Firstpost | Javed Akhtar Says Sorry, Can't Attend Bangalore Lit Fest The New Indian Express BENGALURU: Javed Akhtar, well-known poet and Bollywood lyricist, is a new addition to the list of writers giving the Bangalore Literary Festival a miss. Film journalist Bhavna Somaaya and literary historian Rakshanda Jaleel are also staying away from ... It was not we who indulged in mud-slinging: Dayanand Tolerance, ha! Vikram Sampath can express his opinion anywhere, except at the ... Mihir S Sharma: The culture wars, continued |