Delhi to host literature festival

February 07, 2013 10:10

National capital New Delhi is all set to host its very own literature festival later this week featuring book launches, interaction with authors as well as a music show.

Coming close on the heels of the Jaipur Literature Festival, the two-day literary event beginning February 9 will host 10 sessions on different themes at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts.

"This is more like a curtain raiser. We plan to go all out in 2014 with a four-day long event," said Supriya Suri, artistic director of Cinedarbaar Welfare Society, the organisation that is behind the conceptualisation of this event.

Prominent names like Advaita Kala and Arunava Sinha lead the list of 35 authors who will form a part of the event.

"There is no prior registration for this. Anyone who wants to join is welcome to just walk in," Suri said.

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