Bundelkhand Literature Festival is a

literary festival A literary festival, also known as a book festival or writers' festival, is a regular gathering of writers and readers, typically on an annual basis in a particular city. A literary festival usually features a variety of presentations and readings ...

held annually in

Jhansi Jhansi (; Hindi: झांसी, Urdu: ) is a historic city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It lies in the region of Bundelkhand on the banks of the Pahuj River, in the extreme south of Uttar Pradesh. Jhansi is the administrative hea ...

, a part of

Bundelkhand Bundelkhand (, ) is a geographical and cultural region and a proposed state and also a mountain range in central & North India. The hilly region is now divided between the states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, with the larger portion lyin ...

region, in

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, India.

History

Bundelkhand Literature Festival was founded in 2020 by social activist Chandra Pratap Singh, who serves as the founder and director of the festival. It was started with the aim of promoting the art and literature of

region.

2020 Edition

The first edition of the Bundelkhand Literature Festival started at the Craft Fairground near the

Jhansi Fort Jhansi Fort or Jhansi ka Kila is a fortress situated on a large hilltop called Bangira, in Uttar Pradesh, Northern India. It served as a stronghold of the Chandela Kings in Balwant Nagar (old name of Jhansi) from the 11th through the 17th cent ...

on February 28, 2020. It was attended by more than two dozen literary figures from the fields of Hindi and Bundeli literature, dramatics, journalism, cinema and television. It held discussions on different aspects of

Bundeli Bundeli (Devanagari: बुन्देली or बुंदेली; or Bundelkhandi) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Bundelkhand region of central India. It belongs to the Central Indo-Ayran languages and is part of the Western Hi ...

and

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and culture. The festival was organized by the joint aegis of the Department of Hindi,

Bundelkhand University Bundelkhand University is a State university based in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1975, it has professional, technical and vocational study programmes along with facilities for research. Administration The chancellor of the unive ...

and Bundelkhand Literature Festival Society. The inaugural session of the festival was presided over by Prof J.V. Vaishampayan, the vice-chancellor of Bundelkhand State University. It was attended by eminent personalities, including Hindi novelist Maitri Pushpa,

Padma Shri Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, ...

awardee Kailash Madbaiya and actor

Raja Bundela Raj Rajeshwar Pratap Singh Judev also known as Raja Bundela is an Indian actor, producer, politician and civil activist.Presently He is the Vice President of Bundelkhand Vikas Board,Uttar Pradesh. In films, he is notable for appearances in Swa ...

Participants

The following literary figures participated in the 2020 BLF. *

Maitreyi Pushpa Maitreyi Pushpa (Hindi: मैत्रेयी पुष्पा; born 30 November 1944), is a Hindi fiction writer. An eminent writer in Hindi, Maitreyi Pushpa has ten novels and seven short story collections to her credit She also writes p ...

* Padmashree Kailash Madbaiya * Richa Anirudh * Anikta Jain * Naveen Chaudhary * Aazam Quadri * Prahlad Agrawal * Indrajeet Singh * Dinesh Shankar Shailendra *

Indira Dangi Indira Dangi ( hi, इन्दिरा दाँगी) (born 13 February 1980) is a Hindi novelist, playwright and short story writer She has published one novel, one theatrical play and two books of short stories. Her works are widely acclai ...

* Kuldeep Raghav *

Geet Chaturvedi Geet Chaturvedi (born 27 November 1977) is a Hindi poet, short story author, lyricist, screenwriter and novelist. Often regarded as an avant-garde writer, he was awarded the Bharat Bhushan Agrawal Award for poetry in 2007 and Krishna Pratap A ...

* Vivek Mishra *

* Sushmita Mukherjee * Dr. Sharad Singh * Dr. Pankaj Chaturvedi * Prof J.V. Vaishampayan

2021 Edition

In 2021, the festival was cancelled due to the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...

restrictions imposed by the government.

2022 Edition

The event is scheduled from October 14, 2022 to October 16, 2022.

Participants

* Richa Anirudh *

References

External links

Official website
Literary festivals in India Festivals in Uttar Pradesh Culture of Uttar Pradesh Jhansi Bundelkhand Festivals established in 2020 2020 establishments in Uttar Pradesh {{lit-festival-stub

History

2020 Edition

Participants

2021 Edition

2022 Edition

Participants

See also

References

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