Archana Pande, president of the Army Wives Welfare Association (AWWA), on Saturday, inaugurated LitFest ‘Abhivyakti Season 2’ here at Jawahar Kala Kendra here.
Abhivyakti aims to showcase and promote the literary talents and artistic skills of Army wives at the world large.
The inaugural day of the three-day LitFest was an eventful one lined up with interactive sessions with authors, poetry recitals, workshops, panel discussions and book launches. A few mesmerising cultural and musical performance added colour to the events of the day.
Pande launched a book ‘Amaltas’ written by Nidhi Khali DhyanI. Addressing the gathering thereafter, she spoke on the important role of the AWWA in supporting the Army wives in all their endeavours. She also spoke about the journey of ‘Abhivyakti’ and its role towards women empowerment.
Acclaimed writer Swapnil Pandey, author of ‘Force Behind The Forces’ was part of a heartwarming panel discussion with Veer Naris wherein the latter shared their inspiring and touching stories.
At ‘Rangayan’ auditorium, the morning session of ‘Naghma – E – Zindagi ‘brought forth awe-evoking poems to the audience while at ‘Madhyavarti’ auditorium, the session ‘Safarnama – Kaagaz Se Kitab Tak’ was about the writers, editors and publishers sharing their literary journeys.
The next two sessions at Rangayan were ‘Role of Army Wives as Role Models – Chhotey Kadam’ and ‘Kavyadhara – The Universe In Verse’.’Chhotey Kadam’ was an absorbing panel discussion with brave women officers of the Indian Army who have set high benchmarks in their respective fields.
The post lunch events were equally absorbing. Mrs Veena Naravane launched the books ‘Nal To Theek Hai’ and ‘Kab Tak’ written by Mrs Meenu Tripathi.
At Rangayan the session ‘Meri Kahani Meri Zubani – Walk Through The Wall’ covered the stories of Army wives who emerged successful entrepreneurs against all the odds. At ‘Madhyavarti’, the session ‘Roobaroo Part I – Meet Your Author’ was an interactive session wherein the authors discussed their work with the book lovers.