Historic Diplomatic Duel between India and the UK
Friday, 1st October, 2021 at 7 PM (IST)
Hyderabad Literary Festival (HLF) is an annual event that celebrates creativity in all its forms. HLF is a multi-disciplinary, multi-lingual event that draws over a hundred writers, artistes, academics, scholars, publishers from India and abroad each year.
Started in 2010, the Festival has emerged as an important event in the cultural calendar of the country. It represents the rich and cosmopolitan ethos of the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, as well as the vibrant culture of the modern Cyberabad.
HLF is a Festival for All. Its programme includes talks, conversations, panel discussions, readings, workshops, exhibitions, book launches, cultural programme, events for college students and school children.
Syed Akbaruddin served as India’s Permanent Representative to the UN from 2016 till his retirement from the Indian Foreign Service in 2020. In a diplomatic career spanning thirty-five years, he spent more than a decade engaged in multilateral diplomacy—both as an Indian diplomat and an international civil servant. Currently he is Dean, Kautilya School of Public Policy, GITAM (Deemed to be University), Hyderabad.
Nidhi Razdan is an award-winning journalist who worked with NDTV for 21 years. Currently, she is Director for Strategic Programmes and Outreach, and visiting faculty at the Kautilya School of Public Policy, GITAM (Deemed to be University). She is the recipient of the Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism, and the International Press Institute (India) Award. She also edited Left Right and Centre: The Idea of India (2017).
