There was revelry all around as authors, filmmakers and all those with a creative spirit turned up to celebrate the final day of the Times of India Literary Carnival. While Chetan Bhagat and Vikas Swarup spoke about the perils of being co-opted into films, Gulzar sahab's session resulted in a poetic ambience as he shared his work, and a new book. The day ended with a play written by Eve Ensler.
I gave Priyanka tips on boxing
During her session 'The Pugilist At Rest', Olympic bronze medalist Mary Kom was at her candid best. "Maine kabhi sapne mein bhi nahin socha tha ki mere upar film banegi. Aur ek superstar mera role play karegi," she said, excited about the film being made on her, with Priyanka Chopra in the lead. "I gave her tips about boxing. She is very fit. She will do the role well," she said.
Since one of the themes of the festival was love, Kom too spoke on it. Through her worst times, it was the love and encouragement from her community, parents and husband that kept her going. "On a trip to Bangalore, I lost my passport and thought my dream was over. My parents had put all their money into making that passport, with help from my uncles. When I called one of my uncles, he told me, don't worry, we'll send you the money." The Kom Community stood behind her and her passport got done in the next three days. The money was sent from Imphal and the deliverer was Onler, a quiet guy, who came to help a girl in desperate need. That is how she met her husband, who is now her biggest strength.
Cancer made me see a new idea of love: Eve Ensler
Playwright Eve Ensler spoke about how her idea of love changed during her fight with cancer at her session titled 'The Indomitable'. "Often our idea of love is based on a romantic vision that there's going to be this one person... During cancer that dissolved and I saw a new idea. I was surrounded with an insane amount of love from my family and close friends... Love is far, far more than one person loving you."
All about the love of grandparents
Poet, filmmaker, lyricist and writer, Gulzar sahab launched his illustrated, alphabetic anthology Hindi From Heart for children on the last day of the literary carnival, where he also spoke about the disappearing bond between nana-nani and dada-dadi with their grandchildren. Said Gulzar sahab to the packed hall that drowned his voice with applause after every sentence, "How can we understand storytelling, and what it teaches us about love, if we don't get time that my generation got from our grandparents?"
He also read out his work during the session and the audience kept requesting him for more.
The name is bond, Ruskin Bond
Celebrated author Ruskin Bond was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award on the last day of the literary carnival. Bond was in conversation with Chetan Bhagat, who told the senior author that he was his biggest fan. While the day reverberated with conversations on the election results, this session was purely about Bond's appeal, living in Mussoorie and his many stories.
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