Chakma Wsriter participate in the Conference
Times of India
October 16, 2008
Staff Correspondent
PUNE: It's a rare meet to bring together writers and poets that represent a diverse literary canvas in the country. And this North-East Indian and Western Indian Writers' Meet has been brought to the city by the Sahitya Akademi, which will be held at the Patrakar Bhavan on October 18 and 19.
The two-day event will feature readings, paper presentation and recitations by more than 40 languages viz. Assamese, Gujarati, Marathi, Konkani, Nepalese, Manipuri, Bengali and Sindhi writers among others.
Speaking to TOI, K.S. Rao, regional secretary, Sahitya Akademi, said, "This series of meet has been introduced recently with the first two meets being held in Goa and Ahmedabad earlier this year. It is perceived that North-Eastern writers do not have a lot of exposure when it comes to their literature. Hence, the idea to organize a joint meet with Western Indian writers where we hope to bring more people together."
"This time, we hope to bring together writers from more than 10 Indian languages including dialects such as Chakma from Mizoram and Tripura," Rao said.
The event on October 18 will be graced by Sahitya Akademi president Sunil Gangopadhyay and Secretary A. Krishnamurthy. Well-known Marathi writer and convenor of the Marathi Advisory Board, Laxman Gaikwad, will make the introductory speech.
The first day programme at 11 am will see readings by Pranjit Bora (Assamese), Jogamaya Chakma (Chakma), Dilip Jhaveri (Gujarati), R.S. Bhaskar (Konkani), Prafull Shiledar (Marathi), Mohan Subedi (Nepali) and Indira Poonawala (Sindhi).
The second session of the day will see short story readings by writers, including those by Sahitya Akademi award winners, Pundalik Naik (Konkani), Debabrata Deb (Bengali), Maibam Nabakishor Singh (Manipuri), Minal Dave (Gujarati) and Gajanan Jog (Konkani). This will be followed by poetry recitations by Jerry Pinto (English), Kishor Solanki (Gujarati), Sudhanya Tripura (Kokborok) and Vinod Assudani (Sindhi).
"Our aim is to promote Indian literature, to facilitate the exchange of regional literature and to make it more accessible to the public," said Rao.
Times of India
October 16, 2008
Staff Correspondent
PUNE: It's a rare meet to bring together writers and poets that represent a diverse literary canvas in the country. And this North-East Indian and Western Indian Writers' Meet has been brought to the city by the Sahitya Akademi, which will be held at the Patrakar Bhavan on October 18 and 19.
The two-day event will feature readings, paper presentation and recitations by more than 40 languages viz. Assamese, Gujarati, Marathi, Konkani, Nepalese, Manipuri, Bengali and Sindhi writers among others.
Speaking to TOI, K.S. Rao, regional secretary, Sahitya Akademi, said, "This series of meet has been introduced recently with the first two meets being held in Goa and Ahmedabad earlier this year. It is perceived that North-Eastern writers do not have a lot of exposure when it comes to their literature. Hence, the idea to organize a joint meet with Western Indian writers where we hope to bring more people together."
"This time, we hope to bring together writers from more than 10 Indian languages including dialects such as Chakma from Mizoram and Tripura," Rao said.
The event on October 18 will be graced by Sahitya Akademi president Sunil Gangopadhyay and Secretary A. Krishnamurthy. Well-known Marathi writer and convenor of the Marathi Advisory Board, Laxman Gaikwad, will make the introductory speech.
The first day programme at 11 am will see readings by Pranjit Bora (Assamese), Jogamaya Chakma (Chakma), Dilip Jhaveri (Gujarati), R.S. Bhaskar (Konkani), Prafull Shiledar (Marathi), Mohan Subedi (Nepali) and Indira Poonawala (Sindhi).
The second session of the day will see short story readings by writers, including those by Sahitya Akademi award winners, Pundalik Naik (Konkani), Debabrata Deb (Bengali), Maibam Nabakishor Singh (Manipuri), Minal Dave (Gujarati) and Gajanan Jog (Konkani). This will be followed by poetry recitations by Jerry Pinto (English), Kishor Solanki (Gujarati), Sudhanya Tripura (Kokborok) and Vinod Assudani (Sindhi).
"Our aim is to promote Indian literature, to facilitate the exchange of regional literature and to make it more accessible to the public," said Rao.
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