| Gorakhpur Literary Fest | |
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| Genre | Literary festival |
| Location(s) | Gorakhpur, India |
| Years active | 2017 – present [1] |
| Website | www |
Gorakhpur Literary Fest is an annual literary festival held in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
| Gorakhpur Literary Fest | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Genre | Literary festival |
| Location(s) | Gorakhpur, India |
| Years active | 2017 – present [1] |
| Website | www |
Gorakhpur Literary Fest is an annual literary festival held in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Gorakhpur Literary Fest will be organized during 18–19 December 2021. [2]
Gorakhpur Literary Fest was scheduled for 1–2 February 2020. Venue was St. Andrew Degree College, Gorakhpur. [3]
Gorakhpur Literary Fest was held during 6–7 October 2018. [4] [5]
Gorakhpur Literary Fest was held during 8–9 April 2017. [6] Fest was inaugurated by then President of Sahitya Academy Prof. Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari and writer Chitra Mridul. [7]
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