Session 2019
Islam in India
Hon. Governor of Kerala, Shri Arif Mohammad Khan sat down in conversation with R Jagannathan over ‘Islam In India’ at Mangalore Lit Fest organized by Mangalore literary foundation on November 30, 2019, at TMA Pai Convention Hall, Mangalore. Shri Arif Mohammad Khan in his address traced back to the inter-religious differences existed in Islam, he
Children of Saraswathi – Book Discussion
The Rigveda speaks of a mighty river that originated from the river from the Himalayas and flowed south westwards. In the Mahabharata, there is a mention of a river that disappeared underground. The Saraswats are an ancient Indian ethnicity who claim to be the ‘Children of River Saraswathi.’ To this day, they tell that there
Kolu Kolena Kole
Janapada or Folklore are age old literature which have been passed down through the generations, from father to son, mother to daughter, through word of mouth. The discernable feature that differentiates these Folklore from other ancient texts is that there are no written records of it. It is purely oral literature, passed down through the
Diversity and Performative Traditions
The first session of Manthan was a talk on Diversity and Performative Traditions. The talk was given by Professor D. Venkat Rao, Professor of Literature and Tradition, and Ashwini Desai, a fellow of Arohi Research Foundation at the Mangaluru Lit Fest ’19. The session began with an introduction to understanding art forms as part of
Ahead to Nature
Praaya bande barutte”, says Prof. N H Ravindranath about the environment and its fate at the Mangaluru Lit Fest on 29th November. Prof N H Ravindranath, who has researched extensively on climate change and similar issues, left the audience in shock as he said that the apocalypse is inevitable. He stated facts about how the
Is the Media Leaning?
A panel discussion on how the Indian media sets its bias. Whether it is or it isn’t? Was held at the ‘Chavadi’ stage of the 2nd edition of Mangaluru Lit Fest ‘19 on 29th November 2019 at Dr TMA Pai Convention Centre, Mangalore. Atul Kulkarni opened up the tussle on bias in media stating “The
India Calling
A session on “India Calling” was held at the Mangaluru Lit Fest 2019 on 29 Nov at Dr TMA Pai Hall. The session was held with resource persons Maria Wirth and Henrietta Lucy Guest and moderated by Ravi Iyer. Iyer called the esteemed guests “qualified in the normal sense and over-qualified in spiritual sense”. Maria
Excavating Truth
Dr. K Muhammed, former Director of Archeological Survey of India, shared audience his journey as an archaeologist throughout the Mandir-Masjid issue to an eager in the session ‘ Excavating Truth’ held at the Mangaluru Lit Fest on 29th December 2019. Having dedicated 40 years of his life in ‘Excavating Truth’ he shared interesting insights regarding
Genesis
The second edition of Mangaluru Literature Festival was kick-started with the inaugural ceremony, “Genesis”, held on 29th November at Dr TMA Pai Hall which set a cornerstone for the festival. Genesis was inaugurated by Dr Chandrashekhara Kambara. Dr M. Chidananda Murthy, Dr N Vinaya Hegde, Dr B.V. Vasanth Kumar and M. S. Chaitra were the