Eighth edition of Mangaluru Lit Fest begins on January 10

The eighth variation of the two-day Mangaluru Lit Fest volition statesman connected January 10, astatine T.M.A. Pai International Convention Centre.

Organised by the Bharat Foundation, the 2026 variation of the festival volition confer its peculiar yearly grant to Meenakshi Jain — a renowned historian, Member of Rajya Sabha and Padma Shri awardee — connected the inaugural day.

Sunil Kulakarni, a trustee of the foundation, told property persons connected January 8, that the festival aims to beforehand the ‘Idea of Bharat’ and volition see an interactive league with Ms. Jain aft the inaugural session.

A dedicated league titled ‘Literature Inspired by Bhyrappa’ volition wage tribute to legendary novelist S.L. Bhyrappa, a Padma Bhushan awardee, led by Shatavadhani R. Ganesh and G.B. Harisha.

The festival volition big implicit 65 salient thinkers, including Vikram Sood, erstwhile Chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) — India’s overseas quality agency, Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj, India’s archetypal pistillate Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Ambassador T.S. Tirumurti, erstwhile Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, helium said.

A assortment of sessions volition beryllium portion of the festival. Vikram Sood and Sriparna Pathak volition sermon ‘Global Power Games’, a league connected India’s neighbourhood relations, and T.S. Tirumurti, Sreeram Chaulia and Vijit Kanahalli volition research ‘Indian Thought successful a Globalised World’.

Scholar Shatavadhani R. Ganesh and writer Ajakkala Girish Bhat volition talk connected the taxable of ‘The Search for Values done Literature.’ Representing the media world, elder journalists Smita Prakash, Padmaja Joshi and Surabhi Hodigere volition sermon however integer quality is shaping the nationalist sphere.

P. Sheshadri, Malavika Avinash and Pallavi Rao Karanth volition spea during a league titled ‘Film and Thought’.

Popular histrion Ranjani Raghavan, Poornima Suresh (of Su From So fame) and writer Seema Burude volition enactment successful a league connected ‘Imagination, Narrative and Camera.’

The festival volition besides diagnostic a accepted puppetry (Bombeyata) show by Ujjwala Krishnaraj, which volition beryllium the cardinal attraction connected the valedictory day, helium said.

Entry is escaped to all. The festival volition besides diagnostic a publication accumulation and sale, Mr. Kulakarni said.