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updated 6/11/09:Shilpa Agarwal,
writerVinita Agarwal,
writer/poetFuad Ahmad,
multi-media artistNawaaz Ahmed,
writerAnjal Chande,
dance artistAnita Chandwaney,
playwright/theatre artistTua Chaudhari,
writer/teacherNitin Deckha,
writerAshini Desai,
poet/writerAnjalee Deshpande-Nadkarni,
actor/director/professorRu Freeman,
writerMinita Gandhi,
theatre artistV.V. Ganeshananthan,
writer/professorMinal Hajratwala,
writer/performer/poetFarha Hasan,
writerFatima T. Husain,
poetTania James,
writerSheba Karim,
writerShisir Khanal,
executive director,
Sarvodaya USAShamila Khetarpal,
dance artistMouzam Makkar,
theatre artistFawzia Mirza,
theatre artistMonica Mody,
poetMary Anne Mohanraj,
writer/professorShakuntala Rajagopal,
writerKavitha Rajagopalan,
writer/journalistRishi Reddi,
writerSonal Shah,
actorManisha Sharma,
writerPrema Srinivasan,
writer/poetAnkur Thakkar,
writer/musicianDeepak Unnikrishnan,
writerSweta Srivastava Vikram,
poet/writerRachna Vohra,
poet/ spoken-word artist
Meet the planning team!
Festival Director:
Mary Anne MohanrajAssistant Director:
Simone WidneyPublicity Director:
Priya BhayanaPR/Marketing Committee:
Karin McKie, Ramona GuptaDance Committee:
Shilpa Chadda, Sucheta Misra, Priya Narayan, Shilpa SehgalFilm/Theatre Committee:
Aqeela Jogee, Ashvin Kini, Angeli PrimlaniMusic Committee:
Ankur ThakkarLiterature Committee:
Priya Bhayana, Sucheta Misra, Uma DabhadeInterns:
Mateo Lindsay, Shilpa SehgalFestival Logo Designer:
Fuad AhmadGraphic Designer:
Priya Bhayana
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Latest Blog Entries
- Jun 11, 2009 5:46 AM 6/11/09: Kriti Festival starts tonight!
- Apr 26, 2009 7:10 PM 4/26/09: Join the planning team!
- Feb 2, 2008 9:34 AM 2/2/08: 2009 Kriti Festival Kick-off Meeting!
- Apr 30, 2007 10:14 PM Thank you!
- Apr 29, 2007 7:01 AM 4/29/07: The final day has arrived!
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Welcome to the Midwest's Only
South Asian Literary & Arts Festival!
www.desilit.org/kriti.php
DesiLit is delighted to announce the 2009 Kriti Festival, to be held in Chicago June 11-14, 2009. Mark your calendars!
Kriti will be a four-day event celebrating South Asian and diaspora literature and art, with panel discussions, performances, readings, music and song, storytelling for kids, and much more!
Our 2005 & 2007 festivals each had over 30 visiting writers, editors and agents, and huge fun -- for more info on those events, take a look at our 2005 archive and 2007 archive.
Guests of Honor: Romesh Gunesekera,
Amitava Kumar, Bapsi Sidhwa
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Visit our website to learn more about our Guests of Honor!
Register for the festival today!
To pre-register & learn about ticket prices, please visit http://desilit.org/kriti.php#registration
Registration is free for UIC and Roosevelt students, faculty, and staff. Email us to reserve your ticket.
NOTE: DesiLit is a non-profit organization, and as such, offers sliding-scale admission to those suffering financial hardship. If you need a discounted (or free) admission, please email us with your request. We will accommodate as many requests as possible.
For full details and to register, visit our website.
Location
Kriti 2009 is co-sponsored by Roosevelt University and the University of Illinois at Chicago.
7pm Thursday - 5pm Friday: All events will be at UIC's West Loop campus. Registration and check-in is at the Institute for the Humanities, Stevenson Hall, 701 S. Morgan Street.
5pm Friday - 3pm Sunday: All events will be at Roosevelt University. Registration and check-in on Friday is at Ganz Hall, and on Saturday/Sunday at the Congress Lounge, both at 430 S. Michigan Ave.
Both locations are wheelchair-accessible.
Schedule
Check out the jam-packed schedule for info on all our readings, panel discussions, dance and theater performances, workshops, and special events at http://desilit.org/kriti.php#schedule.
Merchandise
Please visit our Kriti Festival Store for all your festival merchandise needs! All sale proceeds go to making an even more fabulous festival for you to enjoy.
Sponsors
Kiran Bavikatte Foundation
University of Illinois at Chicago English Department and Institute for the Humanities
Roosevelt University MFA Program and its literary magazine, The Oyez Review
Learn all about the festival at
www.desilit.org/kriti.php
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