Vikram Sampath plans a special representation of NE at B'lore Lit Fest

The diarist spotted author Vikram Sampath sporting an Assamese hat with elan…He feels he might have been an “Ahomese” in his previous birth! This was at the North East Book Fair, to which Sampath was invited.
It seems the author flew in to India a couple of weeks ago from Queensland where he is pursuing a PhD. Sampath was quite impressed with the 250 plus book stalls at the fair, and is already thinking up some ideas for the Bangalore Literature Fest, where he wants due representation from the North East.While he was at it Assam, he paid a visit to the PobitoraWildlife Sanctuary in Guwahati as well.
As for his stint in Oz land, he is spreading his wings of cultural unity Down Under as well — he is setting up an India Studies Centre to facilitate cultural liasions between Australia and India.