Ruskin Bond to attend Shoolini Lit Fest in Himachal
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Noted author Ruskin Bond will attend and deliver the keynote address at Himachal based private university, Shoolini’s Lit Fest on 17 March.
The 3rd edition of the prestigious Shoolini Literature Festival is being held on March 17 and 18 in the picturesque campus of Shoolini University.
The campus is ready to host around 50 eminent speakers to talk about their work in different genres including fiction, poetry, films, food, and more.
Apart from Ruskin Bond, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, prominent diasporic novelist, will be the keynote speaker on the second day.
Among the authors, writers, film makers and journalists participating are the famous playwright Mahesh Dattani, Raj Shekhar, poet and lyricist for films like “Tanu Weds Manu,” “Veere di wedding,” and “Uri”, Atika Chohan scriptwriter for acclaimed films like “Chhapaak” and “Margrita with a Straw”, Manjiri Prabhu, known as India’s Agatha Christie, doctor turned food writer, Nandita Iyer; Pavan Jha, noted film historian; Journalist and author Shuma Raha, Ankit Jhamb and Mamta Chander, corporate leaders who love writing and Chander Trikha, veteran Hindi writer and award winning poet.
