Booker Prize winners, parliamentarians, doctors, judges, journalists, artists, a chess master, chefs et al will descend on Chennai for the The Hindu Lit for Life, on January 17-18. Justice Chandrachud writes in the Introduction that the Constitution, in its original design, anticipated debate, contestation and growth. Readers can find out more about her writing process in her conversation with Nirmala Lakshman, Chairperson, The Hindu Group, and Festival Director, The Hindu Lit for Life. Graphic novelist Appupen and Tamil writer Perumal Murugan will be in conversation with Ramya Kannan, Chief of Bureau-Tamil Nadu, The Hindu. Swaminathan, father of the green revolution, will talk to festival enthusiasts more about these icons who helped build modern India.

Source: The Hindu January 09, 2026 01:02 UTC