The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 Day 2 | In pictures
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The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 Day 2 | In pictures

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Doubled Distilled Fiction Daisy Rockwell in conversation with K. Srilata at The Hindu Lit for Life 2024 at Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao concert hall in Chennai on Saturday. A Viral World: Countering Fake News Sreenivasan Jain, N. Ram and Pratik Sinha in conversation with Ziya us Salam, at The Hindu Lit for Life 2024 at Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao concert hall in Chennai on Saturday. The Inside Story Ajay Bisaria in conversation with Varghese K. George, at The Hindu Lit for Life 2024 at Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao concert hall in Chennai on Saturday. Dalit History: Text and Context Reading and reconstructing Dalit history through Dalit non-fiction Stalin Rajangam in conversation with G. Gurusamy, at The Hindu Lit for Life 2024 at Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao concert hall in Chennai on Saturday.

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Lit for Life Dialogue 2025: Bengaluru celebrates literature, art and cinema
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Lit for Life Dialogue 2025: Bengaluru celebrates literature, art and cinema

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It was an evening of insightful conversations and stimulating exchange of ideas at the Lit for Life Dialogue 2025, which witnessed a packed auditorium at Christ, in Bengaluru on December 20, 2024. “It’s an exciting chapter for us as we build on our relationship with the people of the city, bringing distinguished writers, creative thinkers, and inspiring intellectuals to interact …

The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 | What makes rooted fiction authentic
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The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 | What makes rooted fiction authentic

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Stories don’t exist in a vacuum, but many authors brush political events under the carpet because they think people may get offended, said writer Abdullah Khan at The Hindu Lit Fest in Chennai on January 27. Speaking at the session titled “The World of Storyteller: The Power of Rooted Fiction”, Mr. Khan, the author of Patna Blues, and Tejaswi Apte-Rahm, …

The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 | As it happened
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The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 | As it happened

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January 27, 2024 12:23 pm | Updated January 28, 2024 02:15 am IST For the last 11 years, The Hindu Lit Fest has celebrated literature and its many facets, playing host to authors and performers, culture icons and eminent professionals. The 12th edition of The Hindu’s flagship event, The Hindu Lit Fest 2024, was held at the Sir Mutha Venkatasubbarao …

The Hindu Lit Fest 2024, Day 1 | Chennai’s literary carnival off to a grand start
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The Hindu Lit Fest 2024, Day 1 | Chennai’s literary carnival off to a grand start

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The Hindu’s team of journalists brings the celebration to you in this form of a live update. Gandhi played in India’s freedom struggle and the daring life of freedom fighter Chidambaram Pillai, the conversation also pivoted to the expectations of India’s economic growth by 2047. For more details, This is the 12 th edition of The Hindu’s flagship event and …

The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 | Untold stories of women who fought for independence
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The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 | Untold stories of women who fought for independence

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Political freedom is not separate from personal freedom. Three women – through stories, talk and dance — will map the connections between these freedoms in ‘Imaging Women Nationalists: Serving the Nation State’ at The Hindu Lit Fest 2024. The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 LIVE updates Veteran dancers Anita Ratnam and Shovana Narayan, in collaboration with Dalit activist Shalin Maria Lawrence, …

Registrations open for The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 workshops
11 months ago

Registrations open for The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 workshops

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As part of The Hindu Lit Fest 2024, a variety of curated workshops will be held on January 26 and 27 at Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall on Harrington Road. Date: January 26 Time: 2.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. Age group: 15-17 years Registration fee: ₹799 How to be a pro smartphone photographer A workshop to master mobile photography …

The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 | Clowns enthral Chennai school students at story-telling workshop
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The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 | Clowns enthral Chennai school students at story-telling workshop

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Students of the Chennai Middle School in MGR Nagar were enthralled when two clowns showed up at their institution on Monday, January 22, 2024, to tell a story. The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 LIVE updates The children also took to the stage to tell stories of their own. A series of storytelling workshops for children are being conducted as part …

The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 | Historian Ramachandra Guha’s memoir on his relationship with his editor Rukun Advani
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The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 | Historian Ramachandra Guha’s memoir on his relationship with his editor Rukun Advani

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When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in early 2020, historian Ramachandra Guha found himself unable make his quarterly trips to the archives that nourished and punctuated his writing. Stranded, he “took recourse” to his personal archive, specifically, his correspondence with Rukun Advani, his editor of long standing at Oxford University Press who went on to found the imprint Permanent Black. You …

The Hindu Litfest 2024: A sneak peek into Chennai’s literary carnival
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The Hindu Litfest 2024: A sneak peek into Chennai’s literary carnival

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Step into the enchanting world of words and ideas as The Hindu Litfest unveils its much-anticipated 2024 edition — a literary spectacle that transcends the boundaries of conventional book festivals. The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 LIVE updates This year, the Lit Fest beckons literature enthusiasts with a diverse array of on-ground activities. Lyca Productions, and Madras Talkies are partnering with …

The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 | Award-winning novelist Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni on her first non-fiction book, ‘An Uncommon Love’
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The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 | Award-winning novelist Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni on her first non-fiction book, ‘An Uncommon Love’

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Sometimes changing your mind can teach you a new trick or two. When I was asked by my publisher if I’d be interested in writing a biography of the early years of author Sudha Murty and Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy, I turned down the offer right away. In the process, I discovered something very interesting: writing non-fiction isn’t that different …

The Hindu on Books | Countdown to The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 with a preview and more
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The Hindu on Books | Countdown to The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 with a preview and more

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Welcome to this edition of The Hindu on Books Newsletter. “The Hindu Lit Fest ensures that it actively makes room for an experience that both fosters and champions, above all, ‘free speech, the highest ideals of democracy, and a pluralism of expression in the arts and literature’. It has shaped my vocation as a historian, my life as a social …

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