Speakers

Dr. V. B. Tharakeshwar is a distinguished scholar, translator, and cultural historian specializing in Translation Studies and Kannada literature. Born and educated in Karnataka, he earned a PhD from the University of Hyderabad and has held faculty roles at Kannada University, Hampi, and now serves as Professor in the Department of Translation…

Dr. Thirumoolar Murugan (b. June 20, 1975) is a Tamil scholar, educator, and writer based in Chennai. He holds a Ph.D. in Tamil (2012), an M.A. and B.A. in Tamil Literature from Pachaiyappa’s College, and a B.Ed. from Lady Willingdon Institute. He currently serves as a Postgraduate Assistant in Tamil…

Dr. B. Ravikumar is a Professor at the Subramania Bharathi School of Language and Literature, Pondicherry University, with over 21 years of teaching and research experience in Modern Literature, Literary Criticism, and Comparative Literature. He holds a PhD on modern Tamil drama and has published more than 50 research papers.…

Dr. Manayya N. Badiger (b. 1961, Yadgir, Karnataka) is a renowned sculptor, educator, and recipient of the Doctor of Literature from Gulbarga University (2023). Trained in fine arts at Kalaburagi, he has created iconic sculptures including bronze statues of Mahatma Gandhi and Sir M. Visvesvaraya in Bangalore. With over three…

Professor Kolakaluri Enoch is a renowned Telugu litterateur, Padma Shri awardee, and former Vice-Chancellor of SV University, Tirupati. With a literary career spanning over six decades, he has authored more than 100 works across genres—poetry, plays, novels, short stories, and critical essays—many of which have been translated into Indian and…