13th Edition Of The Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival; First Virtual Edition Of The Literary Festival
Oxford Bookstores announced the 13th Edition of the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival from 21st January to 23rd January. This is the first virtual edition of AKLF.
AKLF2022 will also mark the beginning of the Centenary year celebrations for the iconic Oxford Bookstores. The 3-day literary extravaganza will celebrate the written word with a splendid line-up of authors, journalists, influencers, thinkers, poets, international best-selling writers, and Bollywood actors. AKLF2022 will focus on fiction, non-fiction, gastronomy, mental and physical health, poetry, politics, current affairs, parenthood, translations, history, children’s and adult literature among other themes, through 24 interactive sessions.
AKLF2022 will be live-streamed on the official Facebook and YouTube handles of the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival as well as across Oxford Bookstores.
The 13th edition of AKLF would host more than fifty national and international delegates from around the globe.
Some of the eminent speakers who will be part of the thirteenth edition of the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival include
- Author William Dalrymple
- Children’s author, Andy Griffiths
- Poet, novelist and journalist, Jeet Thayil
- Filmmaker and writer, Vandana Kohli
- Author, speaker, and mythologist, Devdutt Pattanaik
- Columnist and novelist, Shobhaa De
- French diplomats, Emmanuel Lebrun-Damiens and Dr. Christine Cornet
- Author, journalist, and film critic, Anupama Chopra
- Journalist, author and columnist, Seema Goswami
- Film director, screenwriter, and actor, Aparna Sen
- Renowned journalist and TV anchor, Vir Sanghvi
- Author, Kalyan Ray
- Bollywood actors like Kabir Bedi, Tusshar Kapoor, Jugal Hansraj
- Celebrity chefs, Sanjeev Kapoor and Vikas Khanna
- Eminent radio jockey, Mir Afsar Ali
and many more.
The thirteenth edition of the Festival will also witness the announcement of the Shortlist of the seventh edition of the Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize by jurors, Dr. Alka Pande, Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Priti Paul, Shobhaa De, Kunal Basu, and guest jury, Emmanuel Lebrun-Damiens.
Website: www.AKLF.IN