Book People – Browsing the IAAC Lit Fest

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By Lavina Melwani on October 28, 2015 Books

Pages from the IAAC Literary Festival – A Photo Gallery

What’s better than reading a book? Having the author read it to you! At the Indo-American Arts Council Literary Festival 2015 at Hunter College, book-lovers binged on new books, authors old and new and discussions on everything from the state of the kitchen to the state of the world. Here are a few glimpses.

Photos by Shashwat Gupta, Sangeeta Jain and Lavina Melwani

A selfie with Salman Rushdie

Suketu with fans

Salman Rushdie, Suketu Mehta and Amitava Kumar

Aroon Shivdasani, Suketu Mehta & Salman Rushdie

Susan Adelman, Ram Jethmalani and Devika Kewalramani — Hindol Sengupta, Susan Adelman, Ram Jethmalani and Devika Kewalramani

Sabrina Dhawan, Mira Nair, Aroon Shivdasani & Lavina Melwani

Mira Nair & Sabrina Dhawan

The youngest foodie - Padma Lakshmi's daughter Krishna sitting next to chef Saransh Goila — The youngest foodie – Padma Lakshmi’s daughter Krishna sitting next to chef Saransh Goila

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Chefs Ahoy! Vikas Khanna, Nandita Godbole, Suvir Saran & Saransh Goila

Padma Lakshmi with Priya Krishna

Madhur Jaffrey with fan Sabina Himani

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Lavina Melwani

Lavina Melwani is a New York-based journalist who writes for several international publications. Twitter@lavinamelwani & @lassiwithlavina Sign up for the free newsletter to get your dose of Lassi!

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