Event Year: 2022

NLF 2022 | Masterclass | A Dose of Optimism

A Dose of Optimism – How do writers nurture courage, confidence, and curiosity on the one hand, and dim hopelessness, haplessness, and helplessness in literature for young people, on the other? In what ways do books expand human resilience? Devika Rangachari Andaleeb Wajid Samhita Arni Moderator: Adithi Rao Venue: Tent 1

NLF 2022 | Panel Discussion | Authors in the Hotseat

Authors in the Hotseat – In the Anthropocene, how do stories about the climate crisis fire up young environmentalists? Who are India’s hottest climate heroes? For those who think it’s too little late, how do authors inspire hope and optimism and return to the reader their sense of self-efficacy? Bijal V Seema Mundoli Radha Rangarajan […]

NLF 2022 | Panel Discussion | Meeting of Minds

Meeting of Minds – Why are libraries essential to communities? How do we build more of them? Where do we start? Where do we see the strongest library culture and how have they brought about change in their communities? What do librarians bring to a reading room that perhaps other well-intentioned adults do not (eg […]

NLF 2022 | Masterclass | The Race Between Pixels and Print

The Race Between Pixels and Print – What may the effect of the last two years of increased online reading be? If reading is a form of meditation, is print a better guru than digital? Which format is faster and which one is less demanding? Which one triggers a better brain response and why? What […]

NLF 2022 | Panel Discussion | Making the Universal Personal

Making the Universal Personal: What childhood experiences are universal? How do authors elaborate on and contemporise their childhoods so they resonate with readers? What role does empathy play in the way authors write or the way their stories are received? Rasil Ahuja Anushka Ravishankar Adithi Rao Moderated by Chatura Rao Venue: Tent 1