The Khushwant Singh Literary Festival – Kasauli (H.P.) was held at the historic Kasauli Club from Fri. Oct. 12th till Sun. Oct. 14th, 2012.
A small documentary on the iconic writer and columnist Khushwant Singh :-
video source – NDTV
Speakers And Interlocutors :-
- Ruskin Bond: Born In Kasauli. Famous Author. Padma Shri And Sahitya Akademi Award.
- Shobha De: Best Selling Author And Journalist.
- Rahul Bose: Famous Actor.
- Deepti Naval: Famous Actor And Writer.
- Mani Shankar Aiyar: Intellectual, Author, Politician.
- Pradip Krishen: Film Maker, Writer, Eco Gardener.
- Navtej Sarna: Famous Diplomat And Author.
- Juggi Bhasin: Author And T.V. Journalist.
- Romi Khosla: Celebrated Architect And Writer.
- Gillian Wright: Famous English Actress.
- Harish Dhillon: Renowned English & Punjabi Writer. Ex Student of Sanawar School. Now In Dharampur (H.P.)
- Salima Hashmi: Famous Pakistani Writer And Artist.
- Ganesh Saili: Renowned Writer On The Himalayas.
- Lord Meghnad Desai: Noted Economist. Member House Of Lords.
- Kishar Ahluwalia: Eminent Author And Editor.
- Bachi Karkaria: Eminent Journalist And Noted Columnist.
The festival commenced with full vigor and joy at the Kasauli Club. Kasauli witnessed many prominent figures during the two day Khushwatnt Singh festival.
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- Kasauli Club Khushwant Singh literary festival
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- Khushwant Singh at Kasauli during the litfest
Other prominent figures noticed during the Khushwant Singh’s literary festival were :-
Bhaichand Patel: Eminent Diplomat And Writer.
Malavika Sanghavi: Noted Journalist And Founder ‘Midday’.
Raaja Bhasin: Famous T.V. Presenter, Writer, And Himachal Expert.
Inderjit Badhwar: World Famous Journalist And T.V. Presenter.
Minakshi Chaudhary: Eminent Author And Specialist On Himachal Pradesh.
Robin Gupta: Retired Bureaucrat, Thinker And Writer.
Gen. Kamal Davar(Retd.): Renowned Military Thinker And Writer.
Nirupama Dutt: Famous Indian Author.
Aparna Narayanan: Educationist And ‘First Lady’ Of Kasauli Cantt.
Ashima Bath: Head Of English Faculty, Lawrence School, Sanawar.
Rakesh Kanwar: Director H.P. Govt. Art, Culture & Language Deptt.
Mandeep Rai: Eminent Writer. Former Bureaucrat And History ‘Buff’.
Suneet Aiyar: Noted Artist And Designer.
Madhu Jain: Eminent Journalist.
Anand Sethi: Engineer, Intl. Banker, Writer. Resident Of Dagshai And Curator Of Its Jail Museum.