New Delhi:
This year, Sahitya Akademi’s ‘Annual Festival of Letters’ will feature a seminar on Oral and Tribal literature and Tribal poet meet. The Annual Festival of Letters is going to take place in New Delhi at Rabindra Bhavan from Monday, February 12 to 17, 2018.
This year the theme of the six-day long festival is ’70 Years of Indian Independence’. The festival will begin with the inauguration of the Akademi exhibition by Hindi writer Chitra Mudgal followed by the Sahitya Akademi Awards presentation ceremony.
The seminar on Oral and Tribal literature and Tribal poet meet will be held on February 13 and 14 and feature eminent writers and scholars from all over the country, including over 30 tribal poets.
The following tribal poets will take part in the seminar and reading session at the Akademi’s annual Festival of Letters: Arjun Singh Dhurve (Baiga), Rajkishore Nayak (Bathudi), Kuldeep Singh Bampal (Bhotia, Sudarshan Bhumij (Bhumij), Zohming Thanga (Bongchar), Kulin Patel (Dhodia), Colnat B. Marak (Garo), Rafiq Anjum (Gojri), Roop Singh Khusram (Gondi), Veera Rathod (Gormati), Rudra Narayan Panigrahi (Halbi), Kairasing Bandia (Ho), Riquoma Rq. Lalloo (Jayantia), On Teran (Karbi), Saroj Kerketta (Kharia), Minimon Laloo (Khasi), M. P. Rekha (Kodava), Bikas Ray Debbarma (Kokborok), Mahabir Oraon (Kurux), Deenabandhu Kanhar (Kui), Konchok Rigzen (Ladakhi), Kachyo Lepcha (Lepcha), Kalachand Mahali (Mahali), Th. Thumbu Maram (Maram, Dipok Kumar Doley (Missing), Puni Losii (Mao), Ashrita Tuti (Mundari), Jamuna Bini Tadar (Nyishi), N Vumsuan (Paite),Charu Mohan Rabha (Rabha), Rajesh Rathava (Rathavi), Aasim Sardar Tadavi (Tadavi), and Satyajit Toto (Toto).
The keynote address will be delivered by T.V. Kattimani, Vice-Chancellor, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University.
The six-day-long festival will witness participation of more than 250 writers and scholars from different parts of the country representing various languages.
“National seminar on ’70 Years of Indian Independence: Literary Portrayals’ and a seminar on Tribal and Oral Literature will feature eminent scholars and writers from all over the country. Apart from other regular features, we will have Indo-Israeli Writers’ Meet on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Israel,” said the Akademi’s Secretary K. Sreenivasarao while talking to media persons.
Importantly, three Muslim writers were selected among others representing 24 Indian languages for 2017 Sahitya Akademi award. Afsar Ahmed for his Bengali novel, “Sei Nikhonj Manusta”, Baig Ehsas for his Urdu short stories “Dakhma” and poet Late Inqulab for his Tamil poetry “Kandhaal Naatkal” are among those honored with Sahitya Akademi award 2017.
Two more Muslims, Iqbal Nazki and Mahmood Ahmed Sahar were selected for Sahitya Akademi prize for translating Tamil novel “Chaivu Narkli” to Kashmiri “Araam Kursi” and Sanskrit poetry “Meghdootam” to “Kalidas ki Azeem Shairi” respectively.
On December 21, 2017, Sahitya Akademi had announced its annual awards in 24 languages.
source: http://www.twocircles.net / TwoCircles.net / Home> Adivasis / by Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net / February 09th, 2018
