India at 75: Writing from the Subcontinent & the Future of Free Expression

42 7th Ave,New York NY 10011

12 May, 2023

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India at 75All PEN World Voices Festival tickets are non-refundable. Please confirm the time and location of your event before finalizing your purchase. As the world’s largest democracy, India has been witnessing rapid shifts in recent years, from unprecedented growth to a widening distance from the pluralism that defined its founding in 1947. It has seen increasing violence towards minorities, and eroding freedom of expression for its journalists and authors. As the country marks its 75th anniversary of Independence, PEN America invited vital authorial voices to write short texts expressing what they felt about these changes, collected together into an historic anthology: India at 75. Contributors including Booker-winner Kiran Desai (The Inheritance of Loss, Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard), Yashica Dutt (Coming Out as Dalit), Amitava Kumar (The Blue Book: A Writer’s Journal, A Time Outside This Time), Suketu Mehta (This Land Is Our Land: An Immigrant's Manifesto, Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found), Zia Jaffrey (The Invisibles: A Tale of the Eunuchs of India) and moderator Raghu Karnad (Farthest Field: An Indian Story of the Second World War) now join at PEN World Voices for a powerful conversation on writing from the subcontinent and the diaspora, and this pivotal moment in India’s history. The 2023 PEN World Voices Festival is a celebration of world literature and free expression. Over four days, over 100 writers from nearly 30 countries will be featured in engaging talks, panels, readings, and performances in New York City and greater Los Angeles. Visit https://worldvoices.pen.org/ for more information about the entire festival, as well as PEN America. COVID-19 2023 Festival Policy:While not required, per public health official guidelines, the World Voices Festival recommends being fully vaccinated, and wearing masks in all public indoor settings as a precaution against the spread of Covid-19, as well as around crowds. If you are feeling unwell, please do not come to the event. Reach out to [email protected] for assistance if you have already purchased a ticket. We thank you for ensuring our speakers, guests and venue workers feel safe and comfortable at all World Voices Festival events. If you have questions or concerns please contact [email protected] ACCESSIBILITY:A street level accessible entrance is located on 12th street, and restrooms are located on the ground floor. ASL interpretation is available for this event by request only. Please reach out to our Box Office team at [email protected] by April 21st to request. Please ask a Box Office Attendant or festival representative upon arrival for directions to accessible seating if preferred. For further information on accessibility in this space, or to make a request, please contact [email protected]