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Sparkling conversation, wit, humour, and ideas were the bid of the evening astatine the Hyderabad variation of The Hindu Lit for Life Dialogue 2025 connected Friday (December 12, 2025) evening astatine the ITC Kakatiya.
The line-up began with writer and historiographer Manu S. Pillai successful speech with civilization writer Nandini Nair, successful an exploration of the ‘History arsenic Battlefield: The Past successful India’s Present’, opening with existent events successful Parliament, including the debates implicit Vande Mataram and the usage of the English language.
Discussing the feminine regard and feminism successful history, Mr. Pillai explained however it was ignored successful the clip of the British-era historiographer Jadunath Sarkar, an aboriginal specializer connected the Mughal dynasty. “They understood the harem arsenic a spot wherever women would beryllium lolling around, gossiping, wearing silks, and waiting endlessly. But now, we cognize harems were aggravated governmental spaces wherever women could crippled and scheme,” said Mr. Pillai, explaining however the events of past remained the same, adjacent arsenic the cognition and exploration of those events changed implicit time.
Author Neha Dixit, successful speech with Kavitha Buggana, shared however the women she spoke to portion researching her book, The Many Lives of Syeda X: The Story of an Unknown Indian, had revealed graduated amounts of information. Ms. Syeda had been a weaver successful Varanasi, but her loom was burnt down aft the Babri Masjid demolition, forcing her to migrate to Delhi. Over the adjacent 30 years, she worked 50 antithetic jobs and yet ne'er earned adjacent one-fifth of the ineligible regular wage.
“The regular enactment that helped the families tally was not considered work,” said Ms. Dixit, recounting her interactions with assorted women caught successful the intersection of an expanding economy. Her book, she said, reflects the experiences of galore women similar Ms. Syeda and explores labour, caste, gender, and authorities crossed this period.
The 3rd session, ‘Sailing with Many Loves: Journeys with Polyamory successful India’, featured writer Arundhati Ghosh successful speech with Nishat Fatima. “Polyamory gives america the accidental to specify it arsenic we want,” said Ms. Ghosh, describing it arsenic the desire, ability, and signifier of loving much than 1 idiosyncratic astatine the aforesaid clip with the consent of each involved, with oregon without intersexual intimacy.
Her publication besides examines the intelligence wellness dimensions of relationships. “There is simply a batch of joyousness successful being capable to enactment each this successful a book,” she said.
Presenting Partner: The all-new Kia Seltos, successful relation with Christ University and NITTE Meenakshi Institute of Technology | Associate partner: Aparna Constructions, Akshyakalpa Organic | Bookstore partner: Crossword | Venue partner: ITC Kakatiya Hyderabad
