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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
4 PM
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4.30 PM
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5.30 PM
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6.20 PM
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7.10 PM
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11.45 AM
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12.40 PM
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2.15 PM
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3.10 PM
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The Universe of Jagadish Mohanty
Himansu Mohapatra, Sarojini Sahoo and Paresh Patnaik discuss the pathbreaking contributions of the author.
Release of Mohanty’s Battles of Our Own (Nija Nija Panipatha) translated by Himansu Mohapatra and Paul St-Pierre (Odia Session)
4 PM
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4.50 PM
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5.40 PM
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7 PM
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12.15 PM
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1.20 PM
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2.30 PM
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3.30 PM
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4.30 pm
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5.30 PM
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7 PM
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Speakers
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Amitav Ghosh
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Anirudha Bhattacharjee
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Anupam Patnaik
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Bachi Karkaria
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Balaji Vittal
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Barry O’Brien
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Chanakya Chaudhary
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Chitrita Banerji
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Gayatribala Panda
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Gourahari Das
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Himanshu Mohapatra
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Jatindra Kumar Nayak
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Jerry Pinto
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Khushwant Singh
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Malavika Banerjee
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Mallika Sarabhai
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Mona Lisa Jena
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Nikhilesh Mishra
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Panchami Manoo Ukil
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Pankaj Kapur
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Paramita Satpathy
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Paresh Patnaik
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Parthiv Dhar
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Pratiti Ganatra
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Ratikanta Satapathy
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Richard Blurton
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Roshni Bajaj Sanghvi
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Sakti Mohanty
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Sampad Patnaik
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Sarojini Sahoo
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Sashmi Nayak
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Shujaat Khan
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Sofia Alam
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Sreema Satapathy
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Sudeshna Mohanty
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Sudhansu Mohanty
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Sujit Kumar Satapathy
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Sumanyu Satpathy
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Supriya Pathak Kapur
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Swagatika Mishra
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Tanaya Patnaik
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