{"id":98,"date":"2025-03-06T07:38:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T07:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kklf.kalakuwait.com\/?page_id=98"},"modified":"2025-03-20T09:33:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T09:33:03","slug":"our-guest-speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kklf.kalakuwait.com\/?page_id=98","title":{"rendered":"Our Guest Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d2da2050 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-c4ab279a84032dbd4c2568d060355d05 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#ec1c24;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"284\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/kklf.kalakuwait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/portrait-benyamin.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-294\" style=\"width:212px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kklf.kalakuwait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/portrait-benyamin.jpeg 284w, https:\/\/kklf.kalakuwait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/portrait-benyamin-268x300.jpeg 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Benyamin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7d52fdef73601c4e288a4f3a0a042fe4\">Benyamin is an acclaimed author, best known for his magnum opus,\u00a0<em>Aadujeevitham<\/em>, which earned him prestigious accolades such as the Kerala Sahitya Academy Award and the Abu Dhabi Sakti Award.\u00a0Several of his works have been translated into English.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-4e7ce53aedc76160cc2a9881bb578bfd is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#8ac63f;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"268\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/kklf.kalakuwait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Untitled-268x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-296\" style=\"width:212px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kklf.kalakuwait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Untitled-268x300.jpg 268w, https:\/\/kklf.kalakuwait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Untitled.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Asokan Charuvil<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-33c4dc4b33803355f10b1f7d7b0a8587\">Asokan Charuvil is a short story writer.\u00a0<em>Kaattorkadavu<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Kangaroo Nrutham<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Kalpanikkaran<\/em>, and\u00a0<em>Pulineli Station<\/em>\u00a0are some of his prominent works. He is the recipient of several awards, including the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-0a24ba957700696bed87b57e287899e5 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#ffdd00;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"284\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/kklf.kalakuwait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Untitled2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-297\" style=\"width:212px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kklf.kalakuwait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Untitled2.jpg 284w, https:\/\/kklf.kalakuwait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Untitled2-268x300.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sarath Chandran<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0a18dc368b6fb1fb49372be3a73d665c\">Sarathchandran is the Executive Editor of Kairali News. With a wealth of experience in the media industry, he has established himself as a respected figure in journalism, known for his insightful reporting and editorial leadership.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d2da2050 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-dc9237ff96c7b0807b71610f6f121a29 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#272b65;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"284\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/kklf.kalakuwait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Untitled3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kklf.kalakuwait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Untitled3.jpg 284w, https:\/\/kklf.kalakuwait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Untitled3-268x300.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Priya Vijayan Sivadas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c2aba63fa323dcb94f94510e2abdbb35\">Priya Vijayan Sivadas is a multifaceted professional known for her contributions as an author, researcher, educator, and entrepreneur. Her work focuses on harnessing Al and machine learning tools to explore new horizons in data analytics and satellite intelligence. In the literary realm, Priya has authored works such as &#8220;Avaliloode&#8221; and &#8220;Marunna Mukhangal,&#8221; both published by Current Books Thrissur. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-8a529f388a86f98a9b7f21ede0d3c7da is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#ec1c24;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"284\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/kklf.kalakuwait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Untitled4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-349\" style=\"width:229px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kklf.kalakuwait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Untitled4.jpg 284w, https:\/\/kklf.kalakuwait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Untitled4-268x300.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Haritha Savithri<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ddb8174509883662e59755beebf219e7\">Haritha Savithri is a distinguished Malayalam writer, and translator from Kerala. She pursued postgraduate studies in English Literature and is currently engaged in doctoral research in English philology at the University of Barcelona.  Notable works include the novel &#8220;Zin,&#8221; which earned the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 2023, and the travelogue &#8220;Murivettavarude Pathakal,&#8221; awarded the same honor in 2022. She has also translated significant works into Malayalam, such as Iskender Pala&#8217;s &#8220;Tulip of Istanbul,&#8221; Samar Yazbek&#8217;s &#8220;The Crossing and Ahmet mit&#8217;s &#8220;The Cry of a Swallow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-0a6e9a249ebc06d5eef00896e23e8f6f is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#272b65;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"227\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/kklf.kalakuwait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/images.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-133\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8212;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Benyamin Benyamin is an acclaimed author, best known for his magnum opus,\u00a0Aadujeevitham, which earned him prestigious accolades such as the Kerala Sahitya Academy Award and the Abu Dhabi Sakti Award.\u00a0Several of his works have been translated into English. 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