India, Jan. 22 -- Hyderabad Literary Festival

Saturday, Sunday, Monday; 11am onwards

Across venues in Sattva Knowledge City and District 150, HITEC City

It's the best way to meet fellow book lovers and hear your favourite authors up close. The 16th edition of the literary festival will host discussions on climate, science, indigenous and endangered languages in English, Hindi and Telugu. There will also be a street theatre series titled Youngistaan Nukkad, and, of course, lots of books. The bonus: Nobel laureates Abhijit Banerjee and Kailash Satyarthi will be among the many guests holding talks here.

Entry is free. For details, log on to hydlitfest.org

Smruthi (A multi-arts festival)

Saturday and Sunday; 10am onwards

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