“There are many Indian folktales like the Panchatantra which have been adapted to Israeli culture. Also stories about palace women have been adapted from Indian folklore,” says she, who recalls listening to folktales from her mother. “In the today’s context, it is important to promote folklore since it mirrors stories about humanity,” she says, whose latest book Women’s Voices, focuses on women from the Old Testament in Israel.

Documentary filmmaker David Ofek, who made the documentary No. 17 on suicide bombing in Israel, will also be present.

“This will be a great opportunity to see how Indian filmmakers work, and how the diversity in their culture influences their work,” says Ofek who studied Satyajit Ray’s films as a student at the Sam Spiegel School, Jerusalem. This is his second visit to India.