The Sangrur Heritage Preservation Society (SHPS) is organising the first-ever Sangrur Heritage literary Festival on November 20-22.
Karanvir Singh Sibia, Festival Director and Chairman of SHPS, Sangrur, along with Punjab Tourism and Cultural Affairs Director NS Randhawa, author Khushwant Singh and Bittu Safeena Sandhu, and travel columnist H Kishie Singh, unveiled the logo where the announcement was made.
Sangrur, which has been the erstwhile capital of the Jind state, has a rich heritage which would form the thematic background for all literary, art, traditional music, folklore, cultural and other activities to be organized during the three-day festival, informed Sibia.
Commending the initiative, Randhawa said that his department had been actively engaged in restoring the old buildings and working towards preserving the handicrafts of the place.
Khushwant Singh remarked that this is going to be not an event but a mission where the Society has taken upon itself to preserve and promote the local heritage, art, culture and literature, while endorsing the sentiments Bittu Safeena described the city as beautiful place which needs to be talked about and Kishie Singh considered it to be an opportunity for the young generation to discover their heritage.
Sibia, who is the author of "A life Well lived" whose Panjabi version would also be released during the festival, said that they had conceived the idea of celebrating a Sangrur day with cultural evening but with the support of the local residents, it has emerged as a heritage and literary festival, which will see over 30 authors of national repute have confirmed their participation.