“We Indians are real bandwagonwallahs,” says Anil Dharker

Hindustan Times | ByAnanya Ghosh

Nov 04, 2018 01:33 AM IST

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The founder and festival director Tata Literature Live! talks about India’s growing number of bibliophiles, bestsellers and lit fests, and what makes his fest the most lit one!

Anil Dharker is a busy man. The Tata Literature Live!’s 2018 chapter is just round the corner (November 15-18) and as its founder and festival director, Dharker is making last-minute arrangements. When we meet him, he is already rushing for his next appointment. But he agrees to do a quick shoot and interview.

Anil Dharker started the Tata Literature Live nine years back and today it is one of India’s most prestigious litfests(Aalok Soni)

“The Kasauli litfest showed me that things can work without big names. In the Jaipur Lit Fest youngsters come in their designer clothes, and don’t have the slightest interest in books!”