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    By Lavina Melwani on October 28, 2015 Books
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    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

    Aroon Shivdasani, Suketu Mehta & Salman Rushdie
    Aroon Shivdasani, Suketu Mehta & Salman Rushdie
    A selfie with Salman Rushdie
    A selfie with Salman Rushdie
    Chefs Ahoy! Vikas Khanna, Nandita Godbole, Suvir Saran & Saransh Goila
    Chefs Ahoy! Vikas Khanna, Nandita Godbole, Suvir Saran & Saransh Goila
    Padma Lakshmi with Priya Krishna
    Padma Lakshmi with Priya Krishna
    Suketu with fans
    Suketu with fans
    book fans
    book fans
    Madhur Jaffrey with fan Sabina Himani
    Madhur Jaffrey with fan Sabina Himani
    Salman Rushdie, Suketu Mehta and Amitava Kumar
    Salman Rushdie, Suketu Mehta and Amitava Kumar
    Mira Nair & Sabrina Dhawan
    Mira Nair & Sabrina Dhawan
    Sabrina Dhawan, Mira Nair, Aroon Shivdasani & Lavina Melwani
    Sabrina Dhawan, Mira Nair, Aroon Shivdasani & Lavina Melwani
    Susan Adelman, Ram Jethmalani and Devika Kewalramani
    Hindol Sengupta, Susan Adelman, Ram Jethmalani and Devika Kewalramani
    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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