>> We promise this is the last you'll hear about literary battles and lit fests. (That is until the next storm in a chai cup brews).

But according to Litlive’s Chairman Anil Dharker there's an interesting little post-script to the Karnad- Naipaul controversy. After Karnad's speech, he was due on the stage the next morning for a panel discussion. “Am I still welcome?” was the message he sent to Dharker. ‘Yes,’ was the response he received.