Delhi Literature Festival To Light Up The Capital On The Weekend

EE News Desk Jul 27, 2024

The two-day event will be held from 27 – 28 July, 2024 at Bikaner House, and will have various authors, journalists, poets and artists from across the country taking part in this fest

The upcoming Delhi Literature Festival (Monsoon Edition) will be held from 27 – 28 July, 2024 at Bikaner House, in the capital. The timings for the event are from 1 pm to 8 pm on both days.

Leading authors, journalists, poets and artists from across the country will be participating in this fest.

Day One – 27 July, 2024

On the first day of the event, the dignitaries invited for the inaugural session include the Chief Guest, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Hon’ble Union Minister for Culture & Tourism, Government of India, along with Guests of Honour Manoj Tiwari, Hon’ble Member of Parliament; Dr. Vikramjit Singh Sahney (Padma Shri) Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Entrepreneur, Educationist & Social Worker; Sushri Bansuri Swaraj, Hon’ble Member of Parliament; Satish Upadhyay, Hon’ble Vice Chairman, NDMC; Dr. Sachchidanand Joshi, Member Secretary, IGNCA and Sanjay Mago, CEO, Om Books Group.

The listed bestsellers for the Monsoon Edition on 27 July, include the book on Ayurveda Advantage: An Ancient Science For Modern Living (Penguin) by Vicram Sharma, followed by the bestseller and popular books on the Monsoon & The Six Seasons– Ritusamhara (Bloomsbury), by Abhay K, Author & Diplomat.

There are poetry sessions (Hindi) (Vani Prakashan) with Dr Deepak Kumar Jaiswal, Author & Former Bureaucrat concluding on day one with the Kavi Manch Session with the poets on humour and monsoon.

Prepping for Day Two – 28 July, 2024

Interesting bestseller authors with topical subjects have been lined up for day two, which includes books on Maya, Modi & Azad: Dalit Politics in the Time of Hindutva (Harper Collins) by Sudha Pai & Sajjan Kumar, followed by the Session on Love in the Time of Hate (Simon & Schuster) by Dr Rakhshanda Jalil.

The next session would be on the Leadership Legacy of Narendra Modi Hardcover (Penguin) by Dr R Balasubramaniam (Balu), a development scholar, author, public policy advocate, and leadership trainer, known for his pioneering development work with rural and tribal people. His books have been released by the Hon’ble Prime Minister.

This would be followed by a discussion with Vikas Swarup, Author & Diplomat (of Slumdog Millionaire Fame) on his latest bestseller, The Girl with Seven Lives (Simon & Schuster) in conversation with Sonia Singh, Media Leader at NDTV & Author.

The festival would conclude with the Session on My First Sudha Murty Collection (Puffin) with Sudha Murty (Padma Bhushan) Educator, Author, Philanthropist, Founder Infosys Foundation, Chairperson Murty Trust & Member of Parliament in conversation with Dr Annurag Batra, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, BW Businessworld & Founder, exchange4media Group.

Besides poetry & kavi sessions, there would also be a live musical performance on day two.

The Delhi Literature Festival (Monsoon Edition) is supported & partnered with the Sahitya Akademi, LIC of India, Act Fibernet, Sun Foundation, Kippis by Indigrains, Om Books Shop and Kaha Jaun.