Pune International Literary Festival Explained

The Pune International Literary Festival is an annual literary festival held in Pune, Maharashtra. It was founded in 2013 and is one of the top eight literary festivals in India. In 2017, attendance at the festival reached 15,000 people. Since 2016, an international organisation Salzburg Global has been partnering with the festival.[1] [2]

The Pune International Literary Festival is a three-day festival celebrating writers from different parts of Maharashtra and the rest of India. There are panel discussions and book launches and readers and attendees can meet authors.[3] In 2018,[4] there were 170 speakers [3] in five different halls on the campus.[5]

This festival usually takes place at the Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration, a training institute of the Maharashtra government.[6] [7] [8] [9]

In 2018, writer and columnist Shobha De opened the festival.[10] The theme in 2018 was "Family: The Core of Society".[11] In 2017, the festival was opened by[12] [13] Ustad Amjad Ali Khan. In 2019, the seventh edition of the festival focussed on climate change.[14] The social theme was "Save our Earth." Javed Akhtar opened the festival on 20 September 2019.[14]

Festival director

Dr. Manjiri Prabhu, an author and film-maker is the director of the festival. It was founded by her and she has been the director since then.[15] [16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Salzburg Global Fellows Speak at Pune International Literary Festival. www.salzburgglobal.org. 2019-08-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20190802024043/https://www.salzburgglobal.org/news/latest-news/article/salzburg-global-fellows-speak-at-pune-international-literary-festival.html. 2019-08-02. live.
  2. Web site: Salzburg Global In India. www.salzburgglobal.org. 2019-08-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20190802024043/https://www.salzburgglobal.org/news/latest-news/article/salzburg-global-in-india.html. 2019-08-02. live.
  3. Web site: Pune International Literary Festival: Pune Lit Fest to be held in late September . 21 July 2018. The Times of India. 2019-07-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20190814182433/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-lit-fest-to-be-held-in-late-september/articleshow/65084262.cms. 2019-08-14. live.
  4. Web site: Sixth edition of Pune International Lit Fest to talk of family in harmony with nature. 2018-09-18. Hindustan Times. 2019-07-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20190727133843/https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/sixth-edition-of-pune-international-lit-fest-to-talk-of-family-in-harmony-with-nature/story-took8ivfQIVv5K1dl6nu0K.html. 2019-07-27. live.
  5. Web site: India's major literature festivals are powered by women. 2016-10-12. SheThePeople TV. 2019-07-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20190727133843/https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/indias-literature-festivals-are-powered-by-women. 2019-07-27. live.
  6. Web site: 14th WCB India. ijme.in. 2019-08-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20190802024043/https://ijme.in/nbc-20140321/index.php/NBC-6/index/pages/view/conference-venue. 2019-08-02. live.
  7. Web site: Yashada, a learning ground for IAS officers. 2010-11-05. The Indian Express. 2019-08-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20190802024041/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/yashada-a-learning-ground-for-ias-officers/. 2019-08-02. live.
  8. Web site: Useful Links. DMER. 2019-08-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20190802025545/https://dmer.org/dmer/useful-links/. 2019-08-02. live.
  9. Web site: RTI Information. Maharashtra Government. https://web.archive.org/web/20140420182220/https://www.maharashtra.gov.in/Site/Upload/RTI/Marathi/information_yashada951.pdf. 2014-04-20. live.
  10. Web site: Shobha De underlines importance of reading habit at Pune International Literary Festival (PILF). 29 September 2018. Hindustan Times. 26 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190726090022/https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/shobha-de-underlines-importance-of-reading-habit-at-pune-international-literary-festival-pilf/story-w1e0Jxh4VXlqMTEVVdd42K.html. 26 July 2019. live.
  11. Web site: Sixth edition of Pune International Literary Festival to be held from September 28 to 30. 17 September 2018. 26 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190726090408/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/sixth-edition-of-pune-international-literary-festival-to-be-held-from-september-28-to-30-5359616/. 26 July 2019. live.
  12. Web site: For him, music is a way of life. www.sakaltimes.com. 2019-07-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20190727132033/http://www.sakaltimes.com/art-culture/him-music-way-life-5490. 2019-07-27. live. 2017-09-08.
  13. Web site: Pune International Literary Fest today @PuneIntLitFest #pilfmagicpic.twitter.com/qfxIofewiw. Khan. Amjad Ali. 2017-09-07. @AAKSarod. 2019-07-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20190819014626/https://twitter.com/AAKSarod/status/905975575264632832. 2019-08-19. live.
  14. Web site: Pune International Literary Festival 2019 to focus on 'climate change'. 2019-08-11. Hindustan Times. 2019-08-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20190812054738/https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/pune-international-literary-festival-2019-to-focus-on-climate-change/story-fFqFJLz1NPuCVWmwGOHchO.html. 2019-08-12. live.
  15. Web site: Festival Director. 2020-11-01. pilf.in.
  16. Web site: PILF - Vision & Mission. 2020-11-01. pilf.in.

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