The event will feature a host of distinguished authors and speakers including historian William Dalrymple, renowned poet Jeet Thayil, poet Jerry Pinto, researcher and journalist Akshaya Mukul, author-politician Arun Shourie; author/playwright Cyrus Mistry; screenwriter Honey Irani; author and writer J Sai Deepak, food writer Karen Anand, author and former Karnataka CM Veerappa Moily and Indian classical dancer Mallika Sarabhai.