Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan, author of the bestselling book “Ikigai”, Francesc Miralles, Oscar-winning sound designer Resul Pookutty, and politician Shashi Tharoor will be attending the upcoming seventh edition of the Kerala Literature Festival (KLF). The festival will be held at the sandy shores of Kozhikode from January 11 and will feature over 400 speakers, including authors, actors, thinkers, and activists. They will participate in discussions on several themes such as science and technology, literature, art, gender, cinema, culture, and the environment.
Along with the mentioned speakers, historian William Dalrymple, Tamil Nadu Minister for IT and Digital Services Palanivel Thiagarajan, Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi, Malaysian author Saras Manickam, Grammy award winner TH Vinayakram, actor Prakash Raj, American physician-author Abraham Verghese, award-winning author Perumal Murugan, comedian Kanan Gill, and several other prominent personalities from different fields will also be part of the festival, as stated by the organizers.
Various authors including Anita Nair, Devika Rege, Suraj Yengde, Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan, Durjoy Datta, Preeti Shenoy, Charu Nivedita, Monika Halan, and Krish Ashok will be featured on the speakers’ list as well.
The festival aims to promote literature and culture on a global scale with participation from countries like the UK, Wales, Spain, Japan, the USA, Malaysia, and France. Additionally, Turkey will celebrate its 100 years as a republic at the festival. The event will also include performances by over 25 Sufi dancers from the Turkish city of Konya, the resting place of poet Rumi.
Carnatic concerts by renowned artists Krishna and Vinayakram, along with surbahar and sitar concerts by Pandit Budhaditya Mukherjee, are also scheduled as part of the festival’s program.
The Kerala Literature Festival presents a unique opportunity to engage with a diverse range of personalities and explore a wide range of topics and themes. The festival promises to be an enriching experience for literature enthusiasts and cultural connoisseurs alike.
