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Prayaag Akbar was born in Calcutta in He studied economics at Dartmouth College and comparative politics at the London School of Economics, and spent a....
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Prayaag Akbar in Conversation with Anita Pratap at KLF 2025.
The eighth edition of the Kerala Literature Festival (KLF) kicked off today at the exquisite Kozhikode beach, with a magnificent session featuring acclaimed author and journalist Prayaag Akbar in conversation with award-winning journalist Anita Pratap on the topic “Torn Allegiances: Mother India and the Politics of Identity”
The session, moderated by Anita Pratap discussed the themes and ideas explored in Prayaag’s latest novel, Mother India.
Prayaag Akbar, an acclaimed journalist and author is known for his works that focus on issues of marginalisation in India.
His novel, Leila, won the Crossword Jury Prize and the Tata Literature First Book Award and was adapted into a popular Netflix series.
The session began with Anita Pratap introducing Prayaag Akbar and his latest novel, Mother India. Prayaag started by explaining the inspiration behind the book.
As the session went deeper, he talked