An award-winning Indian novelist, and daughter of renowned Kannada writer and dramatist Sriranga, Shashi Deshpande published her first collection of short stories in 1978 and won the Sahitya Akademi Award for her novel That Long Silence in 1990.
Although Deshpande …
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 …
Unlike most poetry recitals, this session successfully presented the literary work of Mahakavi Subramania Bharati, not just through Tamil recitation and translation but through a fusion of of Bharatanatyam and classical singing.
The event opened with Usha Rajagopalan, founder and …
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 …
Four luminaries of entirely different languages get together to discuss their takes on Bhasha in today’s world. Moderator and Odia author Paramita Satpathy kicked off the session by addressing Dr. K N. Ganeshaiah, asking him to share his thoughts on …
Mona Verma, the recipient of the Uttarakhand Ratna award, 2014 started the session by talking about Lady Macbeth, the character from Shakespeare’s Macbeth. After goading Macbeth into committing regicide, she becomes Queen of Scotland, but later suffers pangs of guilt …
Partition is the defining moment for all the countries concerned. Many many years after the event, it still impacts the countries and its people greatly, especially where the relations between India and Pakistan is concerned – Kashmir is still called …
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 …
Two enterprising young authors who’ve already made an unforgettable mark on India’s literary scene sat down with an intimate audience for an inspiring Q&A session.
When the session began, the authors were asked for their advice on how to break …
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 …
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 …
Being a fascinating topic in today’s context, the session Remaking Hindu Imagination session received a good response from the audience.
The moderator of this discussion, Mr. Raghunathan V, began by asking Kavita Kane about her motivation behind writing her wonderful …
Never have children been so eager to answer quiz questions! Then again, when the prizes are Amar Chitra Katha comics, it is to be expected!
The kids were on the edge of their seats – and in some cases not …
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 …
The second day of BLF started with a session which was bound to serve the audience with food for thought, as it was based on an interesting topic being discussed by an expert on the subject.
Despite it being his …
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 …
Writing is an art, but it is an art which can be acquired and tailored to perfection. That’s exactly what Indira Chandrasekhar tried to inculcate in her session. Indira is the Founding Editor of Out of Print magazine. She started …
We have all heard about short stories. What, then, are short short stories? To answer this, Kulpreet Yadav, who is a bestselling author, motivational speaker and founder-editor of Open Road Review, an international literary magazine, says that these stories have …
This panel discussion was between four distinct people who are all loyal to the state of Karnataka.
Vikram Sampath, one of the founders of Bangalore Literature Festival, is currently the director of Symbiosis School of Media and Communication. He also …
Sunday’s 11am session at the Right Wing stage at BLF was a full house when three renowned individuals associated to films spoke about its impact on children. Malavika Avinash, Prakash Belawadi and Ramya along with the moderator Darius Sunawala discussed …
