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Girish Karnad takes on Sir Vidia Naipaul at Mumbai Literature Festival
Updated On: 03 November, 2012 10:44 AM IST | | Fiona Fernandez
Theatre veteran Girish Karnad took on Sir Vidia Naipaul at the ongoing Tata Literature Live! in the city, and questioned the organisers' decision to present the later with the Lifetime Achievement Award. We present the entire transcript of his outburst
"Didn’t know what I was being invited for I was under the impression that it was a theatre fest. It was only later that I discovered it was Mumbai Literature Festival. I was given a whole hour and I didn’t know what one was supposed to be doing for an hour. It was only later that I discovered and it was a process of discovery of my life and my work.

Girish Karnad and Sir Vidia Naipaul
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