Bhubaneswar: The three-day  Tata Steel Bhubaneswar Literary Meet (TSBLM), commencing here at Hotel Trident from January 11, will feature eminent litterateurs and journalists like Ruskin Bond, Manoj Das, and Mark Tully. Kiran Nagarkar, Pratibha Satpathy, Prayaag Akbar, Ravi Subramanian and Barkha Dutt.

The 3rd edition of TSBLM, which is being organised by Tata Steel in association with Sambad group, will be inaugurated by legendary writers Ruskin Bond and Manoj Das  on January 11 at 4.00 pm. Contemporary Odia writers Paramita Satpathy, Ramachandra Behera, Jatindra Nayak and Gourhari Das will also address the Meet.

Screening of Nandita Das’ upcoming biopic on  writer Saadat Hasan Manto will be another attraction of the Meet.

The lit fest will also be sprinkled with cultural shows which includes a performance of A Million Sitas by accomplished dancer Anita Ratnam, William Dalrymple’s reading of his literary piece The Last Mughal, screening of shortfilms, and  musical show by Vidya Shah.