21st Annual UC Berkeley South Asia Conference
Vikram Chandra Keynote Lecture

Friday, February 17, 6:30 pm
Chevron Auditorium
International House
2299 Piedmont Avenue
Berkeley, CA
Vikram Chandra photo
Keynote speaker Vikram Chandra, lecturer in the UC Berkeley Department of English, scriptwriter for the Bollywood blockbuster Mission Kashmir and Commonwealth Prize-winning author of Love and Longing in Bombay, will read from his new novel, Sacred Games. Gautam Premnath, Assistant Professor of English, will then lead a discussion and question-and-answer session with the author.

The event is free, wheelchair-accessible and open to the public.

 

Interviews and essays:

Short biography
The Cult of Authenticity
The Indian Express interview
Sonia Faleiro's interview


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