Bundelkhand Literature Festival

Status| Active
Genre| Literary festival
Frequency| Annually
Location(s)| Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Country|  India
Years active| 2020—present
Founder| Chandra Pratap Singh (Pratap Raj)
Activity|

* Panel discussion
* Keynote
* Interview
* Poetry reading
* Book reading
* Book signing
* Open mic
* Musical performance

Patron(s)| Bundelkhand University
Organised by| Bundelkhand Literature Festival Society
Website| www.bundelkhandlitfest.org

Bundelkhand Literature Festival is a literary festival held annually in Jhansi, a part of Bundelkhand region, in Uttar Pradesh, India.[1][2][3]

## History

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Bundelkhand Literature Festival was founded in 2020 by social activist Chandra Pratap Singh, who serves as the founder and director of the festival. It was started with the aim of promoting the art and literature of Bundelkhand[1][4] region.

## 2020 Edition

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The first edition of the Bundelkhand Literature Festival started at the Craft Fairground near the Jhansi Fort in Jhansi on 28 February 2020. It was attended by more than two dozen literary figures from the fields of Hindi and Bundeli literature, dramatics, journalism, cinema and television. It held discussions on different aspects of Bundeli and Hindi literature and culture.[5] The festival was organized by the joint aegis of the Department of Hindi, Bundelkhand University and Bundelkhand Literature Festival Society.[6][7]

The inaugural session of the festival was presided over by Prof J.V. Vaishampayan, the vice-chancellor of Bundelkhand State University. It was attended by eminent personalities, including Hindi novelist Maitri Pushpa, Padma Shri awardee Kailash Madbaiya and actor Raja Bundela.[5]

### Participants

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The following literary figures participated in the 2020 BLF.[8]

* Maitreyi Pushpa
* Padmashree Kailash Madbaiya
* Richa Anirudh
* Anikta Jain
* Naveen Chaudhary
* Aazam Quadri
* Prahlad Agrawal
* Indrajeet Singh
* Dinesh Shankar Shailendra
* Indira Dangi
* Kuldeep Raghav
* Geet Chaturvedi
* Vivek Mishra
* Raja Bundela
* Sushmita Mukherjee
* Dr. Sharad Singh
* Dr. Pankaj Chaturvedi
* Prof J.V. Vaishampayan

## 2021 Edition

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In 2021, the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions imposed by the government.[9]

## 2022 Edition

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The event was scheduled from 14 October 2022 to 16 October 2022.[9]

### Participants

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* Richa Anirudh
* Maitreyi Pushpa

## See also

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* Literature portal
* India portal

* List of literary festivals in India
* Lucknow Literary Festival
* Gorakhpur Literary Fest

## References

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1. ^ a b "बुन्देलखण्ड लिटरेचर फेस्टिवल कला-साहित्य और किसानों को दे रहा मंच" (in Hindi). First India News. 8 August 2022.
2. ^ "28 से होगा बुंदेलखंड लिट्रेचर फेस्टिवल" (in Hindi). Amar Ujala. 7 February 2020.
3. ^ "बुन्देली धरा के साहित्यकारों का योगदान अविस्मरणीय" (in Hindi). Dainik Jagran. 28 February 2020.
4. ^ "महोत्सव में दिखा साहित्य, संस्कृति का संगम" (in Hindi). Amar Ujala. 1 March 2020.
5. ^ a b Ghosh, Arindam (29 February 2020). "Three-day Bundelkhand lit fest begins in Jhansi". The Times of India.
6. ^ "युवा पीढ़ी बुन्देलखण्ड के गौरवपूर्ण इतिहास को समझे : मण्डलायुक्त" (in Hindi). Dainik Jagran. 24 February 2020.
7. ^ "झांसी: पहला बुन्देलखण्ड साहित्य महोत्सव 28 फरवरी से शुरू" (in Hindi). Dainik Paligraph. 24 February 2020.
8. ^ "डॉ. शरद सिंह बुंदेलखंड लिटरेचर फेस्टिवल में आमंत्रित" (in Hindi). Dainik Bhaskar. 26 February 2020. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020.
9. ^ a b "14 अक्टूबर से शुरू होगा फेस्ट" (in Hindi). Patrika.com. 9 August 2022.

## External links

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* Official website Archived 4 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine