Satchidanandan described the festival coming to Wayanad, the land of pepper and snow, as the literary festival that Wayanad had been waiting for.
Kalpatta: President of Kerala Sahitya Akademi and Renowned Poet K Satchidanandan performed the official inauguration of the first website of Wayanad Literature Festival (WLF) at Mananthavadi – Dwarka during the last week of December. Satchidanandan described the festival coming to Wayanad, the land of pepper and snow, as the literary festival that Wayanad had been waiting for. “It is sad that a place so rich in oral literature, especially with a life expressed through a great author like Professor Valsala, has not yet had a good literary festival. That gap is where WL Satchidanandan said when launching the website. ‘The beak flying high is a symbol,’ WL Satchidanandan went on to talk about the logo F. ‘ WL to appear constantly over the skies of Indian and world literature. F can,’ Satchidanandan added.
The Twitter page was officially launched by storyteller Tirunelli P Vatsala. Wayanad is a very dear country. The novel ‘Nell’ was the fruit of the memories that the region gave me,’ said the author, recalling the old Wayanad days. ‘ It is very nice to have a literature festival coming there. My mind is now after this festival,’ said P Valsala.
The Wayanad Literature Festival Facebook page was launched by Mithun Manuel Thomas, a famous young film director and a native of Wayanad.
Wayanad has never seen a literature festival organized in such a grand manner. My hope is that WLF will become a notable festival that will put Wayanad on the literary and historical map. Let the Wayanad Literature Festival become a festival like the Vallioorkavulsavam, which is taken by the people of Wayanad,’ said Mithun Manuel, enthusiastically welcoming the arrival of the literary festival to his own country.
WAL The famous writer and novelist KR Meera founded WhatsApp groups F. ‘For the first time in its history, Wayanad is becoming the venue for a major literature festival. The Wayanad Literature Festival is notable for being organized for the first time in India by Panchayat Sahityaolsavam. WL Good luck for the first season of F,’ Meera said.
‘ Wayanad’s long-time wish is that WL F is possible. W.AL is a bridge that connects the hearts of literary lovers inside and outside Wayanad. F,’ said Dr Vinod K Jose, Festival Director and Executive Editor of Caravan Magazine.
Adding a new chapter to the map of literary festivals in Kerala, the first Wayanad Literature Festival will be held on December 29 and 30 at Dwarka near Mananthavadi. Wayanad will witness two days where world literature, Indian literature and Malayalam language will be debated.
World famous writers Arundhati Roy, Sanjay Kak Sachidanandan, Zakaria, OK Johnny, Sunil P Ilayadam, Sunny Kapikad, PK Parakkadav, KJ Baby, Kalpara Narayanan, Rafiq Ahmed, Madhupal, Abu Salim, Josie Joseph, SC Sithara, Deva Prakash, Sheela To , Joy Vazhayil, Dhanya Rajendran, Sukumaran Chaligadda, Abin Joseph, Leena Olappamanna, Nawaz Mannan will participate in various sessions.
Drama, Debates, Storytelling, Lectures, Interviews, Poetry, Village Art Forms, Fantastic Parade of Literary Characters, Workshops, Theatres, Student Biennale, Book Fair, Music, Magic, Heritage Walk… will be the main attractions of the festival.
The eminent journalist Dr. Vinod K Jose is the Festival Director of the Wayanad Literature Festival. Authors VH Nishad, Dr. and Joseph K. Job are the curators of WLF.
