Kolkata Literary Festival from January 17-19

11th Kolkata Literary Festival will be held in Kolkata from January 17-19 and eminent authors, poets, columnists, film actors and directors will attend event, a statement by organisers said on Thursday. Apart from India, authors from eight countries Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, UK, US and Italy will be attending AKLF 2020, statement said. Bestselling and award-winning authors Anand Neelakantan, Francesc Miralles, Paul Zacharia, Shobhaa De, Vikram Sampath, William Dalrymple are among those who will attend literary fest.

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Section commemorating Usha Uthup

Film and atre personalities Aparna Sen, Kaushik Sen, Bollywood actors Saurabh Shukla, director Anik Dutta, columnists like Kaveree Bamzai, Bachi Karkaria will attend event. Legendary actor Soumitra Chatterjee and director- activist Aparna Sen will pay tribute to late velist and award-winning author Nabaneeta Dev Sen along with her daughters Nandana Sen and Antara Sen in a tribute section. re will also be a section commemorating ' life and journey' of Indian pop icon Usha Uthup.

In ar segment, 'Prabha Khaitan Womans Voice Award' will be given to "one of fresh Indian voices in womens writing." This is fifth edition of award in association with prestigious Jaipur Literature Festival. re will also be a 'Poetry Cafe' featuring poems on protest, new poems by Indian and International poets, statement ded.

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