For the first time, Haridwar literature festival is being organised in Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya which would be jointly hosted by Antah Pravah Society. In the three day festival which starts from December 14, known writers and theatre artistes shall be coming. Participants from other countries like Nepal and Bhutan shall also be showcasing their views through 16 paper presentations. The festival will be bi-lingual giving chance to creative artistes and writers from both Hindi and English languages.
Noted actor Deepti Naval, theatre artiste from Mumbai, Prita Thakur, former artiste from National School of Drama, Delhi, Tripurari Sharma and known German author Maria Wirth are some of the prominent names which shall be seen in the forthcoming Haridwar literature festival. Video clippings of hit movies of Deepti Naval shall also be shown in the festival. An interactive session shall also be held with the actor.
Speaking to this correspondent, the director of the festival Professor Shravan Kumar Sharma said, “The festival is a mix of all young and doyens. It is a fusion of creative writers, university and college professors and common readers for enhancing aesthetic sensibility, sensitising for human values and thus creating a better society. Across the country such festivals have been hosted outside academia but we are hosting it on the university campus in department of History for the first time.”
Professor Kapil Kapoor, the chairman of IIAS, Shimla and Haridwar MP and former State CM Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ will also join as writer and poet respectively, informed Shravan Sharma.