Kalinga Literary Festival

Literary festival held in Bhubanesawr, Odisha Kalinga Literature FestivalGenreLiterary festivalLocationsBhubaneswar, Odisha, IndiaYears active2013–presentWebsitehttp://Kalingaliteraryfestival.com The Kalinga Literary Festival (Hindi:कलिंग साहित्य उत्सव), also known as KLF, is an International literary festival which takes place annually in the Indian city Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Rashmi Ranjan Parida is the founder director of the festival. The festival confers KLF Book Awards and three literary awards, which are Kalinga Literary Award, Kalinga International Literary Award, Kalinga Karubaki Award, annually to the noted Indian writers. Timeline The festival was started in 2014 with the aim of promoting Odia language, literature, and culture. The festival has been founded by journalist-writer Rashmi Ranjan Parida. Other team members include Prachee Naik and Sitansu Mahapatra. Second Kalinga Literary Festival was held in 2015 with the theme of 'Literature as Reflection'. The key sessions focused on topics including Romanticism and contemporary literature, Feminism in contemporary Literature, Parallel Cinema and contemporary Literature, Dalit & Tribal Li