Thu Jan 23 19:29:30 UTC 2025: ## Hyderabad Literary Festival Opens with Star-Studded Lineup

**HYDERABAD, January 24, 2025** – The 15th annual Hyderabad Literary Festival (HLF-2025) kicked off today with a captivating inaugural plenary session, “A Life in Cinema,” featuring acclaimed actress Shabana Azmi in conversation with Amita Desai. The three-day festival, taking place at Sattva Knowledge City in HITEC City, promises a diverse program exploring literature, culture, and current affairs.

This year’s HLF boasts an impressive roster of speakers, including actors Amol Palekar and Huma Qureshi, journalists Sreenivasan Jain and Mariyam Alavi, and former Reserve Bank of India Governor Duvvuri Subbarao. Discussions will cover a wide range of topics, from cinema and memoirs to climate change, indigenous languages, and the debunking of misinformation. Highlights include interactive sessions, workshops, and exhibitions.

Among the many engaging events, Amol Palekar and his wife Sandhya Gokhale will discuss their memoirs with filmmaker Mohana Krishna Indraganti. Huma Qureshi will delve into her work, *Zeba: An Accidental Superhero*, with Kinnera Murthy. Jain and Alavi will tackle the issue of misinformation surrounding “Love Jihad.” Subbarao will offer insights from his memoir, *Just a Mercenary? Notes from My Life and Career*.

The festival, organized across 15 streams, concludes on January 26th. For a complete schedule and further details, visit the official website: https://www.hydlitfest.org/

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