Mangaluru: 'The Idea of Bharat' LitFest 2018 on Nov 3-4
Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa
Mangaluru: Mangaluru Literary Foundation will be organising the Mangaluru LiteFest 2018 under the theme 'The Idea of Bharat' at the Dr. TMA Pai International Convention Center in the city on November 3 & 4, informed the event organisor Dr. Rohinaksha.
Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, he said "the ancient India has contributed immensely to world civilization, including ancient science, medicine, space technology, and Yoga. The LitFest has been organised under the theme 'the Idea of India' to review many contemporary ideas."
Dr. Rohinaksha further said, "Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajeev Chandrashekhar, Dr. David Frawley, Major Gaurav Arya, Vivek Agnihotri, Prakash Belawadi, Madhukishwara, R Jagannath, Dr. BM Hegde, Dr. Gururaj Karjgi, and other prominent thinkers, writers, cinematographers, poets, scholars, educationists, literary enthusiasts and various college students will participate in the event."
"Seminars on various topics, including the Idea of Hindu Civilization, Idea of India, woman and religion, poets' meet, etc. will be held," he added.
Lifetime Achievement Award for Dr.SL Bhyrappa
Dr. Saraswati Samman Awardee Dr SL Bhyrappa, who, through his writings, has given a great contribution to the values of Indian life and to the country's literature will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement award, Rohinaksa said.
Vasanth Kumar Perla, Raju Gudi and others were present.
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Fire damages 10 shops in Mumbai; no casualty
Mumbai (PTI): A fire broke out at a commercial structure in Mumbai, damaging around 10 shops, officials said on Sunday.
There were no casualties in the blaze, which was reported at 11.31 pm on Saturday on D B Marg opposite a mall in the Mumbai Central area, they said.
The fire was confined to electric wiring, installations and equipment in around five large and seven small shops spread over nearly 5,000 sq ft on the ground and first floors of the structure, a civic official said.
Firefighters doused the blaze by 3.50 am on Sunday, the official said.
The cause of the fire was not yet known.
