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34 voices.
One temple courtyard.

Writers, filmmakers, public thinkers, classical performers, and civic voices — the people who make PIVF what it is. Every profile links to their story, their sessions, and their full-length conversations.

ArtCinemaClassical PerformanceCulture & SocietyEconomy & SocietyFood & CultureHeritage & CultureIdeas & IdentityJournalismLiteratureLiterature & CommentaryLiterature & CriticismLiterature & ReadingMusicMythology & LiteraturePhilosophy & LiteraturePoliticsPolitics & GovernancePolitics & YouthPublic ServiceScience & SocietyStorytelling & Cinema
Sreekumaran Thambi
Literature

Sreekumaran Thambi

Writer & Cultural Commentator

V. D. Satheesan
Politics & Governance

V. D. Satheesan

Public Figure & Political Voice

T. D. Ramakrishnan
Literature

T. D. Ramakrishnan

Novelist

Kalamandalam Gopi
Classical Performance

Kalamandalam Gopi

Kathakali Maestro

Peruvanam Kuttan Marar
Literature & Criticism

Peruvanam Kuttan Marar

Literary Critic & Thinker

Sathyan Anthikad
Cinema

Sathyan Anthikad

Filmmaker

K. Raghunathan
Journalism

K. Raghunathan

Writer & Journalist

Ranjana Krishnakumar
Literature & Commentary

Ranjana Krishnakumar

Writer & Columnist

K. S. Sabarinathan
Politics & Youth

K. S. Sabarinathan

Public Speaker & Cultural Voice

A. A. Raheem
Politics

A. A. Raheem

Political & Social Voice

Shanku T. Das
Culture & Society

Shanku T. Das

Cultural Commentator

Praveen Parameswaran
Ideas & Identity

Praveen Parameswaran

Writer & Speaker

Tarun Murthy
Storytelling & Cinema

Tarun Murthy

Writer & Creative Practitioner

K. Sateesh Namboothiripad
Literature & Reading

K. Sateesh Namboothiripad

Writer & Speaker

Dr. Ajjaya Kumar
Philosophy & Literature

Dr. Ajjaya Kumar

Writer & Thinker

V. P. Nandakumar
Economy & Society

V. P. Nandakumar

Public Figure & Speaker

K. S. Chithra
Music

K. S. Chithra

Playback Singer

Shashi Tharoor
Politics & Governance

Shashi Tharoor

Author & Member of Parliament

Dr. Kiran Bedi
Public Service

Dr. Kiran Bedi

Former IPS Officer & Lieutenant Governor

Adv. A. Jayashankar
Politics & Governance

Adv. A. Jayashankar

Advocate & Political Commentator

Devdutt Pattanaik
Mythology & Literature

Devdutt Pattanaik

Mythologist & Author

Chef Pillai
Food & Culture

Chef Pillai

Chef

N. S. Madhavan
Literature

N. S. Madhavan

Novelist & Short-Story Writer

Anand Neelakantan
Mythology & Literature

Anand Neelakantan

Author

Dr. Mukesh Kapila
Public Service

Dr. Mukesh Kapila

Humanitarian

Tenzin Tsundue
Literature

Tenzin Tsundue

Poet & Activist

Riyas Komu
Art

Riyas Komu

Artist

Kalpetta Narayanan
Literature

Kalpetta Narayanan

Poet & Essayist

Hormis Tharakan
Public Service

Hormis Tharakan

Former Police Chief & RAW Head

Dr. Muralee Thummarukudy
Science & Society

Dr. Muralee Thummarukudy

Disaster-Risk Expert & Writer

Akhil Sathyan
Storytelling & Cinema

Akhil Sathyan

Filmmaker

Vaisakhan
Literature

Vaisakhan

Writer

Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma
Music

Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma

Lyricist

Sudha Gopalakrishnan
Heritage & Culture

Sudha Gopalakrishnan

Scholar of Indian Heritage