Engaging sessions
with the best literary minds.
March 11-13, 2022
Mesmerizing performances
from all over the country.
March 11-13, 2022
Inquisitive audience
of all ages.
March 11-13, 2022
In 2016, Gameplan launched the Bhubaneswar Literary Meet, because a culturally rich region like Odisha needed a festival that would celebrate its literature and allied cultural pursuits — dance, music, recitation, and theatrical performances. The idea was an endeavour to take Odisha to a wider world audience and also to bring the world to Odisha.
From the very first year, the lit meet has drawn premier authors and speakers from across India and the world, having hosted eminent delegates such as Manoj Das, Ruskin Bond, Jayanta Mahapatra, Nayantara Sehgal, Kiran Nagarkar, Sharmila Tagore, Ileana Citaristi, Mark Tully, Nandita Das, Barkha Dutt, and William Dalrymple among several others. This lit meet has become an integral part of Bhubaneswar's annual cultural calendar and the overwhelming response encourages us keep our emphasis on a consistently high quality of participants, and an inherent connection with the local cultural ethos.
Event Schedule
Ramakanta Rath
Soumya Ranjan Patnaik
Inauguration
Ramakanta Rath with Soumya Ranjan Patnaik
Sandip Roy
Tanaya Patnaik
Ruskin Bond
Sampad Patnaik
AM I AUDIBLE?
Sandip Roy, Tanaya Patnaik and Ruskin Bond* on the rise of podcasts, radio and audiobooks. In conversation with Sampad Patnaik
Rakesh Khanna
Sandip Roy
Ghost Nation
Rakesh Khanna discusses his new book Ghosts, Monsters and Demons of India with Sandip Roy
Abijit Ganguly
LOL
Stand-up comedy by Abijit Ganguly
Tony Joseph
Sujaan Mukherjee
The Migrations That Made India
Tony Joseph on his deep dive into ancient India. In conversation with Sujaan Mukherjee
Gourahari Das
Sanghamitra Bhanja
Debaprasad Dash
Capturing A Moment, Chronicling A Time
Gourahari Das and Sanghamitra Bhanja on the long-running tryst between newspaper columns and loyal readers. In conversation with Debaprasad Dash
(Odia Session)
RSBS Large Short Films Matinee
Jatindra Nayak
K. Suneetha Rani
Critical Discourse in Indian Literature
Launch of Jatindra Nayak’s Critical Discourse in Odia. Jatindra Nayak and K Suneetha Rani in conversation
Sonam Kalra
Antara Salil Chowdhury
Surya Deo
Ode to India's Nightingale
Sonam Kalra, Antara Salil Chowdhury* and Surya Deo discuss Lata Mangeshkar’s immortal legacy. In conversation with Malavika Banerjee
Jatindra Nayak
Gourahari Das
Sangram Jena
Manoj Das - In Memoriam
Jatindra Nayak, Gourahari Das and Sangram Jena discuss the legend and his literature
Session in Odia
Jayant Kripalani
Saroj Bal
Poetry in the time of pandemic
Jayant Kripalani, Saroj Bal and Swapna Mishra
Lillete Dubey
Ira Dubey
Joy Sengupta
Lockdown Liaisons
Lillete Dubey’s new play on loving and living through a pandemic. Featuring Lillete Dubey, Ira Dubey and Joy Sengupta
(Rail Auditorium-passes available at Bhubaneswar Club front desk and Oxford Bookstore)
Nandan Nilekani
Tanuj Bhojwani
Monica Nayyar Patnaik
The Art of Bitfulness
Nandan Nilekani* and Tanuj Bhojwani discuss their new book with Monica Nayyar Patnaik
Ileana Citaristi
Gianluca Rubagotti
Italian footprints in India
Ileana Citaristi* and Gianluca Rubagotti on Italian passages through India. In conversation with Malavika Banerjee
Rahul Bose
Jayant Kripalani
Tanaya Patnaik
Will OTT kill or revive the feature film
Rahul Bose and Jayant Kripalani on the web series boom and its impact on the big screen. In conversation with Tanaya Patnaik
(An RSBS Special Session)
RSBS Large Short Films Matinee
Bikram Grewal
Avinash Khemka
Call of the Wild-The India Experience
Bikram Grewal and Avinash Khemka discuss India’s wildlife, tourism and travel in a post-pandemic world. In conversation with Sukanya Das (Launch of Bikram Grewal’s Wildlife In India)
Shrayana Bhattacharya
Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh
Shrayana Bhattacharya in conversation with Pratiti Ganatra
R. Balakrishnan
Tony Joseph
Sampad Patnaik
Journey of a Civilisation-Indus to Vaigai
R. Balakrishnan and Tony Joseph in conversation with Sampad Patnaik
Yashodhara Mishra
Sanghamitra Mishra
Hiranmayee Mishra
Her Story Her Words
Yashodhara Mishra and Sanghamitra Mishra on writings on women, writing as women. In conversation with Hiranmayee Mishra
Session in Odia
Dhritiman Chaterji
Susant Misra
Kapilas Bhuyan
Surya Deo
Sujaan Mukherjee
Satyajit Ray Centenary
Dhritiman Chaterji, Susant Misra, Kapilas Bhuyan and Surya Deo. In conversation with Sujaan Mukherjee
(An RSBS Special Session)
Sonam Kalra
Shaam-e-Sufiyana
Sonam Kalra and her troupe in an evening of ghazal and gayaki
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