Source – telegraphindia.com
Ruskin Bond is expected to enthral audiences once again at the third edition of Jharkhand Literary Meet to be held at Audrey House, the usual venue, in Ranchi on February 1 and 2.
According to a schedule released by Tata Steel, the meet will be inaugurated by Sahitya Akademi Award winning writer Mridula Garg on February 1, who will also speak at a session titled Sharpness of the Pen. Tata Steel According to a schedule released by Tata Steel, the meet will be inaugurated by Sahitya Akademi Award winning writer Mridula Garg on February 1, who will also speak at a session titled Sharpness of the Pen.
The session will be followed by a one titled Rusty Rewind, when Bond, the crowd puller of the second instalment of the meet, will share his “joys of writing Rusty”.
In another session, Beyond the Veil, the same day, writers Hem Borker and Andaleeb Wajid will participate in a discussion on Stereotypes and Pre-conceived Notions About the World Around Us.
Actor couple Pankaj Kapur and Supriya Pathak will share their “filmi safar” in a session titled Badalte Screen, Yaadgar Kirdar. A cultural event Sham-e-Sufiyana will feature Sonam Kalra.
On February 2, author Avik Chanda will speak on a session named Itihas ki Agar Magar and explore if Dara Shikoh could have changed Mughal history. This will be followed by a session, Once Upon a Crime, when Bond, in conversation with lit fest director Malavika Banerjee, will reveal how murder mysteries reflect their times.
There will also be a session on recitation of poems by the poets themselves. The last event of the meet, Dopehri, will be held at Mayuri auditorium of CMPDI in the evening when Kapur will regale the audience with his reading.
“The meet brings leading minds on one platform,” Tata Steel VP (corporate services) Chanakya Choudhury said.
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