Ramachandra Guha gave a riveting talk on freedom of expression in India and the threats it faces on day 1 of the Bangalore Literature Festival. The ‘India After Gandhi’ author was equally critical of both ends of the political spectrum, …
Two spokespersons of different political parties held a riveting debate on the evolution from Anna to AAP at the Bangalore Literature Festival.
Moderator Ashwin Mahesh kicked off the discussion by outlining two broad questions that he said would pervade the …
This was by far one of the most highly anticipated sessions of BLF, and rightly so. It was full house before it started, and by the time it began in full swing, there were cheers and applause searing the atmosphere.…
Dr. Shatavadhani R Ganesh, a practitioner of the art of avadhana, a polyglot, an author in Sanskrit and Kannada and an extempore poet in multiple languages began the session by saying that it’s very heartening to attend and moderate a …
There are few things that have the capacity to bind a nation together, and bridge boundaries drawn by religion, caste, education level, social class, status, power, you name it. Cinema is one of them. It’s a beautiful blanket woven in …
Bookalore’s Puppet Party, a puppet-based story-telling event by Mrs.Vijayalaxmi was one of the best events for kids at Bangalore Literature Festival.
The session started on an upbeat mode. She started the story by singing a song ‘Dino Dino Dinosaur’. The …
ಸಿರಿಗನ್ನಡ – ಹಿಂದೆ, ಇಂದು, ಮುಂದೆ ಎಂಬ ವಿಷಯವನ್ನಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡು ಹರೀಶ್ ಜಿ.ಬಿ. ಯವರು ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ ಕಂಬಾರ, ಹಂಪ ನಾಗರಾಜಯ್ಯ, ಕಮಲಾ ಹಂಪನಾ, ನರಹಳ್ಳಿ ಬಾಲಸುಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣ್ಯ ರವರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಂವಾದ ನಡೆಸಿದರು.
ಕಂಬಾರರು ಮಾತನಾಡುತ್ತ “ ನಾವು ಗಮನಿಸಬೇಕಾದ ಎರಡು ಮುಖ್ಯ ಕ್ರಾಂತಿಗಳೆಂದರೆ ಭಕ್ತಿ ಚಳುವಳಿ ಮತ್ತು ಬ್ರಿಟೀಷರ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಪದ್ಧತಿ” ಎಂದರು. ಭಕ್ತಿ ಚಳುವಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರವರ …
This session was bound to pique everyone’s interest, and translated into a wonderful crowd that gathered to witness this discussion, with Maya Mirchandani as its moderator. Haroon Khalid, Mohammad Zaman Azurdah and Padma Rao Sundarji constituted the board of panelists.…
In an era where intolerance is not only trending on various social media platforms but has also managed to grab a sizeable mindshare of a politically aware citizen, here comes Aakar Patel to take us to times which were far …
How many of you loved pictures and painting them when you were a kid? We all did. And maybe, a few of us still love it. Chennai-based Tulika Publishers organised a fun session for kids of age group 7-13 years …
Confessions of a Biographer captures the secrets of four authors who have focused on writing biographies on women. The authors were engaged in a panel discussion by Mr Sunil Sethi.
The panel discussion included the following: Emily Holleman who is …
Subjects like war and peace go through a special treatment when perceived by a poet, and we at BLF were privileged to have four poets share their poetry on the subject. Verses flowed on a diverse set of topics related …
The name of this session itself acted as a magnet for the audience, hence resulting in an overwhelming response to this discussion. Durjoy Datta, Preeti Shenoy and Ravinder Singh, all of whom are famous authors of today’s age, made for …
The Seasons hall at Royal Orchid was over-crowded within seconds for the session on “The Frog That Climbed over the Mountain.” The host was filled with enthusiasm and so were the kids. The host invited Kartik Shanker, the author of …
Filled with humour and entertaining barbs, Zac O’Yeah and Upamanyu Chatterjee took the audience through an interesting journey through Upamanyu’s new book, his experiences as he authored Othello Sucks, and a candid interaction with the audience over the issues …
2015 ರ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಉತ್ಸವವನ್ನು ಕಾಶ್ಮೀರಿ ಬರಹಗಾರ ಮೊಹಮ್ಮದ್ ಅಜೂರ್ ದಾ ಮತ್ತು ಕನ್ನಡದವರೇ ಆದ ಇಂಗ್ಲಿಷ್ ಲೇಖಕಿ ಶಶಿ ದೇಶಪಾಂಡೆ ದೀಪ ಬೆಳಗಿಸಿ ಉದ್ಘಾಟಿಸಿದರು. ತಡವಾಗಿ ಬಂದ ಜ್ಞಾನಪೀಠ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಪುರಸ್ಕೃತ ಸಾಹಿತಿ ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ ಕಂಬಾರ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯಾಸಕ್ತರನ್ನು ಎರಡೂ ದಿನದ ಗೋಷ್ಠಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಸ್ವಾಗತಿಸಿದರು.
ಶಶಿ ದೇಶಪಾಂಡೆಯವರು ಉದ್ಘಾಟನ ಬಾಷಣ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾ, “ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯೋತ್ಸವದಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾಗವಹಿಸುವುದು …
If ever there was a Bangalorean who needs no introduction, it would be Nandan Nilekani. The entrepreneur, bureaucrat and politician co-authored his most recent book titled ‘Rebooting India’ with Viral Shah, the founding partner of Julia Computing. Shah has worked …
Keeping with the tradition of planting the seeds of creativity at a tender age, BLF held a Magic and Mystery Storywriting Workshop with authors Pavitra Sankaran and Asha Nehemiah. Pavithra Sankaran, the author of Something Fishy, is an avid reader …
The Right Wing at BLF 2015 witnessed the beginning of this year’s poetic impulse with stalwarts from Kannada, Bengali and English poetry reciting their finest works. BLF organiser and acclaimed writer Shinie Antony set the ball rolling with her poetic …
It’s not every day that we get to witness two remarkably adept scholars in mutual admiration of each other’s works, drawing on each other’s extensive knowledge in a lively discussion on discovering the Bhagavad Gita. So on Day 1 of …
