Fifth edition of Times Litfest kicks off in Bengaluru

The fifth edition of the two-day long

Times Litfest

, kicked off in Bengaluru on Saturday. This year, the theme of the fest is ‘astitva’ meaning existence of literature, and is based on the authors and the readers working collectively as one cannot exist without the other. The festival brings together authors from India and across the globe discussing about various topics and genre in writing. The fest touches upon many themes and one can enjoy conversation on economics, pornography, crime, spies, children literature, porn and also nuances of the publishing world.

The festival features an amazing lineup of speakers and authors including Nayantara Sahgal, Shabana Azmi, Shashi Deshpande,

Gurcharan Das

,

Devdutt Patnaik

, Ashwin Sanghi, Sanjay Khan and Anand Neelakantan, among others.