The Fourteenth Edition of Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai Litfest
Wednesday, October 25th to Sunday, October 29th 2023

THE POWER OF WORDS

Online : 25 - 26 Oct
On ground : 27 - 29 Oct

Nilakantan RS

Engineer, Data Scientist & Author, India

Nilakantan RS trained as an engineer at Clemson University and is the Chief Data Scientist for one of India’s largest fintech firms. His primary interests are designing stable de-centralised systems, be they political or business related processes. He is the author of South vs North: India’s Great Divide.

sessions

THE GREAT DEBATE: INDIA WILL BE THE NEXT SUPERPOWER

  • 27th October
  • 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

For The Motion: R Jagannathan, Tuhin A Sinha
Against The Motion: Nilakantan RS, Praveen Chakravarty
Chair: Govindraj Ethiraj

FAULTLINES

  • 28th October
  • 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Is South India an equal partner in the Indian Union?
Straight talk by Nilakantan RS

SPEAKERS:
Nilakantan RS

YOU CHEEKY DEVIL!

  • 28th October
  • 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

The Lit Quiz
Anuvab Pal, Arjun Raj Gaind, Fiona Fernandez, Nilakantan RS
Quiz Master: Hrishi K

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