A look at the panellists in the Chennai leg of The Hindu Lit for Life.
9:40 a.m.: Welcome Address
by Dr. Nirmala Lakshman,
Director, KSL
9:45-10:45 a.m.: My Dear Bapu:
Readings from Letters Exchanged between
Rajaji and the Mahatma
Speakers: Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Rahul Bose and
Yog Japee in conversation.
10:50-11:40 a.m.: South of the Vindhyas:
Stories from the Southern States
Speakers: Vaidehi, Sarah Aboobaker, Benyamin moderated by Anupama Raju
12.00-12.45 p.m.: Rhyme and Reason:
The Power of Poetry
Speakers: Jeet Thayil, Arvind Krishna Mehrotra and Meena Kandasamy in conversation
12:50-1:50 p.m.: No Country for Women:
Some Truths About Rape
Speakers: Kalpana Kannabiran, Nilanjana Roy, Rahul Bose in conversation with Kalpana Sharma
2:30-3:15 p.m.: Graphically Speaking
Speakers: Amruta Patil, Samit Basu in conversation with Appupen
3:15-4:00 p.m.: First Fiction:
Writing a Stunning Debut Novel
Speakers: Jerry Pinto in conversation with
Nilanjana Roy
4:15-5:05 p.m.: Business Sutra
Speaker: Devdutt Pattanaik
moderated by Mita Kapur
5:10-5:55 p.m.: Border Crossings
Speakers: Ashok Ferry, Farah Ghuznavi moderated by Mridula Koshy
6:00-6:50 p.m.: The Making of a Champion
Speakers: Michael Ferreira and Sambit Bal in conversation with Suresh Menon
Workshops
11.00a.m.: Understanding, creating and deconstructing new trends in art
by Sharan Apparao
3.00 p.m.:
Narrative Poetry by Meena Kandasamy
