Pune International Literary Festival

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The Pune International Literary Festival is an annual literary festival held in Pune, Maharashtra. It was founded in 2013 and is one of the top eight literary festivals in India. [1] In 2017, attendance at the festival reached 15,000 people. [1] Since 2016, an international organisation Salzburg Global has been partnering with the festival. [2] [3]

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The Pune International Literary Festival is a three-day festival celebrating writers from different parts of Maharashtra and the rest of India. There are panel discussions and book launches and readers and attendees can meet authors. [4] In 2018, [5] there were 170 speakers [4] in five different halls on the campus. [6]

This festival usually takes place at the Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration, a training institute of the Maharashtra government. [7] [8] [9] [10]

In 2018, writer and columnist Shobha De opened the festival. [11] The theme in 2018 was "Family: The Core of Society". [1] In 2017, the festival was opened by [12] [13] Ustad Amjad Ali Khan.[ citation needed ] In 2019, the seventh edition of the festival focussed on climate change. [14] The social theme was "Save our Earth." Javed Akhtar opened the festival on 20 September 2019. [14]

Festival director

Dr. Manjiri Prabhu, an author and film-maker is the director of the festival. It was founded by her and she has been the director since then. [15] [16]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sixth edition of Pune International Literary Festival to be held from September 28 to 30". 17 September 2018. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "Salzburg Global Fellows Speak at Pune International Literary Festival". www.salzburgglobal.org. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Salzburg Global In India". www.salzburgglobal.org. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Pune International Literary Festival: Pune Lit Fest to be held in late September". The Times of India. 21 July 2018. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Sixth edition of Pune International Lit Fest to talk of family in harmony with nature". Hindustan Times. 18 September 2018. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "India's major literature festivals are powered by women". SheThePeople TV. 12 October 2016. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "14th WCB India". ijme.in. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "Yashada, a learning ground for IAS officers". The Indian Express. 5 November 2010. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  9. ↑ "Useful Links". DMER. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  10. ↑ "RTI Information" (PDF). Maharashtra Government. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 April 2014.
  11. ↑ "Shobha De underlines importance of reading habit at Pune International Literary Festival (PILF)". Hindustan Times. 29 September 2018. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  12. ↑ "For him, music is a way of life". www.sakaltimes.com. 8 September 2017. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  13. ↑ Khan, Amjad Ali (7 September 2017). "Pune International Literary Fest today @PuneIntLitFest #pilfmagicpic.twitter.com/qfxIofewiw". @AAKSarod. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  14. 1 2 "Pune International Literary Festival 2019 to focus on 'climate change'". Hindustan Times. 11 August 2019. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  15. ↑ "Festival Director". pilf.in. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  16. ↑ "PILF - Vision & Mission". pilf.in. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
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