After the huge success of the first edition, Inkreadible Writers & Speakers Festival organised by Novel Bunch, the region’s most popular and fastest growing literary group is back. It will be held on Saturday, 3rd Feb 2024 at the Infosys Campus, IT Park, Chandigarh. This event will see participation by eminent authors and speakers like Former Chief of the Army Staff Gen VP Malik, PVSM, AVSM, Sumant Batra (Author of the bestseller Anarkali & An Actor’s Actor: An Authorized Biography of Sanjeev Kumar), Keynote Speaker Gautam Chintamani (Author of The Midway Battle: Modi’s Rollercoaster Second Term, Rajneeti – Biography of Sh. Rajnath Singh, Dark Star – The Loneliness of Being Rajesh Khanna, Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak – The Film that revived Hindi Cinema), Neelesh Kulkarni (Author of the bestseller In the Footsteps of Rama), Lt Gen KJS ‘Tiny’ Dhillon (Author of the bestseller Kitne Gaazi, Kitne Gaazi Gaye), Vivek Atray, exIAS (Author of four books and TEDx Motivational Speaker), Dronacharya awardee Jesse Grewal, International star golfer Shubhankar Sharma, professional golfer Saaniya Sharma, and the world’s youngest Golf referee Siddhant Jain. Jupinderjit Singh (Author of the bestselling books The Pistol of Bhagat Singh and Who killed Moosewala?) will be in conversation with Senior Crime journalist Baljeet Parmar who has extensively written about the Mumbai underworld. Restaurateur Sanjeev Verma, Dietician Harleen Bakshi, Finance Journalist & Self-taught baker Riju Dave will be part of another interesting session on food with Brig DS Dhillon. Film actor Yuri Suri will moderate a session on love and relationships with panelists Sakoon Singh, Pooja Marwah and Yogeshwar Sharma. The event will also see book launches by Sumant Batra (Anarkali), Shweta Malhotra (Quill on the Window Sill) and Ravee Pandher (Healing, Harmony, Happiness). Dr Sameer Goyal and Vikas Gupta – Development Centre Heads of Infosys Mohali and Chandigarh respectively, will also speak at the event. Other than this, an Open Mic will be held exclusively for Infosys talent. Inkreadible 2024 will also celebrate the collaboration of the Chandigarh Club with the Novel Bunch to organize literary, art, culture events on monthly basis at the Club premises. “The aim of Inkreadible Writers and Speakers Festival is to celebrate and promote the diverse world of literature, providing a platform for authors, poets, and thinkers to engage with an audience of readers, intellectuals, and enthusiasts. We encourage promotion of emerging talents, thereby creating a space for literary enthusiasts to explore new perspectives and immerse themselves in the rich tapestry of human stories and ideas”, remarked Saguna Jain, Co-Founder of the Novel Bunch. The event exclusively curated for Novel Bunch members begins at 10:15 am and concludes around 5:30 pm.
