BFC Publications Introduces
the koshala Literature Festival

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India November 04 to 06, 2022

BFC PUBLICATIONS INTRODUCES THE KOSHALA LITERATURE FESTIVAL

Koshala Literature Festival 2022

The inaugural edition of the Koshala Literature Festival will, over three days, i.e. 4th, 5th & 6th November 2022, celebrate the rich legacy and culture of Awadh by bringing together journalists, authors, historians, storytellers, artists and more at BFC Publications' behest, allowing the people of Awadh to feast on a delightful assortment of words, music, folk performances and food.

A rich ensemble of poets, journalists, authors and filmmakers presently await participation in KLF 2022, including Ashwin Sanghi, Devdutt Patnaik, Anand Neelakantan, Shobha De, Vikram Sampath and Geethanjali Shree, Muzaffar Ali, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi, among others

Through the initiative, BFC Publications aims to facilitate unabridged exchange of ideas among the folk of Lucknow and KLF-Awadh panellists and inspire a new generation of literary geniuses and artists.

Festival Schedule 2022

Members of the KLF Advisory Board

Pushpesh pant
MENTOR & ADVISOR

Padma Shri
Noted Indian academic
Food critic
An International Relations Expert .

Pushpesh Pant

Aditi Maheshwari Goyal
ADVISOR

Executive Director at VaniPrakashan and Managing Trustee at Vani Foundation.

Aditi Maheshwari Goyal

Amitabh Singh Baghel
FESTIVAL DIRECTOR

Photographer
Founder & Curator at Aaghaz Poetry Movement and Advisor at Sanchaari Allahabad.

Amitabh Singh Baghel

Anshu Khanna
ADVISOR

Heritage Entrepreneur Columnist and recipient Of Nari Shakti Samman Highest civilian award for women in India.

Anshu Khanna

Sharad Bindal
FINANCE DIRECTOR - KLF

Entrepreneur
Author and Publisher.

Sharad Bindal

Yatindra Mishra
ADVISOR

Hindi Poet
Music & Cinema Scholar
Recipient of 64th National Film Award for Best Writing on Cinema.

Yatindra Mishra

Prashant Kumar Singh
ADVISOR

Prashant is an investment banker
Currently Associated with a Leading Bank in India
He is a business catalyst, start-up consultant, entrepreneur, thought leader and a motivational speaker.

Prashant Kumar Singh

Our Speakers

Akhilesh

Akhilesh is the editor of the Hindi periodical Tadbhav. He has also edited ten volumes of Ek Kahani Ek Kitab and eleven volumes of Kahaniyan Rishton Ki as well as Das Bemisal Prem Kahaniyan

Anand Neelakantan

Anand Neelakantan is an Indian author, columnist, screenwriter, and public speaker. He is known for writing mythological fictions and has authored eleven books in English and one in Malayalam.

Ashwin Sanghi

Ashwin Sanghi is counted among India’s highest-selling English fiction authors having sold over two million books globally with over a million copies sold in his Bharat Series alone.

Deepa Agarwal

Author, poet and translator, Deepa Agarwal writes for both children and adults and has over 60 books published. A frequent contributor to magazines and journals in India and abroad, she has edited and compiled several anthologies.

Devdutt Pattanaik

Devdutt Pattanaik writes on mythology which he defines as cultural truths revealed through stories, symbols and rituals. He lectures on the relevance of both Indian and Western myths in modern life.

Farhat Ehsas

Farhat Ehsas is one of the most prominent post-modern Urdu poets in India. Though steeped in the classical Persian and Urdu poetic tradition, he has over the years mastered a poetic idiom which while drawing freely from the classical.

Geetanjali Shree

Geetanjali Shree is an Indian novelist and short-story writer famous for her Hindi language novel 'Ret Samadhi' (2018), which was translated into English as 'Tomb of Sand' by Daisy Rockwell.

Himanshu Bajpai

Himanshu Bajpai is a leading Qissago of the country.He has performed more than 300 shows inseveral countries viz. Singapore, UAE, Turkey etc. Moreover, he has beenhonoured by the Hon'ble President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind for storytelling.

Hindol Sengupta

Hindol Sengupta is a multiple award winning author of 10 books. He has been a Knight-Bagehot Fellow at Columbia University, a Chevening Scholar at Oxford, and has a doctorate in international relations.

Kena Shree

Kena Shree is an HR, Storyteller as well as an Author. She has conducted numerous sessions reaching over one lakh participants, including prestigious B-schools such as IIM Lucknow and IIM Shillong.

Malavika Banerjee

Malavika Banerjee is the director of the Kolkata Literary Meet, the city’s annual tryst with literature and the arts. She also runs literature festivals in Ranchi and Bhubneswar.Malavika is also passionate about the handloom traditions of India.

Malini Awasthi

Malini Awasthi is an Indian singer best known for singing folk songs predominantly in Hindi and Awadhi dialects. Semi-classical forms of music such as Sohar, Banna, Holi, Kajri, Jhoola, Vivaah, Nirgun, and Chaiti .

Manish Tewari

Manish Tewari is a Member of Parliament representing the Sri Anandpur Sahib Constituency in Punjab in the House of the People - Lok Sabha.He also serves on the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Finance and the Parliamentary.

Muzaffar Ali

Muzaffar Ali is a versatile and multi-faceted filmmaker, fashion designer, poet, artist, revivalist and social worker. After working in advertising, he turned to movies, producing, directing and acting in films like Jaanisaar.

Pragya Sharma

Pragya Sharma has performed several shows in different parts of the country. 'Qissa Jhansi ki Rani ka' was her premier qissagoi along with Himanshu Bajpai. A series of this qissa was organised by UP Police - 112 Emergency Services.

Pratyaksha

Pratyaksha writes both in English and Hindi and has published eleven books from major publishers like Harper, Juggernaut, Rajkamal, Aadhar, Bynge and Gyanpeeth. Her books have won critical acclaim and love from readers

Priyanka Pradhan

Priyanka Pradhan is a Dubai-based journalist with experience of 13 years in television, print and electronic media, across India and the UAE.Specializing in business and lifestyle genres, she reported for CNBC Network 18 (Storyboard) .

Rajdeep Sardesai

Rajdeep Sardesai, 57, is an award winning senior journalist, author, tv news presenter. His latest book 2019: How Modi won India is a national best seller as was his previous book 2014.

Rakhshanda Jalil

Rakhshanda Jalil is a multi-award-winning translator, writer, and literary historian. She has published over 25 books and written over 50 academic papers and essays. Some of her books include: Liking Progress.

Saeed Naqvi

Saeed Naqvi is a senior journalist, television commentator and interviewer. Over the years, he has interviewed world leaders and personalities in India and abroad; his works featuring in prominent newspapers.

SAGARIKA GHOSE

SAGARIKA GHOSE is a noted journalist and author. She is the author of two best selling biographies: `Indira, India's Most Powerful Prime Minister' (Juggernaut 2017) and `Atal Bihari Vajpayee, India's Most Loved Prime Minister.

Somya Singh

Delhi-based businesswoman Somya Singh has a widespread background in Philosophy, Mass Media, and Law. She has worked as a TV correspondent at a news channel and an RJ, her need to work in a dynamic environment.

Shantanu Gupta

Shantanu Gupta, is the founder of The Ramayana School, an Indian Author, TEDx Speaker and Political Analyst.. He is a published author with renowned publications like Sage, Bloomsbury, Garuda, Prabhat and Rupa Publications.

Shobhaa De

Shobhaa De is among India's most popular and gloriously irreverent writers. She has worked in journalism, as editor of three major magazines, and is the author of 17 books, including Socialite Evenings, Starry Nights.

Tigmanshu Dhulia

Tigmanshu Dhulia is a film dialogue writer, director, actor, screenwriter, producer and casting director known for his works in Hindi cinema and television.

Uday Mahurkar

Uday Mahurkar is an author, historian and the former Senior Deputy Editor of India Today.He has authored two books on Prime MinisterNarendraModi, Centrestage and Marching with a Billion.

Vidya Shah

Vidya Shah is a singer and musician from New Delhi, India.She was initially trained in Carnatic music, and later received guidance in the North Indian genres of Khayal from Shubha Mudgal and Mujahid Hussain Khan.

Vijai Trivedi

Vijai Trivedi is best known for his Political reporting, Parliamentary coverage, and his unique style of interviewing top politicians, bureaucrats, and celebrities. With his more than 35 years long stint of political.

Vikram Sampath

Bangalore based historian,Vikram Sampath is the author of eight acclaimed books: Splendours of Royal Mysore: the Untold Story of the Wodeyars; "My Name Is Gauhar Jaan: The Life and Times of a Musician".

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