All posts tagged Litfest

  • 2:42 PM IST
    Sep 8, 2011

    Peer Escalates Kashmir LitFest Row

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    Celebrated Kashmir writer Basharat Peer has escalated the debate over the canceled Kashmir literary festival with this piece Wednesday in The Hindu.

    The festival’s organizers canned the festival last month after Mr. Peer and other writers, journalists and academics wrote an open letter opposing it. Mr. Peer in his piece in The Hindu elaborated on his reasons for taking such a stance against the festival. Read More »

  • 6:23 PM IST
    Aug 30, 2011

    Kashmir Litfest Canceled as Authors Balk

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    A policeman stood on alert during a curfew in Srinagar in August this year.

    A row over plans for a Kashmiri literary festival has led organizers to pull the plug on the event, posing the question of how much normalcy is okay for the troubled Himalayan region.

    In one corner of the fight is Basharat Peer and other notable Kashmiri writers who opposed the festival on grounds it was backed by New Delhi as part of the government’s plans to whitewash the Kashmiri conflict and attempt to make the world believe that the Kashmir Valley is a safe and normal place. Read More »

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