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An Online eLit Festival, by Clips and Pages, brought together 50 litterateurs, artistes, filmmakers, et al, between April 4 and 30, this year, connecting people who were caged in lockdown all over the country. A report by Sukanya, exclusively for Different Truths.
Drawing cue from the famous proverb, necessity is the mother of invention, we turned down all negatives of COVID 19 and gathered the attention of literateurs to all positives. We found new ways to keep people engaged and launched the first-ever online lit fest in Kolkata eLit through Clips and Pages, on April 4, 2020. Our aim was to entertain and yet add value to the lives of those who are currently under home quarantine or lockdown.
…we turned down all negatives of COVID 19 and gathered the attention of literateurs to all positives. I found new ways to keep people engaged and launched the first-ever online lit fest in Kolkata eLit through Clips and Pages
Literature makes life better and we wanted to resolve the bitterness that’s enveloping the world through the virus via literature. We’re going to be there for the people until COVID-19 is gone.
There have been about 50 participating speakers out of which some mention-
Later in the month, the festival featured the founders of Different Truths, a social journalism platform, Arindam Roy and Anumita Chatterjee Roy.
Later in the month, the festival featured the founders of Different Truths, a social journalism platform, Arindam Roy and Anumita Chatterjee Roy.
Anumita is passionate about women-centric issues, Special Needs children,
On the very next day, Arindam went on to speak about how writers can revise their copies so that they may have the best chances of getting their contributions published. He is a publisher, editor, author, poet, translator, a teacher of Mass Comm and Creative Writing, has 38 years’ experience in various newsrooms. Festival Director of Kavya Kumbh, a mega International Multilingual Poetry Fest, he is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Different Truths.
One of the most loved sessions on eLit, online literary festival, Arindam spoke from experience, which reflected genuinely from his hour-long chat. He spoke extensively about how important it is to use simple and yet, correct English.
One of the most loved sessions on eLit, online literary festival, Arindam spoke from
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