Gorakhpur Literary Fest is an annual literary festival held in
Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, along the banks of the Rapti river in the Purvanchal region. It is situated 272 kilometers east of the state capital Lucknow. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur dist ...
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Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...
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India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
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History
2021
Gorakhpur Literary Fest will be organized during 18–19 December 2021.
2020
Gorakhpur Literary Fest was scheduled for 1–2 February 2020. Venue was St. Andrew Degree College, Gorakhpur.
2018
Gorakhpur Literary Fest was held during 6–7 October 2018.
2017
Gorakhpur Literary Fest was held during 8–9 April 2017. Fest was inaugurated by then President of
Sahitya Academy
The Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India. Founded on 12 March 1954, it is supported by, though independent of, the Indian government. Its of ...
Prof. Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari and writer Chitra Mridul.
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.gorakhpurlitfest.com/
Literary festivals in India
Culture of Gorakhpur