Fourth season of Panorama International Literature Festival to be held from 29 to 31 January

​Bhubaneshwar: Panorama International Literature Festival dedicated to spreading humanitarian values across the globe will be held in India in the month of January. The national event of the world-record-winning global literary festival for being the lengthiest literature festival is scheduled to be held from 29-31 January at the Central University of Kerala.

Eminent writers from across the country will be participating in the event. The festival globally organised by Writers Capital Foundation was announced by eminent Indian writer and Jnanpith Awardee Dr Prathibha Ray last week who will also be the chief guest in the national festival. Apart from the Central University of Kerala, Kerala Sahitya Akademi and Kerala Chalachitra Akademi are the major partners of the 3-day event themed 'Air'.

"Man is lonely today because he builds walls instead of bridges. Literature builds bridges and breaks down walls and enriches human personality," said Dr Prathibha Ray announcing the event. "The theme of the festival which discusses both philosophical and environmental aspects of air is relevant in the present day. I hope that the platform would facilitate excellent deliberations, cross-cultural communication and a reaffirmation of the power of the written word," she added.

The festival will be held in hybrid mode this year where delegates will be presenting their works virtually as well as physically at national festivals in the participating countries. In India, the festival is being partnered with the Central University of Kerala and Kerala Sahitya Akademi. Though internationally, Spain is hosting the event, the national event in India will be held in Kerala Central University campus in Kasaragod of Kerala.

"It is the linguistic/cultural diversity of Kasaragod, a land of seven languages, that attracted the Panorama International Literary Festival to the Kasaragod district of Kerala," said noted poet and Organising committee chairman Dr. Bhawani Shankar Nilal. "As many as seven languages are being spoken in this northern district of Kerala. Writers from different parts of the country are participating in the three-day event in and around the campus," he added.

Apart from inspiring writers for presenting their works on the theme, the festival also aims at spreading awareness of air pollution, one of the key issues the human race is facing now. The organisers said that the festival will not only stimulate intellect for exploring deeper philosophical aspects of the element of air but also will spread a message across the world on the importance of keeping our environment clean and safe for even the generations to come.

Unlike other literary festivals, Panorama International Literature Festivals are held as literary sanctuaries where places of historic and culturally significant places will become the venues for various sessions. Apart from visiting various historic locations in Kasaragod, the group of delegates will also learn art forms like Theyyam (Daiva) which are prominent in the northern part of Kerala which was formerly as part of Karnataka.