Namita Devidayal

Namita Devidayal is a journalist with The Times of India and co-director of the Times Litfest. She has written three books — The Music Room, Aftertaste, and The Sixth String of Vilayat Khan. The Music Room was a winner of the 2008 Vodafone Crossword Popular Book Award, and was named an Outlook book of 2007. Namita graduated from Princeton University. She lives in Mumbai.

Attending Session

April 22, 2020 ● 3.10pm
Manto & I - Nandita Das on her personal and cinematic journey with the incredible Saadat Hasan Manto. In conversation with Namita Devidayal.

April 22, 2020 ● 12.20pm
The Sixth String of Vilayat Khan - Namita Devidayal speaks of the sitar maestro’s life and music. In conversation with Sumanyu Satpathy.