‘Literature festival encourage youth to pursue literature’
Bhubaneswar, June 11: Appreciating the initiatives of Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF), eminent poet , critic and essayist Kedarnath Singh today said that the greatest contribution of any literary festivals that are organized anywhere is to encourage the youth to pursue literature. Dignitaries on stage in KLF The second day of KLF witnessed discussions, debates and disagreements on issues of love, dance, exclusion and nationalism. The sessions built on the first day’s focus on peace, harmony, lived experience and feminism in literature. Kalinga Literary Youth award was conferred upon thirty promising writers of Odisha. These awardees, working to promote Odia language, poetry and literature, were chosen from 30 different districts of Odisha. Various sessions on Mystic Kalinga, Akbar, Indian cinema, short love stories, resurgence of nationalism, exclusion, poetry and popular lyrics was also staged. The event was graced by Tarun Vijay, Ashok Maheswari, Bijayananda S