Pablo Ganguli
Pablo Ganguli | |
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| Pablo Ganguli Pablo Ganguli | |
| Born | November 23, 1983 |
| Occupation | Impresario |
Pablo Ganguli (b. November 23, 1983) is a young impresario who has created several international festivals of literature, media and culture, through his organisation, Liberatum.
Life
Ganguli was born Calcutta, India, to a family with connections in Indian society, including cultural and diplomatic circles.[1]
In 2000, Ganguli met his former partner Simon Scaddan, then British deputy high commissioner to East India, at a musical soiree in the French Consulate in Calcutta. When Scaddan became British high commissioner to Papua New Guinea in 2001, Ganguli moved into his Scaddan's diplomatic residence. The relationship became public in 2003.[1]
In 2002, Ganguli created Connect UK, a Papua New Guinea based group, whose stated purpose was to forge cultural ties between the South Pacific and Britain.[1]
In August 2006, the Evening Standard (London) reported that the Ganguli and Scaddan had split, although remaining friends, and that Ganguli was living in Scaddan's Edinburgh apartment.[1]
Festivals directed by Ganguli
Beginning in 2005, Ganguli began creating and directing festivals in different parts of the world.
Arts in Marrakech
The Arts in Marrakech International Festival, a festival of English and Arabic art and literature, was held in Morocco in September 2005. It included two art exhibitions, one of Moroccan art and one of contemporary British art, under the aegis of Vanessa Branson, sister of tycoon Richard Branson; interviews: readings; and panel discussions on Anglo-Arabic literature. Those attending included singer Annie Lennox, Antony Gormley, Hari Kunzru, Deborah Moggach, Hanif Kureishi, Ekow Eshun and Esther Freud.[2]
Other guests included Saadi Youssef, Charbel Dagher, Alan Yentob and Richard Branson.[citation needed]
Kitab
Kitab, sponsored by The Hindustan Times, with The Times (UK) as its English media partner, was held in India in Month, 2006. It was India’s first international literary festival.[3] Speakers included Goldie Hawn[3], Clare Short MP, historian William Dalrymple,[3], UN Under-Secretary General Shashi Tharoor, and Yasmin Alibhai-Brown.[citation needed]
The second Kitab is scheduled to be held in Mumbai in February 2007. Speakers include Anthony Minghella, Pankaj Mishra and Hanif Kureishi.[citation needed]
Majestic Petra
Majestic Petra is scheduled to be held in Petra, Jordan in April, 2007. Scheduled speakers include Hanan Al-Shaykh, Martin Amis, VS Naipaul, Vikram Seth and Germaine Greer. [citation needed]
Jewel of Russia
Jewel of Russia is a British-Russian festival, focused on opera, literature, and music, that is scheduled to be held in St Petersburg in October 2007. [citation needed]
Rosewater Arts Festival (Turkey)
The UK-Turkish Rosewater Arts Festival is scheduled to be held in Istanbul in March 2008.[citation needed]
Notes
- ^ a b c d Caroline Philips, "The boy who beguiled London's literary luvvies", Evening Standard (London), August 24, 2006
- ^ Sam Leith, "The king of Morocco and his carpet magic", Telegraph (UK), October 3, 2005
- ^ a b c Geordie Grieg, "Giggles and some Goldie philosophy", Times (UK), April 15, 2006