Shoolini Lit fest concludes

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Chandigarh, April 12

A three-day second Shoolini Lit fest concluded with well-known sports journalists Pradeep Magazine and Sandeep Dwivedi delving into the ins and outs of cricket and sports journalism during the past 40 years.

They came out with interesting insights into cricket and answered a volley of questions. Magazine spoke about his latest book ‘Not Just Cricket : A Reporter’s Journey through Modern India’. Vipin Pubby, Director, School of Journalism and New Media, Shoolini University, moderated the session titled ‘Sportifying literature’.

Earlier, “Spin-the-Tale,” a short storytelling competition open to the public and university students, was the opening session. The competition was won by Apoorva Mamgain of D.A.V. College in Chandigarh. The competition’s consolation award went to Aviral Aswan of D.A.V. College Chandigarh, Ranjit Kumar of Shoolini University, and Vidushi Gupta of Punjab University.

“Kavya Ras,” a session on Hindi poetry with panellists Prasoon Prasad, Vibha Ray, and Roshan Sharma, covered a wide range of topics in Hindi poetry, including contemporary, romance, and women’s poetry. The session, titled “Punjab Diya Gallan,” was chaired by Paul Kaur, Manmohan Singh, and Des Raj Kali and centred on Punjabi literature and its connections to different cultures around the country.

The final day’s sessions comprised Muskesh Williams, Ed Levinson, and Jari Jetsonen’s ‘A photograph tells a thousand words,’ Howard Wolf and Christopher Helvey’s ‘Writing: Experience and Imagination,’ and Jaishree Sethi’s play ‘woh afsaana.’ Shafqat Amanat Ali’s session ‘Poets whom I have sung’ brought the Festival to a well deserving conclusion.

On day two of the event, Sharad Jagtiani’s ‘Sing me a song’ session and Jiya Lal Thakur and his Himachali Troupe performed songs.

The festival, a literary excursion and a one-of-a-kind participatory event, was organised with the goal of enthralling kids and instilling in them the habit of reading through a variety of poetry and theatre acts.