India, Feb. 4 -- The sixteenth edition of Oxford bookstore's Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival was held from 10th to 12th January, 2025. Unlike other literature festivals where sessions are held at hotels or in similarly controlled environments, the AKLF was conducted at Allen Park on busy Park Street with sessions taking place even as the city swirled smoothly around participants.

At the inauguration, Usha Uthup, the queen of disco, spoke about her long association with the event before singing a few songs. This was followed by the launch of Arjun Sengupta's book, Shyam Benegal: Film Maker of the Real India.

The festival's first session had model and fitness influencer Milind Soman and his wife Ankita Konwar talking to program head Nee...