Jodhpur to host first Rajasthan Literature festival from tomorrow

JAIPUR: The first-ever Rajasthan Literature Festival (RLF) is scheduled to be held from March 25-27 March in Jodhpur to be organized by the department of art, culture, literature and archaeology along with Jawahar Kala Kendra as the nodal agency.

Jaipur Virasat Foundation has been engaged as the curator of the festival.

Rakshat Hooja, director, JVF said that the festival seeks to highlight the rich tradition and history of literature in Rajasthani language in its varied dialects as well as literature in Hindi by writers from Rajasthan. The festival will witness the participation of Wasim Barelvi, Kumar Vishwas, CP Deval, Ila Arun, Ashok Rahi, Laxmi Prasad Pant, Shakeel Azmi, KC Bokadia and KC Maloo, among others. TNN