Aamir to pay tribute to Maulana Azad at Kolkata fest

Aamir to pay tribute to Maulana Azad at Kolkata fest
Wednesday, December 18, 2013 12:43 IST
By Santa Banta News Network
Actor Aamir Khan, great grand nephew of Muslim scholar and nationalist Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, will pay homage to the leader during the inaugural session of the fifth chapter of Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival (AKLF) 2014, its organisers said Tuesday.

AKLF, running from Jan 8 to 13 next year, will celebrate the secular views of Azad to coincide with his 125th birth anniversary.

The festival will begin with Khan's lecture titled "Maulana Azad: His belief in Secularism and his Foresight" at the Victoria Memorial Hall here.

Syeda Hameed, member, Planning Commission, will launch her book "Maulana Azad, Islam and the Indian National Movement", at the fest.

"As part of the tribute, we have sessions on Urdu and Hindi poetry and sessions on exploring the south Asian literary identity," Anjum Katyal, one of the directors of AKLF, said.

The fest, organised by Apeejay Surrendra Group and Oxford Bookstores, will witness the participation of around 60 delegates including authors and panelists from Europe, Britain, Egypt, China, Ghana and neighbours Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal.

The speakers and panelists will include the likes of former BBC journalist and author Mark Tully, British author and playwright Farrukh Dhondy, Pakistani artist and writer Salima Hashmi, novelist Nabaneeta Dev Sen and Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan.


Ustad Amjad Ali Khan will also release his book at the event.

Woven around themes of 'women's writings', the Raj, European authors and Granta authors (best young British novelists), the fest will also incorporate subjects that interest youngsters.

To lure the youth, discussions on writings on romance, food and love in Bollywood and fashion will be kept in focus. Speakers include upcoming authors like Nepali-Indian author Prajwal Parajuly and fashion designer Kallol Dutta among others.

The fifth edition, spanning six locations including various heritage buildings in the city, will also highlight the connection between literature, art and cinema through deliberations on music, dance and scriptwriting.
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