Women's Writers Fest - Hyderabad's first edition
Writer's fest
Definition: an exhibition of art and artists of the written word where pearls of wisdom are strewn into discussions and panels.
Women's Writer's Fest - First edition- was a fest focussing on women literature and feminism. Not the feminazi kind but the kind which is elegant and strong. The free for all event was hosted Ficci Flo and Shepeople.Tv at The Park, Somajiguda from 11 am to 4:30 pm, today. Albeit it stretched to an hour and a half, people were not complaining. I attended the session from 2 pm onwards.
The fest was an amalgam of strength, simplicity, style, and panache. The physical strength was the session by Mickey Mehta, who hosted the session "Reverse your Universe" spoke about the myths about healthy eating. Should we really eat six eggs a day? Is industrialized milk really healthy? He is a solo-prenuer and his marketing skills prove that. His focus on fruit and vegetables than powders and pills was refreshing.
Volga's session brimmed with inner strength and simplicity. I liked her calm demeanor yet bubbling with progressive ideas and her experience from being a leftist to a feminist and at Doordarshan. She doesn't demean any man. Neither does she say women are higher in stature. Feminism should be viewed with the lens of equality. Wonderfully, refreshing! The panelist, Professor Vijay Kumar, also touched upon the diminishing Telugu Publishers. If you're a reader and haven't read Volga's Liberation of Sita, do pick it up to read about Sita and Surpanakha and their relationship from the context of womanhood.
And lastly, when poets enter fests, they make the audience's jaw drop with their stories and performances with panache and style. Poets do not choose to be one, circumstances and rhythm chooses them. Moderated by Saima Afreen, the quiver of poets: Janani Rao, Nabina Das, Shahjahan, Shikhandin, and Jhillum, shook the audience from their gut with their stories and performances. Janani's and Shahjahan's stories were extremely moving (goosebumps!).
There were other panelists and sessions that were enriching but these sessions truly enriched me. The format was a linear one with no parallel sessions and one needn't run from one auditorium to another or catch a breath in the corridor. The only point of pain was it wasn't mentioned if the session was open for all genders.
Definition: an exhibition of art and artists of the written word where pearls of wisdom are strewn into discussions and panels.
Women's Writer's Fest - First edition- was a fest focussing on women literature and feminism. Not the feminazi kind but the kind which is elegant and strong. The free for all event was hosted Ficci Flo and Shepeople.Tv at The Park, Somajiguda from 11 am to 4:30 pm, today. Albeit it stretched to an hour and a half, people were not complaining. I attended the session from 2 pm onwards.
The fest was an amalgam of strength, simplicity, style, and panache. The physical strength was the session by Mickey Mehta, who hosted the session "Reverse your Universe" spoke about the myths about healthy eating. Should we really eat six eggs a day? Is industrialized milk really healthy? He is a solo-prenuer and his marketing skills prove that. His focus on fruit and vegetables than powders and pills was refreshing.
Volga's session brimmed with inner strength and simplicity. I liked her calm demeanor yet bubbling with progressive ideas and her experience from being a leftist to a feminist and at Doordarshan. She doesn't demean any man. Neither does she say women are higher in stature. Feminism should be viewed with the lens of equality. Wonderfully, refreshing! The panelist, Professor Vijay Kumar, also touched upon the diminishing Telugu Publishers. If you're a reader and haven't read Volga's Liberation of Sita, do pick it up to read about Sita and Surpanakha and their relationship from the context of womanhood.
And lastly, when poets enter fests, they make the audience's jaw drop with their stories and performances with panache and style. Poets do not choose to be one, circumstances and rhythm chooses them. Moderated by Saima Afreen, the quiver of poets: Janani Rao, Nabina Das, Shahjahan, Shikhandin, and Jhillum, shook the audience from their gut with their stories and performances. Janani's and Shahjahan's stories were extremely moving (goosebumps!).
There were other panelists and sessions that were enriching but these sessions truly enriched me. The format was a linear one with no parallel sessions and one needn't run from one auditorium to another or catch a breath in the corridor. The only point of pain was it wasn't mentioned if the session was open for all genders.
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