MONTHLY GOSHTHI. 27 Sept 2011
Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi organized its monthly Goshthi this evening at the CSA Auditorium, Sector 34, Chandigarh.
These monthly sessions are important events in which local talent is showcased. Budding poets as well as seasoned writers are given a forum where they share their literary endeavors with others. New voices blend with the old and the result is harmonious medley.
Those who read from their works this evening included Jaswant S. "Alokar', Puneeta Bawa, Bhupinder Singh, Geetanjali Bhagat, Nikha Kumar, Deepak Khetarpal, Ashwani Shandilya, Nidheesh Tyagi, Vandana Shukla, Manmohan Singh Mitwa , Mandeep Mann and Musavvir Firozpuri. The event was compered by Dr Tejpal Chawla who, along with his wife, also sang some of his poems in the traditional Punjabi folk style.
The Chairperson of CSA, Prof Manju Jaidka, announced that the next event would be a "Vyanga Goshthi" on 3rd Sept at the same venue, same time 4 to 6 pm). Details would be posted on the Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi's Blog and Facebook.
CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS: The CSA has invited city-based writers to submit unpublished book-length manuscripts of short stories, poetry and novels in Hindi, English, Punjabi or Urdu. Some funding is available for Grants-in-aid and the best entries would be given financial assistance for publication.
Entries may be submitted at the Chd Sahitya Akademi office on the 1st floor of the State Library, Sector 34. Deadline for submission is September 30, 2011.
