The National Literary Conference will begin on October 26 under the leadership of Onattukara Sahithi

Mavelikkara | National Literary Conference is being organized on October 26 and 27 under the leadership of Onattukara Sahithi at Mavelikkara under the name "Vaikhari 2024". The programme will be inaugurated by Goa Governor P.S. Sreedharan Pillai. The venue is Punnamudu "Jivaram" in Mavelikkara.

 Pratibha Rai - Oriya (Jnanpeeth, Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan), Damodar Mauso - Konkani (Jnanpeeth winner), Sharankumar Limbale - Marathi (Saraswati Award winner) and other foreign language literary talents will participate in the event. And there will be the participation of leading writers in Malayalam too, according to the office bearers of Onattukara Sahithi (Madhu Iravankara, President, Suresh Verma, Secretary & Gen. Convener and George Thazhakkara, Programme Convener).

N S Madhavan, Prabhavarma, Dr. George Onakkur, K P Ramanunny, Bennyamin, T D Ramakrishnan, Dr. M G Sasibhushan, Manoj Kurur, Unni R, Dr. Lopa Mudra, K. Rekha, K. Rajagopal, Francis Noronha, Dr. Sheeja Vakkam, etc. will lead various debates and discussions. Six debates will take place over two days.

Programme

First day: Oct 26, 2024

9.30 AM

Inauguration: Hon'ble Governor of Goa Shri P S Sreedharan Pillai

Welcome: Suresh Verma

Chairman: Dr. Madhu Iravankara

Chief Guest: Dr. Pratibha Rai

Special guests: Dr. Damodar Mauso, Sharankumar Limbale, N S Madhavan.

Vote of Thanks: George Thazhakkara

11.30 AM to 1 PM          Debate -1

Topic: Novel – NAVASANJJARANGAL

K P Ramanunny, Bennyamin, T D Ramakrishnan

2.00 PM to 3.30 PM       Debate - 2

Topic: INDIAN LITERATURE - TOWARDS PLURALITY IN EXPRESSION

Dr. Pratibha Rai, N S Madhavan, Dr. Damodar Mauso

3.30 PM - 5.00 PM          Debate – 3

Topic: Story and Time

Dr. Manoj Kurur, Isaac Eappan, K. Rekha, Francis Noronha

Second day: Oct 27, 2024            

10.00 AM to 11.30 AM Debate - 4

Topic: INDIAN LITERATURE - VOICE OF THE OPPRESSED & MARGINALSED

Dr. Damodar Mauso, Sharankumar Limbale, Isaac Eappen

11.30 AM- 1 PM                Debate – 5

Topic: Onattukara - Land and literature

Dr. George Onakkur, Dr. M G Sasibhushan, Unni R

1.00 PM - 2.00 PM LUNCH

2.00PM - 3.30 PM            Debate – 6

Topic:  Poetry that blurs boundaries

Prabhavarma, K. Rajagopal, Lopa Mudra, Dr. Sheeja Vakkam

Closing session   3.30 PM - 5.00 PM

Inauguration:  Dr. Damodar Mauso

Welcome: Prof. V C John

Chairman: Dr. Madhu Iravankara

Chief Guest: Sharankumar Limbale

Keynote speech: Prabhavarma

Contact for more details

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