The Hindu Lit for Life: A literary movement expands to three cities
4 weeks 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 storytelling. Star-studded speaker list In January 2025, the grand festival in Chennai at the Sir Mutha Concert Hall and The Hindu Pavilion in the Lady Andal School will have a smorgasbord of over 40 sessions featuring award-winning authors, emerging voices, global perspectives, distinctly local stories, and more. Whether you are a lifelong reader, a budding writer, or simply a seeker of stories, there is something for you at The Hindu Lit For Life in January 2025.

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Still find it hard to reconcile with change in Bengaluru: Anita Nair
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Still find it hard to reconcile with change in Bengaluru: Anita Nair

The Hindu  

“I could hear the thud-thud-thud of his Bullet,” says Bengaluru-based author Anita Nair. She was talking about Borei Gowda, the protagonist of her book Hot Stage at the Lit for Life Dialogue in the city on Friday evening. Hot Stage is the third installment in Anita’s Inspector Gowda series and in talking about the protagonist, she reveals how he is …

Lit for Life Dialogue 2025: Bengaluru celebrates literature, art and cinema
2 weeks, 5 days ago

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

The Hindu  

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 Day 2 | In pictures
11 months, 1 week ago

The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 Day 2 | In pictures

The Hindu  

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 …

The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 | What makes rooted fiction authentic
11 months, 1 week ago

The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 | What makes rooted fiction authentic

The Hindu  

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
11 months, 1 week ago

The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 | As it happened

The Hindu  

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
11 months, 1 week ago

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

The Hindu  

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 …

Registrations open for The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 workshops
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Registrations open for The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 workshops

The Hindu  

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
11 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Hindu  

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 Litfest 2024: A sneak peek into Chennai’s literary carnival
11 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Hindu  

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 | Author Charu Nivedita and translator Nandini Krishnan on their new book ‘Conversations with Aurangzeb’
11 months, 3 weeks ago

The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 | Author Charu Nivedita and translator Nandini Krishnan on their new book ‘Conversations with Aurangzeb’

The Hindu  

Tamil writer Charu Nivedita’s Conversations with Aurangzeb, translated by Nandini Krishnan, is an unpredictable book. In the lead-up to The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 on January 26-27, Nivedita and Krishnan discuss the wildly imaginative book, their collaborative process, and the latest translation fad. But if you’re going to use that line with an American audience or with someone who doesn’t …

The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 | Award-winning novelist Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni on her first non-fiction book, ‘An Uncommon Love’
11 months, 4 weeks ago

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

The Hindu  

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
11 months, 4 weeks ago

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

The Hindu  

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 …

The Hindu Lit Fest 2024: championing free speech, democracy, and a pluralism of expression
1 year ago

The Hindu Lit Fest 2024: championing free speech, democracy, and a pluralism of expression

The Hindu  

For over a decade now, The Hindu Lit Fest has celebrated literature and its many facets, playing host to authors and performers, culture icons and eminent professionals. Beyond books As always, The Hindu Lit Fest, 2024 will go beyond books, expanding to include conversations that turn the spotlight on some incredibly important and urgent issues — from sessions on the …

The Hindu Lit for Life festival to host workshops for children on February 25
1 year, 10 months ago

The Hindu Lit for Life festival to host workshops for children on February 25

The Hindu  

As part of The Hindu Lit for Life festival, a variety of curated workshops will be held for children at The Music Academy on February 25. To encourage creativity and use the power of words, Daksh will organise an origami workshop from 11.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. A beatboxing and rap workshop and performance by Team Dynamix will be held …

The Hindu Lit for Life returns to celebrate words and ideas
1 year, 10 months 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 …

Modernism — an idealist’s utopian home?
1 year, 10 months ago

Modernism — an idealist’s utopian home?

The Hindu  

The idea of Chandigarh, a physical manifestation of India’s tryst with modernism, in cinematographer-filmmaker Avijit Mukul Kishore’s six-year-old documentary Nostalgia for the Future amplifies Jawaharlal Nehru’s progressive outlook towards nation-building. I like the general conception of the township very much, but what I like above all is this creative approach — not being tied down to what has been done …

The Hindu Lit for Life 2023 | In conversation with Shrayana Bhattacharya, economist and author of Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh
1 year, 10 months ago

The Hindu Lit for Life 2023 | In conversation with Shrayana Bhattacharya, economist and author of Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh

The Hindu  

Shrayana Bhattacharya’s Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh: India’s Lonely Young Women and the Search for Intimacy and Independence is one of those interdisciplinary books that defy easy categorisation. / repeat shuffle The matinee idol “I just want to clarify that there’s a large — though not as vocal — Shah Rukh fan base among women and while they’re happy at his …

The Hindu Lit For Life ‘Reading Zones’ to be set up at Metro stations
1 year, 10 months ago

The Hindu Lit For Life ‘Reading Zones’ to be set up at Metro stations

The Hindu  

The Hindu along with Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. is setting up reading zones in select metro stations as part of The Hindu Lit For Life festival. Started with the aim of nudging people to cultivate the reading habit, the reading zone will have curated books along with books from The Hindu Special Publications wing. The Hindu Lit for Life is …

The Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest 2020: From Milena Moser to TM Krishna, authors and sessions to watch out for on Day 5
4 years, 1 month ago

The Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest 2020: From Milena Moser to TM Krishna, authors and sessions to watch out for on Day 5

Firstpost  

On the fifth day of The Tata Literature Live! The day will begin with noted musician and author TM Krishna’s talk on deconstructing classical music by historically and politically contextualising canonical knowledge in a session titled Art, Politics and Society: Deconstructing Classical Music. In the afternoon, eminent author Milena Moser will conduct an extensive workshop on how to start writing …

Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest 2020: From Sudha Murthy to Howard Jacobson, authors and sessions to watch out for on Day 3
4 years, 1 month ago

Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest 2020: From Sudha Murthy to Howard Jacobson, authors and sessions to watch out for on Day 3

Firstpost  

On the third day of the Tata Literature Live! The day will begin with writer Sudha Murthy regaling children between the ages of 12 to 13 with stories from her new book Grandparents’ Bag of Stories while in conversation with ninth-grader Naima Ramakrishnan. Later in the day, authors Bijal Vaccharajani and Radha Rangarajan will introduce children, between the ages of …

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