The 6th edition of the Kerala Literature Festival will be held on Thursday at Kojikode Beach. | | Photo credit: K. Ragesh
It didn’t take long for the Kerala Literature Festival (KLF) to gain a prominent place in the state’s cultural landscape. After his three-year hiatus necessitated by the pandemic, the KLF is back in the physical world (held online in 2021).
The 6th edition will be held on Thursday at Cozhikode Beach. The next four years promise much for book lovers in Malabar and beyond.
Three months ago Booker Prize winners Shehan Karnatilaka, Arundhati Roy, Shashi Thalor, Nobel laureates Ada Yonas and Abhijit Banerjee, historians William Dalrymple, Yuval Noah Harari, Ramachandra Guha, and Manu S. Pillai. , actor Kamal Haasan, and writers Raj, Mukesh, and Indrans such as Prakash are among those who will speak at sessions on a variety of topics.
In fact, around 500 speakers, including speakers from countries such as the US, UK, Spain, Israel and New Zealand, will speak in 248 sessions.
“This will be KFL’s biggest edition to date,” said festival chief facilitator Ravi Deecee. hindu“The 2020 festival had around 3 million attendees.
I am happy that the festival has evolved into something more than just literature. “For example, this time we were able to get some well-known economists together. Besides music programs, we also show movies.
Popular singers such as Usha Uthup and Remo Fernandes will speak and perform. Prime Minister Pinarai Vijayan kicks off the festival in the presence of authors including his MT Vasudevan Nair and his Karunatilaka.
