Ahmedabad gears up for week-long celebration of Gujarati culture, literature, and cinema
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Ahmedabad will host the 'Vishwa Sanskruti Parv', a week-long cultural festival, from November 30 to December 6. The event, organized by the Gujarat Vishwakosh Trust, will commemorate the foundation day of the trust. The celebrations will feature prominent personalities from various fields, including literature, cinema, theatre, and music. The festival will include a range of activities, such as dialogues, artistic performances, lectures, an award ceremony, and theatre performances. One of the highlights of the event will be a conversation between renowned actor Amol Palekar and noted screenplay writer Sandhya Gokhale on Palekar's book 'Viewfinder: A Memoir'. Other notable events include a music performance by Amar Bhatt and Himali Vyas Naik, a special lecture by Indian Hindi-language poet and critic Ashok Vajpeyi, and a documentary session featuring Makarand Waikar's award-winning film 'My Radio, My Life'. The festival aims to bring together diverse voices and promote intellectual and cultural dialogue, reaffirming its commitment to the enrichment of Gujarati literature and culture. The Gujarat Vishwakosh Trust was founded in 1985 by renowned scholar Dhirubhai Thaker to create a comprehensive Gujarati-language encyclopedia. The trust's online encyclopedia has gained popularity worldwide, with over 2.75 lakh people accessing it every month. The festival will conclude on December 6 with a stage presentation of 'Anahata', a play based on the novel by Kumarpal Desai, the trustee of the Gujarat Vishwakosh Trust.
