Lt Governor inaugurates Regional Literary Festival at Patnitop

Lt Governor inaugurates Regional Literary Festival at Patnitop

Says J&K has always been a prominent seat and a beacon of Art & Culture

Regional Literary Festival aims to promote the charm and love of Dogri, Pahari, Gojri & Punjabi languages, strengthening the spirit of shared rich culture and traditions: LG

The literary festivals will serve as a platform for the budding poets, writers, creative thinkers to carry forward the literary legacy of Jammu and Kashmir: LG

Felicitates Padma Shri Awardees for their literary contributions

PATNITOP, OCTOBER 28(PTK): Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today inaugurated the Regional Literary Festival at Patnitop as part of the ongoing Iconic Week Celebrations in Jammu Kashmir.

On the occasion, the Lt Governor remembered the great Dogri and Hindi poetess Smt. Padma Sachdev and paid tributes to her.

The Lt Governor also felicitated the Padma Shri Awardees Sh Narsingh Dev Jamwal, Dr. Jitendra Udhampuri and Prof Shiv Nirmohi for their invaluable contribution to the literary field.

Addressing the august gathering, the Lt Governor observed that the Regional Literary Festival has been organized with the aim promote the charm and love of Dogri, Pahari, Gojri and Punjabi languages, strengthening the spirit of shared rich culture and traditions.

“J&K, which has always been a prominent seat and a beacon of art and culture, is showing the way through its age-old traditions. The literary festivals will serve as a platform for the budding poets, writers, creative thinkers to carry forward the literary legacy of Jammu and Kashmir”, the Lt Governor added.

Welcoming the prominent writers, poets, and literary enthusiasts from different parts of the country in the Regional Lit-Fest, the Lt Governor remarked that that Poetry is creation, writing is creation, and everything else is construction.

The Lt Governor said UT government has taken full responsibility for the promotion of regional languages and it is our aim to bring their unique features to fore. The second objective is to provide a platform to the budding poets, writers to carry forward the great tradition of Jammu and Kashmir, he added.

Mentioning about the Lit-fest inaugurated in Gulmarg yesterday, the Lt Governor said that today a big message is reaching across the country from the beautiful valleys of Patnitop that J&K, which has always been a prominent