Literature Festivals

Now, literature festivals have become very popular  in India. People who are interested in books and literature look forward to these festivals eagerly every year, hoping to get something new and different each time. Earlier one-day festivals have been extended to five days now. Jaipur Festival, Mumbai International literature festival, Goa Arts and Literary festival, Luknow Literature festival, The Hindu literature festival in Chennai, Hydrabad literature festival and Kochin book Festival are the famous ones in India.  All these festivals represent linguistic diversity and literary consciousness to the hilt. Eminent writers and critics across the country will take part in these festivals and exchange their views on various topics and upcoming writers will be benefitted by these interactions and will pursue their literary interest with new zeal. A variety of topics would be covered and a new light be thrown on, in these festivals. The Hindu literature festival is going to take place on 16th, 17th & 18th Jan, 2015. The Kolkata literature festival will be held from 14th to 18th January, 2015. The Jaipur literature Festival will be held from 21st to 25th Jan, 2015. Already the lists of eminent writers and speakers who are going to attend these festivals have been announced. In these festivals, not only literature but also the allied subjects are going to be covered to enlighten oneself and audience.

Literature always reflects the multi layers of life in its true colors. Through literature, we see the visible and invisible both. These festivals cover important issues like the survival and progress of languages and dialects in the present context, which are need of the hour. The topics range from life to politics, literature to journalism, green wars to brunch and lunch, bollywood to popular culture and so on. A subject cannot be studied in isolation; it needs to be studied in the context of other subjects, as all subjects are interrelated. These festivals have designed the programs very carefully covering all-important subjects and focusing on the relevant contemporary national issues as well, which need to be tackled with different perspectives and approaches. Feminist issues like violence against fair sex and the role and existence of woman in the conservative society, denial of basic rights to women- are going to be addressed with a punch.  Consciousness and reasoning capacity have to be developed first among women about their basic rights through literature and discussions. When the world is progressing at a rapid speed and the borders are erasing, the above-mentioned problems need to be examined carefully and given right solutions to erase gender discrimination.

Powerful topics like Governance, Distant Neighbors, and Anticipating India rightly chosen for discussion need deep reflection and voids to be covered with appropriate answers to have positivity, as there is an urgent need for global harmony right now. The programs offered by the festivals have a wide horizon and vision , cover, and reflect on different topics very genuinely, it sounds. By reflecting and cogitating on issues like these, one may get some solutions to the present problems and direct the society to go on new lines. Besides this, art, dance, theatre, the allied fields, have significant roles to play here and contribute to the success of the literature festivals.

Thought provoking festivals are necessary because they come out with new visions at the end. New thinking and new visions are the result of intellectuals meet, exchange of views, and contemplations. The resultant new philosophy would help the society to change in a constructive and positive way. Globalization and information technology are in the process of erasing many age-old languages. In this context, literature festivals are most welcome, where one can look forward and take measures to safeguard the regional languages and heritage.