Speaker Profile
Pinaki De
About
Pinaki De is a graphic designer-illustrator working for renowned publishers globally. Winner of the PublishingNext Prize and the Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize, he has designed almost 600 book covers to date. A member of the Society for Preservation of Satyajit Ray Archives, his layout designs of Ray’s books based on the archival manuscripts are an important contribution helping to preserve his legacy. A Charles Wallace Trust Fellow, his PhD is in comics theory. He is one of the editors of the prestigious comics anthology Longform, published by HarperCollins (2018) and PenguinRandom House (2022 and 2025), respectively. He is also the Indian comics advisor of Mangasia, the biggest-ever exhibition on Asian Comics curated by Paul Gravett for the Barbican, London. He juggles his creative work with a day job as an Associate Professor of English.
Sessions
The Allen Ginsberg Centenary
KaLaM Hub
With: Deborah Baker, Subodh Sarkar, Ahon Gooptu
Deborah Baker and Subodh Sarkar in conversation with Pinaki De. Readings by Ahon Gooptu
Sat, 24 Jan3:20 PM - 4:20 PM
Literature
Glorious Failure Then, Cultural Allies Now
KaLaM Hub
With: Robert Ivermee, Chinmoy Guha
Robert Ivermee and Chinmoy Guha discuss France’s history in India. In conversation with Pinaki De
Sat, 24 Jan7:20 PM - 8:20 PM
Literature
Drawing Books
KaLaM Lawns
With: Kate Evans, Sarnath Banerjee
Kate Evans and Sarnath Banerjee discuss new projects and the growing popularity of illustrated narratives. In conversation with Pinaki De
Sun, 25 Jan5:45 PM - 6:45 PM
Literature
Across Genre, Languages and Decades
KaLaM Lawns
With: Kunal Basu, Rituparna Roy
Kunal Basu discusses past and future books with Pinaki De and Rituparna Roy
Mon, 26 Jan1:50 PM - 2:50 PM
Literature