It’s all about the buzz around sports, fintech & autobiographies in Kannada

From discussions on myth and legend to true crime, there's plenty to look forward to at the

Times LitFest

2019. There will also be some serious food for thought as we examine the vagaries of the fintech sector or where Indians came from, or wonder about the imbalance caused by "lost" votes.

TOI sports panel

PANELLISTS

HARIMOHAN PARUVU

Harimohan Paruvu is a first-class cricketer, novelist and teacher based in Hyderabad. Paruvu turned writer in 2007 when he published his first book, The Men Within-A Cricketing Tale.

KRISHNAPPA GOWTHAM

Krishnappa Gowtham is a Rajasthan Royals player and an India 'A' team regular; he’s also the mainstay of the state side.

NISHA MILLET

Nisha Millet is an Arjuna award winner is currently the director and head coach of the Nisha Millet Swimming Academy.

REHAN PONCHA

An Olympian swimmer and Arjuna Awardee, swimmer Rehan Poncha is now a golfer, TV presenter, travel writer, motivational speaker and coach.

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TOI business panel

ADHIL SHETTY

Adhil Shetty is the co-founder of BankBazaar, the online marketplace for financial products.

SASHANK RISHYASRINGA

Sashank Rishyasringa co-founded Capital Float, among the largest digital lenders in India.

NIKHIL KAMATH

Nikhil Kamath co-founded Zerodha, one of the country’s most successful discount brokering outfits.

with his brother Nithin in 2010.

SONNY GEORGE

Sonny George is Chief General Manager at SBI, currently leading India’s largest Digital Banking initiative-YONO.

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Kannada panel 1

DR VIJAYA

Dr Vijaya is a Kannada journalist, author and playwright. She was also one of the biggest supporters of women writers.

BHARGAVI NARAYAN

Bhargavi Narayan is a well-known actress in film and theatre and television. She has also written and directed plays for All India Radio.

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Multimedia presentation

SG VASUDEV

SG Vasudev is a celebrated and award-winning artist who lives in Bengaluru

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Kannada panel 2

VIKAS VASISHTA

Vikas Vasishta is a singer and music director, who sings old classical poetry with passion as he feels “it is only after understanding the lyrics that one can become a composer”.

GURUPRIYA ATREYA

Gurupriya Atreya is a singer, performer, RJ and voice-over artiste. Her video ‘Kula’ interpreting Kuvempu’s poem recently made waves on social media.

SUSHMA ANIL

Sushma Anil learnt Carnatic classical music since childhood but after 7 years of living in England, she returned to Bengaluru and posted her beautiful – and rapturously received – rendition of

Pampa’s poetry.

RAJENDRA PRASAD

Rajendra Prasad is a Toto Literary Award winner, for whom classical poetry is an obsession. “I think

great poetry is a continuous stream bridging different times,” he says.

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Lost votes panel by Mirror Now

Can Our Democracy Afford Crores of Lost Votes

The Lost Votes panel examines the issues caused by the crores of votes that are ‘lost’ in every election – often because registered voters do not vote — and the consequent impact it has on a democratic process.

PANELLISTS

Jay Panda

Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda is an Indian politician and a four-time Member of Parliament, as well as a writer and political commentator.

Veerappa Moily

Veerappa Moily is a former minister and a member of the Lok Sabha.

Vivek Reddy

Vivek Reddy is an advocate and politician, and a member of the BJP.

SP Anand

SP Anand is an Indore-based lawyer who has pursued legal means to follow up on lost votes.

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is an entrepreneur and chairperson of Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.

Revathy Ashok

Revathy Ashok is the CEO of Bangalore Political Action Committee (B.PAC).

Nida Hasan

Nida Hasan is the India head of Change.org, the petition website.

Saad Khan

Saad Khan is a film director, screenwriter and acting teacher


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