Nandita Das Instagram – Just got back from the Sahitya Akademi Literary Festival. Amazing to see how a 70 year old institution brings together so many literary figures from all over the country. There were writers, scholars, artists, journalists, govt. officials etc etc who shared their thoughts on various subjects. Only wish that more knew about it and could come to listen to the eminent speakers and be part of stimulating discussions.
For me it became a part of my family time! I spoke on the 9th on a panel about ‘Ink to visual: literary works that make Interesting Cinema’. And then on the 11th, my father spoke about ‘Shared spaces between literature & other art forms’ and mother, on ‘What poetry means to me?’ We all attended each other’s session of course! Brother dear stuck to being a cheer leader!
Since my childhood I have been visiting Rabindra Bhawan, which has the three cultural bodies under one roof – Sahitya, Sangeet and Lalit Kala Akademi. My father has held shows there, my mother worked there for a few years, so it brought back many memories.
A few photos, but mainly to chronicle it for my diary!
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