Archive · 30 Dec 2025
Sunita Williams to Speak at Kerala Literature Festival 2026
Sunita Williams, a famous astronaut, will be speaking at the Kerala Literature Festival in 2026.
She has spent over 300 days in space and holds the record for the most time spent spacewalking by a woman.
Born to a Gujarati father and a Slovenian mother, she was selected by NASA in 1998.
The festival will have over 500 speakers, including Nobel laureates and other notable figures.
Germany will be the guest nation for this edition.
Sunita will share her experiences and talk about science, exploration, and the importance of curiosity.
Sunita Williams, a former NASA astronaut, will participate in the 9th edition of the Kerala Literature Festival (KLF) starting January 22, 2026.
Williams, who has spent over 300 days in space, will speak about her space journeys, science, exploration, leadership, resilience, and human curiosity.
She set a record for the most time spent spacewalking by a woman during her third mission to the International Space Station in June 2023.
Born to a Gujarati father and a Slovenian mother, Williams was selected by NASA in 1998 and trained at the Johnson Space Center.
KLF 2026 will feature over 500 speakers, including Nobel laureates and notable figures, with Germany as the guest nation.
- Who
- Sunita Williams, a former NASA astronaut and US Navy captain
- What
- Participation in the Kerala Literature Festival 2026
- When
- Starting January 22, 2026
- Where
- Kerala, India
- Why
- To speak about her space journeys, science, exploration, leadership, resilience, and human curiosity
- Event
- Kerala Literature Festival 2026
- Participant
- Sunita Williams
- Festival Edition
- 9th
- Festival Start Date
- January 22, 2026
- Guest Nation
- Germany
- Total Speakers
- Over 500
- Williams' Spacewalking Record
- Most time spent spacewalking by a woman
- Williams' Birth Date
- September 19, 1965
- Williams' Birth Place
- Euclid, Ohio
- Williams' Parents
- Gujarati father Deepak Pandya and Slovenian mother Ursuline Bonnie Pandya
