Delhi Literary Festival 11th Edition Celebrates India's G20 Presidency

When addressing the audience, a member of parliament, singer, and actor brought melody to the literary evening by quoting a few lines from Bhojpuri songs.

on Mar 20, 2023

Delhi Literary Festival 11th Edition Celebrates India's G20 Presidency

On March 17, the 11th Delhi Literary Festival started its rendition. Bhupender Yadav, the minister for labor and employment, the environment, forests, and climate change in the Union Cabinet, officially opened the event.

Inaugurating the Delhi Literary Festival 11 years ago was the late Shiela Dikshit, the then-mayor of Delhi. This year's literary festival is held in honor of India's G20 Presidency.

At the three-day festival's grand opening, which will be held at the India Habitat Center (IHC Amphitheater) and DLF Avenue, Saket in the center of New Delhi, historian William Dalrymple, filmmaker and designer Muzaffar Ali, singer Hans Raj Hans, Padmashri Awardee and Member of Parliament, Anand Ranganathan, writer Samantha Kochhar, MP Rajya Sabha and Padma Vibhushan and Padma Bhushan Dr. Sonal Mans Scholars and Columbia University professors Ashok and Vineet Bajpai Among the famous participants in the three-day celebration are Yogi Trivedi and Manoj Tiwari.

A conversation occurred at the official occasion between renowned novelist and scientist Dr. Anand Ranganathan and screenwriter and author Advaita Kala. When addressing the audience, a member of parliament, singer, and actor brought melody to the literary evening by quoting a few lines from Bhojpuri songs.