Day one of The Hindu ’s eighth edition of Lit for Life fest kicked off to a colourful start in Chennai on January 14, 2018. With eminent speakers, authors and writers lined up, the fest offered the audience a unique chance to witness various points of views on a single platform.
Here is a glimpse of Day 1 in pictures.
Members of the Sunshine Orchestra, a project of the musician A.R. Rahman’s Foundation performing at The Hindu’s Lit For Life fest on Sunday. R. Ragu
Rajmohan Gandhi (left), Gurmehar Kaur (second from right), Arun Kumar (right) in conversation with G. Sampath. Mr. Gandhi said although there have been numerous changes, the economy isn’t moving forward.
Sagarika Ghose (left) and Vaasanthi (right) in conversation with Sushila Ravindranath. With over 120 biographies, Ms. Ghose chose to make her book different by creating a historical understanding of who Indira Gandhi was, bringing her back to life for the younger generation.
N. Ram (left), Chairman, The Hindu Publishing Group, and Arun Kumar (right), Malcolm Adisheshiah Chair Professor at the Institute of Social Sciences, in conversation with Rajiv Lochan, MD and CEO of The Hindu Group's publishing business at Lit For Life. Arun Kumar spoke on how the black money economy prospered more than the normal economy.
Hyeonseo Lee (right), a North Korean defector, in conversation with Kelly Falconer, founder of at The Asia Literary Agency. “So many people disappeared in the middle of the night (in North Korea),” Ms. Hyeonseo noted while drawing attention to the prison camps in her country.
LFL’s mystery speaker Taslima Nasreen (right) in conversation with The Hindu’s Diplomatic Editor Suhasini Haidar. “Everyone should have the right to offend others,” Ms. Nasreen said.
Peter Frankopan (second from left), Professor of Global History at Oxford University, Victor Mallet (second from right), journalist, and Srinath Raghavan (right), Senior Fellow at Centre for Policy Research, in conversation with Josy Joseph (left), National Security Editor of The Hindu. The session raised interesting questions about the growth of Asia.
Children at the Lit For Life fest. With out-of-the-box designs and giant scrabble games, the fest drew people of all ages.