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Delhi Literature Festival returns with 12th edition

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The 12th edition of the Delhi Literature Festival, spanning three days from January 19 to 21, will take place at the India Habitat Centre in the heart of New Delhi for a celebration of words and culture.

The Delhi Literature Festival includes best sellers authors, famous poets and light musical performances.

The opening session on January 19 will start from 5 pm to 8 pm. The first day of the festival will have Gurcharan Das in conversation with Sonia Singh discussing his memoir “Another Sort of Freedom” and Dr Anand Ranganathan exploring “Hindus in Hindu Rashtra” with Pavan K Varma.

The session will be followed by Vipul Rikhi presenting “Drunk on Love: The Life, Vision & Songs of Kabir” with a live performance and conversation featuring Dr Amna Mirza.

The second day is scheduled from 12 noon till 8 pm, with the Inaugural Session featuring distinguished speakers, including Meenakshi Lekhi, Author and Minister of State for Culture & External Affairs, Govt. of India; Dr Sonal Mansingh, Member of Parliament (Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan).

Celebrating the best of literature, the second day will feature renowned publishers for a panel discussion on “Content & Communities: The Publishers Dilemma in the Digital Age” with Anuj Bahri, Ajay Mago, Manish Khurana, Yamini Chowdhuri, Aditi Maheshwari and Swati Chopra to be moderated by Ajay Jain.

Following this, audiences will be able to delve into “Modi & India: 2024 & The Battle for Bharat,” where Rahul Shivashankar and Siddhartha Talya discuss the political landscape. Additionally, book lovers can experience the magic of “Sur Sandhya,” a live performance by Saqib Khan and Ameen Khan presented by Dr Amna Mirza.

The day unfolds with “Kavi Sammelan: Words, Wisdom & Celebrating Life,” featuring poets Nityanand Tiwari, Dildar Dehlvi, Dr Banga, Dr Umesh Pathak, Rajeev Dwivedi, Pankaj, and Tejinder Luthra, presented by Dr Rama Pandey. The day concludes with the literary exploration of “Antim, The Last Avatar” by Dr Neetika Modi in conversation with Vinita Sharma Bakshi.

The third and penultimate sessions of the enchanting literary event commences on January 21, from 5 pm to 8 pm, promising an engaging discussions and performances.

The last day of the event will also showcase the power of women’s poetry at Kavyitri Sammelan, featuring Anuradha Pandey, Nandini Shrivastava, Prof Charu Kapoor, Kavita & Tanvi, Nirupama Kotru & Ketki, presented by Amit Sharma.

The awaited literature festival will be held in partnership with the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), Vodaphone Idea Ltd and supported by the ‘Sahitya Akademi’. Kunzum Bookstores and Oxford Bookstores proudly serve as the ‘Official Bookstore Partners’ while Radio City will be the Radio Partner and the gifting partner is Pouls.of.art.

When: 5pm – 8pm; January 19 – 21

Where: India Habitat Centre

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