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Chicago Indian Literature Festival 2026
Our Speakers 2026
Meet the authors, artists, thinkers, and storytellers who will take the stage at Chicago Indian Literature Festival — May 30, 2026.
Rooted & Reaching: Motherhood, Daughterhood & the Self We Carry
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM
Shivani GuptaHost
Reema Rao
Jyoti Chand
Rebekah James Lovett
Shailla Chand
Sharanjit Bilan
Authors Panel
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Mrinal Gokhale
Prasanta Verma
Spoken Word: The Word Stands Up Unfiltered Spoken Word Showcase
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Jitesh JaggiHost
Shweta SinghCo-host
Tara Swaminathan
Shashank
Shivani Gupta
Poonam Rahman
Binish Lalani
Hilesh Patel














