'Mangaluru Lit Fest 2018' set to be organized in Mangalore

A literary festival on the idea of Bharat, christened 'Mangaluru Lit Fest 2018', will be organised in the city from November 3 to 6. 

The festival is an attempt to showcase the ancient Indian wisdom of peace, brotherhood and universal well-being through intellectual discourse by the finest literary minds from across the country, the convenor of the event Sriraj Gudi told reporters here Tuesday. 

The festival intends to provide a platform for intellectual deliberations for monologues, panel discussions, conversations, book reviews, symposiums and book exhibition on'The Idea of Bharat,' Gudi said. 

Saraswati Samman awardee Padmasree S L Byrappa will be felicitated with the lifetime achievement award during the festival for his immense contribution towards literature, he said. 

The patrons of the festival are Nitte Education Trust chairman N Vinaya Hegde, Taranga weekly executive editor Sandhya Pai and Rajeev Chandrashekhar, MP. 

The Lit Fest aims to highlight the literary and cultural diversity of Mangaluru, which is blessed with vibrant multi-cultural ethos with very colourful annual festivities including Kambala, Kola and Yakshagana, Gudi said.

(With inputs from agencies.)