The Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) usually involves professional writers and experts sitting and talking to one another in public, sometimes a debate, to provide a form of lively entertainment that highlights key issues in Pakistan. Therefore, the recent Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) that concluded in New York was not too dissimilar from previous years and […]
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LLF Day 3 — minority languages and seminal TV series
The last day of the Lahore Literary Festival 2019 saw packed halls and full gardens. One of the morning sessions was called Chand Grihan, held in Hall 2 from 11 am to 12 pm. The session was moderated by actor and director Sarmad Khoosat. Among the panelists, we had playwright and TV drama serial writer […]
LLF Day 2: progressive arts take front seat
People started pouring in the most on the second day of the Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) 2019 on Saturday. Day 2 of the annual LLF began with a talk session on artist Farida Batool’s work which is on display at the Alhamra Art Centre’s Art Gallery. The session titled Kahani Ek Shehr Ki had four […]
Lahore Literary Festival ’19 kicks off
LAHORE: The three-day seventh annual Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) 2019 kicked off on Friday, at the Alhamra Art Centre in Lahore. Over 160 delegates from Pakistan and abroad will participate in 75 sessions over the three-day literary festival. The first day of the three-day event commenced with an opening ceremony at Alhamra and later was […]
The seventh edition of the Lahore Literary Festival begins in two days
The seventh edition of the annual Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) starts Friday, Feb. 22, at the Alhamra Arts Center. The three-day event will conclude on Sunday, Feb. 24. This year’s lineup of thinkers and opinion makers from Pakistan and abroad includes Leila Aboulela, Eugene Rogan, Ayesha Jalal, Katherine Schofield, Francesca Orsini, Anissa Helou, Harriet Sandys, […]
South Asia’s Premier Cultural Event Returns to New York for Third Year
LAHORE: The third edition of the Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) in New York will take place on May 12 at the Asia Society. The “safe place for dangerous ideas” (The Guardian) hosts writers, artists, and commentators speaking on issues affecting Pakistan and the world. The full day of programs includes discussions on fiction and non-fiction, […]
A rendezvous with the ‘brilliance’ of Mohsin Hamid
Lahore is a hub of activities, be it carnivals, concerts, food and music festivals or theatrical plays. Lahore Literary Festival held once a year is one such event that is most sought after and long awaited by the Literati of Lahore. We can meet people from historians to journalists and from authors to poets, from […]
Riz Ahmed promotes Sufi side of Islam in latest picture
After spending a few days in Lahore to attend the Lahore Literary Festival just last month, Riz Ahmed continued his journey into the metropolitan city of Karachi. And as we reported earlier, the British-Pakistani actor has been quite regular with posting photos and videos of his time in Pakistan, a country he visited after almost […]
Riz Ahmed shares photos, is ‘buzzing’ from his trip to Pakistan
The Emmy-winning Pakistani-British actor, Riz Ahmed, was previously in Lahore to attend the Lahore Literary Festival in February. His panel was held with author Mohsin Hamid, who he has previously worked with on The Reluctant Fundamentalist. The heartthrob factor is hearing. #LLF2018 he looked surprised seeing girls cheering for him. pic.twitter.com/96koIJrxwA — aClockworkHal (@Gullehrii) February 24, […]
Two day LLF featuring local, international celebrities kicks off
LAHORE: Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) edition six kicked off on Saturday at Alhamra Arts Center as large number of people belonging to all walks of life including students, teachers and literary personalities made their way towards the festival. LLF will include sessions by several noted local and international journalists, actors, historians, book writers, activists, artists, singers […]