Nayantara Sahgal

Nayantara Sahgal questions Bollywood's silence over backlash against Naseeruddin Shah's statement

"We are living in dangerous times, and if we remain silent, the regime will come upon us," says Nayantara Sahgal.

Nayantara Sahgal feted at Mumbai cultural event, after Marathi Sahitya Sammelan row

Sahgal, who was not allowed to inaugurate the sammelan following threats made by the Maharashtra Navanirman Sena (MNS) cadre, addressed those gathered at the park in Mumbai and talked about the infringement on their freedom of speech.

Nayantara Sahgal withdrawn invite controversy: President of Marathi literature festival's organising body resigns

The president of the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Mahamandal, Shripad Joshi, resigned amid controversy over the withdrawal of a lit meet invitation to writer Nayantara Sahgal.

Politicians shouldn't meddle in other fields, says Nitin Gadkari at Marathi literature meet that withdrew invite to Nayantara Sahgal

Nitin Gadkari didn't make a direct reference to the row over the invite to Nayantara Sahgal being withdrawn Marathi Lit Fest, but said politicians should learn not to interfere in other fields and people in universities, educational institutes, literature and poetry should deal with their areas.

Shiv Sena rallies behind Nayantara Sahgal over withdrawn Marathi lit fest invite, says organisers had learnt she would speak on 'lynchings'

An editorial in the Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana said the All India Marathi Literary Meet killed freedom of expression by rescinding the invite to Nayantara Sahgal.

Nayantara Sahgal's invite to literary meet rescinded amid threats by political parties; MNS says 'no objection' to writer's participation

Meanwhile, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray clarified that his party had no objection to Nayantara Sahgal's presence at the literary meet

Marathi literary meet withdraws invite to Nayantara Sahgal; author was part of 2015 'award wapsi' campaign

Nayantara Sahgal was to inaugurate the 92nd literary meet on 11 January in the presence of Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis.

Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival 2018: Nayantara Sahgal, Soha Ali Khan, Kiran Nagarkar enthrall audiences

The Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival had something for everyone, from discussions on cinema, the environment and even Lucknowi cuisine | #FirstCulture

Times Lit Fest 2017: Nayantara Sahgal gets Lifetime Achievement Award

Sahgal fired a series of salvos at the ruling dispensation, even saying that the Narendra Modi-led NDA government is "a fascist regime" practising an undeclared dictatorship.

Tata Literature Live 2017: Kiran Nagarkar's book launch to Margaret Drabble talk, Day 3 highlights

The day three of the Mumbai Literature Festival brought an array of sessions exploring everything from one’s right to offend to India's incredible obsession with the consumption of paneer.