Jharkhand Literary Meet has become an integral part of Jharkhand’s annual cultural calendar in the three years of its existence. This year, Jharkhand Literary Meet is back in Ranchi to celebrate its fourth edition.

Jharkhand Literary Meet was launched in 2017 by Gameplan because Jharkhand needed a festival that would celebrate its rich, diverse yet underrepresented literature and culture. The idea was to take Jharkhand to a wider world audience and also to bring the world to Jharkhand.

From the very first year, the lit meet has drawn premier authors and speakers from across India, having hosted eminent delegates such as Ruskin Bond, Uday Prakash, Mridula Garg, Harivansh Narayan Singh, Sharmila Tagore, Pankaj Kapur, Mark Tully, Jairam Ramesh, Devdutt Pattanaik, Mahadev Toppo, Anuj Lugun, Usha Uthup and Rekha Bhardwaj among several others. The overwhelming response to the lit meet encourages us keep our emphasis on a consistently high quality of participants, and an inherent connection with the local cultural ethos.

Event Schedule

Inauguration

Gurcharan Das and Mahadev Toppo

Jangal Pahar Ke Path

Mahadev Toppo, Chandramohan Kisku and Pramod Jha in conversation with Vinoy Bhushan
Session in Hindi

LOL

Standup with Abijit Ganguly

Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films Matinee

Is Shahar Ke Naam

Readings by members of Jharkhand Writers Association
Session in Hindi

In An Ideal World

Kunal Basu in conversation with Malavika Banerjee

Not Quite Cricket

Pradeep Magazine and Kirti Azad in conversation

Chhand Kavitaey

Anuj Lugun, Chandramohan Kisku, Swapna Sanchita, Bricious Soreng and Mungeshwar Sahoo
Session in Hindi

The Poem That Defined The Buddha

Jairam Ramesh in conversation with Sukanya Das

Shaam-e-Sufiyana

Sonam Kalra and her troupe in an evening of ghazal and gayaki

Smartphone Wali Hindi

Satya Vyas and Yatish on whether social media and digital tools have helped or hindered the Rashtrabhasha. In conversation with Pratiti Ganatra
Session in Hindi

Nayaker Bhumika-y - Uttam, Soumitra Ebong…

Suman Ghosh, Sayandeb Chowdhury and Chandril Bhattacharya on the Bengali cinema and its heroes. In conversation with Balaji Vittal
Session in Bengali

Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films Matinee

Ray Centenary

Mohan Agashe, Barun Chanda and Suman Ghosh on the many legacies of Satyajit Ray. In conversation with Arunava Sinha

The Greatest Stories of India

Arunava Sinha, Mitra Phukan and Poonam Saxena* in conversation with Malavika Banerjee

Pure Evil

Balaji Vittal and Mohan Agashe discuss the changing face of cinematic evil. In conversation with Malavika Banerjee

Patthalgarhi

Launch of Anuj Lugun’s poetry collection. Readings and conversation with Bricious Soreng
Session in Hindi

Dance Legacy

Mallika Sarabhai and Revanta Sarabhai in performance

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SPEAKERS

Abijit Ganguly

Abijit Ganguly is an Indian standup comedian, freelance writer and YouTuber who is known for his stand-up sets that are inspired by the daily events of his life, his married life with occasional self-deprecation, and political satire. Abijit performs in both English and Hindi. 

Attending Session

March 5, 2022 ● 12:50 pm
LOL - Standup with Abijit Ganguly

Anuj Lugun

Anuj Lugun is a poet, short-story writer, song composer, novelist, playwright and essayist, but he is best known for his poems. His commitment to political and social justice has earned him the title of tribal poet. Lugun’s writings explore themes such as love, freedom, revolution, and opposition to all types of bigotry. He received the Bharat Bhushan Agarwal Award for his poem Aghoshit Ulgunan (Undeclared Uprising), the Rashtriya Muktibodh Puraskara and the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar. 

Attending Session

March 5, 2022 ● 4:40 pm
Chhand Kavitaey - Anuj Lugun, Chandramohan Kisku, Swapna Sanchita, Bricious Soreng and Mungeshwar Sahoo Session in Hindi

March 6, 2022 ● 5:20 pm
Patthalgarhi - Launch of Anuj Lugun’s poetry collection. Readings and conversation with Bricious Soreng Session in Hindi

Arunava Sinha

Arunava Sinha translates classic, modern and contemporary Bengali fiction and non-fiction into English and English fiction into Bengali. Sixty-nine of his translations have been published so far in India, and ten in the US and the UK. Twice the winner of the Crossword Translation Award, for Sankar’s Chowringhee (2007) and Anita Agnihotri’s Seventeen (2011), he has also won the Muse India Award for translation for When the Time Is Right (2012) and been shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize (2009) for his translation of Chowringhee. He teaches at Ashoka University, and is a co-director of the Ashoka Centre for translation.

Attending Session

March 6, 2022 ● 2:20 pm
Ray Centenary - Mohan Agashe, Barun Chanda and Suman Ghosh on the many legacies of Satyajit Ray. In conversation with Arunava Sinha

March 6, 2022 ● 3:20 pm
The Greatest Stories of India - Arunava Sinha, Mitra Phukan and Poonam Saxena* in conversation with Malavika Banerjee

Ashutosh Chaturvedi

Ashutosh Chaturvedi is the Editor-in-Chief of Prabhat Khabar. He has over 30 years of experience in journalism and was associated with the BBC for eight years. Chaturvedi started his career as a trainee journalist in Maya and then moved to India TodaySunday ObserverDainik Jagran, followed by the BBC. He was also a key member of the launch team of the BBC Hindi website. Prior to moving to Prabhat Khabar, Chaturvedi was editor of Amar Ujala, overseeing the entire news operation of the group.

Attending Session

Balaji Vittal

Balaji Vittal, a graduate in Civil Engineering from Jadavpur University, is a second-generation Calcuttan. His bestselling book R.D. Burman: The Man, The Music, co-authored with Anirudha Bhattacharjee, won the President’s Swarn Kamal Award at the 2011 National Film Awards. Their next book, Gaata Rahe Mera Dil – 50 Classic Hindi Film Songs, was awarded the Excellence in Writing on Cinema at the 17th Mumbai Film Festival in 2015. His latest book, Pure Evil The Bad Men of Bollywood, is a delightful, wide canvas of Bollywood villain characters who have captured our imagination in the past 90 years.

Attending Session

March 6, 2022 ● 12:30 pm
Nayaker Bhumika-y - Uttam, Soumitra Ebong… - Suman Ghosh, Sayandeb Chowdhury and Chandril Bhattacharya on the Bengali cinema and its heroes. In conversation with Balaji Vittal Session in Bengali

March 6, 2022 ● 4:20 pm
Pure Evil - Balaji Vittal and Mohan Agashe discuss the changing face of cinematic evil. In conversation with Malavika Banerjee

Barun Chanda

Barun Chanda is an Indian Bengali advertising professional, actor and author based Kolkata. He is mostly remembered for his role in Satyajit Ray’s Seemabaddha. Chanda is also a writer and advertising professional. He has written several books such as Coke, a Bengali thriller.

Attending Session

March 6, 2022 ● 2:20 pm
Ray Centenary - Mohan Agashe, Barun Chanda and Suman Ghosh on the many legacies of Satyajit Ray. In conversation with Arunava Sinha

Bricious Soreng

Bricious Soreng is a student of history who is passionate about the literature and culture of the region. He is a regular contributor to the Maaye Maati section of Prabhat Khabar and is actively involved with several non-profit undertakings working in the field of development in Jharkhand. 

Attending Session

March 5, 2022 ● 4:40 pm
Chhand Kavitaey - Anuj Lugun, Chandramohan Kisku, Swapna Sanchita, Bricious Soreng and Mungeshwar Sahoo Session in Hindi

March 6, 2022 ● 5:20 pm
Patthalgarhi - Launch of Anuj Lugun’s poetry collection. Readings and conversation with Bricious Soreng Session in Hindi

Chandramohan Kisku

Chandramohan Kisku isa well-known writer and poet who writes in Hindiand Santhali. His Hindi writings have been published in leading publications such as Kisad, Prabhat News, Contemporary Indian Literature, Tribal India and Vishwagatha andSanthali writings in Sili, Chithi Sakam, Panja, Aiben Saakwa, Sandhayani and Sahveed Adang. His published works include Muluj Landa (Santali Poetry Book) Facebook (Santali Tale Collection), Siddu-Kanhu Tikinaag Hoohte (Anuva the novel, Santhali translation of Bengali novel, Siddu Kanhur Daake by Mahasweta Devi, Angra (Santhali translation of English poetry collection of Angaur by Jacinta Kerketta, Bit Bururu Rayag Seched (translation of Mahadev Toppo’s collection of poems, Jungle Pahaad ke Paath) and Subarnakha

Attending Session

March 5, 2022 ● 12 pm
Jangal Pahar Ke Path - Mahadev Toppo, Chandramohan Kisku and Pramod Jha in conversation with Vinoy Bhushan Session in Hindi

March 5, 2022 ● 4:40 pm
Chhand Kavitaey - Anuj Lugun, Chandramohan Kisku, Swapna Sanchita, Bricious Soreng and Mungeshwar Sahoo Session in Hindi

Chandril Bhattacharya

Chandril Bhattacharya is an essayist, poet, lyricist, and regularly nurtures a fantasy of becoming the greatest filmmaker on earth. He has authored seven books. His poetry does not sell (and hence proves he is ahead of his time). His prose is quite popular (and hence proves he is in tune with the times). His lyrics started out as refreshingly frolicsome, but are now veering dangerously towards contrived pedagogy (and hence prove that he is running out of time). His plan is to win two Nobels in quick succession and use the money to fund his first film.

Attending Session

March 6, 2022 ● 12:30 pm
Nayaker Bhumika-y - Uttam, Soumitra Ebong… - Suman Ghosh, Sayandeb Chowdhury and Chandril Bhattacharya on the Bengali cinema and its heroes. In conversation with Balaji Vittal Session in Bengali

Gurcharan Das

Gurcharan Das is an author and public intellectual, best known for a much-acclaimed trilogy on the classical Indian goals of life. He writes a regular column for the Times of India and six Indian language newspapers and occasionally for the Financial Times, the New York Times and others. He studied philosophy at Harvard and was CEO of Procter & Gamble India and Managing Director, Procter & Gamble Worldwide (Strategic Planning), before retiring to pursue writing full time. He writes a regular column for the Times of India and five Indian language papers, and contributes to Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, and Foreign Affairs. His other books include India Grows at Night: A liberal case for a strong state, which was on the FT’s best books for 2013; a novel, A Fine Family; a book of essays, The Elephant Paradigm, and an anthology, Three Plays. He is editing for Penguin a 15 volume history series, The Story of Indian Business. He lives in Delhi.

Attending Session

March 5, 2022 ● 11:30 am
Inauguration - Gurcharan Das and Mahadev Toppo

Jairam Ramesh

Jairam Ramesh is an Indian economist, historian and politician. He is a Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament from Karnataka. He held the portfolios of Rural Development and Drinking Water and Sanitation. After graduating from IIT Bombay in 1975 with a B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering, he received a Master of Science in Public Policy and Public Management from Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College. He is a founding member of the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad and is a member of the International Council of the New York-based Asia Society. Jairam has been a Visiting Fellow and Affiliated Researcher of the Institute of Chinese Studies, New Delhi.

Attending Session

March 5, 2022 ● 5:30 pm
The Poem That Defined The Buddha - Jairam Ramesh in conversation with Sukanya Das

Kirti Azad

Kirti Azad is an Indian politician and former cricketer who played 7 Tests and 25 ODIs for India between 1980 and 1986. Azad is the son of former Chief minister of Bihar Bhagwat Jha Azad. He was an aggressive right-hand batsman and a quickish offspinner. He made his Test debut at Wellington and was part of the Indian team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup. He won the 2014  Lok Sabha election for Darbhanga, Bihar. 

Attending Session

March 5, 2022 ● 3:50 pm
Not Quite Cricket - Pradeep Magazine and Kirti Azad in conversation

Kunal Basu

Kunal Basu is an Indian author of English fiction who has written seven novels – The Opium Clerk (2001), The Miniaturist (2003), Racists (2006), The Yellow Emperor’s Cure (2011), Kalkatta (2015) and Sarojini’s Mother and In an Ideal World. He has also written a collection of short stories, The Japanese Wife (2008), the title story of which has been made into a film by the Indian filmmaker Aparna Sen. He has worked for an advertising agency, in freelance journalism, dabbled in filmmaking, and taught at Jadavpur University for a brief period of 16 months. He has taught at McGill University, Montreal, Canada, from 1986–1999. His 13 years at McGill were interrupted only by a brief stint at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, in 1989. Since 1999, he has been teaching at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School. He has also written financial pieces for business publications such as Fast Company and MIT Sloan Management Review

Attending Session

March 5, 2022 ● 3 pm
In An Ideal World - Kunal Basu in conversation with Malavika Banerjee

Mahadev Toppo

Mahadev Toppo is a retired banker, well known tribal thinker and poet and actor from Jharkhand. He has written about the anguish of tribals and the problems confronting them through a collection of 44 poems tiled Jungle Pahaad ke Paath.

Attending Session

March 5, 2022 ● 11:30 am
Inauguration - Gurcharan Das and Mahadev Toppo

March 5, 2022 ● 12 pm
Jangal Pahar Ke Path - Mahadev Toppo, Chandramohan Kisku and Pramod Jha in conversation with Vinoy Bhushan Session in Hindi

Mallika Sarabhai

Mallika Sarabhai has been one of India’s leading choreographers and dancers for over four decades. In constant demand as a soloist and with her own dance company, Darpana, she has been creating and performing both classical and contemporary works. She has also produced over 3000 hours of television work talking about issues of the environment, women, communal harmony and violence, using the most popular genres of TV. She has a Ph.D. in Organisational Behaviour and has been honorary Director of Darpana Academy of Performing Arts for 40 years. She first came to international notice when she played the role of Draupadi in Peter Brook’s The Mahabharata for 5 years, first in French and then English, performing in France, North America, Australia, Japan and Scotland. Always an activist for societal education and women’s empowerment, Mallika began using her work for social change. Sis known for creating hard-hitting theatrical works and stage productions which have raised awareness, highlighted crucial issues and advocated change, several of which productions have toured internationally as well as throughout India. Over the last 18 months she has motivated hundreds of people through her many webinars and interviews, and through Darpana’s project Nritya Parichay to bring mental health and self-esteem to thousands of marginalised youngsters. 

Attending Session

March 6, 2022 ● 6:45 pm
Dance Legacy - Mallika Sarabhai and Revanta Sarabhai in performance

Mitra Phukan

Mitra Phukan is a writer, translator and columnist based in Guwahati, Assam. Her published literary works include four children’s books, a biography, two novels and a collection of 50 of her columns, Guwahati Gaze. Her most recent works are a translation of Jnanpeeth awardee Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya’s novel Kobor Aru Phool – Blossoms in the Graveyard – and a collection of her own short stories, A Full Night’s Thievery. She writes extensively on Indian music as a reviewer and essayist. Her short stories have appeared in various journals worldwide. Her works have been translated into many languages and several of her books are taught in colleges and universities in India. As a translator herself, she has put across the works of some of the best known contemporary writers of fiction in Axomiya into English. Her column, All Things Considered in the Assam Tibune is very widely read. 

Attending Session

March 6, 2022 ● 3:20 pm
The Greatest Stories of India - Arunava Sinha, Mitra Phukan and Poonam Saxena* in conversation with Malavika Banerjee

Mohan Agashe

Mohan Agashe is an Indian actor, who has worked in the Marathi and Hindi film industries. He made his debut in Samna, followed by Aakrosh, Mashaal and Rihaee. Agashe then starred in Mississippi Masala and Target. Mohan was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi by the Government of India in 1996. He has appeared in films such as Ab Tak Chappan, Jolly LLB, Welcome Zindagi and in Toofan, a sports-drama movie directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. He has also been a part of OTT series such as Human

Attending Session

March 6, 2022 ● 2:20 pm
Ray Centenary - Mohan Agashe, Barun Chanda and Suman Ghosh on the many legacies of Satyajit Ray. In conversation with Arunava Sinha

March 6, 2022 ● 4:20 pm
Pure Evil - Balaji Vittal and Mohan Agashe discuss the changing face of cinematic evil. In conversation with Malavika Banerjee

Mungeswar Sahoo

Mungeswar Sahoo is a writer who works actively in the field of development. After completing his Masters in Political Science, he has been working as the Community Coordinator for Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society, a nodal agency for effective implementation of livelihood promotion in the state as well as the implementation of the National Rural Livelihood Mission Project in the state of Jharkhand. He contributes articles and poems in Nagpuri (Sadri) regularly to Prabhat Khabar. 

Attending Session

March 5, 2022 ● 4:40 pm
Chhand Kavitaey - Anuj Lugun, Chandramohan Kisku, Swapna Sanchita, Bricious Soreng and Mungeshwar Sahoo Session in Hindi

Poonam Saxena

Poonam Saxena is a distinguished writer, editor and translator widely known for launching Hindustan Times’ Sunday magazine, BRUNCH. Her illustrious career includes translations of works such as Dharamvir Bharati’s Gunahon Ka Devta and Rahi Masoom Raza’s Hindi novel Scene 75 to English. Her latest book The Greatest Hindi Stories Ever Told features legendary Hindi writers, from stalwarts such as Bhisham Sahni, Kamleshwar and Rajendra Yadav to other formidable writers such as Mohan Rakesh and Krishna Sobti. 

Attending Session

March 6, 2022 ● 3:20 pm
The Greatest Stories of India - Arunava Sinha, Mitra Phukan and Poonam Saxena* in conversation with Malavika Banerjee

Pradeep Magazine

Pradeep Magazine is a cricket writer, columnist and former sports editor of The Pioneer, the India Today e-paper and Hindustan Times. He began his journalistic career in 1979 with the Chandigarh edition of The Indian Express and was its cricket editor in 1999–2000. Widely travelled, Magazine has covered international cricket in every Test-playing nation; he is the author of the book Not Just Cricket that exposed the match-fixing scandal much before it surfaced in 2000.

Attending Session

March 5, 2022 ● 3:50 pm
Not Quite Cricket - Pradeep Magazine and Kirti Azad in conversation

Pramod Kumar Jha

Pramod Kumar Jha is a postgraduate in English Literature and has worked in Akashvani followed by Doordarshan for morethan thirty two years and retired as Director, Doordarshan Kendra, Ranchi in 2017. He writes in English, Hindi and Maithili and has been associated with the Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, and Central Institute of Indian Languages and Basava Samiti, Bangalore in various capacities, including vetter, translator and language expert. He translated a monograph on Rahul Sankrityayan from English into Maithili (Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi). During thelast thirty years, he has produced scores of documentaries and interviewed luminaries like Dr Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya, Dr. Biswanath Prasad Tiwary and Professor Jagannath, among others. He was a Senior Producer, Prasar Bharti-BBC Anti Leprosy Campaign. Currently, he is the coordinator of the ensuing translation of Vachana, in Angika, and a guest faculty at Central University, Jharkhand and is also a guest lecturer at ATI, NABARD, CUJ and IICM.

Attending Session

March 5, 2022 ● 12 pm
Jangal Pahar Ke Path - Mahadev Toppo, Chandramohan Kisku and Pramod Jha in conversation with Vinoy Bhushan Session in Hindi

Revanta Sarabhai

Revanta Sarabhai is an actor, dancer and choreographer from Ahmedabad, India, and forms the third generation of artists from the legendary Sarabhai family after his grandmother Mrinalini Sarabhai and mother Mallika Sarabhai, both world renowned dancers. Having made his solo debut at age 8, Revanta has been performing and touring internationally since 1999. Combining his classical dance training with a contemporary practice, Revanta creates cutting-edge work that is honest, immersive, and relevant to the society and times we live in. Revanta has also played the lead in four Indian feature films, hosted a popular dance reality show on TV and is an experienced workshop trainer in dance and theatre. 

Attending Session

March 6, 2022 ● 6:45 pm
Dance Legacy - Mallika Sarabhai and Revanta Sarabhai in performance

Satya Vyas

Satya Vyas is an Indian author whose first novel Banaras Talkies is a bestseller with eight editions and a number of reprints in the last two years. The novel was selected as one of the top five Hindi books of 2015 by Amazon India. His second novel, Dilli Darbaar, topped the Jagran-Neilsen survey for best-selling Hindi novel. He is currently working on a number of screenplays. His novel ‘Chaurasi’ was the inspiration for the popular OTT series, Grahan.

Attending Session

March 6, 2022 ● 11:30 am
Smartphone Wali Hindi - Satya Vyas and Yatish on whether social media and digital tools have helped or hindered the Rashtrabhasha. In conversation with Pratiti Ganatra Session in Hindi

Sayandeb Chowdhury

Sayandeb Chowdhury teaches in the School of Letters at Ambedkar University Delhi. He has published widely on photography, cinema, and the city. He has been a fellow at the International Institute of Asian Studies, Leiden, and a Charles Wallace Fellow. His monograph Uttam Kumar: A Life in Cinema (Bloomsbury) was published in 2021. More about his work can be found at www.sayandeb.in.   

Attending Session

March 6, 2022 ● 12:30 pm
Nayaker Bhumika-y - Uttam, Soumitra Ebong… - Suman Ghosh, Sayandeb Chowdhury and Chandril Bhattacharya on the Bengali cinema and its heroes. In conversation with Balaji Vittal Session in Bengali

Sonam Kalra

Multiple award-winning singer and composer Sonam Kalra has been trained in both Indian and Western traditions of music and is equally adept at both. Her beautiful, powerful voice with its honest sensitivity has taken her to prestigious stages across the world including The Sydney Opera House and MTV Coke Studio. Sonam’s unique brainchild, ‘Sonam Kalra & the Sufi Gospel Project’ which blends the many voices of faith through poetry, prayer and music to create one universal voice of faith, has earned her international critical acclaim in over 30 countries at prestigious festivals and venues around the world. Sonam has been felicitated for her work in music with many awards, including the Femina Woman of Worth Award, the Indian Express Devi Award and the Global WIN Award for inspiring women worldwide and has been invited to share her music and work on Secularism through Music at various TED talks and WIN Conferences globally.

Attending Session

March 5, 2022 ● 6:45 pm
Shaam-e-Sufiyana - Sonam Kalra and her troupe in an evening of ghazal and gayaki

Sujata

Sujata is a poet, author and academic who is known for her deep understanding of feminism, social concerns and the far-reaching impact of the use of inappropriate language as a tool of suppression. From the first community feminist movement to her feminist blog Chokher Bali, her concerns are reflected in her writing. She has received awards and accolades for her poetry anthology Antim Maun ke Beech.  Her book on feminism, Stri Nirmiti and her novel Ek Bata Do areboth very popular reads. She has been teaching at Delhi University for the last decade.

Attending Session

Suman Ghosh

Suman Ghosh is a National Award-winning Indian filmmaker who has made six feature films and one documentary film. He had his film training at Cornell University in New York. His first feature film Footsteps, starring Soumitra Chatterjee and Nandita Das, won 2 National Awards in 2008. It was shown at numerous film festivals, including Vancouver, Karlovy Vary and IAAC New York. His second feature film Dwando, also starring Soumitra Chatterjee, was a part of the Indian Panorama at IFFI Goa in 2009. His next feature film Nobel Thief, starring the Indian megastar Mithun Chakraborty, was world premiered at the Busan IFF and was an official selection at the BFI, London Film festival. The film received the “Best Indian Film” award at the Bengaluru International Film Festival in 2012. His latest feature film Shyamal Uncle Turns off the Lights has had a warm reception from critics and audiences all over the world. It was world premiered at the Busan Film Festival in South Korea and had its North American Premiere at the MoMA, New York.

Attending Session

March 6, 2022 ● 12:30 pm
Nayaker Bhumika-y - Uttam, Soumitra Ebong… - Suman Ghosh, Sayandeb Chowdhury and Chandril Bhattacharya on the Bengali cinema and its heroes. In conversation with Balaji Vittal Session in Bengali

March 6, 2022 ● 2:20 pm
Ray Centenary - Mohan Agashe, Barun Chanda and Suman Ghosh on the many legacies of Satyajit Ray. In conversation with Arunava Sinha

Swapna Sanchita

Swapna Sanchita is a poet, a storyteller and an educator who studied engineering in college and went on to obtain a degree in management from IIM Kolkata. Her collection of poems, Des Vu was published in June 21 and was a bestseller on Amazon India. She has contributed to a number of anthologies and journals. Swapna lives in Ranchi, with her husband and two sons.

Attending Session

March 5, 2022 ● 4:40 pm
Chhand Kavitaey - Anuj Lugun, Chandramohan Kisku, Swapna Sanchita, Bricious Soreng and Mungeshwar Sahoo Session in Hindi

Vinoy Bhushan

Vinoy Bhushan is the Corporate Editor of the Prabhat Khabar Group.

Attending Session

March 5, 2022 ● 12 pm
Jangal Pahar Ke Path - Mahadev Toppo, Chandramohan Kisku and Pramod Jha in conversation with Vinoy Bhushan Session in Hindi

Yatish Kumar

Yatish Kumar has made a special creative presence in the literary world in the last few years. His poetic reviews on popular novels, stories and travelogues have particularly attracted the attention of readers. His poems and memoirs have been published in most of the reputed magazines such as Naya Gyanodaya, Hans, Aha! Zindagi, Sanmarg, Prabhat Khabar and Vagarth. His works are also published on famous literary blogs like Samalochan, Janaki Pul, Pahleebar, Kavita Kosh etc. He is also actively associated with various literary-social organizations and is the president of Kolkata’s literary organisation ‘Neelamber’ these days. Yatish Kumar has always been at the forefront in supporting various social upliftment programs. Recently, his first Hindi poetry book Antas Ki Khurchan has been published, to appreciation from the readers and litterateurs. An Administrative Officer of the Indian Railway Service, Yatish Kumar has the distinction of becoming the youngest Chairman and Managing Director of Central ‘Public Sector Undertakings’. He is currently holding the charge of Braithwaite & Company Limited. Shri Kumar was honoured with National Award in 2006 for outstanding contribution in Indian Railways.

Attending Session

March 6, 2022 ● 11:30 am
Smartphone Wali Hindi - Satya Vyas and Yatish on whether social media and digital tools have helped or hindered the Rashtrabhasha. In conversation with Pratiti Ganatra Session in Hindi

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