Gurgaon Literature Festival celebrates its second edition at Cyber Hub

The second edition of Gurgaon Literature Festival was aimed to provide a collaborative platform for art and culture in India and brought experts, philosophers, and writers under one roof.

Gurgaon Literature Festival, the flagship literary event on art and culture rolled out its second edition from 16^th to 17^th November 2019 at Amphi Theatre & Aditya Birla Arena in DLF Cyber Hub. In its second edition, this renowned literary conclave brought together 80 speakers, including authors, politicians, and psychiatrists. The second edition of culture (GLF) was themed around mental health and fitness. Mohammad Kaif and DGP Haryana Manoj Yadav were the chief guests of this year's event.

The series of events encompassed book launch which was followed by expert panel discussion leading to the award ceremony. The book launch event was carried forward by Manoj Yadav, Haryana DGP at 1 pm. Among other books, Daggers of Treason by Niraj Shrivastav secured the esteemed opportunity to be launched at the Gurgaon Literature Festival. Prior to the event, the DGP threw light on the thin line connecting the working environment of police and mental health associated with it.

Followed by an expert panel discussion that took place at 5 pm and The Session on Is mythology actually history? Arjun Raj Gaind, Niraj Srivastav, Antar, and Sutapa Basu were among the speakers. Both of the days the GLF witnessed crowd from all across the NCR and other parts of the nation.

After the panel discussion, an award ceremony was conducted at 6 pm dissipating a token of appreciation to all the deserving candidates where Niraj Srivastav won the Best Historical Fiction award for his book Daggers of Treason. Daggers of Treason is a historical fiction novel, based on the life and reign of emperor Khurram Shahjahan. One of the four-book series titled 'The Curse of the Mughal series.'

"The festival will also donate 10 percent of its proceeds to the Sanjay Chugh Clinic to be used for the treatment of the mentally ill," said the festival director Mr. Ajay Setia. The event was conducted with great pomp and show as it witnessed the coming in of enthusiastic crowd who had a great inclination for art and literature. People who attended the event were greatly inspired by the plethora of perspective and consciousness a cultural event like this could instill in oneself.