Q.L.C.'s quest to broaden the literary horizons of its members, took us all to a new destination- the Hyderabad Literary Festival, 2016.
On a lovely honey-coloured day, under the pale blue skies and warm winter sun, we experienced the joy of creativity and free thought. It was a truly enlightening experience and we not only got to listen to some wise minds speak on various issues, but also got a chance to mingle with lovers of literature from around the country. A few workshops on arts and craft and an exceptionally executed play by some talented deaf artists rounded up the perfectly creative and innovative quotient of the day.
8 January 2016
Session one:
Free Speech and Censorship: Nayantara Sahgal, Tongnam Rina and Urmila Pawar.
The speakers, eminent personalities in the fields of literature and activism for women's rights, made poignant points on the issues of the freedom of speech, thought, choice and action of every individual. They strongly condemned the discrimination faced by women writers in the literary sphere. The recent attacks on various writers in our country also found a mention, as the speakers called for freedom to be able to write for the authors and for protection in case of any threats from any factions of the society.
Nayantara Sahgal's final word: "censorship should be done at an individual level and shouldn't be forced on the society by any body, let alone the government."
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| QLC members with Nayantara Sahgal | | | |
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A few more pics from that session
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| QLC members with renowned theater actor, Mohan Agashe |
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| Colour Burst |
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| QLC all over |
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| Attentive members of QlC |
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| Mohan Agashe raising a question |
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