The 2nd Goa Arts and Literary Festival coincides with the 50th
anniversary of Goa's liberation after 451 years of colonial rule. It is
an opportunity to reflect on the idea of India as reflected through the
perspective of cultures, communities and writers on the margins of the
grand historical narrative of the country. There will be a particular
emphasis on Diaspora, on the Goan and other Indian migrant communities
across the world which retain different ideas about what being Indian
means, as well as on the North-East of India and its art, music and
literature. Music, painting and photography, poetry, journalism and
publishing, debates, discussions and book-releases: from 17-21 December,
the 2nd Goa Arts and Literary festival promises a truly historic
cultural event of the highest standard, with delegates attending from
around the world.
In collaboration with Sahitya Academy, Goa Writers Group, Goa Konkani
Akademi, Gomantak Marathi Akademi, Indian Ateliers, Heritage Jazz,
Konkani Rocks, hindustimes.com, Planet Goa, Department of Tourism -
Government of Goa and Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), the
2nd annual Goa Arts and Literary Festival organised and hosted by The
International Centre Goa will celebrate 50 years of democracy after
decolonization, Goa's Golden Jubilee.
The Festival will be held on 17-21 December, exactly 50 years after the
historic days when Indian troops conquered, and annexed Goa. It was
another dramatic moment in history for this tiny territory, which has
experienced many. Each day of the Festival will recall 1961, featuring
historians and witnesses to the sensational events as they occurred, as
well as lectures, special book releases, and panel discussions about the
Goan experience of the Estado da India, quite different from much of the
rest of the subcontinent's experience with the British Raj.
The 2011 Goa Arts and Literary Festival will celebrate creative
excellence across India, with a special focus on Goa and its Diaspora.
As with the inaugural edition, there will be prominent daily showcases
for the best contemporary poetry from across India, and for the
extraordinary writers and musicians of the North East.
Events such as this Festival will be held annually so that the quality
of the Festival is enriched and enhanced every year by involving more
and more people and their ideas and the image of Goa in people’s mind is
of a more vibrant cultural and intellectual destination.
Participating Authors:
Aatish Taseer, Abhay Sardesai, Amitav Ghosh, Amitava Kumar, Anand
Patwardhan, Anjum Hasan, Aniruddha Sen Gupta, Bhalchandra Nemade,Bilal
Tanweer,Charles Correa,Chiki Sarkar, Cyril Almeida, Deborah Baker,
Desmond L Kharmawphlang, Eunice de Souza, Fatima Bhutto, Gulzar, H M
Naqvi, Jai Arjun Singh, Jerry Pinto,Jonathan Shainin, Kiran Nagarkar,
Kjell Eriksson, Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih, Manohar Shetty, Mamang Dai,
Meena Kandasamy,Mini Nair, Mitra Phukan, Mohammed Hanif, Mridula Garg,M.
T. Vasudevan Nair, Naresh Fernandes, Nirmal Kanti Bhattacharjee, Pablo
Bartholomew, Pavan K Varma, Ranjit Hoskote, Robin Ngangom, S. Anand,
Sadia Dehlvi, Saeed Akhtar Mirza, Samar Halarnkar, Sidharth Bhatia,
Shahidul Alam, Shailaja Bajpai,Sharmila Kamat, Shehan Karunatilaka,
Sheen Kaaf Nizam, Sivasankari, Sonia Faleiro, Sudhir Kakar, Sukrita Paul
Kumar, Sunil Khilnani, Urvashi Butalia,Temsula Ao,Teju Cole, Vishwas
Patil, Zac O'Yeah
Participating Artists and Performers:
Dr. Alka Pande, Atul Dodiya, Durgabai Vyam, Gulam Mohd Sheikh, Himanshu
Suri, Lou Majaw, Luis Gumby Pinto, Subhash Vyam,Dr. Subodh Kerkar,
Suresh Jayaram, Suresh Jayaram, Vijay Iyer
Source: http://www.goaartlitfest.com/
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