Literary palette

Here’s a list of the most interesting sessions that are going to take place in the 9th edition of the Hyderabad Literary Festival, going to be held in the city from January 25 to January 27.

DAY 1 — January 25, 2019
PANEL: #ME TOO: THE WAY FORWARD
Speakers: Chinmayi Sripaada, Sandhya Menon and Shutapa Paul; Moderator: Vasudha Nagaraj
Venue: Telangana Tourism Pavilion
Time: 11:30 - 12:10 hrs

IS GANDHI RELEVANT TODAY
Speakers: Sudhir Chandra and C. Shambu Prasad; Moderator: Birad Yagnik
Venue: Karvy Kanopy
Time: 14:50 - 15:30 hrs

PANEL: BOLLYWOOD AND BEYOND
Speakers: Elahe Hiptoola, Ketan Mehta and Suresh Jindal; Moderator: Uma Magal
Venue: Telangana Tourism Pavilion
Time: 15:40 - 16:20 hrs

DAY 2 — January 26, 2019
KAAVYA DHAARA: JOSH-E-HYDERABAD
Speakers: Harish Singla, Harsh Vardhan Shukla, Janani Rao, Javed Jalali, Shivani Kshirsagar, Shriya Gupta, Soumya, Srujana Satyavada Vaishnavi Sai and Zakad Cruze; Poetry rendering: Jayashree, Irfan Ali and Patruni Sastry
Venue: Kaavya Dhaara Pavilion
Time: 11:00 - 13:00 hrs

PANEL: ART AND IDEOLOGY
Speakers: Malvika Maheshwari and Salil Tripathi; Moderator: Chandana Chakrabarti
Venue: Telangana Tourism Pavilion
Time: 12:30 - 13:10 hrs

TALK: THE UNTOLD STORY OF INDIA’S FIRST NEWSPAPER
Speaker: Andrew Otis; Chair: Padmaja Shaw
Venue: Karvy Kanopy
Time: 12:30 - 13:10 hrs

PANEL: LITERATURE DOWN UNDER
Speakers: Anna Solding, Jane McCredie and Marieke Hardy; Moderator: Paul Sharrad
Venue: Karvy Kanopy
Time: 15:50 - 16:30 hrs

DAY 3 — January 27, 2019
TALK: KAMA: THE RIDDLE OF DESIRE
Speakers: Gurcharan Das; Chair: Chandana Chakrabarti
venue: Telangana Tourism Pavilion
Time: 10:50 - 11:30 hrs

PANEL: WOMEN ON TOP
Speakers: Anupama Jain and Sudha Menon; Moderator: Kinnera Murthy
Venue: Karvy Kanopy
Time: 11:40 - 12:20 hrs

PLENARY: KARWAN-E-KAIFI
Speakers: Amita Desai in conversation with Shabana Azmi
Venue: Telangana Tourism Pavilion
Time: 12:30 - 13:10 hrs

LITERARY CULTURE OF TELANGANA
Speakers: Ashok Tankasala, Baig Ehsas and Mercy Margaret; Moderator: T Vijay Kumar
Venue: Karvy Kanopy
Time: 15:00 - 15:40 hrs

VALEDICTORY
Speakers: Mallika Sarabhai; Chair: Jayesh Ranjan
Venue: Telangana Tourism Pavilion
Time: 16:40 - 17:20 hrs