The Sharpest Literature Festival in India

Chennai, January 12 to 14 2019

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About LFL 2019

The Hindu Lit For Life offers the public an enlivening opportunity to meet and listen to their favourite authors and engage with them directly. As we do each year, the festival investigates some of the more disqueting matters of the times and examines many of the issues that confront and challenge us as a democratic society.

Speakers

A.R. Venkatachalapathy
ANUSHKA RAVISHANKAR
Aruna Sairam
ARUNAVA SINHA
Baradwaj Rangan
Chithra Madhavan
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In pics | Lit for Life 2019
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LFL in News

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Storytellers: Amitabha Bagchi, Sumana Roy, and Abdullah Khan in conversation with Mini Kapoor

The session, ‘Tellers of Tales’, had authors Sumana Roy, Abdullah Khan and Amitabha Bagchi in conversation with Mini Kapoor

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The winners: (From left) Rajiv Eipe, Vinayak Varma, Venita Coelho and Mamta Nainy

The fabulous four who grabbed the The Hindu Young World-Good Books awards

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Looking in: (From left) Sharanya Manivannan, Madhavi Menon, Vaishna Roy, Sumana Roy and Manjula Padmanabhan

‘Why We Should All be Feminists’, had authors Sumana Roy, Sharanya Manivannan, Manjula Padmanabhan and Madhavi Menon in conversation with Vaishna Roy

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Videos

Why can't India and Pakistan be friends

Husain Haqqani spoke in length about the India-Pakistan ties at the LFL session.
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Testimonials

I greatly enjoyed The Hindu Lit For Life festival, which I attended a few years ago and I wish it every continuing success.

Vikram SethNovelist & Poet, Padma Shri Awardee

I usually avoid literature festivals but The Hindu Lit For Life is really nice because the people are curious. What makes it special are the kind of people who come to it.

Rujuta DiwekarLeading nutrition and exercise science expert

With its combination of world literary figures, Indian luminaries, and dynamic students, it hosts conversations that simply cannot be found anywhere else.

Naomi WolfAuthor & Journalist, best know for the book The Beauty Myth

The audiences were so engaged and I met so many brilliant young women... This is an astoundingly cool literary festival.

Molly CrabappleArtist and writer. Contributing editor for VICE

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.

Markus Zusak Writer, best known for The Book Thief and The Messenger

What I really like about the festival is that it is a "literary" festival. It is centred on books.

Karthika V.K. Publisher, Westland Publications Pvt Ltd

I had a splendid time. The other writers were fascinating and panels engaging. My mind and eyes were full of literature and books, which is how I like it.

Daniel HandlerAuthor, musician, screenwriter, television writer, and television producer

The festival has gone from strength to strength each yearand I think it's an indication of how much enthusiasm there is for reading. The book is no danger here.

Abraham VerghesePhysician, Author & Professor at Stanford University Medical School

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