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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 Gupta
Shivani GuptaHost
Reema Rao
Reema Rao
Jyoti Chand
Jyoti Chand
Rebekah James Lovett
Rebekah James Lovett
Shailla Chand
Shailla Chand
Sharanjit Bilan
Sharanjit Bilan

Authors Panel

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Mrinal Gokhale
Mrinal Gokhale
Prasanta Verma
Prasanta Verma

Spoken Word: The Word Stands Up Unfiltered Spoken Word Showcase

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Jitesh Jaggi
Jitesh JaggiHost
Shweta Singh
Shweta SinghCo-host
Tara Swaminathan
Tara Swaminathan
Shashank
Shashank
Shivani Gupta
Shivani Gupta
Poonam Rahman
Poonam Rahman
Binish Lalani
Binish Lalani
Hilesh Patel
Hilesh Patel