The Kumaon Literary Festival (KLF), India’s most coveted and
first traveling literary festival, supported by Shyam Metallics and Lakshmi
Kuppuswami Trust, is all set to take place on May 14th and 15th, 2022 at ESG
Panaji. The two-day festival will be inaugurated by Shri P.S. Sreedharan
Pillai, the Hon’ble Governor of the State of Goa on the 14th and will feature
various sessions on art, cinema and literature highlighting aspects of art and
culture.
This year’s festival aims to bring
together creative minds to offer insights on matters relevant to literature and
culture.Announcing the festival Mr. Sumant Batra said, “We are extremely
excited to host this year’s Kumaon Literary Fest and look forward to taking art
and literature lovers on a creative journey. We have a very impressive line-up
of speakers this year along with some interesting book launches and
discussions. The energy is going to be positive and palpable as the best of
artists, writers and historians come together to support art in its best form.”
Each year, the festival promotes art and world heritage with
numerous innovative initiatives. This year, the festival will have eminent
speakers like Amrit Gangar, film historian and writer, Anant Vijay, senior
journalist and author, Rahul Rawail, film director and writer, Milee Ashwarya,
publisher, Ebury Publishing and Vintage Publishing at Penguin Random House
India, His Grace Sri Chanchalapathi Dasa, Senior Vice-President of ISKCON,
Bangalore and Vice-Chairman of the Akshaya Patra Foundation among many others.
Mr. Bibek Debroy, Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of
India, will also be giving the keynote address on ‘Translating the Ancient
Text: The Place of Mythology in the Popular Consciousness.’.
“Our approach towards the festival is aimed at maximizing the
impact, optimizing on the resources and ensuring measurable and tangible
outcomes. This event will bring together writers, historians, artists, literary
pioneers and prodigies from around the world. Celebrated authors like Dhritiman
Chaterji, Kiran Manral, Jerry Pinto and Gautam Chintamani will also grace the
event with their presence. Apart from these, several key current and former
bureaucrats and domain experts will be present at the event and participate in
discussions and launches of books including ‘Tijara Mystery Codes by Hemma
Myers Sood’, ‘Remo: The Autobiography of Remo Fernandes’, ‘Sing, Dance and
Pray– The Inspirational Story of Srila Prabhupada by Hindol Sengupta’, ‘My Name
is GauharJaan!: The Life and Times of a Musician by Vikram Sampath’ and many
more.” Mr. Batra added.
The festival was founded in the year 2014 by Mr. Sumant Batra, a
lawyer of global repute, author and a cultural champion. KLF is conceptualised
as an institution with an eco-system comprising a number of projects and
activities: Fellows of Nature, in partnership with French Institute in India
and Wildlife Trust of India; Women Unlimited Series, in partnership with United
Nations Women; Literary Bhagidari and Have a Safe Journey. The not-for-profit
festival has held many successful editions attended by hundreds of literary
luminaries and thinkers from around the world.
India
has been a global hub for arts and culture for centuries; the setting and
inspiration for celebrated works of literature, drama and art, and home to
artists and writers from around the world. KLF brings together brilliant and
unique minds from various genres of the creative world. Artists whose work is
considered credible, reliable, and honourable get together and through their
discussions provide guidance and enriching insights to those who are most
receptive; our youth.
