How the Bangalore Literature Festival 2020 was held neither online nor on-ground, but in both forms
One of the founders on how the litfest returned in physical letter and digital spirit. Jeffrey Archer in conversation with Nirmala Govindarajan. “Can you shift a bit to your left? And keep your eyes up here…”
Who, asked the bemused authors, was speaking to them? It felt a bit like the voice of god, but it was merely the tech team giving instructions to the writers/speakers from their perch on another floor at what was a hybrid version of the Bangalore Literature Festival. Authors were both online and offline, as was the audience, which was either logged in from home or in person right here right now.
Jeffrey Archer engages audience in his inimitable style at Bangalore Literature Festival
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Around 550 people attended in person over two days; 5,000 attended online
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Around 550 people attended in person over two days; 5,000 attended online
The second day of the Bangalore Literature Festival (BLF) saw sessions with speakers such as Joshua Matthew, Lieutenant General Asad Durrani and A.S. Dulat, Hamid Ansari and Geeta Mohan, Milind Soman and Roopa Pai, and Jeffrey Archer.
Mr. Archer engaged the audience in his inimitable style, holding forth on a range of topics. To a question by author Nirmala Govindrajan, who was moderating the session, on why he wouldn’t write more children’s books he has written four he replied, “I am 80! I’ve now got to write eight books on [detective] William Warwick before I die. If I had time I would, but I don’t.”
Bangalore Literature Festival wears a mask
Bangalore Literature Festival this year is both online and offline, giving you the choice to be or not to be there. December 12, 2020 / 07:23 AM IST
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