The India pavilion at this year’s Sharjah International Book Fair packs quite a literary punch, offering a rare chance to meet some of India’s leading writers and performers and talk to them about their work.
Discuss the deep philosophies behind the best-selling Shiva trilogy of novels with its author Amish Tripathi (see our interview on the facing page), be a part of the international launch of the blockbuster writer Chetan Bhagat’s seventh book, meet the popular Malayalam actress Manju Warrier, and listen to the management guru Shiv Khera and the much-awarded litérateur Amitav Ghosh.
Warrier, who recently made a big-screen comeback with the hit film How Old Are You?, will meet fans on Thursday at 9pm. Known for portraying strong female protagonists, she released a Malayalam book called Sallapam last year, sharing her experiences on and off screen.
“An Evening with Authors Across India” on Friday, November 7 at 6pm will feature writers from diverse regions of India. They include Dr Aziz Hajini, Alankode Leelakrishnan, Vinod Joshi and K Sreenivasarao.
Ghosh is an anthropologist as well as an author. His books are popular worldwide and have been translated into many languages. The Calcutta Chromosome won him the prestigious Arthur C Clarke Award, and his Sea of Poppies was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. You can meet the author on November 13 at 8.30pm.
Original article by Malavika Vettath
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