Monday, February 16, 2009
While the adults discussed the pros and cons of literary awards, marketing, cash prizes, the vulgarity and the necessity of categorizing literature and selling it, the little boy read Raold Dahl’s ‘The BFG’.
Seemed to validate Sankar’s point that some books, like those by Sarat Chandra need no awards or marketing to sell even now.
Well, books may not need the awards or the cash, but am sure, authors do. The male authors seemed to disdain the need for money, the women were more practical.
At the Kalaghoda Literary Festival,
a panel discussion with Namita Devidayal, Usha K R, Sankar, P Sachidanandan and R Sriram. Moderated by Vikram Doctor.
15 February, 2009 in the David Sasson Library garden.
