Dehradun Literature Festival Explained

Dehradun Literature Festival
Status:	Active
Founder Name:	Samrant Virmani
Location:	Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Years Active:	2016 – present
Dates:	December 2021
Genre:	Literary festival
Website:	www.dehradunlitfest.com

The Dehradun Literature Festival is an annual literary festival held annually in Dehradun, India, founded by Samraant Virmani, an Indian social worker.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

History

It was founded in 2016 by Samraant Virmani,^[8] He took this initiative to bring exposure to the Doon valley which happens to be his hometown.^[9] Author Ruskin Bond is the brand ambassador of Dehradun Literature Festival.^[8]

2017 Edition

The 2017 edition of the two-day Dehradun Literature Festival commenced at the ONGC Officers Club, Dehradun.^[10] The 2017 inaugural curtain raiser of Dehradun Literature Festival Shobhaa De, who launched Karan Johar's book The Unsuitable Boy.^[11]

Participants

The following authors and literary personalities participated in the 2017 Dehradun Literary Festival.^{[12] [13] [14] [15]}

• Shobhaa De
• Laxmi Narayan Tripathi
  • • Suchitra Krishnamoorthi Piyush Mishra Kiran Manral
• Rakhshanda Jalil
• Dr. Bijaylaxmi Nanda
• Divya Prakash Dubey
• Ashok Chakradhar
• Hridayesh Joshi
• Laxmi Pant
• Sushil Bahuguna
• Trepan Singh Chauhan
• Rajshekhar
• Sumrit Shahi
• Anuj Tiwari
• Savi Sharma
• Mona Verma

2018 Edition

In January 2018, the curtain raiser of the 2nd season saw the attendance of Bollywood actor Shatrughan Sinha^[16] along with the writer of his biography Anything but Khamosh Bharathi Pradhan who is a film critic and a writer.^{[17] [18] [19]}

See also

• Literary festival
• List of literary festivals in India

Notes and References

1. News: Shobhaa De . Shobhaa De . Voice of sanity . . February 26, 2017 . 31 May 2018 . 20 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210220215820/https://www.theweek.in/columns/Shobhaa-De/voice-of-sanity.html . dead .
2. News: Doon lit fest begins today . . February 17, 2017.
3. News: Sharma. Seema. Piysuh Mishra, Suchitra Krishnamoorthy major attractions at Dehradun Lit Fest. The Times of India. February 18, 2017.
4. News: दून लिटरेचर फेस्ट में जुटे जाने-माने रंगकर्मी, गायक और कवि. Hindustan. February 18, 2017. Hindi.
5. News: Extensive reading key to mature understanding. Tribune India. February 20, 2017.
6. News: दून लिटरेचर फेस्ट में मिलिए चर्चित लेखकों से . . February 16, 2017 . Hindi.
7. News: पहाड़ के लिए हो पहाड़ के संसाधनों का दोहन . . 17 February 2017 . Hindi.
8. News: Shobhaa De. Shobhaa De. Voice of sanity. The Week. February 26, 2017. 31 May 2018. 20 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210220215820/https://www.theweek.in/columns/Shobhaa-De/voice-of-sanity.html. dead.
9. News: Doon lit fest begins today . . February 17, 2017.
10. News: 1ST EDITION OF LITERATURE FEST TO START FROM FEB 17 AT ONGC OFFICER'S CLUB. Daily Pioneer. February 17, 2017.
11. News: किताबों की वजह से ही अमीर है ये दुनिया:शोभा डे. Hindustan. February 12, 2017. Hindi.
12. News: चक्रधर बोले-जिसके पास पूंछ है, उसी की पूछ भी. Dainik Jagran. February 19, 2017. Hindi.
13. News: Dehradun Literature Festival commences. Tribune India. February 18, 2017.
14. News: Khanna. Anupama. LITERATURE REMAINS AT HEART OF DEHRADUN'S CULTURAL MORES. Daily Pioneer. February 20, 2017.
15. News: अशोक चक्रधर ने जमकर हंसाया, रुलाया और जादू चलाया. Amar Ujala. February 19, 2017. Hindi.
16. News: राजनीति में वह सम्मान नहीं मिला, जिसका हकदार था: शत्रुघ्न सिन्हा. Dainik Jagran. January 29, 2018. Hindi.
17. News: शत्रुघ्न सिन्हा पर लिखी किताब में बिग-बी से उनके मनमुटाव और खटास पर कई बातें. Hindustan. January 29, 2018.
18. News: बॉलीवुड एक्टर शत्रुघ्न सिन्हा इन अभिनेताओं को मानते हैं अपना आदर्श. Dainik Jagran. January 28, 2018. Hindi.
19. News: फिल्म के विलेन से शोहरत मिली, राजनीति के विलेन से दुख: शत्रुघ्न सिन्हा. Punjab Kesari. January 30, 2018. Hindi.