August 5th 2023.
Nand Kishore Acharya spoke about the rich literary heritage of India on the third day of the four-day international literature festival Unmesha in Bhopal. He said that every language had a wealth of literature that spans from the Vedic period to modern times. He also made mention of renowned authors such as Vyas and Kalidas, and Ashvaghosha, who are all important to our heritage.
At the same event, the Poetry Sans Borders session included poets from various countries, who recited poems that spoke of crossing boundaries. Anne Tannum, who presided over the session, said that a poem was like a vehicle which could be taken to many places. She shared her own poem called Cycling in Chennai. Other poets such as Dhunpal Raj Heeramum, Badri Narayan, Ibrahim Waheed, Tanure Ojaide, and Sudeep Sen, all presented their works. Heeramum recited poems in Hindi on topics such as fast food, the Covid pandemic, and a tale for children from their parents.
In addition, 134 litterateurs discussed different topics such as Storytelling Traditions in India, Promoting Indian Language Literature in Foreign Languages, Role of Journalism in India’s Independence, Poetry Readings on India @75, Fantasy & Science fiction, The Saga of Indian Folklore, and Contemporary Literary Trends. Speakers included Raghuveer Chowdhary, Badri Narayan, Harish Trivedi, Arun Kamal, Damodar Mavjo, Kesari Lal Verma, Ram Kumar Mukhopadhyay, Nirmal Kanti Bhattacharya, Tapan Bandopadhyay, Veena Thakur, Yashodhara Mishra, and Sadhna Shankar.
Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav recently blamed the weather change for the back-to-back deaths of cheetahs at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. The minister said that the change in weather conditions had adversely impacted the health of the animals living in the park, and that the local authorities were doing whatever they could to ensure the safety of the wildlife there.
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