PROGRAM Kritya 2007

Kritya 2007 International Poetry Festival, Thruvananthapuram

The Poetry Festival will take place at Vailoppilly Bhavan center. Vyloppilli Samskriti Bhavan is one of the few institutions of its kind in India and is a UNESCO approved center for Cultural Heritage Preservation. The Center is run by the MPCC, a committee chaired by the Minister of Culture and sponsored by the Government of Kerala. Scholars and eminent personalities partake in the committee..

PROGRAM Kritya 2007

Evening of 20th July 2007

7.00 – 9.00: Reception for the Non Indian poets from abroad.
[Informal occasion to welcome visitors and discuss expectations, guidelines and exchange practical
information)

KRITYA2007 – in the memory of Dr. Ayyappa Paniker

(At Vyloppilly Samskriti Bhavan Thiruvananthapuram)

PROGRAMME

21st July 2007

10.00 – 10.02 – National Anthem
10.02 – 10.05 – Prayer
10.05 – 10.15 – Opening Speech by Dr. Rati Saxena, Director, KRITYA 2007
10.15 – 10.18 – Inauguration of the festival by lighting the lamp – Chief Guest,
Shri.R.L.Bhatia, His Excellency the Governor of Kerala
10.18 – 10.23 – Address by the Western Representative, KRITYA 2007
10.23 -10.35 – Presidential Address by Princess Ashwathi Thirunal Gouri
Lakshmi Bayi
10.35 – 10.50 – Speech by Chief Guest – Shri.R.L.Bhatia,
His Excellency the Governor of Kerala
10.50 – 10.57 – Vote of Thanks by Dr.V.P Mohammad Kunju Metharu, General
Secretary, Kritya
10.57 – 11.00 – National Anthem

Forenoon session – Poetry readings

11:15 – 13:00 – International

  1. Mahnaz Badihian – American-Iranian poet.
  1. Massimo Sannelli – Italy
  1. Mani Rao Hong Kong, China

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  1. Lana Derkac – Croatia.
  1. Patrick Cotter- Cork, Ireland
  1. Gerry Murphy – Cork, Ireland
  1. Tae Ho Han, – Korea
  1. Roberto Piperno – Rome, Italy
  1. Peter Waugh – Vienna, Austria

Afternoon session – Poetry readings

14.00 – 15.00 – International

10. Davor Salat – Croatia

  1. Argo Spier – Germany

                                                                                                                                                            12 Young Hag Shin – Korea

13 Leanne O’Sullivan – Cork, Ireland

  1. Billy Ramsell – Cork, Ireland

15.00- 17.30 – Hindi and other Indian languages

  1. Chandra Kanta Devatale( Hindi – MP)
  1. Kamala M.R. (Kannada-Bangalore)
  1. Agni Shekhar (Kashmiri and Hindi – Jammu & Kashmir)
  1. Utpal Basu (Bangala- kolkatta)
  1. Lokanath Yashvant ( Marathi- Dalit -Poet-Nagpur)

        6.. Ashiwini Kumar (English – Mumbai)

  1. Aju Mukhopadhyay (Bangala – English – Punducherry)