Dehradun Literature Festival
dehradun literature festival annual literary festival held dehradun uttarakhand india began festival host author poet artist filmmaker scholar participate discussion workshop book launch focusing literature cultural dialogue festival established samraant virmani promote literature first edition dehradun literature festival organized new logo festival combining butterfly book represent natural literary heritage doon valley unveiled ruskin bond august edition twoday festival commenced ongc officer club dehradun inaugural curtain raiser dehradun literature festival shobhaa de launched karan johars book unsuitable boy following author literary personality participated dehradun literary festival january curtain raiser nd season saw attendance bollywood actor shatrughan sinha along writer biography anything khamosh bharathi pradhan film critic writer festival also hosted additional dehradun literature festival year took place th th august unison world school notable attendee included krishan kant paul governor uttarakhand spiritual leader sadhguru author ruskin bond filmmaker madhur bhandarkar actress sharmila tagore soha ali khan lillete dubey actor mohammed zeeshan ayyub edition dehradun literature festival commenced inauguration governor kk paul followed musical session hosted isha foundation festival featured discussion ruskin bond sadhguru session titled mystic meet legend theme festival khulli kitaab translates open book festival hosted various literary event panel discussion reading concluded discussion poetry prose publishing history cinema fame influence indian literature music august edition dehradun literature festival took place october doon international school riverside campus pondha participant included yashwant sinha discussed autobiography relentless union minister rajyavardhan singh rathore emphasized importance fitness barkha dutt interviewed anand sheela relationship osho rajneesh notable attendee included mark tully ruskin bond karan thapar imtiaz ali rekha bhardwaj vishal bhardwaj festival multiple book launch discussion literary topic encompassing english literature hindi poetry fourth edition dehradun literature festival took place april april hyatt regency dehradun festival inaugurated cabinet minister ganesh joshi actor tusshar kapoor festival founder samraant virmani first day tusshar kapoor participated session discussing book bachelor dad festival included attendance author panelist ruskin bond prahlad kakkar piyush pandey tahira kashyap day concluded session titled music root india featuring folk singer malini awasthi day two included notable discussion imtiaz ali richa anirudh piyush pandey prahlad kakkar saeed naqvi dgp ashok kumar amit lodha ian cardozo rachna bisht chief minister uttarakhand pushkar singh dhami attended final day began session india’s war featuring shiv kunal verma anirudh chakravarty session included creative complex character preeti shenoy kiran manral murder bylanes aloke lal maanas lal discussion sin mother tahira kashyap khurrana richa anirudh festival closed session featuring singer sonu nigam discussing changing tune bollywood fifth edition dehradun literature festival held october doon international school riverside campus nobel laureate kailash satyarthi inaugurated festival alongside uttarakhand dgp ashok kumar author gurcharan da kailash satyarthis book didnt come sooner launched ruskin bond also received lifetime achievement award second day session covered topic mythology mental wellbeing including discussion myth folklore led smriti dewan reshma krishnan barshikar moderated saumya kulshreshta historian hindol sengupta deepankar aron discussed hinduism global context samir soni shared writing helped overcome personal challenge supported mental health final day featured session filmmaker imtiaz ali actress sobhita dhulipala historian hindol sengupta award memory writer gaura pant shivani presented ankita jain contribution hindi literature notable attendee fifth edition included ashok chakradhar geet chaturvedi sreemoyee piu kundu atul pundir khushboo grewal muzaffar ali sixth edition dehradun literature festival scheduled november doon international school host talk workshop featuring author poet artist first day focus student following day include public event award ceremony book launch september dehradun literature festival hosted khayalkari – baithak saumya saumya kulshreshtha recited poetry renowned poet including amrita pritam jaun elia ahmad faraz munir niazi accompanied musician harish budhwani january condé nast traveller featured dehradun literature festival list five indian literary festival set hill july outlook magazine included festival list six literary festival india worth traveling additionally white platform mag listed among exciting festival watch literary festival list literary festival india