The British Council and London Book Fair are delighted to host the 2009 India Market Focus Seminar Programme. More than 45 leading Indian writers, translators, critics, academics and industry professionals will be coming to the Fair, to take part in a varied programme of events based on themes of cultural and linguistic diversity, designed to enable better market understanding through contemporary literature between India and the UK. This is the first time such a wide variety of authors has been showcased in this way, and the event will bring together the largest representation of Indian writers ever assembled at a publishing trade show.
Writers including Javed Akhtar, Amit Chaudhuri, Namdeo Dhasal, Ramachandra Guha, Jaishree Misra, Daljit Nagra, Anita Nair, Bhalchandra Nemade, Nandan Nilekani, K Satchidanandan, Shankar, Vikram Seth and Pavan K Varma will take part in a series of ten seminars and readings at the Fair, as well as additional events in London and around the UK.  
These events will highlight the richness and diversity of contemporary Indian literature, with over 15 Indian languages being represented across a total of 40 events.

Authors List:
Amartya Sen, Amit Chaudhuri, Amruta Patil, Anita Nair, Antara Dev Sen, Anuja Chauhan, Bhalchandra Nemade, Bolwar Mohammad Kunhi, Chiranjib Basu, Daljit Nagra, Girish Karnad, Gopi Chand Narang, Harish Narang, Indrajit Hazra, Jaishree Misra, James Bridle, Javed Akhtar, Jeet Thayil, Jiwan Namdung, K Satchidanandan, Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih, Mamang Dai, Mererid Hopwood, Michael Wood, Namdeo Dhasal, Namita Gokhale, Nandan Nilekani, Neel Mukherjee, Pavan Varma, Prasoon Joshi, Prayag Shukla, Ramchandra Guha, Salma, Sangeeta Datta, Sankar, Satinder Singh Noor, Satish Alekar, Shafi Shauq, Soumya Bhattacharya, Sudeep Chakravarti, Suketu Mehta, Suman Mukhopadhyay, Sunil Gangopadhyay, Supriya Chaudhuri, Tarun Tejpal, Temsula Ao, U R Ananthamurthy, Udaya Narayan Singh, Urvashi Butalia, Varsha Adalja, Vikram Seth, Viswanath Prasad Tiwari, William Dalrymple, Y D Thongchi

Read the biographies of the participants