ABOUT SAHITYA AAJTAK
Aaj Tak, the Nation's No. 1 News Channel announced yet another first, the launch of SAHITYA AAJ TAK. The two day Literature Festival is scheduled for the 12th & 13th November at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi. The entry for the event is complimentary on registrations.
SAHITYA AAJ TAK is a festival unlike any other and brings together the biggest names in INDIAN LITERATURE including Scholars, Poets, Writers, Musicians, Actors, Authors and Artists, making this the most avidly followed literature event.
The festival will not just showcase cultural shows and theatre but also promises to give budding writers a vibrant audience to narrate their scripts. The channel is also running a contest where the interesting pieces can win upto Rs.1lac as special recognition
- Day 1
- Day 2
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Saturday, November 12
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Sunday, November 13
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STAGE 1STAGE 2
11.00 - 12.00 hrs
Stage 1Opening Keynote Address : Dil Chahata Hai
- Javed Akhtar, Poet, Lyricist and Writer
12.00 - 13.00 hrs
Stage 1Masti Ki Pathshala
- Prasoon Joshi, Indian Lyricist, Screenwriter and Ad-Guru
13.00 - 13.30 hrs
Stage 1Hindi Hain Hum- 21vi Sadi Mein Kya Hindi Pichadh Rahi Hai?
- Ashok Vajpeyi, Poet, Essayist and Literary-Cultural critic
- Mridula Garg, Writer
13:00 - 13:45 hrs
Stage 2Mera Tan Mera Man
- Neelima Chauhan, Writer
- Alpana Mishra, Writer
- Shubham Shree, Writer
- Geeta Shree, Writer
13.30 - 14.00 hrs
Naya Cinema Nayi Zubaan
- Anurag Kashyap, Writer, Director & Producer
14.00 - 15.00 hrs
Stage 1Zubani Jaaneman
- Swanand Kirkire, Writer, Lyricist and Singer
- Piyush Mishra, Actor & Poet
14.00 - 14.45 hrs
Stage 2Hindi Khadi Bazar Mein
- Arun Maheshwari, MD, Vani Prakashan
- Ashok Maheshwari, MD, Rajkamal Prakashan
- Mahesh Bhardwaj, MD, Samayik Prakashan
- Piyush Kumar, MD, Prabhat Prakashan
15.00 - 16:00 hrs
Stage 1Maa Ki Baat
- Munawwar Rana, Poet
16.30-17.30 hrs
Stage 1Ye Jo Des Mera
- Malini Awasthi, Padma Shri and Indian Folk Singer
- Hans Raj Hans, Folk Singer
- Manoj Tiwari, MP, Lok Sabha, BJP, Singer, Actor and Music Director
17.30 - 18.00 hrs
Stage 1Hindistan Hamara
- Ashutosh Rana, Actor
16.45 - 17.30 hrs
Stage 2Lallan Top Hindi
- Divya Prakash Dubey, Writer
- Nikhil Sachan, Writer
- Satya Vyas, Writer
18.00 - 18.30 hrs
Stage 1Netaji Likhin
- Kapil Sibal, Senior Leader, Congress
18.30 hrs - 19:00 hrs
Stage 1Jo Likhte Hain Wo Bikte Hain
- Chetan Bhagat, Writer
19.15 - 20.15 hrs
Stage 1Dastangoi - Dastan-e-Chouboli
- Darain Shahidi, Dastango and Journalist
- Poonam Girdhani, Dastango
20.15 - 21.00 hrs
Stage 1Koi Diwana Samajhta Hai Koi Pagal Samajhata Hai
- Kumar Vishwas, Indian Poet and Politician
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STAGE 1STAGE 2
11.00 - 12.00 hrs
Stage 1Not An Accidental Nationalist
Moderator: Gaurav Sawant- Anupan Kher, Actor, Writer
12.00 - 12.45 hrs
Stage 1Ghalib-e-Khasta Ke Bagair
Moderator: Shams Tahir Khan- Najeeb Jung, Lieutenant Governor, Delhi
12.45 - 13.15 hrs
Love, Lust and Life in English
Moderator: Kalli Purie- Anuja Chauhan, Author and Advertiser
- Ravinder Singh, Author
- Sreemoyee Piu Kundu, Journalist & Author
13.15 - 14.00 hrs
Stage 1Ye Veer Ras Hai
Moderator: Sweta Singh- Hariom Panwar, Poet
13.30 - 14.00 hrs
Stage 2Chapas Ki Aas
Moderator: Sayeed Ansari- Aditi Maheshwari, HOD, Copyrights &
Translation, Vani Prakashan - Renu Agal, Executive Editor, Juggernaut Books
14.00 - 14.45 hrs
Stage 1Lekhan Ki Lakshman Rekha
Moderator: Gaurav Sawant- Rajdeep Sardesai, Journalist and Writer
- Ashutosh, Politician and Writer
- Uday Mahurkar, Journalist and Writer
14.45 - 15.30 hrs
Stage 1Sahitya Ka Devlok
Moderator: Sweta Singh- Devdutt Pattnaik, Author and Communicator
15.30 - 16.30 hrs
Stage 1Kavi Kuchch Aisi Taan Sunao
Moderator: Sanjay Sharma- Ashok Chakradhar, Poet
- Kunwar Bechain, Poet
- Popular Meeruthi, Poet
- Madhu Mohini Upadhyaya, Poet
- Hari Om Pawar, Poet
15.15 - 16.00 hrs
Stage 2Vichardhara Aur Sahitya
Moderator: Punya Prasun Bajpai- Purushottam Agrawal, Writer
- Shahid Siddiqui, Journalist and Writer
- Madhu Kishwar, Journalist and Writer
16.30 - 18.30 hrs
Stage 1Mushaire Ki Mushkil
Moderator: Sayeed Ansari- Rahat Indori, Eminent Urdu Poet and Bollywood Lyricist
- Dr. Nawaz Deobandi, Urdu Poet
- Rajesh Reddy, Poet
- Mansur Usmani, Poet
- Aqeel Nomani, Poet
- Hari Om, Poet
- Aalok Shrivastav, Poet
16.00 -16.45 hrs
Stage 2Mera Samaj Mera Sahitya
Moderator: Punya Prasun Bajpai- Ajay Navariya, Author
- Chandrabhan Prasad
- Vivek Kumar, Author & Political Analyst*
17.30 - 18.30 hrs
Stage 1Sahitya, Sanskriti Aur Samaj
Moderator: Anjana Kashyap- Chitra Mudgal, Writer
- Maitreyi Pushpa
- Nasira Sharma, Writer
19.30 - 21.30 hrs
Stage 1Kuchch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai
- Anupam Kher & Team
18.30 - 19.30 hrs
Stage 2Radio Wale Babu
Moderator: Meenakshi Kandwal- Jassi, RJ
- Sayma Sehar, RJ
- Raunak, RJ
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