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Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival 2012 is
the proud recipient of Ministry of Culture's
grant accorded by Government of India to initiatives that promote Indian Culture!
Last Harvest – The Art of Tagore
- An exhibition of Tagore paintings and a panel discussion on the global language of his art.
Jago Hua Savera The Day Shall Dawn (1958) - A historic film, never screened in India before, with major figures of yesteryear.
The Extras: The Further Adventures of Ravan and Eddie by Kiran Nagarkar
- Award winning author talks about his latest book set in the world of Bollywood extras
Taj Mahal Foxtrot: The Story of Bombay’s Jazz Age by Naresh Fernandes
- The story of early jazz in the grand hotels and Hindi film industry of Bombay
The Collector of Worlds: A Novel of Sir Richard Francis Burton by Ilya Trojanow
- Two ultra-talented writers, one German, the other Indian, discuss the meeting of two cultures.
Kavi-Katha via Gujarat Poetry, dance and activism
- A dancer, actor and activist and a poet talk about their work; plus a book reading.
“Tagore and China - Panel discussion on Tagore’s relationship with China.
“Lab Azaad Hain” - An evening of Faiz’s poetry and ghazals.
- Kolkata’s centennial tribute to Faiz, celebrating his poetry and his ghazals.
A major new translation of Simone de Beauvoir’s seminal feminist text The Second Sex
- A feminist classic revisited by experts from France and India
The Convert: A Tale of Exile and Extremism by Deborah Baker
- A historic tale of an American Jewish lady who decided to convert and spend her life in Pakistan.
Tridhara: Charitra o Bhumika Lekhak, Nirdeshak, Nayak
- A panel discussion on the character in literature – from the point of view of the author who creates him, the director who interprets him, and the actor who enacts him.
Bi Feiyu, winner of the Man Asian Literary Prize 2010 for Three Sisters
- Prize winning Chinese author visits India for the first time.
