Litfest Delhi 2016 News

The consequences of Partition are still unspooling before us: Rakshanda Jalil

Demonetisation will accelerate digitisation of the financial economy: Nandan Nilekani
The former Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India added that the "need of the hour" was to make payments to merchants cashless. Much of the infrastructure required to effect this
Crime fiction in India is about anonymity in an ocean of people: Ashwin Sanghi
Ashwin Sanghi, best-selling author of thrillers, kept the audience on their toes at the launch of ‘Private Delhi’.
`I believe in Milkha Singh's mantra: Work hard & you'll be recognised'
Farhan Akhtar will speak & sing at Times Lit Fest Delhi, presented by Rajnigandha Silver Pearls in association with knowledge partner Manav Rachna International University, on Nov 27 at India Habitat
Farhan Akhtar to rock the Times LitFest Delhi
The Times LitFest Delhi, to be held on November 26, 27, promises some fun beyond the literary sessions as well.
Times Litfest Delhi returns, will celebrate India at 70
Last year, The Times of India launched Times Litfest Delhi with the aim of giving India's capital a literary event befitting its stature.
The words start to flow if there's a story bursting to come out: Jaishree Misra
An Indian author who has penned five books so far, Jaishree Misra is one of the 11 TOI Write India authors.
If you make the implausible plausible, that is a great story: Tuhin A Sinha
Times of India’s short story writing contest Write India’s author Tuhin A Sinha was seen at the three-day Times Literature Festival which was held in Delhi recently.
‘They kept asking me if I wanted to commit suicide’
A moving session on the final day of the Times LitFest in the Capital had Manisha Koirala, a cancer survivor, share her tale of courage and loss.
Urdu belongs to all
Lawyer and Urdu aficionado Saif Mahmud echoed the familiar lament of the language’s Muslimisation, regretting it has been confined to being just the “preserve of the Muslims and its elite’’.
Build infrastructure; FDI would come on its own: Rai
Ex-Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) Vinod Rai has underlined the need for developing quality infrastructure on the lines of China to attract foreign direct investment (FDI).
'Why the Classics Still Matter'
In a world of many distractions, it’s a challenge getting people to understand and appreciate the past, and all that came before them.
Retelling of Ramayana
In an enthralling discussion on the concluding day of the Rajnigandha Times Delhi LitFest, British poet Daljit Nagra brought an Indian epic gloriously alive in his Q&A session with Sumant Batra,
Biographies and the merry-go-round of whispers
As biographers…we open doors … get under the bed, and then tell the person, ‘Look this is who you are,’” journalist and author Sankarshan Thakur said on Monday in a conversation with Deborah Baker and
Only one bit of my Pakistan speech got play here, says Khurshid
Salman Khurshid, who drew flak recently for his criticism of the Narendra Modi government in Pakistan, explained his stand at the Times LitFest in Delhi on Monday, saying the comment was part of a
‘Violence never a Hindu way of enforcing ideas’
How do we progress towards good Hindu leadership,” asked a voice in the crowd, of scholar Wendy Doniger, who was present at the Times LitFest in virtual body and spirit on Skype.
‘Wahabi Hinduism’ has hit pluralism: Amit Chaudhuri
The BJP, with its slow development of Wahabi Hinduism is decimating the pluralism of the religion,” Amit Chaudhuri said at the Times LitFest Delhi on Monday.
Why was my message to Pakistan to give up Kashmir ignored: Khurshid
New Delhi: Salman Khurshid, who drew flak recently for his criticism of the Narendra Modi government in Pakistan, got a chance to explain his stand on the concluding day of the Times LitFest Delhi.
Session on 'Translations and Indian Writing'
‘Lost in translation’ is an oft-used phrase conveying a word or a sentence, or an expression perhaps, whose meaning or nuance takes on an altogether different form when passing from one language to
'If life’s not working, you’re not living it right'
In the concluding session on the final day, Jaggi Vasudev charmed those who had gathered with his earthy wisdom and wry observations on life.
Preeti Shenoy: Author's corner
Preeti Shenoy had a singularly attentive – and well-informed – audience. One member knew at what age she wrote her first book – eight – and that she started her blog in 2006.
Independent identity, ambition, education make a modern woman: Padma Desai
New Delhi: Even a Padma Bhushan awardee, who also happens to be a Harvard University topper and an internationally acclaimed expert on Russian economy, has had a parent wringing hands over who
The Argumentative Hindu
‘How do we progress towards good Hindu leadership?’ asked a voice in the crowd, of scholar Wendy Doniger, who was present at the Times LitFest in virtual body and spirit on Skype.
Islam not a monolith, women will save us: Saad Hossain
“Killing of Bangladeshi bloggers won’t silence them”, asserted Bangladeshi author Saad Z Hossain at the Times Litfest on Monday.
‘J&K terrorism wouldn’t have happened if we hadn’t returned Pak territories won in 1965 War’
The Amritsar MP and veteran Congressman was partnered by Lieutenant General Tajinder Shergill (Retd) at a fascinating session named after their recent book ‘The Monsoon War’, which was moderated by
Writing on NaMo: Deification or demonization
Tempers and voices flared at a discussion titled: Writing on NaMo: Deification or demonization, at the Times LitFest on Monday. Academic Madhu Kishwar and TV journalist Rajdeep Sardesai took opposing
Writers and protest and freedom dissent and indian democracy
“The BJP, with the slow development of Wahabi Hinduism,’ observes Amit Chaudhuri at the Times Lit Fest Delhi, “is decimating the pluralism of Hinduism.”