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This is an archive article published on December 9, 2024
Ahmedabad International Book Festival: Curtains come down after 9-day long celebration of culture, art
Inaugurated by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on November 30 at Sabarmati Riverfront Event Centre, AIBF hosted more than 340 book stalls representing publishers and exhibitors across the country.
The AIBF startedon November 30. (Express)
After a nine-day long celebration of literature, culture, art, film, music, food, three sessions in the ‘Author’s Corner (Shabd Samsara)’ with Gujarati actress Kaajal Oza Vaidya, writer Jai Vasavada and poet Rajesh Vyas, among other events, brought down the curtains on the maiden edition of the Ahmedabad International Book Festival (AIBF) on Sunday.
Kaajal Oza Vaidya led a discussion on women authors and characters in Indian literature, followed by a talk by writer Jai Vasavada and a discussion on ‘Travel and Book Culture’ by Rajesh Vyas.
On the Culinary Literature stage (Rasoi aur Kitaab), chef Lokesh Parwani led a session on ‘Good Food, Good Mood: The Key to Wellness’, while the Children’s Corner (Pragya Shivir) had three sessions scheduled for the day. One of them was by storyteller and trainer Vasudha Ahuja and musician Kunal Shandilya on musical storytelling, another was by visual artist Mukesh Kumar on calligraphy and a third by poets and musical artists, Kirit Goswami and Krushna Dave on Gujarati Balgeet.
On the International Stage – 3000 BCE: A dialogue between civilisations, student of ayurvedic medicine, Lucas Bohrer de Moraes led a session on ‘Soft Power That Connects: Ayurveda, Culture and Literature’ was held on the last day.
The Children’s Film Festival screened titles like ‘Lost’ (from Lithuania), ‘Fire and Ice’ (from India) and ‘Selfie with Rostam’ (from China). The culminating session of AIBF-2024 also saw a band performance by Mukt at the Cultural Stage (Rangmanch).
Organised by the National Book Trust in partnership with the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, the event brought together both regional and international voices to holistically celebrate the rich confluence of books, culture, cinema and the culinary arts, said organisers.
Inaugurated by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on November 30 at Sabarmati Riverfront Event Centre, AIBF hosted more than 340 book stalls representing publishers and exhibitors across the country. The festival also hosted acclaimed and awarded personalities from different walks of life for literary sessions, author discussions, workshops, music and dance performances, as well as culinary sessions.
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The festival featured insightful discussions on a range of topics, including sessions on Gujarati novels, literature and humour, the need for aiding digital technologies with human purpose, prevalent cultural narratives in Indian cinema today, developing financial literacy, the importance of recording travel experiences when travelling, the importance of building a personal brand, and India’s rich cultural ties with nations like Hungary, Mauritius and Sri Lanka, among many others.
During the last nine days, The Cultural Stage (Rangmanch) saw performances by artists practising a variety of art forms such as Bharatnatyam (by Mónica de la Fuente), Kathakali (by Kijote Kathakali, who narrated snippets from Spanish novel Don Quixote), Gujarati folk fusion (by Rushab Ahir and Taarika Joshi) and folk dances of Gujarat (by Jayatu Jayatu Gujaratam).
The Culinary Stage (Rasoi aur Kitaab) and the Children’s Film Festival added new layers of culinary arts and cinema respectively, to AIBF’s mission of encouraging audiences to adopt a multi-faceted approach when exploring India’s literary and cultural heritage, said organisers.
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