Nainital
Literature
Festival

Kena, a celebrated storyteller and spoken word artist with 25M+ views on social media, has been featured on platforms like Jashn-e-Rekhta, All India Radio, and Tape A Tale. Her live performances are enthralling and she collaborates with top cultural forums, corporations and IIMs. As an author, her work has appeared in The Times of India, Huffington Post, and she has co-authored five anthologies. Three-time TEDx speaker, Kena has led sessions at major literary festivals and moderated discussions with figures like Shashi Tharoor, Gulzar and Javed Akhtar. She co-curated Asia’s first Feminist Poetry Festival and is a strong advocate for feminism, mental health and business storytelling. She’s been felicitated with honours such a Top 100 influential power women at work, SHRM top 30 HR in India and India’s Leading Storyteller Award.