Devdutt Pattanaik speaks at literature Festival
Dehradun: Noted author Devdutt Pattanaik elilcited focus on the importance of the Mahabharata, Ramayana and Hinduism while speaking at the Dehradun Community literature Festival on Friday. The third day of the four-day event started with literary personality Saif Mehmood and broadcast journalist Pervaiz Alam discussing Manto, feminism and Urdu poetry. later, Pattanaik had a conversation on subjects including Dharma and Karma. Elaborating the meaning of mythology, Pattanaik stated that mythology is truth based on trust. Mythology enables one to have relationship with others, he added.
first literacy festival organised in city
Dehradun: Eminent authors interacted with the students at first literacy festival (litfest) organised by the Ecole Globale International Girls School Dehradun on Friday. On the first day, novelist and screenwriter Durjoy Dutta andauthor Ilika Ranjan conducted guest sessions. Ranjan is the writer of Secrets of Zynpagua: Return of the Princess.
The school claimed that the litfest was a panoramic event which included a wide range of activities designed to showcase the participants’ talents and literary awareness.
The president of Ecole Globale, Amarjeet Singh Juneja said that the festival gave an indication of the younger generation’s renewed interest in the world of literature.
police conduct anti-encroachment drive
Dehradun: In order to improve traffic system in the state Capital, Kotdwali city police have conducted anti-encroachment drives in lakhibagh area on Friday. Police enforced challan on 15 vendors worth Rs 1, 50, 000. The police also conducted verification of tenants in the locality. The police officer said that such drive would continue in the coming days at other places across the city.