The Hindu Lit for Life 2025 : Writing as a Form of Self-Discovery
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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 The Hindu Lit for Life, in the session ‘Writing as a Form of Self-Discovery’ discussed why he always wanted to write fiction and the difficulty of mining one’s own life for material. 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 Star, Brigade Group, NITTE Deemed-to-be University, PROchure, Singer, Chennai Port Authority & Kamarajar Port Ltd, Uttarakhand Tourism, Vajiram and Ravi, Indian Bank, Akshayakalpa and ICFAI Group.

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The Hindu Lit for Life 2025 | Ira Mukhoty on the kings, begums and colonisers of Awadh
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The Hindu Lit for Life 2025 | Ira Mukhoty on the kings, begums and colonisers of Awadh

The Hindu  

Ira Mukhoty’s fascination for the Mughal empire began in Delhi. When she stumbled upon the history of emperor Shah Jahan’s daughter, Jahanara Begum, she realised that little to nothing was said of one of the most powerful and wealthiest women of her time. This thought led to Ira’s first non-fiction work “Heroines: Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History”. In …

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: Sunitha Kohli and Ruth DSouza Prabhu cook up recipes to make the process of cooking, feeding and eating enjoyable
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The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: Sunitha Kohli and Ruth DSouza Prabhu cook up recipes to make the process of cooking, feeding and eating enjoyable

The Hindu  

Cooking is a life skill, not a task. This sentiment shone in the session on ‘Secrets of the Indian Kitchen: Stories About Food,’ when architectural conservationist and designer Sunita Kohli who has published The Indian Cookbook, a compilation of recipes, and food writer Ruth DSouza Prabhu who has authored The Legendary Restaurants, talked food at The Hindu Lit for Life …

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: When the mighty pen breaks stereotypes
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The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: When the mighty pen breaks stereotypes

The Hindu  

Challenging gender stereotypes, actor Huma Qureshi who has turned author with her debut novel Zeba: An Accidental Superhero and author Shinie Antony with her book Eden Abandoned: The Story of Lilith, offered thought-provoking quotes in their session on Wonder Women: Powerful Women in Fiction on the second and last day of The Hindu Lit for Life. Ms. Qureshi said her …

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: Liberalism and Hinduism are totally compatible, says Shashi Tharoor
2 months, 1 week ago

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: Liberalism and Hinduism are totally compatible, says Shashi Tharoor

The Hindu  

Liberalism and Hinduism are totally compatible. Hinduism offers such an extraordinarily eclectic mix of choices and ways to worship and realise oneself, and doesn’t claim to be the only true religion in the world, said Shashi Tharoor, writer-politician and former Union Minister at The Hindu Lit for Life 2025 in Chennai on Sunday. Explaining why he wrote a book called …

Lit for Life 2025: A daughter’s ode to Ebrahim Alkazi, the architect of modern theatre in India
2 months, 1 week ago

Lit for Life 2025: A daughter’s ode to Ebrahim Alkazi, the architect of modern theatre in India

The Hindu  

Theatre director Amal Allana, who recently released a riveting biography of her father Ebrahim Alkazi: Holding Time Captive gave a racy account of Alkazi’s revolutionary contributions to arts and culture in the creative landscape that was emerging in pre-independence India into the later decades. The Hindu Lit for Life 2025 Day 2 LIVE She said the title of her book …

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: India needs environmental health regulatory agency, says Soumya Swaminathan
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The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: India needs environmental health regulatory agency, says Soumya Swaminathan

The Hindu  

India needs a regulatory agency for environmental health to address interconnected issues of public health, environment, said Soumya Swaminathan, Chairperson of MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, and former Chief Scientist at World Health Organization. Dr. Swaminathan, who was in a discussion on ‘One Health: Guiding Our Future’ along with Supriya Sahu, Health Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu, and Ramya …

The Hindu Lit For Life 2025: Carnatic music composers and their fearless expression
2 months, 1 week ago

The Hindu Lit For Life 2025: Carnatic music composers and their fearless expression

The Hindu  

Devotion, in its most unrestrained form, can be as audacious as it is heartfelt. Sakkiya Nayanar’s peculiar ritual of throwing stones at the Shiva Linga, interpreting it as an eccentric but deeply impactful form of worship and how Manickavasagar, in his irreverent brilliance, declares that until Shiva bestows grace upon him, he would make the Lord the laughingstock of the …

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: Francesc Miralles reveals his recipe for happiness in life
2 months, 1 week 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: A writer like Sujatha will come only once in 100 years, says filmmaker Rajiv Menon
2 months, 1 week ago

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: A writer like Sujatha will come only once in 100 years, says filmmaker Rajiv Menon

The Hindu  

Writer Sujatha was a product of a peculiar time. He was unique, versatile, prolific, and thoroughly knowledgeable and people like him would only come once in 100 years, said filmmaker Rajiv Menon at The Hindu Lit for Life on Saturday. Sharing his experience of working with Sujatha in the film Kandukonden Kandukonden, starring Mammooty, Ajith Kumar, Tabu and Aishwarya Rai, …

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: ‘Trafficking is the worst form of sex crime,’ says Sunitha Krishnan
2 months, 1 week ago

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: ‘Trafficking is the worst form of sex crime,’ says Sunitha Krishnan

The Hindu  

Even as the session with Sunitha Krishnan, survivor, crusader, and fighter against sex trafficking was on at The Pavilion on Day One of The Hindu Lit for Life, the court verdict on Kolkata’s R G Kar case came in holding Sanjoy Roy guilty of rape and murder. “This is one case of speedy justice, but there are billions of cases …

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: Music and spirituality can’t be separated, says L. Subramaniam
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2 months, 1 week ago

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: Music and spirituality can’t be separated, says L. Subramaniam

The Hindu  

We cannot separate music from spirituality, violin maestro L. Subramaniam said in Chennai on Saturday at The Hindu Lit for Life 2025. In a conversation with journalist and arts entrepreneur Akhila Krishnamurthy, Mr Subramaniam, the creator of the Global Fusion concept and the Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival said, if we see the compositions of the great Trinity of Carnatic music, …

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025 Day 1: In Pictures
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2 months, 1 week ago

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025 Day 1: In Pictures

The Hindu  

The first day of The Hindu Lit for Life saw wide-ranging discussions and conversations. The audience got to witness Dr. Shashi Tharoor dissect the English lexicon while Dr. Abraham Verghese exhorted them to start journaling in his session on ‘Writing As A Form Of Self-Discovery.’ The Hindu’s latest product, Surf and Dive, a print product that gives readers in-depth coverage …

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: Romulus Whitaker shares his serpentine journey
2 months, 1 week ago

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: Romulus Whitaker shares his serpentine journey

The Hindu  

“Which school would let a kid have a gun? Kodaikanal was incredible…” said Romulus Whitaker, renowned herpetologist and founder, the Madras Snake Park, the Andaman and Nicobar Environment Trust, and the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust. In conversation with Janaki Lenin and KC Vijaya Kumar, Sports Editor, The Hindu, he spoke of his lifelong tryst with snakes and other reptiles, adventures …

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: Abraham Verghese on reading and becoming a doctor, writer
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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, 1 week 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 2025 Day 1 highlights
2 months, 1 week ago

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025 Day 1 highlights

The Hindu  

The opening day of The Hindu Lit for Life 2025 in Chennai featured 20 enriching discussions, spread across two venues at Lady Andal school. Nirmala Lakshman, Chairperson, in a conversation with Anita Ratnam elucidated on the Tamil spirit, which she said enables the Tamil people to “change ourselves to the larger framework, without losing our sense of self.” German author …

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: Ten winners of short story contest announced
2 months, 1 week ago

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: Ten winners of short story contest announced

The Hindu  

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025 has awarded ten winners for writing the best short stories, in a contest that received over 1,200 entries from across the country, exploring a wide variety of themes such as friendship, motherhood, sacrifice, crime, betrayal, romance, and societal issues. Uma Vangal, filmmaker and professor at the International Institute of Film and Culture, who served …

The Hindu Lit for Life| Malini Agarwal on surviving and thriving in the digital world
2 months, 1 week 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 …

The Hindu Lit For Life | Prajakta Koli gives a sneak peek into her first novel
2 months, 1 week 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, 1 week 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 | 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 Lit for Life | Dr Issac Mathai on holistic health, integrative medicine, and the importance of research
2 months, 1 week ago

The Hindu Lit for Life | Dr Issac Mathai on holistic health, integrative medicine, and the importance of research

The Hindu  

In his career spanning decades, Dr Issac Mathai has seen patients from across the world, both at his facility SOUKYA, an international holistic health centre in Bengaluru, and as a visiting consultant in several holistic health centres in the UK, Europe and the United States. It is this global perspective, and the importance of holistic healthcare and integrative medicine that …

We all need to become artisans of new growth, says writer Bama
2 months, 1 week ago

We all need to become artisans of new growth, says writer Bama

The Hindu  

“We all need to become artisans of new growth and we, Dalits, are becoming that. You must celebrate that,” said writer Bama at The Hindu Lit for Life-Tales and Talks event held in the city on Sunday. At ‘Anbu Magal: A discussion on Representation and New Dalit Narratives’ held at the British Council, she said: “In the 90s, we started …

Here are some activities you should attend at The Hindu Lit for Life
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Here are some activities you should attend at The Hindu Lit for Life

The Hindu  

The Hindu Lit for Life is presented by KIA India and in association with Christ University. Associate partners include RR Donnelley, Blue Star, Brigade Group, NITTE Deemed-to-be University, PROchure, Singer, Uttarakhand Tourism, Chennai Port Authority & Kamarajar Port Ltd, Vajiram and Ravi, Indian Bank and Akshayakalpa. Mobile library Mobile library, an initiative by The Hindu Lit for Life, has two …

The Hindu Lit for Life | Turn real-life events into stories at Vibha Batra’s creative writing workshop
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The Hindu Lit for Life | Turn real-life events into stories at Vibha Batra’s creative writing workshop

The Hindu  

Reality is often stranger than fiction, and more often than not, fiction is inspired by everyday things that happen around us. How do we take these events and weave them into stories?” asks Chennai-based author Vibha Batra. At her workshop, From Fact to Fiction, Vibha aims to help young adults write vibrant stories that are derived from real life events. …

A doorway to creative learning at The Hindu Lit for Life workshops
2 months, 2 weeks ago

A doorway to creative learning at The Hindu Lit for Life workshops

The Hindu  

The Hindu Lit for Life will host six workshops on January 18 and 19 at the Lady Andal School premises, catering to different age groups. On day 1, a workshop on techniques to calm an overstimulated nervous system will be facilitated by allied functional medicine practitioner and author Deepa Kannan, open to participants aged 18 and above. For younger participants …

The Hindu Lit For Life to feature celebrated speakers, curated discussions, workshops, and more
2 months, 3 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 …

The Hindu Lit for Life | Why geography matters to Abraham Verghese, author of The Covenant of Water
2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Hindu Lit for Life | Why geography matters to Abraham Verghese, author of The Covenant of Water

The Hindu  

Physician and author Abraham Verghese often says that every change in geography has shaped his destiny. Ahead of The Hindu Lit for Life 2025, which the author will inaugurate in Chennai on January 18, Verghese discusses why he always wanted to write fiction and the difficulty of mining one’s own life for material. At the time I was writing the …

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, 2 weeks 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, 2 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 …

Lit for Life 2025: Kamal Haasan: A cinematic journey
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lit for Life 2025: Kamal Haasan: A cinematic journey

The Hindu  

Film academic and author K. Hariharan, whose book Kamal Haasan: A cinematic journey, looks at his illustrious career through 40 films from his very long film career. In conversation with actor Abhirami and Nasser, he spoke about their association with Mr. Haasan when they collaborated in films such as Virumandi and Thevar Magan, Hey Raam, Uttama Villain, Kurudhipunal, and how …

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: You Can’t Keep Acid in a Paper Bag
3 months, 3 weeks ago

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: You Can’t Keep Acid in a Paper Bag

The Hindu  

Over the span of 6 decades, artist Nalini Malani has been creating experimental forms of art, including video and shadow plays and more. The Hindu Lit for Life event is presented by KIA India and is in association with Christ University. Associate Partners: LIC, RR Donnelley, Blue Star, Brigade Group, NITTE Deemed-to-be University, PROchure, Singer, Chennai Port Authority & Kamarajar …

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

Lit for Life 2025: The Rise and Fall of Awadh

The Hindu  

Awadh today in common parlance, finds mention in the culinary world. Historian-author Ira Mukhoty however, chose to draw her audiences to the rise and fall of the vast, rich and fascinating kingdom of Awadh through its women, royal eunuchs, and imposing rulers at her session on Day 2 of The Hindu Lit for Life. In conversation with Vidhya Singh, the …

Lit for Life 2025: On That Note: Memories of a life in music
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lit for Life 2025: On That Note: Memories of a life in music

The Hindu  

‘On that note’, an autobiographical portrait of Sanjay Subrahmanyan, is at once the summary of a life dedicated to Carnatic music and a peek into the effort that goes into making a classical musician’s genre-defying transformation at the top of his career. Sanjay Subrahmanyan and Krupa Ge talked about On that Note: Memories of a life in music with Sowmiya …

Lit for Life 2025: Why We Die
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lit for Life 2025: Why We Die

The Hindu  

Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan in his talk on ‘Why We Die: The New Science of Ageing Death’, along with Sashi Kumar, explored the complexities of human ageing and potential interventions aimed at extending life. He attributed the historical doubling of human lifespan due to interventions in early age like sanitation, antibiotics, and nutrition but notes that biological limits persist around …

Lit for Life 2025: The Promise of Integrative Medicine
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lit for Life 2025: The Promise of Integrative Medicine

The Hindu  

In a conversation with Vasudha Rai on the promise of integrative medicine, the question of whether allopathic medicine could be replaced with integrative medicine remained paramount. Krishnamoorthy and Dr. Issac Mathai said for acute ailments allopathic medical treatment would be necessary. Associate Partners: LIC, RR Donnelley, Blue Star, Brigade Group, NITTE Deemed-to-be University, PROchure, Singer, Chennai Port Authority & Kamarajar …

Lit for Life 2025: Geography and Destiny
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lit for Life 2025: Geography and Destiny

The Hindu  

Author Dr. Abraham Varghese spoke of the importance of calling a place home, the advantages of looking at a society from the outside for a writer, and how geography is important to him in writing both fiction and non-fiction. Watch the full session here: The Hindu Lit for Life event is presented by KIA India and is in association with …

Lit for Life 2025 : How to Survive and Thrive Online
3 months, 3 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: Secrets of the Indian Kitchen: Stories about food
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lit for Life 2025: Secrets of the Indian Kitchen: Stories about food

The Hindu  

Ruth DSouza Prabu talked about how in places of nothing as in refugee camps food makes memories and helps to cling to our traditions and innovations In the session on ‘Secrets of the Indian Kitchen - Stories about Food,’ the participants discussed what makes recipes and restaurants legendary while sharing heirloom recipes handed down to them by their families and …

Lit for Life 2025: One Health: Guiding Our Future
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lit for Life 2025: One Health: Guiding Our Future

The Hindu  

In the session, ‘One Health: Guiding Our Future’, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, Supriya Sahu IAS, and Ramya Kannan discussed the concept of “One Health,” which focuses on the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health. Dr. Swaminathan said while the concept isn’t new, it has become more urgent due to challenges like biodiversity loss, climate change, and pollution. Associate Partners: LIC, …

Lit for Life 2025: The Japanese Are Coming! : How the Raj panicked over a non-invasion
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Lit for Life 2025: The Japanese Are Coming! : How the Raj panicked over a non-invasion

The Hindu  

Author and former editor of The Hindu, Mukund Padmanabhan, in conversation with historian Manu Pillai, elaborated on what led him to investigate a Japanese non-invasion in 1942 that led to the exodus of Madras, for his new book, The Great Flap of 1942. The writers also touched upon why history writing is seeing more takers today and discussed how small, …

Lit for Life 2025: The Personal is Political
3 months, 3 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 : The Joy of Sex
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lit for Life 2025 : The Joy of Sex

The Hindu  

Sex educator, author, and entrepreneur Leeza Mangaldas shared her enthusiasm about speaking on the topic of sex in a public setting and pointed out that the shame that comes with even uttering the word is built within us from a young age. Watch the full session here: The Hindu Lit for Life event is presented by KIA India and is …

Lit for Life 2025: Survivor, Fighter, and Crusader: Sunitha Krishnan’s fight Against sex trafficking
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lit for Life 2025: Survivor, Fighter, and Crusader: Sunitha Krishnan’s fight Against sex trafficking

The Hindu  

In a poignant session at The Hindu Lit for Life, activist, and crusader against sex trafficking Sunitha Krishnan called for intensive citizen engagement to fight the scourge even by putting out social messages daily. Prostitution, sex work and sex trafficking are components of parallel struggles that need to be understood to help different sets of victims deal with trauma, said …

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 …

Lit for Life 2025 : Memories of a Collaboration with Writer Sujatha
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lit for Life 2025 : Memories of a Collaboration with Writer Sujatha

The Hindu  

Filmmaker Rajiv Menon said people like writer Sujatha are unique and come once in 100 years. Mr. Menon also shared his experience working with Sujatha in the film Kandukonden Kandukonden and said the writer was thorough with traditional Bhakthi literature and science as well. As part of The Hindu Lit for Life, join us for an electrifying session with Rajiv …

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025 : Love In The Time Of Uncertainty
3 months, 3 weeks ago

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025 : Love In The Time Of Uncertainty

The Hindu  

East German writer Jenny Erpenbeck took 30 years to address issues around the fall of the Berlin Wall and the aftermath because she wanted some distance before writing about it. She spoke about her International Booker Prize-winning novel, with translator Michael Hofmann, and writer and historian Ira Mukhoty, at a session, ‘Love in the Time of Uncertainty’, at The Hindu’s …

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