The fourth edition of the Arunachal Literature Festival 2022 organised by the Department of Information & Public Relations, Government of Arunachal Pradesh in collaboration with the Arunachal Pradesh Literary Society (APLS) began with a colourful start at the Multipurpose Cultural Hall here Thursday for a three day literary sessions.  

The festival aimed at creating awareness of the importance of literature and throwing light on eminent writers and poets including emerging writers. The event facilitates the interface between the local writers and established writers and authors thereby encouraging the budding talents to enhance their skills in creative writing, besides providing them a platform to express themselves in terms of creativity and literature. This is an initiative of the Department of Information & Public Relations,  

Themed “Building Bridges Through Literature”, this edition of the Arunachal Lit Fest, the fourth in a series since its beginning in 2018, will focus on reading, creative thinking, and expressions, a series of brainstorming literary sessions, besides sharing knowledge through presentations and discussions.

Many prominent authors, publishers, writers, and poets, besides upcoming writers, poets, and literature lovers from state and outside the state are participating in the three day event.

The three day lit fest will have various literary events including  – Poetry recitations, Short Story Reading, Rainbow Conclave /Queer Poetry, a Workshop on Poetry Writing by Tenzing Tsundue and Novel Writing by Jayant Madhav Bora, discussion on topics – Crossing Boundaries through Translation, Theatre as an Art form of Literature, Environment for the preservation of Arunachal Language, Writing for Children- The Joys and Difficulties, Discussion on “Chronicles of Arunachal”, besides Book discussions on Padmashree Mamang Dai’s Book “ Legends of Pensam”, Padmashree Y.D Thongchi’s Book and Jamuna Bini’s Book “Ayarchi Athithi Aur Anya Kathayein” and this year “Meet the Author” programme will feature a conversation with Padmashri Awardee Geeta Dharmarajan, a renowned Writer, Educator and Executive Director of KATHA, a non profit organization for providing quality education to underprivileged children.

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