Chandigarh Literati
| Chandigarh Literati | |
|---|---|
 Chandigarh Literati 2013 | |
| Genre | Literary festival |
| Dates | 23-24 Nov |
| Location(s) | Chandigarh, India |
| Years active | 2013 |
| Website | |
| http://www.chandigarhliterati.com/ | |
Chandigarh Literati or Chandigarh Literature Festival is a literary festival held in Chandigarh, India. It is organised by the Chandigarh Literary Society with the support of the Chandigarh Administration and Haryana Tourism.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
History
According to the chairperson of Mrs. Sumita Mishra, the Chandigarh Literati was originally conceived in an attempt to promote the literary arts in the city, to provide a platform for talented regional writer and thinkers and making available world-class writers to the public. The festival promotes poetry, haiku, vernacular writers as well as fiction and non-fiction writers in English and regional languages like Punjabi, Hindi, etc. "Chandigarh Lit Fest shall showcase the very best in contemporary writing from established and emerging writers, and inspire children as well as all those engaged in creative reading and writing pursuits."[9]
2013 Festival
The 2013 festival was graced by more than thirty authors from different parts of the country, including bestselling authors and celebrities like Bhaskar Ghose, Gul Panag, Ashwin Sanghi, Jerry Pinto, Meghna Pant, V. Sudarshan, Tishaa Khosla, etc. The two-day festival was organised at the Lake View Club on 23-24 November. There were many sessions which included book readings, author discussions and book launches. The festival attracted visitors from all across the country.
Participating Authors
The following authors participated in the 2013 Chandigarh Literati.[10]
- Kishwar Desai
- Bhaskar Ghose
- Madhu Kishwar
- Gul Panag
- Imtiaz Ali
- Kishalay Bhattacharjee
- Jaideep Bhoosreddy
- Upamanyu Chatterjee
- Angelee Deodhar
- Krishna Shastri Devulapalli
- Pam Handa
- Irshad Kamil
- Manju Kapur
- Tishaa Khosla
- Gen. V.P. Malik
- Govind Mishra
- Rahul Pandita
- Pushpesh Pant
- Meghna Pant
- Jerry Pinto
- Nandita C. Puri
- Manjula Rana
- Ashwin Sanghi
- Navtej Singh Sarna
- Manish Shukla
- Jai Arjun Singh
- Mohyna Srinivasan
- Bubbu Tir
- Ashok Vajpeyi
- Ram Varma
- Chandra Shekhar Verma
- Gyan Prakash Vivek
References
- ↑ Bajwa, Harpreet (20 November 2013). "Eminent Litterateurs to Attend 'Literati 2013' in Chandigarh". New Indian Express. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ↑ Rana, Y. S. (22 November 2013). "Chandigarh to hold LitFest ‘Literati 2013’ from November 23-24 at Lake Club, Chandigarh". Punjab News Express. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ↑ "Another literature fest to enliven City from November 23". Spaceview Times. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ↑ "Chandigarh LitFest – Literati 2013 opens on Saturday". India News Calling. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ↑ Shukla, Vandana (21 November 2013). "2-day lit fest in Chandigarh from Nov 23". Tribune India (Chandigarh). Archived from the original on 21 November 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ↑ "Discussions, book release, couplets mark Day 1 of Literati". Indian Express (Chandigarh). 24 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ↑ Singh, Manpriya (23 November 2013). "Chandigarh Literary Society's maiden venture Literati 2013 brings four acclaimed writers to Chandigarh". The Tribune (Chandigarh). Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ↑ Kachhava, Priyanka (23 November 2013). "Another literary fest opens today". The Times of India (Chandigarh). Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ↑ "About Chandigarh Literati". Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ↑ "Authors". Retrieved 25 November 2013.
External links
- Chandigarh Literature Festival - Official website.
- Chandigarh Literary Society on Facebook - Official Facebook Page.
- Chandigarh Literary Society on Twitter - Official Twitter handle.