2-day Ambala lit fest kicks off

The festival featured seven sessions including “Partition: Memory, Migration and Loss,” featuring Kishwar Desai and Mona Verma, moderated by Mehak Varun

The two-day Ambala Literature Festival’s season 2 was inaugurated at the Sirhind Club on Saturday, bringing together eminent authors, poets, publishers, academicians, artists and literature enthusiasts.

The festival continues on Sunday. (HT File)

The event was inaugurated by Madhav Kaushik, president of the Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi; Gaurav Gulati, founder of WorldAuthors.Org, Sonika Sethi, festival director and founder of Literaria.

The festival featured seven sessions including “Partition: Memory, Migration and Loss,” featuring Kishwar Desai and Mona Verma, moderated by Mehak Varun.

The session “Shabdon Ki Sargam: Kavita aur Sangeet ka Sangam” by Kasturika Mishra and Anish Garg, moderated by Annu Rani Sharma, also captured the audience.

The day’s special highlights included Jashn-e-Dastangoi, featuring Ustad Syed Sahil Agha and Diksha Tiwari, and a screening of Gali No. 5, directed by Parmod Pabbi, with writer Manmohan Gupta and actor Arusa.

The festival continues on Sunday.