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Nandini Nair

Nandini Nair

Nandini Nair is the literary and culture editor of Open magazine. She has worked as a writer and commissioning editor in the feature sections of The Indian Express and The Hindu. She writes on social and cultural issues.

Sessions

The Shadow King:

Maaza Mengiste in conversation with Nandini Nair

Maaza Mengiste, who has made the 2020 Booker Prize shortlist, was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A Fulbright scholar and professor at Queens College, she is the author of Beneath the Lion's Gaze and a 2018 recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship. Here, she talks to Nandini Nair about her new novel, The Shadow King.

The Shadow King:

Maaza Mengiste in conversation with Nandini Nair

Maaza Mengiste was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A Fulbright scholar and professor at Queens College, she is the author of ‘Beneath the Lion's Gaze’ and a 2018 recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. Here, she talks to Nandini Nair about her new novel, ‘The Shadow King’. 

Wall and Bridges:

Prayaag Akbar in conversation with Nandini Nair

A session on dystopian fiction and its disturbing emergence in reality where Prayaag Akbar, author of Leila, which was adapted into a Netflix series, and Nandini Nair, share their views.