Gujarat Literature Festival
gujarat literature festival abbreviated glf also known gujarati sahitya mahotsav literary festival take place annually indian city ahmedabad gujarat festival held generally december–january main aim festival promote popularize gujarati literature method debate discussion workshop festival founded shyam parekh samkit shah jumana shah member festival includes para jha filmmaker abhishek jain writer raam mori poet rajendra patel started philosophy literature bound cover book glf brings together multiple form narrative including theatre screenplay documentary film music journalism social medium oral tradition gujarat literature festival first literary festival one largest literary event gujarat also known gujarati sahitya mahotsav main aim festival promote popularize gujarati literature method debate discussion workshop officially threedays event also includes two day preinauguration event workshop competition started philosophy literature bound cover book glf brings together multiple form narrative including theatre screenplay documentary film music journalism social medium oral tradition shyam parekh samkit shah director producer festival para jha serf programming director poet rajendra patel filmmaker abhishek jain member festival team member include aditi desai niharka shah bhargav purohit rj aarti rj devaki glf sponsored tourism corporation gujarat ltd tcgl oil natural gas corporation ongc hindustan coca cola beverage pvt ltd hccb gujarat state handloom handicraft corporation gshhdc gujarat university amdavad municipal corporation function partner festival first edition glf held january sponsored vodafone second edition glf launched festival held kanoria centre ahmedabad january february workshop debate arranged first two day film critique session featuring speaker third edition festival launched january january main theme edition film new literature session featuring speaker notable speaker include economist lord meghnad desai malayalam poet k satchidanandan film director sriram raghavan scriptwriter varun grover anjum rajabali glf launched fourth edition festival inaugurated om prakash kohli former governor gujarat event held day december kanoria centre ahmedabad session gujarati hindi urdu language event workshop session festival invited around speaker including ritesh shah juhi chaturvedi jay vasavada fifth edition festival released kanoria centre hutheesing gallery gujarat university day january also launched child literature festival umbrella edition arranged workshop subject ranging television writing storytelling staged various play glf award launched recognition excellence writing book film digital editing translation designing proofreading sixth edition released first time vadodara held alembic premise vadodara day february featuring session sponsored alembic pharmaceutical ltd seventh edition festival held vadodara january locally came known alembic gujarat literature festival along regular event launched first time indian screenwriting festival inviting number writer lyricist director bollywood festival also launched fountainhead nongujarati language featuring session hindi english marathi language notable speaker bhavani iyer sriram raghavan ishita moitra hardik mehta anjum rajabali pushpesh pant rajdeep sardesai divya prakash dubey sagarika ghose kanishk seth gujarati speaker madhu rye saumya joshi jay vasavada kaajal oza vaidya dhruv bhatt raam mori glf launched eight edition five day december december festival held gujarat university campus six simultaneous event umbrella including indian screenwriter festival bizlitfest artfest tabariya child gujarati sahitya mahotsav fountainhead nongujarati literature session food festival addition eight workshop featured speaker session edition glf launched kanti bhatt memorial award memory gujarati writer journalist kanti bhatt festival book market campus gujarat university notable speaker screenwriter robin bhatt anjum rajabali v vijayendra prasad filmmaker vishal bhardwaj music duo sachin–jigar shyamalsaumil munshi architect b v doshi author abid surti ashish vashi mahendrasinh parmar sunil alagh year break due covid glf launched ninth edition day event ahmedabad management association may edition glf featured five distinct festival — gujarati sahitya mahotsav indian screenwriters’ festival tabariya business literature festival fountainhead list literary festival india official website