Hyderabad
Lit Fest
08.01.14
It is interesting how every city these days is
hosting their independent literary festival. After Jaipur, Agra, Mumbai,
Bangalore, Pune and Kolkatta we now have Hyderabad hosting a Literary Festival,
an annual event that will celebrate creativity in all its forms. Started in
2010, the festival has come into focus in the last three years and 2014 has an
unusual focus and will represent the cultural and artistic ethos of the twin
cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, as well as the vibrant culture of modern
Cyberabad.
Hyderabad Lit Fest is a multi-lingual event and one
of its distinctive features is the strong accent on writing in the Indian
languages. Nearly 100 writers representing over a dozen Indian languages, including
English, have participated in each edition of the Festival informs professor of
English and director of HLF T Vijaykumar.
The three-day festival comprises varied programmes:
conversations with authors, readings, panel discussions, workshops, book launches,
cultural programmes, events for college students and school children, thus
making it a Festival for All.
HLF 2014 is being organized by the Hyderabad
Literary Trust in collaboration with the Department of Tourism, Government of
Andhra Pradesh, and with the support of several academic, literary, cultural
organizations and publishing houses.
Bhawana Somaaya/ @bhawanasomaaya
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