The three-day festival will see over 100 celebrated writers, speakers, thinkers and performers from more than 10 countries will offer a multitude of voices, stories, and viewpoints across genders, communities and languages
The literature festival will have gripping indoor and outdoor performances, book launches, daily workshops and more. Photos Courtesy: Special Arrangement
The city's beloved Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest is set to return for its 16th edition from November 7 to 9 later this year at the NCPA at Nariman Point.
It will see over 100 celebrated writers, speakers, thinkers and performers from more than 10 countries will offer a multitude of voices, stories, and viewpoints across genders, communities and languages, to reflect the festival's inclusivity and innovation.
The three-day festival, presented by Godrej Industries Group, promises to captivate visitors and audiences with fresh perspectives at stimulating sessions across a range of subjects such as fiction, poetry, health, history, business, science, philosophy, and as always, the city of Mumbai.
This year’s line-up includes Anindita Ghose, Ashok Alexander, Ashok Vajpeyi, Atul Dodiya, Christian Stöcker, Dhananjay Chandrachud, Faye D’Souza, Jeet Thayil, Jerry Pinto, Jimmy Wales, Lillete Dubey, Luke Coutinho, Omar Musa, Paromita Vohra, Roopa Kudva, Sam Dalrymple, Shabnam Minwalla, Shashi Tharoor, Shehan Karunatilaka, Shireen Bhan, Shobhaa De, Shubhangi Swarup, Sitanshu Yashaschandra, Soha Ali Khan, Swati Pandey, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Yang Shuang-zi.
The mainstays of the festival also return -- the prestigious Lifetime Achievement, Poet Laureate, and Literary Awards.
The Great Debate, Book in Focus, gripping indoor and outdoor performances, book launches, daily workshops and campus outreaches for college students - will continue to feature.
Popular and enchanting, The Little Festival for children, in collaboration with the H T Parekh Foundation, will be held in parallel on November 7-8 with sessions, activities and performances specially curated for children, at which the Binod Kanoria Awards for Children’s Literature will also be announced.
Looking forward to November, festival co-director Amy Fernandes said, “Each year since 2009, the festival has shaped itself into an ever-evolving and exciting entity that the city has come to love. We, the Literature Live! team, are honoured to play a role in continuing the legacy that our founder Anil Dharker created for Mumbaikars: a marvellous feast for the mind and soul. In its 16th year, the story only gets stronger."
Quasar Thakore Padamsee, festival co-director, added, “Engaging with contrasting thoughts and writing - fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama - from around the world is more crucial than ever today. The 16th edition of the Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest will do just that. I have been associated with this Festival since its inception, and it is a privilege to have seen it grow into the veritable city institution that it is today. Over the years, we have hosted a series of incredible literary events, and this year promises to reflect the same love and zest for words in manifold forms.”
Nadir Godrej, chairman & managing director Godrej Industries Group, said, "Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest is a unique achievement - a Mumbai home-grown world-class international Literary Festival which has stood the test of time and received universal appreciation for fifteen years."
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