Speakers

Kamalalayan

V. Gunasekaran, popularly known by his pen name Kamalalayan, is a distinguished Tamil writer and translator, aged 69, who has authored and translated around 35 books, including short stories, biographies, literary essays, and over 24 non-fiction works translated from English, earning multiple awards from reputed Tamil literary organizations for his…

Pattipaka Mohan

“Dr Pattipaka Mohan is a poet, writer, critic, translator, anchor and children litterateur and has pioneered to organize creative writing workshops for children and children’s writers. Mohan was born on 5th January, 1972 in Rajanna Siricilla District, Telangana. Mother Smt. Gangabai- father Shri Laxmirajam is a business man and elected…

Amarendra Dasari

“Born at Dharmajigudem, Andhra Pradesh, studied at Bantumilli, Vijayawada and Bombay. Resided at Delhi, Bengaluru and Pune. An Engineer-Manager by profession and a reader, traveller and explorer by passion. Shuns competetion and Super Specialisation and craves to experience and assimilate all facets of life. Authored ShortStories, Literary Essays and Travelogues;…

Ila Subadra

“L. Subathra, residing in Tiruppur district of Tamil Nadu, works with the School Education Department. She holds an M.Phil. in English Literature and has been an avid reader since childhood. For the past six years, she has been actively engaged in literary translation. Her published translations include four books-two novels…

Sh Lakshman Gaikwad

“Laxman Gaikwad is a prominent writer, social activist, and founder-president of the Denotified & Nomadic Tribal Rights Action Group (1978). Based in Mumbai, he completed his education at Dr. B.A. Marathwada University. He is best known for his autobiographical novel Uchlya, translated into 17 languages, and has authored several other…
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Patrick D. Smith

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