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For a city that has been immortalised in literary gems such as Midnights Children,Such a Long Journey and Ravan and Eddie,its a shame that until now Mumbai didnt have a literary festival to call its own. Writers from Mumbai have given an outstanding contribution to literature and the city itself has been so widely written about,that I wondered why we shouldnt have a literary festival here like the Jaipur Literary Festival, says Anil Dharkar. The journalist-columnist then took it upon himself to organise a four-day festival,Literature Live,starting from November 12. The main problem is getting the funds,confesses Dharkar,The ideas and concepts came easily once Id decided that I wanted to organise a festival like this. Perhaps thats why its taken so long for a Mumbai literary festival to take shape,because I know many people have thought about it.
The first three days of Literature Live will be at the NCPA in Mumbai,while the final days events will be held at Lavasa,on the outskirts of the city. Prominent members of the local literati wholl be taking part in the event include poet Keki Daruwala,journalist and novelist Manu Joseph,poet and novelist Eunice DSouza,writer Amish Tripathi and blogger Anupam Mukerji,popularly known as Fake IPL Player.
Dharkar says there are also more prosaic concerns. Internationally renowned authors have to be given at least a years notice because their calenders get full so quickly. And lets not forget,this is Literature Lives first time. Just like Jaipurs fest has grown,were hoping this will too.
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