JLF Houston 2025: A Mighty Lineup of Thinkers, Writers & IdeasHOUSTON: The 8th edition of JLF Houston, produced by Teamwork Arts, unfolded from September 5–7, 2025, across four of the city’s most iconic venues—in association with the Consulate General of India, Houston, Asia Society Texas, Inprint, Rothko Chapel, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and, Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston. This year’s edition featured an eclectic line-up of writers, thinkers, and changemakers, including Rob Franklin, Martin Puchner, Amish, Pria Anand, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Guru Madhavan, Andrew Quintman, and Shekhar Kapur. The festival opened on September 5 with inaugural addresses at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, by Gary Tinterow (Director, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston), Sanjoy K. Roy (Managing Director, Teamwork Arts), Suraj Dhingra (Producer, JLF USA), and D.C. Manjunath (Consul General of India in Houston). The inaugural session was followed by Mr. India: A Shekhar Kapur Medley, where Shekhar Kapur, in conversation with Sunanda Vashisht, reflected on his cinematic journey and the power of visual storytelling. From powerful conversations to immersive performances, JLF Houston 2025 reaffirmed its ethos of fostering cross-cultural dialogue and celebrating the transformative power of ideas.