Javed Akhtar, Varun Gandhi at poetry fest in Bengaluru

The recently held Bengaluru

Poetry Festival

brought together a host of poetry-lovers from across the country. People from different walks of life shared their love for the arts, as well as put forth some of their own literary creations. Seen at the event were the likes of Javed Akhtar, Vikram Sampath, Simon Napier Bell, Radha Thomas, Vasundhara Das, Anand Thakore, Kutti Revathy, Varun Gandhi, Kamalinee Mukherjee, Vasu Dixit, Akhil Katyal, K Satchidanandan, Jayanth Kaikini and Piyush Mishra.