Hindu - Lit For Life, 16th Feb 2013, Harrington Road, Chennai.
A mesmerizing day dedicated to literature, arts and culture which portrays the face of modern India. Lady Andal School's campus got crowded by the time the first session on the opening day kick started. Authors, actors, thinkers, journalists, literature students from various colleges of city and lastly, myself. Registration was a beautiful event with all the lovely lady volunteers draped in saffron coloured sarees smiling at you and guiding you to the Hall. I found myself seated on a cozy sliding chair in a centralized ac hall in sometime listening to the welcome address by Dr. Nirmala Lakshman, Opening session was captivating and thought provoking conducted by Rahul Bose and Yog Japee with an introduction by Gopalkrishna Gandhi . Letters exchanged by M.K. Gandhi and C. Rajagopalachari was read for the crowd by Rahul and Yog. Rajaji accusing Gandhi for falling in love with a woman other than his wife made the crowd go numb.It read "come back"...where Rajaji actually meant, " come away from her". The session ended by Yog reading a final letter by Rajaji in which he laments over Gandhi's death. About 30 years of friendship and brotherhood between them were depicted in a subtle but strong manner.
I went out for a tea and there i met them. They say your life isn't complete until and unless you meet people of your same kind, People who share your thoughts, ideas and interests. The food lover in me had never been happy until I met them. Labelled as the India's biggest food lovers, the inventors of Highway On My Plate, one soul which loves nothing but food occupied in two different bodies named Rocky and Mayur were standing right in front of me having a grab from their sandwiches. A friendly chat about food ,of course and finally an autograph from both of them.
The day continued with poetry sessions and a debate on the increase in the number of rape in India titled, No country for Women. I felt a bit irritated when Jerry Pinto said " I love my book". That shows a lot of over confidence about his own work...its upto the readers to decide about a book ....or may be I don't know...it's the book critic in me speaking. I bought a book,Varun Agarwal's..hope its a good read...its a best seller after all. But the question how many best selling books had been really best in its content and narrative style still lingers over me.The sessions continued till 6.30...I promised myself that I would hit back home and get a good sleep..wake up early in the morning....and catch the morning train to Chetpet so that I can indulge in the literature delicacies on the 2nd day of Lit For Life.
- Nisanth Thomas
A mesmerizing day dedicated to literature, arts and culture which portrays the face of modern India. Lady Andal School's campus got crowded by the time the first session on the opening day kick started. Authors, actors, thinkers, journalists, literature students from various colleges of city and lastly, myself. Registration was a beautiful event with all the lovely lady volunteers draped in saffron coloured sarees smiling at you and guiding you to the Hall. I found myself seated on a cozy sliding chair in a centralized ac hall in sometime listening to the welcome address by Dr. Nirmala Lakshman, Opening session was captivating and thought provoking conducted by Rahul Bose and Yog Japee with an introduction by Gopalkrishna Gandhi . Letters exchanged by M.K. Gandhi and C. Rajagopalachari was read for the crowd by Rahul and Yog. Rajaji accusing Gandhi for falling in love with a woman other than his wife made the crowd go numb.It read "come back"...where Rajaji actually meant, " come away from her". The session ended by Yog reading a final letter by Rajaji in which he laments over Gandhi's death. About 30 years of friendship and brotherhood between them were depicted in a subtle but strong manner.
I went out for a tea and there i met them. They say your life isn't complete until and unless you meet people of your same kind, People who share your thoughts, ideas and interests. The food lover in me had never been happy until I met them. Labelled as the India's biggest food lovers, the inventors of Highway On My Plate, one soul which loves nothing but food occupied in two different bodies named Rocky and Mayur were standing right in front of me having a grab from their sandwiches. A friendly chat about food ,of course and finally an autograph from both of them.
The day continued with poetry sessions and a debate on the increase in the number of rape in India titled, No country for Women. I felt a bit irritated when Jerry Pinto said " I love my book". That shows a lot of over confidence about his own work...its upto the readers to decide about a book ....or may be I don't know...it's the book critic in me speaking. I bought a book,Varun Agarwal's..hope its a good read...its a best seller after all. But the question how many best selling books had been really best in its content and narrative style still lingers over me.The sessions continued till 6.30...I promised myself that I would hit back home and get a good sleep..wake up early in the morning....and catch the morning train to Chetpet so that I can indulge in the literature delicacies on the 2nd day of Lit For Life.
- Nisanth Thomas
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