Prayaag Akbar talks about his novel Mother India and how digital culture, algorithms, and influencers are changing nationalism and identity in today’s India.

Urszula Honek, Yuriy Serebriansky, Lyuba Yakimchuk and Krzysztof Hoffmann addresses the session 'Languages of War' at the sixth edition of the Mathrubhumi International festival of Letters.

Megha Rao, Sudeep Chakravarti, Vinod K Jose and Sidharth M Joy addresses the session 'India, Beyond the Patina' at the sixth edition of the Mathrubhumi International festival of Letters.

Krzysztof Hoffmann, Dinko Telećan, Manuel Vilas and Amanda Michalopoulou addresses the session 'Breaking Boundaries' at the sixth edition of the Mathrubhumi International festival of Letters. Speakers : Krzysztof Hoffmann , Dinko Telećan, Manuel Vilas , Amanda Michalopoulou, Veronica Llorca-Smith

M S Ashadevi and Satish Chapparike addresses the session 'Empowering Voices' at the sixth edition of the Mathrubhumi International festival of Letters.

Author and diplomat Vikas Swarup, in conversation with Dr. Shanthi Vijayan at MBIFL 2025, talks about his latest novel 'The Girl with Seven Lives'.

At MBIFL 2025, doctors KU Natarajan and Nachiket Mor discussed how new technologies like AI, pacemakers, and microbots could shape the future of healthcare.

Gita Balakrishnan and Rajshree Rajmohan addresses the session 'The Architect on Foot' at the sixth edition of the Mathrubhumi International festival of Letters.

Imayam addresses the session 'I Do Not Write My Stories' at the sixth edition of the Mathrubhumi International festival of Letters. Session : I Do Not Wrtite My Stories Speakers : Imayam, RJ Smrithi

'The Evolving Definition of Luxury in India: 2025' session at MBIFL2025 features Santosh Iyer (CEO, Mercedes-Benz India) and Tanmay Bhattacharya (Executive VP, Lexus India) discussing the growing luxury car market in India, moderated by Hormazd Sorabjee (Editor, Auto Car).