Ekamra 2019

SEASON 2

EKAMRA 2019

In 2019, the global appeal continued during the second Festival with Canada’s Kristen Worley launching her book ‘Woman Enough’; The Daily Telegraph’s Tim Wigmore speaking about his book ‘Cricket 2.0: Inside the T20 revolution’; Sri Lankan best-selling author Shehan Karunatilaka’s multiple award-winning book ‘Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew’; British cricket star Monty Panesar’s The Full Monty and Australian sportswriter Michael Sexton’s book on that epic Test match between India and Australia – Border’s Battlers.

The first-ever sportsbook awards serenading Indian authors were announced

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The Ekamra Sports Literature Festival

Sessions

08:30 - 09:30 AM #Room 206

THE SECOND EDITION OF THE EKAMRA SPORTS LITERATURE FESTIVAL

The second edition of the Ekamra Sports Literature Festival gets off to a fantastic start. Four international authors

The second edition of the Ekamra Sports Literature Festival gets off to a fantastic start. Four international authors - Monty Panesar, Michael Sexton, Kristen Worley and Tim Wigmore inaugurate the Festival

08:30 - 09:30 AM #Room 206

281 and Beyond

A stylish batsman who could score against any kind of bowling, VVS Laxman played over a hundred Tests

A stylish batsman who could score against any kind of bowling, VVS Laxman played over a hundred Tests to aggregate more than 8,000 runs. But playing for India was never easy. He was dropped as often as he was picked, and despite his vast experience and unimpeachable skill, he never made it to a World Cup team. All through his playing years, Laxman was known to be a soft-spoken man who kept his distance from controversy. Which is what making this autobiography truly special.

08:30 - 09:30 AM #Room 206

The Sports Imprint- Its Future

With sports imprints on the rise and publishers seriously looking at sports books, both nonfiction and fiction, what

With sports imprints on the rise and publishers seriously looking at sports books, both nonfiction and fiction, what exactly is the future of this genre? The cliched answer is that it is on the rise. But like in sports, we search and nurture sportspersons. Will the same happen for writers and authors is the big question?

08:30 - 09:30 AM #Room 206

The Fire Burns Blue

Women’s cricket in India began in the early 1970s with the fortuitous coming together of (mostly) teenaged girls

Women’s cricket in India began in the early 1970s with the fortuitous coming together of (mostly) teenaged girls from around the country, with little but a spirit of adventure to back them. Several firsts followed—the first overseas tour, the first World Cup, the first controversies, the first win—and no one appeared to notice.

08:30 - 09:30 AM #Room 206

What’s Good About Falling

Sports fiction in India is an under-explored arena. Simplistically put, sports fiction is a fictional story that involves

Sports fiction in India is an under-explored arena. Simplistically put, sports fiction is a fictional story that involves sport. So, when a tennis player and a cricketer fall in love, it should and does make for compelling reading. The story of Arya Ashok (tennis) and Arvind Ram (cricketer) may be true at some level, there are thousands of stories not only in Indian sport but world sport too. At times, fiction writers piece together an engrossing read. And at time, experienced sports writers like Prajwal Hegde weave in their experience of reporting to create an extremely readable novel.

08:30 - 09:30 AM #Room 206

From The Heart - Dutee Chand

'No one can live without love', screamed the headline in The Guardian in June. The story was about

'No one can live without love', screamed the headline in The Guardian in June. The story was about Dutee Chand, India’s LGBT trailblazer and India’s first athlete to openly admit being in a same sex relationship. It has been quite a journey for one of India’s best athletes, calling her a sprinter would be better. She is fast and at the moment training to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

08:30 - 09:30 AM #Room 206

The Full Monty

It s almost impossible to think of Monty Panesar without smiling. A world-class spin bowler, but an economy-class

It s almost impossible to think of Monty Panesar without smiling. A world-class spin bowler, but an economy-class fielder, Monty remains one of England s most popular cricketers and an inspiration for British Asians. Monty Mania swept the country after he became the first Sikh cricketer to play for England, with white men turning up at Test Matches in turbans and beards and fans naming their dogs after him.

08:30 - 09:30 AM #Room 206

Cricket 2.0 :The T20 Revolution

Told through compelling human-interest stories and featuring interviews with more than fifty players and coaches, Tim Wigmore and

Told through compelling human-interest stories and featuring interviews with more than fifty players and coaches, Tim Wigmore and Freddie Wilde examine how a cocktail of globalisation, new aggressive tactics and huge investment are changing the sport faster than ever before, while analysing the myriad ways in which a traditional game has been revolutionised forever, both on and off the pitch.

08:30 - 09:30 AM #Room 206

The Thin Line - Athletes Turned Politicians.

When sportspersons pick politics as a second career then many questions arise : What compels them to make

When sportspersons pick politics as a second career then many questions arise : What compels them to make this choice ? Is it just about being relevant or thirst for power or being genuinely interested in creating a better climate for sports ? Some years ago sports stars were seen playing marginal or peripheral roles as politicians but this could be changing now.

08:30 - 09:30 AM #Room 206

Woman Enough Author And Cyclist Kristen Worley In Conversation With Sajeda Momin

From a high-performance Canadian cyclist and transgender woman comes a powerful and inspiring story of self-realization and legal

From a high-performance Canadian cyclist and transgender woman comes a powerful and inspiring story of self-realization and legal victory that upends our basic assumptions about sexual identity.

08:30 - 09:30 AM #Room 206

The Billion $ Question Business of Sports

The growth of sports industry in India has witnessed a dramatic leap over the last few years. Today,

The growth of sports industry in India has witnessed a dramatic leap over the last few years. Today, other sports like football, kabaddi, badminton among others are writing the country’s growth story besides Cricket. The Indian sports industry is one of the fastest growing in the world. This is a huge increment over the global average of 5%.

08:30 - 09:30 AM #Room 206

Kings Of Spin ‘Fortune Turners: The Quartet That Spun India To Glory.

Fortune Turners: The Quartet that Spun India to Victory takes one back to an era when Indian spinners

Fortune Turners: The Quartet that Spun India to Victory takes one back to an era when Indian spinners ruled over the best batsmen in the cricketing world. Every state team had a spinner who was knocking on the doors of the Indian test team. It took the genius of Bishan Singh Bedi, Erapalli Prasanna, Bhagwath Chandrasekhar and Srinivas Venkataraghavan to keep the rest out of the Indian team.

08:30 - 09:30 AM #Room 206

Finding Pradeep Mathew Award Winning Author Shehan Karunatilaka In Conversation With Sunil Raman

"Sports can unite worlds, tear down walls and transcend race, the past, and all probability. Unlike life, sport

"Sports can unite worlds, tear down walls and transcend race, the past, and all probability. Unlike life, sport matters," writes Shehan Karunatilaka, in Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew.

08:30 - 09:30 AM #Room 206

BORDER’S BATTLERS

It’s the 1986 tour of India, and Australian cricket is reeling from the loss of key players to

It’s the 1986 tour of India, and Australian cricket is reeling from the loss of key players to retirement and rebel tours. Few give Australia a chance against a surging India, and even Allan Border doubts his ability to lead this team.

08:30 - 09:30 AM #Room 206

First Ever Sports Book Awards Of India Announced.

"Sports can unite worlds, tear down walls and transcend race, the past, and all probability. Unlike life, sport

"Sports can unite worlds, tear down walls and transcend race, the past, and all probability. Unlike life, sport matters," writes Shehan Karunatilaka, in Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew.