chandigarhthe seventh edition of the threeday khushwant singh literary festival kslf which will be hosted in kasauli from october 12 will portray the passions concerns and humour of late writer khushwant singh who did much of his writing in kasauli this years theme is strength of a naarithe rise of women in the age of me tookslf is the only other literature festival apart from japiur literature festival jlf which has survived for so long and has attracted such a large audience over the years said rahul singh son of late writer khushwant singhthe literary event is dedicated to causes like education of the girl child ecology of kasauli and ode to the great indian soldier topics which were really close to kushwant singhs heartthis year the festival will witness the participation of some renowned personalities such as author gurcharan das author andhuman rights activist maja daruwala former bbc bureau chief india mark tully alcohol expert desmond nazareth and director sudhir mishra among othersthe first day will have gurcharan das in conversation with seema anand where the two will discuss his latest book kama the riddle of desire a s dulat former chief of raw research and analysis wing lieutenant general syed ata hasnain and lieutenant general rakesh sharma will conduct a session two spooks and the generals bringing herself from the shadows to light human rights lawyer and activist maja daruwala will be in conversation with indian economist and writer prem shankar jha discussing the topic womens rights are human rights mark tully will also be seen with former union minister jairam ramesh in a session on the man behind the womanprominent womens rights activist sayeeda hameed will discuss veteran print and tv journalist seema mustafas latest book born to be hanged based on late zulfikar ali bhutto former prime minister of pakistan