Source : Times of India
The capital’s most power-packed literary and intellectual festival of ideas is back. The third edition of Times Litfest Delhi returns to Delhi on November 25 and 26, with a galaxy of authors, thinkers, artistes, poets and public intellectuals.
The theme of this year’s fest is “Celebrating New India”, bringing a host of voices from the arts, literature and culture to debate the country’s achievements and discuss the direction in which it is heading. It will celebrate the new, assess where we stand as a country and try and forecast the future through talks, debates and keynote addresses.
Participating authors and artistes include Kamal Haasan, Baba Ramdev, Jayant Sinha, Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi, Arun Shourie, Amish, Shashi Tharoor, Mahesh Rangarajan, Perumal Murugan, Devdutt Pattanaik, Abhinav Chandrachud, Bibek Debroy, Anuja Chauhan, Swara Bhaskar, Nandita Das, Ustaad Amjad Ali Khan and a host of other diverse talents.
To be inaugurated by Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu, the fest will showcase a marquee debate, “Nationalism in 21st century India: a unifying or divisive force?” It will also focus on the voice of the millennials, with Gurmehar Kaur speaking about the youth presence on social media. The fest will also showcase the writings of veteran authors Nayantara Sahgal and Kiran Nagarkar, who will give talks on how they see New India shaping.
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