Taj Literature Festival in Agra
The world of the written word obtained another unique global platform to bring to the surface the hidden talents of innumerable writers, literary buffs, publishers, editors and other of their ilk in the first ever held Taj Literature Festival in December 2013.The Taj Literature Festival is an apt tribute to the eras bygone of literary giants like Tansen, Ghalib, Naisr and Soordas as well as the many new vistas to unfold in and ending fiesta of savoring the written, enacted and portrayed word.
This festival is not only a celebration of the bygone authors and the present tribe of word craft but is also a harbinger of the trends that will follow and is a riddle in predicting the future works of young and old aspirants venturing into the world of literature.
Taj Literature Festival in Agra Vision
The producer and organizer of the Taj Literature Festival, Harvijay Singh Bahia voiced his motivation for organizing the magnum opus. “The festival is an attempt to rejuvenate the embers of the aesthetic spirit” that was embodied in the works of Ghalib, Tansen, Soordas and Nazeer.The Festival also promised to look into the literary and writers’ perspective on honor killing which would border on the role of literature as action oriented literature of activism and the change bringing literature of social change. The festival holds forth the covenant of seeing several book launches and a special session of the legendary film actor, Shammi Kapoor.
Celebrities at Taj Literature Festival in Agra
The festival saw a historical production of ‘Tumhari Amrita’ directed by Feroz Abbas Khan and enacted by the film and stage stalwarts Farooq Sheikh and Shabana Azmi. Other highlights were the dynamic reading session organized by the award winning British Historian William Darymple and an acoustically delightful musical rendition by Vidya Shah.Read More About Agra, Administration in Agra, Agra Road Trip, Agra ka Petha, Agra Beyond Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Ambulance Services in Agra, Architecture of Taj Mahal, Black Taj Mahal in Agra, Buses from Agra, Courier Services in Agra, Chemists in Agra, Culture of Agra, Emergency Services in Agra, Fast Food in Agra, Golf Club in Agra, Hotels near Taj Mahal, Important Links of Agra, Top Restaurants in Agra, Mental Hospital in Agra,Veg Restaurants in Agra, Property Dealers in Agra, Lifestyle in Agra, One Day Trip from Agra, How to Reach Taj Mahal, Art and Craft Classes Agra, Gyms in Agra, Banquet Halls in Agra, Chini ka Rauza Agra, Kailash Fair in Agra, 3 Star Hotels in Agra, 4 Star Hotels in Agra, 5 Star Hotels in Agra, Govt Hospitals in Agra, Balkeshwar Temple in Agra, Fatehpur Sikri, Kailash fair, Jama Masjid, Chini ka Rauza, I'timad-Ud-Daulah's Tomb, Keetham Lake, Akbar's Tomb, Mehtab Bagh, Food in Agra, Emergency Services in Rajasthan, Taj Mahotsav, tomb of Itmad-ud-Daulah, Agra Fort