January 17 Schedule
January 17
Track 1
10:00
Sangam Literature as a Source for History:
![Dr. R Balakrishnan, IAS Dr. R Balakrishnan, IAS](https://chennaiinternationalbookfair.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Dr.-R-Balakrishnan-IAS-q0oskqi46jx7j8i3bbm56d7qm72502edfqzg6nv8xw.png)
Dr. R Balakrishnan, IAS (Retd), Indologist
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10:00
Country hours 4: France and Canada
Session coordination by Mr. Amutharasan Paulraj, Thadagam Publications
![maylis de Kerangal maylis de Kerangal](https://chennaiinternationalbookfair.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/maylis-de-Kerangal-q0osksdsk7zs6gfd0cfebcqnsysvfglu40af57sglg.png)
Ms. Maylis de Kerangal, award winning French author, France
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![Ms. Julia Trouilloud Ms. Julia Trouilloud](https://chennaiinternationalbookfair.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Ms.-Julia-Trouilloud-q0osktbmr212i2dzuuu0vui4eco8n5pkg4xwmhr2f8.png)
Ms. Julia Trouilloud, Attaché for Books, Debates & Ideas, French Institute in India – French Embassy in India
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![Mask Group 22 Mask Group 22](https://chennaiinternationalbookfair.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Mask-Group-22-q0osl2q0nedxq60cbywaks4qc7dws4qvtfgrf9d4p0.png)
Mr. Robert Morgan, General Manager, BookLand Press, Canada
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14:00
Language Publishing in India: Session 1
Session coordination by Mr. Karthikeyan Pugalendi, Vanavil Puthakalayam
![neeta gupta neeta gupta](https://chennaiinternationalbookfair.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/neeta-gupta-1-q0osl5jj7whsozw8vi46a9f44d00f822ttf7v38y6c.png)
Ms. Neeta Gupta, Publishing director, Tethys Books & Co-Founder Publishers’ Exchange
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![Gita Ramaswamy Gita Ramaswamy](https://chennaiinternationalbookfair.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Gita-Ramaswamy-q0oskrfyddyhuugq5u0rquz77kxi7ri3rvmxnxturo.png)
Ms. Gita Ramaswamy, Hyderabad Book Trust
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![Mask Group 21 Mask Group 21](https://chennaiinternationalbookfair.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Mask-Group-21-q0osl1s6gkcnek1phgho0ad9qtijkfn5hat9xzeiv8.png)
Mr. Akhil Mehta, Mehta Publishing House, Pune
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![Tridib Kr Chatterjee Tridib Kr Chatterjee](https://chennaiinternationalbookfair.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Tridib-Kr-Chatterjee-q0oskw55bk4xgw9wee1wlbsi6iaca90rgiwd2bmvwk.png)
Mr. Tridib Kr Chatterjee, Hony. General Secretary, Publishers and Booksellers Guild & Organiser, International Kolkata Book Fair
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15:30
Language Publishing in India: Session 2
Session coordination by Mr. N.A. Jayendhran, Karpagam Puthakalayam
![Ms. Urvashi Butalia Ms. Urvashi Butalia](https://chennaiinternationalbookfair.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Ms.-Urvashi-Butalia-q0osku9gxw2ctocmpd8ngc9kzqjluutas9le3rpo90.png)
Ms. Urvashi Butalia, Indian feminist writer, publisher and activist & founder Zubaan books
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![Shweta Khurana Shweta Khurana](https://chennaiinternationalbookfair.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Shweta-Khurana-q0oslc4ejqqsy9mot2yk9prca23kx3s76pzm80z6ys.png)
Ms. Shweta Khurana, Editor, All About Book Publishing (AABP)
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![Naresh Kumar Chutani Naresh Kumar Chutani](https://chennaiinternationalbookfair.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Naresh-Kumar-Chutani-q0oskv7b4q3n5ab9jvna0u11l4ez2jx14e8vl1oa2s.png)
Mr. Naresh Kumar Chutani, Joint Director, Capexil
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![ilango ilango](https://chennaiinternationalbookfair.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/ilango-q0oskrfyddyhuugq5u0rquz77kxi7ri3rvmxnxturo.png)
Mr. Ilangoven Chinnusamy, Ailaysa
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![Kannan Sundaram Kannan Sundaram](https://chennaiinternationalbookfair.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Kannan-Sundaram-q0oskzwi2wa2rc4fsfoevauck1rt51fot1iazfhb7o.png)
Mr. Kannan Sundaram, Publisher, Managing Director at Kalachuvadu Publications Pvt Ltd
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![Abhijit Tiwari Abhijit Tiwari](https://chennaiinternationalbookfair.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Abhijit-Tiwari-1-q0oskx2zie67si8j8wgj5tjyrw5phy4hsnjujllhqc.png)
Mr. Abhijit Tiwari, Nielsen BookData
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Track 2
Special Session 1 (10 AM - 1 PM)
11:00
Session coordination by Ms. Subhasree Desikan
The Kural and its Music of Wisdom
![Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma](https://chennaiinternationalbookfair.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Thomas-Hitoshi-Pruiksma-q0osle02xetdlhjyi3rtepa9gtubchznuzal6kwemc.png)
Mr. Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma, author and translator Online
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11:00
The Many Worlds of Translation
![Sara Joseph Sara Joseph](https://chennaiinternationalbookfair.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Sara-Joseph-q0osl9avz8mxzfqs9jqok8gyhwhha0h06c15s73dhg.png)
Ms. Sara Joseph, award winning novelist in Malayalam
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![Jinoy Jose Palathingal Jinoy Jose Palathingal](https://chennaiinternationalbookfair.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Jinoy-Jose-Palathingal-q0oskyynw28sfq5sxx9sat2vynwfxcbygwuti5ipdw.png)
Mr. Jinoy Jose Palathingal, Senior Deputy Editor, The Hindu’s Frontline magazine
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![Sangeetha Sreenivasan Sangeetha Sreenivasan](https://chennaiinternationalbookfair.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Sangeetha-Sreenivasan-q0osl7f7lkkdc7tikixff8y1b4qqum9ji2q6tn65tw.png)
Ms. Sangeetha Sreenivasan, Novelist and children’s writer
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11:00
International Scholarship
![Persis Naumann Persis Naumann](https://chennaiinternationalbookfair.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Persis-Naumann-q0osl6hdeqj30luvq0isur6kpqvdmx5t5y2pcd7k04.png)
Ms. Persis Naumann, Editor & Founder | Kelir Books, USA (Chair person for the Online Session) (11 AM - 1 PM) Online
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11:00
Reclaiming Tamil literature to the diaspora
![Peniel Prabakaran Peniel Prabakaran](https://chennaiinternationalbookfair.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Peniel-Prabakaran-q0osl5jj7whsozw8vi46a9f44d00f822ttf7v38y6c.png)
Ms. Peniel Prabakaran, Author & Co-Founder | Kelir Books, New Zealand (11 AM - 12 PM) Online
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![Meyyappan Meyyappan](https://chennaiinternationalbookfair.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Meyyappan-q0osl2q0nedxq60cbywaks4qc7dws4qvtfgrf9d4p0.png)
Mr. Meyyappan, Founder | Aotearoatamil, New Zealand Online
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12:00
Language Revitalisation (Revitalisation of Te Reo Maori)
![Scotty Morrisson Scotty Morrisson](https://chennaiinternationalbookfair.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Scotty-Morrisson-q0oslb6kcwpimno1ykjxp7zvoo87peogulc4qr0l50.png)
Mr. Scotty Morrisson, Adjunct Professor & Director | Māori Student and Community Engagement Auckland’s Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand Online
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![Stacey Morrisson Stacey Morrisson](https://chennaiinternationalbookfair.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Stacey-Morrisson-q0oskw55bk4xgw9wee1wlbsi6iaca90rgiwd2bmvwk.png)
Ms. Stacey Morrisson, Author | Māori Made Easy 2, Māori Made Fun, Māori at Home, Māori at work, New Zealand (12 - 1 PM) Online
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Special Session 2 (2 PM - 5 PM)
18:30
Session coordination by Ms. Subhasree Desikan
Discussions with author
![M A Baby M A Baby](https://chennaiinternationalbookfair.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/M-A-Baby-q0osl0uc9qbd2y32my31fslt5fn6cqjf565sgpfx1g.png)
Mr. M A Baby, Former Education and Culture Minister and Former Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)
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12:00
Taking Tamil to the world
![V. S. Sridharan V. S. Sridharan](https://chennaiinternationalbookfair.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/V.-S.-Sridharan-q0oslfvrb2vy8ph874l2jot6nll1rw74j8lk54tm9w.png)
Mr. V. S. Sridharan, Author
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![Mini Krishnan Mini Krishnan](https://chennaiinternationalbookfair.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Mini-Krishnan-q0osl3nuu8f81ryz6hax59w6xl99ztum5k48wjbqis.png)
Ms. Mini Krishnan, Author, translator and publisher
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![Sankara Saravanan Sankara Saravanan](https://chennaiinternationalbookfair.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Sankara-Saravanan-q0osl8d1selnnts5f1c1zqphwim42bd9u7doax4rno.png)
Dr. Sankara Saravanan, Joint Director (Translation), Tamil Nadu Textbook and Educational Services Corporation
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18:30
Discussions with author
![Vivek Shanbhag Vivek Shanbhag](https://chennaiinternationalbookfair.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Vivek-Shanbhag-q0oslgtlhwx8kbfv1mzp46kn8zgezlauvd91mes83o.png)
Mr. Vivek Shanbhag, Kannada writer & founding editor of the literary journal Desha Kaala
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20:30
Talk on Paulo Coelho
![Dr.VKKarthika Dr.VKKarthika](https://chennaiinternationalbookfair.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Dr.VKKarthika-q0osky0tp87i44763ev5qbbfda12pn884s7c0vk3k4.png)
Dr. V. K. Karthika, Assistant Professor of English, NIT Trichy
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20:30
A talk from Ms. Martha Ann Selby
![Ms. Martha Ann Selby Ms. Martha Ann Selby](https://chennaiinternationalbookfair.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Ms.-Martha-Ann-Selby-1-q0osl4lp12giddxm0zpjprnniz4n7iychorqdtacck.png)
Ms. Martha Ann Selby, Chairperson, Sangam Chair, Harvard University
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