The Eleventh Edition of Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai Litfest
Monday, November 16th to Sunday, November 22nd 2020

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Rakhshanda Jalil

Author, India

Dr Rakhshanda Jalil is a multi-award-winning translator, writer, and literary historian. She has published over 25 books and written over 50 academic papers and essays. . Her latest book is But You Don’t Look Like a Muslim, a collection of 40 essays on religion, culture, literature and identity.

She runs an organization called Hindustani Awaaz, devoted to the popularization of Hindi-Urdu literature and culture. She has won several awards for her contribution to Urdu and Urdu-Hindi translation. She writes regularly for major newspapers and leading online publications.

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Tata Literature Live! 2020 Poet Laureate

  • 20th November
  • 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Presentation to Javed Akhtar with a citation by Ashutosh Gowariker, followed by a reading of his poems; accompanied by Rakshanda Jalil; and a conversation with Anil Dharker.

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