Chennai is all set and eagerly waiting for the
Hindu Lit fest which is going to be held on Jan 26 and 27 at SIR MUTHA CONCERT
HALL and THE HINDU PAVILLON.
The two day Lit fest has many extravagant line up of
events featuring writers of national & International acclaim and artist from
across the globe.
On the day 1 – there are about 11 events covering
about our nation, freedom fighters, power couple, food, sports, etc in the main
hall. Simultaneously in the other part there are about 9 events discussing
poetry, humor, faith, translation to name a few. Each event is scheduled for a
time limit ranging from half an hour to one hour.
The inauguration is planned to be held at 9.30 am
and the day one concludes with the last event of the day ending by 8.30 - 9pm.
On the day 2 - in the main hall there are about 10
events beginning at 10.00am and wraps up by 8pm. In the HINDU PAVILION 9 events
of various interests are on the list starting by 10am and concluding by 7 pm approximately.
This year top
personalities like Ramachandra Guha, Gopala Krishna Gandhi, Shashi Tharoor,
Taapsee Pannu, T.M. Krishna, Perumal Murugan, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Anita Ratnam,
Nirmala Lakshman, Tarun Tahiliani will be in Live discussion on diverse Literary
topics.
In this there will be two topics for which discussion
will be held in Tamil language. This shows the importance and prominence given
to the regional language along with the International language English.
In Chennai, literary enthusiasts, bibliophiles, students, artists, writers and people from all walks of life are looking forward to this annual event and chennaities attend these in large numbers & also take part in competitions or challenges conducted for them.
In connection to the lit fest there are various
programs organised, few are listed here:
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Mobile library
·
Quiz
·
Workshop – vibha Batra &Mini Krishnan
·
Beyond books – under the stars – movie – Ponniyin selvan
1 &2
·
Read and win - in your metro
commute
·
Selfie contest with best book
of your choice in 2023.
·
Lit fest story telling session
If you have any plans of visiting Chennai this weekend,
do drop in to witness this literary festival and be part of this -THE HINDU LIT
FEST 2024.
To participate in this just click here and register.
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