconic shows like Swabhimaan and hosted Power Trip. Her latest memoir, Insatiable, chronicles the year leading to her seventy-fifth birthday, exploring aging, relationships, and connections through food.
"},{"id":5955,"cover_image":"/images/uploads/1760338023558_0.webp","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"stephen-fry","year":2026,"created_at":"2025-10-09T06:55:11.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Stephen Fry","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"Stephen Fry is an English actor, writer, poet, comedian, television presenter, and film director. Notable acting roles include his award-winning performance in Wilde, his iconic projects with Hugh Laurie including ‘A Bit of Fry and Laurie’, ‘Jeeves and Wooster’ and ‘Blackadder’, and his memorable turns in blockbuster projects ‘V for Vendetta’, the ‘Sherlock Holmes’ films and ‘The Hobbit’ series. His recent television credits include ‘The Dropout’ and ‘The Sandman’. Stephen’s recent European feature film ‘TREASURE’ had its world premiere at this year’s Berlinale. As a proudly out gay man, the award-winning ‘Out There’, is part of his thirty-year advocacy of the rights of the LGBT community.
"},{"id":5956,"cover_image":"/images/uploads/1759992998069_0.webp","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"vishwanathan-anand","year":2026,"created_at":"2025-10-09T06:56:40.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Vishwanathan Anand","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"Viswanathan Anand is one of the most prominent names in chess. Over the three decades since he turned Grandmaster, he has won five world championship titles among innumerable tournaments, and has continued to push past barriers to remain among the world's top chess players. His achievements have helped inspire a generation of chess players in India.
"},{"id":5958,"cover_image":"/images/uploads/1760361048767_0.webp","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"hallie-rubenhold","year":2026,"created_at":"2025-10-13T13:02:40.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Hallie Rubenhold","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"Hallie Rubenhold is a historian, broadcaster and historical consultant for TV and film. Her book, The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper, won the 2019 Baillie Gifford Prize for non-fiction. Her bestselling new book, Story of a Murder: The Wives, The Mistress and Dr Crippen, is a panoramic examination of the 1910 murder of American music hall performer, Belle Elmore. Hallie’s podcast, Bad Women, explores true crime through an ethical and feminist lens. Her earlier work, The Covent Garden Ladies, became the international hit TV series: Harlots.
"},{"id":5974,"cover_image":"/images/uploads/1761819119677_0.webp","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"rujuta-diwekar","year":2026,"created_at":"2025-10-27T06:17:29.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Rujuta Diwekar","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"Rujuta Diwekar is India’s leading public health advocate and amongst the most followed nutritionists globally. Her books have sold more than 1.75 million copies and her videos have received more than 300 million views. Her clear and simple message to eat local, seasonal, and traditional, has redefined the discourse on health and wellness, nudging it away from diet trends and towards sustainable well-being of people and the planet.
"},{"id":6054,"cover_image":"/images/uploads/1765352095321_0.webp","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"kavita-kane-","year":2026,"created_at":"2025-11-07T10:08:18.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Kavita Kane","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"Kavita Kané is a bestselling author of nine novels and a transformative voice in Indian literature, known for bringing feminism to mythology by spotlighting lesser-known women. Her works include Sita’s Sister, Ahalya’s Awakening and Bhima’s Wife. A former journalist with dual postgraduate degrees, she spent over two decades in publishing before becoming a full-time writer. She is also a columnist, screenwriter and motivational speaker passionate about theatre and the arts. Born in Mumbai and raised in Patna and Delhi, Kavita now lives in Pune with her husband, two daughters and a lively household of pets.
"},{"id":6180,"cover_image":"/images/uploads/1763966618649_0.webp","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"arunava-sinha-","year":2026,"created_at":"2025-11-20T06:56:44.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Arunava Sinha","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"Arunava Sinha translates classic, modern, and contemporary fiction, non-fiction and poetry into English and Bengali. Over 100 of his translations have been published so far in India, the UK, the USA, and Australia. He teaches at Ashoka University, where he is also the co-director of the Ashoka Centre for Translation.
"},{"id":6467,"cover_image":"/images/uploads/1771863242794_0.webp","role":"LEADER","slug":"preeta-s.-singh-","year":2025,"created_at":"2026-02-23T12:34:49.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Preeta S. Singh","last_name":"","bio":"President, Teamwork Arts","details":""},{"id":6474,"cover_image":"/images/uploads/1791525049466_0.webp","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"anamika-","year":2027,"created_at":"2026-10-05T12:00:41.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Anamika","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"Anamika teaches English literature at the University of Delhi, where her doctoral research examined the reception of John Donne across the ages. A distinguished Hindi poet, novelist, critic, translator and scholar, she has authored seven acclaimed novels, three of which have received national awards and been adapted for the stage, alongside eight volumes of criticism. She received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2020 for her poetry collection Tokri Mein Digant. Her poems and essays have been widely translated and are taught at universities. Founder-editor of the bilingual journal Pashyantee, she has translated works by Rilke, Neruda, Doris Lessing and Octavio Paz.
"},{"id":6484,"cover_image":"/images/uploads/1791454310032_0.webp","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"asma-khan-","year":2027,"created_at":"2026-10-05T12:04:03.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Asma Khan","last_name":"","bio":"","details":""},{"id":6485,"cover_image":"/images/uploads/1791440891516_0.webp","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"avni-doshi-","year":2027,"created_at":"2026-10-05T12:04:22.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Avni Doshi","last_name":"","bio":"","details":""},{"id":6486,"cover_image":"/images/uploads/1791271805955_0.webp","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"b.-jeyamohan-","year":2027,"created_at":"2026-10-05T12:04:40.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"B. Jeyamohan","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"Jeyamohan is one of India's most acclaimed contemporary writers, with nearly 300 books in Tamil and Malayalam spanning fiction, literary criticism, travel writing, and philosophy. His 24-volume Venmurasu, a modern retelling of the Mahabharata, is a landmark of Indian literature. His works have been published in English in India, the United States, and the United Kingdom. He is the founder of the Vishnupuram Literary Circle, Tamil Wiki, and Nithya Vanam, a centre for philosophical learning.
"},{"id":6499,"cover_image":"/images/uploads/1791269845637_0.webp","role":"AUTHOR","slug":"damodar-mauzo-","year":2027,"created_at":"2026-10-05T12:09:03.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"first_name":"Damodar Mauzo","last_name":"","bio":"","details":"Damodar Mauzo is a short story writer, novelist, critic, columnist, and screenwriter who writes in Konkani. He lives in Goa. He has received numerous honours, including the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1983, the V. V. Pai Sahitya Puraskar, the Goa State Cultural Award, and the Jnanpith Award in 2022. He is the co-founder of the Goa Arts and Literature Festival and a founding member of PEN South India.
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"},{"id":6,"cover_image":"/images/local/no-preview.jpeg","created_at":"2024-11-19T08:22:47.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":0,"name":"Nandini Swaminathan","message":"Books and music are two of my favourite pleasures in life. A festival that brings two of these ultimate forms of human expression together is just wonderful!
"},{"id":7,"cover_image":"/images/local/no-preview.jpeg","created_at":"2024-11-19T08:23:02.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":0,"name":"Kunal Basu","message":"This is an audience which likes to listen to what we have to share as authors, it likes to engage with us not only simply during the session but also afterwards when the session is over!
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"},{"id":9,"cover_image":"/images/local/no-preview.jpeg","created_at":"2024-11-19T08:23:40.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":0,"name":"Meredith Curnow","message":"Seeing school students, in uniform, on a Saturday, peppering esteemed journalists and politicians with erudite and wide-ranging questions was brilliant.
"},{"id":10,"cover_image":"/images/local/no-preview.jpeg","created_at":"2024-11-19T08:23:56.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":0,"name":"Simon Schama","message":"The most fabulous literary love-fest on the planet.
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"},{"id":12,"cover_image":"/images/local/no-preview.jpeg","created_at":"2024-11-19T08:24:27.000Z","status":"ACTIVE","is_imp":1,"name":"Lawrence Norfolk","message":"The Jaipur Literature Festival is part-circus, part-postgraduate seminar and part-revolutionary assembly.
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