Jharkhand :JAVED AKHTAR SETS THE TONE FOR FIFTH EDITION OF TATA STEEL JHARKHAND LITERARY MEET

Ranchi: The fifth edition of Tata Steel Jharkhand Literary Meet was inaugurated today in Ranchi

by Padma Bhusan awardee Javed Akhtar. A host of poets, novelists and artists will be there at

the annual literary fest at Audrey House over next two days. At the inauguration of Tata Steel

Jharkhand Literary Meet, Member of Rajya Sabha Mahua Maji and Chanakya Chaudhary, Vice

President, Corporate Services, Tata Steel, veteran journalist Ashutosh Chaturvedi and Malavika

Banerjee, Director of Jharkhand Literary Meet were also present.

Javed Akhtar at the inauguration session spoke on the importance of books and literature and

how it helps in shaping the life of the people. Post the inauguration, Javed Akhtar spoke about

his life and poetry and also recited some of most well-known poems.

Inaugural day saw a variety of programs featuring a poetry session featuring Anuj Lugun, Jyoti

Lugun, Mungeshwar Sahoo and Chandramohan Kisku. Mihir Vatsa, the winner of the Yuva

Sahitya Akademi award for Tales of Hazaribagh spoke about his in-depth examination of the

town’s social and economic history. A session remembering iconic author Mannu Bhandari and

discussing her legacy that she left behind had Sudha Arora, Poonam Saxena and Rachana

Yadav. The day ended with a discussion on Kishore Kumar’s biography and a musical jam

session of his songs.

On December 11, Booker International winner Geetanjali Shree will speak about her award-

winning novel Ret Samadhi. A session on cinema of the region featuring Purushotam Kumar,

Niranjan Kujur and Anurag Lugun, a discussion on Akshaya Mukul’s biography of Agyeya, and

another session on the legacy of local hero MS Dhoni are also in store. The festival will end with

a solo act by eminent actor Vinay Pathak. He will perform the play ‘Nothing Like Lear’ which is

directed by actor-director Rajat Kapoor.