Not many people have been shortlisted for the Booker Prize; Fewer still have won India’s top literary prize. Amitav Ghosh has done both. Also named a top global thinker by Foreign Policy, Ghosh’s genius is on display in his latest work, Gun Island, a novel rich with mythology yet still firmly rooted in today’s realities of climate change and globalization. The globe-spanning adventure follows bookseller Deen Datta who, with the help of friends, discovers a new way of seeing life. Join Festival favorite Ghosh as he discusses the power of connection in an increasingly disconnected world.

This program recognizes Anita and Prabhakant Sinha as Humanists of the Year at our 2018 Annual Benefit.