Meet Amitav Ghosh, Gulzar at Spring Fever 2015


Posted on 20th Feb 2015 10:30 am by mohit kumar

New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Get ready for engaging music and lively discussions during Spring Fever 2015, which will bring prominent writers like Ruskin Bond, Amitav Ghosh and lyricist Gulzar to the capital, the organisers said Thursday.

In its eighth edition, the 10-day literary and cultural festival that will begin March 14 will host a series of book readings, discussions and musical performances.

The annual event has been organised by Penguin Random House in collaboration with the Visual Arts Gallery. Delhiites will also get a preview of Ghosh's new novel "Flood of Fire" the last of his popular "Ibis Trilogy" that included "Sea of Poppies" and "River of Smoke".

"This will be the first time Ghosh will talk about his new novel in the capital," said the organisers.

Apart from Ghosh, prominent names like Ram Jethmalani, Shobhaa De, Shashi Tharoor, Gurcharan Das and Raghav Bahl will also be attending the festival that will end March 22.

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