The Hindu Lit for Life| Malini Agarwal on surviving and thriving in the digital world
2 months ago

The Hindu Lit for Life| Malini Agarwal on surviving and thriving in the digital world

The Hindu  

When I set out to write Under the Influence: How to Survive and Thrive Online, I realised that we are not given any sort of guidance on how to be online, or what to expect. We are moving into a whole new reality and must prepare people for what to expect — the good, bad, ugly and everything. At The Hindu Lit for Life, I really want to talk about how my book has been written from the perspective of all my learnings. In 2025, I want to be more present, I want to try something, a social experiment where I have an alternate Instagram handle where I want to be followed and follow people I know in real life. I have written more than I have read in the last few years, and I look forward to getting recommendations for the year, especially from the The Hindu Lit for Life One book you recommend everyone reads TheCelestine Prophecy by James Redfield.

Life Hindu Real Lit  thriving  thrive  world  social  surviving  truly  agarwal  digital  written  life  online  reality  lit  look  hindu  real  malini  survive

History of this topic

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: Miss Malini and Krish Ashok’s survival kit for the Internet age
2 months ago

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: Miss Malini and Krish Ashok’s survival kit for the Internet age

The Hindu  

The internet was born without an instruction manual. On day two of The Hindus Lit for Life 2025, ‘accidental influencers’ Malini Agarwal and Krish Ashok, author of The Masala Lab, took the audience through their journey. I have realised that as much as social media and the internet gave me this extraordinary life and the ability to be here, it …

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: Francesc Miralles reveals his recipe for happiness in life
2 months ago

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: Francesc Miralles reveals his recipe for happiness in life

The Hindu  

Ikigai is the Japanese word for ‘a reason to live’. Miralles, who has co-authored Ikigai with Hector Garcia offered tips that would encourage people to discover what truly matters to them and to live a life filled with purpose and joy. Unravelling the mysteries of a happy life, Miralles in a conversation with Vasudha Rai at The Hindu Lit for …

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: Abraham Verghese on reading and becoming a doctor, writer
Trending News
2 months ago

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: Abraham Verghese on reading and becoming a doctor, writer

The Hindu  

What was the moment that moved a renowned physician to become a writer? For the first session of The Hindu’s Lit for Life 2025, Dr. Abraham Verghese, author of best-selling novels including The Covenant of Water, Cutting for Stone, The Tennis Partner, and a ground-breaking memoir, My Own Country: A Doctor’s Story, elaborated on the power of words to convey …

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: Books can change your life, says Dr. Abraham Verghese
2 months ago

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: Books can change your life, says Dr. Abraham Verghese

The Hindu  

Books and reading can change your life, said Abraham Verghese, eminent physician and author, most recently, of ‘The Covenant of Water’. After a nod to his connection with Chennai – he studied at Madras Medical College – Dr. Verghese said that if you think about it, while human beings have been around for perhaps a million plus years, the first …

The Hindu Lit for Life | Leeza Mangaldas on redefining sex education and breaking taboos with The Sex Book
2 months ago

The Hindu Lit for Life | Leeza Mangaldas on redefining sex education and breaking taboos with The Sex Book

The Hindu  

Unfortunately, for most people, sex and sexuality are subjects that evoke emotions of shame especially in public settings. I deliberately called my book The Sex Book despite knowing that many people might have an issue. It is interesting because do you empathise with your audience’s reality, which is laden with shame, or do you make this conscious decision hoping that …

The Hindu Lit For Life | Prajakta Koli gives a sneak peek into her first novel
2 months ago

The Hindu Lit For Life | Prajakta Koli gives a sneak peek into her first novel

The Hindu  

I started out as a content creator in 2015. I thought, main toh apne kamre main videos bana rahi hun; isse agey kya hi meri duniya hogi?. One day Aman walks into the book store and challenges everything that Avni thought romance to be. One book you recommend everyone reads: The Last Queen by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, and the Twisted …

The Hindu Lit For Life 2025 to be held on January 18 and 19
2 months ago

The Hindu Lit For Life 2025 to be held on January 18 and 19

The Hindu  

: The Hindu Group is all set to host the 13th edition of The Hindu Lit For Life 2025 on January 18 and 19 at Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall in Chennai. The Hindu Lit For Life 2025 embraces literature in its broadest sense, spanning fiction, poetry, memoirs, biographies, travel, science, politics, cinema, theatre, and more. Speaking about the …

The Hindu Lit for Life | Ikigai author Fransesc Miralles says ‘India is my professor in life’
2 months, 1 week ago

The Hindu Lit for Life | Ikigai author Fransesc Miralles says ‘India is my professor in life’

The Hindu  

Almost a decade since it was originally published, authors of the international bestseller Ikigai, Fransesc Miralles and Hector Garcia, are still sifting through thousands of mails that flood their inbox on the daily. I destroyed my former life and started a new one on a long trip to India, something that is very typical for Westerners. So, if you are …

The Hindu Lit for Life | Browse through rare sketchbooks of famous artists, paper art installations and more
2 months, 1 week ago

The Hindu Lit for Life | Browse through rare sketchbooks of famous artists, paper art installations and more

The Hindu  

Curator and gallerist Sharan Apparao has an ‘unhealthy’ obsession with paper. She has travelled as far as Europe in search of the odd, rare, haphazardly scribbled sketchbook, an unexpectedly beautiful pop up book, or simply a clipboard of stray sheets of paper between which lie fleeting ideas waiting to be fleshed out — each belonging to artists; all tangible parts …

The Hindu On Books newsletter: Nirmala Lakshman’s ‘The Tamils’; David Walliams at The Hindu’s Lit for Life, 2025 and more
2 months, 1 week ago

The Hindu On Books newsletter: Nirmala Lakshman’s ‘The Tamils’; David Walliams at The Hindu’s Lit for Life, 2025 and more

The Hindu  

Welcome to this edition of The Hindu on Books Newsletter. Over two days writers including Abraham Verghese, Shashi Tharoor, Nirmala Lakshman, Venki Ramakrishnan, Jenny Erpenbeck, David Walliams, Francesc Miralles, Peter Frankopan, Romulus Whitaker, Janaki Lenin, Anirudh Kanisetti, Manu S. Pillai, Mukund Padmanabhan, Ira Mukhoty, Aruna Roy, Hussain S. Zaidi, Salil Tripathi will exchange ideas and talk about their books spread …

The Hindu Lit For Life to feature celebrated speakers, curated discussions, workshops, and more
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The Hindu Lit For Life to feature celebrated speakers, curated discussions, workshops, and more

The Hindu  

The Hindu Lit for Life, The Hindu’s annual literature festival, is just around the corner. The literature festival will have Dr. Abraham Verghese, Jenny Erpenbeck, Michael Hofmann, Shashi Tharoor, Peter Frankopan, Nalini Malani, Amal Allana, Sunitha Krishnan, and Aruna Roy, to name a few, as speakers. In addition to various curated discussions on politics, current affairs, sport, culture, and other …

An evening on Bharati at The Hindu Lit For Life-Tales and Talks session
2 months, 3 weeks ago

An evening on Bharati at The Hindu Lit For Life-Tales and Talks session

The Hindu  

The open gallery at Anna Nagar Tower Park was packed with readers absorbed in silent reading as part of The Hindu Lit For Life - Tales and Talks event in association with Bessy Reads on Saturday. Niveditha N, a doctor by profession who joined the silent reading session said, “This is the first time I am attending a silent reading …

The Hindu Lit for Life: When readers and writers come together
3 months, 1 week ago

The Hindu Lit for Life: When readers and writers come together

The Hindu  

When you read or write, you do so alone. However, when readers and writers come together at literature festivals, they kindle an immense energy that transports everyone concerned to a different plane altogether. The magic of books and ideas being communicated to writers and readers in new and surprising ways and the crackling electricity that speakers and audiences generate at …

The Hindu Lit for Life: A literary movement expands to three cities
3 months, 1 week ago

The Hindu Lit for Life: A literary movement expands to three cities

The Hindu  

Bengaluru and Hyderabad will get a sneak peek at The Hindu Lit for Life before the end of this year, before the main festival kicks off in Chennai on January 18 and 19, 2025. ‘Murder, She Wrote’ brings together acclaimed authors Anita Nair and Harini Nagendra and literary agent Jayapriya Vasudevan to offer a peek behind the curtain of crime …

Lit for Life 2025: Special session by Frontline @ 40 - The Rise and Rise of The Hindu Right
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Lit for Life 2025: Special session by Frontline @ 40 - The Rise and Rise of The Hindu Right

The Hindu  

In a special session commemorating 40 years of Frontline, titled “The Rise and Rise of The Hindu Right”, historian and author Manu Pillai discussed his latest book “Gods, Guns and Missionaries”, with the magazine’s Editor, Vaishna Roy. He also shared fascinating anecdotes connected back to his own ancestral home in Kerala, about the worshipping of multiple gods in his own …

Lit for Life 2025 : How to Survive and Thrive Online
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Lit for Life 2025 : How to Survive and Thrive Online

The Hindu  

The internet was born without an instruction manual. On day two of The Hindu Lit for Life 2025, ‘accidental Influencers’ Malini Agarwal and Krish Ashok, take the audience through their journey. They touch upon the subjects of online etiquette, how to deal with trolls, the creation and consumption ratio, kindness, and even the use of Al which all act as …

Lit for Life 2025: The Personal is Political
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Lit for Life 2025: The Personal is Political

The Hindu  

Social Activist Aruna Roy and Carnatic musician T.M. Krishna attempted to peel the layers of ‘identity’ onion in their conversation ‘Personal is political’ on day 2 of The Hindu Lit for Life 2025. Aruna Roy, who has fought for several causes, particularly the activism behind the MGNREGA and the RTI act, said that India feels like a violent society today. …

Lit for Life 2025 : சாமான்ய மனிதர்களும் சரித்திரமும்: படைப்பிலக்கிய வழிகள்
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lit for Life 2025 : சாமான்ய மனிதர்களும் சரித்திரமும்: படைப்பிலக்கிய வழிகள்

The Hindu  

Speaking on the topic ‘People’s Histories: Creative literary approaches’ A. Vennila, writer, poet, and novelist, who was in conversation with senior journalist Kavitha Muralidharan, said that characters from historical fictions and novels should not form a basis for authentic history. She also spoke about challenges in writing historical fictions and shared her experience in writing three acclaimed novels such as …

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: Secrets of Ikigai
3 months, 3 weeks ago

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: Secrets of Ikigai

The Hindu  

Physical and mental wellness starts from the mind. That is the essence of Ikigai, according to Francesc Miralles, who unravelled the mysteries of happy living in a conversation with Vasudha Rai. Watch the full session here: The Hindu Lit for Life event is presented by KIA India and is in association with Christ University. Associate Partners: LIC, RR Donnelley, Blue …

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025 : Writing as a Form of Self-Discovery
3 months, 3 weeks ago

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025 : Writing as a Form of Self-Discovery

The Hindu  

Abraham Verghese identifies himself primarily as a physician — medicine is his first love — and then as a writer. After two non-fiction books — My Own Country and The Tennis Partner — his debut fiction novel, Cutting for Stone, a family saga that moves between Ethiopia and New York, became a bestseller. The author, who inaugurated this season of …

Embracing Hindu studies: Nurturing wisdom in the 21st century
1 year, 1 month ago

Embracing Hindu studies: Nurturing wisdom in the 21st century

Firstpost  

Throughout the annals of time, ancient seers and saints, dwelling serenely along the banks of the Sapt Sindhu, embarked on a profound journey of intuitive realization. Hindu studies, therefore, becomes the soulful exploration of these opulent oral and textual traditions—an endeavour akin to unravelling the intricate branches of a vibrant, living tree that embodies Indian culture, philosophy, rituals and spirituality. …

The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 | For Kanan Gill, writing was more freeing than stand-up
1 year, 1 month ago

The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 | For Kanan Gill, writing was more freeing than stand-up

The Hindu  

Engineer, pretentious movie reviewer, stand-up comedian, actor, and now in a new avatar as an author, Kanan Gill spoke to Anuradha Menon, aka Lolakutty, about his new book, stand-up, and more, at The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 session in Chennai, Acts of God. Talking about how his tryst with writing a book began, Mr. Gill said, “I started writing when …

The Hindu Lit for Life returns to celebrate words and ideas
2 years, 1 month ago

The Hindu Lit for Life returns to celebrate words and ideas

The Hindu  

At The Hindu Lit For Life 2017, writer Markus Zusak had said, “We live in a world where everyone says people aren’t interested in books anymore. I think you need to come to a festival like this to realise people love books.” After three years, The Hindu Lit for Life is back in its physical format to celebrate words and …

The Hindu Lit for Life will also host sessions that explore the other facets of the written word
9 years, 2 months ago

The Hindu Lit for Life will also host sessions that explore the other facets of the written word

The Hindu  

Even as we await the sixth edition of The Hindu Lit for Life, which is dedicated to the city — a salute to Chennai’s gritty spirit and her citizens’ rescue efforts and initiatives — it is equally pertinent to concentrate on the arts as well. This session will see ‘intersectionist’ dancer Anita Ratnam and performer, choreographer, educator and arts entrepreneur …

Discover Related