Teamworks Arts is set to bring together Jaipur Literature Festival and HarperCollins India to celebrate Indian literary works and its artists. Titled ‘Words are Bridges,’ it is an online literary initiative that starts from 2 July, 2020. It includes 8 episodes in the first season.
It aims to recognize Indian literary gems and bring together virtually, authors and translators to entertain literature enthusiasts with enlightening discussions.
Each episode kicks off with readings from literary works published in different regional languages such as Kannada, Hindi, Punjabi, Assamese, and Bengali.
The sessions promise a diverse line-up of literary legends. On 2 July, 2020, Joy Goswami, Bengali poet will be in conversation with poet, translator, and fiction writer, Sampurna Chattarji, and art critic and cultural theorist, Ranjit Hoskote.
He will read a selection of his very own verse followed by a discussion of his work alongside Ms. Chattarji and Mr. Hoskote.
“India’s unique literary landscape, with its rich diversity and staggering multi-linguality, will be explored through a fascinating series of sessions that bring together writers, translators, and commentators,” said Namita Gokhale, the co-director of the Jaipur Literature Festival
Jaipur Literature Festival’s Words are Bridges will be streamed starting from 2 July, 2020, every Thursday on their social media handles.
Source: JLF