The fifth edition of Western Ghats Lit Fest, organised by The Verandah Club, will be held at Radisson Blu in Coimbatore city on October 24 and 25.

Member of the Travancore Royal Family Padmasri Padmanabha Sevini Ashwathi Thirunal Gowri Lakshmi Bayi will be part of the event that will bring together authors, scholars, artists, journalists, and intellectuals to celebrate “Bharat Rising”, said a press release from the organisers.

Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, Governor of Tamil Nadu, will present the second edition of the Verandah SMaRT Awards to individuals and organisations. Among the list of 36 speakers are Jawaharlal Nehru University Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit and professor J. Jeganaathan from School of International Studies. Arthasasthra – a Policy Forum by The Verandah Club will be launched at the Lit Fest.